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Vancouver - Burrard Bridge lane given to cyclists
by David Wieser 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

It's interesting to watch all the news coverage on one lane being given to cyclists in Vancouver, BC. Here is an interesting article with lots of good quotes. Such as "The bridge doesn’t just carry traffic, it carries addicts." http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Column+Chaos+Mayhem+World+Know+Would+Tha… It's also interesting to read the comments people are writing on any articles on the lane closure, not too pretty. David

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Important public event on Parking & Downtown Development
by Jessie Klassen 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Hi everyone, Please come out to this important event brought to you by Downtown Biz. Please spread the word! The Role of Parking as a Catalyst for Downtown Development An information session with Dennis Burns, Senior Vice President of the Studies and Operations Consulting Group for Carl Walker, Inc., a national parking design and consulting firm General Public Information Session July 15th, noon-1:30pm Globe Cinema, 3rd level, Portage Place Areas of Focus for the Presentations will include: 1. Role of parking – public and private – in a major city 2. How parking affects city growth, and how city growth affects parking 3. How to densify parking, turn surface spaces to garage spaces 4. Zoning and planning tools and techniques to leverage parking for growth 5. Parking vs. Transit OR Parking + Transit 6. The role of parking in transit oriented development 7. How to deliver public parking to modern businesses in a growing city 8. Parking supply and demand – how much is enough? 9. The role of municipal parking or a parking authority in a major city 10. Triggers to sparking private development of public parking facilities – 3 P or other model 11. The importance of setting proper meter rates for on and off street parking to drive retail For more info: Visit http://www.downtownwinnipegbiz.com//home/events/role_of_parking/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Windows Live helps you keep up with all your friends, in one place.

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Fw: Active Transportation - Canada: July 6, 2009
by Beth McKechnie 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Haynes To: undisclosed recipients: Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 9:10 PM Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: July 6, 2009 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 **************************************************************************************************** AT Infrastructure Example: La Vallee QC - Rails with Trails 1.. Edmonton: Local Motion - Eco-Friendly Transportation 2.. Website - 20's Plenty For Us 3.. City adds 2,000 new Bixi bikes 4.. Newsletter - Bike Walk News Vancouver Island July 2009 5.. Let's learn to travel together 6.. How Portland Bureau Of Transportation plans for bike corrals 7.. Mayor considers pedestrian-cyclist crossing parallel to Burrard Bridge 8.. Conference - 2nd Safe Routes to School National Conference 9.. Book Review: Bike Messenger 10.. Owen Sound needs more pedestrians and less car traffic 11.. Government of Canada Celebrates Grand Opening of New Central Valley Greenway 12.. Bicycle-Only Subway Cars Planned 13.. Bike-trail betrayal alleged 14.. Amsterdam: More Trips by Bike than by Car 15.. Dieppe takes lead on bike lanes 16.. St. Laurent's new look 17.. Fliers call for drivers to blockade Sunrise Century cyclists 18.. W.H.O. Examines Traffic as Health Hazard 19.. Iqaluit bridge for pedestrians only, environment minister says 20.. Scenes from the Tour la Nuit 21.. City’s pedestrian plan boosts sidewalk spending 22.. Object of desire or necessary evil? 23.. Mayor wants better cycle plan 24.. Most kids earn failing grade on exercise, report finds 25.. Cycling to the Summit 26.. What do you think about scooter style e-bikes? 27.. Vision council doubles spending on cycling 28.. Longboards, a new trend in skateboarding, are designed for comfortable long-distance riding 29.. Skateboarders go wild 30.. Arrests follow swarm of skateboarders 31.. Rural Community Active Transportation Workshop **************************************************************************************************** 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. Interested in an AT workshop in your community? For more information, please contact: Michael Haynes Director, TransActive Solutions activetransportation(a)rogers.com 613.424.2803

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Webinar - Counting Bicyclists and Pedestrians
by Jessie Klassen 02 Jul '09

