July 2009 - AT-Network - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Come on Google - Get more cycle-friendly
by Beth McKechnie 17 Oct '09

17 Oct '09

[Snipped from the Centerlines e-newsletter #216 published by the National Center for Bicycling and Walking] COME ON GOOGLE -- GET MORE CYCLE-FRIENDLY! According to the Nov. 27th Life Cycle UK newsletter, "A global campaign is underway to persuade the planet's favourite search engine to be more cycle-friendly. Many of us use the wonderful Google maps to find our way around. The maps show a street plan, or at the click of a button, an aerial photo to help you get a feel for the terrain. Another click and you can summon up live traffic info, and car drivers can get detailed directions from A to B. For the USA and some other countries Google has also added a mass transit directions option which tells you how to reach your destination by bus, tram or train. Now cyclists are asking for a Bike There feature. "The organisers of the campaign say: 'By implementing the "Public Transit" option, Google and the Google Maps team have shown themselves to be concerned and capable world citizens. A "Bike There" feature would be the ultimate statement in support of sustainable development, self-reliance, exercise and healthy living: that's bicycle directions.' "Campaigners envisage the "Bike There" feature showing cycle lanes, bike paths and other infrastructure, and giving cyclists the option of seeing either the most direct route or the quietist and safest. The feature would make cycling easier and more pleasant for millions of people around the world. It would empower world citizens to adapt their lifestyles to face the challenges of global climate change and it would help Google fulfill its mission of "organising the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful. More than 40,000 people have already signed the on-line petition. Add your voice to the campaign now!" To learn more, go to: http://www.petitiononline.com/bikether/petition.html

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Active Transportation - Canada: July 20, 2009
by Beth McKechnie 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Haynes To: undisclosed recipients: Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 9:03 AM Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: July 20, 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 **************************************************************************************************** AT Infrastructure Example: Halifax NS - Informal bike parking 1.. Arrest made, van seized after hit-and-run injures five cyclists 2.. New ACT Canada Newsletter 3.. Commuting by Bike or Foot Provides Heart Help for Men in Study 4.. Carless in Calgary 5.. Dufferin County Active Transportation and Trails (DCATT) Master Plan 6.. Chaos! Mayhem! The End of The World As We Know It! Would That Be Such A Bad Thing? 7.. Calgary - No plans to unveil new pedestrian bridge 8.. The pedestrian's guide to Toronto 9.. Clark County commission broaches idea of tax on bikes 10.. Eco Mobile à Laval launches "Try a Bike" - En Route to Active Transportation 11.. Victoria Walks 12.. Walking Promotion in NZ 13.. Dar plans for bicycle lanes to ease congestion 14.. Report: Reclaiming city streets for people 15.. Netherlands: e-Bikes Market Share Surging **************************************************************************************************** A reminder e-mail of new postings will be sent no more often than once per week. To continue to receive these updates, you need take no action. Should you not wish to receive updates, please return this e-mail with "Unsubscribe" in the Subject area. Interested in an AT workshop in your community? For more information, please contact: Michael Haynes Director, TransActive Solutions MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "ca.mc883.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be activetransportation(a)rogers.com 613.424.2803

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The Transportation Prescription
by Beth McKechnie 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

transportation paper e-alert[Forwarded on behalf of Mike Tutthill} Thought folks may be interested in this . . . Mike From: Prevention Institute [mailto:prevent@preventioninstitute.org] Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 7:53 PM To: mtutthill(a)mhlrc.ca Subject: The Transportation Prescription Prevention Institute Alert July 24, 2009 Visit us online! Spread the word! Forward this to a friend and encourage them to sign up Update your contact information We invite your feedback: Prevent(a)PreventionInstitute.org PREVENTION INSTITUTE 221 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94607 Tel: 510.444.7738 MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "ent.groundspring.org" claiming to be www.PreventionInstitute.org New Resource Alert: The Transportation Prescription Traditional transportation policy has been crafted to move cars faster and further. Missing from the equation is how transportation, or lack thereof, affected people's quality of life: their health, their opportunities and their vitality. The consequences of these policies are felt today with high levels of air pollution, injury, and lack of access to critical goods and services. Also, given our focus on cars, non-automobile related transportation options have been neglected; a lack of walking and biking infrastructure such as sidewalks, crosswalks and bike paths have added to the alarming increase in obesity in the U.S. All of these impacts are felt particularly strongly in low-income communities and communities of color adding to rampant health disparities in our nation. The Transportation Prescription: Bold New Ideas for Healthy, Equitable Transportation Reform in America, a report by PolicyLink and Prevention Institute, commissioned by the Convergence Partnership, is a policy guide that analyzes the intersection of transportation, health and equity. This report provides key policy and program recommendations that can improve health outcomes in vulnerable communities, create economic opportunity, and enhance environmental quality. This report also features a foreword by Rep. Jim Oberstar, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and one of the primary authors of the upcoming federal transportation bill -an over $500 billion investment that will set transportation policy and funding in the United States for approximately the next six years. "For too long now, our transportation decision-making has failed to address the impacts that our infrastructure network has on public health and equity," Rep. Oberstar said. "The asphalt poured and lane miles constructed enhanced our mobility and strengthened our economic growth; but too often, this auto-centric mindset took hold and crowded out opportunities to invest in a truly sustainable inter-modal transportation system, in particular a system that meets the needs of underserved communities." The Transportation Prescription provides a summary of an in-depth review of the intersection of health, equity and transportation, by key academics and advocates in the field. The nearly 200-page analysis will be published separately in August in a report called Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research. --- --- --- Please FORWARD this alert to others interested in primary prevention and encourage them to JOIN OUR NETWORK so they too can be informed as new prevention-related resources are released. A focal point for encouraging effective primary prevention and equity, MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "ent.groundspring.org" claiming to be www.PreventionInstitute.org is your link to prevention-related ideas, projects, publications, tools, and events. Home | About Us | Our Prevention Approach | Tools -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to this list as mtutthill(a)mhlrc.ca. Click here to unsubscribe, or send email to unsubscribe.370926.285338432.3975917285698775186-mtutthill_mhlrc.ca(a)en.groundspring.org. Our postal address is 221 Oak Street Oakland, California 94607 United States

