Today's webinar, Through-Road/Main Street Interventions, has been POSTPONED
until further notice from NCCHPP.
Thanks,
Jessie
*Jessie Klassen* | Workplace Commuter Options
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre
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On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Jessie Klassen <
jessie(a)greenactioncentre.ca> wrote:
> Just a friendly reminder of tomorrow's webinar: Through-Road/Main Street
>> Interventions. The webinar viewing will take place in the EcoCentre
>> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> boardroom
>> (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave) and will be followed by group discussion of
>> local applications.
>>
>>
>> RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jessie
>>
> *Jessie Klassen* | Workplace Commuter Options
>
> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre
> <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> | Find us here
> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>
>
> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3772
>
>
>
> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living.
>
> Support our work by becoming a member
> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>
>
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>>
>> ** * * * **
>> Through Road/Main Street Interventions
>>
>> *Thursday, October 29th, 1-2pm, EcoCentre
>> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Boardroom*
>>
>>
>> *This webinar will present “Through Road/Main Street Interventions.” This
>> term refers to sections of public roadways that have a dual purpose,
>> serving both as the main streets of small or medium-sized communities and
>> as through routes for motor vehicles.*
>>
>> *Presenter*: François Gagnon (NCCHPP)
>>
>> In this webinar, we will introduce:
>>
>> - What context-sensitive through road/main street design interventions
>> are;
>> - What evaluations reveal regarding their effects on public health and
>> its determinants;
>> - The implications for the practices of actors who would like to promote
>> them.
>>
>> Question and exchange periods will be part of the session.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Cara Fisher <carafisher(a)altaplanning.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 08:43:59 -0700
The Winter Cycling Congress 2016 <http://wintercyclingcongress2016.org/>
conference super early bird "arctic tern" registration closes October 31st
for only $325. Don't miss your chance to save on the affordable rate to
attend this international conference on winter cycling.
The Congress is taking place in the Twin Cities Minneapolis February 2nd
through to 4th. The program will be announced very soon. The three theme at
this years event are:
- Build it - policy, planning, engineering & design for year-round
cycling and walking
- Maintain it – implementing the plan & maintaining safe, comfortable
conditions
- Bike it –evaluating winter cycling & encouraging health, economic and
social benefits
Hope to see you there!
Cara Fisher
Director, Winter Cycling Federation
Planner, Alta Planning + Design
>
> Just a friendly reminder of tomorrow's webinar: Through-Road/Main Street
> Interventions. The webinar viewing will take place in the EcoCentre
> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> boardroom
> (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave) and will be followed by group discussion of
> local applications.
>
>
> RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jessie
>
*Jessie Klassen* | Workplace Commuter Options
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre
<http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> | Find us here
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>
3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3772
Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living.
Support our work by becoming a member
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>
>
> ** * * * **
> Through Road/Main Street Interventions
>
> *Thursday, October 29th, 1-2pm, EcoCentre
> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Boardroom*
>
>
> *This webinar will present “Through Road/Main Street Interventions.” This
> term refers to sections of public roadways that have a dual purpose,
> serving both as the main streets of small or medium-sized communities and
> as through routes for motor vehicles.*
>
> *Presenter*: François Gagnon (NCCHPP)
>
> In this webinar, we will introduce:
>
> - What context-sensitive through road/main street design interventions
> are;
> - What evaluations reveal regarding their effects on public health and its
> determinants;
> - The implications for the practices of actors who would like to promote
> them.
>
> Question and exchange periods will be part of the session.
>
>
>
>
>
Snow plows moving quickly to clear bike lanes this winter
http://www.660news.com/2015/10/27/snow-plows-moving-quickly-to-clear-bike-l…
This will be the first winter for Calgary’s cycle track pilot project, and
some are wondering what it will mean for snow plowing.
Brittany Kustra is with the City of Calgary’s roads department and told 660
NEWS how it will work.
“The cycle track is all on priority one roads so they’ll be cleared within
24 hours after the snow has stopped falling. Those marked on-street bike
lanes are priority two roads which means they will be cleared within 48
hours after the snow stops falling,” said Kustra.
Crews will use a special piece of equipment called a weele to clear the
bike lanes themselves.
One note, the green posts dividing the downtown cycle track from car
traffic will be staying, and that could make it more difficult for the
plows to move the snow off the street.
This is a 2012 report, but it is a must-read for anyone concerned with
cycling safety and/or promoting cycling in Manitoba.
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/Pub/pdf/12Cycle-Safety.pdf
In 19 pages, it provides the underpinnings for policy affecting safety,
cycling infrastructure and AT promotion, based on real experience in a broad
range of countries. If everybody involved started from the basis of these
findings, we would save ourselves a lot of time and effort.
Sounds like this would be useful here: http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/10/seattle-is-improving-its-bike-trails…
David Patman, P. Eng.
Transit Planner
Winnipeg Transit | Service Development Division
421 Osborne Street | Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2A2
P: 204-986-5737 | dpatman(a)winnipeg.ca<mailto:dpatman@winnipeg.ca>
** Friendly reminder about tomorrow's webinar **
Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local
viewing of this month's APBP webinar on *Tactical Urbanism*. Should be
another good one.
The webinar viewing takes place in the EcoCentre boardroom (3rd floor, 303
Portage Ave) and will be followed by group discussion of local
applications.
RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then!
cheers,
Beth
** * * * **
Tactical Urbanism
*Wednesday, Oct. 21st, 2-3pm, EcoCentre
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>
Boardroom*
Practitioners will discuss how to harness Tactical Urbanism as a tool to
test ideas and designs, collaborate with residents and City agencies, and
bolster project support. The focus of the webinar will be on utilizing
Tactical Urbanism as a three-dimensional, real-world model to engage the
public and also refine designs and test ideas in the field. Case studies
illustrate successful strategies for engaging neighborhood residents, city
agencies, and decision-makers and making them integral to the vision,
design, and implementation of these temporary and semi-permanent
installations. The emphasis of these case studies will be on using Tactical
Urbanism to build city agency and grassroots support while also iteratively
testing design ideas, engaging stakeholders such as emergency services and
city engineers in the field, and using the installation to inform future
design and construction.
*Speakers*:
- David "DK" Kemp, Senior Transportation Planner, City of Boulder
- Mike Lydon, Principal, The Street Plans Collaborative
- Carrie Nielson, Senior Planner, Fehr & Peers
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