Janice Lukes eyes review for sidewalk, bike lane snow removalThe south
Winnipeg councillor says citizens should get their say as well.
http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2015/12/22/janice-lukes-eyes-review-f…
As crews near the end of a citywide plow operation following last week’s
dump of snow, one Winnipeg councillor believes the time is right to examine
how service can be improved for those on foot and two-wheels.
Janice Lukes is inviting locals to give feedback on her website about the
city’s clearing of sidewalks and bike routes, which make up the city’s
active transportation network.
“Changing a policy is not easy, but if it’s for the betterment of mobility
in our city then that’s what we must do,” she said Monday.
“We can’t hibernate in the winter. We need to be active. The money it saves
us on
healthcare alone is significant.”
Lukes says although the city’s policies around active transportation have
evolved, there’s been a dramatic increase in peoples’ desire to walk and
bike year-round.
That’s why she questions how conducive current snow removal standards are
to active transportation during winter.
For example, she points to the fact clearing of sidewalks and bike routes
are tied to the priority level of adjacent streets.
“Is that correct? In some cases, absolutely. In others, not so,” she said.
Mark Cohoe, chair of advocacy group Bike Winnipeg, calls the policy
car-centric and says it results in a “hit or miss” clearing of bike paths
and unpredictability for cyclists.
“Those (priority) routes aren’t necessarily the routes that people are
taking by bike,” he said Monday.
Having a periodic review of the city’s snow clearing policies as they
relate to accessibility is critical, says Allen Mankewich, spokesperson for
the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities.
“In order to enjoy all aspects of the community as everyone else does, we
need to be able to get around,” he said.
“A lot of people tend to not go out as much in the winter if they do have
mobility issues.”
Lukes said the feedback collected would be discussed during a series of
upcoming sessions, brought to experts, and the city’s active transportation
advisory committee.
“It’s time for a new look,” she said.
“Do we up the budget? Do we reallocate what’s in the budget we have?”
Hi everyone,
Wanted to share a few highlights from yesterday's APBP webinar on Best
Practices Guides along with the presentation slides and a resource list.
It was a bit surprising to remember that there wasn't a lot of design
guidance for pedestrian and cycling infrastructure till about 5 years ago.
Since then it's exploded, with new guides coming out regularly to reflect
new experience and learnings, or to expand on specific types of
infrastructure (such as protected bike lanes
<https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/DoingBusinessWithUs/ManualsPublicat…>
).
Key points that stood out for me:
- It's not a question of one set of design guidelines over another –
there is no hierarchy once you get beyond standards that must be met.
- Instead, the variety of guidance allows flexibility to make the best
facility choice for the specific context (i.e. flexibility is not meant to
be a free-for-all to choose a poor or compromised solution).
- FHWA partnered with The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center to
create a *Design Resource Index
<http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/planning/facilities_designresourceindex.cfm>*.
This allows you to quickly scan where to find the relevant section for
specific types of infrastructure in a variety of design guidelines (all
US-based), so you can compare and find the solution that best fits your
context.
- It's not an either/or choice for a jurisdiction when deciding whether
to use existing guidelines or develop their own. There may be some local
context or unique characteristic (e.g. winter maintenance) that justifies
expanding or adding to existing guidelines. But, you need to appreciate
what a huge undertaking it is to create your own, such as MassDOT did for
protected bike lanes.
cheers,
Beth
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*** Please share widely ***
Starting in January 2016, Councillor Janice Lukes, chair of the City's
Standing Policy Committee on Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works, will
be hosting a series of six casual conversations about transportation in
Winnipeg.
Taking place over the lunch hour on the third Thursday of each month at The
Forks, these 'Transportation Conversations with the Chair' will focus on
relevant topics in Winnipeg. Bring/buy your own lunch and pull up a chair
at Centre Food Court to talk transportation!
*Transportation Conversations with the Chair of Infrastructure Renewal and
Public Works*
*LOCATION: *The Forks, Centre Food Court
*TIME: *12-1pm (BYOL – Buy/Bring Your Own Lunch!)
