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Active & Green - Bike lab, transit apps, green teams & more
by Beth McKechnie 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

Hello everyone, Hope you enjoy our latest issue of Active & Green! If you are so inclined, you can link to the e-newsletter at: http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/active-green-winter-2012-4/. thanks, Beth Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.<http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=1a0cd2310f…> *Looking to improve commuter options<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> at your workplace?* Request resources<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> on cycling, carpooling, commuting surveys and tracking progress, among others. Book a presentation<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> on the various commuting options, as well as fuel-efficient driving, creating a commuter friendly workplace, and greening the workplace. Talk to us about implementing a Smart Trips<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…>program at your workplace. ------------------------------ Upcoming Events Reel Green Film Festival<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> Feb 3-4 (Fri & Sat) Bougeons en hiver: The Jack Frost Challenge! <http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> Feb 11-17 Snow Trek 2012<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> - 3rd Annual Winter* in motion* Sun - Feb 5, Feb 12 Ice it to Work Day<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> Friday, Feb 17 Bike Dump - Free Workshops Headsets<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> - Thurs, Feb 15 Wheels<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> - Thurs, Feb 22 Clean Air Day Poster Contest<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> Deadline: Fri, Feb 24 Commuter Friendly Workplace Awards<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> Application deadline: Fri, Feb 24 Commuter Challenge 2012<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> June 3-9 Bike to Work Day Fri, June 22 ------------------------------ *Membership* Green Action Centre continues to promote membership as a way to expand and extend our outreach into the community. *Membership is FREE *and requires no specific commitment. With our new website and bi-weekly e-bulletins, we hope to broaden our reach and keep our members informed on timely and important environmental issues in Manitoba. If you are not already a member, please take the time to join us<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>. Please also pass this along to your friends and family. *Help us grow our membership and outreach.* Bougeons en hiver: The Jack Frost Challenge! Get out and enjoy the Manitoba winter! Amusez-vous dans la neige tous en célébrant l’hiver manitobaine! Patinez, skiez, snowshoe, walk, bike le 11 au 17 février 2012. Sign up a team<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> today! Many thanks to Manitoba *in motion* for their support of this event. Bike racks available The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ <http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>needs your help in locating 30 new bike racks that will soon be added to downtown sidewalks, thanks to a partnership with the City of Winnipeg. Send your requests for bike rack placements to stephanie(a)downtownwinnipegbiz.com. App that trip! How many ways are there to find out when and where to catch your bus? Turns out there are plenty o' options. The most recent are transit apps such as iRide<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> , Winnibus<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> , Winnipeg Bus Live<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> (android), Catch it: Winnipeg<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…>, and the creatively named Transit App<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…>. Or check out Winnipeg Transit's mobile site<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> . Commuter Friendly Workplace Awards Has your workplace made great strides in providing better commuting choices? Consider applying to the *Commuter Friendly Workplace Awards*<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…>. These awards are given out to Manitoba workplaces offering exceptional year-round commuter options programs for employees. Last year’s winners include Dillon Consulting (Gold) and Boeing Winnipeg (Silver). *Click here*<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> for more details. Applications are due April 20, 2012. Office green teams 3.0 The role of the office green committee seems to be changing, and judging from the global and local examples here<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…>, this change may be for the better. The 3.0 green team of the future is touted to have a steering committee, direct integration within business values and strategies, and actual financial incentives associated with making change happen. Awesome carshare videos Check out Peg City Car Co-op'<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>s addictive video series with real, live Winnipeggers talking about carsharing. Amanda<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> on utility, Chris<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> on simplicity, Shauna<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> on cost savings, and Dave<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> on sharing. UWSA Bike Lab Students, neighbourhood residents, staff, and faculty at the University of Winnipeg now have a place to work on their bikes or learn how to do their own repairs and maintenance. Plans for the new Bike Lab include safety, advocacy and networking workshops among other activities.Read about it here<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> . Brandon transit fares halved How do you get more people choosing to ride the bus? The City of Brandon is trying an unconventional approach<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>. This is an experiment worth watching. 23 and 1/2 hours What does 23 and a half hours mean? It means the best prescription researchers can find for curing what ails you. Sit back and enjoy theseincredible illustrations<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>, then be inspired to take this doctor’s treatment. You are receiving this email because you are an Active & Green subscriber. Unsubscribe<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> curthull(a)mts.net from this list. Our mailing address is: Green Action Centre 3-303 Portage Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B4 Add us to your address book<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f…> Copyright (C) 2012 Green Action Centre All rights reserved. Forward<http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=1a0…> this email to a friend Update your profile<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/profile?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a…> [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp]<http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?aid=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&afl=1> -- *Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre<http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3772 | Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. 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New study of economic and health benefits of cycling (Iowa)
by Beth McKechnie 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

