Green Action Centre and Bike to the Future invite you to join us for a
local viewing of the following APBP webinar at the EcoCentre (3rd floor,
303 Portage Ave) followed by group discussion of local applications.* *Detailed
description provided below.
*Driving Deaths Down: Proven Countermeasures that Work
Wednesday, Feb. 20th | 2:00-3:00 p.m. CST*
RSVPs are appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then!
cheers,
Beth
beth(a)greenactioncentre.ca
925-3772
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Driving Deaths Down: Proven Countermeasures that Work
This is a 60-minute webinar
[image: hawk]The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has identified
countermeasures that research has proven effective in driving down injuries
and deaths from crashes. This webinar will provide detailed case studies of
countermeasures that improve safety for vulnerable road users: the
pedestrian hybrid beacon (HAWK), the pedestrian refuge or crossing island,
and road diets. Tamara Redmon, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Team Leader at
FHWA, will provide an introduction that highlights research, guidance and
key resources related to these facilities.
In Scottsdale, Arizona, a HAWK beacon was installed in conjunction with a
pedestrian crossing island on Scottsdale Boulevard, a busy commercial
corridor that is also the boundary between Phoenix and Scottsdale. In
Orlando, Florida, Edgewater Drive was an early road diet; 1.5 miles of
4-lane roadway (ADT approximately 20,000) were converted to 3 lanes plus
bicycle lanes. Presenters will discuss project design details and
information about cost and outcomes, including data related to the benefits
to adjacent businesses and property owners.
Presenters:
- Jeffrey Arms, Project Manager, City of Orlando Public Works
- Susan Conklu, Transportation Planner, City of Scottsdale
- Tamara Redmon, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Team Leader, FHWA
Good morning at-network:
As you may know, I am in Oulu, Finland, about to attend the first ever
international winter cycling conference <http://www.ibikeoulu.com/>, here
to make a presentation about the Winnipeg experience and seeking to learn
from the latest research into what makes a winter cycling city tick.
I will be absorbing and bringing back as much as possible, and there are
formal follow-ups planned. But, since it has taken so much effort to get
here, I wanted to take a moment to give one solid update to you folks
beforehand. I know you will find it interesting.
*Note: If you don't have time to read the "first impressions" story, skip
ahead and tune in at your leisure. I want to be sure that you know that
there are a few ways that you can follow along and learn along with me. Its
in a more bite-size format too (Flickr, Twitter, etc..). See the end of
this message for more info.*
- - -
First impressions of Oulu
This is my first day in the northern Finnish city of Oulu.
I have been in Finland for almost two weeks now, filming, documenting,
interviewing and observing, visiting mainly two urban areas so far:
Helsinki<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki>and
Turku <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turku>. People from Helsinki and Turku
- at least the ones whom I had a chance to meet / asked what I was doing in
Finland in February / had been to Oulu - were all effusive: they all told
me that I hadn't seen anything yet. "Wait for Oulu, if you want to see
bikes.", they said. "This is nothing.", they said.
And they were right. * *
I spent this morning wandering around with a camera, and I didn't have to
wander far, or look for long, to find evidence. One step outside the hotel
and it became clear. Everywhere you look, there are people on bikes. Tall
people, short people. Fat people, skinny people. Old people, young people.
Men, women, children. Able-bodied people and people with disabilities.
Fashionable people (and not-so-fashionable people, me included).
Keep in mind its the middle of winter...
The typical bike they are riding is what we might call a dutch bike. Mostly
black ones. The typical city bike. Sporting fenders and a rack and not much
else. The occasional mountain or road bike appears, but they are in the
minority. For some reason a lot of the city bikes are pink or red too. The
next most popular colour seems to be light blue - like the Finnish flag.
More importantly: Plain old steel frame. Comfy seat. No studded tires that
I can see. No special equipment at all, really. Helmets are very rare.
Maybe 1 in 20 or so. About the only special equipment I have seen are bike
trailers (stuffed with kids), and an old adult trike for a gentleman that,
when he parked it, clearly had mobility issues. My bike, its old steel
frame sporting fancy wheels, shiny cranks and touring rack, looks almost
spiffy here.
