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Fwd: 2015 City of Winnipeg Access Awards
by Anders Swanson 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Sobkowicz, Chris* <csobkowicz(a)winnipeg.ca> Date: Monday, June 8, 2015 Subject: RE: 2015 City of Winnipeg Access Awards To: "Sobkowicz, Chris" <csobkowicz(a)winnipeg.ca> Hello Everyone: Just a quick reminder that there is only one week to our deadline of June 15th for submissions for the 2015 City of Winnipeg Access Awards. Please feel free to pass this information along to all your associates. I have attached a copy of the 2015 Access Awards Fillable form, along with the categories and criteria for each award. I have also attached a copy of the 2014 Award Winners selected at our event at the MET Entertainment Centre last year. This was a memorable gala event, which has now set the bar of proper recognition to those who use Universal Design as a major focus in the scope of their projects. You are also invited to visit our archive of award winners over the years by visiting our website at www.aacwinnipeg.mb.ca Please help us recognize those architects, engineers, designers, landscape architects, and owners who have successfully achieved the concepts of access for everyone. Take a moment to fill out a nomination form *or *send this information along to your associates and friends to do likewise. Nomination Deadline is Monday June 15, 2015 *Chris Sobkowicz* Coordinator City of Winnipeg Access Advisory Committee 204 986-8345 www.aacwinnipeg.mb.ca

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WFP: Police considering using barricades to keep drivers off Sunday cycling routes (Jun5'15)
by Beth McKechnie 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Police considering using barricades to keep drivers off Sunday cycling routes http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Police-considering-using-barricades-… With new rules for summer bike routes confusing some drivers, bringing back barricades makes good sense for city police, Winnipeg Police Service Chief Devon Clunis said Friday. A bylaw implemented last summer allows police to ticket drivers who travel more than one block on the Sunday and holiday bike routes, which are no longer barricaded. Instead, posted signs restrict vehicle traffic to one block. Drivers who break the bylaw face a fine of $90.22. Police have been out warning drivers on the four designated streets - Lyndale Drive, Scotia Street, Wellington Crescent and Wolseley Avenue - which are considered cycling paths from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays and statutory holidays from mid-May until mid-October. But drivers still aren’t getting the message, Clunis said Friday. "From a police perspective right now, certainly it’s not our intent that we just want to be out there ticketing after ticketing after ticketing. I wish people would get the message." Reinstalling bike-route barricades would simplify officers’ duties, he said, and he’d like to find out why they were removed in favour of new signs. "As a citizen, I can understand why seeing a physical barrier would certainly be far more obvious than a sign," he said. "Would the barricades actually make our job as a police service easier? Absolutely." Removing the barricades was recommended by the public works department, which saw the new Sunday cycling rules as a way to save money. Public works director Brad Sacher told a civic committee last July that it cost the department $35,000 a year to have staff put up and take down the barricades on the four routes every Sunday during the cycling season. With the new signs, Sacher said it was no longer necessary to place the barricades. Sacher recommended that an extensive public education campaign be conducted to make motorists aware of the new bylaw.

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WFP CanStar Weeklies: Buffered bike lanes extended on Pembina (Jun2'15)
by Beth McKechnie 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Buffered bike lanes extended on Pembina By: Richard Kamchen - Community Correspondent http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/souwester/correspondent/Bu… Road resurfacing and rehabilitation is continuing its southward expansion down Pembina Highway and will feature bicycle routes. "The University of Manitoba is the second most-commuted-to destination in the City of Winnipeg by people on bikes, in buses and in cars," says acting deputy mayor Janice Lukes, city councillor for St. Norbert ward. The motivation behind the ongoing roadwork is tied to the city’s efforts to expand rapid transit to the Fort Garry campus. "The U of M is growing and expanding, they’re redeveloping the Southwood Golf Course there, and the south end is growing tremendously. So we’re looking at all forms of transportation," Lukes says. The approximately four-month project, which is part of Winnipeg’s Public Works Department’s regional street renewal program, is budgeted at $4.45 million. It began May 12 and, weather permitting, is anticipated to be completed Aug. 28. Construction is occurring on southbound Pembina from Bairdmore Boulevard North Leg to Kirkbridge Drive; and northbound from Killarney Avenue to Dalhousie Drive. The renewal project will include new bike lanes, pavement widening, curb and sidewalk renewal, bus stop upgrades, and boulevard upgrading where required. Asphalt resurfacing will follow to improve drainage and rideability. Street medians are being narrowed to widen the roads in order to accommodate a 1.5 metre buffered bike lane. No additional vehicle travel lanes will be constructed. The bike lanes will mirror the design of the buffered bike lanes on Pembina from University Crescent to Markham Road. During non-winter months, cyclists will be separated from traffic by plastic bollards, which are essentially tall white dividers that alert drivers to the bike lanes next to them. The bus stops will feature bike boarding platforms and are also to be constructed using a design similar to the bus stops on Pembina from University Crescent to Markham. The boulevards on Pembina from Kirkbridge to Bairdmore will be re-seeded. Pembina Highway will remain open to traffic and access to all businesses and residential premises will be maintained. Lukes says she wishes to see the project expand farther south in the future. "I’m hoping the following year it goes right to the Perimeter." *Richard Kamchen is a community correspondent for Fort Richmond.*