*Economic and Health Benefits of Cycling in Iowa (University of Northern Iowa, Fall 2011*) This study identifies the economic and health impacts of bicycling in Iowa. Impacts are estimated based on spending by individual cyclists, bicycle specific retail sales, economic activity generated by bicycle organizations, and health cost savings in the State of Iowa. The study is based on primary data collected from individual cyclists, bicycle specific retail operators and bicycle organizations. Health impacts are based on selected primary and secondary data detailed in the methodology. This study presents: - A profile of the commuter and recreational cyclists in Iowa (party and trip - characteristics, spending, and demographic profiles); - A profile of bicycle retail establishments in Iowa; - A profile of bicycle organizations in Iowa; and - A profile of the health benefits and health savings from cycling in Iowa. Read the full study here: https://www.iowabicyclecoalition.org/sites/default/files/IBC%20Final%20Jan%… -- *Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre<http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3772 | 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/memberships/>

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Active Transportation Canada - New Posts January 21, 2012
by Beth McKechnie 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Haynes <activetransportation(a)rogers.com> Date: 21 January 2012 08:40 Subject: Active Transportation Canada - New Posts January 21, 2012 Happy New Year Active Transportation-Canada Listserv Members: Fifteen news items about Active Transportation have been posted on the Active Transportation-Canada Website today. Among the items included in these new articles: 1. Sweden Plans A Four-Lane Bike Superhighway<http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/sweden-bike-superhighway.html> 2. Active and Safe Routes to School in Manitoba - January Newsletter<http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=d689c5e716…> 3. Urge the Federal Government to Mandate Truck Side Guards<http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.com/2012/01/urge-federal-government-to-m…> A complete list of all articles posted since the Websites creation may be found in the "Blog Archive" box, located on the right margin of the Website. There are now more than 1,400 items posted on Active Transportation - Canada, with links available to dozens of studies and hundreds of news items from communities across Canada and the world. Active Transportation Canada URL: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com A "Search" function is available on the site. You will find this at the bottom of the page. If anyone has a problem reading this message, please let me know. I welcome suggestions for posts, so if you have news items featuring your community, please share them with the other subscribers from Canada, the US, and Australia on Active Transportation-Canada. Thank you. Michael Haynes Director TransActive Solutions

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[At-network] Reminder: Green Action Centre webinar - Tues, Jan. 24th, 1 pm
by Beth McKechnie 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

*Friendly reminder about tomorrow's webinar...* Join Green Action Centre staff for a free online webinar sharing highlights and stories from Fall 2011 conferences that we attended: - *Beth McKechnie: *Complete Streets, APBP Professional Development Seminar (Charlotte, North Carolina) - *Jackie Avent and Shoni Litinsky: *Walk 21 and ASRTS Summit (Vancouver, BC) - *Jessie Klassen: *ACT Canada Sustainable Mobility Summit (Vancouver BC) *1:00 pm, Tuesday January 24th, 2012* * * The webinar will take place on *WIMBA*, Green Action Centre's online classroom. Please sign in 20 minutes early to ensure the system functions effectively on your computer. Log-in information is below. You will need to go through an introductory wizard the first time. If you are working on a MAC computer, log in using the Safari browser. Hope you can join us on Tuesday! Sincerely, Beth, Jackie, Jessie and Shoni // Room Info Name: Green Action Centre - Manitoba URL: http://gcclive.wimba.com/launcher.cgi?room=greenactioncentre Room ID: greenactioncentre // Time and Duration Start Time: January 24, 2012 at 01:00 P.M. CST Duration: i hour // Phone Access Dial-in number(s): Phone - (416) 342-1934 <%28416%29%20342-1934> Phone PIN: 02501364

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Peg City Car Co-op Video Series #3 - Cost!
by Shoni Litinsky 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

I hope you all enjoyed last week's video featuring Chris<http://vimeo.com/34035969>on the utility of using Peg City Car Co-op <http://www.pegcitycarcoop.ca>, even if at times it is simply helpful to get him out of an awkward date! *This week, our video features a family story - Ken, Shauna, and little Savvy talk about how the co-op helped them save money, and even buy a house! * * * *See it here: http://vimeo.com/34311607* We have recently moved a vehicle to South Osborne<http://pegcitycarcoop.ca/2012/01/car2-moves-to-south-osborne/> - so if you live in that neighbourhood and have considered carsharing or would like to learn more about it. Please get in touch with me! One more week left to go in our video series, stay tuned! -- Shoni Peg City Car Co-op Co-ops build a better world - International Year of the Co-op 2012<http://www.copac.coop/iyc/index.html> .

