This is a sneak peek at an article that will run in September, but I thought I'd share it with you because there are draws for prizes for completing the survey! The first deadline is August 31.
This map was made for… talking about!
Mari Sasano
Over the summer, you should have received a copy of the neighbourhood walking map in your mailbox. You might be one of the residents that had a look, and were surprised at all the amenities and features that exist in our community. Or maybe you were motivated to explore the routes suggested in the map. Now, the co-creators of the map want to hear from you!
“We’ve already had some word-of-mouth stories from people, and now we’re trying to get a more systematic survey. We’re asking people to complete an online survey to get an understanding of how they use the map, and how it could be improved,” says Laura Flaman, Project Coordinator of the University of Alberta’s Community Health and the Built Environment project within the School of Public Health.
Our walking map is the eighth in a series of maps in the Communities on Foot series to encourage people to get out and be active. It’s a partnership between Community Health and the Built Environment, the City of Edmonton’s Walkable Edmonton, and the community. It’s funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Institute of Health Research.
“We’ll compile the information and get it back to the community and work with Walkable Edmonton to make improvements on this map and others,” says Flaman.
Participants need to be over the age of 18 and a resident of the eight neighbourhoods included on the map: Alberta Avenue, Cromdale, Delton, Eastwood, Elmwood Park, Parkdale, Spruce Avenue, and Westwood. As an incentive, there is an early bird prize (draw date August 31)of a $100
gift certificate to a local grocery store, and a grand prize (draw date September 30, 2010) which is a mountain bike and helmet (approx. value $500).
“We want people to get out and active and engaged with their community and to see the assets that exist in their neighbourhood. Rocky Pilisko [of the City of Edmonton] said that one woman told him that she didn’t realize that there was a spray park in her area, and she ended out taking her kids and having a fun day out.”
If you have any questions, call toll free to 1-877-992-1947. To access the survey, visit www.edmonton.ca/walkmap
This map was made for… talking about!
Mari Sasano
Over the summer, you should have received a copy of the neighbourhood walking map in your mailbox. You might be one of the residents that had a look, and were surprised at all the amenities and features that exist in our community. Or maybe you were motivated to explore the routes suggested in the map. Now, the co-creators of the map want to hear from you!
“We’ve already had some word-of-mouth stories from people, and now we’re trying to get a more systematic survey. We’re asking people to complete an online survey to get an understanding of how they use the map, and how it could be improved,” says Laura Flaman, Project Coordinator of the University of Alberta’s Community Health and the Built Environment project within the School of Public Health.
Our walking map is the eighth in a series of maps in the Communities on Foot series to encourage people to get out and be active. It’s a partnership between Community Health and the Built Environment, the City of Edmonton’s Walkable Edmonton, and the community. It’s funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Institute of Health Research.
“We’ll compile the information and get it back to the community and work with Walkable Edmonton to make improvements on this map and others,” says Flaman.
Participants need to be over the age of 18 and a resident of the eight neighbourhoods included on the map: Alberta Avenue, Cromdale, Delton, Eastwood, Elmwood Park, Parkdale, Spruce Avenue, and Westwood. As an incentive, there is an early bird prize (draw date August 31)of a $100
gift certificate to a local grocery store, and a grand prize (draw date September 30, 2010) which is a mountain bike and helmet (approx. value $500).
“We want people to get out and active and engaged with their community and to see the assets that exist in their neighbourhood. Rocky Pilisko [of the City of Edmonton] said that one woman told him that she didn’t realize that there was a spray park in her area, and she ended out taking her kids and having a fun day out.”
If you have any questions, call toll free to 1-877-992-1947. To access the survey, visit www.edmonton.ca/walkmap
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