We've collected these stories together because we thought they might help you - by giving you fresh ideas, inspiration, or just a bit of a lift when you're feeling overwhelmed. If you know of a great story that you'd like us to add, please let us know.
Some of these case studies are examples of the types of things you might want to do yourself like: yellow feet; PARK(ing) Day; and communities growing together.
Local stories
What makes your neighbourhood tick? What do you enjoy about walking in your local area? Join us for a wander and find out about the little surprises along the way.
Yellow feet
When a group of residents in Wellington, New Zealand, noticed that cars parked across footpaths were making it harder for people walking and pushing prams to get around safely, they came up with an ingenious solution.
Communities growing together
What could a project to plant a garden and a project to make a street more walking -friendly possibly have in common? Well, they’re both projects that promote stronger interactions within communities, more sustainable lifestyles and healthier, more active people.
Love Living Local
Take a walk around the northern Melbourne suburbs of Fairfield, Thornbury and Preston and you may be surprised by what you see.
Acland St Traders
Understandably, most small businesses will resist neighbourhood changes that might reduce trade – and that’s how you’d expect the traders might have reacted when Port Phillip Council said it would cut the number of on-street car parks in Acland St, St Kilda.
Reclaiming the streets
Do fewer children play in the street because the traffic more dangerous, or is the traffic more dangerous because fewer children play in the street?
Whitehorse steps ahead
Older people are stepping out all over the City of Whitehorse, thanks to an innovative program that brought older people, health workers, community organisations and council together to make walking routes more accessible and safer for all the community to use.
Walk Bendigo
Not content with its status as UNESCO’s first ‘child friendly city’, the City of Bendigo is about to embark on a program to redesign its streets to be as welcoming to walkers and cyclists as they are to drivers.