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Fwd: Cycling and the civic election
by Anders Swanson 06 Oct '14

06 Oct '14

See survey below from Bike Winnipeg. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Friends: At Bike Winnipeg, we have been working hard to educate the civic candidates on what they could do to make Winnipeg bike-friendly, and to make cycling one of the issues raised in the media and in meetings. Many candidates are taking positive positions on cycling (see www.ibikeivote.ca ), so there is hope for a more pro-active council after October 22, but in the last weeks of the campaign, we need to keep educating all the candidates what the city has to do to make cycling attractive to more Winnipeggers. We are doing a flash-survey to ask six multiple-choice questions on cycling issues to Winnipeg cyclists, and to all the candidates for Mayor and Councillor in Winnipeg. Next week, we will compare the responses of cyclists to those of the candidates in their respective areas to further emphasize the importance of cycling issues in the civic election. So far, 170 cyclists have taken two minutes to answer the six multiple choice questions. We need LOTS more participation to make the results more interesting, and more credible when we show them to candidates and the media next week, so… If you’ve already participated, thanks. If you haven't received an e-mail invitation from Bike Winnipeg to participate in this survey, that means we don't have your current e-mail address on our newsletter list. Go here: https://feaver.wufoo.com/forms/r181s0v31lfse34/ to sign up and register your opinion in the survey. *And… to really help us make a difference… Please send out a quick note to encourage all your Winnipeg cycling friends and contacts in your networks to do the survey by Wednesday*. Thanks Charles Charles(a)bikewinnipeg.ca

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Call for Proposals - Winter Cycling Congress 2015 - Leeuwarden Holland
by Anders Swanson 01 Oct '14

01 Oct '14

FYI The call for proposal submissions for the Winter Cycling Congress 2015 in Leeuwarden, Holland is now open: http://wintercyclingblog.org/2014/09/29/call-for-proposal-now-accepting/ Anders

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Fwd: FW: New UBC Report re: Demand for and Health Benefits from Walkable Neighbourhoods in Vancouver
by Jackie Avent 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

