Britons across the country are being called on to map where they would like to go, but can’t, in a new citizen project, Make Ways, that aims to make Britain more accessible. Co-founder of Make Ways, Dan Raven-Ellison, explained the obstacles people face when trying to travel, such as “dodgy roads, private land, grumpy cows, noise, pinch-points, pollution, muddy paths, fences, stiles, darkness, lack of signage to help us find our way, going a really long way around, there being no path at all”. The ultimate aim of Make Ways is to generate a map and national conversation that leads to a healthier and more accessible future for millions of people.
Developed by the same team that created Slow Ways, the grassroots initiative to create a national walking network, Make Ways is now kick-starting a crowdfunding campaign to enable the bold initiative. Funds will be used to develop the Make Ways web platform, mapping, and a national conversation on the need for new and better paths. Supporters of the crowdfunding campaign will receive limited edition black and gold maps of Britain or Scotland.
Raven-Ellison concluded that “We need to make more ways for people to be well, active and enjoy themselves. Inaccessible, undesirable and non-existent paths limit our access. And by limiting access they limit our health, our wellbeing, and our opportunities. They fragment and divide communities. And by stopping people from travelling under their own steam, create unnecessary costs for both their pockets and the climate.”
This week marks the launch of the Make Ways crowdfunding campaign, aiming to make Britain more accessible for all. Supporters can find more information and get involved here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/makeways
A new citizen project, Make Ways, has been launched this week to make Britain more accessible for all. The initiative, developed by the same team that created Slow Ways, will ask people from across the country to map where they would like to go, but can’t. Co-founder of Make Ways, Dan Raven-Ellison, said “We need to make more ways for people to be well, active and enjoy themselves. Inaccessible, undesirable and non-existent paths limit our access. And by limiting access they limit our health, our wellbeing, and our opportunities.”
Make Ways will kick off with a crowdfunding campaign, aiming to raise funds to develop the Make Ways web platform, mapping, and a national conversation on the need for new and better paths. Supporters of the crowdfunding campaign will be rewarded with limited edition black and gold maps of Britain or Scotland.
Raven-Ellison concluded that “The ultimate aim of Make Ways is to generate a giant map and national conversation that leads to a healthier and more accessible future for millions of us.”
This week marks the launch of the Make Ways crowdfunding campaign, aiming to make Britain more accessible for all. Supporters can find more information and get involved here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/makeways.
Launched this week, Make Ways is a new citizen project that seeks to make Britain more accessible for all. In a bid to achieve this, people from across the country are being asked to map where they would like to go, but can’t. Co-founder of Make Ways, Dan Raven-Ellison, said: “We need to make more ways for people to be well, active and enjoy themselves. Inaccessible, undesirable and non-existent paths limit our access. And by limiting access they limit our health, our wellbeing, and our opportunities.”
Make Ways is aiming to raise funds to develop the Make Ways web platform, mapping, and a national conversation on the need for new and better paths. To do this, the project has kick-started a crowdfunding campaign, offering supporters limited edition black and gold maps of Britain or Scotland. Raven-Ellison added, “The ultimate aim of Make Ways is to generate a giant map and national conversation that leads to a healthier and more accessible future for millions of us.”
This week marks the launch of the Make Ways crowdfunding campaign, aiming to make Britain more accessible for all. Supporters can find more information and get involved here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/makeways.