02 Jul '09

Hi All, Come and join us for a free webinar on Counting Bicyclists and Pedestrians, taking place July 15th at 2pm in the Eco-Centre boardroom (303 Portage Ave, 3rd Floor). More information below. Please RSVP to jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca or 925-3772. Hope to see you there! Jessie Klassen Workplace TDM 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 Resource Conservation Manitoba is a registered charity. Please consider making a donation. Webinar: "Counting Bicyclists and Pedestrians" Wednesday, July 15 · 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EDT Accurate demand and usage data for bicycle and pedestrian facilities can influence policy and funding decisions and strengthen grant requests. In the past, lack of data has limited the ability to justify investments in bicycle and pedestrian facilities. In this one-hour webinar, participants will learn about the latest tools and research for forecasting bicycle and pedestrian demand and use. While there are well-established methodologies for conducting traffic counts, performing household travel surveys and modeling travel demand for vehicles, no such standards exist for nonmotorized modes. Presenters Michael Jones, Principal, and Jennifer Donlon, Senior Planner, of Alta Planning + Design, will discuss advances in count technology and demand analysis, including: - The latest pedestrian and bicycle automatic counters - Which technology is right for your count - Techniques for extrapolating hourly counts to forecast demand at specific times of day or year - The National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project Also in this webinar, Daniel Sauter, of Urban Mobility Research in Zurich, will present an overview of his Walk21 pre-conference session, "Measuring Walking, Part III: Performance indicators and methods for monitoring and benchmarking," which will address ongoing efforts to establish international standards for the collection, analysis and dissemination of qualitative and quantitative techniques for measuring walking.

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Bike Racks available at all Jazz Festival Venues
by Mark Cohoe 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

Hi, Just a quick note to let everyone know that the Winnipeg Jazz Festival has arranged to have bike racks placed at all of their venues for this year's festival. At most venues, the racks have a TD Jazz Festival flag to make them stand out. There will also be bike parking at the closing weekend at Old Market Square. Please remember to bring a lock with you for the bikes. Mark

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in motion Walking Rally - Sunday, July 5th
by Deanna Betteridge 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

The ParticipACTION Sun Life - Inspire the nation tour is coming to Winnipeg on Sunday, July 5th to deliver a clear and simple message to the city - it's time to get active and move more! Visit the Inspirational Booth to get a FREE pedometer, interact with tour staff and record a video about how you've added more movement to your life, so you can inspire others to do the same. Your story could be featured in a television commercial. The Inspirational Booth will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Join ParticipACTION, Sun Life Financial and local partners, Winnipeg in motion and Manitoba in motion, as we inspire Manitobans to get moving by holding an in motion Walking Rally. Gather your friends and family and come out for a FUN, FREE, FAMILY scavenger hunt for your chance to win prizes. Date: Sunday, July 5th Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Assiniboine Park - near the Duck Pond For additional information, please visit www.winnipeginmotion.ca or call Winnipeg in motion at 940-3648. ** Sign-up to receive Winnipeg in motion email updates www.winnipeginmotion.ca/signup/ ** ------------------------------------------------------------- Deanna Betteridge, M.Sc. in motion Coordinator 2 - 189 Evanson St. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0N9 204-940-3264 (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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Streetfilms - A park from the midst of its pavement
by David Wieser 29 Jun '09

29 Jun '09

Yet another fantastic film from streetfilms. This one involves removing cars from a major intersection and the placing of street furniture in the street. Allowances are made for street cars to travel through at 17th / Castro / Market in San Francisco. After 17 years of planning, installation occured over a 72 hour period, from cars to pedestrian friendly streetscape. http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/san-francisco-carves-a-park-from-the-mi… I would be curious to hear about where you think this could occur in Winnipeg, such as Albert / McDermot / Bannatyne area. This network isn't a discussion based forum, so feel free to e-mail me if you have a suggestion and I'll compile a list and reply back. David Wieser

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WFP: Winnipeg can become cycling city
by Beth McKechnie 27 Jun '09