For your Information *From:* Kim Perrotta [mailto:kperrotta@hsf.ca] *Sent:* September-29-14 12:46 PM *To:* kim.perrotta(a)cogeco.ca *Subject:* New UBC Report re: Demand for and Health Benefits from Walkable Neighbourhoods in Vancouver *Hi HCBD members and guests:* *The University of British Columbia, in partnership with HCBD, has released a new report which finds demand for, and health benefits from, walkable neighbourhoods in Metro Vancouver: * *See HCBD blog on report: * http://hcbd-clasp.com/2014/09/29/new-vancouver-report-finds-demand-for-heal… *See press release on report*: https://hcbdclasp.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/press-release-vancouver-resid… Please forgive cross-postings….Kim *Kim Perrotta, MHSc* Knowledge Translation & Communications *Healthy Canada by Design (HCBD) CLASP Initiative* Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada *Kperrotta(a)hsf.ca <http://Kperrotta@hsf.ca> (mailto:kim.perrotta@cogeco.ca <kim.perrotta(a)cogeco.ca> after Sept 30th)* 905-627-2157 *HCBD-CLASP.ca <http://hcbd-clasp.com/> * *P.S. My contract with HSF expires September 30th so I will not have access to my e-mail account after that date. However, I will continue, for a few months, to maintain the website and coordinate the CJPH supplement using my personal e-mail mailto:kim.perrotta@cogeco.ca <kim.perrotta(a)cogeco.ca>.* -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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ACT Canada: Ideas in Motion webinars - Mobilizing knowledge on AT
by Beth McKechnie 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sharon Lewinson <Sharon(a)actcanada.com> Date: Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 7:28 AM [image: Newsletter-Header-Final] *Summary* September 25, 2014 1. *Register for Webinar Series* *Ideas <#148b1f100f4281c2_abstract> in Motion:* *Mobilizing Knowledge on Active Transportation* [image: http://www.actcanada.com/images/default-source/website-images/ideasinmotion…] *IDEAS IN MOTION:* *Mobilizing Knowledge on Active Transportation* *A series of webinars on active transportation initiatives across Canada presented by ACT Canada in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada * Provinces, territories and their partners can boost public health by making active transportation more practical, convenient and safe. This series of four webinars will highlight provincial experiences in several key areas: *STRATEGIES AND COLLABORATION* *INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND DELIVERY* *LEGISLATION AND REGULATION* *INFORMATION AND PROMOTION* *WHAT, WHY AND HOW.* Invited webinar speakers will offer their unique knowledge about provincial initiatives, and present their lessons learned. Each webinar will include time for attendees to submit online questions and comments. *JOIN US!* This is a great opportunity to learn from current Canadian experiences. All webinars are free of charge, and attendees may participate using an Internet connection and/or telephone (long distance charges will apply). *RESERVE YOUR PLACE.* To register, see below. Live attendance for each event will be limited to 100 connections, but recordings will be archived at www.ACTCanada.com. *SAVE THE DATE – REGISTER NOW!* [image: RegisterNowBtn] <https://actcanada.webex.com/actcanada/onstage/g.php?PRID=09ccb28532be696c1b…> *THE BIG PICTURE: Active Transportation Strategies and Collaboration * <http://www.actcanada.com/events/webinars/ideas-in-motion-the-big-picture> Thursday, October 9, 2014 12:00–1:30 PM (Eastern) *BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS: Active Transportation Infrastructure * <http://www.actcanada.com/events/webinars/ideas-in-motion-removing-barriers%…> Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00–1:30 PM (Eastern) *SAFETY FIRST: Active Transportation Legislation and Regulation* <http://www.actcanada.com/events/webinars/ideas-in-motion-safety-first> January 2015 Date and time to be announced *BUILDING CAPACITY: Active Transportation Information and Promotion* <http://www.actcanada.com/events/webinars/ideas-in-motion-building-capacity> *ACT Canada September 2014* CONTACT US: [image: arrow] 613-226-9845 <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> info(a)actcanada.com <info(a)actCanada.com?Subject=Regarding%20the%20Newsletter> www.ACTCanada.com <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> FOLLOW US: [image: arrow] [image: TwitterS] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> [image: LinkedinS] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> [image: FacebookS] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> [image: g+S] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> [image: YouTubeS] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> ACT Canada – 2031 Merivale Road, Ottawa, ON Canada K2G 1G7 To review our privacy policy <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…>, click here. If you no longer wish to receive email newsletters from ACT Canada you may unsubscribe <support(a)actcanada.com?subject=Unsubscribe> Were you forwarded this email? Click here <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> to subscribe to the ACT Canada Sustainable Mobility Network newsletters. ------------------------------

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"Get off my road you darn kids, with your bikes"
by Beth McKechnie 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

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WFP Analysis: Cycling's faster than Route 90 (Sept.27'14)
by Beth McKechnie 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