Baskets full of groceries and shopping bags are common. No room in the
basket? Wup: The bread, the cheerios and the roll of toilet paper bags go
on the handlebar and off we go. The bikes in the racks seem to outnumber
parked cars. Riding with one hand on the handlebars is quite possible (more
than a few young people are carrying a handbag, smoking a cigarette or
chatting on cellphones while riding - possibly too self-conscious to wear a
backpack, sneaking in one last drag at the last minute before work or
arranging an a after-class meeting-point before heading to university.Not
sure. You know: the things people do when they are on their way to work and
not out to set a record. You get the impression that the bike is an
afterthought here, not a intrinsic item. Simply a bit quicker than walking.
No higher purpose. Exercise and environmentalism by association only. And
it must be safe.
Most people are cycling alone, but more than a few are cycling along,
side-by-side, as a couple or in groups, having conversations. They tend to
stop often, entering stores. No joke. Not trying, yet again, to explain how
bikes are good for business. I know because it is difficult to sometimes
predict their behaviour when taking a video. They change their mind often,
perhaps glancing into windows. It certainly is a lot quicker than trying to
park a bike than a car. It's funny to watch and compare the too trying to
park. It's also funny that people back home sometimes find it surprising
that people can cycle in the winter. Here, it is even more apparent that
cars are equally out of their element come wintertime. They get easily
stuck in the icy, snowy parking spots, lose traction often and, when faced
with throngs of bikes and pedestrians, seem to move about like frustrated,
drugged-up, unwieldy rhinos.
It is cold here too. Colder, actually, than home. I compared the weather in
YWG <http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/camb0244> and
OUL<http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/fiol0000> on
the internet, just to be sure I hadn't gone soft. Yes, Oulu is on the
ocean, which moderates things a bit - but this seems to be more than offset
by the fact that it's super far up
north!<http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=oulu+map&ll=63.548552,-2.8125&spn=131.974924,3…>.
There is snow too. Lots of it. It has been snowing constantly in Finland
since I arrived - not sure about Oulu necessarily (because I just got here
and because it seems like they make an extra effort to clear the pedestrian
malls, sidewalks and bike paths) but definitely Helsinki and Turku were a
snowy, blustery mess, and the snowbanks are fairly high at the moment, so I
can only assume.
The landscape here in Oulu is quite similar to Winnipeg. In fact, compared
to Helsinki, which feels very "continental European" and is so packed with
stuff that it makes more sense to most people to just walk, the main part
of Oulu doesn't seem any more dense than, say, Osborne village. There
certainly aren't any skyscrapers, and the biggest building is certainly a
lot smaller than Polo Park. It's a university town, but so is Winnipeg.
Like Winnipeg, Oulu is extremely flat.
The images in the Flickr album (link below) should give you some idea of
"what" is going on, if not the "why" it is happening.
I hesitate to draw any conclusions as to why winter cycling is happening in
abundance here - or get into the numbers. Not yet, anyway. That will have
to come later. I am here to learn after all. And for now, I am content to
simply watch what's going on.
- - -
*Next steps*
*
*
Tomorrow, the conference starts. On Thursday, I make my presentation. It
was rather idealistically entitled "Winnipeg Winter Cycling Capital of
North America <http://www.ibikeoulu.com/Program_WCC_2013.pdf>". Admittedly,
that title should have been followed by a pretty big question mark. Crafted
as it was at the last minute (with help from my generous compatriots at the
Forks who likely have a more optimistic view on things thanks to the
constant reinforcement of the nearby and very busy river trail), it might
be a tough statement to pull off for someone who collects and analyzes (and
ideally helps improve upon) bicycle and pedestrian data!
I am a bit sheepish about trying to back up that statement in a room full
of the world's leaders in this department - and with some Canadians and
Americans in the room to boot. Even Yellowknife, with it's much higher
winter mode share, may be miffed, for example. I already got called out on
Twitter by someone from Edmonton. Oh well. Too bad. A theoretical capital
is something you get to self-declare, and if someone wants to fight for the
title, they can.
There is no doubt that there is something special happening in Winnipeg -
and I am glad people are paying attention. I will be quite proud to share
what we are all working on. We can fight over who is truly the "capital"
later. The recent summer mode share jump here is just one example of what
is possible. And, if usage numbers on the one-of-a-kind Forks' River
Trail<http://www.theforks.com/events/signature-events/river-trail>,
the made-in-Winnipeg Winter Bike to Work Day's expanding list of
communities<http://winterbiketoworkday.org/event-info/> and
the physical/climatological similarities to Oulu are all indications, then
there are some very good reasons to think that Winnipeg just might emerge
as a leader.
