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No Safe Routes to School in Nova Scotia
by Jackie Avent 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

Hey folks, If anyone can put out the word to Nova Scotia that they should not cancel their ASRTS program funding, that would be great. It's an important, successful and award winning program that makes a proven difference. http://metronews.ca/voices/your-ride-halifax/1352740/nova-scotias-budget-cu…

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Cinematheque: Marinoni - The Fire in the Frame
by Beth McKechnie 23 Apr '15

23 Apr '15

Marinoni: The Fire In The Frame For cycling fans, his name is nothing less than legendary. In 1964, when he was 25, Giuseppe Marinoni left his native Italy for a bike race. Not only did he get countless Canadians interested in the sport, he went on to become one of the most passionate and trusted bicycle builders in the world. Now 75, the man with “a character of iron and the soul of an angel” is as driven as ever, and plans to break the world record for distance cycled in one hour for his age group, a record held by Eddy Merckx. For 60 days leading up to the event, Tony Girardin documented this intriguing, complete man, who shared not only his own story but those of the people important to him. *Generously sponsored by Natural Cycle* *Now playing at Cinemathque. Check showtimes and buy tickets <https://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/event/marinoni-the-fire-in-the-frame/2015…>.*

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From: David Wieser
by David Wieser 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

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Jane's Walks strolling into Winnipeg May 2 & 3
by Beth McKechnie 21 Apr '15

21 Apr '15

*** Please share widely – thanks! *** On Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3, the ninth annual Jane’s Walk is strolling into town. On this weekend, Winnipeggers can choose from a number of guided walks taking place across the city, and presented in an innovative and uniquely neighbourly fashion. Find background on Jane’s Walks <http://greenactioncentre.ca/living-green-living-well/janes-walks-celebrate-…> or go straight to the 2015 Winnipeg listings <http://janeswalk.org/canada/winnipeg/> to plan which walks you’ll take in May 2nd & 3rd. Check back regularly as more walks are being added daily!

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What's our walk-ability? Community discussion April 30th
by Beth McKechnie 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

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Complete streets
by Patman, David 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

New (April 2015) report - information on evaluating projects. http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/guides/evaluating-complete-streets-projec… David Patman, P. Eng. Transit Planner Winnipeg Transit | Service Development Division 421 Osborne Street | Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2A2 P: 204-986-5737 | dpatman(a)winnipeg.ca<mailto:dpatman@winnipeg.ca>

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Fwd: [transp-tdm] CUTR webcasts now on YouTube
by Beth McKechnie 17 Apr '15

