Invitation - lead a Jane's Walk in your neighbourhood!
http://janeswalk.net/
Be part of a celebration of walking, getting people out of their cars,
and sharing stories about our vibrant neighbourhoods - please find more
details pasted below. Please also pass on the word to anyone you think
might be interested in leading a walk in their neighbourhood or
favourite area/aspect of Winnipeg.
The walks take place the weekend of May 1 & 2 and are typically around
1-1/2 hours long. The time slots are set up so that participants have
time to get from one to another, as many folks go to at least a couple
in one day (10-11:30, 12:30-2:00, and 3:00-4:30). Evening walks are also
possible although no one in Winnipeg has done that yet.
As a budget-free, 100% volunteer effort, we rely on viral promotion and
earned media to get people out to the walks (about 500 total each of the
past 2 years for our 10-12 walks).
thanks!
Beth
925-3772
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Volunteers Needed for Spring Bike Counts
For the past three years, volunteers from Bike to the Future have been
counting cyclists, and to a lesser extent, pedestrians, at key locations
in Winnipeg during morning and afternoon rush hours. The counts take
place during the first week of April, May and June. If anyone is able to
help out by volunteering to do a two hour shift during at least one of
these time periods, please let get in touch with Jeremy at
prolog(a)mts.net <mailto:prolog@mts.net> and he will fill you in on the
details.
Each year Bike to the Future produces a report on the numbers of
cyclists and posts it on their web site. These counts have proved to be
very useful. This year, for example, the bike and pedestrian counts were
used in public meetings concerning the rehabilitation of the Osborne
bridge. We were able to show the public and the planners how many
cyclists travel across the bridge, how many use the sidewalks, which
direction they go, and even how many pedestrians use the bridge. They
were also used when City Council recently decided to add cycletracks
along a key stretch of Pembina Highway. With many upcoming cycling
infrastructure projects this year and in future years it is important to
continue to have good baseline data on the numbers of cyclists.
- Jeremy Hull, Bike to the Future
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The Clean Air Partnership recently released "Bike Lanes, On-Street
Parking and Business - Year 2 Report: A Study of Bloor Street in
Toronto's Bloor West Village".
Year 2 Report:
http://torontocat.ca/main/sites/all/files/BikeLanes_Parking_Business_Blo
orWestVillage.pdf
If you haven't already seen the intial report, here's the link:
Initial Report (Feb 2009):
http://www.cleanairpartnership.org/pdf/bike-lanes-parking.pdf
cheers,
Beth
Green Commuting Initiatives
Resource Conservation Manitoba
www.resourceconservation.mb.ca
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Good Morning Everyone,
There are several upcoming Public Open Houses and Community Drop-Ins
scheduled as part of the Active Transportation Infrastructure Stimulus
Project.
For more information regarding the upcoming open houses as well as previous
open houses, please visit:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation/HikeIt
BikeItLikeIt.asp
5 events listed below:
Public Open House:
East Kildonan / Elmwood
This session is an opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas on proposed
changes to Brazier and Roch Streets.
Tuesday, April 6
6 pm - 8 pm
Miles Macdonell Collegiate
757 Roch Street
Public Open House:
Jubilee / Hay
Wednesday April 7
4 pm - 8 pm
Fort Rouge Leisure Centre
625 Osborne
Public Open House:
New routes in the Transcona area:
Thursday, April 8
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
St. Michael's Parish Hall
400 Day Street
* Transcona Trail
* Dugald
* Pandora
Public Open House:
Nassau:
Thursday, April 8
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
525 Wardlaw Ave
Community Drop-In Workshop:
North End Bikeway System
Thursday, April 15
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ralph Brown Community Centre
460 Andrews Street
The open house will be drop-in format (come any time between 5:00 and 8:00)
but the workshop will follow this schedule:
* 5:00 Powers (Sutherland to Leila)
* 5:45 Manitoba / Pritchard / Flora (Keewatin to Main)
* 6:30 Church / Machray (Keewatin to Main)
* 7:15 King / Charles / Flora (King to Selkirk)
If you have any questions please feel free to call me.
Have a good day!
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
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Hi everyone,
Please see the attached poster regarding an upcoming Active Transportation
Public Open House.
If you can't open the attachment please see below.
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
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Public
Open House
Thursday, March 25, 2010
4 pm - 7 pm
Portage Avenue Mennonite Brethren Church ~ 1420 Portage Avenue
New routes in the Downtown / West End / St. James areas:
Yellow Ribbon Trail (Silver Avenue) Moray Sherwin
Berry Sherbrook / Maryland St. Matthews York / St. Mary
This session is an opportunity to view information on the proposed plans for
new active transpiration
facilities in the Yellow Ribbon Trail (Silver Avenue), Moray, Sherwin,
Berry,
Sherbrook / Maryland, St. Matthews,York / St. Mary areas.
The Active Transportation Infrastructure Stimulus Program involves the
creation of 35 routes that range from multi-use
pathways to bike boulevards.When they are completed by the end of this
year,Winnipeggers will be able to access 375 km
of active transportation routes.The $20.4 million program is funded equally
by the Federal, Provincial and City governments.
For more information about the 2010 Active Transportation Infrastructure
Stimulus Program, or to provide
feedback on the Active Transportation Blog, please visit:
www.winnipeg.ca
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Manitoba Eco-Network
is proud to host Winnipeg's
first environmental film festival
March 12 & 13
Red River College
(Downtown Campus, 160 Princess Street)
Join us for powerful and beautiful films that highlight the perils and the hope for our Earth.
FRIDAY MARCH 12 (7-10 pm)
Film premiere of NO IMPACT MAN and a low-impact reception with refreshments, eco-prizes, cash bar and great conversation.
Watch the trailer for No Impact Man
SATURDAY MARCH 13 (9 am - 4:30 pm)
Feature Films, including Dirt! the Movie, H2Oil, A Sea Change, A Chemical Reaction and many more
PLUS a REEL Discussion with local directors about film-making, the environment, the future...
PLUS Eco Displays by local organizations working on these issues
TICKETS
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c.. Full event: $20
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