Cycling's faster than Route 90 By: Catherine Mitchell <catherine.mitchell(a)freepress.mb.ca> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/cyclings-faster-than-rout… On Wednesday, I rode my bike to work, huffing it from River Heights to the Inkster Industrial Park. I did it in 35 minutes (plus or minus five minutes; not a single timepiece in my house is faithful to Greenwich). Not too shabby. But here's the thing: It's taking me as long to drive Route 90 North these days, a trip so frustratingly tedious I've started driving through town, through rush-hour traffic to relieve the blood pressure. I gave up on Route 90 South months ago. I haven't cycled to work since I biked here for a weekend shift when the Freep opened its doors on Mountain Avenue. I took McPhillips Street, and I resolved not to do that again. This week I wanted to find how much longer it would take for me to cycle than drive. Having been promised another unseasonably warm September day, I threw on a T-shirt that affirmed there are only good days and great days, consulted with some colleagues on a safer route and stuffed a dress in a zip-lock bag that I tossed into a backpack with my lunch. "It'll take me 45 minutes, I think," I told my man. Pulling in at 1355 Mountain Ave., intact and sweaty, I locked up the bike and whipped out my flip-phone: 9:20 a.m. -- I let out a victory whoop for no one to hear. Screw Route 90! Yes, I exercised the healthy option late in the season but the point was not just to see if there was a sane way to bike to work. The drive that normally takes me 15 minutes, or 20 on a hectic day, via a major arterial road -- a trucking route, no less -- has stretched to easily twice the time. Getting cranky about road repair and construction in Winnipeg is like complaining about the heat in July. But I'm not the only with pointed questions about this year's construction-season strategy. The drive along the northbound lanes, reduced to two or one lane for pretty much of the summer, has caused many to ask why construction crews aren't at it 24/7. Motorists have been crawling through the big squeeze at Ness Avenue for two years now. Further, after grinding off the asphalt from Ness on, work all but halted on the northbound stretch for weeks. This is just a resurfacing project. And it's almost October. After a crappy, crappy, crappy spring that beat the crap out of our crappy roads, the summer has seen a compression of an unprecedented amount of roadwork. The city's acting manager of public works says this year's construction budget got a jolt of cash -- $80 million on roadworks, compared with $50 million last year. That and a late start date has put a lot of pressure on the regular resources of engineering and construction firms. The question about ramping up resources, and going to a 24/7 schedule, is more complicated. The construction industry has set its resources to serve the regular public work it has come to expect; pulling out the stops to complete, say, Route 90, quickly isn't easily accommodated, says Michelle Stainton. It is not the grunt work of labour that's the issue; it's difficult finding the highly skilled or professional staff required for good, lasting and well-designed roads. "They're having trouble as an industry staffing up." Not so much, says Chris Lorenc of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association. Resources aren't the issue. Around-the-clock construction is a no-go because noise will disrupt the lives of residents, and no politician is prepared to weather that storm. "We use jackhammers, we don't use rakes." But there are some things the city could do to cut, by weeks, the length of construction jobs, he says. First, spend more money to get the design work done far in advance so construction can be tendered in the dead months -- November to April. Firms can then buy aggregates, equipment and hire and train people early at cheaper prices. And, using Route 90 as an example, shut down a northbound lane entirely so crews can go unimpeded. If all traffic were shunted to the southbound lane, it would be more painful but for shorter periods. Or, I suggest, give people real options in their commute. It's easy to cycle to Inkster Industrial Park. Really. My bike commute was lovely. Clifton Street is bucolic, in an urban sense; a quiet, pretty slice of Winnipeg. I love Logan Avenue, its raw, evocative streetscape girded by an iron spine. Muscular, sure of itself and historic. The Keewatin Underpass is no place for a cyclist. Take the sidewalk. Hydrate. Despite evident progress, this city still has such a long way to go to become cyclist-friendly, but Winnipeg motorists are getting more and more accommodating. It's time to promote the rights of walkers and cyclists. We need to start the cultural shift that compels vehicles to be deferential to the bipedal and bi-wheeled commuters. Even a city caked in ice for seven months of the year should learn to share the roads generously with the self-propelled. The investment in that infrastructure will ease the pressure on roadworks and keep us all a little more sane. And that's good for the blood pressure. catherine.mitchell(a)freepress.mb.ca Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 27, 2014 A17

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Health Authorities promoting Policies to Foster Active Transportation - Case studies by HCBD
by Jackie Avent 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

