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Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: March 2, 2009
Active Transportation - Canada features a regular posting of news articles, studies, reports, and other items that have relevance in this field, with previous postings available in an archive. In addition, pictures of existing Active Transportation infrastructure from communities across Canada will be profiled each week.
The following items have recently been posted to the Active Transportation - Canada Blog. To view in more detail, go to: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com
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1.. Press Release - US: Trails, Walking and Biking Earn $800 Million in Stimulus
2.. Article - Korea: Commission lays out detailed plan for green growth
3.. Article - Australia: Melbourne to get more bike lanes
4.. Article - US: Is 1-mile bike path worth $9.2 million?
5.. Report - Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention, Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity: A Global Report
6.. Article - Federal government missing the boat on green opportunities
7.. Article - Elite sports facility ridiculous waste of public money
8.. Article - Calgary plans two bridges - but not for cars
9.. Article - Long-awaited bicycle transportation plan finally goes to city council
10.. Article - Bike Racks to be Installed on Four City Bus Routes
11.. Blog - The impact of unsupportive parents in skateboarding
12.. Article - US: City aims to build center for bike commuters
13.. Article - London 2012 aims for step change in walking and cycling habits with publication of new plans
14.. Article - UK: Full extent of school 20mph zones revealed today
15.. Article - Bluesky computer modelling maps easier walking routes around Britain’s cities
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fyi
Candidates Meetings
River Heights - Fort Garry By-Election:
Bike to the Future ( <http://www.BiketotheFuture.org>
www.BiketotheFuture.org) and the Winnipeg Trails Association
(www.WinnipegTrails.com) have arranged separate meetings at the Manitoba
Eco-Centre with both of the candidates in the upcoming River Heights - Fort
Garry by-election. The meetings will allow the candidates to engage members
of the community in a discussion about Active Transportation in River
Heights - Fort Garry, and learn about opportunities for improvements to
active transportation infrastructure and programming within the ward and
throughout Winnipeg as a whole.
WHY ATTEND ?
Of all the wards in Winnipeg, River Heights - Fort Garry will be receiving a
significant % of Active Transportation infrastructure funding over the next
2-5 years for the following projects:
* Bus Rapid Transit & AT Corridor
* Jubilee Overpass rehabilitation
* Proposed widening of Kenaston Blvd.
* Burlington Rail Line crossing
* Ikea & surrounding roadway expansion
* Bishop Grandin Trail WEST expansion
* Pembina & Bishop Grandin intersection AT accommodations
River Heights - Fort Garry by way of physical location is a key linkage in
north / south - east / west - critical to quality AT development.
DATES / TIMES:
Geoff Currier: Tuesday March 3rd, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
John Orlikow: Wednesday March 4th, noon to 1:30 PM
LOCATION:
The Manitoba Eco-Centre is on the 3rd floor in the Mountain Equipment
Building. Please use the entrance door on Portage Avenue just east of the
MEC store entrance.
RSVP:
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Mark Cohoe (mcohoe(a)mts.net) or Janice
Lukes ( <mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca) so we will have an idea of
how many people will be attending. Everyone is welcome to attend.
This appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, letter to the editor section on
Monday, Feb. 23rd.
SUPER SUPER letter Stephanie!
on my behalf also - a HUGE thank you to all the volunteers, organizations
and activists who are moving AT forward in Winnipeg -
Janice Lukes
Winnipeg Trails Association Coordinator
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Mayor should ride to work
Re: Environment panel that quit is replaced, Feb 13.
With all due respect to Mayor Sam Katz, it is not difficult to point out
dozens of mayors who have done more for active transportation in their
cities. Try Mayor David Miller in Toronto, an avid cyclist and transit user,
or Enrique Peñalosa, the former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, who transformed
his city into a healthier and more enjoyable place to live. While progress
has been made in Winnipeg in the last few years on active transportation, it
is largely due to the many volunteers, organizations and activists working
tirelessly on this issue. Far from being a visionary, Mayor Katz has much to
learn.
