Van Diemen’s Land by G. W. Evans (1824)

Proper Footpaths — a call for safe footpaths between all Tasmanian cities and towns

A call for safe footpaths between all Tasmanian cities and towns—starting with a path between Hobart and Launceston.

Van Diemen’s Land by G. W. Evans (1824)

(note that this map is not completely accurate)

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a general principle:

We hold as a general principle that whithersoever a person may lawfully travel by motor vehicle a person should also be able to travel by foot or wheelchair or other small, personal conveyance just as readily.
Pathways—suitable for foot-traffic and wheelchairs—should be provided as a matter of equity besides (or conveniently near) every highway and major public road. Such pathways would provide residents and visitors safe, undemanding and, haply, pleasant walks between Tasmania’s cities and towns, with straightforward acceſs to tourist attractions. It is, surely, ridiculous that people can perambulate easily through national parks on specially constructed, wooden walkways but they cannot travel to those same parks by way of decent footpaths.

all posts:

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  - One Good Reason for Providing Proper Footpaths
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► 2013 (1)
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labels:

a boon for tourism Alum Cliffs Track Andrew Wilkie MHR Breadalbane brisk walks Campbell Town Channel Highway comments Cygnet Dr. Graham Bury El Camino good health from walking Gregory Baſsham Hobart City Council Hobart to Launceston Huon Valley Jeff Briscoe Kim Peart Launceston to Perth Mayor of Kingborough Mountain River need for proper footpaths Norwegian School of Sports Sciences pilgrimage posters Prof. Ulf Ekelund proposed path retrograde situation rickshaws Ross Scientia Salon Segways St. James Taroona to Kingston Tasmania Tasmanian Times Tasmanians for Proper Foothpaths the basic proposal the dearth of paths The Great Heritage Highway Walk walking website

contacts:

Send us an e-mail; or, if you prefer, write to:
Tasmanians for Proper Footpaths
15 Wattle Place
Rosebery TAS 7470.

Telephone the President/Secretary, Informal:
(03) 6473 1012
or ’phone the Media Officer, Alfred Informal:
0402 018 024
properfootpaths.net

media:

Ryk Goddard, ABC Radio:

“Can you walk from Launceston to Hobart?”
Sam Ikin, ABC News:

“Tasmanian man to walk from Launceston . . .”

other media:

Deccan Chronicle:

“No footpaths to walk on”
The Hindu:

“Question Time: Walk the talk on footpaths”
Victoria Walks:

“Shared Paths: The Issues”

other pages:

A Guide to the Heritage Highway
A Map of Van Diemen’s Land (1824)
A Map of Van Diemen’s Land (1828)
A Map of Van Diemen’s Land (1832)
Our Sponsors: Dr Spork
Over 180 Years Ago (in Britain)

endorsements:

“I am a supporter.”
—Andrew Wilkie MP
(Federal member for Denison)

“On behalf of the Council I congratulate your organisation on its commitment to developing a continuous footpath connecting Hobart and Launceston.”
—Maree Bricknell
(A/General Manager, Northern Midlands Council)

“I appreciate the work that you have undertaken and I wish you the best as this proceſs continues.”
—Sen. Eric Abetz
(Leader of the Government in the Senate)

sponsor:

mottoes:

καὶ τἀγαθὸν μὲν εὔκτητον . . .
—Ἐπίκουρος

Undoubtedly there is an immense amount of pleasure and profit to be gained by flitting along in a car or skimming the earth in a ’plane; but, if you really wish to SEE a country for yourself, there is only one way—walk!
—E. T. Emmett, Tasmania by Road and Track (Melbourne, 1952), Preface.

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