*DATE: *3rd Thursday of the month
*Topics*:
- *January 21* – Winter Maintenance of Active Transportation
Infrastructure
- *February 18* – Transit and Rapid Transit
- *March 17* – Road Projects in 2016 Budget
- *April 21* – Active Transportation Infrastructure in 2016 Budget
- *May 19* – Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies Moving Forward
- *June 16* – City of Winnipeg Transportation Master Plan 5-Year Update
Hi,
The City has put out an RFP
<http://winnipeg.ca/MatMgt/FolderContents.asp?FOLDER_NAME=1055-2015&YEAR=2015>for
rehabilitation work on Pembina Highway between Grant Avenue and Osborne
Street. The rehabilitation includes buffered bicycle lanes, but it doesn't
seem to offer a lot of help for anyone wanting to make a turn off of
Pembina (say at Warsaw or at Grant),and makes some pretty significant
changes to the pedestrian corridor that leads people from the south side of
Corydon across Pembina Highway, without making any improvements to help get
people on bikes from Corydon onto the Donald Street Pathway. Yo can see
these changes in the bottom right of this drawing
<http://winnipeg.ca/finance/findata/matmgt/documents//2015/1055-2015//1055-2…>
.
Mark
*** Friendly reminder re tomorrow's webinar ***
Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local
viewing of the following APBP webinar, *All About Guidance #1: What's in
Your Library?*
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
* * * * *
*All About Guidance #1: What's in Your Library?Wednesday, December
16 | 2-3pm CST*
Wrap up 2015 and start 2016 by taking a fresh look at best practices guides
and guidance for bicycle and pedestrian professionals. APBP presents two
consecutive webinars inviting you to think more broadly about the guidance
documents you use and explore recent developments in how to apply that
guidance.
*On December 16, APBP asks which resources belong in the practitioner’s
library and considers ways to navigate effectively among different sources
of information.*
MassDOT’s new Separated Bike Lane Planning & Design Guide
<https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/DoingBusinessWithUs/ManualsPublicat…>
frames a discussion led by Andy Clarke (Director of Strategy, Toole Design
Group) about design flexibility, engineering judgment, and the process of
integrating resources. Other panelists are Tony Hull of Civil Streets and
Dan Goodman of FHWA. Dan will discuss FHWA guidance and FHWA’s new Design
Resource Index.
On January 20, the discussion segues to practical tips in applying design
flexibility: how agencies can select among treatments and designs for
specific conditions.
*Presenters:*
- Andy Clarke, Director of Strategy, Toole Design Group
- Dan Goodman, Transportation Specialist, FHWA
- Tony Hull, Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planning Specialist,
Civil Street
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*Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre
<http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/>
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>
3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3772 | Find us here
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>
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Sorry to use the AT network for this but I'm sure many of you can feel my pain!
My fat tire bike was stolen this morning from the bike rack at the corner of Harrow and Corydon in Winnipeg.
It is a Minnesota 2.0 - like the image below but with green instead of the red. If anyone sees it advertised on kijiji or other could you please let me know? Thank you!!
Sarah
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Sarah Prowse
Physical Activity Promotion Coordinator
2nd floor - 490 Hargrave Street
Winnipeg, MB R3A 0X7
Telephone 204 801 3255
Fax 204 940-2690
Email sprowse(a)wrha.mb.ca<mailto:sprowse@wrha.mb.ca>
Bike racks are available in front of the building at the corner of Hargrave and McDermot.
Plan your Winnipeg Transit trip: http://winnipegtransit.com/en/navigo
Follow Winnipeg in motion on Twitter @wpginmotion
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Seems they even need to educate people in Amsterdam how to ride a bike, but
those people are the tourists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEON08d76oE
Thanks
Dave
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Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local
viewing of the following APBP webinar, *All About Guidance #1: What's in
Your Library?*
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
* * * * *
*All About Guidance #1: What's in Your Library?Wednesday, December
16 | 2-3pm CST*
Wrap up 2015 and start 2016 by taking a fresh look at best practices guides
and guidance for bicycle and pedestrian professionals. APBP presents two
consecutive webinars inviting you to think more broadly about the guidance
documents you use and explore recent developments in how to apply that
guidance.
*On December 16, APBP asks which resources belong in the practitioner’s
library and considers ways to navigate effectively among different sources
of information.*
MassDOT’s new Separated Bike Lane Planning & Design Guide
<https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/DoingBusinessWithUs/ManualsPublicat…>
frames a discussion led by Andy Clarke (Director of Strategy, Toole Design
Group) about design flexibility, engineering judgment, and the process of
integrating resources. Other panelists are Tony Hull of Civil Streets and
Dan Goodman of FHWA. Dan will discuss FHWA guidance and FHWA’s new Design
Resource Index.
On January 20, the discussion segues to practical tips in applying design
flexibility: how agencies can select among treatments and designs for
specific conditions.
*Presenters:*
- Andy Clarke, Director of Strategy, Toole Design Group
- Dan Goodman, Transportation Specialist, FHWA
- Tony Hull, Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planning Specialist,
Civil Street
--
*Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre
<http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/>
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>
3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3772 | Find us here
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>
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/>. Donate at
CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>
<http://canadahelps.org/>