If Mayor Katz is sincere in his commitment to the environment and active
transportation, surely we will soon see him leaving his vehicle at home, and
joining the thousands of other Winnipeggers who walk, take transit or ride
their bikes to work.
STEPHANIE FULFORD
on transit-oriented development (TOD)
http://daily.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2009/02/10/how-transit-orien…
How Transit-Oriented Development Works
Posted by Eric de Place
02/10/2009 02:30 PM Sightline Daily
Cheers
And have a great weekend.
Stacy Matwick
Information Centre
International Institute for Sustainable Development
161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4
Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710
Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx
"Life is like a bicycle, to keep your balance your must keep on moving" Albert Einstein
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Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:52 PM
Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: February 11, 2009
Active Transportation - Canada features a regular posting of news articles, studies, reports, and other items that have relevance in this field, with previous postings available in an archive. In addition, pictures of existing Active Transportation infrastructure from communities across Canada will be profiled each week.
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1.. Lectures - BC: Shifting Gears II, Lectures on transportation, health and the built environment
2.. News Release - Walk to School in Winter - It's Cool
3.. Article - BC: Active Transportation Plan looks at local desires and designs
4.. Article - Australian's Buy More Bikes Than Cars
5.. E-Documentary - UK: The Bicycle Diaries
6.. Website/Blog - Cycling: TOTOBOBO mask
7.. Article - US: Bike Sharing Is Denver’s Effort To Keep Residents In The Pink and The Sky Blue
8.. Article - Paris Velib Crushed by Vandalism?
9.. Article - India: Peddling an eco-friendly, cost-effective ride for cities
10.. Article - US: Bicycle Commuter Act and Rep. McHenry
11.. Article - US: Drive-throughs cause friction with Beach's Laskin plan
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fyi - Feb 5th Lance (area community paper)
Janice Lukes
Student, teacher team study benefits of pedestrian bridge
By Matt Powers
Feb. 5, 2009
As someone who regularly cycles from St. Vital to the U of M campus, James
Blatz has long been in favour of a pedestrian bridge linking the two.
The civil engineer professor estimates a bridge would cut down his commute
by 30 minutes a day.
It would also reduce the demand for student parking on campus, according to
Blatz and third-year student Mark Reimer, who recently conducted a study of
the role such a link could play in active transportation.
"What we did is looked at what the benefit would be just to the university
if people decided to use that bridge instead of bringing their cars across
and we were quite pleased to see that it is notable," Blatz said.
By comparing the percentage of parking permit holders of students and staff
living in the southwest of the city with those in the southeast, the pair
discovered a noticeable difference.
Within a six-kilometre radius of University Centre there were 48 more
parking permit holders living in the southeast.
"It suggests that with a pedestrian bridge, there would be a decrease in
parking permit holders from the east side to a value closer to that of the
west side of the river, where there is no travel hindrance," Reimer said.
"What it would do is basically create 5% more space on the U of M campus,
which is a significant amount to reduce parking by," Reimer said.
Reimer also applied data obtained from a 2006 Statistics Canada study of
commuting patterns, to predict that a pedestrian bridge linking St. Vital
and the campus would attract 200 to 600 potential users.
"The majority of these users would be students, who on average can be
generalized as low income and young, both of which fall into the higher end
of active transportation users," Reimer said.
Blatz says the study doesn't take into account the number of users who would
use the bridge to cross over to St. Vital Mall or St. Vital Park.
"There is tremendous potential there. We should also be taking into
consideration the possibility of a new stadium on the campus and the
creation of the Bus Rapid Transit Line," Blatz said.
Paul Hesse, of Winnipeg's Rapid Transit Coalition, says he sees the bridge
benefiting active transportation in a number of ways.
"The City has already committed to building a rapid transit line, but what
we would like to see included is commuter cycling paths all the way from
downtown to the U of M. A pedestrian bridge would be a key piece of that
integration," Hesse said.
