June 2014 - AT-Network - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Fwd: [Physical-activity-coalition-mb] Sustainable Mobility and Healthy Communities Summit
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

This is an excellent conference! Apologies if this has already been set around. Jackie ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jessie Klassen <jessie(a)greenactioncentre.ca> Date: 25 June 2014 13:27 Subject: [Physical-activity-coalition-mb] Sustainable Mobility and Healthy Communities Summit To: physical-activity-coalition-mb(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Hi Everyone, This is a great Canadian conference coming up in December connecting transportation and healthy communities. If you'd like to submit an abstract, the deadline is June 30th. Details below... Thanks, *Jessie Klassen* | Workplace Commuter Options <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca> | Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3772 Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/> [image: /summit2014] [image: RegisterNowBtn] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=8B8DE6http…> * Sustainable Mobility & Healthy Communities Summit 2014 Nov 30 to Dec 3, 2014* *1) Deadline to submit presentation abstracts is fast approaching! * THERE ARE ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT – Due June 30TH ! Are you looking to present at the Sustainable Mobility & Healthy Communities Summit? The deadline to submit an abstract is June 30th. The Sustainable Mobility and Healthy Communities Summit is a great space to showcase best practices, new research or innovations! We encourage and support a diverse range of presentations on the theme of sustainable mobility & healthy communities. Share your lessons learned or research! The presentation abstract submission process is simple - just click the link below and enter details of your proposed presentation. <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=8B8DE6http…> We are accepting abstract on a wide variety of topics,such as, Health, built environments, sustainable development and more. For more information please review the call for presentation. <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=8B8DE6http…> The Sustainable Mobility and Healthy Communities Summit is a great space to exhibit new research project or papers! We are drawing from communities across the country and looking to have the most informative summit yet. Come present in front of multi-discipline professionals, offering exposer you wouldn’t normally see. 2)Resister NOW for our Very Early Bird rates-Don't miss out on the significant savings! REGISTER FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUMMIT TODAY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VERY EARLY BIRD BENEFITS WHILE YOU STILL CAN! Very Early Bird registration rates wont be here for long! Why wait the extra weeks to register, when you can get a discounted rate now and be entered into a draw for a Microsoft 2 Tablet or a weekend stay at the Markham Hilton suites. ACT Canada will not disappoint its regular fans of its yearly summit! This year it will just be bigger than ever, don't miss out on the Summit everyone will be talking about! Take advantage of Very Early Bird benefits while you still can. Not only is this a prime opportunity to experience unprecedented reduced summit registration rates but by registering before June 30th you’ll be entered into a random Very Early Bird prize draw for one of the following prizes: * 1) A Microsoft Surface 2 Tablet*. This tablet features a 10.6” display, Windows 8.1, Nvidia Tegra 4, 64GB, 2 GB RAM, and WiFi. 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FW: FW: Tonights Bombers game
by Reaney, Vicky (MMG) 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

From: Amanda San Filippo [mailto:bvwcoordinator@bicyclevaletwinnipeg.ca<mailto:bvwcoordinator@bicyclevaletwinnipeg.ca>] Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 1:25 PM To: Volunteers; Board(a)bicyclevaletwinnipeg.ca<mailto:Board@bicyclevaletwinnipeg.ca> Subject: Tonights Bombers game Hello all, Well, we are still short volunteers for tonight's game. But, we will make due. If anyone is able to help out just for the end rush (so from about 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm) that would be immensely helpful. Just sign up for the second shift and indicate in the comments section you will be helping for the end rush. The Doodle link to sign up is here: http://doodle.com/wrwhsfzps7ckvy36 Otherwise, thank you to everyone who have already signed up. I look forward to seeing you :) Amanda! -- Coordinator Bicycle Valet Winnipeg http://bicyclevaletwinnipeg.ca/ *Join Us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bicycle-Valet-Winnipeg/118463088183043> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/#%21/bicyclevaletwpg> -- Beth McKechnie | Workplace Commuter Options Green Action Centre<http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3772 | Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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Cycle track & bus stops: self-regulating sidewalk ballet
by Beth McKechnie 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

