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Fw: Active Transportation - Canada: October 3, 2008
by Beth McKechnie 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Haynes To: activetransportation(a)rogers.com Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 11:44 AM Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: October 3, 2008 Active Transportation - Canada features a regular posting of news articles, studies, reports, and other items that have relevance in this field, with previous postings available in an archive. In addition, pictures of existing Active Transportation infrastructure from communities across Canada will be profiled each week. The following items have recently been posted to the Active Transportation - Canada Blog. To view in more detail, go to: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com **************************************************************************************************** 1.. Article - $50B transit plan would improve GO, TTC 2.. Upcoming Event - Vancouver: Guidelines for Child and Youth Friendly Land Use and Transportation Planning 3.. Article - Kelowna cycling cash 4.. Interesting Website - Worldometers: Bicycle Statistics 5.. Article - Obesity and high oil prices are good news for the world’s biggest bikemaker 6.. Upcoming Event - Toronto: Ontario's Inaugural Road Pricing Forum 7.. Article - Belleville: Kiwanis Skateboard Park is 'friggin' sick' 8.. Article - A small step for commuters, a giant leap for saving the planet 9.. Article - Montreal: Carefree on a car-free day 10.. Article - It's traffic as usual on Toronto's no-car day 11.. Car Free Day News - London UK **************************************************************************************************** A reminder e-mail of new postings will be sent no more often than once per week. To continue to receive these updates, you need take no action. Should you not wish to receive updates, please return this e-mail with "Unsubscribe" in the Subject area. For more information, please contact: Michael Haynes Director TransActive Solutions activetransportation(a)rogers.com 613.424.2803

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More cities trying out ciclovias
by Beth McKechnie 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

MORE CITIES TRYING OUT CICLOVIAS According to an article in the Sept. 28 "Parks, Greenways, Trails, Great Places to Walk & Bike" newsletter [by Gil Penalosa], "An increasing number of cities are temporarily opening streets to people and closing them to cars. Without any capital investments (some operational), they are getting people out to be physically active; from thousands in small communities to millions in large cities, it is working. "Thanks to StreetFilms and the leadership of Clarence Eckerson, now we can learn from many of these 'best practices.' Use the videos to get people on board, and then barrow the Nike slogan and 'just do it!' It takes political will, a can-do attitude from city staff, and community engagement. "See four examples of magnificent exercises of social integration where people of all ages, gender, levels of ability, economic and ethnic backgrounds come out and participate as equals. Although Bogota has enjoyed ciclovia for many years, NYC, San Francisco, and Portland began in 2008; you can too, by learning from them. This could be your first resolution for 2009!" Videos: Bogota (CO): http://tinyurl.com/4ynyeu New York City (NY): http://tinyurl.com/3mwe9p San Francisco (CA): http://tinyurl.com/4m3svh Portland (OR) http://tinyurl.com/3tqlh9

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WFP editorial: The right bridge (Sept.25'08)
by Beth McKechnie 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

Winnipeg Free Press a.. Winnipeg Free PressEditorialsThe right bridge bylineParse(' ') Updated: September 25, 2008 at 07:24 AM CDT CITY council, with some dissent, has approved the rational option for saving the Disraeli overpass and bridge, a span that is, by some professional assessment, heading to collapse. It is disconcerting when the public works department says the bridge is OK for now, largely on the premise it is inspected four times a year for further decay. The city administration needs to move this capital priority along as fast is prudently possible. The supports and surface of the 48-year-old bridge will be rehabilitated, and a separate cycling/pedestrian bridge will be built to the east of Disraeli. The project, which will involve a private partner to whom the city will pay rent on the bridge for 30 years, will cost $140 million. Four dissenting councillors wanted to see a double span constructed, for an additional $150 million. They were concerned the closure of the bridge for up to 16 months would make the commute from the city's northeast, down alternate routes, onerous. It is expected to add nine minutes to the trip, which almost doubles travel time for some. No one is predicting that there will be population growth along Henderson Highway to justify a double span bridge over the Red River. Further, if the general trends on bus riding hold, any increased pressure on the route ought to be partially offset by the more efficient mode of transportation. Councillors are expected to speak for their constituents interests but not so disproportionately against the interests of the broader community. The commuters from East Kildonan will feel the temporary inconvenience most acutely, but to double the cost of the Disraeli project would be inappropriate. The city was told that improving bus service with shuttles and park-and-rides is one way to reduce the increased strain on North Main Street, from the Chief Peguis Trail and the Redwood Bridge. The focus inevitably will be on rush-hour demand, but in isolation of the larger picture -- encouraging the development of more useful mass transit options to attract more riders -- would reduce the exercise to a stop-gap measure that likely would revert back to current ridership when Disraeli opens again. Winnipeg has been nursing an infrastructure-deficit hangover for decades. It will take a long time to dig out of the multi-million dollar hole. Bridges and freeways are big, expensive things to build and maintain and dangerous when their repair needs are ignored. Pushing drivers onto mass transit can help ease the long-term cost of road maintenance. That should become an integral piece of Winnipeg's the infrastructure maintenance plan. a.. a.. © 2008 Winnipeg Free Press. All Rights Reserved. Powered by McClatchy Interactive

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WFP: Council OK's Disraeli refit (Sept.25'08)
by Beth McKechnie 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

Winnipeg Free Press a.. Winnipeg Free PressLocal NewsCouncil OK's Disraeli refit; area councillors ignored bylineParse('By Bartley Kives') Updated: September 25, 2008 at 02:50 AM CDT WINNIPEG will forge ahead with a plan to fix the aging Disraeli Freeway against the wishes of every councillor who represents the northeast quadrant of the city. City council voted 11-4 on Wednesday to approve a Disraeli Freeway repair plan that calls for new concrete decking and refurbished structural supports on the existing 1.1-kilometre roadway, which includes a single-span, four-lane bridge that connects Elmwood with downtown. The $140-million plan, which calls for a new pedestrian-and-bike bridge to rise over the Red River three blocks to the east, will result in a freeway closure that may last as long as 16 months. The city hopes to reduce that closure by writing incentives into a formal call for proposals to design, build and maintain the freeway, which was built in 1960 and then damaged by corrosion during the next 48 years. Winnipeg's chief administrative officer will ensure the city chooses a private construction consortium that either comes up with a plan to speed up the Disraeli repair job or finds a way to keep two lanes of freeway traffic open while some of the work takes place, Mayor Sam Katz said. But the mayor's assurances could not stop all four councillors who represent the areas most affected by the closure to vote against the plan. North Kildonan Coun. Jeff Browaty, Elmwood Coun. Lillian Thomas and St. Boniface Coun. Dan Vandal opposed the plan because they believe a 16-month closure is intolerable to northeast Winnipeg motorists. Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt believes the plan is short-sighted because the city will soon need to refurbish the 97-year-old Louise Bridge and must also build a new bridge to carry buses from Point Douglas to a future Nairn Avenue rapid-transit corridor. "This is a city that sometimes thinks like a village," said Wyatt, decrying a lack of long-term planning in the city. The northeast Winnipeg politicians said they would prefer to see Winnipeg build a dual-span, six-lane Disraeli Freeway that could accommodate traffic on one span while the other is under construction. Rookie councillor Browaty called the single-span plan the biggest disappointment he's seen since he joined council, while Thomas suggested city engineers have overstated the cost of building a dual-span Disraeli Freeway. Those engineers have placed the projected cost in the $300-million range. Katz said the city cannot afford the tab and is not likely to get help for the project from the provincial government. "There's no pot of gold on Broadway," the mayor said. bartley.kives(a)freepress.mb.ca a.. a.. © 2008 Winnipeg Free Press. All Rights Reserved. Powered by McClatchy Interactive

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Vote online re: ped/cyclist bridge at Disraeli
by Beth McKechnie 23 Sep '08

23 Sep '08

Winnipeg Free Press Web Poll VOTE ONLINE at winnipegfreepress.com "Do you like the idea of a separate bridge for pedestrians and cyclists on the Disraeli Freeway?" * * * * * * * * * * Beth McKechnie Green Commuting Initiatives Resource Conservation Manitoba www.resourceconservation.mb.ca

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WFP: City eyes pedestrian/bike span - Disraeli reconstruction (Sept.23'08)
by Beth McKechnie 23 Sep '08

23 Sep '08

Winnipeg Free Press Local News City eyes pedestrian/bike spanWould be part of Disraeli reconstruction bylineParse('By Bartley Kives') Updated: September 23, 2008 at 02:50 AM CDT Cyclists are ecstatic but northeast Winnipeg politicians are fuming over the latest Disraeli Freeway reconstruction plan, which calls for a new pedestrian-and-bike bridge but no guarantees motorists won't be stuck in construction traffic for as long as 16 months. After mulling over three Disraeli design options, city bridge engineers have chosen to forge ahead with a four-lane, single-span structure that will keep the price down to $140 million by reusing existing concrete foundations and steel girders. The design, which comes before city council's public works committee today, calls for a single sidewalk, wider curb lanes to allow vehicles and cyclists to share the road and a brand-new pedestrian/cyclist bridge that would connect Elmwood with North Point Douglas several blocks to the east. City engineers say the dedicated pedestrian/bike bridge will add $12.5 million to a design originally pegged at $125 million, but remains cheaper than a $160-million option that called for a wider motor-vehicle bridge to accommodate a separated bike lane. "No fumes, no fast cars zooming by you. This is exactly what we wanted," said Kevin Miller, a spokesman for Bike To The Future, a commuter-cyclist lobby group. "This is just a wonderful solution that fits in perfectly with the (bike trail) infrastructure that's been built in the last few years." Pending council approval, city engineers will search for a private construction consortium to design, build, finance and maintain the 1.1-kilometre roadway later this fall, with the hopes of seeing actual work start in 2010. Preference will be given to a consortium that comes up with a way to abbreviate the expected 16-month construction period or keep two lanes open to traffic while the work is underway, public works director Bill Larkin said. Those goals will be written into the formal request for proposals, but northeast Winnipeg politicians would still prefer to see the city adopt a design that would not require any closures on the Disraeli Freeway. North Kildonan Coun. Jeff Browaty, Elmwood Coun. Lillian Thomas, Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt and former Elmwood MLA Jim Maloway -- who's now running for a federal seat in Transcona -- have been urging the city to build a six-lane, double-span Disraeli Freeway. Browaty said his constituents won't be happy with any closure on the motor-vehicle bridge. Maloway completely panned the new city design. "This sounds to me like a pretty goofy idea, because it doesn't change the fact people will be inconvenienced for a year and a half," he said. City engineers have pegged the price of a double-span Disraeli Freeway at around $300 million, a figure Larkin says the city cannot justify on the basis of meeting future traffic needs or alleviating construction-period congestion. Even at $140 million, the freeway reconstruction is the second-most-expensive roadway project on Winnipeg's horizon, after the $324-million southwest Winnipeg bus corridor announced by Mayor Sam Katz and Premier Gary Doer earlier this month. The special meeting of city council's public works committee has been called for this morning to allow Couns. Thomas, Browaty, Bill Clement and Harry Lazarenko to review the Disraeli design, while council as a whole votes on the plan on Wednesday. Maloway said that does not allow enough time for debate, claiming he's heard from 5,000 northeast Winnipeg residents who want to see a two-span bridge built at any cost. bartley.kives(a)freepress.mb.ca * * © 2008 Winnipeg Free Press. All Rights Reserved. Powered by McClatchy Interactive

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Anders may not toot his own horn ...
by Stacy Matwick 21 Sep '08

21 Sep '08

But I will ;-) "The Front Line: Five Local Eco Heroes" by Jordy Gold GreenLiving Fall 2008 p. 33-37 "For every Al Gore or Jane Goodall, there are a legion of relatively unknown individuals whose accomplishments are equally impressive. Meet five inspiring Canadians." http://www.greenlivingonline.com/EnviroHeroes/5-local-eco-heroes/ For the full article (with pictures) http://magazine.greenlivingonline.com/greenliving/2008fall Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx "Life is like a bicycle, to keep your balance your must keep on moving" Albert Einstein

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Car Free Day this Sunday and Campus Commuter Challenge
by Stephanie Fulford 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

Car Free Day, Sunday, September 21st, 2008 On Sunday, September 21st, community groups will be making part of Winnipeg truly car-free, by closing down Albert Street in the Exchange District to all motorized traffic for the afternoon. If you've ever wished that you could play street hockey downtown, challenge a stranger to a game of chess, or sit on a couch in the middle of a street, then this is the event for you. For more information on the event check out www.resourceconservation.mb.ca (see poster attached) Campus Commuter Challenge, September 22-26, 2008. Fall has arrived, and university students are figuring out how to get to class not just on time, but also on a budget and greenhouse-gas-free. During the week of September 22nd-26th, they will also be engaging in a friendly competition to see which Manitoba campus will be declared the Campus Commuter Challenge Champion for 2008. Participating students have the opportunity to win fantastic prizes, including free monthly transit passes for the school year courtesy of Winnipeg Transit, and free train travel for two from Winnipeg to Churchill courtesy of Via Rail Canada. For more information or to register, visit: www.resourceconservation.mb.ca --------------------------------------------------------------- Stephanie Fulford Green Commuting Initiatives Resource Conservation Manitoba 303 Portage Avenue, 3rd Floor Winnipeg, MB R3B 2B4 Phone: 204.925.3774 Fax: 204.942.4207 www.resourceconservation.mb.ca

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Social costs of transportation = $40B
by Beth McKechnie 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

Social costs of cars, planes, trains $40B a year: Transport Canada Last Updated: Monday, September 1, 2008 | 3:47 PM ET Comments30Recommend17 The Canadian Press A groundbreaking federal study has calculated the "social costs" of operating cars, trucks, planes, trains and boats across Canada at up to $40 billion a year. The study for the first time attempts to put a national price tag on the unwanted byproducts of transport, that is, accidents, pollution, congestion, noise and greenhouse gases. The findings, released without fanfare in late August, are the result of a five-year project that drew widely on experts from academia, industry and the provinces. Using statistics for the year 2000, the task force found that the often-hidden social costs for all modes of transport ranged between $24.4 billion and $39.5 billion - or up to 17 per cent of the total costs of transport that year. Automobile accidents represented the largest single source of social costs. Researchers determined that a Canadian life was worth about $4 million on average, based on insurance and court settlements, and that fully disabling accidents cost an average of $260,000. Altogether, road accidents accounted for an estimated $16 billion in social costs in 2000, compared with just $370 million for accidents involving planes, trains and boats combined. Road congestion and air pollution on the roads cost another $5 billion each, while greenhouse gases emitted by road vehicles cost $3.7 billion, based on a carbon-trading market price of $29 a tonne. Noise costs, difficult to estimate, were pegged at just $220 million. Congestion was generally measured in terms of productive time lost while drivers were idled by traffic jams. The air, marine and rail modes accounted for just a fraction of these social costs, the study found. The worst social impact of aircraft was in the amount of greenhouse gases emitted, calculated as costing almost half a billion dollars. The worst impact in the rail and marine sectors was air pollution, each also calculated at about a half billion dollars. Lack of data prevented the researchers from estimating congestion costs for the rail, marine and air sectors. The authors caution that the complex methodology is a still work in progress but that "another tool has been added to the analytical toolbox of transportation analysts." Further related studies are planned. A spokeswoman for Transport Canada said the $1.4-million study was designed "to allow for a better understanding of the relative full costs of the different modes of transportation. "Those social costs are borne by all members of society," Maryse Durette said in an interview. A transportation expert who was consulted throughout the study praised the results. "I have been quite impressed at the care taken in the analysis," said David Jeanes, spokesman for Transport 2000, a non-profit research and advocacy group. "We urgently need this `level playing field' information for governments to make intelligent decisions about investment among the various modes [of transport]. "It has been a very challenging exercise and cannot be absolutely complete and perfect, but I think the report is a good one." The study also tried to compare social costs in Canada with other countries. Canadian accident costs, for example, were generally in line with those in Britain and Europe but were less than half the level for the United States. "The high transportation accident cost in the United States can be explained in part by the higher rate of transportation accident related death observed in that country ... more than 15 per 100,000 inhabitants compared to about 10 per 100,000 for Canada," the report says. On the other hand, the estimated costs of transportation "noise" in Canada were much lower than in any other country, perhaps reflecting a less-dense population in Canada or differing methods of determining the cost, the authors said. Noise costs were generally calculated as the damage to residential property values from the constant sound of vehicle traffic, trains and aircraft. © The Canadian Press, 2008 -- Liz Dykman Coordinator Manitoba Eco-Network 3-303 Portage Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3B 2B4 Ph: (204) 947-6511 Fx: (204) 989-8476 Web: www.mbeconetwork.org Manitoba Eco-Network is a regional affiliate of the Canadian Environmental Network

