Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local viewing of the following webinars (details on each follow below):

1) Bicycle Friendly Communities (Tools of Change) - Tues, Mar 17th, 11am-noon

2) Pedestrian and Bicycle Counting Programs (APBP) - Wed, Mar 18th, 2-3:30pm

These webinar viewings take place in the EcoCentre boardroom (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave) and will be followed by group discussion of local applications.

RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then!

cheers,

Beth

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The BFC Program is a positive, upstream, results-oriented program designed to get municipal decision makers thinking about how all of their programs around cycling work complementary to one another, and how those programs can be synergistically improved. It provides recognition for the hard work done by municipal staff, the leadership displayed by municipal politicians and the partnerships developed with local cycling organizations. It gives communities that apply both a measure of where they are and a roadmap into the future, using a feedback system that has been developed and refined with input from stakeholders from all areas of transportation issues.

Presented by: Justin Jones, Manager, Bicycle Friendly Communities, Share the Road Cycling Coalition (Canada), and Bill Nesper, Manager, Bicycle Friendly Communities, League of American Bicyclists (USA)

Key learning objectives:

1. Review state of the practice for bicycle and pedestrian data collection, with reference to NCHRP Report 797
   
2. Recognize the elements of effective bicycle and pedestrian counting programs
   
3. Understand the methodology and policy implications of Ottawa’s bicycle count program
   
4. Explore the Trail Modeling and Assessment Platform (T-MAP)
   

Description:
Consistent and standardized data collection techniques are the building blocks for establishing reliable performance measures to document usage, need, and return on investment in bicycle and pedestrian facilities. This 90-minute webinar provides practitioners with a comprehensive introduction to concepts, examples of current practice, and discussion of policy implications of data collection programs. The session agenda includes:

• An overview of NCHRP Report 797: Guidebook on Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data Collection and the state of the practice 
  
• A case study from the City of Ottawa that describes a methodology for measuring trends accurately over the long term and developing correction factors for short-term or seasonal influences
  
• Guidelines for setting up a robust counting program, with reference to the 2013 FHWA Traffic Monitoring Guide; including techniques for estimating Annual Average Daily Bicyclists and Pedestrians (AADB / AADP)
  
• An explanation of the Trail Modeling and Assessment Platform (T-MAP), the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s new tool to measure and model trail use for project prioritization and impact assessment.

Presenters:

• Tony Hull
  
• Zlatko Krstlic, P. Eng., Transportation Planner, City of Ottawa
  
• Tracy Hadden Loh, Ph.D., Director of Research, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
  
• Luis F. Miranda-Moren, Ph.D., Associate Professor, McGill University
  
• Krista Nordback, Ph.D., P.E., Postdoctoral Research Associate, TREC, Portland State University