2020 has been an extraordinary year – the COVID pandemic has changed our travel behaviour for the foreseeable future, and a new ‘normal’ has as yet to evolve.
Many governments have encouraged their citizens to walk more in their local neighbourhoods, to undertake essential errands, as well as for better physical and mental health. Changes are being made in our streets to accommodate ‘social distancing’ with more outdoor space being allocated for entertainment, leisure and hospitality. Looking further in to the future, what might the world of walking be like in twenty years time?
Record your Vision for walking in 2040 on your smartphone using Voice Memo (iPhone) or Voice Notes (Android) as if you were leaving a message on our voicemail, and then send this to us by email to talkingwalking [at] museumofwalking.org.uk . We will then edit the ones we receive and publish them here on Talking Walking. Your recording should be no more than 5 minutes in duration – aim for fewer than 400 words of written text.
We ask you to answer these three questions, recording your answers on a Voice Memo / Note
- Who are you and from where are you calling?
- What are you working on presently that revolves around walking?
- What is your vision for walking in 2040?
If you wish, please do email us a photograph (no larger than 2MB) of yourself and a transcript of what you say (if you wrote a script), that we can use to add to your Vision:
talkingwalking [at] museumofwalking.org.uk
If you would like to take part, please submit your Vision of walking in 2040 before the end of January 2021.
We are delighted to have 20×20 Visions featured in the January edition of Country Walking Magazine – we are looking forward to having some of their readers submitting their 20×20 Visions.
Listen to 20×20 Visions already submitted
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Grace Adam (UK) artist and educator
![Bald man reviews books on a shelf](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MatthewBeaumont2013-150x150.jpg)
Matthew Beaumont (UK) author and professor of English
![Bearded bespectacled man wearing a t-shirt](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/P1013542-150x150.jpg)
Tom Bolton (UK) author and historian
![White woman in turban is surrounded by smiling African children](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_2259_updown-2-e1483549563182-150x150.jpg)
Kristie Daniel (CAN) working in global public health
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Rachael Elliott (UK) – creative
![Standing man observes the scene](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC02801-150x150.jpg)
Bradley Garrett (USA) author, geographer and urban explorer
![Bespectacled woman with branded hat](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dee-Heddon-2.jpg)
Dee Heddon (UK) – walking artist, performer and academic
![Man with waterfall as a backdrop](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7312-150x150.jpg)
Nick Hallissey (UK) Deputy Editor of Country Walking Magazine
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Nick Hayes (UK) – author, illustrator and campaigner
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Ralph Hoyte (UK) a poet and locative media artist
![Man walking with dog across field](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/NIckHunt_IMG_1054-150x150.jpg)
Nick Hunt (UK) – author and adventurer
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Paul Kelly (UK) – a physical activity researcher
![Woman with red handbag and shoes stands in front of a rose arbour](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JackyK_IMG_1310.jpeg)
Jacky Kennedy (CAN) former Director of Canada Walks
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Rowena Macaulay (UK) – mapper, route deviser and walking campaigner
![Blonde woman leans on the shoulder of a young man](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20x20Vision_PhoebeMcIndroe_Screen-Shot-2020-08-21-at-15.18.02-150x150.png)
Phoebe McIndoe (UK) – audio producer
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Idit Nathan & Helen Stratford (UK) from the fields of art and architecture
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Maggie O’Neill (IRE) – a sociologist and criminologist
![Bespectacled woman wearing a scarf](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pam-pic-150x150.jpg)
Pam Patterson (CAN) artist and performer
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Julie Poitras Santos (US) – artist, curator and performer
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Clare Qualmann (UK) – walking artist and educator
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John Reed (UK) psycho-geographer and tour guide
![Bespectacled woman](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Leena-Raudvee-2.jpg)
Leena Raudvee (CAN) – artist and performer
![Smiling man with countryside as a back drop](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Bute_IMG_2782_3-e-150x150.jpg)
Richard Smith (UK) author, gynaecologist and pilgrim
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Mel Sutton (UK) – meditation instructor and health coach
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Stefaan van Biesen (BEL) sound artist and performer
![sandalled feet](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Foot-Selfie-Blue-Mountain-Verticle-768x1024.jpg)
Elinor Whidden (CAN) – adventurer, sculptor, performer
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Leon Yates (AUS) – an eagle observer and nature trekking guide
![Standing woman with mountain backdrop](https://www.talkingwalking.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20x20Vision_CarolynAffleckYoungs_image0-150x150.jpeg)
Carolyn Affleck Youngs (CAN) author and peace walker
Coming shortly …