It is that special time of year again! Tomorrow is Clean Air Day :)
Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca> is hosting breakfast
tomorrow morning for active commuters. We will be handing out free coffee
(bring your mug!), juice, cinnamon buns, and muffins for folks that bike,
walk, skate, or scoot to work.
*Where:* North side of Osborne Bridge (Leg side)
*When:* 7:00am-9:00am
*Why:* Because you work so hard to get to work in an active, and
environmentally conscious way and we would like to celebrate that with you.
Tomorrow also marks the mid-week point of Commuter
Challenge<http://greenactioncentre.ca/program/commuterchallenge/>,
if you didn't sign-up please do!
See you in the morning - if you are lucky Dave will adjust your bike for
you :)
Cheers,
Shoni & the Green Action Centre crew.
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*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
member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/memberships/>
Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>
[Friendly reminder about tomorrow afternoon's webinar on bikeway design...]
Bike to the Future and Green Action Centre invite you to join us for a
local viewing of the following APBP webinar at the EcoCentre (3rd floor,
303 Portage Ave). This will be followed by group discussion of local
applications.* *Detailed descriptions provided below.
*NACTO Urban Bikeway Design
Guide<http://nacto.org/cities-for-cycling/design-guide/>
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*Bikeway Design in Context: Determining the Right Facility for the Right
Street
**Wed, June 5th | 2:00-3:15 p.m.*
RSVPs are appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then!
cheers,
Beth
(204) 925-3772
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NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide Webinar
Series<http://greenactioncentre.ca/event/at-webinar-bikeway-design-at-intersection…>
#2, Bikeway Design in Context: Determining the Right Facility for the Right
Street
Wednesday, June 5 | 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. CDT
As bikeway design options have multiplied and evolved, the decision-making
process for practitioners has become increasingly complex. What kinds of
streets are best suited to cycle tracks? When should an engineer use a
buffered bike lane rather than a conventional bike lane? Are shared lane
markings appropriate for busy streets or only on local roads? This session
will analyze the decision-making process that different cities go through
when answering such questions, looking beyond speed and ADT to consider
elements as varied as context, parking, transit routes and street width.
Presenters are Joshua Benson, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Director, New
York City Department of Transportation and Nathan Wilkes, Associate Traffic
Engineer, Neighborhood Connectivity Division, City of Austin.
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Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:55:17 -0500
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Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes Handbook, Third Edition:
Chapter 16, Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities****
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*Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes Handbook, Third
Edition: Chapter 16, Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities*
TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 95: Traveler
Response to Transportation System Changes Handbook, Third Edition; Chapter
16, Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities examines pedestrian and bicyclist
behavior and travel demand outcomes in a relatively broad sense.
The report covers traveler response to non-motorized transportation (NMT)
facilities both in isolation and as part of the total urban fabric, along
with the effects of associated programs and promotion. The report looks not
only at transportation outcomes, but also recreational and public health
outcomes.
TCRP Report 95, Chapter 16 focuses on the travel behavior and public health
implications of pedestrian/bicycle area-wide systems; NMT-link facilities
such as sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and on-transit accommodation of bicycles;
and node-specific facilities such as street-crossing treatments, bicycle
parking, and showers.
The report also includes discussion of the implications of pedestrian and
bicycle “friendly” neighborhoods, policies, programs, and promotion.
The report is complemented by illustrative photographs provided as a “Photo
Gallery” at the conclusion of the report. In addition, PowerPoint slides of
the photographs<http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_95C16.ppt>are
available for download..
The Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes
Handbook<http://www.trb.org/Publications/TCRPReport95.aspx>consists of
these Chapter 1 introductory materials and 15 stand-alone
published topic area chapters. Each topic area chapter provides traveler
response findings including supportive information and interpretation, and
also includes case studies and a bibliography consisting of the references
utilized as sources.****
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CANADA
tjzdan50(a)gmail.com <tjzdan(a)gmasil.com>
[Fun video of the launch of Citi Bike – warning: cute kids at the end!]
Citi Bike Debuts in NYC from Streetfilms <http://vimeo.com/streetfilms>
http://vimeo.com/67105887
Memorial Day 2013 marked a milestone in NYC transportation history: the
debut of the city's bike-share system, Citi Bike. At 330 stations, 6,000
bikes (of a planned 10,000) were available to more than 13,000 members who
signed up for a yearly pass - and many of them couldn't wait to hit the
streets!
The press conference at City Hall was a media frenzy. Hundreds of reporters
and cameras were on hand to watch Mayor Michael Bloomberg and
Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan ring in the launch.
Streetfilms was there at this historic moment and put together this fun
four-minute film which features a Citibike bike share station along a
protected bike lane, David Byrne telling us what he will do with bike share
and the best shot anyone got of Commissioner Sadik-Khan test driving the
bike at City Hall.