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Active & Green Fall 2008
by Jessie Klassen 17 Sep '08

17 Sep '08

Hello All! Below you will find the link to our latest Active and Green newsletter. We hope you will share it widely with your colleagues, family and friends. http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/news/pdfs/Active%20&%20Green%20Fall%20 2008.pdf Here are a few highlights from the Active & Green Fall 2008 issue: * Park(ing) Day (September 19, 2008) * Car Free Day Celebrations (Sun/Mon, Sept 21/22, 2008) * Campus Commuter Challenge (September 22-26, 2008) * International Walk to School Month (October 2008) * Bike to the Future Fall Forum (Wednesday, October 15, 2008) * Civic Centre Public Bike Corral now open * Commuter Challenge Results and Stories * Friday Afternoon at the Movies If for some reason you are not able to access the link, please contact us and we will email the pdf file directly or provide a hard copy for posting at your workplace. Stay Active & Green, Beth McKechnie and Jessie Klassen Green Commuting Initiatives, Workplace Transporation Demand Management Tel: (204) 925-3772 Email: jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca Resource Conservation Manitoba 303 Portage Ave, 3rd Floor Winnipeg, MB R3B 2B4 Fax: (204) 942-4207 web: www.resourceconservation.mb.ca

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WFP: City not supporting cycling
by Beth McKechnie 15 Sep '08

15 Sep '08

Winnipeg Free Press_______________________________________ a.. Winnipeg Free Press Have Your Say Updated: September 15, 2008 at 08:34 AM CDT City not supporting cycling Re: Bike lanes were a bit of a wash, Sept. 12. Four years after the City of Winnipeg received the report it commissioned on active transportation, and two years after the report was adopted in principle, the city has done little to support cycling in Winnipeg. The few things that have been done have been poorly planned and implemented, as the "sharrow" example shows. These extra-wide "sharrow" lanes not only washed away, they were placed too close to the curb, often in lanes that were too narrow to actually share, according to accepted standards for road design. Meanwhile, major priorities for cycling improvements, such as the Pembina corridor, are ignored. We have lots of pavement in Winnipeg, but we need to reallocate some of it for the use of bicycles. When we rebuild roads and bridges and when we plan new suburban subdivisions, we need to consider and encourage cycling as a means of transportation instead of building bicycle paths to nowhere, as is being done in Waverley West. And we need a public education campaign to get cyclists and motorists sharing the road safely. With yet another spike in gas prices, you would think city politicians would get the message-- more and more of us are cycling more often. It's time city council woke up and read the good news: More bicycles mean less traffic congestion, a cleaner environment, fewer street repairs and a healthier, more attractive city. Jeremy Hull Winnipeg a.. a.. © 2008 Winnipeg Free Press. All Rights Reserved. Powered by McClatchy Interactive

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WFP: Bike lanes were a bit of a wash (Sept.12'08)
by Beth McKechnie 15 Sep '08

15 Sep '08

Winnipeg Free Press a.. Winnipeg Free PressColumnistsBike lanes were a bit of a wash bylineParse('By Bartley Kives') Updated: September 12, 2008 at 02:55 AM CDT A $100,000 plan to make Winnipeg roads safer for cyclists has literally washed off city streets, forcing officials to search for a more durable brand of paint. Back in May, the city created extra-wide "sharrow" lanes on seven major streets to give cyclists and motorists a little extra breathing room. Sharrows were created on Higgins Avenue, Roblin Boulevard, Grant Avenue, Regent Avenue, Plessis Road, Dakota Street and Dunkirk Drive. Bicycle symbols were painted on the streets and metal signs instructing motorists to "share the road" were erected along boulevards. But most of the paint washed off by the middle of June because the city used a water-based paint. "An attempt was made to use an environmentally friendly product for an environmentally friendly project. We're now looking for a better product," said city spokesman Terry Aseltine. Water-based paint performs well when applied to houses, Aseltine said. But the city did not anticipate the pounding the paint would take after it was applied to asphalt. The city is now searching for a more durable alternative, but probably won't get around to repainting the sharrows until 2009. The new lanes, which cost the city $100,000, are part of Winnipeg's $3.2-million plan to create new bike paths and active-transportation corridors. Construction on most of those projects will begin later this month or in September, according to a trail-building update prepared by city active-transportation co-ordinator Kevin Nixon. But trail groups were upset to see the sharrows disappear only weeks after they were painted. "This is really disappointing. This was one of the first things the city did in terms of on-street improvements for cycling, and the paint came off in June," said Janice Lukes, executive director of the Winnipeg Trails Association. Lukes said she is also frustrated to see the late-summer or fall start dates for construction of other trails and active-transportation corridors, such as new bike lanes on downtown streets, new trails alongside Bishop Grandin Boulevard and the extension of Northeast Pioneers Greenway. Lukes also questioned whether sharrows are a good solution to Winnipeg's bike-trail woes. "Paint doesn't make me feel safer from an SUV or a semi-trailer. Maybe it does for die-hard commuters, but I have kids. I want a barrier," she said. Winnipeg has increased its funding for trail-building in recent years, boosting the annual budget from $200,000 in 2006 to $1.5 million in 2007 to $3.2 million this year. The latter figure includes spending on trails as well as on-street improvements for cyclists. bartley.kives(a)freepress.mb.ca a.. a.. © 2008 Winnipeg Free Press. All Rights Reserved. Powered by McClatchy Interactive

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WFP: Bus corridor plan rolled out
by Beth McKechnie 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

Winnipeg Free Press(I expect everyone has seen this article on the new BRT including a bike path, but just in case you missed it... -Beth) a.. Winnipeg Free PressLocal NewsBus corridor plan rolled out $138-M first section to run from downtown to Jubilee bylineParse('By Bartley Kives') Updated: September 9, 2008 at 12:40 AM CDT Winnipeg is breaking from recent tradition by borrowing money to pay for a $327-million bus corridor -- and is banking on taxes from new apartment buildings to pay back the loan. On Monday, Mayor Sam Katz and Premier Gary Doer ended months of speculation by announcing they plan to build a dedicated busway that will eventually connect downtown to the University of Manitoba. The first leg of the corridor -- which comes with a $138-million price tag -- will begin at Queen Elizabeth Way near The Forks and then snake 3.6 kilometres southwest to Jubilee Avenue near Pembina Highway, crossing over Osborne Street on a new bridge and then tunnelling below CN Rail's Fort Rouge Yards along the way. The city and province each plan to spend $55 million toward the first leg of the 7corridor, and Ottawa will contribute $28 million. "I've always said rapid transit is part of the city's future," said Katz, who offered a lukewarm endorsement of bus rapid transit four years after he cancelled a $50-million BRT plan proposed by former mayor Glen Murray. "I do not believe bus rapid transit will get the majority of people to leave their cars at home," said Katz, who has always maintained Murray's bus rapid transit plan lacked sufficient detail and would have cost taxpayers much more than $50 million if it went ahead. On Monday, Doer vindicated Katz by praising Winnipeg Transit for scrutinizing every detail of the new busway and declaring its design -- which calls for complete isolation from existing roadways -- will allow for faster bus travel than would have been possible under the former proposal. "It will be rapid and it will be separate," Doer said. Katz said he now supports a busway because it will serve as a precursor to a light-rail system, the form of rapid transit he has always preferred. The new busway has been designed to accommodate a future upgrade to light rail transit by making allowances for clearances, grades and turning angles required for railcars, Winnipeg Transit director Dave Wardrop said. "Light rail is just around the corner," Katz proclaimed. But he conceded the city has no plans to build light rail in the near or distant future. In fact, the city does not know how it will finance the $187-million second leg of the bus corridor, beyond the fact the province has agreed to match the city's contribution and Ottawa will be asked to contribute as well. Katz said the cost of the second phase could be reduced if CN Rail agrees to sell or lease its underused Letellier line, which runs parallel to Pembina Highway. CN is willing to talk to the city and province about the bus corridor, provided it does not disrupt rail operations, regional spokesman Kevin Franchuk said from Edmonton. The first leg of the corridor will feature a commuter bike path, some form of park-and-ride facility and at least three busway stations, which Doer and Katz hope will stimulate residential and commercial development. Newly introduced provincial legislation will allow property and education taxes from new highrise towers and retail stores within the bus-corridor zone to pay back the cash that must be borrowed to build the project. City property director Phil Sheegl said the city hopes to see 700 new apartment or condo units eventually rise alongside each of 12 new busway stations on the entire corridor. Based on $1,000 of taxes per unit, that could generate $8.4 million a year for the city, he said. The bus corridor announcement garnered a mixed reaction from opposition politicians and transit lobby groups. Fort Rouge Coun. Jenny Gerbasi and St. Boniface Coun. Dan Vandal praised the bus corridor plan, although Vandal accused the mayor of flip-flopping on rapid transit. Manitoba Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard called the policy weak and said Doer should have spent $75 million on a more ambitious rapid-transit system. Paul Hesse of pro-bus Rapid Transition Coalition called the plan a good start, provided new corridors are built in other areas of Winnipeg. Jim Jaworski of pro-rail group TRU Winnipeg panned the new plan. More details about financing for the plan will emerge in coming weeks, transit director Wardrop promised. bartley.kives(a)freepress.mb.ca BUSWAY FINALLY ON THE WAY Confirming months of speculation, Premier Gary Doer and Mayor Sam Katz announced their intention to build a $327-million bus corridor between downtown and the University of Manitoba. Breaking with recent fiscal policy, the city plans to use debt financing to pay for its share of the first phase of the corridor. It will then backfill the loan with property taxes expected to flow from new residential and commercial developments near new busway stations. Although it will be possible to convert the busway into a light rail corridor at some point in the future, the city has no actual plans to build a light rail transit system. The city has already started planning to build phase 1 of the busway, but has no start date for phase 2 until it conducts negotiations with CN Rail and secures more federal financing. PHASE 1 Cost: $138 million Length: 3.6 kilometres Route: From Queen Elizabeth Way (southern end of Main Street) to the intersection of Jubilee Avenue and Pembina Highway Features: A new bridge over Osborne Street and a new tunnel below CN Rail's Fort Rouge Yards Stations: Slated for Harkness Avenue, Osborne Street, Morley Avenue and possibly Jubilee Financing: $55 million from the city, $55 million from the province and $28 million from Ottawa. The federal money is in the form of $17.5 million in transit funds announced last March, plus $10 million already granted to Winnipeg to purchase buses. Construction: Could begin in spring 2009, pending council approval Completion: Within three years PHASE 2 Cost: $189 million Length: six kilometres Route: From Jubilee Avenue to Bison Drive Features: New bridges over Pembina Highway and Bishop Grandin Boulevard. Stations: Slated for Windermere Avenue, McGillivray Boulevard, Clarence Avenue, Chevrier Boulevard, Plaza Drive, Chancellor Drive, Markham Avenue and Bison Drive Financing, construction and completion: Dependent on negotiations with CN Rail, which might be persuaded to sell or lease the underused Letellier Line that runs loosely parallel to Pembina Highway a.. a.. © 2008 Winnipeg Free Press. All Rights Reserved. Powered by McClatchy Interactive

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Re: [At-network] Couple of things on Safety
by delmore＠mts.net 31 Aug '08

31 Aug '08

It is great that MPI is taking the initiative to put some 60 second driver commercials together based on cycling, now all they have to do is get the message correct. In the videos, several of the riders travel too close to the curb (Can-Bike recommends a minimum of 1 meter) and in one case John Sauder rides over the catchbasin grate which would put him approximately 0.5 meters from the curb. The video also indicates that as a cyclist we should stay as "close as possible to the curb<' which is again incorrect. The HTA says that we must ride as "close a practicable" to the curb and this is totally different than what is being indicated in the commercial. I have also reviewed the drivers handbook (as I have a young driver who recently went through the course) and it is as well indicates that cyclists are to ride "usually one-half meter from the curb." The illustrations provided showing cyclist signals show the rider with his right foot on the curb, something that again is not a safe position for any cyclist. There is no question that both cyclists and drivers need education, however we need to make sure that the message is correct before we educate. This is part of an on going discussion that Bike to the Future is having with MPI and one can only hope that we can set them straight before they waste anymore money on commercials that provide the wrong message to drivers and cyclists. Thanks' Dave > > From: Stacy Matwick <smatwick(a)iisd.ca> > Date: 2008/08/28 Thu PM 02:35:05 CDT > To: "at-network(a)lists.umanitoba.ca" <at-network(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> > Subject: [At-network] Couple of things on Safety > > Don't know if anyone but me noticed this but the other day one of MPI's Driving Tips commercials was on Bike Safety. It was one of their 60 Second Driver commercials you always see after the CTV evening news. http://www.mpi.mb.ca/English/dr_tips/BicycleSafety.html > Since I don't have a car and don't deal with MPI it's a pleasant surprise to see the amount of information they do have http://www.mpi.mb.ca/English/dr_tips/60sec.html > > And this from a recent Christian Science Monitor > "New bike commuters hit the classroom, then the road. The rush of new cyclists, created by high gas prices, is driving up demand for bike safety classes" > By Ben Arnoldy Aug. 25, 2008 > http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0825/p01s01-usec.htm > > Cheers > Stacy Matwick > Information Centre > International Institute for Sustainable Development > 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor > Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 > Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 > Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org > "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx > "Life is like a bicycle, to keep your balance your must keep on moving" Albert Einstein > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AT-Network mailing list > AT-Network(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/at-network >

