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*Snow Trek*http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=aa39a195af&e=57a12ec889 *Feb. 2 - Harbourview* Feb. 9 - Living Prairie
The Jack Frost Challengehttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=bf8acc8b6e&e=57a12ec889 *February 8-14*
*Winter Walk Day http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=be08ab77b3&e=57a12ec889 Saturday, February 8*
*International Winter Cycling Congress http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=60517552bc&e=57a12ec889* *February 12-14*
*A Moveable Feast: Cycling Tour of Restaurants http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=ce4f7db920&e=57a12ec889 Thurs, Feb. 13, 4:45-8:00pm*
*Winter Bike to Work Day http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=65ef161525&e=57a12ec889 Friday, February 14*
*F http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=41052fa903&e=57a12ec889amily Winter Cycling Celebration http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=892c63b4c9&e=57a12ec889 Friday, Feb. 14, 4-7pm*
*Commuter Challenge http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=fd8e10439c&e=57a12ec889 June 1-7, 2014*
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*Mark your calendar! Rapid Transit Stage 2 - Open Houses* Set aside an hour on *February 24 or 25* to attend the public open houses for Stage 2 of the Southwest Rapid Transitwayhttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=b6bacddf18&e=57a12ec889in Winnipeg. This leg will run from Pembina and Jubilee to the U of M and the football stadium. Stay tuned for more details on our websitehttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=bc8a0215c8&e=57a12ec889 . ------------------------------
*What's up with the Ped/Bike Strategies?* Looks like it will be at least another month or two before Public Open Houses will be held for the Pedestrian and Cycling Strategieshttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=2755e0e7f2&e=57a12ec889. Word has it the City and consultants are busy drafting what will be presented. Stay tuned for updateshttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=de85e957ad&e=57a12ec889through our regular Green Action Centre newsletter, which comes out every three weeks. ------------------------------
*'Walkmobile' claims equal space for pedestrians*
Austrian engineer Hermann Knoflaccher demonstrates in his 'walkmobile'http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=b92477c3e2&e=57a12ec889how much space a pedestrian would take if they were in a car. Pictures truly speak a thousand words. (Photo courtesy of Dr. G. Emberger) ------------------------------
*Carpooling stories*
When a group of ACU employees started sharing a ride to work, they gained more than convenience and extra savings. Most importantly, they became fast friends. Read their full story herehttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=29ab817a93&e=57a12ec889 . ------------------------------
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*IISD is 'GOLD'en*
Imagine working in a place where 87% of staff take the bus (thanks to an EcoPass discounted bus pass program), where secure bike parking and showers are available when you arrive, where work-from-home options and compressed work weeks are normal, and where taxi vouchers are available if you need to get home in a hurry. The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has turned this ideal into a reality. IISD was awarded the 2013 GOLD Commuter Friendly Workplace Awardhttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=3608ddf79b&e=57a12ec889 by Green Action Centre at a staff celebration held in December. Congratulations, IISD! ------------------------------ *Take on Jack Frost Feb 8-14* Stay active this winter! Sign up your friends, family, co-workers and classmates to glide, swish, pedal and crunch your way to 130 km of fresh air, fun and 'cool' prizes. Registerhttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=6d5af08421&e=57a12ec889your team of five today, then get ready to take the Bougeons en hiver: Jack Frost Challengehttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=4db35a9708&e=57a12ec889from February 8 to 14.
------------------------------ Back on Track If one of your New Year's Resolutions involved getting a little more active or adding more green to your life, Green Action Centre might have what you're looking for. Sign up you and your friends for the Jack Frost Challengehttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=be4074b8c6&e=57a12ec889. Surveyhttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=d3a8f7e7a9&e=57a12ec889your co-workers on how they get to work and how they'd like to get to work with better infrastructure and policies. Become a Commuting Ambassadorhttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=2877e47623&e=57a12ec889at your workplace by taking one of our free upcoming training sessions. Or subscribe to Green Action Centre's general e-newsletterhttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=3c757d2df5&e=57a12ec889and receive practical tips on greener living and environmental issues in Manitoba. ------------------------------ *Winter Cycling Celebration*
It's all about getting on your bike in Winnipeg from Feb 12-14th (and beyond). Start with the 2nd International Winter Cycling Congresshttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=4e9aaf2c50&e=57a12ec889 being held in our fair city. Really, where better to hold a winter conference? (Oulu, Finland, took the honour last year.) Follow that up Thursday evening with A Moveable Feast cycling tourhttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=be76d14442&e=57a12ec889of restaurants in the heart of the city. Continue riding the next morning for Winter Bike to Work Dayhttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=b278f224a6&e=57a12ec889. Then top it off with an entire family celebration of winter cycling at The Forkshttp://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=a1d438a01d&e=57a12ec889 Friday afternoon, co-hosted by our very own Active and Safe Routes to School program staff here at Green Action Centre and the good folks at MEC. Whew! That's a lot of cycling. ------------------------------ *Bendy buses a big hit*
Had a chance to try out one of the new 'bendy' buses yet? Winnipeg Transit introduced the 60-foot articulated buses on January 13th on the St Vital Express Route #54. A full 20 feet longer than regular buses, these behemoths can accommodate 40% more passengers. Seeing is believing -- the inside of the bus seems to go on forever. For extra fun, choose the swing seat in the middle!
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