Anyway, I will be sure to bring along some good homegrown ideas to share on
our behalf - and feel that they are indeed worth sharing with an
international audience.
________________________________________________________________________________
*Staying in touch:*
*Photos*
See for yourself what cycling looks like in Oulu. I started a photostream.
Most of the photos are only hours old. I will keep it updated with the
other stuff when possible:
Flickr Photostream - Winter Cycling in
Finland<http://www.flickr.com/photos/andersswanson/sets/72157632747750585/>
*Twitter*
I started a Twitter account just for folks who might like to "virtually"
tag along. It's @SwansonAnders. Yes, I know. Twitter is a stretch for me
too. But, there are, I think, already a few interesting tidbits on there
(see the bicycle/cross country skis storage setup they have on trains here,
for example). The main purpose was to "live tweet" the salient points
during the conference - so feel free to tune in. I hope you find it
interesting. I will try to last longer than, say, Pat
Martin<http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/20/rat-faced-whores-ndp-mp-pat-martin-…>
or Neil Macdonald<http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/02/16/f-rfa-macdonald-twitter.html>
.
*Video / Audio*
I have taken rather few photos, actually. Taking video is more fun. Thus,
the good stuff is on video. I have collected some audio from some folks
I've talked to, too. I plan to make a mini-documentary, but need the good
computer back home. Stay tuned.
*Conference Webcast*
I have been colluding with Timo, the lead conference organizer, to try and
beam back a live feed of the conference. We'll see if we can pull it
together. Because of the time difference, it may not be worthwhile. Send me
a message letting me know if a Winter-Cycling-Conference-Pyjama-party is in
the cards for you. If so, I will try a bit harder. If not (perhaps watching
the World Junior Championships over the holidays exhausted your willingness
to stay up late anyway; the conference day starttime is at 01:00am CST), no
need to worry: The City of Oulu is taking care of video-documenting the
conference and I am told it will be available as an archive afterward. *I
will share the archive link, at the very least. *
*A Get-Together in Winnipeg Later*
More importantly, as part of the deal with this trip's generous sponsors, I
will both collect and then *share* and discuss the most important lessons
learned - in some format, probably workshop/presentation/film night - when
I get back. If you have input or would like to help organize, let me know.
Otherwise, stay tuned.
*
*
*Ask me anything*
Got a question? I am taking requests. Wondering about something specific
about what makes Oulu tick? Always wanted to talk to the city manager from
Prague and ask her/him a question? Let me know. If they are at the
conference, or if the answer is out there, I will try and find out for you
over the next couple days. I am already on a mission for a few
people/organizations and I will try and learn what I can for you.
Yours,
Anders Swanson
*Acknowledgements*
Many many thanks to the fine people and organizations that have been
contributing to making this possible including Setu, the PHD student at
Helsinki Polykopury (Helsinki Bikes) for sitting down with me to give me
the latest on the state of Helsinki, Sari, Cecilia and Marjo at the Finnish
Meteorological Institute for introducing me to their work on pedestrian
issues, the City of Oulu and Timo Perälä and the rest of the team for
putting on the conference..
AND
.. the Manitoba Cycling Association, Travel Manitoba, Economic Development
Winnipeg / Destination Wpg, Bike to the Future, Green Action Centre, Natural
Cycle, Bikes and Beyond, The Forks, Rivers West – Red River Corridor Inc,
the Winnipeg Trails Association, and Janice Lukes for contributing/helping
to raise funds to get me here. Thank you, and I, of course, very much
appreciate the support. (note: there are probably some others, but I will
be sure to thank the final list at the presentation/workshop planned for my
return).
YOU can help too: No, I am not asking for money. *If you want to help, just
go ride your bike. *Preferably during *Winter Bike to Work
Day*<http://winterbiketoworkday.org/>
* this Friday* <http://winterbiketoworkday.org/>.* *I probably need at
least 1000 people to start winter cycling just to offset the carbon from
this plane trip, so if you've got a nice route, and feel up for it, help me
out. If you fall in love with it, you can thank me later. : ) If you can't
ride, but support the idea, just like our Facebook
page<https://www.facebook.com/WinterBikeToWorkDay>
.
