Sorry, that last email got sent before I wanted.
The city has released an RFP
<https://www.winnipeg.ca/matmgt/bidopp.asp#1243-2019>(
https://www.winnipeg.ca/matmgt/bidopp.asp#1243-2019) for the Core Framework
Study of its Transportation Master Plan.
Project Milestones
Task Milestone
Date
Project Work
Plan
February 16, 2020
Background, Existing Conditions, Challenges & Future Options August
31, 2020
Transportation Modelling of Future Options
October 30, 2020
White Paper outlining key
findings November 30,
2020
Development of Draft TMP Core Framework Study January
29, 2021
Development of Cost Estimates, Benefit / Cost Analysis
February
26, 2021
Final TMP Core Framework
Report March 31, 2021
Final Transportation Master Plan By others by (June 30, 2021 )
Mark Cohoe
Executive Director
Bike Winnipeg
t: 204-894-6540
e: mark(a)bikewinnipeg.ca
The city has posted an RFP for the Transportation Master Plan.
Project Milestones:
Task Milestone Date Project Work Plan February 16, 2020 Background,
Existing Conditions, Challenges & Future Options August 31, 2020 Transportation
Modelling of Future OptionsOctober 30, 2020 White Paper outlining key
findings November 30, 2020Development of Draft TMP Core Framework Study January
29, 2021 Development of Cost Estimates, Benefit / Cost Analysis February
26, 2021 Final TMP Core Framework Report March 31, 2021 Final
Transportation Master Plan By others by (June 30, 2021 )
*Putting the pedal to the metal *
* Bike-building marathon brings community together to help children in need*
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/putting-the-pedal-to-the-metal-5656…
STAFF and volunteers at a community bicycle repair shop are aiming to make
Christmas special for hundreds of children by giving them the gift of
cycling.
The WRENCH (Winnipeg Repair Education and Cycling Hub), an organization
dedicated to making bicycles and cycling accessible to everyone, is holding
its ninth annual Cycle of Giving event on Dec. 7. The 24-hour event will
bring volunteer mechanics together to build more than 350 bicycles that
will be distributed to children in need.
The bike-building marathon takes place at the Orioles Community Centre at
448 Burnell St.
Longtime WRENCH volunteer Robert Schulz Sr. looks forward to volunteering
at Cycle of Giving each year.
For Schulz, it’s an opportunity to do something meaningful with his two
children, Robert Jr., 14, and Chanel, 11.
“This whole Cycle of Giving has allowed me to be a good dad… by spending
time with (my children) and interacting with them doing the same activity,”
Schulz says. “It’s drawn us closer together in a lot of ways.”
A dedicated cyclist, Schulz is proud to say that each bicycle his family
owns has been built at the WRENCH. His children are avid cyclists,
something Schulz has encouraged because it contributes to environmental
sustainability.
Schulz is a teacher at École Luxton School, an elementary school in the
North End. He works with a small class that’s typically made up of about
eight boys, and his volunteerism at the WRENCH has influenced his work in
the classroom.
Each year, Schulz’s students build bicycles for themselves. They also build
an additional bicycle that is gifted to a student they have never met.
“It’s a magical day here at Luxton when the bikes are given out,” Schulz
says. “What a great way to teach empathy, humility and sustainability.”
Like Schulz, Kim Segal is looking forward to this year’s Cycle of Giving.
Each year, the self-employed massage therapist tries to spend as many hours
at the event as possible.
“You meet so many different people from all walks of life,” Segal says. “I
love the fact that at the WRENCH, everybody is equal.”
Watching the pile of finished bikes grow during Cycle of Giving is
exciting, she adds.
“It’s emotional when you think of all the people that are benefiting from
this. I can’t think of many things I have been involved with where it’s
such an incredibly good feeling of giving back.”
In addition to volunteer bike mechanics, Cycle of Giving relies on
volunteer bike cleaners, card makers, food servers and site crew who help
set up, maintain and tear down the workshop.
Anyone interested in volunteering can visit thewrench.ca/cycle-ofgiving-
2019 for details.
In conjunction with the event, the WRENCH is raising $30,000 for its
year-round programming, says Patrick Krawec, the organization’s managing
director. People can donate at thewrench.ca.
Donations of children’s bicycles and parts are also welcome.
Cycle of Giving is a joyful celebration for those who participate, Krawec
says, adding that the gift of a bicycle can help the recipient imagine a
better tomorrow.
“The impact of these bicycles in the community cannot be overstated,” he
says.
WINNIPEG - A new online portal was launched today, designed to make
accessing snow clearing information easier for Winnipeggers.
Winnipeg.ca/snow <https://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/snow/default.stm>
includes winter parking ban information, a comprehensive FAQ, and – most
notably – a new snow clearing status map for major snow plowing operations.
Residents can now check on crews’ progress during major plowing operations
and residential plowing operations by searching an address and viewing the
percentage completed.
During a major plowing operation, residents will be able to search an
address, and view the percentage completed by geographic area for Priority
1 and 2 streets, as well as sidewalks and pathways. During a residential
plowing operation, residents will be able to search an address, and view
the percentage completed by snow zone.
Residents can also view street priority by searching an address on our
street priority map, in addition to viewing snow routes on a searchable
map.
The new resource also features information about the new winter maintenance
improvements for identified Active Transportation (AT) priority routes that
will be implemented city-wide, including a searchable map displaying the
routes. Under this new system, identified priority AT routes will be
cleared within 36 hours after three or more centimeters of snowfall.
Prioritization occurred as part of a greater maintenance strategy developed
over the last few years in consultation with various active transportation
user groups; it supports making daily walking and cycling more convenient
and accessible year-round travel modes for people of all ages and
abilities.
https://www.manitobapost.com/winnipeg-news/new-online-snow-clearing-portal-…