Passionate about your Winnipeg neighbourhood or know someone who is? Consider leading a Jane's Walk !
Jane's Walk is a series of free walking tours taking place the weekend of May 3 & 4 led by locals who are keen to share stories about their neighbourhood with other Winnipeggers. Please see the attached invitation for details and tour samples from Jane's Walk in Winnipeg and other cities.
Help spread the word - we know there are all sorts of Winnipeggers who are knowledgeable and passionate about their favourite area of Winnipeg, and who would be interested in having their neighbourhood featured in this international event. It's just a matter of locating them!
(Apologies for duplicate postings)
Hi AT-Network,
See below for the new Active Transportation Canada Blog.
Jackie
I would like to introduce you to "Active Transportation - Canada", a new
Blog dedicated to promoting Active and Sustainable Transportation in Canada.
"Active Transportation - Canada" will feature a weekly posting of news
articles, studies, reports, and other items that have relevance in this
field, with previous postings available in an archive. In addition, a new
picture of existing Active Transportation infrastructure from communities
across Canada will be profiled each week.
The following items have recently been posted to the Active Transportation -
Canada Blog. To view in more detail, go to:
http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com
<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com/>
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1. Study - US: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Intersection Safety Indices Final
Report
2. Report - Toronto: Traffic and Health Report
3. Article - Canadians prefer to watch sports, not participate
4. Article - People turning on technology, tuning out nature: study
5. Article - Bicing, Barcelona's Bike Sharing System
6. Program - University Free Bike Loan Program
7. Paper - Sustainable Transportation Indicators
8. Article - EU: Public Bike Systems Turning into Big Business
9. Article - Australia: Bike lanes dangerous, cyclists warn
10. Report - US: Transportation for Tomorrow
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ideas for content.
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Hello AT Network,
There is an online petition to encourage Google to develop a "bike there"
option on their Google Maps search. This would be a highly useful feature,
so if you have a few minutes, please consider filling out the petition!
Jackie
http://www.petitiononline.com/bikether/petition.html
Hello All,
RCM will be participating in a free webinar on Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) (see message below).
Join us on Tuesday March 18, 11am, in the Eco-Centre boardroom at 303
Portage Ave., 3rd Floor.
Please RSVP to Jessie at (204) 925-3772 or jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca
so we know how many people to expect.
Thanks! Hope to see you there!
Jessie Klassen
Workplace TDM Coordinator
Resource Conservation Manitoba
jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca
(204) 925-3772
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Hello Everyone
I thought you all may find this of interest.
Posted Feb. 19, 2008 "Enrique Peñalosa talks with COMMUTErs"
http://www.streetfilms.org/
StreetFilms is a project of the New York City Street Renaissance (NYCSR), a collection of non-profits geared towards re-imagining the city's public spaces and making our streets safer for pedestrians, bicycles and non-vehicular modes of transportation. The goal of the NYCSR is to engage the Department of Transportation and the city's elected officials in a dialogue about how to best improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers. http://www.streetfilms.org/about-streetfilms/
Cheers
Stacy Matwick
Information Centre
International Institute for Sustainable Development
161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4
Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710
Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx
Hello all. For your information.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
If any of you are working on projects related to transportation....
"M.O.S.T." is a federal program that may be a potential source of funding.
There are several categories including active transportation, research,
sustainable transportation, etc. They are currently accepting funding
proposals until March 2008.
http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/most/menu.htm
Sandy Kostyniuk
Program Consultant
The Public Health Agency of Canada
Street Address
7th Floor, 275 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mailing Address
Manitoba and Saskatchewan Regional Office
1015 Arlington Street
Winnipeg, MB
Canada
R3E 3R2
Phone: 1-204-789-7411
Fax: 1-204-789-7878
Email: sandy_kostyniuk(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca
Hello AT Network:
Thought I'd pass along information on new bike parking requirements in Calgary and a bike parking handbook that was prepared in 2002. According to my contact with the City of Calgary, the proposed bylaw from 2002 described in the handbook was never officially adopted but their Transportation department refers to it heavily when making recommendings on new development permit applications and developers have generally been following the recommendations in it.