When you have a couple of minutes to watch a video, here's an excellent example of a protected bike lane (cycle track) with "floating bus stops" in San Francisco. Peds and cyclists seem to be able to negotiate the crossover space nicely. It's similar in concept to our cycle track on Pembina with bus stop crossovers but a step up in design. http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/in-sf-a-bike-lane-between-transit-…

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Fwd: PBIC News: Free Webinar on Creating Livable Communities
by Beth McKechnie 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

Hello everyone, Here are a couple of free webinars that you might be interested in listening in. I'm away on July 3rd so am unable to host a group viewing for that one. However I have registered for the July 17th webinar if anyone wishes to join me at the EcoCentre boardroom to take in that one. cheers, Beth * * * * * <http://cts.vresp.com/fbl?53e1737151/a153a5784b/http%3A%2F%2Fhosted-p0.vresp…> <http://cts.vresp.com/ts?53e1737151/a153a5784b/http%3A%2F%2Fapi.addthis.com%…> <http://cts.vresp.com/ls?53e1737151/a153a5784b/http%3A%2F%2Fapi.addthis.com%…> [image: PBIC News Brief -- News from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center] June 24, 2014 Free webinars on Creating Great Communities through Public Involvement *CHAPEL HILL, NC* — The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is pleased to announce two new free webinars in its Livable Communities Webinar Series: *Creating Great Communities through Public Involvement: Organizational Models for Public Involvement Thursday, July 3, 2014 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time* *To register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/918249618 <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UNCHighwaySafetyRese/53e1737151/a153a5784b/e26449a0…>* *Creating Great Communities through Public Involvement: How to Create and Run Effective Advisory and Advocacy Groups Thursday, July 17, 2014 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time* *To register:* *https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/301333722 <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UNCHighwaySafetyRese/53e1737151/a153a5784b/9f40c5f1…>* (You must register for each webinar separately.) Ongoing, sustainable and effective public involvement is one of the cornerstones of creating a great community. This is a two-part webinar series exploring how to create more livable communities through public involvement. The first webinar, Organizational Models for Public Involvement, will explain why public involvement is necessary, identify the types of public involvement, and review organizational models and opportunities for public involvement. Attendees will learn specific institutional changes they can make to better involve the public in all projects and programs, thereby creating better communities for walking and bicycling. The second webinar, How to Create and Run Effective Advisory and Advocacy Groups, will explain why and how to create and run effective advisory and advocacy groups. Attendees will learn detailed techniques for recruiting members, maintaining active participation, effecting change, and creating positive working relationships between the public and governmental agencies. Advocates and local governmental officials will find this webinar beneficial. Both webinars are presented by Peter Lagerwey, Seattle Regional Office Director, Toole Design Group. PBIC offers free, public webinars approximately every month. To register for upcoming webinars and to access archived presentations, please visit www.pedbikeinfo.org/webinars <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UNCHighwaySafetyRese/53e1737151/a153a5784b/149c7dc2…> . ------------------------------ Since its inception in 1999, PBIC's mission has been to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is maintained by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. ------------------------------ *Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center* 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Campus Box 3430 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430 Phone: 1.888.823.3977 Fax: 919.962.8710 www.pedbikeinfo.org <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UNCHighwaySafetyRese/53e1737151/a153a5784b/f9dd4bac…> ------------------------------ Click to view this email in a browser <http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/871151/53e1737151/1497262246/a153a5784b/> If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe <http://cts.vresp.com/u?53e1737151/a153a5784b/mlpftw> ------------------------------ Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center 730 MLK, Jr. Blvd. CB 3430 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 US Read <http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html> the VerticalResponse marketing policy. [image: Non-Profits Email Free with VerticalResponse!] <http://www.verticalresponse.com/landing/ef/?np/53e1737151&utm_campaign=foot…>

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Great quote from TCAT's latest video
by Beth McKechnie 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

Great quote in the latest video (with the Mayor of Ajax) from the series by the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation: "The bike beside you is the car that *isn't* in front of you..." http://itsyourmove.tcat.ca/video/

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WFP: Advocate for active transit to pursue council seat (Jun20'14)
by Beth McKechnie 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