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Couple of things on Safety
by Stacy Matwick 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Don't know if anyone but me noticed this but the other day one of MPI's Driving Tips commercials was on Bike Safety. It was one of their 60 Second Driver commercials you always see after the CTV evening news. http://www.mpi.mb.ca/English/dr_tips/BicycleSafety.html Since I don't have a car and don't deal with MPI it's a pleasant surprise to see the amount of information they do have http://www.mpi.mb.ca/English/dr_tips/60sec.html And this from a recent Christian Science Monitor "New bike commuters hit the classroom, then the road. The rush of new cyclists, created by high gas prices, is driving up demand for bike safety classes" By Ben Arnoldy Aug. 25, 2008 http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0825/p01s01-usec.htm Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx "Life is like a bicycle, to keep your balance your must keep on moving" Albert Einstein

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Secure bike corral open downtown
by Jessie Klassen 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Hi All, If you were looking for safe bike parking downtown, a new bike corral is now open in the civic parkade across from Red River College, Princess street campus. The corral uses a card reader for access (fun to use!), and currently has space for 50 bikes. The cost is $50/year, and you can get a card, or get more information, by calling the Exchange District BIZ at 942-6716. The bike corral is the result of a partnership between The Winnipeg Parking Authority, Red River College, Exchange District BIZ, and City Councilor Mike Pagtakhan. Spread the word! Let's show 'em safe bike parking is needed and will be well used. Thanks! Jessie Klassen Workplace TDM Coordinator Resource Conservation Manitoba (204) 925-3772 jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca Resource Conservation Manitoba: Living Green, Living Well. Practical solutions for yourself, your community and the environment Green Commuting, Environmental Education, Reducing Waste, Composting

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More on cycling/ped web maps
by Beth McKechnie 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

Hello all: Interesting article on increasing demand for cycling/ped web maps: http://www.technologyreview.com/Wire/21131/page1/ cheers, Beth

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Online bike trip planners
by Beth McKechnie 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

Hello everyone: In various conversations, it has been noted that an online bike trip planner that is similar to Winnipeg Transit's Navigo tool would be really helpful. (That is, in addition to an updated cycling map of Winnipeg!) Vancouver recently launched a web-based route planner: http://www.cher.ubc.ca/News/MediaReleases/routeplanner_06-25-08.asp Portland also has an online bike trip planner, which they describe as follows: "The byCycle bicycle trip planner is a free online tool to help both new and seasoned cyclists plan safe trips through the city. This private website was created by cycling enthusiasts volunteering their time, with support from Metro." http://tripplanner.bycycle.org/regions/portlandor Something to think about for Winnipeg. cheers, Beth

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Fw: Job Posting - PACM Fueling Physical Activity Project
by Jessie Klassen 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Hello PACM members Please find attached the job description and job posting for the position of Fueling Physical Activity Project Coordinator. Can you please forward this on through your networks. Thank you. Sandy Millar ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy Pallett <pallettn(a)cc.umanitoba.ca> Date: Jul 25, 2008 9:38 AM Subject: re: Job Posting To: Sandy Millar <smillar.pacm(a)gmail.com> Hi Sandy, Would you please send out the attached Job Posting to the PACM listserv. Thanks, Nancy -- Sandy Millar PACM Fueling Physical Activity Project Coordinator (204) 333- 2958

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Upcoming David Suzuki documentary
by David Wieser 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Should be an interesting Nature of Things coming up. IKEA even has bikes that come with a trailer for taking your purchases home... "He'll be an amazing advocate for bike culture and separated bike infrastructure in Canadian cities." http://www.copenhagenize.com/2008/07/david-suzuki-got-copenhagenized.html David Wieser

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Interesting article
by Stacy Matwick 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

http://www.salon.com/mwt/good_life/2008/07/24/sports_utility_bicycle/ "My family car is an SUB and I love it" On my new "sport utility bicycle" I can cart groceries, take my kids shopping, haul a barbecue grill and make a margarita. By Mark Benjamin Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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FREE Sustainable Transportation Event - Thursday
by Richard Milgrom 16 Jul '08

16 Jul '08

PN2008 Winnipeg The Planners Network Conference Planning in Challenging Climates July 17-20, 2008 Reminder! FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Sustainable Transportation: Research, Advocacy Realization Date: Thursday July 17, 2008 Time: 7:00pm Location: Red River College Princess Street Campus Speakers: Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute Will Toor, Boulder County Commissioner, former mayor of Boulder For speaker biographies, see <http://www.pnmb.org/PN2008Schedule.htm>. This is the opening session of the PLANNERS NETWORK CONFERENCE. For more information about the event or the conference, please contact Richard Milgrom <milgrom(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>. Planners Network is an association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic, and environmental planning in urban and rural areas, who promote fundamental change in our political and economic systems. -- Richard Milgrom Assistant Professor Department of City Planning Faculty of Architecture University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada phone: 204.474.6868 mobile: 204.471.1979 fax: 204.474.7532 email: milgrom(a)cc.umanitoba.ca

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Free Public Sustainable Transportation Event - July 17th!
by Jessie Klassen 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Hello All! Next Thursday, July 17th, join the Planners Network for a free public Sustainable Transportation Event, featuring guest speakers Todd Litman from Victoria Transportation Policy Institute, and Will Tour, Former Mayor of Boulder Colorado. The evening includes displays and refreshments. Hope to see you out next Thursday! Date: Thursday, July 17th Location: Red River College, Princess Street Campus, 160 Princess St. Time: 7:00 pm Thanks! Jessie Klassen Workplace TDM Coordinator Resource Conservation Manitoba 303 Portage Ave., 3rd Floor (204) 925-3772 jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca

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Britain invests hundreds of millions to encourage cycling (Jun23'08)
by Beth McKechnie 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

[http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2008/2008-06-23-01.asp] Britain Invests Hundreds of Millions to Encourage CyclingLONDON, UK, June 23, 2008 (ENS) - Persuading people to climb out of their cars and onto bicycles is a key part of the British government's plan to meet its commitment to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change. To further this effort, British Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has named Bristol as the UK's first official Cycling City, and announced a further 11 Cycling Demonstration Towns across England. Bristol and the 11 other towns have each won a share of the record £100 million (US$197.4 million) investment package to pioneer innovative ways to increase cycling in their areas. Proposals include improving cycling infrastructure such as dedicated cycle lanes, increasing bike parking, cycle training for children, and promoting the benefits of cycling. "The UK's first ever Cycling City and 11 new Cycling Demonstration Towns will pioneer new ways of encouraging people to get on their bikes, Kelly said. "A quarter of journeys made every day by car are less than two miles," she said. "Cycling is an alternative that could bring real health benefits to millions of adults and children, as well as helping them save money and beat congestion." Cyclists assemble in Bristol's Millenium Square for the city's 15th annual Biggest Bike Ride. June 22, 2008. (Photo by Rob Green) Bristol was chosen in part because it has hosted a popular cycling event for the past 15 years. On Sunday, the 15th annual Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride attracted thousands who helped the city celebrate its selection as the UK's first Cycling City. Phillip Darnton, who chairs Cycling England, said, "We have learnt from our European neighbours, such as the Netherlands, that increased and sustained investment is the key to getting more people enjoying the benefits of cycling. The funding that Bristol and the other 11 towns have been awarded is designed to create a real step change in levels of cycling, starting in 2008 and for years to come." The 11 other Cycling Demonstration Towns are - Blackpool, Cambridge, Chester, Colchester, Leighton/Linslade, Shrewsbury, Southend on Sea, Southport with Ainsdale, Stoke, Woking and York. Cycling England is the national body co-ordinating the development of cycling across England. It was launched by the Minister for Local Transport in March 2005, replacing the previous National Cycling Strategy Board, and is supported by a number of government departments, including health, education, planning and sport as well as transport. Today's announcement aims to encourage 2.5 million more adults and children to take up cycling, improve their fitness and beat the traffic. Bristol wants to double the number of people cycling over the next three years, by creating the UK's first on-street bike rental network, modeled on the successful Paris scheme. Plans include establishing a 're-cycling' scheme, providing free bikes to those in deprived communities. The city has plans to build a state-of-the-art facility for cyclists in the city center providing showers, bike parking and lockers so commuters can have a wash and brush up before starting work. On the drawing board are plans to create a dedicated cycleway to link the suburbs with the city center, opening up new, safer options for commuters who currently rely on their cars. "The first step in persuading people to leave their cars at home is to offer them a real choice," said the minister. "Providing a step change in cycling facilities, dedicated cycle lanes, more training and information will have a big impact on how people choose to travel." "I look forward to seeing these towns and cities put their plans into action and urge other communities across the country to follow their lead," she said. The further 11 Cycling Demonstration Towns will build on the work of the existing six Cycling Demonstration Towns appointed in 2005, which have seen significant increases in cycling levels. These first six towns are - Aylesbury, Brighton, Darlington, Derby, Exeter and Lancaster. They will receive £7 million of the newly announced funding. "Beyond well co-ordinated, consistent investment in cycling, and the introduction of policy measures to encourage it, cycling crucially needs determined and persistent high-level leadership," said Darnton. "We are delighted that the government has championed this and Cycling England's other projects which aim to increase national cycling levels by 20 percent overall by 2012." The government has already announced it is investing an unprecedented £140 million (US$276.5 million) in cycling to increase the provision of Bikeability training to help half a million children cycle safely by 2012; build 250 new Safe Links to School as well as create the UK's first-ever Cycling City and appoint further Cycling Demonstration Towns, as announced today. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 2008. All rights reserved.

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Monday morning reading
by Stacy Matwick 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

More commuters choose to pedal right past pumps Source: Chicago Times via iNSnet.org http://www.insnet.org/ins_headlines.rxml?id=14128&photo= I especially liked the quote from the long time commuter at the end of the article about people thinking of it like a gym membership. I wonder what the numbers are for New Years resolutions? If it's only the four (or so) months of summer that would still be great. Cheers and a big thanks to everyone who worked at putting together a fabulous "Bike to Work Day" The pancakes were delish? Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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New report on cycling and health benefits
by Beth McKechnie 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

Hello everyone: New report on cycling and health, from England, that looks at the specific health benefits from cycling: http://www.networks.nhs.uk/uploads/07/11/cycling_and_health.pdf (Sorry for any duplicate postings) cheers, Beth McKechnie Green Commuting Initiatives Resource Conservation Manitoba www.resourceconservation.mb.ca

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BIKE TO WORK DAY - June 20th
by Deanna Betteridge 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

Have you thought about riding your bike to work but you were waiting for the right opportunity? Or maybe you just finished the Commuter Challenge and you are looking for the next challenge. Or maybe you are a veteran cyclist that wants to be apart of something big. Whatever the case - Pull out your bike, stretch your legs, and take part in the 1st Annual Bike to Work Day Winnipeg! The City of Winnipeg and Bike to the Future are hosting the 1st Annual Bike to Work Day Winnipeg 2008 on Friday June 20, 2008. Winnipeg residents are encouraged to register online and ride their bikes to work and back. The day will feature a free pancake breakfast at The Forks, energy stations set-up at at various locations around the city, great prizes and more. The event was announced by the Mayor of Winnipeg on Friday May 9th, and, with over 750 residents already registered, is starting to gain real momentum. Please note that an Energy Station map will be posted on the Bike to Work Day Winnipeg website shortly. Find more information (and to register!) at www.BikeToWorkDayWinnipeg.org See you Friday, June 20th, 2008! Cheers, Deanna ------------------------------------------------------------- Deanna Betteridge, M.Sc. in motion Coordinator 2 - 189 Evanson St. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0N9 204-232-3297 (c) 204-940-8409 (f) E-mail: dbetteridge(a)wrha.mb.ca Web site: www.winnipeginmotion.ca This email and/or any documents in this transmission is intended for the addressee(s) only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, copying or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and return the original. Ce courriel et tout document dans cette transmission est destiné à la personne ou aux personnes à qui il est adressé. Il peut contenir des informations privilégiées ou confidentielles. Toute utilisation, divulgation, distribution, copie, ou diffusion non autorisée est strictement défendue. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur immédiatement et lui remettre l'original.

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Reminder - Walkin' & Rollin' on the Trail - June 7th
by Deanna Betteridge 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

************************************************************************* Walkin’ & Rollin’ on the Trails - International Trails Day Celebration Come out and have a great "in motion" time on Northeast Pioneers Greenway (Corner of Chalmers Avenue and Raleigh Street) to celebrate International Trails Day! Young or old we encourage everyone to come out and experience Winnipeg's newest trail AND see the unveiling of the BRAND NEW Trail Identification and Kilometre signs by Healthy Living Minister Irvin-Ross, Councillor Jeff Browaty, and Mr. Milton Sussman! Saturday, June 7, 2008 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Northeast Pioneers Greenway (Corner of Chalmers Ave & Raleigh St.) ** Rain or Shine ** WIN great prizes - Count Your Trail Kilometres & WIN! Bike Rodeo - Ride (or bring) your bike and participate in the MPI bike rodeo.........kids and adults are welcome! Historic Walk - Experience the history of the community from a local historian. Bike Parking - Ride (or bring) your bike and park it in the secure bike valet service (free) provided by Scouts Canada. Vehicle Parking - Free parking is available on the side streets off of Gateway, Chalmers Community Club and at Elmwood Highschool. Dignitaries - Health Living Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross, Councillor Jeff Browaty and Mr. Milton Sussman (WRHA) will be out to unveil the NEW Trail Identification and Kilometre Signs. For more information on this free event, contact Winnipeg in motion at 940-3648, or visit www.winnipeginmotion.ca or www.WinnipegTrails.com ******************************************************************************* Winnipeg in motion is a community-wide collaboration that encourages Winnipeggers to be physically active for health benefits. Winnipeg in motion coordinating partners, the University of Manitoba, the City of Winnipeg, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Manitoba in motion are committed to sharing their knowledge and expertise to support communities in developing physical activity strategies that promote the health of their citizens. Have a great "in motion" day, Deanna ------------------------------------------------------------- Deanna Betteridge, M.Sc. in motion Coordinator 2 - 189 Evanson St. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0N9 204-232-3297 (c) 204-940-8409 (f) E-mail: dbetteridge(a)wrha.mb.ca Web site: www.winnipeginmotion.ca This email and/or any documents in this transmission is intended for the addressee(s) only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, copying or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and return the original. Ce courriel et tout document dans cette transmission est destiné à la personne ou aux personnes à qui il est adressé. Il peut contenir des informations privilégiées ou confidentielles. Toute utilisation, divulgation, distribution, copie, ou diffusion non autorisée est strictement défendue. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur immédiatement et lui remettre l'original.