A couple interesting updates -
PROVINCIAL PROCLAMATION - WINTER WALKING DAY:
This past Saturday, at The Forks Minister Rondeau made a short speech at The
Forks to 75+ hikers and 'proclaimed' the second Saturday in February as
Winter Walking Day! (proclamation and photos attached).
Minister Jim Rondeau and James Allum, MLA joined the Prairie Pathfinders on
their annual special 'Winter Hike'. This year the 9 km hike was on the Red
River, along Churchill Parkway and then into Fort Garry. The Prairie
Pathfinders are Manitoba's largest organized hiking club - with over 600
members who hike weekly on planned outings. Complete details on the club can
be found here
<http://www.meetup.com/Prairie-Pathfinders-Walking-Club-Meetup-Group/events/
past/> .
SAVE OUR SEINE to receive $28,000 of COUNCILLORS WARD ALLOWANCE:
A recently elected Councillor fulfilling an election promise. See the full
story here:
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/02/09/mayes-seeks-to-give-28k-to-seine-our-s
eine
Save our Seine has been 'saving' the Seine for over 20 years - their winter
river walk is a magical experience - check it out if you've never tried it!
http://www.saveourseine.com/
Janice Lukes
How one km of bike lane sparked a revolution in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 8, 2013/ Troy Media/ - As anybody who has seen astronaut
Chris Hadfield's incredible images from space can attest, the single most
prominent human-made features of cities like Toronto, Windsor or Edmonton
are roads.
Ever since the 1950s the car has been the accidental architect of our
cities. Billions of dollars have been dedicated to roads, overpasses,
tunnels and other car infrastructure.
But this single-minded dedication to making sure cars got to where they
wanted to go as fast as they could has had some pretty serious unintended
consequences.
As Andrew Coyne says in Macleans "Traffic is slowly strangling our cities."
Cars in traffic use more fuel, pollute more and simply aren't productive.
Coyne also quotes a German study which finds that "being in heavy traffic
triples your risk of a heart attack within an hour."
Enter the bicycle. It is the most efficient form of transportation on the
planet. You can move five times faster than walking and go three times as
far on the same amount of caloric energy.
The benefits of the bicycle certainly were not lost on the City of Vancouver
when it decided to flip the traditional urban script.
"Since 1997 we established priorities with walking being the highest
priority, cycling second, transit third, and the automobile is at the bottom
of the list," says Jerry Dobrovolny, the director of transportation with the
City of Vancouver.
And unlike cities that dabble in making their cities more bike-friendly
Vancouver has actually dramatically increased the use of bikes and decreased
traffic congestion in downtown Vancouver.
According to Dobrovolny, bike trips have gone up by 180 per cent over the
past 15 years and the amount of people cycling to work has grown from 3.5
per cent to 4.5 per cent.
Today, 12 out of every 100 trips in Vancouver are done via bicycle.
And they did it not by focusing on the middle-aged-man-in-lycra (MAMIL) but
by building bike infrastructure that kids, grandmas and people that aren't
super proficient bike riders would feel comfortable using.
"We know that there's many people that are interested in cycling, but
they're not comfortable riding next to cars," says Dobrovolny.
Nearly all cities have bike lanes, but paint on the road just isn't safe
enough for these non-MAMILs. Instead, Vancouver is using separated bike
lanes and bike boulevards.
Separated bike lanes are dedicated lanes built only for cyclists that are
physically separated from cars. Bike boulevards are repurposed residential
streets that have been made bike friendly. "It's a regular street, but it's
been designed so that bikes generally have the right of way," says Erin
O'Melinn, the executive director of Hub, Vancouver's largest cycling
advocacy organization.
Separated bike lanes are the real game changer. On the Dunsmuir Viaduct four
times more cyclists are using the road thanks to the separated bike lane.
Safety has improved as well.
"Since the separated lanes have gone in downtown we've seen a big reduction
in the number of collisions of all types, including the number of people
riding on sidewalks, so pedestrians feel much more comfortable," says
O'Melinn.
Reducing pollution and improving health are great reasons to invest in
cycling, but another reason is that it's cheap like borscht.
