[Courtesy of APBP]
*Vancouver is One of the Fastest-Growing Cycling Cities in the World; Spain
Setting the Pace*
According to Eco-Counter,
<http://apbp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=037c18ed2ef6f4b756191575e&id=…>Spaniards
are taking to their bikes in record numbers
<http://apbp.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=037c18ed2ef6f4b756191575e&id…>,
seeing 8% ridership growth. Switzerland and Canada (at 6%) are tied for
second place in cycling growth rate.
Canadian cities are two of the fastest-growing cycling cities worldwide,
with Ottawa coming in at #3 and Vancouver at #5. San Francisco is #2 and
Zurich comes in at #4.
What is the world’s fastest-growing bicycling city? Wroclaw, Poland.
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From: *Chapman, Jennifer (MIT)* <Jennifer.Chapman(a)gov.mb.ca>
Date: Monday, 7 March 2016
Subject: REMINDER: Planning for Active Transportation Accommodation -
Technical Workshop
To:
ITE Members & Friends:
Early bird registration for this upcoming technical workshop hosted by ITE
Manitoba’s Student Chapter has been extended to March 16. Please see the
attachment for details.
For further information contact Caleb Olfert at technical(a)iteumanitoba.ca
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Thank you,
ITE Manitoba
http://greenactioncentre.ca/event/webinar-reducing-ghg-emissions-in-canadas…
*Webinar today at 1 p.m. in the Eco-Centre boardroom*
*Webinar: Reducing GHG Emissions in Canada’s Road Transportation Sector: A
Long, Hard Road to 2050*
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 1:00 to 2:00 pm + discussion afterwards
*Come and learn with us because knowledge is power. *
*When:* Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 1:00 PM CT- Winnipeg
*Where*: EcoCentre Boardroom- 303 Portage Ave. 3rd Floor. * Seating is
limited, first come, first served.*
*A Webinar on Reducing GHG Emissions in Canada’s Road Transportation
Sector: A Long, Hard Road to 2050
<http://go.conferenceboard.ca/GwG0Fj00eB3FE0or0000qC0>*,
*Description:*
The Paris climate talks are over and Canada has joined nearly 200 nations
in its commitment to tackling climate change. But will it be enough? It is
widely maintained that to prevent catastrophic climate change from
occurring, developed countries must reduce their emissions by 80 per cent
relative to 1990 levels. Unfortunately for Canada, our greenhouse gas
emissions levels are increasing. Much of the growth has resulted from the
transportation sector, with both commercial and residential road
transportation emissions accounting for the largest share. So what can be
done to stop this continuing growth, and rein in emissions before it’s too
late?
In this special 60-minute webinar, Len Coad, Research Director of Public
Policy for the Conference Board of Canada, will present key findings from
the recently released report *A Long, Hard Road: Reducing GHG Emissions in
Canada’s Road Transportation Sector by 2050*.
For this research, an analysis was completed examining options Canada might
pursue to reduce road transportation greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per
cent from their 1990 level by 2050. Len will provide expert analysis of the
results, and detail two cases that examine the potential emissions
reductions that could result from a broad range of trends and technologies,
noting that even with aggressive assumptions, Canada would still need to
make significant adjustments to achieve the target.
In this 60 minute webinar you will learn:
- What could happen if we do nothing more than we are currently doing
(reference case)
- What a continuous improvement case could achieve
- What a path to a low-carbon future could look like for road transport
--
*Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options
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