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Webinar June 12th: Emerging Trends in Bicycle/Pedestrian Work
by Jessie Klassen 03 Jun '08

03 Jun '08

Hello All! Join us in the Eco-Centre boardroom on June 12th for a Bicycle/Pedestrian webinar! See below for details. To register at this location, please contact Jessie Klassen at jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca or 925-3772. There is space for ~20-25 people. <The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) and the National Center for Bicycling & Walking are pleased to announce the first in a series of professional development webinars. The first webinar is titled Emerging Trends in Bicycle/Pedestrian Work. Seleta Reynolds, Transportation Planner with Fehr & Peers in San Francisco will be the featured presenter in the one-hour webinar. Reynolds is also the President of the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals. WHEN: Thursday, June 12, from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) . WHAT: Webinar topic: Emerging Trends in Bicycle/Pedestrian Work. DETAIL: Communities coast to coast are planning for increased levels of bicycling and walking,. Webinar participants can sharpen their competitive edges by learning what's new and what's on the horizon. Topics will include innovative tools, technology, training, and more.> http://www.bikewalk.org/webinar.php Thanks and hope to see you there! Jessie Klassen Workplace TDM Coordinator Resource Conservation Manitoba 303 Portage Ave., 3rd Floor (204) 925-3772 jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca

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Association of Commuter Transportation - Call for Papers - Deadline May 30th
by Sandy Kostyniuk 27 May '08

27 May '08

Hello everyone. For your information if anyone is interested. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Halifax Association of Commuter Transportation - Call for Papers - Deadline May 30th website: http://www.actcanada.com/EN/Conference2008/Default.aspx Sandy Kostyniuk Program Consultant The Public Health Agency of Canada Street Address 7th Floor, 275 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Mailing Address Manitoba and Saskatchewan Regional Office 1015 Arlington Street Winnipeg, MB Canada R3E 3R2 Phone: 1-204-789-7411 Fax: 1-204-789-7878 Email: sandy_kostyniuk(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca

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Sign up for Bike to Work Day, June 20th
by Anders Swanson 24 May '08

24 May '08

Aah yes, highly embarrassing. Thank you Stacy. : ) There are tons of people who've been working just as hard on this (and for longer) yet I end up in the paper for it. Oh well. I can't even begin to start naming you all - - but a lot of you are on this list and you know who you are. If you appreciate the work that everyone's been doing on the cycling front, please consider registering for Winnipeg's first ever *Bike to Work Day *being held on *Friday, June 20th* (two weeks after Commuter Challenge<http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/gci/CC/>). *Note: An official, much better written e-mail is coming later - - one that is more suitable (and explanatory) for sending to colleagues, mailing lists, etc..* But for now, why not try it and sign yourself up? Help us make a big statement by showing what Winnipeg might look like as a cyclist's paradise, even if only for a day. But you must register. Visit the site: http://biketoworkdaywinnipeg.org/ and follow the instructions, it's free. (++ If you register soon, you will win a free t-shirt, and everyone who registers will be eligible to win awesome prizes.) Anders On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Stacy Matwick <smatwick(a)iisd.ca> wrote: > He's a trailblazer for cyclists: Founder of One Green City gets things > done > Erin Madden, Winnipeg Free Press-City and Business, B2 > Updated: May 10, 2008 at 08:29 AM CDT > > He could easily be one of Winnipeg's busiest volunteers, donating his time > to more organizations and committees than he can count on his fingers. > > Thirty-year old Anders Swanson is dedicated to helping Winnipeg become a > greener city by improving the cycling network, with more trails, safer lanes > on roads and maps that will get beginner cyclists and veteran cycling > commuters alike, from point A to point B. > > The Mayor's Environmental Committee, the City of Winnipeg's Active > Transportation Committee , Bike to the Future , BIZ Transportation > Committee, and the Winnipeg Trails Association are just a few of the groups > he's involved with. In addition, he helped form the North Winnipeg Commuter > Cyclists, the West Central Commuter Cyclists and was the founder of One > Green City -- a service which liaises cycling groups and encourages them to > connect. > > "I am essentially volunteering with as many cycling related committees and > volunteer groups throughout the city as I can to try to bring them together > around the idea of building a comprehensive network of cycling routes," said > Swanson, a Corydon Village resident who hasn't owned a car for more than > five years. "I really felt I understood why people weren't cycling. I wanted > to address the reasons that they weren't rather than just telling them to." > > His hard work is paying off. Since he became involved just a few years > ago, progress has already been made with a $600,000 commitment from the city > budget now dedicated to building a trail infrastructure and the creation of > the Northwest Pioneer Greenway. > > He said that with a larger budget dedicated to the issue, cyclists will be > safer and the tensions between motorists and those riding bicycles will be > lessened. > > "The more cyclists you have out and the more cycling infrastructure there > is, the less people get hurt," explained Swanson, who works as a bike > mechanic at Natural Cycle. "I think the key is reducing conflict. I don't > drive now, but as a driver I was scared of hitting cyclists. It's > stressful." > > Janice Lukes, co-ordinator for the Winnipeg Trails Association, said the > work done by Swanson for her organization and the many others he volunteers > for, has been nothing short of amazing. > > "I have been involved in trail development since 2001 and have met a ton > of volunteers, all passionate, all motivational," she wrote in an e-mail to > the Winnipeg Free Press. "But Anders Swanson's commitment, dedication and > passion to help others embrace the bicycle as a means of transportation and > source of recreation is simply unprecedented. I know many of the trail and > cycling organizations in Winnipeg would agree that Anders has been > instrumental in helping secure more trails and bike pathways for > Winnipeggers!" > > For more information about the work done by Swanson, visit > www.onegreencity.com. To learn more about the Winnipeg Trails Association, > visit www.winnipegtrails.com. > > > _______________________________________________ > AT-Network mailing list > AT-Network(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/at-network >

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Not really about AT except
by Stacy Matwick 20 May '08

20 May '08

That it's a really nice leisurely peddle down Wellington Crescent on a Saturday afternoon and Steve has promised light refreshments. Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx _____________________________________________ From: Stephan Barg Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 5:27 PM To: Winnipeg Staff Subject: Charity Sale of Peruvian Handicrafts - Saturday, May 24. Hello all, My sister has started a Canadian NGO to help support children who are burn victims in Lima, Peru. She became familiar with the needs in Peru, and the organizations that help the children, while she was living in Lima several years ago. She will be here on the coming weekend, and we are holding a sale at our house of handicrafts from Peru in order to raise money for her organization. The sale will include these things: - High quality silver jewellery, such as earrings, rings, bracelets, and necklaces - Baby sweaters, washable, embroidered, sizes up to about four years - Adult sweaters, alpaca wool (much better, the Peruvians say, than sheep wool) - Cotton scarves in many colours - Wool winter scarves and hats - Table cloths, in small and medium sizes The cause she is supporting is a good one - helping children who have been burned get medical treatment and also counselling, to assist them to lead normal lives. The organization in Peru that she is supporting is called ANIQUEM, which has a staff of doctors, social workers and so on who do their best to help the burn victims. More details are available from its web page, at www.aniquem.org<http://www.aniquem.org>. My sister's NGO is called Canadian Friends of Aniquem or CAFA, and more details are available from its web page, at www.friendsofaniquem.org<http://www.friendsofaniquem.org> . CAFA is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act in Canada. Two final points - CAFA has almost no expenses - for example, my sister pays her own travel expenses when she goes to Peru. Thus over 95% of any profits from the sale of handicrafts go straight to helping the burn victims in Peru. And secondly, both ANIQUEM and CAFA are completely independent of the government of Peru, thereby avoiding various potential problems. Place - 93 Harrow Street, Winnipeg - just down the street from Kelvin High School. Time - 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, May 24 Phone - 452-8911 We hope to see you there. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served. Best regards, Stephan Barg Associate International Institute for Sustainable Development

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If you missed it - from today's Free Press
by Stacy Matwick 15 May '08

15 May '08

Winnipeg is made for bikes and bike lanes (View from the West) Nicholas Hirst Winnipeg Free Press Updated: May 15, 2008 at 12:40 AM CDT (page A13) Winnipeg's and Manitoba's economies appear more robust than they have for many years. As the nation's labour force stagnates, Manitoba's continues to grow. Houses continue to sell at more than their asking price and, while spring always makes Winnipeggers feel better, there is a sense of optimism in the air. This optimism and growth needs sustaining. To do so, the province and the city need to become truly innovative. We need the image of our city to be such that it becomes a magnet for people because it is ahead of the curve. We need to make ourselves one of the most creative places to do business in Canada. As Minneapolis has dubbed itself, Winnipeg needs to be "one cool city." How would we do that? Not so much by big moves but by small gestures. The big moves are developments like the human rights museum. That's going to be a huge attraction adding to the perception that Winnipeg is a city to live in. Other developments have created a cool image for us -- the Louis Riel bridge is one, the continuing success of our arts and culture is another. But it is smaller, non-institutional developments that often really turn the image of city -- its restaurants, clubs, a digital movie theatre, a new festival, a new feeling. The best innovation of this type builds on natural advantages -- winter skating on the Assiniboine is an example -- next year we should get Starbucks to provide stops along route. The restaurants and open spaces and access to the rivers at The Forks are another. The water buses are way cool. In an environment where gas is more expensive than it has ever been and a barrel of oil worth four times what it was a couple of years ago, anything that looks like an answer to the looming energy crisis is worth its weight in image gold. Winnipeg has one key advantage that seems almost to be forgotten about. It's flat. That's why it once had streetcars. Bringing streetcars back would be innovative but is a big ticket item, not one of the smaller gestures that can bring as much notice. Our city has the ideal typography for bicycling. Not just bicycling for recreation along the four designated streets closed to cars in May for the weekend, but bicycling to get to work, visit your friends and run easy errands. Despite an active lobby to encourage commuter bicycling and the city promise of $500,000 for biking and walking trails, true commuter bike paths and lanes are few if not non-existent. There are signs for biking on lesser used roads, but not bike lanes to go with them. Why not? The last place I lived that was as flat as Winnipeg was on the Plain of Holderness in England. The city was Hull and you couldn't move for bikes. Commuter bike lanes in Winnipeg would do all kinds of good, at least in the summer. It would encourage a healthier lifestyle, reduce the number of cars on the road and save energy. In other cities, kids too young to drive and too poor to own cars bike to see their friends, to school and to university. Who in their right mind would bike down Waverley or Pembina at rush hour? With bike lanes, it would be possible. Winnipeg could also follow Washington D.C. and create a public-private partnership to rent bikes by the hour similar to the Zipcar and Autoshare plans I recently wrote about. Why not combine the two? A city that is serious about combating its energy usage takes easy routes to get cars off the road. That has to start somewhere and it is unlikely to get going without a public commitment. So, Mr. Mayor and city council, get going. Create bike lanes for children and commuters. Get in touch with the bike shops and bicycle lobbyists to set up a bike-sharing scheme. Try a pilot plan with bikes located behind the barriers at Portage and Main and at The Forks. Combine the bike-sharing scheme with a car-sharing scheme. Recreational biking is fine. But in Winnipeg, it often means taking your bike on a rack on your car to where the recreational trails start. It doesn't have to be that way. An innovative city sees its natural advantages and takes small measures for big gains. Designated bike lanes and bike and car sharing -- maybe working together -- are the types of innovation that would get our city talked about and put it ahead of the curve. Will we do it? If not, why not? Nicholas Hirst is CEO of Winnipeg-based television and film producer Original Pictures Inc. (c) 2008 Winnipeg Free Press. All Rights Reserved.

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Three interesting short items
by Stacy Matwick 14 May '08

14 May '08

Bicycles Pedaling Into the Spotlight J. Matthew Roney 12 May 2008 Earth Policy Institute The world produced an estimated 130 million bicycles in 2007-more than twice the 52 million cars produced. Bicycle and car production tracked each other closely in the mid-to-late 1960s, but bike output separated sharply from that of cars in 1970, beginning its steep climb to 105 million in 1988. Following a slowdown between 1989 and 2001, bike production has regained steam, increasing in each of the last six years. http://www.earthpolicy.org/Indicators/Bike/2008.htm Bikes Ahoy : UW grad students win $25,000 environmental prize for plan to start innovative sharing program that could be a North American first http://alumni.uwaterloo.ca/alumni/e-newsletter/2008/may/bikes.html and finally the Magic Wheel Foot Scooter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v96i8ldtdbE&eurl=http://www.treehugger.com/f… Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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It's time to sign up for Commuter Challenge!
by Jessie 12 May '08

12 May '08

How did you get to work today? Resource Conservation Manitoba is sponsoring The Commuter Challenge, a yearly event that encourages people to use environmentally friendly forms of transportation from June 1 to 7, 2008 . It is a cross-Canada event that features friendly competition between similar-sized cities, towns, communities and workplaces. Participants log their green kilometers online and are entered to win exciting prizes such as a fantastic bike from Olympia Cycle & Ski and gear from Mountain Equipment Co-op! Participants can be individuals or workplaces. If you would like to coordinate the Challenge in your workplace, we offer training and resources to help you every step of the way! For more information please call Sara at 925-3775, e-mail challenge(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca or visit our website: www.resourceconservation.mb.ca. Sara Perlmutter Commuter Challenge Coordinator Resource Conservation Manitoba 3rd fl., 303 Portage Ave, R3B 2B4 Phone: 925-3775 Fax: 942-4207 sara(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca Resource Conservation Manitoba: Living Green, Living Well Practical solutions for yourself, your community and the environment Green Commuting, Environmental Education, Reducing Waste, Composting

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If you missed Saturdays WFP
by Stacy Matwick 12 May '08

12 May '08

He's a trailblazer for cyclists: Founder of One Green City gets things done Erin Madden, Winnipeg Free Press-City and Business, B2 Updated: May 10, 2008 at 08:29 AM CDT He could easily be one of Winnipeg's busiest volunteers, donating his time to more organizations and committees than he can count on his fingers. Thirty-year old Anders Swanson is dedicated to helping Winnipeg become a greener city by improving the cycling network, with more trails, safer lanes on roads and maps that will get beginner cyclists and veteran cycling commuters alike, from point A to point B. The Mayor's Environmental Committee, the City of Winnipeg's Active Transportation Committee , Bike to the Future , BIZ Transportation Committee, and the Winnipeg Trails Association are just a few of the groups he's involved with. In addition, he helped form the North Winnipeg Commuter Cyclists, the West Central Commuter Cyclists and was the founder of One Green City -- a service which liaises cycling groups and encourages them to connect. "I am essentially volunteering with as many cycling related committees and volunteer groups throughout the city as I can to try to bring them together around the idea of building a comprehensive network of cycling routes," said Swanson, a Corydon Village resident who hasn't owned a car for more than five years. "I really felt I understood why people weren't cycling. I wanted to address the reasons that they weren't rather than just telling them to." His hard work is paying off. Since he became involved just a few years ago, progress has already been made with a $600,000 commitment from the city budget now dedicated to building a trail infrastructure and the creation of the Northwest Pioneer Greenway. He said that with a larger budget dedicated to the issue, cyclists will be safer and the tensions between motorists and those riding bicycles will be lessened. "The more cyclists you have out and the more cycling infrastructure there is, the less people get hurt," explained Swanson, who works as a bike mechanic at Natural Cycle. "I think the key is reducing conflict. I don't drive now, but as a driver I was scared of hitting cyclists. It's stressful." Janice Lukes, co-ordinator for the Winnipeg Trails Association, said the work done by Swanson for her organization and the many others he volunteers for, has been nothing short of amazing. "I have been involved in trail development since 2001 and have met a ton of volunteers, all passionate, all motivational," she wrote in an e-mail to the Winnipeg Free Press. "But Anders Swanson's commitment, dedication and passion to help others embrace the bicycle as a means of transportation and source of recreation is simply unprecedented. I know many of the trail and cycling organizations in Winnipeg would agree that Anders has been instrumental in helping secure more trails and bike pathways for Winnipeggers!" For more information about the work done by Swanson, visit www.onegreencity.com. To learn more about the Winnipeg Trails Association, visit www.winnipegtrails.com.