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Gaining Ground Conference - Registration open
by Cara Fisher 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

Gaining Ground: Connecting People and Knowledge Provincial Conference on Active Transportation and Recreation Wednesday March 21, 2012 at the PCU Centre in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba REGISTER TODAY! Visit www.pacm.ca to register and to view the full conference brochure. Hosted by the Physical Activity Coalition of Manitoba (PACM)

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[At-network] Bougeons en hiver: The Jack Frost Challenge! Feb.11-17, 2012
by Beth McKechnie 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

[Please share widely and sign up your own team of family, friends, co-workers! Poster attached. Thanks] * GET MOVING WITH BOUGEONS EN HIVER: THE JACK FROST CHALLENGE!* Bougeons en hiver: The Jack Frost Challenge! is a new event celebrating winter in Manitoba. Sign up your team of 1 to 5 to skate, bike, ski, snowshoe, or walk a combined total of 130 km during the week of February 11th to 17th. Participants will be entered in a draw for ‘cool’ prizes. Register at www.greenactioncentre.ca or call us at (204) 925-3775 or 1-866-394-8880 (toll free) for more information. A Co-Actif Epica<http://actifepi.ca/>Event. * * * * * *Soyez actif en participant à « Bougeons en hivers : The Jack Frost Challenge! »* Bougeons en hiver : The Jack Frost Challenge! est un nouvel événement célébrant l’hiver manitobaine! Inscrivez-vous en équipe d’une à cinq personnes pour faire le patinage, la bicyclette, la raquette ou la marche d’un total collectif de 130km sur une durée d’une semaine, du 11 au 17 février, 2012. Vous aurez la chance de gagner des prix. Inscrivez-vous au www.greenactioncentre.ca ou pour plus d’information composez le 1-866-394-8880 (sans frais) ou le (204) 925-3775. -- *Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre<http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3772 | 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/memberships/>

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Green Action Centre webinar - Tues, Jan. 24th, 1 pm
by Beth McKechnie 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

Join Green Action Centre Staff for a free online webinar sharing highlights and stories from Fall 2011 conferences that we attended: - *Beth McKechnie: *Complete Streets, APBP Professional Development Seminar (Charlotte, North Carolina) - *Jackie Avent and Shoni Litinsky: *Walk 21 and ASRTS Summit (Vancouver, BC) - *Jessie Klassen: *ACT Canada Sustainable Mobility Summit (Vancouver BC) *1:00 pm, Tuesday January 24th, 2012* * * The webinar will take place on *WIMBA*, Green Action Centre's online classroom. Please sign in 20 minutes early to ensure the system functions effectively on your computer. Log-in information is below. You will need to go through an introductory wizard the first time. If you are working on a MAC computer, log in using the Safari browser. Hope you can join us on Tuesday! Sincerely, Beth, Jackie, Jessie and Shoni // Room Info Name: Green Action Centre - Manitoba URL: http://gcclive.wimba.com/launcher.cgi?room=greenactioncentre Room ID: greenactioncentre // Time and Duration Start Time: January 24, 2012 at 01:00 P.M. CST Duration: i hour // Phone Access Dial-in number(s): Phone - (416) 342-1934 <%28416%29%20342-1934> Phone PIN: 02501364

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ASRTS + STP: Four great webinar opportunities in January and February
by Beth McKechnie 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