[Kudos to Janice for having the courage to throw her hat in the ring even if it's for active "transit" rather than transportation. -Beth] Advocate for active transit to pursue council seat By: Bartley Kives http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Advocate-for-active-transit-to-pursu… Active-transportation activist Janice Lukes plans to run for city council in the soon-to-be-vacant St. Norbert ward. Lukes, the former director of the Winnipeg Trails Association and a part-time executive assistant to outgoing Coun. Justin Swandel, said she will mount a campaign to succeed her employer in July, when candidates for council seats are permitted to register their campaigns. Lukes is a well-known figure at city hall, due to years of lobbying in favour of funding to expand the city’s network of bike-and-pedestrian trails. The late Charleswood-Tuxedo councillor Bill Clement once dubbed her "Queen of the Trails" during a committee-meeting fight. She said she went to work for Swandel after years of badgering him about projects in St. Norbert. Lukes said she has never been a member of a Manitoba political party, but was approached by three to run in the most recent provincial election. Restaurateur Sachit Mehra has also declared his intention to run in St. Norbert. Swandel has served St. Norbert since 2005, when he won a byelection to replace his former boss, John Angus. Swandel announced last month he would not run again.

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CycleON: Ontario's Cycling Strategy involves 12 provincial ministries
by Beth McKechnie 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Terry Zdan <tjzdan50(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 10:42:13 -0500 *#CycleON: Ontario’s Cycling Strategy* [image: Martin Goodman Trail Bridge. A man cycles across a trail bridge. Photo Credit: City of Toronto] Ontario’s Cycling Strategy looks ahead 20 years and outlines what needs to be done to *promote cycling across the province as a viable mode of transportation*. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/pubs/cycling/ -- Terry Zdan 126 Duncan Norrie Drive Wpg MB R3P 2J9 CANADA tjzdan50(a)gmail.com <tjzdan(a)gmasil.com>

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Walkable neighbourhoods reduce obesity, diabetes
by Beth McKechnie 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Terry Zdan <tjzdan50(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:20:41 -0500 Do 'walkable' neighborhoods reduce obesity, diabetes? Yes, research suggests Date: June 17, 2014 Source: American Diabetes Association Summary: People who live in neighborhoods that are conducive to walking experienced a substantially lower rate of obesity, overweight and diabetes than those who lived in more auto-dependent neighborhoods, according to a pair of studies. Specifically, the studies found that people living in neighborhoods with greater walkability saw on average a 13 percent lower development of diabetes incidence over 10 years than those that were less walkable. *Story Source:* The above story is based on materials <http://www.diabetes.org/newsroom/press-releases/2014/do-walkable-neighborho…> provided by *American Diabetes Association* <http://www.diabetes.org/?loc=logo>. *Note: Materials may be edited for content and length.* -- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140617130824.htm Terry Zdan 126 Duncan Norrie Drive Wpg MB R3P 2J9 CANADA tjzdan50(a)gmail.com <tjzdan(a)gmasil.com>

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[National Post - Andrew Coyne]: Vanouver's Road Pricing Proposal a Revolutionary Fix for Gridlock
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/06/16/andrew-coyne-vancouvers-road… -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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WFP: Unprotected lanes dissed - Bike paths on Pembina should be separate, city advised (Jun17'14)
by Beth McKechnie 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