"Whereas heavy trucks and buses and automobiles break down the road
infrastructure and result in a lot of added costs in terms of maintenance.
When we build a pedestrian or bike facility they last for 100 years," says
Dobrovolny.
In 2010, Vancouver's city council approved a $25 million 10-year bike plan.
For comparison, the Canada Line, the new rapid transit line from Vancouver
to Richmond that was built in time for the Olympics, cost $2 billion
dollars.
Heather Deal is a Vancouver city councilor who says the decision to convert
a whole lane of traffic on the Burrard Bridge into a bike lane was a real
turning point.
"That was the first time we took space away from cars. I was assigned the
media, I thought this is the last time I'll ever get elected because I'm
going down over one kilometre of one lane for traffic," says Deal.
"We cut that ribbon and we cycled across that closed lane and nothing
happened. There was no traffic backup. There was no Armageddon. Chaos did
not ensue. The city survived and so did we. We went on to get reelected and
build more bike lanes after the next election."
http://www.troymedia.com/2013/02/08/how-one-km-of-bike-lane-sparked-a-revolu
tion-in-vancouver/
Thanks
Dave
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One Million Kilometers of Cycling:
A follow up on Lindsay Gault’s One Million Kilometer of Cycling Celebration
on Saturday - with photos:
- Upwards of 100 cyclists & walkers showed up the Fork port to be
there for Lindsay - Lindsay the Legend!
- There were bikes of every description on the river - fat tires /
skinny tires / the yellow Velo banana bike cover and more!
Lindsay graciously accepted a plaque recognizing his millionth from Paul
Jordan, COO of The Forks - - and spoke of preparing for his second Iditarod
race <http://iditarod.com/> coming up later in February. The legend
continues! The wind-chill on the river trail was not as bad one would
expect - and the huts were outstanding! A great day - Congratulations
Lindsay!!
Mainstream Winter Cycling:
Do the words mainstream & winter cycling even belong in the same sentence?
Add on ‘in Winnipeg’ and perhaps they do!
Are we seeing more folks winter cycling than in previous years? I am.
Who are these people ? Why do they cycle in the winter ? Is it easier than
it looks ?
Why is it that in so many cities around the world with climates similar to
Winnipeg’s - people of ALL AGES are cycling in the winter ?
Winnipeg has lots to learn about winter cycling - from trail maintenance to
attitudes and more! And LEARN WE WILL !
The Forks, in partnership with partnership with the Winnipeg Trails
Association, Bike to the Future, Green Action Centre, Natural Cycle Worker
Co‐Op Limited submitted a paper to attend the first International Winter
Cycling Congress occurring in Oulu, Finland (Feb 13 / 14) to share and
learn. The paper was accepted and Anders Swanson, local cycling advocate -
is flying off to Oulu (located just below the Arctic Circle). Anders will
present “Winnipeg - Working towards becoming the Winter Cycling Capital of
North America” and will learn about global best practices and the how and
whys that work towards making winter cycling a mainstream activity. See
conference schedule <http://www.ibikeoulu.com/programme>
Currently over 100 people from around the world are attending the Winter
Cycling Congress, from 10 different countries and 32 different cities. We
have many organizations supporting our local quest to learn more - Tourism
Manitoba, Destination Winnipeg, Economic Development Winnipeg, Manitoba
Cycling Association, Rivers West - Red River Corridor, The Forks and more to
be announced soon!
The Forks communications team will be working with Anders to develop a
couple ‘Lesson’s Learned’ presentations that will then be presented to
various organizations - and to the general public - watch for dates and
times.
Janice Lukes
Just a reminder that Green Action Centre will be hosting this webinar at
the Eco-Centre Boardroom (3rd Floor - 303 Portage Avenue). We hope you will
join us!
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm (CST)
RSVPs appreciated, but not necessary.
*Promoting Safe Use of Roads & Pathways for Vulnerable Road Users:
<http://chnet-works.ca/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=url&urlid=384&ma…>
*A <http://chnet-works.ca/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=url&urlid=384&ma…>Review
of Canadian Promising Practices
<http://chnet-works.ca/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=url&urlid=384&ma…>
*This Fireside Chat is in collaboration with the Centre for Health
Promotion, Public Health Agency of Canada*
Many small, medium and large Canadian municipalities are proactivity
promoting more active lifestyles and transportation to curb obesity, reduce
greenhouse gases, and address the economic costs of vulnerable road user
(VRU) injuries and deaths. The safe use of roads and pathways by VRUs (e.g.
pedestrians and cyclists) is important to enable and encourage communities
that are more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.
