June 2013 - AT-Network - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Dutch children not riding bikes?
by Dave Elmore 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/06/road_safety_experts_worried_as .php Road safety experts worried as Dutch children stop cycling Monday 24 June 2013 An increasing number of children cannot cycle properly, particularly in the bigger cities, according to traffic safety body Veilig Verkeer Nederland. Fewer primary school children are taking cycling proficiency tests and parents are increasingly taking their children to school by car, VVN says. According to the AD, transport minister Melanie Schultz wants local authorities to ensure all primary schools include cycling proficiency tests in their curriculum. Schools are ditching the tests because too few children cycle to school. 'They can't cycle or don't have a bike,' a spokesman said. Cars Cycling instructor Ronald Wittenberg told the paper the Netherlands has a 'back seat generation'. 'Parents take their children to school by car because they have to go on to work,' he said. 'All those cars make the situation around schools more dangerous and so fewer parents send their kids to school by bike.' Figures from the national statistics office CBS show the number of children killed in cycling accidents is going up. In 2010 nine children were killed in a bike accident but last year that had risen to 13. - See more at: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/06/road_safety_experts_worried_as .php#sthash.fYjZ79Xa.dpuf Thanks Dave o _ ( \ _ (X)\ /(X)

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New MPI 60 second driver commercial
by Dave Elmore 23 Jun '13

23 Jun '13

http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/Rd-Safety/Tips/60-Sec-Driver/Pages/CyclistsAndCars.a spx Click on the link "View video" Thanks Dave o _ ( \ _ (X)\ /(X)

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Happy Bike to Work Day
by Stacy Matwick 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

I can just imagine thousands of us tooling about the downtown core :) Well this isn't for me (afraid of heights) but ... at least it uses biofuel. http://boingboing.net/2013/06/20/flying-bicycle.html#more-237536 [cid:image003.jpg@01CE6E5A.CE469FD0] Happy 'Bike to Work Day' everyone. 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<mailto:smatwick@iisd.ca> IISD Research Library web page: http://www.iisd.org/ic SD-Cite: IISD Research Library database: http://sd-cite.iisd.org<http://sd-cite.iisd.org/> GENERata web-magazine: http://www.iisd.org/generata/ Twitter: @iisd_library Google+<https://plus.google.com/b/115807178630169130619/115807178630169130619/posts> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/IISD-Research-Library/213770388697688?sk=wall> "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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AT Webinar: Raised Cycle Tracks - Wed, June 26th, 2-3:15pm, EcoCentre
by Beth McKechnie 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

Bike to the Future and Green Action Centre invite you to join us for a local viewing of the following APBP webinar at the EcoCentre (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave). This will be followed by group discussion of local applications. RSVPs are appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then! cheers, Beth (204) 925-3772 * * * * * ** NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide Webinar Series *Session #3: Next Generation Bikeway Design: Raised Cycle Tracks* [image: nacto] Get the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide here.<http://www.apbp.org/link.asp?e=beth@greenactioncentre.ca&job=920221&ymlink=…> While many cities have relied primarily on signs and markings to radically transform their streets, a growing number of bikeways around the country have been improved and made permanent using higher cost materials, curb relocation and complex engineering. This session will look at two facilities that embody long term solutions for city streets. How can cities effectively move the curb without creating drainage problems? What "green” infrastructure solutions can be incorporated into these new bikeways? What are the highest and lowest cost alternatives to these designs? *Presenters:* - Wendy Cawley, Engineer, City of Portland - Jennifer Tower, Engineer, City of Portland - Karen Haley, Executive Director, Indianapolis Cultural Trail.