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WFP: Risky ride along Osborne - Cyclists vie for space with drivers in one of city's busiest corridors (Jun8'15)
by Beth McKechnie 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Risky ride along OsborneCyclists vie for space with drivers in one of city's busiest corridors By: Kristin Annable http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/risky-ride-along-osborne-306448641.h… Osborne Village represents the trifecta of danger for cyclists: a high volume of traffic, a narrow road and an underpass. Last month, the Free Press asked cyclists to submit the trouble spots they encounter as they navigate the streets. After hundreds of submissions, Osborne Street from the bridge to the CN underpass proved to be one of the top areas. Many cyclists said there is just no room for them. [image: A paramedic picks up a helmet after a cyclist was hit near Osborne Street and Jessie Avenue in 2012.] <http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/120323_PEDESTRIAN_01_155119.jpg> TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES A paramedic picks up a helmet after a cyclist was hit near Osborne Street and Jessie Avenue in 2012. Photo Store <http://store.winnipegfreepress.com/photostore/photo-search/?keyword=A+param…> [image: trevor hagan / winnipeg free press There�s a welcome bike lane on the Osborne Street Bridge heading south from downtown, but it ends abruptly at the foot of the bridge.] <http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/6835742.jpg> trevor hagan / winnipeg free press There�s a welcome bike lane on the Osborne Street Bridge heading south from downtown, but it ends abruptly at the foot of the bridge. There is some notice paid to cyclists on the stretch. The Osborne Street Bridge has a designated bicycle lane, and just north of the bridge is a crossing for cyclists to get to the Assiniboine River. Meanwhile, the Osborne rapid-transit station offers bicycle lockers for cyclists to lock up their bike and commute to work. However, Free Press readers said the path from the bridge to the station is perilous. The journey begins at the bridge, the only spot in this stretch with a painted bike lane, which as one cyclist pointed out, "the lane suddenly ends at the lights on Osborne and Roslyn (Road)." "I have been almost side-swiped several times as the (drivers) have not been used to noticing me and suddenly we are to share a lane." The alternative is to swerve onto the sidewalk, which is illegal and can result in a $113 fine for an adult cyclist. As the cyclist continues south, they reach an increasingly narrow street, and as one reader pointed out, "parking on Osborne Street means cyclists are expected to constantly merge in and out of the curb lane, with cars frequently travelling above the 50 km/h limit." As they reach Confusion Corner and the Osborne underpass, they head towards an area that sees thousands of cars pass through daily. Despite extensive lobbying by groups such as the Winnipeg Trails Association and Bike to the Future in 2009, there is no dedicated lane at the underpass. "(That) forces cyclists to use Osborne, south of Confusion Corner, which is way too busy for safe cycling," said another cyclist. One reader described a typical morning commute, which is more difficult when Osborne gets backed up to the north. "I've seen plenty of cyclists attempt to squeeze through in very dangerous ways. The alternative is to take the pedestrian path under the bridge, but that is also very narrow, and a bike can only just squeeze by a pedestrian." Kevin Nixon, who is the city's co-ordinator of active transportation, said it would be expensive to incorporate infrastructure for cyclists on a narrow, busy road such as Osborne Street. It would require the widening of the street towards the underpass. A fact planners learned the hard way when they had to backtrack on a promise to build a bike lane on the Osborne Street CN Rail underpass, after realizing it would have meant rebuilding the entire bridge to accommodate it. The city has identified Osborne Village as one of the top spots for cycling accidents. Its 20-year cycling strategy labels Osborne Street a "multi-modal corridor" where cyclists must share space with a high number of vehicles, transit and pedestrians. The strategy calls Osborne Street an "existing bicycle facility." Approval of the cycling strategy is on hold as the city consults with Winnipeggers about it. Readers can head to winnipegfreepress.com to watch Mark Cohoe, the executive director of Bike Winnipeg, show first-hand the difficulty of cycling Osborne Street. Next Monday, the Free Press will examine the barriers to cycling the main route to St. Vital. kristin.annable(a)freepress.mb.ca

