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Wed, Aug 18 webinar - Road Diets
by Beth McKechnie 05 Aug '10

05 Aug '10

Resource Conservation Manitoba will be hosting the following APBP (Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals) webinar on "Road Diets" on Wed, Aug 18th. If you would like to join us, please let me know at beth(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca. See you then! -thanks, Beth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Webinar: Road Diets Date: Wednesday, August 18 . 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. CST Location: EcoCentre boardroom (303 Portage Ave, third floor - enter via elevator inside front doors of MEC) Learn how space on wide, busy streets can be reallocated, turning mundane sidewalks into inviting linear parks that promote active transportation. More cities are choosing road diets to reward shorter trips, deter aggressive speeders, make pedestrian crossings safer, increase levels of bicycling, and create downtown districts rich in social and economic exchange. Mark de la Vergne (Sam Schwartz Engineering), Brian Dougherty (City of Seattle) and Ian Lockwood (AECOM) join forces on Wednesday, August 18 at 3:00 p.m. EDT to explore the history, planning and design of road diets, offering tips to build stakeholder support through public process. Examples of road diets from around the U.S. and Canada include a closer look at two specific locations: Stone Way in Seattle (the city's 23rd road diet) and the 2nd Street Connector in Macon, Georgia, where a mayor's visionary planning process for a livable street will help knit a community together. Presenters: Mark de la Vergne is an Associate and Project Manager with Sam Schwartz Engineering, a transportation engineering and planning firm. He is currently working in a number of communities across the country to help improve their sustainable mobility options and develop realistic plans for implementation. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Systems Engineering, with a focus in Transportation, from University of Pennsylvania. Brian Doughtery is a transportation planner with the Seattle Department of Transportation's bicycle and pedestrian program. He has been the project manager for six completed road diets and is currently in the planning stage for another six road diets that are expected to be implemented in 2011. He also leads Seattle's Safe Routes to School program. As a citizen activist interested in neighborhood traffic calming and bicycle advocacy, he successfully lobbied the city to fully implement the Stone Way road diet in 2007. Ian Lockwood, Principal, AECOM, is nationally recognized for his work on Smart Growth, context-sensitive design and traffic calming. He has won awards from the ITE, APA, Renew America, and CNU and frequently speaks at professional conferences, seminars and universities. During the last five years, Mr. Lockwood has helped various public health organizations make the connection between the built form and community health. He has Bachelor and Masters degrees in civil engineering from Carleton University.

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Internship with Resource Conservation Manitoba - September 2010 - January 2011
by Beth McKechnie 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

