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TAC Resource: Integrating Health and Transportation in Canada (Nov 2019)
by Beth McKechnie 13 Nov '19

13 Nov '19

*Thanks to Terry Zdan for the share...* *Integrating Health and Transportation in Canada * https://www.tac-atc.ca/en/publications/ptm-ihtc-e Traditionally, transportation systems have been designed for motorized vehicles to move people, goods and services efficiently. Excluding more active and sustainable modes of travel from these systems in meaningful ways has often influenced Canadians to use motorized vehicles. The design of transportation systems and land use can help achieve public health goals such as increased physical activity, reduced chronic diseases, and reduced exposure to air and noise pollution. Good health can be facilitated or negatively impacted by transportation policies, plans, analyses, funding levels, and infrastructure design decisions – all of which impact the relative safety, efficiency, costs, and overall desirability and relative utility across modes of travel. As a result, the potential health consequences of transportation decisions and land use actions are a growing part of the fields’ lexicons. *Integrating Health and Transportation in Canada*: - Provides a review of literature and best practices on the topic; - Describes input provided by practitioners about knowledge and resources needed; - Describes the methodology used to develop recommendations for improvement; and - Provides, for each recommendation, resources related to the champions, preliminary actions and challenges identified.

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Driver’s licence fees to fund AT in PEI
by Beth McKechnie 13 Nov '19

13 Nov '19

Driver’s licence fees return to fund climate change projects, says P.E.I. government https://www.capebretonpost.com/news/canada/drivers-license-fees-return-to-f… CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I —Driver’s licence fees will be reinstated in 2020 to pay for a $5 million active transportation fund for P.E.I., said the province on Tuesday. As of Jan. 1, 2020, the driver’s licence fee rebate for Islanders will end. The free driver's licences were introduced by the previous Liberal government in the months leading up to the last provincial election. The free licences were funded with revenue from a modest federally mandated tax on carbon. Registration fees will also increase for regular vehicles, however electric vehicles and hybrids will continue to receive registration fee discounts. The new $5 million active transportation fund will build new walking and bike paths, widen paved shoulders and better connect existing walking and cycling trails to improve and grow our active transportation network. "I know some Islanders will be disappointed when they don't get a free drivers licence. But I am determined to address climate challenges head on," Transportation Minister Steven Myers told the legislature on Tuesday. Under the new fund, a list of priority investments across the province will be compiled through public and partner feedback this winter, said Myers. Priority projects will begin during the 2020 construction season. Green transportation critic Stephen Howard welcomed the announcement. "It's encouraging to hear that the government is going to be taking some actual action on climate targets with the funds that are supposed to be dedicated towards greenhouse gas emissions," Howard said. Howard further suggested the new funding should go toward improving cycling paths on the Hillsborough Bridge. Liberal MLA Robert Henderson suggested the changes would increase fees paid by Islanders. "I haven't seen any platform that said they were going to increase taxes and fees on Islanders. Now they're looking like they're going to do that," Henderson said. "I don't think our party was too consulted or collaborated on (with) this particular announcement." The licences will be renewed for a five year term. Twitter.com/stu_neatby

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CBC: Calgary grows downtown cycle track network by 1.5 kilometres
by Beth McKechnie 12 Nov '19

12 Nov '19

Nice to see Calgary continuing to build on the success of their downtown protected bike lane grid: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cycle-track-calgary-1.5352572 -- Beth McKechnie (she/her) *| *Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3777 x102 | Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your green living hub Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/> <http://www.gomanitoba.ca>

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Event Recap: Parking And The City ft. Dr. Donald Shoup
by Heather McKie 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

In October 2019, Green Action Centre partnered with the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ to bring Dr. Donald Shoup <http://www.shoupdogg.com/> to Winnipeg for *Parking And The City*. This two-day event had the goal of bringing planners, developers, parking managers, city councilors, stakeholders and citizens together to hear from one of the world’s leading experts in parking. Those in attendance had the opportunity to learn, debate and envision how changes to our management of parking could transform our cities. Read the full event recap *HERE <https://greenactioncentre.ca/healthy-travel/recap-parking-and-the-city/>*, which includes a video recording and presentation slides. -- *Heather McKie* Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> 204-925-3777 ext. 107 | 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB *Green Action Centre is your green living hub* Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>. Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GreenActionCentre/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/greenactionctr> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/greenactioncentre/> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-action-centre/> <https://www.gomanitoba.ca/Public/Home.aspx> ᐧ

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Integrated Transport and Health Impacts Model (ITHIM): Invitation to Research Seminar - November 13, 2019
by Zdan, Terry (MI) 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