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CBC: Downtown food, cycling tour attracts over 50 people
by Beth McKechnie 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

Downtown food, cycling tour attracts over 50 people Downtown BIZ initiative combines sightseeing, local restaurants CBC News<http://www.cbc.ca/news/credit.html>| Posted: Jun 19, 2013 8:40 PM CT Winnipeg’s first-ever restaurant bicycle tour attracted over 50 people Wednesday evening. The tour, organized by the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, took the cyclists on a seven-restaurant tour of downtown. The massive group could be seen moving from the legislative building to The Forks and through the Exchange District. Stops included the Promenade Café, Don Pedros and Cakeology. Participants were given a tour of the areas they were cycling in and many stopped to snap photos. The five-hour event, dubbed A Moveable Feast, was the first of its kind in the city and cost $30 to participate in. See video: * http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/06/19/mb-moveable-feast-d… *

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TONIGHT - Filmed by Bike, 7:15pm, U of W Eckhardt Grammatte Hall
by Beth McKechnie 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

Join us tonight for an evening of short films celebrating cycling, including a couple that focus on Winnipeg. Tickets are $5 at the door and support Bike to Work Day Winnipeg <http://biketoworkdaywinnipeg.org/>(Friday, June 21st). *FILMED BY BIKE * *7:15 pm, **Thurs, June 20th, U of W - Eckhardt Grammate Hall * *Goldilocks and the Three Bikes 1:18 *Prof. Dave + Mimi G. – Seattle, WA *La Bicicleta 4:45 *Mark Beaty – Victoria, BC * Locomotive 5:11 *Geoffrey Feinberg – New York, NY * Long Life 6:48 *Emmy Wills, Jade Owen + Jon Flahr – Vancouver, BC * Ninja Bike Lock 3:21 *Johnnie Olivan – Portland, OR * Roll On, Oregon 1:30 *Bicycle Transportation Alliance, North + Chris Hombecke – Portland, OR * Stronger Than Dirt 7:11 *Dan Schneider – Portland, OR *The Golden Tree 3:06 *Ninian Doff – London, UK *The Loaded Warrior 4:15 *Jay Browmmer, Taylor Fitzgerald + Steven Bellesiles – San Francisco, CA * Bikerafting Alaska’s Lost Coast 10:00 *Mike Curiak – Grand Junction, CO * Invincible 1:47 *Mike Vogel – Portland, OR * Bike Winnipeg! 3:38 *Green Action Centre, Trevor Gill + Christopher Paetkau – Winnipeg, MB * Bring The Kid Outta Ya 7:07 *Brent Miller, Winnipeg, MB *Door prize*: Fringe Festival show pass courtesy of event sponsor Peg City Car Co-op <http://pegcitycarcoop.ca/>.

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27-Country European Cycling Benchmark Report
by Beth McKechnie 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

[snipped from the National Center for Bicycling and Walking's newsletter CenterLines June 19th issue. Be sure to check out the ECF Cycling Barometer Visual for this: http://www.ecf.com/wp-content/uploads/ECF-Barometer-Visualization.pdf] *27-COUNTRY EUROPEAN CYCLING BENCHMARK REPORT* According to a June 6th European Cyclists' Federation article, "The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) is using the run up to next week's Velo-city 2013, its international cycling conference in Vienna, to launch a groundbreaking new benchmarking report which provides a multi-dimensional view on cycling in all 27 EU countries. "Remarkably Netherlands and Denmark were inseparable at the top of the table after assessing daily cycling levels, cycle tourism, advocacy activity, bicycle sales and cyclists' safety. Countries in the south and east of Europe showed they have a lot of potential for improvement. ECF Cycling Barometer Project Manager Chloe Mispelon said 'The main purpose of launching the ECF Cycling Barometer today is to get people talking about international comparisons in cycling... The ECF Cycling Barometer is our way of prompting a debate around five dimensions of cycling we are prioritizing (modal share, road safety, cycling tourism, volume of the cycling tourism market, and size of the recognized cycling advocacy organizations)...The barometer shows that we really need reliable statistics on cycling in the EU to enable governments and advocates to assess progress on cycling and to allow collaborative working between countries to improve cycling for European citizens.'..." - Full article: http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=d3a889e3d2… - ECF Cycling Barometer Visual: http://www.ecf.com/wp-content/uploads/ECF-Barometer-Visualization.pdf - Technical note explaining the source of the data used for the ECF Cycling Barometer:http://bit.ly/19PWiPV<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001YnGHTcZPgkxcCrpu1h9O_SAytpe-Srtd_8Q28ky7Ck7m…> - Cycling in Europe: A collection of 91 photographs of bicycles and public transport which can be downloaded and distributed: http://bit.ly/11YBX6h<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001YnGHTcZPgkyCidFTNKelDYl-cbExybD-s2-NmFFXI-W5…>