FYI and interest: http://hcbd-clasp.com/2014/09/19/six-case-studies-embedding-a-planner-in-pu… Six Case Studies: Embedding a Planner in Public Health to Incubate Active Transportation <http://hcbd-clasp.com/2014/09/19/six-case-studies-embedding-a-planner-in-pu…> Posted on September 19, 2014 <http://hcbd-clasp.com/2014/09/19/six-case-studies-embedding-a-planner-in-pu…> by Kim Perrotta <http://hcbd-clasp.com/author/hcbdclasp/> *[image: NB Case Study Cover 2014] <https://hcbdclasp.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hcbd-nb-cover-small.jpg>Healthy Canada by Design* (*HCBD*) is releasing six new case study reports today. Prepared by new health authority partners from Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, these case study reports describe the steps taken by the six HCBD project teams over the last two years to influence local land use and transportation planning policies with the aid of an embedded Planner. Under the second round of funding from the *Canadian Partnership Against Cancer’s **Coalitions Linking Action and Science for [image: Nfld Case Study Cover 2014] <https://hcbdclasp.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/nfld-cover-small.jpg>Prevention* (*CLASP*) Program, five of these new HCBD partners – Capital Health in Halifax, the New Brunswick Department of Health’s Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Newfoundland and Labrador Wellness Advisory Committee & Building Healthy Communities Collaborative, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority — received funding to hire a Planner to work with them for an extended period. The sixth, Ottawa Public Health, hired a Planner on a permanent basis just prior to joining HCBD. In all six cases, the Planners were charged with the task of:[image: Ottawa Case Study Cover 2014] <https://hcbdclasp.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/ottawa-public-health-cover-sm…>building capacity on land use and transportation planning processes among public health professionals; building relationships between public health professionals and the land use and transportation planning professionals in their local communities; increasing awareness about the links between public health and the built environment; and affecting change in local policies with the goal of creating healthier built environments. All six project teams were directed to focus on projects related to active transportation. [image: Halifax-Report Cover 2014] <http://hcbdclasp.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/halifax-kte-final-report_19sep…>The six case study reports concisely describe the objectives set by each project team, the strategies employed, the outcomes achieved, the challenges encountered, and the lessons learned. The six projects vary substantially from one another reflecting the opportunities presented by local planning processes, the priorities of each project team, the circumstances in their local communities, and the capacity of the project teams and their local partners. *Among the highlights discussed in these reports are:* - [image: Winnipeg-Case Study Cover 2014] <https://hcbdclasp.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/winnipeg-cover-small.jpg>The adaptation and piloting of the Rural Active Living Assessment (RALA) tool in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan; - The addition and implementation of a Well Minded Community Award to the annual Tidy Towns competition in Newfoundland; - The development and piloting of Active Building Design Criteria by Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the City of Winnipeg; - The development of Complete Street [image: Regina-Case Study Cover 2014] <http://hcbdclasp.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/regina-cover-small.jpg>Policies and Implementation Guidelines by Capital Health and the Regional Municipality of Halifax; and - The inclusion of health considerations in the Transportation Master Plan, the Cycling Plan, and the Pedestrian Plan for the City of Ottawa. These reports can be accessed on the HCBD Website at: *http://hcbd-clasp.com/clasp-i-resources-tools/ <http://hcbd-clasp.com/clasp-i-resources-tools/>* *Prepared by Kim Perrotta, HCBD Knowledge Translation & Communications Lead, Heart and Stroke Foundation* Hi Folks: Healthy Canada By Design is proud to present *six new case studies produced by health authority project teams in six different provinces *which described how, with an embedded Planner, that worked to promote policies that foster active transportation and active living. See new post at: http://hcbd-clasp.com/2014/09/19/six-case-studies-embedding-a-planner-in-pu… Kim *Kim Perrotta, MHSc* Knowledge Translation & Communications *Healthy Canada by Design (HCBD) CLASP Initiative* Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada *Kperrotta(a)hsf.ca <http://Kperrotta@hsf.ca> (mailto:kim.perrotta@cogeco.ca <kim.perrotta(a)cogeco.ca> after Sept 30th)* 905-627-2157 *HCBD-CLASP.ca <http://hcbd-clasp.com/> * *P.S. My contract with HSF expires September 30th so I will not have access to my e-mail account after that date. However, I will continue, for a few months, to maintain the website and coordinate the CJPH supplement using my personal e-mail mailto:kim.perrotta@cogeco.ca <kim.perrotta(a)cogeco.ca>.* -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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Fwd: Election Candidate Survey Finds Overwhelming Support for Walking, Cycling and Public Transit in Next Term of Council
by Beth McKechnie 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