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PN2008 Opening Event
by Richard Milgrom 03 May '08

03 May '08

PN2008 Winnipeg The Planners Network Conference Planning in Challenging Climates July 17-20, 2008 www.pnmb.org/PN2008.htm Conference Opening Event Open to the Public Sustainable Transportation: Research, Advocacy, Realization Thursday, July 17, 2008, 7:00pm, Red River College Speakers: Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute (see http://www.vtpi.org/resume.htm) Will Toor, Boulder County Commissioner (see http://www.bouldercounty.org/bocc/board/toor.htm) Reception to follow. Displays from local organizations. More information soon about Friday and Saturday evening events. Friday July 18th Planning with Aboriginal Communities Saturday July 19th Local Local Local: Food, Music and Art

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PN2008 Winnipeg - Registration Open
by Richard Milgrom 02 May '08

02 May '08

PN2008 Winnipeg The Planners Network Conference Planning in Challenging Climates Registration in now open Website: http://pnmb.org/PN2008Reg.htm Register online, by fax or by mail. Early registration deadline has been extended to May 31st, 2008 Thanks to our partner, the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNET) for sharing their online registration system!

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PN2008 CFP - DEADLINE EXTENSION
by Richard Milgrom 01 May '08

01 May '08

PN2008 Winnipeg The Planners Network Conference Planning in Challenging Climates CFP Deadline Extended to May 31, 2008 We have receive numerous requests for an extension to the April 30, 2008 deadline, and have now extended it to May 31, 2008. PLANNERS NETWORK is an association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic, and environmental planning in urban and rural areas, who promote fundamental change in our political and economic systems. WINNIPEG and Manitoba have long histories with struggles for social justice. The city was the site of Canada¹s best known general strike in 1919. It played significant roles in the development of the co-operative movement in the mid-twentieth century. This led to the formation of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) a political party that supported farmers and workers, and called for public health insurance, public housing, and public ownership of major industries. In the early 1960s, with the Canadian Labour Congress, the CCF became the New Democratic Party and Manitoba is currently the only province with an NDP government. There is strong history of community economic development in the city, and it is known for its high rate of volunteerism and its vibrant arts culture. The region is also known for its long winters. Unfortunately this is not the only challenging climate faced by progressive planners and advocates for social and environmental justice. The pervasive neo-liberal climate has undermined social programs; sprawl has created a climate intolerant to active transportation, and competes with the downtown core for amenities; and the growing aboriginal population struggles to overcome a history of oppression. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: PN2008 will bring together an array of planning practitioners, community and economic development professionals, organizers, policy analysts, designers, students and faculty. They will discuss strategies addressing social and environmental justice in challenging climates - including social, political and economic climates. Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to: models for community economic development inner city community development art and the city planning and aboriginal communities neighbourhood revitalization downtown redevelopment housing and homelessness promoting active transportation urban ecology green buildings and sustainable communities social impacts of sprawl heritage planning progressive planning and the media age-friendly communities. A range of session types are encouraged, from conventional panels to participatory workshops and ³how-to² sessions. Please send proposals for individual contributions or full sessions to <PN2008Sessions(a)pnmb.org>. The deadline for proposals is April 30, 2008. Space is limited. Please include the proposed session content, format and a list of potential speakers, panelists or participants. Additional conference information, including preliminary schedule, accommodations and mobile workshops, is available at <www.pnmb.org>. The web site will be updated regularly as the conference program develops.

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Jane's Walk reminder
by Beth McKechnie 30 Apr '08

30 Apr '08

Looks like the weather will be fantastic for the Jane's Walks this weekend. Hope you'll come out and join us! If you have problems viewing this email, please click here to download the email in pdf. Winnipeggers Invited to get out and Walk! Celebrate the legacy of urban thinker Jane Jacobs on a 'Jane's Walk' May 3 and 4, 2008 Have you ever wondered about the history of that house on the corner, or the little business that has been there for longer than you can remember? Step out this May 3rd and 4th and join a 'Jane's Walk' to learn and share in the vibrant history of Winnipeg's communities and neighborhoods. Jane's Walk is an annual event taking place in Winnipeg, Toronto, New York, and cities across Canada and the United States. These walks will showcase great Winnipeg neighbourhoods in a new and exciting manner while celebrating the legacy of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs. Jane's Walk is an exceptional opportunity for Winnipeggers to discover their city - both places they think they know well and places they want to explore. Walks are taking place all in communities across Winnipeg. Currently walks are taking place in the Downtown, Riverview, Kingston Crescent, the West End, along Selkirk Avenue, in Point Douglas, the Bois des Esprit in south St.Vital, St. Norbert, West Broadway, West Wolseley, and Wolseley. A full list of walks, start times, locations, and descriptions is available at www.janeswalk.net. Circle May 3rd and 4th on your calendar and get out to enjoy and learn about what makes your community unique and special! Sincerely, The Jane's Walk Winnipeg Team! Where Can I Walk? Winnipeg walks are taking place in St.Norbert, West Broadway, Downtown, Wolseley, West Wolseley, Riverview, the Bois des Esprits, Kingston Crescent, along Selkirk Avenue, in Point Douglas, and the West End. Visit www.janeswalk.net for all of the locations, start times, and descriptions. Share Your Stories The best expert on your community is YOU! Jane's Walk is about meeting and sharing stories with your neighbors. Bring your photos and stories to share about the community. All our walk leaders are local residents and neighbours learning about their community, just like you. Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building. She had no formal training as a planner, and yet her 1961 best-seller, The Death and life of Great American Cities, introduced ground-breaking ideas about how cities function, evolve and fail that are now common sense to today's architects, planners, politicians and activists. Foremost is her simple yet revolutionary idea that dense, mixed use neighborhoods are the key to the health and survival of a city. "No one can find what will work for our cities by looking at ... suburban garden cities, manipulating scale models, or inventing dream cities. You've got to get out and walk." Jane Jacobs, "Downtown is for people", from the Exploding Metropolis A full list of walks, start times, locations, and descriptions is available at www.janeswalk.net.

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Interesting article
by Stacy Matwick 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

>From TreeHugger: New York Unveils Plan to Be More Bicycle-Friendly by Andrew Posner, Rhode Island, USA on 04.29.08 http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/new-york-unveils-plan-to-be-more-bi… Most of the steps are transferable to any urban area, just maybe on a smaller scale. NYC Dept of Transportation Strategic Plan http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/stratplan.shtml Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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Jane's Walk promo (pls circulate)
by Beth McKechnie 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

If you have problems viewing this email, please click here to download the email in pdf. Winnipeggers Invited to get out and Walk! Celebrate the legacy of urban thinker Jane Jacobs on a 'Jane's Walk' May 3 and 4, 2008 Have you ever wondered about the history of that house on the corner, or the little business that has been there for longer than you can remember? Step out this May 3rd and 4th and join a 'Jane's Walk' to learn and share in the vibrant history of Winnipeg's communities and neighborhoods. Jane's Walk is an annual event taking place in Winnipeg, Toronto, New York, and cities across Canada and the United States. These walks will showcase great Winnipeg neighbourhoods in a new and exciting manner while celebrating the legacy of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs. Jane's Walk is an exceptional opportunity for Winnipeggers to discover their city - both places they think they know well and places they want to explore. Walks are taking place all in communities across Winnipeg. Currently walks are taking place in the Downtown, Riverview, Kingston Crescent, the West End, along Selkirk Avenue, in Point Douglas, the Bois des Esprit in south St.Vital, St. Norbert, West Broadway, West Wolseley, and Wolseley. A full list of walks, start times, locations, and descriptions is available at www.janeswalk.net. Circle May 3rd and 4th on your calendar and get out to enjoy and learn about what makes your community unique and special! Sincerely, The Jane's Walk Winnipeg Team! Where Can I Walk? Winnipeg walks are taking place in St.Norbert, West Broadway, Downtown, Wolseley, West Wolseley, Riverview, the Bois des Esprits, Kingston Crescent, along Selkirk Avenue, in Point Douglas, and the West End. Visit www.janeswalk.net for all of the locations, start times, and descriptions. Share Your Stories The best expert on your community is YOU! Jane's Walk is about meeting and sharing stories with your neighbors. Bring your photos and stories to share about the community. All our walk leaders are local residents and neighbours learning about their community, just like you. Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building. She had no formal training as a planner, and yet her 1961 best-seller, The Death and life of Great American Cities, introduced ground-breaking ideas about how cities function, evolve and fail that are now common sense to today's architects, planners, politicians and activists. Foremost is her simple yet revolutionary idea that dense, mixed use neighborhoods are the key to the health and survival of a city. "No one can find what will work for our cities by looking at ... suburban garden cities, manipulating scale models, or inventing dream cities. You've got to get out and walk." Jane Jacobs, "Downtown is for people", from the Exploding Metropolis A full list of walks, start times, locations, and descriptions is available at www.janeswalk.net.

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Active & Green Spring 2008
by Beth McKechnie 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Hello! Here is the latest issue of "Active & Green", an e-newsletter developed by Resource Conservation Manitoba to help keep people informed and connected regarding the latest in green commuting issues in Winnipeg and elsewhere. As supporters of green commuting and active living, we hope you will find the information useful and circulate within your workplace and networks. (Apologies for any duplicate postings.) Check it out at: http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/news/pdfs/Active_Green_Spring2008.pdf Highlights * Info on Earth Day events happening this weekend & next week * International Trails Day & Bike to Work Day * Upcoming Commuter Challenge * How to Keep Your Bike Safe * Bike Racks as Art on Broadway * Neighbourhood Cycling Groups * Jane's Walks in Winnipeg * How to be Idle-wise * and much more! If you are not able to access the online pdf, please forward your mailing address to receive a hard copy. stay active & green, Beth McKechnie & Jessie Klassen Green Commuting Initiatives Resource Conservation Manitoba (204) 925-3772 / beth(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca / jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca

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Opinions on bike locker locations
by Beth McKechnie 14 Apr '08

14 Apr '08

Hello everyone: Winnipeg Transit is going to be installing bike lockers at some transit locations and are asking for input on where they should be placed. Some people have suggested outer terminals, such as St. Vital Mall or Polo Park. Thoughts? Quick turnaround is required - please send your two cents by Tuesday (tomorrow) to Jonathan Borland at jborland(a)winnipeg.ca. The bike lockers would provide secure bike parking for someone who is combining cycling & transit in their commute. cheers, Beth 925-3772 Green Commuting Initiatives Resource Conservation Manitoba www.resourceconservation.mb.ca

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Workplace Physical Activity Challenge
by Lisa Scharf 07 Apr '08

07 Apr '08

May is Physical Activity Month at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba and we are challenging workplaces to get active with our second Workplace Physical Activity Challenge from May 5th to May 23, 2008! Please see the attached flyer for more information or visit our website at www.heartandstroke.mb.ca and look under events for the Workplace Physical Activity Challenge. Participating workplaces will receive pedometers for their employees to help track their progress and there are lots of fun challenges throughout the 3 week challenge. Register your workplace today by sending in the attached registration form by mail or fax. If you have any questions about the challenge do not hesitate to contact me at 949-2013. Please feel free to distribute this information and challenge your colleauges in other workplaces to see who can be the most active workplace in Manitoba. Best Regards, Lisa Scharf Physical Activity Manager Phone: (204) 949-2013 Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba http://www.heartandstroke.mb.ca <http://www.heartandstroke.mb.ca/> Finding answers. For life. Information in this email is meant for the recipient only. It must not be forwarded to anyone else. If you receive this email in error, please delete it immediately. Thank you

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Active Transportation - Canada: March 31, 2008
by Beth McKechnie 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Haynes To: activetransportation(a)rogers.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:09 PM Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: March 31, 2008 Active Transportation - Canada features a weekly posting of news articles, studies, reports, and other items that have relevance in this field, with previous postings available in an archive. In addition, pictures of existing Active Transportation infrastructure from communities across Canada will be profiled each week. The following items have recently been posted to the Active Transportation - Canada Blog. To view in more detail, go to: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com *********************************** 1. Notice - Open House for AT Plan 2. Article - Isreal: Cabinet earmarks NIS 100 million for cross-country bike routes, camp sites 3. Article - Region's bicycle-friendly initiative could cost Township more than $1 million 4. Article - Funding boost will speed creation of Markham cycling trail 5. Article - UK: Vote Cycling on May 1st 6. Article - Planning board wants residences in industrial center 7. Website - The Walking Englishman 8. Article - Would you bike more if you had a separated lane? 9. Video: The Stupidest Bike Lane 10. Article - Bike, transit use rising along with gas prices *********************************** A reminder e-mail of new postings will be sent no more often than once per week. To continue to receive these updates, you need take no action. Should you not wish to receive updates, please return this e-mail with "Unsubscribe" in the Subject area. For more information, please contact: Michael Haynes Director TransActive Solutions activetransportation(a)rogers.com 613.424.2803

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in motion Fridays - TLC for your Bike - April 18
by Deanna Betteridge 02 Apr '08

02 Apr '08

Hello, Can you please assist Winnipeg in motion by publicizing the following FREE event and forwarding this information on to your networks? ************************************************************************* TLC for Your Bike - Getting your bike ready for the road Spring is here and it’s time to get your bike out of winter storage. But, before you hit the road, make sure that your bike is safe and ready to go! Join bike expert Scot Miller from Olympia Cycle and Ski to learn the basics of tuning up your bike. Scot will show you how to inspect and maintain your tires, chains, cables and brake pads and keep your bike in tip-top shape. The session will be held Friday, April 18, 2008 from 12:10-12:50 p.m. in the Carol Shields Auditorium, 2nd floor at the Millennium Library. Admission is free of charge and registration is not required. For more information, call Kristine at 940-1676. Please feel free to pass this information on to your co-workers, family and friends. ******************************************************************************* "TLC for your Bike" is part of "in motion Fridays", a series of monthly workshops that promote physical activity for better health. The in motion @ the Library series is sponsored by Winnipeg in motion and the Millennium Library. For a complete list of workshops, visit http://winnipeginmotion.ca or http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/. Have a great "in motion" day! Kristine Kristine Hayward in motion Coordinator 2-189 Evanson Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0N9 Telephone: (204) 940-1676 Fax: (204) 940-8409 E-mail: khayward(a)wrha.mb.ca This email and/or any documents in this transmission is intended for the addressee(s) only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, copying or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and return the original. Ce courriel et tout document dans cette transmission est destiné à la personne ou aux personnes à qui il est adressé. Il peut contenir des informations privilégiées ou confidentielles. Toute utilisation, divulgation, distribution, copie, ou diffusion non autorisée est strictement défendue. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur immédiatement et lui remettre l'original.