There are four great webinar opportunities around Active and Safe Routes to School and School Travel Planning coming up! More details are below, but please feel free to join Green Action Centre staff for the Safe Routes to School and Traffic Reduction webinar on January 31st from noon-1pm at the Eco-Centre - 3rd Floor, 303 Portage Avenue. *Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (6:30 pm CT) One hour*Sustainable Happiness, Hope & Resiliency Presenters: Catherine O'Brien and Elin Kelsey Join Catherine O'Brien and Elin Kelsey for an inspiring conversation about sustainable happiness, hope and resiliency. In the Summer 2011 issue of Green Teacher, Catherine and Elin introduced the concepts of sustainable happiness, hope and resiliency and why it's so important to move beyond "gloom and doom." In this webinar, they invite you to join them in a lively conversation about how these ideas are catching hold and causing ripples of optimism across the disciplines of environmental and sustainability education, health and well-being and conservation biology, and around the world. After short presentations, they will share some of the ways they are seeing this work moving out in the world so that participants can start to think of implications for their personal and professional life. *Suitability:* All formal and non-formal youth educators *Please register directly at:* http://greenteacherwebinarobrienkelsey2-eorg.eventbrite.com/ *Tuesday January 31st, 2012 (12pm CT) One hour**Pump Down the Volume: SRTS and Traffic Reduction* Presenters: Nancy Pullen-Seufert, Associate Director, National Center for Safe Routes to School Melissa Watford, Health Education Specialist, FirstHealth of the Carolinas Jason Goldsberry, Physical Education Teacher, Eagle Crest Elementary School, Longmont, CO Communities initiate Safe Routes to School programs for a variety of reasons. In an attempt to reduce the barriers for students to walk and bicycle to school, some programs focus on reducing traffic congestion and the number of cars around schools. In this sixty minute webinar, we will take a brief look at the problem of traffic congestion as it relates to SRTS and then focus on two SRTS programs that have had success in reducing congestion and measuring traffic reductions. The first program, Eagle Crest Elementary School's Step Often and Ride to School (SOAR) Program, surveyed families in order to understand travel patterns to school. After learning that 75 percent of students arrived by car, the program focused on increasing walking and bicycling rates through education and encouragement. After just one year, Eagle Crest saw a 40 percent reduction in motor vehicle traffic. The second program, Pinehurst Walks! from Pinehurst, NC, focused on encouraging the school's 650 students to become engaged as leaders in the effort to get more students walking to school. The Student Council presented neighborhood walkability recommendations to the Mayor and Village Council, resulting in a $150,000.00 allocation for a greenway to connect the elementary school to the Village. Their efforts also resulted in a 22 percent reduction in traffic volume on walking school bus days. Don't miss this chance to see how these two wonderful programs succeeding in traffic reduction efforts! This webinar is part of the Safe Routes to School Coaching Action Network Webinar Series, developed by America Walks and the National Center for Safe Routes to School. For more information please contact Michelle Gulley at mgulley(a)americawalks.org REGISTER NOW <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/654857816> or join us at the Eco-Centre - 3rd Floor, 303 Portage Avenue from noon - 1 pm! * **Thursday February 2, 2012 (12 pm CT) One hour* *School Travel Planning: (Shared) Knowledge is Power!* Presented in collaboration with The CAPTURE Project, as part of the Green Communities Canada School Travel Planning Series. *Brief Description* Imagine being part of a national community where you have easy access to School Travel Planning stakeholders and can share information and learnings about your respective programs, policies or initiatives. CAPTURE (Canadian Platform to Increase Usage of Real-world Evidence) recently launched a freely accessible, knowledge exchange repository to find and share practice-based evidence in health promotion and chronic disease prevention. Looking beyond the published literature, CAPTURE seeks to harness the breadth of community-based knowledge and experience. *The CAPTURE Platform facilitates* · Connecting with colleagues around the corner or across the country · Sharing knowledge and wisdom from our health promotion and chronic disease prevention experiences · Documenting reflective practice learnings – knowledge which often remains untapped or difficult to find *The webinar will feature* · An orientation to the CAPTURE Platform with examples of School Travel Planning initiatives · Guidelines to capture and share reflective practice knowledge · How to enter the CAPTURE 10-minute Challenge - *and win an iPad 2! * *Presenter* Dayna Albert, M.A. Manager, Practitioner Engagement, The CAPTURE Project Dayna holds an MA in adult education and a BSc from the University of Toronto. Dayna has six years’ experience building organizational capacity in evidence-informed practice. Previously, she worked with the Ontario Public Health Association’s Towards Evidence-Informed Practice Program. She is a member of the Canadian Evaluation Society and the American Evaluation Association. *Who Should Attend?* All School Travel Planning stakeholders (i.e. program planners, municipal partners, school-based partners, funders etc.) who are interested in learning new ways to share their work, stay abreast of what others in the field are doing and understand how to capture and profit from their reflective practice learnings. *To register, please contact dayna.albert(a)thecaptureproject.ca and provide your name, email address and time zone.* * **Wednesday February 15, 2012 (11 am CT) One hour* *Project BEAT: Integrating the key lessons of time, space and gender into STP* A WIMBA presentation as part of the Green Communities Canada School Travel Planning Series Presenters: Michelle Stone and Guy Faulkner, University of Toronto. The BEAT (Built Environment and Active Transport – www.beat.utoronto.ca<http://physical.utoronto.ca/Beat.aspx>) project, funded by CIHR and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada was a large-scale, mixed methods and multidisciplinary research programme designed to explore how such a behavioural shift towards active school transport (AST) might be supported. In a series of sequential stages and studies we addressed AST at multiple levels – national, provincial (Ontario) and local (GTA). Our work has identified the prevalence and correlates of AST in Canada, and, has resulted in the creation of a unified theoretical model of AST and the built environment through examination of the personal, family, social and environmental correlates of active school transport. The objective of this webinar is to present some of the key lessons learned from the BEAT project including data on the relationship between school travel and objectively measured physical activity levels of children. Our focus will be on three key lessons that have implications for the School Travel Planning (STP) model. We classify these lessons as three interrelated themes of *time, space and gender:* *TIME*: The main purpose of STP is to help parents/guardians overcome perceptual barriers to the practice of actively traveling to school. These barriers typically focus on safety (e.g., traffic & stranger danger). However, the STP intervention itself does not explicitly address what appear to be key issues in school travel mode choice - the parental or caregiver ascription of convenience to the various travel modes available for school trips (i.e., the theme of “time”) and the level of independent mobility granted to the child. *SPACE*: Participation in AST varies regionally and also across different types of space or neighbourhood. STP work has traditionally targeted the school environment, while our research also suggests that features of the built environment around the home play a more significant role in the school travel mode decision-making process. *GENDER*: The school travel experience is very different for girls than it is for boys. Fewer girls engage in AST and parental perceptions regarding school travel are different for girls than they are for boys. Girls are granted less independent mobility than boys; the ramifications are likely contributing to the lower levels of physical activity and less outdoor play time observed in girls. Modifications to built form may affect girls differently than they would boys. Throughout this webinar, we will provide an overview of the evidence underpinning each theme and facilitate discussion on how each lesson is, or could be, integrated into STP implementation. *Please register directly with Sandra Jones, Green Communities Canada: scjones(a)telus.net* -- *Jackie Avent* Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> | Active and Safe Routes to School 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/memberships/> Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>