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Bike Week media launch and suit ride
by Dave Elmore 07 Jun '15

07 Jun '15

This Tuesday Bike Week 2015 will have our media launch. We are also having a "Suit Ride" to the launch. The suit ride starts at 12:30 pm from the canopy at the Forks. The launch starts at 1:00 pm and we need as many people on their bikes as possible. It's a great opportunity to show our new mayor (who will be speaking at the launch) how important bikes are. Get dressed in your best and join us for a ride or just drop by for the launch. Bike Week starts on Saturday the 13th and we will also be having our 2nd annual free pancake breakfast on Monday the 15th kick things off. Check out all the great activities planned for Bike Week at http://www.bikeweekwinnipeg.com/about/events-schedule/.

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Maker Community Embraces Urban Biking
by David Pensato 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Make Magazine is the top resource for the maker and DIY community (think people who are into 3D printers, CNC machines, soldering and/or robotics. This article is where the Maker/Urban Cyclist venn diagram intersect: >From Kickstarter to Collaboration, Taking Urban Biking to the Next Level http://makezine.com/2015/06/04/kickstarter-collaboration-taking-urban-bikin…

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Velo-city
by Anders Swanson 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Please find below a link to a daily roundup of presentations here at Velocity 2016 in Nantes. Proud to present a couple made-in-winnipeg transportation planning solutions from Green Action Centre, as well as represent the Winter Cycling Federation as we prepare for Minneapolis 2016. You can follow me on twitter for some salient points (@SwansonAnders or @counterpointapp). Also note, the exhibitors booths here are expansive and has just about everything in terms of the latest bike parking, bike share, gis analysis tools, encouragement programs, etc. If there is anything you are burning to learn about or a catalogue you'd like to have brought back to Winnipeg, let me know and I'll do my best to look into it for you. Kindly, Anders ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *ECF Newsletter* <noreply(a)ecf.com> Date: Thursday, June 4, 2015 Subject: Velo-city Roundup Day 2: Opening Plenary, COP21, Bike Parade and more! To: andersswanson(a)gmail.com This is the ECF Newsletter dedicated to the Velo-city Conference 2015 in Nantes. These are the highlights from the second day. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser <http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=73377cf329…> . *It is Velo-city 2015 and here comes our second news round-up from the conference in Nantes, France!* To keep you up-to-date on all the most relevant news from the world’s largest cycling convention, we will be sending you one edition with daily highlights each day for the rest of the week. This is a news digest – click the ‘more’ links if you’re looking to follow the event more closely. You can also find more information on our special Live website <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=5…> and, naturally, on social media. Here is a selection of what’s been happening on the second day at #velocity15: - We are all future makers <#14dbd2e6d3e516d4_mctoc1> - Opening Plenary - Cycling towards COP21 <#14dbd2e6d3e516d4_mctoc2> - Infrastructure: Innovation, Parking Solutions and Attractive Design <#14dbd2e6d3e516d4_mctoc3> - Bike Parade <#14dbd2e6d3e516d4_mctoc4> - Velo-city Nantes Industry Day <#14dbd2e6d3e516d4_mctoc5> - Change the Rules! Promoting Cycling with More or Less Regulation <#14dbd2e6d3e516d4_mctoc6> We are all future makers Velo-city 2015, the world’s biggest cycling conference, kicks off in Nantes, France with a wide-ranging programme that covers all cycling related topics from cycling infrastructure to cycling culture. This event gathers over 1500 delegates from more than 60 countries to discuss the future of cycling setting a new record in terms of participation. Read more <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=6…> *Opening Plenary - Cycling towards COP21* Velo-city 2015 Nantes is a major event leading up to the COP 21, to be held in Paris in December. Nantes, European Green Capital 2013, has gained recognition for its ongoing commitment to sustainable development and in particular its pro-cycling policy. The Opening Plenary of the 23rd Velo-city conference welcomed over 1500 delegates from all over the world. Read more <http://ecf.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=…> *Infrastructure: Innovation, Parking Solutions and Attractive Design * What type of design could make cycling infrastructure attractive for cyclists? What bike parking facilities have been proved effective? What kind of innovative infrastructure elements are leading to the future? Several sessions on Velo-city Day 2 tried to provide answers for these questions. Read more <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=6…> *Bike Parade* What’s so special about Velo-city? The answer is… the traditional “bike parade” which brought together 7.000 people for a festive bike ride though the city of Nantes. Read more <http://ecf.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=…> Velo-city Nantes Industry Day The second day of the Velo-city was full of industry-related sessions and networking events which can all be found in the Velo-city Industry Day Programme <http://ecf.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=…> put together by ECF. The link between cycling industry and advocacy is stronger than ever and success in one field benefits the other creating positive synergy in advancing cycling. Read more <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=a…> Change the Rules! Promoting Cycling with More or Less Regulation Through orientation and guidance on behaviour and practice, regulation can undoubtedly play a decisive role in travel mode shift. What does pro-cycling regulation entail? More regulation, or less? The discussion highlighted various examples and addressed the changes that are necessary to make more attractive than cars. Read more <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=0…> More... Visit out live page <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=9…> Check out photos on flickr <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=e…> Connect via facebook <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=9…> or twitter <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=2…> follow on Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/EuCyclistsFed/> | friend on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/626614349> | forward to a friend <http://us2.forward-to-friend2.com/forward?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=73…> *Copyright © 2015 European Cyclists' Federation, All rights reserved.* You receive this email because you are part of our mailing list "ECF Website Sign up" *Our mailing address is:* European Cyclists' Federation Rue Franklin 28 Brussels 1000 Belgium Add us to your address book <http://ecf.us2.list-manage.com/vcard?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=c6a2e6c…> unsubscribe from this list <http://ecf.us2.list-manage2.com/unsubscribe?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=…> | update subscription preferences <http://ecf.us2.list-manage1.com/profile?u=b0c3ff3f53e4c6a8be5677245&id=c6a2…>