**Please post widely!** **Apologies for cross-posting!** RESOURCE CONSERVATION MANITOBA / GREEN ACTION CENTRE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY July 29, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------- Event Coordinator - Active and Safe Routes to School ------------------------------------------------------------- Application deadline: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Start date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 This position is being funded through the YMCA Youth Eco Internship Program (YEIP)*. Only those eligible for the High School Graduates YEIP can be considered for this position. Candidates may have some university education, but cannot have a degree. See below or www.yeip.ca for more information. Resource Conservation Manitoba / Green Action Centre is a non-profit community organization currently seeking an event coordinator for our Active and Safe Routes to School (ASRTS) program. The coordinator will actively encourage walking and cycling as healthy alternatives for getting kids to and from school by working closely with teachers, parents, school staff and students at selected Manitoba elementary schools, and will help to plan International Walk to School Month in October - a special event highlighting these activities. The coordinator will also help plan a regional meeting of Active and Safe Routes to School practitioners in Manitoba and Saskatchewan in November 2010. The Event Coordinator will work closely with the Active and Safe Routes to School Program Team on the planning and delivery of these events. RESPONSIBILITIES · Organizes and promotes elementary school participation in the annual International Walk to School Month in October · Follows up at schools to encourage environmentally friendly travel year-round through surveys, telephone conversations and site visits as well as ASRTS program components such as the Walking School Bus, Walking Wednesdays Club and Neighbourhood Walkabouts · Maintains a database and contact list of participating schools and community partners · Researches, prepares and distributes kit materials such as fact sheets, checklists, surveys, brochures, posters, and resources · Monitors project-related expenses · Writes reports and assists in preparing proposals and applications · Works co-operatively with other Green Commuting Initiatives staff on community-based active transportation events such as Car Free Day (September 22nd) · Responsible for website updates specific to the event · Provides event-related content for the quarterly newsletter "Off on the Right Foot" · Promotes the event through various media streams - press releases, public service announcements, interviews, Facebook, etc. · Assists with the coordination of a regional training event for Active and Safe Routes to School practitioners in Manitoba and Saskatchewan (involving invitations, managing registrations, preparing materials, taking minutes and assisting with follow-up reporting). QUALIFICATIONS Must be self-motivated, reliable and able to work collaboratively and individually. Key qualifications include: · Self-initiator with excellent interpersonal and time management skills · Professional writing, editing, research and communication skills · Commitment to work in a collaborative setting to achieve common goals · Experience in organizing events and workshops · Background in areas such as communications / social marketing / community development / environmental or health education / social change / non-profit project work · Familiar with Community Based Social Marketing concepts (see www.cbsm.com) · Ability to handle multiple tasks in a brisk work environment with a flexible schedule · Knowledge of internet-based communication and research tools · Experience in organizing promotional events, and creativity in developing advertising and media campaigns · Experience in proposal and report writing · Ease in giving public presentations and speaking with media · Demonstrated commitment to the goals of ecological sustainability and sustainable transportation · Understanding of urban transportation, planning and environmental issues · Experience working with teachers, parents, administration and staff in an elementary school setting an asset ABOUT THE POSITION This position is a 4-month work placement being funded through the Youth Eco Internship Program (YEIP)*. This program places unemployed people aged 15 to 30 from diverse backgrounds and with a high-school diploma (can have some university education) into paid internship opportunities within the non-profit and community services sector in Canada with a focus on the environment. These positions, offered in a wide range of organizations, will help young Canadians learn the skills required to gain and sustain future employment within the sector. This project is a collaboration between the YMCA and YWCA Canada, with funding provided by the Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan. The YEIP encourages applicants from visible minority, Aboriginal, immigrant, refugee and traditionally marginalized communities to apply, and is committed to providing employment supports wherever possible. TO APPLY fill in an internship application at www.yeip.ca and indicate your interest in working with Resource Conservation Manitoba / Green Action Centre- Active and Safe Routes to School Program Direct applications by Tuesday, August 10th to: ASRTS Hiring Committee Resource Conservation Manitoba / Green Action Centre 303 Portage Avenue, 3rd Floor, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B4 E-mail: asrts(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca About RCM / Green Action Centre: Resource Conservation Manitoba / Green Action Centre is a non-profit, non-governmental organization directed by an elected community Board. RCM/Green Action's mission is to promote ecological sustainability through environmental education and the development of sustainable alternatives to unsustainable current practices. Further information about RCM/Green Action projects and activities is available on our web site at www.resourceconservation.mb.ca. RCM/Green Action's on-line guide to sustainable living in Manitoba - Living Green, Living Well - is at www.LivingGreenLivingWell.ca. *NB: We are currently undergoing a re-branding and name-change process. As of Fall 2010 we will be known solely as the Green Action Centre.

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Assiniboine Bikeway
by Erik Dickson 26 Jul '10

26 Jul '10

Hello everyone, My apologies for any cross posting. Please see the attached letter detailing the final design of the Assiniboine Bikeway including the associated changes to traffic flow and parking. This letter is currently being delivered to neighbourhood businesses and residents. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Regards, Erik Dickson B.Sc. (Hons) Marr Consulting Services 8th Floor - 136 Market Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0P4 Phone: (204) 927-3456 ext. 242 Fax: (204) 927-3443 Please consider our environment before printing this message.