"Secondly, it would give students the better option of walking or cycling to
the university which would not only save them money, but also save the
environment by reducing traffic congestion along the St. Vital Bridge," he
said.
Hesse is hopeful that some of the money contributed from the 2009 federal
budget for infrastructure projects will be be set aside for the bridge's
construction.
Winnipeg City Council included $250,000 in its annual budget to study the
bridge. The estimated total cost to build the bridge is $15 million.
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Winnipeg Free Press Latest News
River trail parade set for SundayAll the world loves a parade - even if it's on the longest naturally frozen river trail in the world.
On Sunday at noon, "The Longest Soul Rhythm Hip Hop Pied Piper Skate Dance Party Parade in The World" begins on the river trail at The Forks and ends at Assiniboine Park.
The parade will be led by a Zamboni and all the assorted equipment used to create and maintain the Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail. Music will be blasting from "Soul On Ice" DJs Hunnicutt and Co-op who will spin and play music for the full 9.34 km.
Winnipeg Transit will be available at Assiniboine Park to take skaters back to The Forks for the regular transit fare.
"We're billing it as the longest soul rhythm hip hop pied piper skate dance party parade in the world and we want the whole city to join us," Paul Jordan, The Forks chief operating officer, said in a press release.
Assiniboine Park officials will be waiting at the end of the parade to provide hot chocolate, coffee and cookies, while supplies last.
Noon: Parade leaves The Forks Historic Port
12:30 pm: Arrives at Hugo access point
1:00 pm: Arrives at Dominion access point
1:30 pm: Arrives at Bourkevale access point
2:00 pm: Arrives at Assiniboine Park
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From: Michael Haynes
To: activetransportation(a)rogers.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:52 AM
Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: January 27, 2009
Active Transportation - Canada features a regular posting of news articles, studies, reports, and other items that have relevance in this field, with previous postings available in an archive. In addition, pictures of existing Active Transportation infrastructure from communities across Canada will be profiled each week.
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1.. AT Grants - BC: Built Environment & Active Transportation Initiative
2.. Website - walkON
3.. Article - Toronto: City faces slip-and-fall lawsuits
4.. Article - Dutch Bicycle Production Increases
5.. Document - Nova Scotia’s Climate Change Action Plan
6.. Article - For cyclists, a bright solution
7.. Job Posting - Peel ON
8.. Newsletter - Victoria: Bike Walk News Vancouver Island
9.. Bicycle User Survey - US: Idaho
10.. Document - BC Cycling Budget Submission
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Hello All!
We are hiring a coordinator for an exciting new collaborative project
entitled the Green Leap Forward. The job posting is attached. Please
circulate widely through your networks.
The deadline for applications is Friday, January 6th.
Thanks!
Jessie Klassen
Workplace Transportation Demand Management
Resource Conservation Manitoba
jessie(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca
(204) 925-3772
Resource Conservation Manitoba: Living Green, Living Well
Practical solutions for yourself, your community and the environment
Green Commuting, Environmental Education, Reducing Waste, Composting
Resource Conservation Manitoba is a registered charity. Please consider
making a donation.
* * Please pass this on to your contacts * *
its official - rain? slush or snow !
join us for a 9.34 km " Longest Soul Rhythm Hip Hop Pied Piper Skate Dance
Party Parade - in The World ! "
CONFIRMED DATE: Sunday, February 1 2009
Timing as follows:
12pm - Parade leaves The Forks Historical Port
12:30pm - Arrives at Hugo docks
1:00pm - Arrives at Dominion access point
1:30pm - Arrives at Bourkevaile access point
2:00pm - Arrives at Assiniboine Park
City of Winnipeg Transit bus will be waiting to return people to The Forks
(bring your own fare)
Watch for additional info here: http://www.rivertrail.ca/wp/
Janice Lukes
Winnipeg Trails Coordinator
Winnipeg Trails Association
202 - One Forks Market Road
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9
Cell (204) 952-4222
Fax (204) 943-7915
jlukes(a)shaw.ca
winnipegtrails.com