The ITHIM tool calculates the change in fine particulate air pollution from vehicle exhaust, physical activity from walking and cycling, and injuries from traffic collisions that result from a change in transportation from vehicles to walking and biking to assess the overall benefit in health as well as the costs from changes in air pollution, physical activity, and traffic injuries. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVy…>. [CARB_header] ________________________________ Join CARB for the Upcoming Research Seminar on November 13, 2019 Open Source Integrated Transport and Health Impacts Model (ITHIM) ________________________________ Every year, more than 30,000 Californians die prematurely from traffic injuries and chronic diseases linked to physical inactivity and air pollution. The transportation system in California impacts our health in both positive and negative ways. It enables us to access goods and services, jobs, and opportunities, however, car-centric transportation is associated with long and sedentary commuting, noise, air pollution, urban sprawl, community severance, and traffic injuries. Active travel for transportation can improve public health by offering opportunities for physical activity through walking and cycling and decrease the production of air pollution. Low levels of physical activity contribute to the premature deaths of Californians each year and raise the risks and costs of major chronic diseases. According to the California Household Survey and the US Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, about 20% of Californians indicate low to no physical activity.The transportation sector also accounts for about 40% of directly emitted greenhouse gases annually in California. These gases lead to warming air temperatures, which favor the formation of health harming smog. Replacing short trips taken by cars with walking, cycling, and transit represents a double win: improving health and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ITHIM which stands for Integrated Transport and Health Impacts Model (ITHIM) is a tool that can calculate the health benefits, harms, and cost savings of active transportation. The California version of the ITHIM planning tool answers the question of "How much health benefit we can expect by changing our mode of transportation from cars to active transportation such as walking and biking?" The ITHIM tool calculates the change in fine particulate air pollution from vehicle exhaust, physical activity from walking and cycling, and injuries from traffic collisions that result from a change in transportation from vehicles to walking and biking to assess the overall benefit in health as well as the costs from changes in air pollution, physical activity, and traffic injuries. DATE: November 13, 2019 TIME: 10:00 a.m. LOCATION: California Environmental Protection Agency California Air Resources Board | Sierra Hearing Room 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 Webcast<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVy…> ________________________________ Speaker Biography Neil Maizlish, Ph.D., M.P.H.,is an epidemiologist with over 30 years of experience in research methods, statistics, and health informatics in government, academia, unions, and health care organizations. He currently is a Visiting Researcher at the University of California, Davis, where he models the health co-benefits of active transport as a greenhouse gas mitigation strategy. He is also a senior Research Scientist at the Public Health Institute, focusing on the development of healthy community indicators. CLEARING CALIFORNIA SKIES FOR 50 YEARS CARB is the lead agency for California's fight against climate change, and oversees all air pollution control efforts in the state to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards. Learn more at www.arb.ca.gov<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVy…>.<abe/templates/189475/www.arb.ca.gov> Stay connected with California Air Resources Board [Social Media icons]<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVy…> Manage Subscriptions<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVy…> | Unsubscribe All<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInF1…> | Help<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVy…> ________________________________ This email was sent to terry.zdan(a)gov.mb.ca<mailto:terry.zdan@gov.mb.ca> using GovDelivery Communications Cloud, on behalf of: California Air Resources Board * 1001 "I" Street * Sacramento, CA * 95814 [GovDelivery logo]<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVy…>

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"School Streets" Pilot in Toronto: Webinar, Thursday November 21
by Sean Carlson 06 Nov '19

06 Nov '19

The School Streets concept - car-free areas in front of schools during arrival and dismissal times that have been used in the UK and other European countries - is being piloted in Canada (Toronto) for the first time. Ontario Active School Travel is hosting a webinar on planning and implementing School Streets, which could be valuable for many AT network members! *Sean Carlson* (he/him/his) Active and Safe Routes to School Program, Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> 204-925-3777 ext. 103 | 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB *Green Action Centre is your green living hub* Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>. Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GreenActionCentre/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/greenactionctr> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/greenactioncentre/> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-action-centre/> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ontario Active School Travel <info(a)ontarioactiveschooltravel.ca> Date: Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 4:31 PM Subject: Register for School Streets Webinar To: Sean Carlson <sean(a)greenactioncentre.ca> Thursday, 21 November 2019 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (EST) View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/ontarioactiveschooltravel.ca/ontario-active-school-trave…> A program of Green Communities Canada *5 November 2019 * School Streets Webinar *Register for School Streets Webinar* <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ed2453…> *Thursday, 21 November 2019 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (EST)* Ontario Active School Travel <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ed2453…> and 8 80 Cities <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ed2453…> present a webinar on *School Streets*, a successful program from the U.K. that has been proven to improve safety, reduce air pollution, and encourage more active transportation. School Streets are appearing in cities across the UK and Europe, where communities take part in creating car-free zones in front of schools at peak drop-off and pick-up times. Hackney Borough Council is a municipality that has pioneered the installation of School Street zones in the City of London, U.K. with 4 permanent zones established to date, and 3 more pilots underway in 2019. Building on the lessons learnt in Hackney, 8 80 Cities teamed up with Keele Street Public School, Toronto District School Board and EcoKids to host the first School Streets pilot project in Canada <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ed2453…> this October. *Learn about how to plan and implement a School Street * This webinar will discuss the motivations behind the School Streets movement, and identify what makes a good candidate for a successful School Street pilot. Our presenters will share their experiences of planning and implementing School Streets and highlight resources available to support these initiatives: - *Tyler Linton - Sustainable Transport and Engagement Group Manager, London Borough of Hackney (U.K)* - *Amanda O’Rourke - Executive Director, 8-80 Cities* - *Candice Leung - Project Coordinator, 8-80 Cities* *REGISTER NOW* <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ed2453…> Ontario Active School Travel is a program of Green Communities Canada with funding from the Government of Ontario. <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ed2453…> <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ed2453…> <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ed2453…> *Copyright © 2019 Green Communities Canada, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive information on Ontario Active School Travel and/or you subscribed to Canada Walks News. *Our mailing address is:* Green Communities Canada 416 Chambers St, 2nd Floor Peterborough, Ontario K9H 3V1 Canada Add us to your address book <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/vcard?u=4ed2453d5f9f5…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=4ed2453d5f9…> or unsubscribe from this list <https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.us4.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=4ed2453…> . [image: Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…> ᐧ