He also noted that Calgary's new "Land Use bylaw incorporates bicycle parking as described in the Bicycle Parking Handbook. Unfortunately there are no easy-to-follow
tables of bike parking requirements within the new Bylaw. However, bicycle parking requirements can be looked up for various uses within it."
Bike Parking Handbook:
http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/Bu/planning/pdf/bicycle_parking_handbook_d…
New bylaw:
http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/planning/pdf/land_use_bylaw_review/byla…
cheers,
Beth McKechnie
Green Commuting Initiatives
Resource Conservation Manitoba
(204) 925-3772
www.resourceconservation.mb.ca
Thursday Feb. 21
TWO events occurring in the SAME building - different times
You are WELCOME TO ATTEND BOTH !
NOTE the times:
Cycling at 5:30 pm
Multi-use Trail Community Consultation at 7:00 pm
Also - a map is worth a thousand words!
See attached map for proposed trail routes between the Fort Garry Bridge and
Pembina Hwy.
THURSDAY FEB. 21
* 5:30 pm *
Southwest Commuter Cycling Stewardship Group
DATE: Thursday, February 21st
TIME: 5:30 pm
LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz
26 Agassiz Drive
OPEN TO ALL
GOAL: Examine the southwest area of Winnipeg and develop a map of
suggested cycling infrastructure in order to provide feedback to the City of
Winnipeg's Active Transportation Advisory Committee.
Do you have an opinion on how to make cycling in Southwest Winnipeg better /
safer / more convenient to your destinations?
To connect with local cyclists and contribute to ongoing initiatives in
Southwest Winnipeg - see: http://groups.google.com/group/southwestcycling
* 7:00 pm *
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION RE: Multi - Use Trail Location between Fort Garry
Bridge & Pembina Hwy
DATE: Thursday, February 21st
TIME: 7:00 pm
LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz
26 Agassiz Drive
INVITATION TO ATTEND - OPEN TO ALL
The Winnipeg Trails Association, City of Winnipeg & partners are holding a
'Community Consultation'
to discuss the potential locations of a multi use trail between Fort Garry
Bridge and Pembina Hwy.
This is a section of the Trans Canada Trail which offers potential linkages
and partnerships with
Bishop Grandin Greenway Inc's ongoing greenway development.
UPDATE on Fort Garry Bridge Closure / Rehab
Impact on pedestrian and cyclist routing will also be presented.
PROJECT PARTNERS:
City of Winnipeg
Province of Manitoba
Government of Canada
Manitoba Hydro
Winnipeg Trails Association
Bishop Grandin Greenway
An opportunity for questions, comments & discussions with project partners
will follow the presentation
Consultation organized by:
Winnipeg Trails Association, Janice Lukes, Coordinator
<mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca
City of Winnipeg, Public Works
Janice Lukes
Winnipeg Trails Coordinator
Winnipeg Trails Association
202 - One Forks Market Road
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9
Cell (204) 952-4222
Fax (204) 943-7915
<mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca
<http://www.winnipegtrails.com/> www.WinnipegTrails.com
Hi all -
please pass this around to any of your contacts who may be interested.
Great 'get active, consultative & educational' events on Winnipeg trails !
SATURDAY, FEB 16
LaSalle River Hike in St. Norbert
Join the Prairie Pathfinders and hike along the La Salle River, see the site
of the new Duff Roblin Provincial Park Reserve and travel through Winnipeg's
newest City park - Pollock Island.
Hike is followed by a hearty DeLuca's lunch and update on Winnipeg Trails
and the Duff Roblin Provincial Park Reserve trails, fishing facilities,
picnic, tobogganing areas and other amenities.
DATE: Saturday Feb. 16th
TIME: 10:00 Registration ~ 9 km hike
MEET: St. Norbert Catholic Church, 80 St. Pierre Ave.