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Quebec cycle tourists spend more, stay longer, visit more often
by Beth McKechnie 03 Jun '15

03 Jun '15

*STUDY: QUEBEC CYCLE TOURISTS SPEND MORE, STAY LONGER, VISIT MORE OFTEN * Cycle tourists spend more, take frequent trips and travel for longer periods of time than the typical leisure tourist. And because they schedule their trips as early as June and as late as September, cycle tourists are helping to extend Quebec’s tourist season. These are some of the highlights of a study released by UQAM’s Transat Chair in Tourism. (Study Highlights: http://bit.ly/1Jkrl8s <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ge_2-y9_Cuk0bgJ2Einl1w1ntGWEDlko0SxuwqciTG8k…> )

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Copenhagenize: The 20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities on the Planet
by Beth McKechnie 03 Jun '15

03 Jun '15

For your reading pleasure from Copenhagenize: The 20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities on the Planet http://www.wired.com/2015/06/copenhagenize-worlds-most-bike-friendly-cities/ Spoiler alert: Winnipeg's not on it but Montreal and Minneapolis are. cheers, Beth -- *Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 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/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/> <http://canadahelps.org/>

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Parklets: Measuring impact on sidewalk vitality and neighbourhood businesses
by Beth McKechnie 02 Jun '15

02 Jun '15

Interesting study on parklets from University City District of Philadelphia: *"The Case for Parklets: Measuring the Impact on Sidewalk Vitality and Neighbourhood Businesses"* http://www.universitycity.org/sites/default/files/documents/The%20Case%20fo… Couple of key points that jumped out at me: *Parklets are not just for patrons.* A common concern is that Parklets may be interpreted by potential users as private space intended only for patrons of the adjacent businesses. In fact though, Parklets attracted a large number of non-patron users, with the busiest Parklets attracting the most non-patrons. *Parklet installation coincided with a substantial boost in sales*. The majority of host businesses were able to provide sales data for the one to two weeks preceding and following the installation of their adjacent Parklets2. Among them, the sales impact of the Parklets was substantial: following the introduction of the Parklets, sales were up by an average of 20% (the number of transactions increased by an average of 17% at the two businesses reporting that additional statistic). Several of the reporting businesses had been in operation for less than one year, so it was not possible to compare the year over year change in sales. Based on the typical increase in sales, a new Parklet is likely to pay for itself after just one to two seasons, particularly when multiple businesses benefit from its presence and can share in the cost -- *Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 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/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/> <http://canadahelps.org/>

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