WALK Friendly Ontario is a recognition program that encourages municipalities to create and improve spaces and places to walk by awarding Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum designations. Using our comprehensive framework of indicators for walkability, municipalities can benchmark their current status and measure progress over time. The program gives walking a prominent profile in community planning and design, and encourages municipal governments to set targets for ongoing improvements. As communities strive to achieve higher awards, the built environment is transformed to support safe, sustainable and independent mobility.

Download the Application Guide now to start gathering information for your application!

The first intake of applications for WALK Friendly designations will take place between July 1st – Aug. 31st.

The online application will be available on the website as of July 1st.

Harmony Square, Brantford, Ontario – Photo courtesy of Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford Campus – Photographer: Dean Palmer