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We're pleased to announce that walkit.com has been endorsed by a celebrity*!!!

*Well, not an actual celebrity person, but the celebrity magazine OK! – that's nearly the same right?

We feature in this week's magazine, (issue 763) on page 117 in the [...]

Although here at walkit.com, our primary focus is to help you find your way around town, we're also big fans of getting out and about in the countryside for a big challenge, and such a challenge has recently come to [...]

International creative environmental group Do the Green Thing have created this inspirational video to get people walking more and driving less in 2011.

Here's what they had to say about the inspiration behind the video:

“Walking 
is 
as 
innate 
as 
breathing 
and [...]

Victoria Tube Station is to undergo a £700 million refurbishment to upgrade three escalators before the 2012 Olympics, which is expected to increase demand for the already congested station.

Commuters have been advised to avoid the station during rush hour for [...]

Guest post from Steve at PureKit.com

It’s funny, that whilst most people are aware of the amount of time they spend on the feet or walking around, few consider how much time is spent in a less active position, such as [...]

There was a professor talking on the radio this morning about 'nudge' theory.  It put me in mind of two things I've read recently.

Here's Guy Watson, of Riverford Organic Vegetables Limited, talking about what might make him behave differently:
“Every time [...]

There is a growing body of evidence supporting the implementation of a 20 mph speed limit in residential areas, including this recent report by the NHS, examining road traffic collisions and casualties in the North West of England, which currently [...]

The London River Park; a mile-long floating walkway along the North back of the Thames, has won the Mayor's award for Planning Excellence at the 2010 London Planning Awards.

The concept comes from global architects and planners Gensler, who have designed [...]

We're very excited to announce that walkit.com have been shortlisted in the “Excellence in Travel Information & Marketing” category for the London Transport Awards, run by the Transport Times.

The London Transport Awards are about recognising excellence in
transport, rewarding innovation and [...]

The Government has today released a white paper entitled “Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon – Making Local Sustainable Transport Happen”. This outlines details of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (for England): a £560 million funding stream for local authorities to develop [...]

We're pleased to announce that Plings have started using walkit.com to provide their users with directions to the locations of many of their activities.

If you've never heard of it, Plings is the first national source of information about brilliant, inspiring [...]

We're very pleased to report that we broke through the 1 million 'absolute unique visitors' mark last year – hitting 1,018,504 (up from 581,060 in 2009).

According to Google Analytics (the traffic tracking software we use), absolute unique visitors represent “the [...]

Last week we told you how much we were loving the Guardian and Observer's Start Happy season, which is designed to help you avoid those January blues by eating well, sleeping well and exercising.

Well, it seems the feeling is mutual, [...]

ways2work is a new web-based tool providing practical guidance in promoting sustainable travel and flexible working in companies, as a strategic part of a business improvement programme.

Business is still generally being conducted as it was years ago, despite the strident [...]