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London Cycle Superhighways
by Erik Dickson 21 Jul '10

21 Jul '10

London, England is undergoing a 5 year £111 million cycling scheme (their word). Check out this very interesting video for more information: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/15831.aspx Regards, Erik Dickson B.Sc. (Hons) Marr Consulting Services 8th Floor - 136 Market Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0P4 Phone: (204) 927-3456 ext. 242 Fax: (204) 927-3443 Please consider our environment before printing this message.

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Cycling Copenhagen, Through North American Eyes
by David Wieser 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

Likely a future Top 10 streetfilm at over 8500 plays in the past three days. My favourite quotes... "Buckets O kids", "Drivers get tamed", "Green wave, 14 lights will be green for you", "There's alot of REALLY little bikes here, the kids ride better than most American adults" It's 10 minutes, 45 seconds. Enjoy. http://www.streetfilms.org/cycling-copenhagen-through-north-american-eyes/#… David Wieser

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Wed, July 21 webinar - Bicycle Boulevards and Neighbourhood Greenways
by Beth McKechnie 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Resource Conservation Manitoba will be hosting the following APBP (Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals) webinar on Bicycle Boulevards next Wednesday, July 21st. If you would like to join us, please let me know at beth(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca. See you then! -thanks, Beth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Webinar: Bicycle Boulevards and Neighborhood Greenways Date: Wednesday, July 21 . 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. CST Location: EcoCentre boardroom (303 Portage Ave, third floor - enter via elevator inside front doors of MEC) Join APBP on July 21 to learn about the evolving best practices in the creation of bicycle boulevards. This webinar will be drawn from lessons learned in Portland, Ore., as well as across the nation. Presenters Mia Birk, CEO, Alta Planning + Design, and Greg Raisman, Traffic Safety Specialist, Portland Bureau of Transportation, will describe the current state of the practice and the next big thing-neighborhood greenways, which incorporate the idea of bicycle boulevards with green streets, neighborhood enhancements, and community building; this larger vision can appeal to more people and help with funding. The webinar will focus on helping practitioners fully optimize existing bicycle boulevards. Attendees will learn about: · route selection · levels of intervention · examples of challenges and solutions for a range of design issues · neighborhood greenway strategies, and · processes for getting project buy-in and approval. Presenters: Mia Birk is CEO and Principal at Alta Planning + Design, with 20 years experience in sustainable transportation focused on pedestrian, bicycle, trail and greenway planning, design and implementation. She is also Adjunct Professor at Portland State University, where she co-founded the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI) in the College of Urban Studies. She is the co-author of the PSU IBPI Bicycle Boulevard Planning and Design Guidebook. Mia was the City of Portland Bicycle Program Manager from 1993-99, where she led a period of rapid growth of Portland's bikeway network. She has led numerous groundbreaking studies in the field of non-motorized transportation and is a co-founder of the Cities for Cycling project of the National Association for City Transportation Officials. Greg Raisman is a Traffic Safety Specialist with the Portland Bureau of Transportation. He works in the Traffic Operations Division on the Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership team. Greg specializes in bicycle safety, school and residential traffic safety, drunk driving, red light cameras and crash data mapping and analysis. Greg's current projects include developing a citywide network of neighborhood greenways, utilizing "green streets" for traffic calming, and building programs to increase behavior change from multi-modal police enforcement.

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Thousands Play in Oakland’s Streets at the First-Ever ‘Oaklavia’
by David Wieser 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

On Sunday, June 27th, Downtown Oakland opened two miles of its streets to fun and activities—zumba dancing, circus arts, BMX bike competitions and performances from local musicians. See the video at http://www.streetfilms.org/thousands-play-in-oaklands-streets-at-the-first-… Also check out Velo-City 2010: Copenhagen Bike Parade, another great video. http://www.streetfilms.org/velo-city-2010-copenhagen-bike-parade/ David