Interesting to see responses to sustainable transportation issues in the TO election... Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Nancy Smith Lea <nsmithlea(a)tcat.ca> > Date: September 19, 2014 at 8:04:52 AM CDT > To: TCAT Steering Committee <tcat-sc(a)googlegroups.com> > Cc: Jared Kolb <jared.kolb(a)cycleto.ca>, Franz Hartmann <franz(a)torontoenvironment.org>, Dylan Reid <dylan.reid(a)sympatico.ca>, Jacky Kennedy <asrts(a)sympatico.ca> > Subject: Election Candidate Survey Finds Overwhelming Support for Walking, Cycling and Public Transit in Next Term of Council > > For Immediate Release > September 19, 2014 > > Today, the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT), in partnership with Toronto Environmental Alliance, Cycle Toronto, Walk Toronto and Canada Walks, releases the results of its 2014 all-candidate municipal election transportation survey. > > In June 2014, Toronto Councillor and Mayoral candidates were invited to respond to a short 12-question survey to provide voters with information about their views on active transportation and public transit. The candidates were also provided with Building a Toronto that Moves, a backgrounder developed by active transportation and public transit community leaders that sets out 12 concrete steps that can be taken in the next term of Council to improve cycling, walking and transit in Toronto. > > Here is a snapshot of the survey results: > • Strong support was expressed for the 12 election priorities for walking, cycling, and transit identified in Building a Toronto that Moves; > • Highest support (97%) was expressed for establishing School Travel Plans to improve the safety of children walking to school; > • Strong support (89%) for a Complete Streets policy to ensure our streets are routinely designed to provide the safe travel of all road users; > • Strong support (80%) for a Minimum Grid of 100 km of protected bike lanes and 100 km of bicycle boulevards to be built by 2018; > • Lowest support (58%) for a four-year TTC fare freeze; > • Two-thirds (63%) of the 38 councillor incumbents running for re-election responded to the survey, and 2 of the 3  > leading mayoral candidates.  > > > Jacky Kennedy, Director, Canada Walks commented “we are thrilled that 97% of survey respondents showed support for School Travel Plans for all Toronto schools and we look forward to working with successful candidates to make this a reality.”  > > > “Investment in Toronto’s on-street network of bike lanes has stalled. It’s fantastic that the candidates have committed to fast-track a Minimum Grid of this critical infrastructure that saves lives and improves our health and environment,” said Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto. > >  > “Overall, we are seeing an emerging consensus that Toronto City Council should be doing more to promote and protect Torontonians who are walking, cycling, and taking public transit,” concluded Nancy Smith Lea, TCAT Director. “This is a huge step forward for building a city that moves us all, safely and equitably.”  > > > More information, including the candidates’ individual responses here: http://tcat.ca/election_surveys_2014 > > -30-  > > > Contact: > Nancy Smith Lea (TCAT) 416 392-0290 > Franz Hartmann (TEA) 416 606-8881 > Jacky Kennedy (Canada Walks) 416 992-5496 > Dylan Reid (Walk Toronto) 647 770-3133 > Jared Kolb (Cycle Toronto) 416 644-7188 > -- > Nancy Smith Lea > Director > Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) > Clean Air Partnership > 75 Elizabeth Street > Toronto, ON M5G 1P4 > > Phone: 416-392-0290 > Email: nsmithlea(a)tcat.ca > Websites: tcat.ca | completestreetsforcanada.ca | www.cleanairpartnership.org > > Subscribe to TCAT News at http://tcat.ca/newsletter

