Workshop To Create "Love To Walk" Culture

By Ahmad Fuad Yahya JAKARTA, May 28 (Bernama) -- Several non-governmental organisations conducted a workshop in Yogyakarta over the weekend to urge pedestrians to help create a "love to walk" culture among the locals. The workshop identified various problems regularly faced by pedestrians and provided guidance on how to better enjoy walking through Yogyakarta's hustle and bustle. "The idea to have this workshop came up from our shared concern for pedestrians and over the condition of pedestrian facilities in Yogyakarta," Kristanti Wisnu Aji Wardani, an activist of Jaladwara told the English daily, The Jakarta Post. The workshop, she said, would among other things map out the city's sidewalks and guidance for pedestrians including tourists who would like to enjoy different experiences of walking through Yogyakarta city. Meanwhile, Armely Meiviana, an activist from Green Map Yogyakarta, said the mapping would not always come in the form of printed maps but can take any form of medium, ranging from articles or information about interesting objects in a particular part of the city. -- BERNAMA