Improving Transportation Options in Rural and Small Communities (Transport Canada)
Anyone working outside Winnipeg or Brandon knows how difficult it can be finding relevant information that isn't focused on large urban centres. While I haven't had a chance to review this recently released publication from Transport Canada (hot on the web though it's dated April 2009), it at least attempts to provide ideas and solutions for smaller communities.
You can find it online at:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/urban/guidelines/practitioners/imp…
cheers,
Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Haynes
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:09 PM
Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: February 14, 2010
Active Transportation Canada URL: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com
Twenty (20) new items have been posted on the Active Transportation-Canada Website today. A complete list of titles may be found in the "Blog Archive" box, located on the right margin of the Website:
1.. Walkability increases home values
2.. One hour of driving could reduce life by 20 minutes: Study
3.. The School Travel Planning (STP) Winter 2010 newsletter
4.. Walkolution News - January 2010
5.. Trails program links County of Simcoe and local municipalities
6.. Skateboarding - Tunebug shows off Vibe and Shake sound generators
7.. Group wants better transit, cycling and walking
8.. Bike lane funding sought
9.. City protects pedestrians
10.. Engineer recommends three-lanes for River Road West
11.. Brockville needs a Recreation Director
12.. Midtown Footbridge now part of City, Lansdowne plans
13.. A pedestrian-friendly city
14.. Nelson transportation plan presented
15.. Active transportation gets going
16.. New York City - Active Design Guidelines
17.. Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2010 Benchmarking Report
18.. Portland promotes urban cycling, but costs will be high
19.. First Lady Launches Childhood Obesity Push With Nod to Biking & Walking
20.. Yes, Chairs in Times Square Will Be a Permanent State
A "Search" function is available on the site. You will find this at the bottom of the page. With more than 600 items posted on Active Transportation - Canada, there are links available to dozens of studies and hundreds of news items from communities across Canada and the world.
If anyone has a problem reading this message, please let me know. I welcome suggestions for posts, so if you have news items featuring your community, please share them with the more than 500 subscribers to Active Transportation-Canada.
Thank you.
Michael Haynes
Director
TransActive Solutions
613.424.2803
Erik:
Your attachment appears as the unreadable winmail.dat http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278061) to many of us, and
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation
is vague.
If I go to http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation/HikeI… , I don't see anything that hasn't been there for over a week.
Which of the many "AT open houses" (public consultations) are you trying to promote?
Kevin Miller
Bike to the Future, Co-Chair
From: "Erik Dickson" <erik(a)marrcc.com>
Date: 2010/02/12 Fri PM 03:47:50 CST
To: <at-network(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>
Subject: [At-network] City of Winnipeg Active transportation Open House
Hello everyone,
Please see the attached poster for information regarding an upcoming City of
Winnipeg Active Transportation Open House.
Please forward this message onto your friends, contacts and networks.
For more information please see the City Website:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation/
Regards,
Erik Dickson B.Sc. (Hons)
Marr Consulting Services
8th Floor - 136 Market Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 0P4
Phone: (204) 927-3456 ext. 242
Fax: (204) 927-3443
Please consider our environment before printing this message.
Hello everyone,
Please see the attached poster for information regarding an upcoming City of
Winnipeg Active Transportation Open House.
Please forward this message onto your friends, contacts and networks.
For more information please see the City Website:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation/
Regards,
Erik Dickson B.Sc. (Hons)
Marr Consulting Services
8th Floor - 136 Market Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 0P4
Phone: (204) 927-3456 ext. 242
Fax: (204) 927-3443
Please consider our environment before printing this message.
Hello everyone,
Please see the attached poster for information regarding an upcoming City of
Winnipeg Active Transportation Working Session.
Please forward this message onto your friends, contacts and networks.
For more information please see the City Website:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation/
Regards,
Erik Dickson B.Sc. (Hons)
Marr Consulting Services
8th Floor - 136 Market Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 0P4
Phone: (204) 927-3456 ext. 242
Fax: (204) 927-3443
Please consider our environment before printing this message.
Colloque À pied, à vélo, des villes actives !
English version follows
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APPEL DE COMMUNICATIONS
Participez au premier grand rendez-vous canadien sur les transports actifs !
Colloque À pied, à vélo, des villes actives !
Jeudi 3 et vendredi 4 juin 2010
Holiday Inn Select
Montréal
Date limite pour soumettre votre proposition : 17h, le 22 février 2010
Le comité organisateur est désireux de recevoir vos propositions de communication. Les acteurs du milieu des transports actifs sont invités à partager leurs recherches, leur savoir-faire et leur expérience.
Sont attendus à ce colloque : des professionnels de l'aménagement urbain et du transport, des intervenants du milieu de la santé publique et du milieu scolaire, des représentants du monde municipal et des organismes engagés dans la promotion du transport actif ainsi que des chercheurs universitaires et des consultants.
Organisé par Vélo Québec, cet événement bénéficie de la collaboration du Canadian Active and Safe Routes to School Partnership, un réseau d'organismes promoteurs d'initiatives qui visent à augmenter la part des déplacements actifs dans le quotidien des familles.
Pour tout savoir sur le colloque
Appel de communication
Formulaire de présentation de communication
Pour communiquer avec le comité organisateur :
Courriel : villeactive(a)velo.qc.ca
Tél. : (514) 521-8356 poste 311
Merci de faire circuler
CALL FOR PAPERS
Take part in Canada's first active transportation conference!
On the move in the community!
June 3 - 4, 2010
Holiday Inn Select
Montreal
Deadline for proposals : 5:00 pm ET February 22, 2010
The steering committee is now seeking proposals. Canada's first coast-to-coast rendez-vous of active transportation practitioners will set the stage for sharing of best practices and for fostering collaboration.
Are slated to attend the conference : urban planning professionals, public health and education practitioners, municipal and community representatives working on active transportation issues, as well as academics and consultants.
Organized par Vélo Québec, the event is endorsed by the Canadian Active and Safe Routes to School Partnership, a national group working to increase the number of school-aged children who travel to school using active, sustainable and safe modes of transportation.
More information
Call for papers
Required form for proposals
Contact the steering committee :
Email : villeactive(a)velo.qc.ca
Phone : (514) 521-8356 ext 311
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