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WFP: Consultation flawed: Katz
by Beth McKechnie 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

While I typically resist including personal comments when circulating articles, this one begs for context. The article below underscores the critical importance of pre- and post-construction counts. Users of the cycle track will certainly attest to its busyness but anecdotal evidence is not enough. It is also true that the full potential of the route was dampened this past year due to construction on Osborne Bridge, which will continue again this spring. But there now appears to be a pattern of apology at City Hall regarding AT project construction. It is common, if not seemingly mandatory, in every city building pedestrian and cycling facilities, to have backlash, usually in the form of the "insufficient consultation" argument. Winnipeg is not unique in this regard but we do seem to be establishing a habit of backtracking afterward. -Beth Consultation flawed: Katz Short shrift for firms, public on bikeway plan By: Jen Skerritt Mayor Sam Katz admits the city could have done a better job consulting the public over a bikeway project one citizen has called a "theft of democracy." On Wednesday, council's executive policy committee reviewed an audit report that identified shortcomings in the consultation process over the Assiniboine Avenue bikeway. The report said area businesses were not included in the process and public notifications should have outlined the impact the project would have on traffic. The bikeway was part of Winnipeg's major active-transportation overhaul that saw the city try to complete 35 projects within an 18-month period to make use of federal stimulus dollars. It prompted a backlash from residents and businesses, and six companies near the Midtown Bridge filed a lawsuit to try to halt construction, saying the plan would cause traffic chaos in the neighbourhood. One plaintiff on Assiniboine said he was notified about the project by a notice taped to his door. Graham Hnatiuk, a citizen journalist, told EPC the city should seek a refund since the consultant the city hired to conduct public consultations did not contact residents for their input for the on-street bike lane. Hnatiuk said he became interested in the issue after he attended a public meeting about the bikeway in 2009, and most of the people who attended were bike lobbyists. The blogger said he complained to 311 about the consultation process, and department staff did not address his concerns. Hnatiuk said Coun. Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan) later helped forward his complaint directly to the city auditor. Hnatiuk said the bikeway is "sparsely used" in summer, and hundreds of cars that used the route during rush hour travel down an already gridlocked York Avenue instead. "We were right all along," he said. "The residents and businesses along Assiniboine Avenue have known all along that their input was never asked for." Bob Axford told EPC the City of Winnipeg has a governance problem and public consultations need to be improved. He suggested Winnipeg make changes to the way it approaches public consultations. "This is a complete theft of democracy," he said. Katz said he agrees that the consultant did not do a good job. He said the company had a short time frame to complete the public-consultation process due to the federal deadline. However, Katz said the firm shouldn't have taken the job if they could not complete it in the given time. He said everyone, including the mayor, councillors and the city, could have done a better job. "On this particular instance a very poor job was done," Katz said. jen.skerritt(a)freepress.mb.ca http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/consultation-flawed-katz-137654733.h… <jen.skerritt(a)freepress.mb.ca>

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