If anyone knows what was done and on which streets to create "new residential bike routes" in Fort Garry, could you please email me? (see #3 below in sidebar) I am drawing a complete and utter blank on anything being done other than the convoluted route, which has been around for years, being included on the bike map. thanks, Beth * * * * * Unprotected lanes dissed Bike paths on Pembina should be separate, city advised By: Bartley Kives Consultants hired to determine the best way for cyclists to travel between downtown and the University of Manitoba warned the city not to build unprotected bike lanes along Pembina Highway. In a 2009 study commissioned by the city to help determine what new bike infrastructure to build, consulting firms Stantec Inc. and Marr Consulting concluded traffic volumes and speeds on Pembina Highway were too high to warrant anything other than bike lanes that would separate cyclists from motor vehicles. THE PEMBINA PROBLEM Consultants hired by the city to consider new cycling routes made the following recommendations about Pembina Highway: 1. Do not build on or along Pembina *What the consultants suggested:*The speed and volume of motor-vehicle traffic along Pembina Highway is so large, bikes would need to be completely separated -- and the cost would be too high. *What the city did: *Took this advice, at first. Then changed course and built bike lanes alongside Pembina from Chevrier Boulevard to Plaza Drive. 2. Divert cyclists north of Jubilee into Crescentwood & Rockwood *What was suggested:* Create new bike routes along Nassau Street and Harrow Street to allow cyclists to avoid Pembina. *What the city did:* Built these bikeways in 2010. 3. Divert cyclists south of Jubilee onto Point Road and Crescent Park *What was suggested:* Create a new bike route through residential areas east of Pembina in Fort Garry -- supplemented by a new bikeway running alongside the second phase of the Southwest Transitway. *What the city did: *New residential bike routes were created, but the second phase of the transitway was delayed -- and is now slated to run farther west of Pembina. 4. Build a new riverside connector path *What was recommended: *A new riverside path from Riviera Crescent to Plaza Drive was needed to complete the alternative to Pembina. *What the city did:* Nothing. The crucial gap remains in place. 5. Build a bike tunnel at the Jubilee Overpass *What was suggested: *Build a tunnel to bypass this choke point, ideally as part of the Southwest Transitway extension. *What the city did:* Something such as this is still in the works. 6. Promote the city's cycling network *What was suggested: *Promote cycling routes along the side streets to get bikes off Pembina. *What the city did: *Published a cycling map and created a website. Given that fully separated lanes would have cost up to $22 million at that time -- and still would have exposed cyclists to danger at intersections -- the consultants advised the city to build new southwest Winnipeg bike routes away from Pembina Highway. The city heeded this advice for two to three years, when new bike routes were developed in residential neighbourhoods parallel to the busy thoroughfare. But in 2012, council approved the construction of unprotected bike lanes along a one-kilometre stretch of Pembina between Chevrier Boulevard and Plaza Drive. The consultants warned encouraging people to use Pembina Highway as a cycling route would be counterproductive and undesirable. "Due to the high volumes and speeds of traffic on Pembina Highway, (alternative) routes would be more effective at encouraging (less-experienced) cyclists," the project team wrote in a report that circulated among city staff in 2009 and was later obtained by the Free Press. "To create safe cycling facilities on Pembina Highway, full separation from motor-vehicle traffic is a necessity and separation between pedestrians and cyclists would also be preferred." After reviewing six potential options for fully separated Pembina bike lanes -- including cycle tracks on each side of the street and a path down the centre median -- the consultants concluded it would be far more cost-effective to create cycling routes on side streets and wait for the construction of a bike corridor along the second phase of the Southwest Transitway to provide a more direct alternative for commuter cyclists. "The project team decided not to recommend treatments on Pembina due to the extremely high costs of construction. There are too many other needs in the city's active-transportation network," the consultants wrote. Instead of building along Pembina Highway, the consultants recommended the construction of new bikeways through the Crescentwood, Earl Grey and Rockwood neighbourhoods north of Jubilee Avenue and through the Point Road and Crescent Park neighbourhoods south of Jubilee Avenue. To make this work, the consultants said the city would need to build a tunnel to allow cyclists to bypass the Jubilee Underpass and a new riverside path that would connect Riviera Crescent to Plaza Drive. The city built the new residential neighbourhood bike routes, but has put off plans to bypass the Jubilee Underpass until its reconstruction, now planned for 2015 to 2019. The Riviera-to-Plaza connector has not been built. The city also delayed plans to complete the Southwest Transitway, which is now expected to be finished no earlier than 2020 -- on a route that extends as far as 1.6 kilometres to the west of Pembina Highway. "I think the whole thing has been totally messed up by the delay in rapid transit," said Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry Coun. Jenny Gerbasi. "It makes sense to have a leisurely route through residential neighbourhoods, but it also makes sense to have a more direct route. Now we have to wait until 2020 for that." Gerbasi said she sees the unprotected bike lanes built along Pembina Highway two years ago as a stopgap measure. The Pembina Highway route has been criticized since the death last week of a Bombers fan who was cycling to Investors Group Field. He collided with a vehicle near Bishop Grandin Boulevard, while the recommended bike route suggests cyclists exit Pembina before that, at Plaza Drive. bartley.kives(a)freepress.mb.ca Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition June 17, 2014 A3

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