LUNCH & Park Update: 12:00 - a hearty DeLuca's lunch with desserts and
update
REGISTRATION: $21.00 <http://www.prairiepathfinders.mb.ca/>
www.PrairiePathfinders.mb.ca (Registration Deadline - Feb. 14th)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
MONDAY, FEB 18
Walk in the Footsteps of Louis Riel - Celebrate Manitoba's New Holiday!
Join the Prairie Pathfinder for another 'Hike through History'.
This 3-5 km walk winds through historic points in scenic central St.
Boniface.
Highlights include trails along the Seine River, and past Gabrielle Roy's
House, the Basilica, and into St. Boniface Cemetery
where 'Theater in the Cemetery' actors will perform a short skit near Riel's
final resting place.
A short guided tour through St. Boniface Museum and complimentary pastries
will be served to hikers.
DATE: Monday Feb. 18th
TIME: 10:00am
MEET: Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 Provencher Blvd.
REGISTRATION: Admission is FREE but registration is required at
<mailto:prairepathfinders@shaw.ca> prairepathfinders(a)shaw.ca
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THURSDAY FEB, 21
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
RE: Trail Location between Fort Garry Bridge & Pembina Hwy
DATE: Thursday, February 21st
TIME: 5:30 pm
LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz
26 Agassiz Drive
INVITATION TO ATTEND - OPEN TO ALL
The Winnipeg Trails Association, City of Winnipeg & partners are holding a
'Community Consultation'
to discuss the potential locations of a multi use trail between Fort Garry
Bridge and Pembina Hwy.
This is a section of the Trans Canada Trail which offers potential linkages
and partnerships with
Bishop Grandin Greenway Inc's ongoing greenway development.
UPDATE on Fort Garry Bridge Closure / Rehab
Impact on pedestrian and cyclist routing will also be presented.
PROJECT PARTNERS:
City of Winnipeg
Province of Manitoba
Government of Canada
Manitoba Hydro
Winnipeg Trails Association
Bishop Grandin Greenway
An opportunity for questions, comments & discussions with project partners
will follow the presentation
Consultation organized by:
Winnipeg Trails Association, Janice Lukes, Coordinator
<mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca
City of Winnipeg, Public Works
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A Shared Vision
Linking community and governments vision for a Walkable and Bikeable
Manitoba
DATE: Wednesday, February 27th
TIME: 6:30 pm registration, 7:00 presentation
MEET: The Forks Atrium (inside The Forks Market beside the viewing tower
elevator)
RSVP: beth(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca 925-3772
Space is limited to MAX. 100 people - REGISTER SOON!
Please join us for an interactive evening with internationally renowned
speaker Gil Peñalosa. Gil will highlight his experiences working with
communities and elected officials to develop a shared vision for active
transportation in the development of healthy and vibrant communities.
Multicultural executive, global thinker and marketing strategist, Gil
Peñalosa is passionate about improving quality of life through the promotion
of walking and bicycling. Gil earned an MBA from UCLAs Management School,
and after years of private and public sector senior managerial experience,
he became Commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation for the City of Bogotá
(pop. 7m), Colombia, where he led the team redeveloping and building over
200 parks. He was also successful in closing 91 kilometres of the city roads
each Sunday, the Ciclovia, where over 1.5 million people come out weekly
to walk, run, skate and bike. Watch a video of Gil's work:
<http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/>
http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/ Gil is Executive Director of
the non-profit Walk & Bike for Life in Port Credit, Ontario, and believes
trails are great equalizers, where every person has a sense of belonging, of
being "equal" as a human being, and where everyone can go regardless of
gender, age and economic, social or ethnic background.
Organized by:
Winnipeg Trails Association & the Physical Activity Coalition of Manitoba
(PACM)
Gil Peñalosa sponsored by:
Recreation Connections Manitoba
City of Winnipeg, Parks and Open Spaces Division
Manitoba in motion
Refreshments sponsored by:
Resource Conservation Manitoba
Location sponsored by:
The Forks
Janice Lukes
Winnipeg Trails Coordinator
Winnipeg Trails Association
202 One Forks Market Road
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9
Cell (204) 952-4222
Fax (204) 943-7915
<mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca
<http://www.winnipegtrails.com/> www.WinnipegTrails.com