The Fireside Chat presentation will highlight the results from a
comprehensive review of Canadian promising practices that promote the safe
use by VRUs of off/on-road facilities, especially shared-use facilities, as
well as identify successful VRU safety education and enforcement programs.
It will highlight communities across Canada that are successfully educating
and enforcing the proper use of new built environment features intended to
promote active transportation.
*This Fireside Chat will be of interest to* *community decision-makers,* such
as councillors, planners, engineers, public health practitioners, and other
road safety stakeholders, with a goal to help them facilitate safer walking
and cycling in increasingly crowded spaces.
*Advisor on Tap:*
*Dr. Gordon Lovegrove, PEng, MBA*
Associate Professor,
School of Engineering,
Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia
Dr. Lovegrove is the UBC’s School of Engineering’s expert in applied
sustainable civil engineering. Dr. Lovegrove was awarded a grant by the
Canada Foundation for Innovation to set up his Sustainable Road Safety
(SRS) Research Lab. He has worked variously as a project and
transportation engineer and consultant for over 20 years in communities
throughout BC, and is regularly asked to speak on sustainable communities
and transportation at conferences across the world. His leadership has
facilitated research, planning, and implementation of projects emphasizing
the promotion of sustainable land use and transportation.
--
*Shoni Litinsky* | Active and Safe Routes to School
Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>
3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773
Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living.
Support our work by becoming a
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CELBRATE Lindsay Gauld's ONE MILLIONTH CYCLING KILOMETER!
Saturday Feb 2nd - TOMORROW
11:30 am
MEET: The Forks - IN the Port - ON THE RIVER
OR meet at 11:00 on the Assiniboine River at the Middlegate / Hugo Docks
access point and join Lindsay as he and others cycle to The Forks.
Tomorrow is going to be a balmy day in Winnipeg - compared to today!
While many of you may be die hard WINTER CYCLISTS - I hazard to say some of
you aren't !?!
SO . . . . how about trying something new and ride the river trail
tomorrow!
Dig out your bike tonight - check the air in the tires - and head on down to
The Forks River Trail tomorrow am.
For sure this will be a once in a lifetime experience - Peter and Paul
Jordan will be MC's at the podium - and we all will be hoping Lindsay will
stop cycling for a few minutes to receive some well-deserved recognition !
Janice Lukes
Hi All,
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If you know of anyone in Manitoba between the ages of 18-28 that is
studying, passionate about, or working in the field of sustainable
transportation, please forward them the following information to apply as a
delegate to the 2013 Canadian Urban Transit Association - Leading the Way
Youth Summit on Sustainable Urban Transportation.
Calgary Transit will be hosting the conference this year from May 10-12,
2013. The deadline for delegate applications is Monday February 25th.
Please help to get the word out to, we would love to have some great
representatives that want to make our cities better for cycling, walking,
transit, and carsharing.
Thanks!****
Shoni
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*Subject: Call for delegates: Leading the Way Youth Summit on Sustainable
Urban Transportation - Calgary, Alberta May 10-12, 2013*****
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sustainable transportation, apply to be a delegate at the *Leading the Way
Youth Summit on Sustainable Transportation* taking place May 10-12, 2013 in
Calgary. This regional youth summit event is presented by the Prairies and
Territories Chapter and the BC Committee of the Canadian Urban Transit
Association and hosted locally by Calgary Transit.****
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explore career paths with like-minded peers and professionals in transit
and related industries. Inspiring speakers, sessions on best practices in
transit and sustainable transportation, a career fair and social activities
round out this weekend summit.****
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are provided for delegates who are selected. * *Application deadline is
Monday February 25, 2013. Apply early, space is limited.*****
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walking, cycling, transit, TOD and why you should apply to the youth summit
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http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=7888381
This article identifies commuting by car as a cause of obesity.
Refreshing.
All too often articles point to the benefits of being active, v. The health consequences of going everywhere by motor vehicle.
When will we have health warnings on cars & trucks like we have on cigarettes?
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