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Bicycle rush hour in Utrect (Netherlands)
by Beth McKechnie 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Perhaps we can imagine that one day Winnipeg will have this type of rush hour? (Thanks to Erik Dickson for sending along the link.) -Happy Canada Day, Beth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-AbPav5E5M [Accompanying text with video...] Morning rush hour in the 4th largest city in the Netherlands. Streets look like this when 33% of ALL trips are made by bicycle! This is an ordinary Wednesday morning in April 2010 at around 8.30 am. Original time was 8 minutes that were compressed into 2 minutes, so everything is 4 times faster than in reality. The sound is original. This is one of the busiest junctions in Utrecht a city with a population of 300,000. No less than 18,000 bicycles and 2,500 buses pass here every day. And yet Google Street View missed it. Because private motorized traffic is restricted here. These cyclists cross a one way bus lane (also used by taxis and municipal vehicles), two light rail tracks and then a one way street that can be used by private vehicles. Behind the camera is a railway (you can hear the squeaking sounds of the trains passing) and the main railway station is very close too. A number of rental bikes from the station pass and many of the cyclists will have come by train for the first part of their commute. For those who frown upon the total absence of bike helmets in this video, consider these findings from a US study: "Cycling in the Netherlands is much safer than in the USA. The Netherlands has the lowest non-fatal injury rate as well as the lowest fatality rate, while the USA has the highest non-fatal injury rate as well as the highest fatality rate. Indeed, the non-fatal injury rate for the USA is about 30 times higher than for the Netherlands. Injury rate per million km cycled: USA 37.5; NL 1.4 Fatality rate per 100 million km cycled: USA 5.8; NL 1.1" From: Pucher, John and Buehler, Ralph (2008) 'Making Cycling Irresistible: Lessons from The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany'. http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/puc...

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Globe & Mail: 2 wheels = sex appeal
by Beth McKechnie 28 Jun '10