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Dancing signals
by Beth McKechnie 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

Something to make you smile and definitely something we should have in Winnipeg... http://www.dezeen.com/2014/09/17/interactive-dancing-traffic-lights-install…

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Conference: Moving Active Transportation to Higher Ground: Opportunities for Accelerating the Assessment of Health Impacts: April 2015
by Beth McKechnie 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Terry Zdan <tjzdan50(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:52:25 -0500 TRB and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) will host the joint conference "Moving Active Transportation to Higher Ground: Opportunities for Accelerating the Assessment of Health Impacts" in April 2015 in Washington, DC. This conference will bring together experts and constituents from transportation, urban planning, public health, health care, and health economics to explore the states of the art and practice on quantifying the public health outcomes of active transportation. Conference focus areas include: • Scientific evidence on relationships between active transportation and health • Strategies for data collection and methods of data analysis and modeling that contribute to the quantification of impacts on personal, household, and community health as they relate to various aspects of active travel • Innovative tools and approaches to assess the impacts of active transportation (e.g., health impact assessments of transportation projects or local, regional, and state planning scenarios), as well as tools to better forecast the effects on active transportation Abstracts can still be submitted online until 1 October 2014. For more details about the conference and/or to submit and abstract take a look at the following links: Call for Abstracts: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/Conferences/2015/ActiveTransportation/… TRB Blurb about the Conference: http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/171123.aspx Abstract Submission Website (note: you will have to create an account to submit an abstract): http://precis2.preciscentral.com/Public/UserLogin.aspx?P=D805325BAA88D2EA24… Please feel free to forward this email. P.S.: Here are more details about the conference. You will find the same information when following the links provided above: "There is growing recognition in the transportation, planning, and public health fields that transportation systems and policies designed to increase bicycling and walking may enable more physical activity and help improve personal and community health. While the relationships between land‐use patterns, transportation options, and public health seem intuitive, they remain difficult to study, quantify, and understand. If health outcomes are to be more routinely integrated into planning and transportation investment decision‐making, these relationships will need to be robustly demonstrated, documented and communicated. There remain significant opportunities for research to contribute to this area. This conference will bring together experts and constituents from transportation, urban planning, public health, health care, and health economics to explore the states of the art and practice on quantifying the public health outcomes of active transportation. Focus areas of the conference include: - Scientific evidence on relationships between active transportation and health. - Strategies for data collection and methods of data analysis and modeling that contribute to the quantification of impacts on personal, household, and community health as they relate to various aspects of active travel, such as usage, exposure to risks, or quality of pedestrian and bicycle facilities. - Innovative tools and approaches to assess the impacts of active transportation (e.g. health impact assessments of transportation projects or local, regional, and state planning scenarios), as well as tools to better forecast the effects of project or plan alternatives on active transportation." The conference will be organized around thematic sessions. We are looking for presentations that fit into one or more of the following themes: 1. Comprehensive conceptual frameworks, studies and models that integrate the numerous domains by which active transportation relates to health; 2. Scientific evidence on relationships between measures of active travel and health—especially studies that assess both benefits and risks of active travel; 3. Health impact assessments (HIAs) in transportation planning, including practical applications of HIAs that pertain to impacts of walking, cycling, and public health in transportation planning; 4. Monetization and economic valuation of health impacts; 5. Examples and experiences of collecting and using bicycle and pedestrian data in active transportation planning applications and the development and use of tools suited for the assessment of health impacts (e.g. regional travel demand modeling, sketch planning tools, GIS, etc.); 6. Assessing health impacts of walking and cycling related to public transport; 7. Methodological issues of assessment of health impacts of active travel (e.g. substitution of physical activity from transport and other domains; interaction with demographics and other factors; self‐selection; and issues with data collection). -- Terry Zdan 126 Duncan Norrie Drive Wpg MB R3P 2J9 CANADA tjzdan50(a)gmail.com <tjzdan(a)gmasil.com>

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