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Interesting discussion in Metro Vancouver about licensing cyclists and paying for using the roadways
by David Wieser 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

This discussion is happening in Metro Vancouver right now about taxing and licensing cyclists. Looks like some good arguments in there for when the issues come up here in Winnipeg. David Wieser http://disqus.com/people/davidallan/#main davidallanin Burnaby NewsLeader - COLUMN: It’s time to end the free ride for cyclists<http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/burnabynewsleader/opinion/COLU…> on Burnaby Newsleader <http://burnabynewsleader.disqus.com/> "It's time to end the free ride for motorists. As a car-free person and cyclist by choice, I am constantly being forced to subsidize a motoring lifestyle that is rapidly destroying the public environment for private benefit, which in turn serves to destroy my own, and my neighbours' health and well-being. Whenever I see "free" parking, I pay for that. Every time I see an obese smoker idling in traffic inside a ton of useless metal, with three empty seats beside her, I think, 'there is my tax dollars subsidising an unhealthy lifestyle enabled by motoring,' and I will pay for that for years to come. Your auto insurance subsidy, your gasoline subsidy, your parking subsidy, the brown haze of pollution, I pay for that. Police services that assumes I am at fault in any collision, and that laughed in my face when I asked about the liklihood of my stolen bike being returned, I pay for that. yet I see a large publically funded bait-car campaign with a great deal of advertising. I pay for that. Without any public consultation, the federal goverenmnet has seen fit to buy 12% of a fqiled foreign car company, and will guarantee warranties on poorly built products. I pay for that. Cyclists are not some strange invasive species. They are your friends and neighbours, your doctor and your postman; they are homeowners, business owners and sometimes motorists and yes, they are already taxpayers, just like you. Unlike many self-serving lobby groups, the future that cyclists desire is a benefit to everyone--clean air, a clean and healthy food and water supply, communities and streets that are safe for all users. Instead of attacking bicycle riders, you should be thanking them for trying to bring a healthier and more livable future to the Lower Mainland." And another reply to the news article suggesting that pedestrians should be taxed and licensed as well since they are using sidewalks / roadways as well. http://disqus.com/people/glennnnnn/#main

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Cycling Etiquette
by David Wieser 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Nothing fancy about this video, but it's an introduction to a competition in two categories in the competition: "Why Biking Rules!" and "The Biking Rules Street Code." The video is somewhat entertaining in how poor some cycling skills and etiquette are though! http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/bikingrulespsasubmission/

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Bicycle Boulevard Planning & Design
by David Wieser 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

This report is intended to serve as a planning and conceptual design guide for planners, engineers, citizens, advocates, and decision makers who are considering bicycle boulevards in their community. Data for this guide was developed from literature review, case study interviews, and input from a panel of professional experts. Download the 6 MB document at: http://www.ibpi.usp.pdx.edu/guidebook.php

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It's not about the speed
by Stacy Matwick 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Interesting article. What kind of Galapagos finch are you? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ethicallivingblog/2009/jul/16/cycling… Cheers 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 Library website: http://www.iisd.org/ic/ "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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Story on CBC on walking and cycling to work
by Erik Dickson 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Interesting story from CBC on walking or cycling to work. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/14/fitness-walk-bike-commute.html 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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Fw: Report now available on Built Environment
by Jessie Klassen 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Strong emphasis on AT in this report on the built environment from the Social Planning Council of Cambridge in Ontario. Jessie Klassen Workplace TDM 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. This Ontario report may be of interest. (Trish, could you circulate to PANS?) Laura Donatelli Knowledge Development & Exchange Analyst Public Health Agency of Canada Telephone: (204) 789-7407 Fax.: (204) 789-7878 laura_donatelli(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca Mailing Address: Manitoba and Saskatchewan Regional Office 1015 Arlington Street Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2 ----- Forwarded by Laura Donatelli/HC-SC/GC/CA on 2009-07-13 09:55 AM ----- Leslie Payne/HC-SC/GC/CA To 2009-07-13 09:52 PHAC Ontario Integrated Strategy AM cc PHAC Regional KDE Network, Gregory Butler/HC-SC/GC/CA@HWC Subject Report now available on Built Environment Colleagues, Please note that the final report from the PHAC (ONT-NUN) funded work on the built environment is now available electronically. It has some very useful information and a number of case studies from the region. It is also available on the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition website. (See attached file: Our CommunitiesOurHealthOurFuture.pdf) Leslie Leslie Payne Knowledge Development and Exchange Analyst | Analyste du développement et de l'échange des connaissances Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada 180 Queen Street West, 11th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L7 Tel|Tél: 416-973-6710 Fax|Téléc: 416-973-0009

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Vancouver - Burrard Bridge lane given to cyclists
by David Wieser 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

It's interesting to watch all the news coverage on one lane being given to cyclists in Vancouver, BC. Here is an interesting article with lots of good quotes. Such as "The bridge doesn’t just carry traffic, it carries addicts." http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Column+Chaos+Mayhem+World+Know+Would+Tha… It's also interesting to read the comments people are writing on any articles on the lane closure, not too pretty. David

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