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Pedestrian Safety and Traffic-Speed Management Resource
by Beth McKechnie 05 Nov '19

05 Nov '19

Thanks to Terry Zdan for the share! [image: http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_nchrp_syn_535] [image: http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=viewthispdf] <https://www.nap.edu/login.php?action=guest&record_id=25618> [image: http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=sponsorbeta] <http://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/179827.aspx> [image: http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=buythisbook] <https://www.mytrb.org/Store/Product.aspx?ID=10368> Pedestrian Safety Relative to Traffic-Speed Management SYH535 10368 http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_syn_535.pdf 179827 *Pedestrian Safety Relative to Traffic-Speed Management * Measures that are effective at reducing speed, such as speed humps and mini traffic circles, are sometimes used in low-speed areas such as school zones. But they are often not recommended or allowed (via local policy) on the higher-speed streets typically associated with the highest injury severity for pedestrians. For those higher-speed streets, redesigning them to communicate lower speed, such as through a roadway-reconfiguration effort, can effectively accomplish the goal of lowering speed. In the absence of street redesign, however, another effective current solution is enforcement, and particularly automated speed enforcement (ASE) that frees police to focus on other issues and that is free from implicit or explicit bias. It is important to carefully consider community context when selecting locations to employ ASE, to avoid disproportionately burdening any historically disadvantaged communities that surround the typically high-speed streets that need to be addressed. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's *NCHRP Synthesis 535: Pedestrian Safety Relative to Traffic-Speed Management* aims to document what is known about strategies and countermeasures to address pedestrian safety via traffic-speed management in urban environments. For example, the City of San Francisco regularly uses curb extensions as traffic-calming devices on its streets. However, the political and land use context of each city heavily influences the types of treatments that are considered feasible for each city. Thus, the City of Los Angeles has had to find alternatives to both ASE and road diets, the latter of which have been the subject of intense public backlash in some cases. These realities—that speed management can be fraught with difficulty—have spurred creative thinking about how to work within contextual confines, resulting in some particularly noteworthy and promising practices. For example, the City of Nashville anticipated potential backlash against speed-management efforts and thus chose to work with advocacy groups to identify areas of the city desiring walkability improvements. By installing walkability improvements in those areas first, city leaders created instant wins that could be used as leverage for future projects. The authors of the synthesis found there may be a need for greater clarity about the speed-limit-setting process, as well as for greater collaboration between local and state agencies when state roads run through urban areas. In particular, it may be worth exploring whether there is a need for a framework that will foster collaboration between local and state staff on safety initiatives such as achieving flexibility in roadway design, changing laws or regulations that govern speed-limit setting, and finding a balance between local safety needs and regional mobility needs. Such a framework may support both local and state agencies attempting to address safety issues and reach larger goals as articulated through movements like Vision Zero. Project: Project Information <https://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4392> DOI: 10.17226/25618 <https://dx.doi.org/10.17226/25618> Project Number: 20-05/Topic 49-08 E-Newsletter Type: Recently Released TRB Publications <http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs.aspx?fields=ENewsletterType%7CRecently%20Rel…> TRB Publication Type: NCHRP Synthesis Report <http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs.aspx?fields=PublicationType%7CNCHRP%20Synthe…> *H**A**P**P**Y* *T**R**A**I**L**S * Terry Zdan BA MEDes Policy and Legislation Unit | Manitoba Infrastructure 1520 215 Garry Street Winnipeg MB R3C 3P3 *C 204 227 3724* E Terry.Zdan(a)gov.mb.ca [image: winnipeg-jets-logo-new] *"...Resilience is the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse events..."* þ Think green, read on screen | Soyez écolo, lisez à l'écran