17 Apr '15

Hello everyone, In case you have an hour to fill (cause we all have so much unallocated time), here's a whole list of webinar recordings now available on YouTube that maybe of interest from the Centre for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida. enjoy, Beth ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Winters, Phil <winters(a)cutr.usf.edu> Date: Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 2:47 PM Subject: [transp-tdm] CUTR webcasts now on YouTube To: Transp-tdm <transp-tdm(a)lists.cutr.usf.edu> Okay – we may not rival Netflix but we have moved our 75+ CUTR Webcast recordings to the CUTR YouTube channel! We hope you will visit https://www.youtube.com/user/NCTRCUTR to view these approximately 1-hour webinar recordings. Sorry but popcorn is not included. The full video playlist can be found at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD9B44DA087CA569E or check the list below: 1. A Qualitative Analysis of Bus Simulator Training on Transit Incidents 2. A Tool for Assessing the Economic Impacts of Spending on Public Transit 3. Access Management - Best Practices for Local Governments 4. Airport Cooperative Research Program 5. Airport Leadership Development Program 6. Alternative Fuels and Public Transportation Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Transportation 7. An Assessment of Public Transportation Markets Using NHTS Data 8. Attracting and Securing Airline Service 9. Best Practices in Bus Dispatch 10. Bicycle Sharing Program Development 11. Carpooling Without the Car - Walking School Bus and Bicycle Train Program 12. Collaboration between Universities and Cities to Create Sustainable Communities 13. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rural and Small Urban Transit 14. Developing an Application to Measure Public Involvement 15. Development of Pinellas County Roadway Jurisdiction Policy 16. Evaluating the Impacts of Real-Time Transit Information in Tampa and Atlanta 17. Evaluation of Camera-Based Systems to Reduce Transit Bus Side Collisions 18. Evaluation of Rear-end Collisions and Identification of Possible Solutions 19. Expanding Commuter Options and Reducing GHG Emissions with Workplace Plug-in Vehicle Charging 20. Five Ways to Mitigate Substance Abuse in the Transportation Workplace 21. Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails - Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation 22. Freight - Challenging the Role of Public Sector Transportation Officials 23. How to Develop a Transit Development Plan (TDP) and Why? 24. Human Transit - Tools for Clarifying Transit Debates 25. Improving Bus Transit Safety through Rewards and Discipline 26. Internal Trip Capture for Mixed-use Developments 27. Introduction to Airport Economics 28. Investigation of the Feasibility of Toll and Transit Agency Equity Sharing 29. Location Aware Technology 30. Mapping the Structure of Work in Public Transportation 31. Mobility Planning Strategies and Concepts 32. Motorcycle Crash Hot Spot Analysis for Ten High Priority Florida Counties 33. Motorcycle Crash Trends in Florida 34. Motorcycle Violations Checklist 35. Motorcyclist Attitudes and Behaviors in Florida 36. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) from a Public Transportation Perspective 37. Moving the Bus Safely Back Into Traffic 38. National Transit Livability Performance Measures – Challenges and Opportunities 39. Observational Survey of Motorcyclist Behaviors 40. OneBusAway Multi-region – Rapidly Expanding Mobile Transit Apps to New Cities 41. Open Transit Data - A Developer's Perspective 42. Organizational Structure of MPOs 43. Pedestrian/Bicyclist Warning Devices and Signs at Highway-Rail and Pathway-Rail Grade Crossings 44. Planning for Changing Travel Behavior 45. Potential Impacts of Federal Health Care Reform on Public Transit 46. Practices to Protect Bus Operators from Passenger Assaults 47. Recent Developments in Cost-Effective Multimodal Trip Planners 48. Regional Transit GIS Architecture and Data Model Project 49. Shared Bicycle/Bus Lanes 50. Survive the Ride - Motorcycle Safety 51. Sustainability Metrics & Mapping Tool for Environmental Assessment of Rail Infrastructure in IL 52. TCRP Report: Maintaining Transit Effectiveness Under Tight Fiscal Constraints 53. The American Community Survey (ACS) Statistical Analyzer 54. The Impact of Implementing a Contactless Smart Card System on Miami Dade Transit and its Customers 55. The Implementation and Outcomes of Fare-Free Public Transit 56. The Who and What: Bus Rapid Transit Riders and Systems in the U.S. 57. Toward zero deaths: Who needs to do the heavy lifting? (Motorcycle Crash Trend in Florida) 58. Tracking Costs of Alternatively Fueled Buses in Florida 59. Tracking Costs of Alternatively Fueled Buses in Florida Phase II 60. Transit Boardings Estimation and Simulation Tool (TBEST) 61. Transit GIS Clearinghouse 62. Transit Improvements from the Urban Partnership Agreement Program - What Have We Seen So Far? 63. Transit, Technology, and Public Participation 64. Trends in Travel Behavior 65. Trends in Travel Behavior - Update 66. TriMet’s Customer Service Modules & OTP Analyst Extension using OpenTripPlanner 67. Trip Reduction Impacts for Mobility Management Strategies 68. University Campuses as Leaders in the Shift Away from Driving 69. Using Audience Response to Measure Pedestrian Education Efforts 70. Value Capture Coordination Best Practices and Case Studies for Transit Capital Projects 71. Vehicle Assist and Automation Technologies in Bus Revenue Service 72. Veteran Mobility in Small Urban and Rural Areas 73. Visionary Student Concepts for Florida’s Future Corridors 74. Volunteer Transportation - A Generosity-Based Solution to Our Mobility Challenges 75. Walk Wise - A Grassroots Pedestrian Safety Campaign 76. Web-based Trip Planner Options for Transit Agencies 77. What We Do and Don’t Know About Vehicle Miles of Travel Trends You can also subscribe to the channel. Phil Philip L. Winters Director, TDM Program Center for Urban Transportation Research University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100 Tampa, FL 33620-5375 813.974.9811 813.974.5168 fax winters(a)cutr.usf.edu www.cutr.usf.edu Best Workplaces for Commuters – www.bestworkplaces.org ------------------------------ If you wish to reply to everyone, please add transp-tdm(a)lists.cutr.usf.edu in the "TO" field of your email. Otherwise, only the author of the original message will see your reply. To unsubscribe from a list, send an email message to leave-transp-tdm(a)lists.cutr.usf.edu. To subscribe, please go to www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse/connections.htm TRANSP-TDM listserv is provided as a service to the TDM community by the National TDM and Telework Clearinghouse (www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse). The Clearinghouse is part of the National Center for Transit Research located at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida. -- *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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Cycling to school data collection and visualization
by Patman, David 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

Neat: http://mobilitylab.org/2015/04/13/school-bicycling-safety-in-alexandria-vir… David Patman, P. Eng. Transit Planner Winnipeg Transit Service Development Division P: 204-986-5737<tel:204-986-5737> dpatman(a)winnipeg.ca<mailto:dpatman@winnipeg.ca> Sent using iPhone

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Children's mobility and independence: North America vs the Netherlands
by Beth McKechnie 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

