We have chosen to showcase this work in an exhibition of the same name – Walk the Talk – at both Campus Valla and Campus Norrköping.
The exhibition is public, free of charge, and accessible all year round. Follow the exhibition pathway by following the points marked on the map at each campus.Map over the exhibition Walk the talk - station Bicycles, Campus Valla. Photo credit LiU-Tryck
Location: Campus Valla
Linköping University is working with the municipalities and property companies to create bicycle-friendly campuses and well-functioning cycle paths to and from the campuses. Cycle traffic currently accounts for around 30% of total traffic in Linköping municipality. If you go by bike instead of driving, you reduce CO2 emissions, reduce crowding on the streets, and reduce the levels of particles, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic substances, etc., in the air. At the green bicycle maintenance stations that are part of the Walk the Talk exhibition, you can change and inflate your tyres, and carry out other maintenance and repair on your bike.
Bicycle repair station at Campus Valla. Photo credit Magnus Johansson
Location: Campus Norrköping, Täppan
It is easy to end up doing things as they have always been done, when planning transport. The old ways are usually strongly connected to CO2 emissions, noise and expense, since we normally think of the car.
The Logistics and Facilities Support Office in Norrköping is innovative. By starting with considering requirements, rather than traditions, they opened the way for new possibilities. The solution was an electrically powered transport cycle. It’s positive that diesel fuel is replaced by human power and electricity, but the benefits don’t end there. The transport bike is easy to manoeuvre in the dense afternoon traffic, keeps the co-workers fit, and saves money. Environmental work doesn’t have to be any more difficult than that.
Electric transport cycle used at campus Norrköping. Photo credit Erika Sjöding
Their aspiration to reduce emissions is not a sacrifice. It’s about development and common sense. But the key to it all is to start by considering what’s needed.