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International bike advocacy
by Stacy Matwick 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

Found on Grist Do the test: An insanely clever bike-advocacy ad from the U.K. Posted by Sarah K. Burkhalter at 11:54 AM on 17 Mar 2008 http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/3/14/23388/9566?source=weekly For more information on the campaigns of Transport London http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/roadsandpublicspaces/759… Be sure to check out "Projects and schemes" on the left side-bar. Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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Urban Design and Cycling at the Gear Swap
by Richard Milgrom 13 Mar '08

13 Mar '08

Hi all, An added note that in addition to her presentation at the U of M this evening (see below) Anne Moudon will also make a presentation about urban design and cycling at the CMU Gear Swap at 1:00 Friday: The GO GREEN Workshop and Gearswap An Environmentally Friendly Transportation Event This Friday, March 14th, from 1230 to 330 pm in the chapel at Canadian Mennonite University (500 Shaftsbury) Bring your gear, trade your gear, sell your gear, buy your gear Featuring booths by: Resource Conservation Manitoba, Bike to the Future, Olympia Cycle and CMU's own Bike Co-op And guest speaker: Anne Vernez Moudon, a professor of urban design and planning There will be door prizes and free refreshments! Richard WALKING AND EATING BY DESIGN Dr. Anne Vernez Moudon Professor of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design and Planning and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Washington, Seattle Director, Urban Form Lab (UFL) 7pm, Thursday March 13, Centre Space, Russell Building Walking is a popular form of physical activity and people are more active if they can integrate walking into their daily activities. Living near grocery stores, restaurants and retail stores increases the amount of walking people do. Dr. Moudon will talk about how to identify and create neighborhoods that are walkable, safe, and enjoyable. Dr. Moudon¹s published works include Built for Change: Neighborhood Architecture in San Francisco (MIT Press 1986), Public Streets for Public Use (Columbia University Press 1991), and Monitoring Land Supply with Geographic Information Systems (with M. Hubner, John Wiley & Sons, 2000). She also published several monographs, such as Master-Planned Communities: Shaping Exurbs in the 1990 (with B. Wiseman and K.J. Kim, distributed by the APA Bookstore, 1992) and Urban Design: Reshaping Our Cities (with W. Attoe, University of Washington, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1995). Click here for more information: http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=246&too=200&dat=3/13/2008&sta=2&w ee=3&eve=8&epa=29586 -- Kristina Nordstrom Kristina Nordstrom, Dip.Arch.Tech., B.Env.D. Graphics and Events 201L Russell Building Faculty of Architecture University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 ph (204) 474-6995 fx (204) 474-7532 nordstro(a)cc.umanitoba.ca http://www.umanitoba.ca/architecture ------ End of Forwarded Message

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FW: WALKING AND EATING BY DESIGN | Dr. Anne Vernez Moudon | 7pm | Centre Space
by Richard Milgrom 11 Mar '08

11 Mar '08

WALKING AND EATING BY DESIGN Dr. Anne Vernez Moudon Professor of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design and Planning and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Washington, Seattle Director, Urban Form Lab (UFL) 7pm, Thursday March 13, Centre Space, Russell Building Walking is a popular form of physical activity and people are more active if they can integrate walking into their daily activities. Living near grocery stores, restaurants and retail stores increases the amount of walking people do. Dr. Moudon will talk about how to identify and create neighborhoods that are walkable, safe, and enjoyable. Dr. Moudon¹s published works include Built for Change: Neighborhood Architecture in San Francisco (MIT Press 1986), Public Streets for Public Use (Columbia University Press 1991), and Monitoring Land Supply with Geographic Information Systems (with M. Hubner, John Wiley & Sons, 2000). She also published several monographs, such as Master-Planned Communities: Shaping Exurbs in the 1990 (with B. Wiseman and K.J. Kim, distributed by the APA Bookstore, 1992) and Urban Design: Reshaping Our Cities (with W. Attoe, University of Washington, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1995). Click here for more information: http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=246&too=200&dat=3/13/2008&sta=2&w ee=3&eve=8&epa=29586 -- Kristina Nordstrom Kristina Nordstrom, Dip.Arch.Tech., B.Env.D. Graphics and Events 201L Russell Building Faculty of Architecture University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 ph (204) 474-6995 fx (204) 474-7532 nordstro(a)cc.umanitoba.ca http://www.umanitoba.ca/architecture ------ End of Forwarded Message

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Step by Step: Walk for Wellness Challenge (please forward)
by Deanna Betteridge 07 Mar '08

07 Mar '08

Hello Winnipeg Workplaces, Winnipeg in motion is inviting ALL Winnipeg workplaces to register their workplace and take part in the Step by Step: Walk for Wellness Challenge - a new pedometer based program designed to help your workplace add more physical activity and healthy eating to their day! We are encouraging workplaces to start their Challenge on March 31, 2008 and be included in the Winnipeg in motion spring campaign promoting walking for good health. Workplaces that register their Challenge will receive Winnipeg in motion prizes that can be used for incentives for teams to register early, for weekly prize draws, or for any sort of incentive that you wish. At this point we aren't sure how many of each item we can provide - it will depend on how many workplaces register and the amount of participants per workplace. The Winnipeg in motion prize package: in motion cotton tote bags, t-shirts, water bottles, tilly hats, pedometers, and Step by Step: Walk for Wellness Challenge buttons To learn more about the Challenge and the resources that are available to assist you in running the challenge (e.g., Coordinator's Manual, Team Captain's Manual, Participant's Manual, Promotional posters, and Sample emails) visit: http://www.winnipeginmotion.ca/work/step_by_step_walk_for_wellness_challeng… To register your workplace for the challenge AND to access the online tracker visit: www.walkforwellnesschallenge.ca I have attached three sample emails that you may (or not) want to modify and use to help build awareness and promote your Challenge. All sample emails (7) will be available on the website. There are also a couple sample posters on the website that you can also use to help promote your Challenge - There is space for you to include information on your Challenge and appropriate contact information. On the bottom of the poster you can include your workplace logo - I have attached some instructions if you aren't sure how to do this. Once the Challenge begins we will be looking for weekly updates from each Workplace that we can include in our weekly newsletter update that will be circulated to all workplaces taking part in the Challenge!! It is a great opportunity for workplaces to showcase all the 'stepping' that your employees are taking for better health! If you would like to be included in the weekly newsletter update please ensure that you send us weekly updates (i.e., team with the overall improvement, greatest amount of steps, etc......). Please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions on how we can improve the Challenge! The Step by Step: Walk for Wellness Challenge - improving the health of your workplace, one step at a time! Happy Stepping, Deanna ------------------------------------------------------------- Deanna Betteridge, M.Sc. in motion Coordinator 2 - 189 Evanson St. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0N9 204-940-1676 (w) 204-232-3297 (c) 204-940-8409 (f) E-mail: dbetteridge(a)wrha.mb.ca Web site: www.winnipeginmotion.ca This email and/or any documents in this transmission is intended for the addressee(s) only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, copying or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and return the original. Ce courriel et tout document dans cette transmission est destiné à la personne ou aux personnes à qui il est adressé. Il peut contenir des informations privilégiées ou confidentielles. Toute utilisation, divulgation, distribution, copie, ou diffusion non autorisée est strictement défendue. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur immédiatement et lui remettre l'original.

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2006 Census - Labour, Education, Language of work and Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation)
by Stacy Matwick 04 Mar '08

