Singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer
pitches in with an acapella song on
the Front Street Jane’s Walk in Toronto.
Ned Jacobs leads the Little Mountain Walk
in Vancouver.
Pedestrians in the suburbs often face greater obstacles and hazards in their walking environment, most commonly, multiple lanes of fast moving traffic.
Credit: Katherine Childs
“I like to walk in the neighbourhood because
I get to know people. I talk to everybody.”
Walkability Workshop Participant
“Jane’s Walk is brilliant. I learned so much, met some great neighbours, and topped it off by going to a pub together!”
Credit: Devon Ostrom
Poor connectivity causes walkers to
take risks and use unsafe routes.
A chai break on the Jane’s Walk tour of Girangaon, one of the oldest neighbourhoods of Mumbai
“The youth guides were smart and funny and full of stories. We felt incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to meet them and see their ‘hood through their eyes.”
Manhattan seen from the South Bronx with Jane’s Walk guide Omar Freilla of Sustainable South Bronx.
Jane’s Walk creates friendly, thoughtful spaces where people can discover their cities and neighbours, like Dorset Park, Scarborough.
Explore the streets, meet your neighbours, mobilize to make improvements.
Credit: Vic Gedris
Snowday at Scarborough’s Dorset Park where residents are working hard to make improvements to local walking conditions.
Community organizer Sabina Ali is working on improving the ravine access walking routes from her Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood.
Junior Jane’s Walks get out and observe their neighbourhoods.
Credit: Josh Fullans
Skateboarders offer their perspective on Regina’s suburbs and art galleries.
Credit: Laura Pfeiffer
A chalk walk – people draw on sidewalks what they’d like to see more of in their cities.
Credit: Devon Ostromr
Read more about our walkability studies of Toronto’s high rise neighbourhoods.
Credit: Kevin Murray
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Jane’s Walk Welcomes New Director, Peter Foley!
The Jane’s Walk Advisory Committee is thrilled to welcome Peter Foley into our world of strolling and street-level observing as the new Director of Jane’s Walk.
This is an extraordinary time in the evolution of Jane’s Walk, with local participation and global interest at all-time highs. So as we headed out to look for someone who could take over from where the talented Jane Farrow left off, and turn this strong and promising initiative into a truly sustainable, global phenomenon, we had our eyes wide open for someone with three key attributes: a strong entrepreneurial bent, a passion for vibrant cities, and a healthy dose of tech savvy.
We found this in Peter.
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Walkability Report
THE FINAL REPORT IS HERE!!
Walkability in Toronto's High-Rise Neighbourhoods, by Professor Paul M. Hess, and Jane Farrow of Jane’s Walk. These walkability studies are the first of their kind in North America.
Click here to download PDF versions of the Walkability Executive Summary or the Walkability Full Report.
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Awards & Accolades
Tides Canada Top 10 – 2010, ‘ Canada’s most innovative and forward-thinking environmental and social justice initiatives’


















