December 2015 - AT-Network - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Car free cities?
by ian_toal＠mymts.net 09 Dec '15

09 Dec '15

A sort of tour of the major cities in the world that have attempted, or are working towards, being car free. At least in the central areas. Interesting reading. http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/dec/09/car-free-city-oslo-helsinki-c… Ian

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2nd Question in LetsTalkWpg All Your Ideas Series
by Mark Cohoe 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

Hi, The city has put out a second question in their All Your Ideas series as part of the Let Talk Winnipeg budget consultation process. You can vote on your favourite ideas here <http://www.allourideas.org/letstalkwpg_live2>: http://www.allourideas.org/letstalkwpg_live2 Get your votes in early while there aren't tow many competing ideas and we can build up scores in favour of active transportation and transit. Ideas I liked: MORE: pedestrian and bicycle network MORE: high frequency transit options Note that if you can vote for/against both of the displayed options by clicking on I can't decide below the options. Every time you vote a new set of options appears, and you can vote as often as you like. Vote early, and vote often! Mark

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Calgary Herald: Women cyclists already surpassing targets
by Beth McKechnie 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

The pilot project of barrier-separated bike lanes [in downtown Calgary] opened in June with the hope of improving safety, comfort and connectivity for cyclists in the centre city. One of the project’s objectives has been to increase the number of women cycling, a target that in many areas of the network has already been exceeded. “They make me feel so much more comfortable on the road,” said Cleaver, who plans to commute by bike all winter from her home in Sunalta to Stephen Avenue. “I feel a little bit more visible. There’s a space where people expect bikes to be.” Full article: http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/women-cyclists-already-surpassing-…

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FW: Pre-Cycle of Giving Volunteer Opportunities
by Dave Elmore 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

The WRENCH could use your help to prepare for the Cycle of Giving (COG). They also could use your help at the Cycle of Giving December 12/13. Check out http://thewrench.ca/wordpress/help/#cog for more info on how you can help. Can’t make it to help, consider donating bikes, parts, or $ to help The WRENCH make COG a huge success again this year. Thanks Dave o _ ( \ _ (X)\ /(X) From: The Wrench <cog(a)thewrench.ca <mailto:cog@thewrench.ca> > Date: December 4, 2015 at 11:09:28 AM CST Subject: Pre-Cycle of Giving Volunteer Opportunities Reply-To: The Wrench <cog(a)thewrench.ca <mailto:cog@thewrench.ca> > Hello Everyone, As you're probably aware, WRENCH's 5th Annual Cycle of Giving is fast approaching! We're getting excited to have everyone out to our new venue this year at 1609 Elgin Ave WEST on December 12th & 13th to help build over 300 bikes for kids. But with such a big event comes a lot of work to prepare for it. We're now closing down our regular shop hours and going into full on prep-mode, but we can't do it on our own. If you'd like to come help us strip down bikes for parts, sorting & organizing them, and prepare to move all of our gear to the Cycle of Giving location, here's some times when we're looking for people to help us out with that: Saturday, December 5th 1:00-5:00pm Thursday, December 10th 12:00-6:00pm Friday, December 11th 10:00am-6:00pm Feel free to pop into WRENCH during any of these time frames to help out. If you have any questions about these volunteer opportunities, or with volunteering at the Cycle of Giving itself, please send an e-mail to Jon Benson at cog(a)thewrench.ca <mailto:cog@thewrench.ca> -WRENCH Team Forward this email to a friend: http://us9.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=6238a8c152cbe3f4aa1ed1abd <http://us9.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=6238a8c152cbe3f4aa1ed1abd&id=538…> &id=53805bbb9f&e=11289512b7 Update your profile: http://thewrench.us9.list-manage.com/profile?u=6238a8c152cbe3f4aa1ed1abd <http://thewrench.us9.list-manage.com/profile?u=6238a8c152cbe3f4aa1ed1abd&id…> &id=6a8c84447e&e=11289512b7

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Round-up of 10 best bike advocacy videos
by Jessie Klassen 02 Dec '15

02 Dec '15

It isn't even Friday, but this round-up of bike advocacy videos from 2015 is too good to wait. From Momentum... https://momentummag.com/10-best-bike-advocacy-videos-2015/?utm_source=WhatC… Enjoy! Jessie *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/>

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