04 Mar '08

"There are 347,000 commuters in what's known as the census metropolitan area of Winnipeg, and 78.7 per cent of them either drive to work or are passengers in someone else's vehicle. That compares to 13 per cent of commuters in the region who used public transit. Just under six per cent walked, and 1.6 per cent used a bicycle." http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/03/04/census-workforce-wpg.html For the official StatsCanada documents see http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080304/d080304a.htm Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx -----Original Message----- From: infodep(a)lists.canada.gc.ca [mailto:infodep@lists.canada.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Tony Moren Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 7:35 AM Subject: infodep Announcement / annonce Announcement from the Census Help Desk / Annonce du Bureau d'assistance du recensement La version française suit la version anglaise. 2006 Census - Labour, Education, Language of work and Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) - Pre-release - February 26, 2008, and official release - March 4, 2008 The 2006 Census Dissemination Project is pleased to provide you with information concerning the 2006 Census Labour, Education, Language of work, and Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) official release (March 4, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. Ottawa time) announced in The Daily on Tuesday February 26, 2008. Labour, Education, Language of work, Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) official release information - March 4, 2008, 8:30 a.m. Ottawa time Official release in The Daily There will be a dedicated Daily on March 4, 2008, to describe and promote the Labour, Education and Language of work release. Please note that the Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) release for March 4, 2008, is a 'data products only' release (i.e. no specific analysis at this time - to follow on April 2, 2008). Danielle Zietsma of Labour Statistics Division (613-951-4243) is responsible for all related text/data content within The Daily associated with the analysis of 2006 Census Labour including labour market activity, industry and occupation. Roland Hébert of Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division (613-951-2982) is responsible for all related text/data content within The Daily associated with the analysis of 2006 Census Education. Jean-Pierre Corbeil of Demography Division (6139512315) is responsible for all related text/data content within The Daily associated with the analysis of 2006 Census Language of work. Official release and the Internet March 4, 2008, sees the official release, via the Internet, of the Labour, Education, Language of work, Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) data from the 2006 Census web module. These data can be accessed through a variety of gateways. Users can enter through The Daily; click on the 'Census' button on the left-hand navigation bar of the Statistics Canada home page (enter through the 'Spotlight' link); or by following the 'Release topics and dates' link under the 2006 Census header. Information within the 'Release topics and dates' web page presents the four topics being released March 4, 2008, and each release-centric page is organized into three broad categories: Data products, Analysis series, and Geography. Please note that the Language of work data and analysis being released on March 4, 2008, are a subset of the 'Language' topic that initially had data and analysis released on December 4, 2007. Users will be brought to the 'Language' release-centric page to access data and analysis for Language of work. Again, Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) release for March 4, 2008, is a 'data products only' release (i.e. no specific analysis at this time - to follow on April 2, 2008). Content of the release-centric pages The Data products category presents Labour, Education, Language of work, Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) data for a wide range of standard geographic areas, available through the Highlight tables, the Topic-based tabulations, the Profile release components, the 2006 Community Profiles, or the 2006 Census Tract (CT) Profiles. The 2006 Census Tract (CT) Profiles allow users to search for a census tract by typing in a postal code, using GeoSearch2006 or by typing in a census tract name. Postal codes found outside of census metropolitan areas or tracted census agglomerations will have an option for viewing Community profile data instead. The Labour, Education and Language of work Highlight tables will present counts, percent distributions and other data indicators for census metropolitan areas (CMAs), census agglomerations (CAs) and census subdivisions (CSDs) in support of the analysis. The Place of work/Commuting to work (including mode of transportation) Highlight tables will be released with the analysis of these variables on April 2, 2008. The Analysis series category presents links to The Daily - the analytical perspective articles: * Canada's Changing Labour Force, 2006 Census * Educational Portrait of Canada, 2006 Census * Using Languages at Work in Canada, 2006 Census The Geography category presents thematic maps containing release-related data for standard geographic areas of Canada and GeoSearch2006 (the Internet mapping application). A large collection of reference documents is also available under the reference material link in the left-hand sidebar of the census module. Updates to the 2006 Census Dictionary (March 4, 2008) Please be advised that the 'Attendance at school' definition will be available within the electronic version of the 2006 Census Dictionary on March 4, 2008. Stakeholders/Partners On March 4, 2008, the funding federal departments, Depository Services Program (DSP), Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) and provincial and territorial focal points will have Level 2 access to all applicable Labour, Education, Language of work and Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) products, except for dissemination area (DA), through the 2006 Census web sub-module (I-Shelf). A reminder that the only census standard products not available via the census web module will be those at the DA level and any other products deemed too large to be served up via the Internet. We refer to these internally as 'Level 3' products. As per our previous stakeholder/partnership arrangements, our Statistics Canada coordinators/representatives who service our stakeholders/partners should be making use of the content of this e-mail to inform stakeholders/partners of what will be available to them on March 4, 2008, in what formats/media. They should also ensure that all stakeholders/partners who are entitled to Level 2 access privileges are set up and understand how to work/navigate through the complete census web module. 'Level 3' products that have been deemed too large to be served up via the 2006 Census web sub-module (i.e., DA-level products) will have to be provided via other methods to our stakeholders/partners who are entitled to receive them. Two weeks after official release Please note that the remaining geographic levels for the Labour, Education, Language of work and Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) profile release components will be available two weeks following release day (i.e., March 18, 2008): Cumulative profile and release components Labour market activity, Industry, Occupation, Education, Language of work, Place of work and mode of transportation Profile of Labour Market Activity, Industry, Occupation, Education, Language of Work, Place of Work and Mode of Transportation for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 94-579-X2006002 (Available via E-Shelf only) Profile of Labour Market Activity, Industry, Occupation, Education, Language of Work, Place of Work and Mode of Transportation for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 94-579-X2006003 (Internet Level 2 product - internal/ROs/stakeholders/partners) Profile of Labour Market Activity, Industry, Occupation, Education, Language of Work, Place of Work and Mode of Transportation for Census Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 94-579-X2006006 (Internet Level 2 product - internal/ROs/stakeholders/partners) Profile of Labour Market Activity, Industry, Occupation, Education, Language of Work, Place of Work and Mode of Transportation for Designated Places, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 94-579-X2006008 (Internet Level 2 product - internal/ROs/stakeholders/partners) Profile of Labour Market Activity, Industry, Occupation, Education, Language of Work, Place of Work and Mode of Transportation for Urban Areas, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 94-579-X2006009 (Internet Level 2 product - internal/ROs/stakeholders/partners) There is one DA profile component that will not be available via the census web module (available via E-Shelf only). Arrangements for servicing our Level 2 partners should be followed (as detailed above). Profile of Labour Market Activity, Industry, Occupation, Education, Language of Work, Place of Work and Mode of Transportation for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 94-579-XCB2006002 (Available via E-Shelf only) Three preliminary version reference guides will be available on April 8, 2008, providing information on the use, application and interpretation of the data from the March 4, 2008 release. There is no reference guide planned specifically for 'Language of work.' The final versions will follow at a later date and will include the data quality components. In addition, the final reference guide for languages will also be available on April 8, 2008. Reference guides (Preliminary versions) Reference Guide for Labour Market Activity and Unpaid Work, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 97-559-PWE2006003 (Available for free to all users via the Internet in HTML format only) Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 97-560-PWE2006003 (Available for free to all users via the Internet in HTML format only) Reference Guide for Journey to Work, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 97-561-PWE2006003 (Available for free to all users via the Internet in HTML format only) Reference guide (Final version) Languages Reference Guide, 2006 Census, Census year 2006 Catalogue number 97-555-GWE2006003 (Available for free to all users via the Internet in HTML format only) We hope this information will help you plan for the upcoming 2006 Census Labour, Education, Language of work and Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) official release (March 4, 2008). An e-mail will be disseminated on March 4, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. Ottawa time, announcing the official release, and keeping you up to date on any further developments and/or related release information. Thank you. ********************* Recensement de 2006 - Données portant sur le travail, la scolarité, la langue de travail, et le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) - Prédiffusion le 26 février 2008 et diffusion officielle le 4 mars 2008 Le Projet de diffusion du Recensement de 2006 est heureux de vous transmettre l'information sur le travail, la scolarité, la langue de travail, et le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) de la diffusion officielle (le 4 mars 2008, à 8 h 30, heure d'Ottawa) qui a été annoncée le mardi 26 février 2008 dans Le Quotidien. Information relative à la diffusion officielle des données portant sur le travail, la scolarité, la langue de travail, le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) - Le 4 mars 2008, à 8 h 30, heure d'Ottawa Diffusion officielle dans Le Quotidien Le Quotidien du 4 mars 2008 sera consacré à la description et à la promotion de la diffusion portant sur le travail, la scolarité et la langue de travail. Prière de noter que la diffusion du 4 mars 2008 portant sur le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) a trait à des produits de données seulement (c.-à-d. aucune analyse précise pour le moment - à suivre le 2 avril 2008). À l'occasion de cette diffusion, Danielle Zietsma, de la Division de la statistique du travail (613-951-4243) est responsable de tout le contenu relatif au texte et aux données du Quotidien ayant trait à l'analyse des données du Recensement de 2006 sur le travail, y compris l'activité sur le marché du travail, l'industrie et la profession. Roland Hébert, de la Division de la culture, du tourisme et centre de la statistique sur l'éducation (613951-2982) est responsable de tout le contenu relatif au texte et aux données du Quotidien ayant trait à l'analyse des données du Recensement de 2006 sur la scolarité. Jean-Pierre Corbeil, de la Division de la démographie (613-951-2315) est responsable de tout le contenu relatif au texte et aux données du Quotidien ayant trait à l'analyse des données du Recensement de 2006 sur la langue de travail. Diffusion officielle et Internet Le 4 mars 2008 aura lieu la diffusion officielle, dans le module Web du Recensement de 2006 sur Internet, des données portant sur le travail, la scolarité, la langue de travail, et le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport). Il est possible d'avoir accès à ces données à partir de plusieurs passerelles. Les utilisateurs peuvent entrer par Le Quotidien; cliquer sur le bouton « Recensement » sur la barre de navigation latérale gauche de la page d'accueil de Statistique Canada (entrer par le lien « Pleins feux sur »); ou en suivant le lien « Thèmes et dates de diffusion » sous la rubrique Recensement de 2006. Les renseignements sous la rubrique « Thèmes et dates de diffusion » de la page Web présente les quatre thèmes diffusés le 4 mars 2008, et chaque page axée sur la diffusion est répartie en trois grandes catégories : Produits de données, Série « Analyses », et Géographie. Veuillez prendre note que les données et l'analyse sur la langue de travail diffusées le 4 mars 2008 sont un sous-ensemble du thème « Langue » dont les données et l'analyse ont d'abord été diffusées le 4 décembre 2007. Les utilisateurs seront dirigés vers la page axée sur la diffusion « Langue » pour accéder aux données et à l'analyse sur la langue de travail. Encore une fois, la diffusion du 4 mars 2008 portant sur le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) a trait à des produits de données seulement (c.-à-d. aucune analyse précise pour le moment - à suivre le 2 avril 2008). Contenu des pages axées sur la diffusion La catégorie Produits de données présente les données portant sur le travail, la scolarité, la langue de travail, et le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) pour un large éventail de régions géographiques normalisées, disponibles dans les Faits saillants en tableaux, les tableaux thématiques, les composantes de diffusion des profils, les Profils des communautés de 2006, ou les profils des secteurs de recensement (SR) de 2006. Les profils des secteurs de recensement (SR) de 2006 permettent aux utilisateurs d'effectuer une recherche pour un secteur de recensement en entrant un code postal, en utilisant GéoRecherche2006 ou en entrant le nom d'un secteur de recensement. Pour les codes postaux trouvés à l'extérieur des régions métropolitaines de recensement ou des agglomérations de recensement subdivisées en secteurs de recensement, l'utilisateur aura le choix de visionner plutôt les données du Profil des communautés. Les Faits saillants en tableaux portant sur le travail, la scolarité et la langue de travail présenteront les chiffres, la répartition en pourcentage et d'autres indicateurs de données pour les régions métropolitaines de recensement (RMR), les agglomérations de recensement (AR) et les subdivisions de recensement (SDR) en appui à l'analyse. Les Faits saillants en tableaux sur le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) seront diffusés avec l'analyse de ces variables le 2 avril 2008. La catégorie Série « Analyses » offre des liens au Quotidien, aux articles sur la perspective analytique : * L'évolution de la population active au Canada, Recensement de 2006 * Portrait de la scolarité au Canada, Recensement de 2006 * L'utilisation des langues en milieu de travail au Canada, Recensement de 2006 La catégorie Géographie offre des cartes thématiques qui renferment des données connexes à la diffusion pour les régions géographiques normalisées du Canada et GéoRecherche2006 (l'application cartographique Internet). Une vaste collection de documents de référence est également disponible à partir du lien « Documents de référence » dans le menu latéral gauche du module du recensement. Mises à jour du Dictionnaire du Recensement de 2006 (4 mars 2008) Veuillez prendre note que la définition de « Fréquentation scolaire » sera disponible dans la version électronique du Dictionnaire du Recensement de 2006, le 4 mars 2008. Dépositaires/Partenaires Le 4 mars 2008, les ministères fédéraux contribuant au financement, le Programme des services aux dépositaires (PSD), l'Initiative de démocratisation des données (IDD) et les coordonnateurs statistiques provinciaux et territoriaux auront le niveau d'accès 2 à tous les produits pertinents portant sur le travail, la scolarité, la langue de travail, et le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) sauf pour les aires de diffusion (AD) dans l'ensemble du sous-module Web du Recensement de 2006 (RPI). Nous vous rappelons que les seuls produits normalisés du recensement qui ne sont pas offerts par le biais du module Web du recensement sont les produits au niveau des AR et tout autre produit jugé trop volumineux pour être livré par Internet. À l'interne, nous désignons ces produits comme produits de niveau 3. Selon les ententes précédentes prises auprès de nos dépositaires/partenaires, nos coordonnateurs/représentants de Statistique Canada qui leur offrent des services devraient utiliser le contenu de ce courriel afin de les informer sur les produits qui seront offerts le 4 mars 2008, ainsi que sur le format ou le support dans lesquels ils sont offerts. Ils devraient également s'assurer que tous les dépositaires/partenaires possèdent les privilèges d'accès de niveau 2 et comprennent bien comment travailler/naviguer dans l'ensemble du module Web du recensement. Les produits de niveau 3 qui sont trop volumineux pour qu'on puisse les livrer par le biais du sous-module Web du Recensement de 2006 (c.-à-d. les produits au niveau de l'AD) devront être livrés à l'aide d'autres méthodes à nos dépositaires/partenaires qui ont la permission de les recevoir. Deux semaines après la diffusion officielle Veuillez prendre note que les autres niveaux géographiques des composantes de diffusion du profil portant sur le travail, la scolarité, la langue de travail, et le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) seront disponibles deux semaines après le jour de diffusion (c.-à-d. le 18 mars 2008) : Composantes des profils cumulatifs et des diffusions Activités sur le marché du travail, industrie, profession, scolarité, langue de travail, lieu de travail et mode de transport Profil - Activités sur le marché du travail, industrie, profession, scolarité, langue de travail, lieu de travail et mode de transport, pour le Canada, les provinces, les territoires, les divisions de recensement, les subdivisions de recensement et les aires de diffusion, Recensement de 2006, année de recensement 2006 Numéro au catalogue : 94-579-X2006002 (Disponible dans le RPE seulement) Profil - Activités sur le marché du travail, industrie, profession, scolarité, langue de travail, lieu de travail et mode de transport, pour le Canada, les provinces, les territoires et les régions de tri d'acheminement, Recensement de 2006, année de recensement 2006 Numéro au catalogue : 94-579-X2006003 (Produit Internet de niveau 2 - interne/BR/dépositaires/partenaires) Profil - Activités sur le marché du travail, industrie, profession, scolarité, langue de travail, lieu de travail et mode de transport, pour les régions métropolitaines de recensement, les agglomérations de recensement et les subdivisions de recensement, Recensement de 2006, année de recensement 2006 Numéro au catalogue : 94-579-X2006006 (Produit Internet de niveau 2 - interne/BR/dépositaires/partenaires) Profil - Activités sur le marché du travail, industrie, profession, scolarité, langue de travail, lieu de travail et mode de transport, pour les localités désignées, Recensement de 2006, année de recensement 2006 Numéro au catalogue : 94-579-X2006008 (Produit Internet de niveau 2 - interne/BR/dépositaires/partenaires) Profil - Activités sur le marché du travail, industrie, profession, scolarité, langue de travail, lieu de travail et mode de transport, pour les régions urbaines, Recensement de 2006, année de recensement 2006 Numéro au catalogue : 94-579-X2006009 (Produit Internet de niveau 2 - interne/BR/dépositaires/partenaires) Une composante de profil de l'AD ne sera pas offerte dans le module Web du recensement (disponible dans le RPE seulement). Des mesures pour servir nos partenaires de niveau 2 doivent être suivies (comme décrites ci-dessus). Profil - Activités sur le marché du travail, industrie, profession, scolarité, langue de travail, lieu de travail et mode de transport, pour le Canada, les provinces, les territoires, les divisions de recensement, les subdivisions de recensement et les aires de diffusion, Recensement de 2006, Année de recensement 2006 Numéro 94-579-XCB2006002 au catalogue (Disponible dans le RPE seulement) Trois versions préliminaires des guides de référence seront disponibles le 8 avril 2008, fournissant des renseignements sur l'utilisation, l'application et l'interprétation des données relatives à la diffusion du 4 mars 2008. Aucun guide de référence n'est prévu pour la variable « Langue de travail ». Les versions finales suivront à une date ultérieure et incluront les composantes de la qualité des données. De plus, la version finale du guide de référence sur les langues sera également disponible le 8 avril 2008. Guides de référence (Versions préliminaires) Guide de référence pour Activité sur le marché du travail et Travail non rénuméré, Recensement de 2006, année de recensement 2006 Numéro au catalogue 97-559-PWF2006003 (Produit Internet de niveau 0 - Offert à tous les utilisateurs) Guide de référence pour la scolarité, Recensement de 2006, année de recensement 2006 Numéro au catalogue 97-560-PWF2006003 (Produit Internet de niveau 0 - Offert à tous les utilisateurs) Guide de référence pour déplacement domicile-travail, Recensement de 2006, année de recensement 2006 Numéro au catalogue 97-561-PWF2006003 (Produit Internet de niveau 0 - Offert à tous les utilisateurs) Guide de référence (Version finale) Guide de référence sur les langues, Recensement de 2006, année de recensement 2006 Numéro au catalogue 97-555-GWF2006003 (Produit Internet de niveau 0 - Offert à tous les utilisateurs) Nous espérons que ces renseignements vous aideront à planifier la prochaine diffusion officielle portant sur le travail, la scolarité, la langue de travail, et le lieu de travail et les déplacements entre le domicile et le travail (y compris le mode de transport) (le 4 mars 2008). Un courriel sera transmis le 4 mars 2008, à 8 h 30, heure d'Ottawa, pour annoncer la diffusion officielle et vous tenir au courant de toute nouveauté ou information liées à celle-ci. Merci. ________________________________________ Tony Moren Chief, Information Management / Chef, Section de la gestion d'information Communications and Library Services Division / Division des communications et des services de bibliothèque R.H. Coats Building / Immeuble R.-H.-Coats 2 A 613-951-0951 | facsimile / télécopieur 613-951-4424 Tony.Moren(a)statcan.ca Statistics Canada | 100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway Ottawa K1A 0T6 Statistique Canada | 100, promenade Tunney's Pasture Ottawa K1A 0T6 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada

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Article of interest
by Stacy Matwick 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

>From iNSet.org http://www.insnet.org/ins_headlines.rxml?id=6386&photo= "For the first time, the U.S. Department of Transportation confirms in an interim report to Congress on the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program, the climate benefits that can be gained by a community that embraces bicycle and pedestrian travel. The non-motorized trips covered in the report are also viewed as critical parts of the nation's surface transportation system." The short article includes link to the interim report. Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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Jane's Walk invite
by Beth McKechnie 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Passionate about your Winnipeg neighbourhood or know someone who is? Consider leading a Jane's Walk ! Jane's Walk is a series of free walking tours taking place the weekend of May 3 & 4 led by locals who are keen to share stories about their neighbourhood with other Winnipeggers. Please see the attached invitation for details and tour samples from Jane's Walk in Winnipeg and other cities. Help spread the word - we know there are all sorts of Winnipeggers who are knowledgeable and passionate about their favourite area of Winnipeg, and who would be interested in having their neighbourhood featured in this international event. It's just a matter of locating them! (Apologies for duplicate postings)

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FW: New Active Transportation - Canada Blog
by Jackie Avent 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Hi AT-Network, See below for the new Active Transportation Canada Blog. Jackie I would like to introduce you to "Active Transportation - Canada", a new Blog dedicated to promoting Active and Sustainable Transportation in Canada. "Active Transportation - Canada" will feature a weekly posting of news articles, studies, reports, and other items that have relevance in this field, with previous postings available in an archive. In addition, a new picture of existing Active Transportation infrastructure from communities across Canada will be profiled each week. The following items have recently been posted to the Active Transportation - Canada Blog. To view in more detail, go to: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com <http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com/> *********************************** 1. Study - US: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Intersection Safety Indices Final Report 2. Report - Toronto: Traffic and Health Report 3. Article - Canadians prefer to watch sports, not participate 4. Article - People turning on technology, tuning out nature: study 5. Article - Bicing, Barcelona's Bike Sharing System 6. Program - University Free Bike Loan Program 7. Paper - Sustainable Transportation Indicators 8. Article - EU: Public Bike Systems Turning into Big Business 9. Article - Australia: Bike lanes dangerous, cyclists warn 10. Report - US: Transportation for Tomorrow *********************************** A reminder e-mail of new postings will be sent no more often than once per week. To continue to receive these updates, you need take no action. Should you not wish to receive updates, please return this e-mail with "Unsubscribe" in the Subject area. I hope that the Active Transportation - Canada Blog will become a helpful method to distribute AT information to interested people across Canada and beyond. I am delighted to entertain any questions, comments, submissions, or ideas for content. For more information, please contact: Michael Haynes Director, TransActive Solutions 613.424.2803 activetransportation(a)rogers.com ************************************

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Google "Bike There" Petition
by Jackie Avent 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Hello AT Network, There is an online petition to encourage Google to develop a "bike there" option on their Google Maps search. This would be a highly useful feature, so if you have a few minutes, please consider filling out the petition! Jackie http://www.petitiononline.com/bikether/petition.html

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AT-Network list-serv posting
by Jessie 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Hello All, RCM will be participating in a free webinar on Transportation Demand Management (TDM) (see message below). Join us on Tuesday March 18, 11am, in the Eco-Centre boardroom at 303 Portage Ave., 3rd Floor. Please RSVP to Jessie at (204) 925-3772 or jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca so we know how many people to expect. Thanks! Hope to see you there! Jessie Klassen Workplace TDM Coordinator Resource Conservation Manitoba jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca (204) 925-3772 Resource Conservation Manitoba: Living Green, Living Well Practical solutions for yourself, your community and the environment Green Commuting, Environmental Education, Reducing Waste, Composting 'On Tuesday March 18 at 12 noon Eastern Time, in collaboration with ACT Canada and Transport Canada's Urban Transportation Showcase Program, we will be hosting a special webinar on workplace transportation demand management. 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AT Network web pages online
by Beth McKechnie 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

The AT Network is now online! Check out the web pages on the PACM website at: www.pacm.ca (Access the AT Network pages under "PACM priorities" listed on the right hand side of the home page) Submit your postings for event listings to info(a)pacm.ca following the format on the website. Check that your organization is listed under in the AT Network members and resource sections as well. cheers, Beth McKechnie Chair, PACM AT Task Group