Compelling difference between NA and the Netherlands experience with children and mobility (no surprise, I know!) . While a family in the U.S. has their children apprehended because they were allowed to walk to a park less than 1km from their home, children in Utrecht are taught about cycling, walking and motorized vehicles in a 'traffic garden' (watch 3 min Streetfilms video <https://vimeo.com/31545084>.) A speaker in the Utrecht video notes that it is important because at age 10 or 11, children there will start biking across the city. That's the same age as the older child in the U.S. family that isn't allowed to let their children walk 1km to the park in their own neighbourhood. Sigh. * * * * * 'Free-range' parenting under the gunAgency seizes kids walking home alone By: Amanda Lee Myers http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/free-range-parenting-under-the-gun-2… SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Two suburban Washington, D.C., parents are under scrutiny again for letting their six- and 10-year-old children play in a park and walk home alone in a case that has stirred debate about "free-range" parenting and government powers. For the second time in four months, police on Sunday picked up the children of Danielle and Alexander Meitiv as they were walking home alone from a park that's just over a kilometre from their house. This time, instead of bringing the children home, police took them directly to Child Protective Services. "It's beyond ridiculous," Danielle Meitiv said Monday. "The world is safer today, and yet we imprison our children inside and wonder why they're obese and have no focus." The Meitivs, who live 9.6 kilometres from Washington in Silver Spring, Md., believe in "free-range" parenting, which includes allowing their children to play and walk alone in the neighbourhood to teach them self-reliance and responsibility. Child Protective Services first began investigating the couple in December after police stopped the children midway through a 1.6-km walk home from a different park after responding to a call from a concerned citizen. Police drove the children home but called Child Protective Services. The Meitivs were notified in a February letter they had been found responsible for "unsubstantiated neglect," a ruling that's made when there's some information supporting child neglect, seemingly credible reports disagree or there isn't enough information for a conclusion. The Meitivs continued allowing their children some independence until Sunday, when the couple dropped the kids off at a park so they could play after a six-hour drive back from upstate New York, telling them to be home by 6 p.m. Danielle Meitiv said she and her husband began worrying when the kids weren't home by 6:30. Child Protective Services didn't call them until 8 p.m. to say the children were in their custody. Police had picked them up on the walk home after another concerned citizen called. In a news release Monday, the Montgomery County Police Department said the officer who responded to the call saw a homeless man "eyeing" the children. Capt. Paul Starks, a department spokesman, couldn't immediately elaborate on whether the homeless man was considered a serious threat. Starks said the children were turned over to Child Protective Services at the agency's request. The Meitivs were able to get their children back from Child Protective Services around 10:30 p.m. Similar to December's incident, Danielle Meitiv said the couple had to sign a temporary safety plan saying their children would be supervised at all times until a followup visit. "This morning, my daughter wanted to go play in the yard and I couldn't let her out because I was making breakfast," Danielle Meitiv said. "Are they prisoners? She's six and she's not allowed to play in the yard?" The case has drawn international media coverage, and Danielle Meitiv said the couple have heard from people all over the world. The majority have been supportive, Meitiv said, but some have expressed outrage at the couple's parenting style. Starks said police and Child Protective Services were conducting a joint investigation of the Meitivs for possible child-neglect allegations. Once that is finished, a decision will be made about whether any charges will be filed against the couple, he said. Child Protective Services said the agency is prohibited from discussing specific cases. In the meantime, Danielle Meitiv said she won't leave her children unsupervised until she and her husband are cleared. "Child Protective Services has succeeded in making me terrified of letting my children out," she said. "Nothing that has happened so far has convinced me that children don't need independence and freedom, except that they'll be harassed by police and CPS." -- The Associated Press Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 14, 2015 A6

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[At-network] AT Webinar: Exploring Vision Zero, Wed, Apr.15th, 2-3pm, EcoCentre
by Beth McKechnie 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local viewing of the APBP webinar: *Exploring Vision Zero: Legal Rights and Issues for Pedestrians and Cyclists**. * The webinar viewing takes place in the EcoCentre boardroom (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave) and will be followed by group discussion of local applications. RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then! cheers, Beth ** * * * ** Exploring Vision Zero: Legal Rights and Issues for Pedestrians and Cyclists *Wednesday, Apr. 15th, 2-3pm, EcoCentre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Boardroom* *Key learning objectives*: 1. Understand the background and focus of the Vision Zero concept, and how laws relating to vulnerable road users relate to this concept 2. Identify strategies for implementing a Vision Zero plan 3. Recognize ways to improve laws that protect pedestrians and cyclists *Description:* Traffic laws that ensure the safety and fair treatment of pedestrians and cyclists vary widely from state to state, and within states. Is there a better alternative? Vision Zero uses one simple idea to reframe the issue of legal rights for vulnerable users: all citizens have the right to safe mobility—on a par with the right to clean air or safe drinking water. The Vision Zero approach to mobility prioritizes safety and presumes that traffic fatalities are preventable; the focus is on changing transportation culture. APBP’s next two webinars (April 15 and May 20) explore Vision Zero and how communities have begun to rethink engineering, education and enforcement to promote behavioral change. Presenters will discuss the origins of Vision Zero, the implications of Vision Zero for equity, key factors in implementation, and the roles of advocacy groups and law enforcement. The City of Seattle’s Vision Zero plan provides an example of a plan that integrates policy, regulations, street design and law enforcement to achieve a visionary goal of ending traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. The webinar concludes with a discussion of ways to clarify and improve laws and regulations that protect vulnerable road users. *Presenters*: - Dongho Chang, PE, PTOE, City Traffic Engineer, City of Seattle - Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator, City of Madison - Heather Strassberger, AICP, Project Manager, WalkBoston

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