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PTH 101 Active Transportation Overpass - Open House
by Beth McKechnie 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

Reminder about next Thursday's Open House for the AT bridge over the perimeter -- great opportunity to hear what's in the plans and have some input. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lauren Lange <LangeL(a)mmm.ca> Date: Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:02 AM Subject: PTH 101 Active Transportation Overpass - Open House To: Lauren Lange <LangeL(a)mmm.ca> Hello, Please find attached an invite to a Public Information Meeting for the *PTH 101 Active Transportation Overpass *project*, *located between the City of Winnipeg and the R.M. of East St. Paul. Event details are as follows: *Date*: Thursday June 27th, 2013 *Location*: Covenant Christian Reformed Church, 653 Knowles Avenue, Winnipeg, MB *Time*: 4:30 P.M. – 7:45 P.M. *Format*: Drop-in Please see the attached invite for additional details. Feel free to forward this email onto anyone who may be interested in the project. If you are unable to attend on June 27th, the open house information boards will be posted online at: http://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/ the following day. Hope to see you there, Lauren * * *Lauren Lange, MCIP* Planner Planning & Development *MMM Group Limited* 111-93 Lombard Avenue Winnipeg, MB | R3B 3B1 t: 204-943-3178 ext 3894 | f: 204-943-4948 langel(a)mmm.ca | www.mmm.ca

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AT Webinar: Mining National (US) Data for Walking and Bicycling Info, Wed, June 19th, 2-3 pm, EcoCentre
by Beth McKechnie 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

Green Action Centre and Bike to the Future invite you to join us for a local viewing of the following APBP webinar at the EcoCentre (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave). This will be followed by group discussion of local applications.* *Detailed description provided below. *Wed, June 19th | 2:00-3:00 p.m.* RSVPs are appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then! cheers, Beth (204) 925-3772 * * * * * ** What's in There for Me: Mining National Data for Information on Walking and Bicycling Are you "interested but concerned" when it comes to data analysis? Join APBP for an examination of the large national databases available to us and how they can be queried to extract data on cycling and walking in our communities. This webinar will provide a user-friendly, 101-level overview of the National Household Travel Survey and the American Community Survey, including a detailed description of the data relevant to bicycle and pedestrian trips to be found in each data set; how to use the NHTS Table Designer Tool and the U.S. Census Factfinder website to extract information and build a profile of your community; and a discussion of the limitations and caveats of these tools. The session includes a case study from Portland, Oregon, that shows how these data can be used to build support for investments in cycling and walking. Presenters: - Dr. Robert Schneider, Assistant Professor in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of Urban Planning - Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordinator, City of Portand.

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How Does Transportation Affect Public Health?
by Mike Tutthill 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

* How Does Transportation Affect Public Health?<http://politiquespubliques.inspq.qc.ca/url.php?i=3116&f=News&l=En> * http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/13mayjun/05.cfm Where transportation infrastructure is designed to accommodate or even encourage nonmotorized transportation, such as through complete streets policies, it can have a positive effect on public health. This report from the Federal Department of Transportation in the US presents case studies from across the country to help illustrate how metropolitan planning organizations and States are collaborating at the crossroads of public health and transportation. -- Mike Tutthill Planning & Evaluation Facilitator HEALTH in COMMON 200 - 141 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 0R3 tel: 204.946.1888 1.800.731.1792 fax: 204.284.2404 email: mtutthill(a)healthincommon.ca web: www.healthincommon.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *Health in Common on Facebook*< http://www.facebook.com/pages/Health-in-Common/120069149875> ü Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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