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Bicycle Videos
by Stacy Matwick 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hello Everyone I thought you all may find this of interest. Posted Feb. 19, 2008 "Enrique Peñalosa talks with COMMUTErs" http://www.streetfilms.org/ StreetFilms is a project of the New York City Street Renaissance (NYCSR), a collection of non-profits geared towards re-imagining the city's public spaces and making our streets safer for pedestrians, bicycles and non-vehicular modes of transportation. The goal of the NYCSR is to engage the Department of Transportation and the city's elected officials in a dialogue about how to best improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers. http://www.streetfilms.org/about-streetfilms/ Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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Funding Opportunities
by Sandy Kostyniuk 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hello all. For your information. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ If any of you are working on projects related to transportation.... "M.O.S.T." is a federal program that may be a potential source of funding. There are several categories including active transportation, research, sustainable transportation, etc. They are currently accepting funding proposals until March 2008. http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/most/menu.htm Sandy Kostyniuk Program Consultant The Public Health Agency of Canada Street Address 7th Floor, 275 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Mailing Address Manitoba and Saskatchewan Regional Office 1015 Arlington Street Winnipeg, MB Canada R3E 3R2 Phone: 1-204-789-7411 Fax: 1-204-789-7878 Email: sandy_kostyniuk(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca

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Bike parking bylaw & handbook - Calgary
by Beth McKechnie 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Hello AT Network: Thought I'd pass along information on new bike parking requirements in Calgary and a bike parking handbook that was prepared in 2002. According to my contact with the City of Calgary, the proposed bylaw from 2002 described in the handbook was never officially adopted but their Transportation department refers to it heavily when making recommendings on new development permit applications and developers have generally been following the recommendations in it. He also noted that Calgary's new "Land Use bylaw incorporates bicycle parking as described in the Bicycle Parking Handbook. Unfortunately there are no easy-to-follow tables of bike parking requirements within the new Bylaw. However, bicycle parking requirements can be looked up for various uses within it." Bike Parking Handbook: http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/Bu/planning/pdf/bicycle_parking_handbook_d… New bylaw: http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/planning/pdf/land_use_bylaw_review/byla… cheers, Beth McKechnie Green Commuting Initiatives Resource Conservation Manitoba (204) 925-3772 www.resourceconservation.mb.ca

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UPDATE - ANOTHER HOT EVENT on FEB 21st
by Janice Lukes 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Thursday Feb. 21 TWO events occurring in the SAME building - different times You are WELCOME TO ATTEND BOTH ! NOTE the times: Cycling at 5:30 pm Multi-use Trail Community Consultation at 7:00 pm Also - a map is worth a thousand words! See attached map for proposed trail routes between the Fort Garry Bridge and Pembina Hwy. THURSDAY FEB. 21 * 5:30 pm * Southwest Commuter Cycling Stewardship Group DATE: Thursday, February 21st TIME: 5:30 pm LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz 26 Agassiz Drive OPEN TO ALL GOAL: Examine the southwest area of Winnipeg and develop a map of suggested cycling infrastructure in order to provide feedback to the City of Winnipeg's Active Transportation Advisory Committee. Do you have an opinion on how to make cycling in Southwest Winnipeg better / safer / more convenient to your destinations? To connect with local cyclists and contribute to ongoing initiatives in Southwest Winnipeg - see: http://groups.google.com/group/southwestcycling * 7:00 pm * COMMUNITY CONSULTATION RE: Multi - Use Trail Location between Fort Garry Bridge & Pembina Hwy DATE: Thursday, February 21st TIME: 7:00 pm LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz 26 Agassiz Drive INVITATION TO ATTEND - OPEN TO ALL The Winnipeg Trails Association, City of Winnipeg & partners are holding a 'Community Consultation' to discuss the potential locations of a multi use trail between Fort Garry Bridge and Pembina Hwy. This is a section of the Trans Canada Trail which offers potential linkages and partnerships with Bishop Grandin Greenway Inc's ongoing greenway development. UPDATE on Fort Garry Bridge Closure / Rehab Impact on pedestrian and cyclist routing will also be presented. PROJECT PARTNERS: City of Winnipeg Province of Manitoba Government of Canada Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg Trails Association Bishop Grandin Greenway An opportunity for questions, comments & discussions with project partners will follow the presentation Consultation organized by: Winnipeg Trails Association, Janice Lukes, Coordinator <mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca City of Winnipeg, Public Works Janice Lukes Winnipeg Trails Coordinator Winnipeg Trails Association 202 - One Forks Market Road Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9 Cell (204) 952-4222 Fax (204) 943-7915 <mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca <http://www.winnipegtrails.com/> www.WinnipegTrails.com

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Four HOT February Trail events you won't want to miss !
by Janice Lukes 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Hi all - please pass this around to any of your contacts who may be interested. Great 'get active, consultative & educational' events on Winnipeg trails ! SATURDAY, FEB 16 LaSalle River Hike in St. Norbert Join the Prairie Pathfinders and hike along the La Salle River, see the site of the new Duff Roblin Provincial Park Reserve and travel through Winnipeg's newest City park - Pollock Island. Hike is followed by a hearty DeLuca's lunch and update on Winnipeg Trails and the Duff Roblin Provincial Park Reserve trails, fishing facilities, picnic, tobogganing areas and other amenities. DATE: Saturday Feb. 16th TIME: 10:00 Registration ~ 9 km hike MEET: St. Norbert Catholic Church, 80 St. Pierre Ave. LUNCH & Park Update: 12:00 - a hearty DeLuca's lunch with desserts and update REGISTRATION: $21.00 <http://www.prairiepathfinders.mb.ca/> www.PrairiePathfinders.mb.ca (Registration Deadline - Feb. 14th) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MONDAY, FEB 18 Walk in the Footsteps of Louis Riel - Celebrate Manitoba's New Holiday! Join the Prairie Pathfinder for another 'Hike through History'. This 3-5 km walk winds through historic points in scenic central St. Boniface. Highlights include trails along the Seine River, and past Gabrielle Roy's House, the Basilica, and into St. Boniface Cemetery where 'Theater in the Cemetery' actors will perform a short skit near Riel's final resting place. A short guided tour through St. Boniface Museum and complimentary pastries will be served to hikers. DATE: Monday Feb. 18th TIME: 10:00am MEET: Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 Provencher Blvd. REGISTRATION: Admission is FREE but registration is required at <mailto:prairepathfinders@shaw.ca> prairepathfinders(a)shaw.ca * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THURSDAY FEB, 21 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION RE: Trail Location between Fort Garry Bridge & Pembina Hwy DATE: Thursday, February 21st TIME: 5:30 pm LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz 26 Agassiz Drive INVITATION TO ATTEND - OPEN TO ALL The Winnipeg Trails Association, City of Winnipeg & partners are holding a 'Community Consultation' to discuss the potential locations of a multi use trail between Fort Garry Bridge and Pembina Hwy. This is a section of the Trans Canada Trail which offers potential linkages and partnerships with Bishop Grandin Greenway Inc's ongoing greenway development. UPDATE on Fort Garry Bridge Closure / Rehab Impact on pedestrian and cyclist routing will also be presented. PROJECT PARTNERS: City of Winnipeg Province of Manitoba Government of Canada Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg Trails Association Bishop Grandin Greenway An opportunity for questions, comments & discussions with project partners will follow the presentation Consultation organized by: Winnipeg Trails Association, Janice Lukes, Coordinator <mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca City of Winnipeg, Public Works * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A Shared Vision Linking community and governments vision for a Walkable and Bikeable Manitoba DATE: Wednesday, February 27th TIME: 6:30 pm registration, 7:00 presentation MEET: The Forks Atrium (inside The Forks Market beside the viewing tower elevator) RSVP: beth(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca 925-3772 Space is limited to MAX. 100 people - REGISTER SOON! Please join us for an interactive evening with internationally renowned speaker Gil Peñalosa. Gil will highlight his experiences working with communities and elected officials to develop a shared vision for active transportation in the development of healthy and vibrant communities. Multicultural executive, global thinker and marketing strategist, Gil Peñalosa is passionate about improving quality of life through the promotion of walking and bicycling. Gil earned an MBA from UCLAs Management School, and after years of private and public sector senior managerial experience, he became Commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation for the City of Bogotá (pop. 7m), Colombia, where he led the team redeveloping and building over 200 parks. He was also successful in closing 91 kilometres of the city roads each Sunday, the Ciclovia, where over 1.5 million people come out weekly to walk, run, skate and bike. Watch a video of Gil's work: <http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/> http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/ Gil is Executive Director of the non-profit Walk & Bike for Life in Port Credit, Ontario, and believes trails are great equalizers, where every person has a sense of belonging, of being "equal" as a human being, and where everyone can go regardless of gender, age and economic, social or ethnic background. Organized by: Winnipeg Trails Association & the Physical Activity Coalition of Manitoba (PACM) Gil Peñalosa sponsored by: Recreation Connections Manitoba City of Winnipeg, Parks and Open Spaces Division Manitoba in motion Refreshments sponsored by: Resource Conservation Manitoba Location sponsored by: The Forks Janice Lukes Winnipeg Trails Coordinator Winnipeg Trails Association 202 One Forks Market Road Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9 Cell (204) 952-4222 Fax (204) 943-7915 <mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca <http://www.winnipegtrails.com/> www.WinnipegTrails.com

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Jane's Walk in Winnipeg
by Beth McKechnie 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

Jane's Walk comes to Winnipeg! Jane's Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours, offered by interested locals (like you) who share their passion for their neighbourhoods to interested participants. The walks are named after Jane Jacobs, noted urbanist, writer and activist, who had always encouraged people to get to know their city by getting out and walking. This is one way to promote her ideas and legacy around walkable, sustainable, compact and diverse cities. Jane's Walk took place last year in Toronto and New York, and is expanding this year to Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg. The walks will take place on the weekend of May 3 & 4, 2008. If you are interested in being part of Jane's Walk in Winnipeg, join us at the EcoCentre boardroom on Friday, Feb. 15 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave). Please RSVP to beth(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca so we know approximately how many people to expect. This is a fun opportunity to promote our mutual goals of getting people out walking, discovering their neighbourhood and thinking about smart growth in their cities. For background information, attached is a brief overview of Jane's Walk or check out the website: http://www.janeswalk.net/ cheers, Beth Green Commuting Initiatives Resource Conservation Manitoba (204) 925-3772

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MHLRC E-Newsletter
by Beth McKechnie 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

From: Mike Tutthill [mailto:mtutthill@mhlrc.ca] Sent: January-28-08 3:51 PM Subject: MHLRC E-Newsletter E-Newsletter January 28th, 2008 - Issue 1 100-6 Donald Street | Winnipeg, MB | R3L 0K6 | t: 204.949.2001 | f: 204.284.2404 | e: contact(a)mhlrc.ca | w: www.mhlrc.ca Welcome to the first issue of the Manitoba Healthy Living Resource Clearinghouse's monthly e-newsletter. The Manitoba Healthy Living Resource Clearinghouse (HRLC) works to enhance capacity for the delivery of healthy living initiatives. If you are receiving this e-newsletter you have been identified as an individual or organization promoting healthy living. The success of our newsletter depends on the contributions of people and organizations across Manitoba. Please contact us if you would like to: · promote an event; · share a community capacity building resource or tool; · be added or removed from the e-newsletter mailing list; · include a volunteer or employment opportunity in the e-newsletter; or · promote a call for proposals. Learning Opportunities Around Manitoba Dauphin Canadian Diabetes Association - Dauphin Diabetes Expo - February 23rd Swan River Canadian Diabetes Association - Coffee with the Experts - Presentation, February 2nd Winnipeg Manitoba Centre for Health Policy - New HIPC Procedures - Presentation, February 6th Canadian Diabetes Association - Preventing Type 2 Diabetes - Presentations, to March 26th Recreation Connections Manitoba - Annual Provincial Conference - February 27th - 29th Manitoba Lung Association - Not-On-Tobacco Facilitator Training - February 7th Volunteer Manitoba - Board Development Series - Workshop, February 4th - March 17th Volunteer Manitoba - New Income Tax Issues Affecting Charities - Workshop, March 12th Volunteer Manitoba - Becoming Diversity Friendly - Workshop, March 4th Manitoba Food Charter - Growing Local Conference - March 7th - 8th IMPACT - Injury Free Manitoba Conference - June 2nd - 3rd Throughout Manitoba Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Education, Courses - Ongoing Manitoba Fitness Council - Fitness Instructor Training Courses - Ongoing Volunteer Manitoba - Program Planning & Evaluation - Distance Education, TBA National Banff 2008 Governor General's Leadership Conference - June 6th - 20th CFLRI - 2008 Physical Activity for Public Health Course - September 29th - October 2nd Guelph University of Guelph - Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference - June 9th - 11th On-line Community Health Networks (CHNET-Works!) - Fireside Chats - Presentations, Ongoing Québec Canadian Recreation Facility Council - National Arena Symposium - Conference, May 2nd - 4th ICOH - Psychosocial Factors at Work - Conference, September 1st - 4th Toronto HPSS - Health Promotion Summer School - June 23rd - 25th Vancouver CHSPR - Evidence Soup for the Policy Maker's Soul - Conference, March 4th - 5th Teaching Games for Understanding - Conference - May 14th - 17th Funding Opportunities inMotion Communities Institute of Aboriginal People's Health Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport Neighbourhood Renewal Fund WISE Fund Nominations Reh-Fit Centre Foundation - Healthy Living Awards - February 22nd nominations close Health Promotion - February Heart Month White Cane Week Eating Disorders Awareness Week Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day Calendar of Health Promotion Days - 2008 Please send us your photos of healthy living in your community. We are in the process of updating our website to better reflect our partners in the community and would like to have photos of Manitoba community initiatives. Please ensure that you have the permission of people in the photos. Thanks in advance for your contributions. Do you have any comments or questions for improving our E-Newsletter? Please contact us, we would really appreciate your feedback. Manitoba Healthy Living Resource Clearinghouse 100-6 Donald Street | Winnipeg, MB | R3L 0K6 | t: 204.949.2001 | f: 204.284.2404 | e: contact(a)mhlrc.ca | w: www.mhlrc.ca Mike Tutthill Information and Access Coordinator Manitoba Healthy Living Resource Clearinghouse 100-6 Donald Street Winnipeg, MB R3L 0K6 tel: 204.949.2002 1.800.731.1792 fax: 204.284.2404 email: mtutthill(a)mhlrc.ca

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SEEKING SUGGESTIONS: Sustainable Transportation at PN2008
by Richard Milgrom 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

Hi all: At the last PN2008 Conference planning meeting we decided that the public event to be held on Thursday, July 17th should focus on sustainable transportation issues. We are currently fundraising and should have a some funding to bring in a speaker or two, but we thought these would be a good forums to solicit suggestions. Any ideas would be appreciated! More information about the conference can be found at: www.pnmb.org We will be posting additional information soon, including the list of mobile workshops (that we hope will mostly rely on AT and public transit). Thanks Richard -- Richard Milgrom Assistant Professor Department of City Planning Faculty of Architecture University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada phone: 204.474.6868 fax: 204.474.7532 email: milgrom(a)cc.umanitoba.ca

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