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FYI : Rapid Transit Reports Winter Cyclist Traffic on Active Transportation Networks
by Zdan, Terry (MI) 01 Nov '19

01 Nov '19

FYI - See Report # 15 http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/ViewDoc.asp?DocId=18504&SectionId=&InitUrl= HAPPY TRAILS Terry Zdan BA MEDes

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WFP: City tests school-zone beacons donated by businessman (Oct24'19)
by Beth McKechnie 24 Oct '19

24 Oct '19

*City tests school-zone beacons donated by businessman* * Amber markers await green light * https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/flashing-amber-stuck-at-red-awaitin… BUSINESSMAN Chuck Lewis is hoping to begin installing flashing amber lights, which he wants to buy for city school zones, before Christmas. Lewis said he provided one of the beacons, which is undergoing a two-stage testing process, to the city earlier this month. “They’re the same beacons that have been installed all across Toronto, so I can’t see there being any problems because I’m sure Toronto tested them, too, before they installed them,” Lewis said. Lewis, general manager of Expert Electric, has offered to purchase and install solar-powered flashing amber lights for all reduced-speed school zones in the city. A civic spokeswoman said there are 225 schools that have reduced-speed zones. Each light costs around $3,500, with two lights per zone — one for each traffic direction on an adjacent street. The minimum cost of the initiative would be $1.575 million. Some schools have more than one adjacent reduced-speed street, adding more lights and higher costs to the equation. Surprisingly, for a gift with such a large price tag, the city has acted cautiously. Lewis approached the city with the idea four years ago but was rejected by officials, who claimed the province wouldn’t allow him to do it. Coun. Kevin Klein heard about Lewis’s original offer shortly after taking office following the 2018 election, and in early July, raised it at the Assiniboia community committee. The committee endorsed it and recommended the offer to the property and development committee, which deals with offers of gifts to the city. The committee also supported the offer and instructed the administration to investigate. The administration prepared a report for the committee’s Sept. 4 meeting endorsing the offer and said a formal legal agreement would be drafted and brought back to the committee. What the public service didn’t tell the committee, however, was that the public works department wanted the lights tested before an agreement would be drafted and signed. Lewis said testing the lights before the city agreed to accept the offer made sense. “There’s no point in me giving them several hundred beacons only to learn they won’t stand up to our conditions, but I don’t see how they won’t.” Lewis said he was surprised to learn that even with the committee’s direction in September, civic officials were hesitant to buy the one light needed for testing. “They said they didn’t want me to provide a light that they might possibly wreck during the testing phase, but they said no one at city hall was willing to sign off on the purchase of the one light they needed for the test,” Lewis said. “Can you believe it? It only cost about $3,500 to buy, but no one was willing to approve the purchase. I said, ‘What the heck, I’ll buy it.’ I’m going to buy them all, anyway.” Once approved, the lights will be installed on the same posts that the reduced-speed signs are posted on. They’ll be programmed to flash only during the time stipulated in the bylaw and posted on the signs: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, from September to June. Coun. Brian Mayes, chairman of the property and development committee, said councillors will get an update on the initiative at a meeting on Monday. Lewis said the city set up the beacon at one of its works yards two weeks ago for a month-long testing period, adding that will be followed by a second month-long test in a school zone. David Patman, the city’s manager of transportation, told the committee at its Sept. 4 meeting the testing is necessary to ensure it meets regulatory standards and so the city is not exposed to any future liabilities. Lewis is convinced the testing is only a formality. “They said after one month, if it passes all their tests, it will be put at a school for a month. Then after that, it’s a go,” he said. “They seemed happy with it the last time I talked to them about it. There were no concerns.” aldo.santin(a)freepress.mb.ca

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How do you measure mobility?
by Beth McKechnie 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

Thanks to Terry Zdan for the share of this new (U.S.) tool: *New modes of transportation are popping up in cities and towns across the world. Innovations include transportation network companies like Lyft, Uber, and Via, and more recently dockless bikes and scooters, all of which have shaken up transportation sector.* *These new technologies are likely to have dramatic impacts on the way people move – but how do we assess this impact? These new technologies provide additional choices, but which improves overall mobility? While walk or bike scores that exist in some cities are useful, they don’t look at the whole mobility picture or consider future technologies like connected cars and automated vehicles. How do we assess the energy impacts of these technologies? Evaluate their affordability? Or weigh their tradeoffs and overall impact across various dimensions? * Full story: https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/how-do-you-measure-mobility -- Beth McKechnie (she/her) *| *Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3777 x102 | Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your green living hub Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/> <http://www.gomanitoba.ca>

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