28 Jun '10

[A little Monday morning humour under sunny bright skies. -Beth] 2 wheels = sex appeal A dude who cycles to where he needs to go is a hotter prospect than that guy in the Ferrari http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/2-wheels-sex-a… by Micah Toub A couple weeks ago, I was cycling down Queen Street in Toronto when I was serendipitously swept up in a mass ride celebrating Bike Month. It was fun to be taking over the street with this two-wheeled mob, but I have to admit I also felt a little dorky as chic shoppers gazed at us from the sidewalk, bewildered. I imagined approaching one of them at a bar. "So, do you come here often?" I'd ask, shuffling my hair, trying to remove the strange sculptures created by my helmet. "Maybe. What car do you drive?" I'd explain that I came on a bike, and then I'd get the blow-off. But then I looked around at all the spirited cyclists surrounding me, and my mind changed gears. It hit me that biking is, in fact, a far sexier way to get around than by car. Think about it: Dudes on bikes have advanced cardiovascular endurance, can expertly handle delicate moving parts, and have the ability to ride far more of the city's curves. Now, before all you suburbanite commuters and car enthusiasts toss the newspaper aside or punch your computer, let me say this: I am one of you, too. I grew up in the 'burbs and I loved my dad's 1977 Jeep Cherokee almost as much as my dog Sadie. I still love hitting the open road in a rental car for long trips. But on a day-to-day basis, if a guy can cycle to where he needs to go, he'll simply be a hotter prospect than that guy in the Ferrari. To get an, ahem, unbiased opinion from a woman, I talked to Amy Walker, one of the founders of Momentum, a Vancouver-based magazine for "self-propelled people." She agreed with me, though she began with a more relationship-oriented, poetic explanation. "When you go on a date with someone in a car, you're tied together and only one person is driving, so it's a dominant and passive relationship," she said. "When you're both on a bike, you're both in control. You're two people who have free will and are governing themselves but choosing to ride together. I really like that metaphor." Ms. Walker added that guys who bike have also found a way to kill three birds with one stone, and thus attractively maximize their time: "They ride to get to their job, they're being environmentally responsible and . they also end up having a beautiful ass," she informed me. This last point - the well-defined behind - was mentioned by each of the half-dozen women I spoke to. (Strangely, nobody mentioned the sex appeal of the amazingly well-shaped ankle muscle of a driver's clutch foot.) Tovi Heilbronn, a road racer and head of online sales for Toronto bike shop La Bicicletta, humbly admitted - only when directly questioned, of course - that he has more than once been complimented on his rock-solid seat cushion. "When girls see you in your whole racing get-up, your spandex team racing kit, well, I've had compliments that it's attractive," he said. (He admitted, however, that some women have been thrown off by his shaved legs.) Mr. Heilbronn also gave me his take on the comparison with drivers: "Think about it for a second. This guy has basically thrown tons of money into this object that is depreciating by the minute, it's terrible for the environment, and he doesn't have to be in shape to get around. What's so cool about that?" The last thing I want to do, though, is incite more divisiveness. There can be friendship between the two- and four-wheeled families. In fact, on occasion, people from across the car-bike divide fall in love and get married. Picture my friend Melissa, wearing her shades as she accelerates through the city, the top of her bright red Audi convertible down, her brunette hair flowing in the wind. She arrives to meet Pat for a first date. Lightly perspiring, Pat enters with bike helmet in hand, adjusting his beautiful mane of blond hair. "I found it a little nerdy," Melissa admitted. "I had been living in L.A. and it was a bit of a culture shock coming to Toronto and everyone is on their bike, even in their 30s and 40s." But Melissa says she came to love this aspect of Pat's personality. "He really genuinely cares about the city and he genuinely cares about doing good things about the environment," she said. "He's not just saying it - he really does mean it. Also, it helps him stay in shape and it helps his stress load a lot." But these star-crossed lovers haven't always had it easy over the years they've been dating. "Everyone in Pat's circle cycles, so sometimes I feel a bit shy that I have a nice car," Melissa told me. "We went to a party the other day and there were about 30 bikes locked up on the fence. We parked a block away." For Pat's part, he respects Melissa's choice to get around by car. "I'm a proud cyclist, but not a get-on-the-soapbox cyclist," he says. "Her car is a testament to 16 years of success with a company, a reward for services," Pat said, turning around the old stereotype of a woman getting turned on by a man's status symbol. The two will be married next year. (How they'll get to the wedding is still to be decided.) Let me backpedal a little bit more. Certainly there's a time and a place for getting behind the wheel - those with long commutes or lots of kids couldn't do without cars. I'm just saying, if you want to optimize your sexiness factor - mental, political, and physical - it might be time to acquire a two-wheeled steel beast. (You suburbanites have even more hotness to gain, given the great distances you have to cover on errands.) And the next time you're dissed by some girl at the bar, I can guarantee she'll regret it as she watches you walking away. Micah Toub's memoir, Growing Up Jung: Coming of Age as the Son of Two Shrinks, will be published in the fall of 2010.

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Bike To Work Day Morden 2010
by Beth McKechnie 23 Jun '10

23 Jun '10

Did you know that Winnipeg is not the only community in Manitoba celebrating Bike to Work Day this Friday? Morden is also putting on a cycling event (poster attached) that also includes walkers and rollerbladers, and a host of other activities. For more information, find Kelly Stock's contact info below. cheers, Beth 925-3772 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Kelly Stock [mailto:kellystockmstw@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:03 PM Subject: Bike To Work Day Morden 2010 Hello everyone, Please find attached a poster for the upcoming Bike To Work Day event in Morden on Friday, June 25th. Feel free to promote the event at your workplace throughout the week! Join other cyclists for a free breakfast, compliments of ARocha Prairie Canada, at the United Church parking lot from 7-8:30am, followed by a FREE film night with popcorn and drinks at 7pm at the Morden Library. Walkers and rollerbladers are welcome as well!! Hope to see you there! For those of you who weren't able to pick up a rain barrel last Thursday I will be selling barrels at the Morden Farmers Market again this week from 4 - 6:30pm. Take care, -- Kelly Stock Climate Change Coordinator MSTW Planning District 1-204-822-6223 Please consider the environment before printing this email. "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss, "The Lorax"

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