Masterplan Gehen : Strategie zur Förderung der FußgängerInnen in Österreich / Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft,Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft; Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie. – Wien: 2015. – 60 p. [PDF, 8,42 MB]

The Master Plan for Walking provides a new national strategic framework for the promotion of walking in Austria. Its aim is to increase the share of walking. The Master Plan for Walking makes important contributions to the Climate Change Act, the National Action Plan on Physical Activity and the Overall Transport Plan. With the Master Plan, Austria contributes to the implementation of important international agreements such as the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP, WHO, UNECE) and the Health and Environment Action Plan for Children. The aim of the Master Plan for Walking is to address all aspects of walking. Therefore, 10 fields of action have been defined: I. Increased cooperation and coordination: for pooling of forces with a view to motivation, information and the relevant activities. II. Promotion of mobility management to increase the amount of walking so as to create incentive systems for walking and provide increased support for walking. III. Infrastructure improvement and investment initiative to make the conditions for walking considerably more attractive and to reduce barriers. IV. Pedestrian-friendly transport, settlement and urban planning, to establish compact spatial structures and short distances, to promote mixed structures and to strengthen local economies and local shops. V. Pedestrian-friendly transport organisation and improved road safety, to create and ensure pedestrian-friendly framework conditions. VI. Optimisation of connections to other transport modes, to make use of synergy effects and to strengthen the entire eco-mobility system. VII. Information systems and awareness raising, to provide appropriate information for walking and raise awareness about the benefits of walking. VIII. Research, for innovations and intelligent technologies to support walking. IX. Education and training, to firmly establish long-term sustainability in pedestrian route planning and in the promotion of walking. X. Data and monitoring, for a realistic and comprehensive representation of walking in statistics.