27 Jun '09

Winnipeg Free Press: June 27, 2009 Editorials Winnipeg can become cycling city Cycling groups now say they feel they were sold a bill of goods because of a flawed feature in the overall plan. A gap in the route at the Osborne Street rail underpass will separate the northern and southern sections of the bicycling path, forcing cyclists from both directions to use the narrow sidewalks or the roadway beneath the CN Rail tracks. Cyclists, of course, already use the underpass, but the bike trail will funnel many more people into a potentially dangerous bottleneck with pedestrians and motorists. For its part, the city says it will rebuild the entire underpass sometime in the future, but it's not in the budget now. In the meantime, civic traffic engineers have a variety of ideas for solving the problem on a short-term basis, including dedicating one sidewalk for pedestrians and the other for bikes, and possibly even expanding a sidewalk, but they are unsatisfactory answers to a problem that has been on the table for many years. It is also hard to imagine cyclists sharing a single sidewalk in a safe manner. The three levels of government are spending $138 million for the first phase of the Southwest Transit Corridor, but they should dig a little deeper to ensure the project is done right now, rather than waiting for the crumbling underpass to die of old age. If not, they may want to consider other options, rather than building a pathway with a giant pothole in the middle. The province has already said it's prepared to help with extra cash. It is in the city's interest to get more motorists out of their cars and onto buses. Another way to get people to leave their cars at home is to develop good infrastructure for cyclists. In fact, there's no reason why Winnipeg can't develop a reputation as a cycling city, which would be a significant promotional tool. Some skeptics say the city's severe winters are an obstacle to achieving that goal, but the observation is uninformed. Minneapolis is a winter city, too, yet it has been named the No. 2 cycling city (after Portland) in the United States, boasting 65 kilometres of dedicated bike lanes along city streets, and 130 kilometres of off-street bicycle paths. That's in addition to other measures to encourage and support cycling. As a result, an estimated 7,200 people regularly commute to work by bicycle, including many in the winter. The city has pledged that by 2020, everyone will have convenient access to a cycling route. Winnipeg already has many passionate cyclists, but the lack of infrastructure is a deterrent to convincing more people to give it a try. The average person is just too intimidated by the poor roads and close proximity to cars to consider travelling very far by bicycle. The city has been talking about rapid transit for decades. Now that we are ready to begin a small leg of the project, let's get started on the right foot. A transportation initiative that discourages cyclists is no way to launch a project that wants to get cars off the road and encourage alternative modes of transportation.

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Have your say - AT consultations this week
by Beth McKechnie 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

[excerpted from a Winnipeg Trails Association mailing] Have your say on pedestrian and cycling issues at three different events taking place this week: June 23 - Bishop Grandin Greenway WEST of the Red River - Winnipeg Technical College - Henlow Bay http://www.winnipegtrails.ca/2009/05/13/community-consultation-bishop-grand… June 24 - Building the Network - Red River Campus - Princess Street http://www.winnipegtrails.ca/2009/05/12/building-the-network-public-open-ho… June 25 - Silver Ave. Pathway - Heritage Victoria Community Centre - Sturgeon Rd http://www.winnipegtrails.ca/2009/05/10/silver-avenue-pathway/

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[Bike to the Future] "Where's the Pathway in BRT?"
by Beth McKechnie 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

[Circulated on behalf of Bike to the Future...] Help inform Winnipeggers about a critical gap in the City's Active Transportation network and get a free ice cream! Join us this Thursday June 25th at noon at the South Osborne Underpass for a press conference highlighting the sudden and fundamental change in the Southwest Rapid Transit Corridor. Background For years the rapid transit project has been mandated to include an integrated Active Transportation Pathway. In the current plans, the pathway has become disconnected by the South Osborne Underpass. The fragmented remnants of the pathway will lead motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians into conflict. Paul Jordan, Chair of the Winnipeg Trails Association, along with representatives from the Winnipeg Trails Association, The Forks, the Prairie Pathfinders walking club, Bike to the Future, Winnipeg Rapid Transit Coalition, Manitoba Cycling Association, and One Green City are undertaking an awareness campaign to inform the public of this fundamental change. Paul and others will hold a short press conference on the Active Transportation component of the Southwest Rapid Transit Corridor project followed by a walk through the underpass and free Banana Boat ice cream on the other side. This is one of the most critical "choke points" of the Active Transportation Network. If must be addressed now. We hope you can attend. Please share this message with your contacts. Press Release PDF Letter to Premier Doer PDF Letter to Mayor Katz PDF The Gap in the City's SW Rapid Transit Corridor bikeway plan (May 23rd) The Gap -- diagram PDF Curt Hull Bike to the Future, Treasurer http://biketothefuture.org

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