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Interesting blog post on winter cycling from today's CityLab
by Patman, David 09 Oct '14

09 Oct '14

http://wintercyclingblog.org/2014/09/26/enabling-winter-biking-walking-in-s… 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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AT webinar: Design Treatments to Transition from Trails to Roadways, Wed, Oct.15, 2-3pm, EcoCentre
by Jessie Klassen 08 Oct '14

08 Oct '14

Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local viewing of the following APBP webinar: Design Treatments to Transition from Trails to Roadways. The webinar viewing takes place in the EcoCentre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 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! Thanks, Jessie (204) 925-3772 Design Treatments to Transition from Trails to Roadways *Wednesday, October 15th, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., EcoCentre Boardroom* *Key takeaways*: • Understand the challenges and current guidance related to designing safe trail and road intersections • Explore design considerations including safety issues at unsignalized crossings; preferred treatments for trail entrances; alternatives to at-grade crossings; and use of signs, pavement markings and bollards • Learn about examples of non-standard use of pavement markings and signals that have improved safety *Description*: Detailed, prescriptive guidance for designing safe intersections between trails and roadways is scarce, and trail crossings often present complex, nonstandard design problems for engineers and planners. Attend this webinar for an overview of current design guidance and to learn how some jurisdictions help cyclists and pedestrians travel safely across a roadway on a trail or shared-use path. Case studies from San Jose, California, and Virginia’s Washington and Old Dominion Trail will provide design examples that include at-grade and under grade crossings; trail entrances; use of signs and bollards; alternative pavement markings; and experimental use of signals. *Presenters*: Randy Dittberner, P.E., PTOE, Regional Traffic Engineer, Virginia DOT Northern Region Bill Schultheiss, P.E., Vice President and Senior Engineer, Toole Design Group Yves Zsutty, Trail Manager, City of San Jose *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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Bicycle Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System (BIKESAFE)
by Beth McKechnie 08 Oct '14

08 Oct '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Terry Zdan <tjzdan50(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 10:09:13 -0500 *FHWA releases new BIKESAFE guide as part of DOT’s effort to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety* *CHAPEL HILL, NC* — The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released its new Bicycle Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System (BIKESAFE). This resource helps support the U.S. Department of Transportation’s new pedestrian and bicycle safety initiative <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UNCHighwaySafetyRese/8f53ce0585/fb09f83e26/cf0c1c82…> . “At FHWA, our safety program is multi-faceted. We have developed a broad range of expertise and resources to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety and will continue to actively promote these resources and develop new tools to help communities build streets that are safer for people walking, bicycling, and taking public transportation,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Gregory G. Nadeau. BIKESAFE is an online guide for implementing countermeasures to improve the safety and mobility of bicyclists. It provides practitioners with information and tools to review and select engineering and roadway infrastructure improvements to reduce bicyclist injuries. BIKESAFE is comprised of four sections: A guide of basic information, specific countermeasure details, case studies, and an expert system tool for countermeasure selection, as well as links to dozens of other helpful web resources. *Guide:* This section helps practitioners better understand the issues facing bicyclists, how to analyze crashes, and how to implement new treatments. *Countermeasures:* The Countermeasures section includes a comprehensive list of 46 engineering, education, and enforcement countermeasure options, as well as details of each countermeasure, including its description, purpose, considerations, safety effect, and cost. *Case Studies: *There are 34 case studies, or success stories, that document one or more of the countermeasures that have been implemented, along with the background of the problems, bicycle safety solutions selected, and the results of the treatments. *Selection Tool:* The expert countermeasure selection system allows users to input the basic safety problem and site conditions. The expert system will propose a "short list" of candidate treatment options that likely would be suited to address the specific bicyclist safety problem for that situation. This online version of BIKESAFE updates an eight-year-old version and is now available as an interactive tool, usable on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. BIKESAFE can be found at http:www.pedbikesafe.org/BIKESAFE <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UNCHighwaySafetyRese/8f53ce0585/fb09f83e26/074000c7…> . BIKESAFE was prepared for the FHWA Office of Safety <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UNCHighwaySafetyRese/8f53ce0585/fb09f83e26/6a136f31…> by the UNC Highway Safety Research Center, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., and Toole Design Group. -- Terry Zdan 126 Duncan Norrie Drive Wpg MB R3P 2J9 CANADA tjzdan50(a)gmail.com <tjzdan(a)gmasil.com>

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Cyclocross Volunteer Request
by Beth McKechnie 08 Oct '14

08 Oct '14

Please share among your networks as appropriate. Thanks! Volunteer at the Shimano Canadian Cyclo-cross Championships October 24-26. View this email in your browser <http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0eef3792ad826742c2565b5d5&id=ced9353997…> *Shimano Canadian Cyclo-cross Championships* *October 24-26, 2014* <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c256…> The Shimano Canadian Cyclocross Championships will descend upon the majestic Forks Market in Winnipeg on October 24, 25, 26 and they need your help. Please follow this link for further information: http://winnipegcx2014.ca/get-involved-2/volunteer/ <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c2565…> Over the course of the weekend festival approximately 1000 racers aged 4 through 99 will compete for national titles, or fun and bragging rights, in approximately 25 different races. For those unfamiliar with this unique mode of bike racing, cyclocross challenges racers on multiple different terrains including gravel, grass, and pavement, traversing through sand and mud and over natural and man-made barricades, on a course that will weave its way through the Forks grounds. Cyclocross is spectator friendly and adrenaline filled. Winnipeg is proud to host this championship event for the first time in Canadian history.. It is estimated that over the course of the three day festival, over 200 volunteers will be required to make this event successful. We need volunteers with a variety of talents and enthusiasms for roles such as course safety and marshalling, registration, equipment security, and hospitality. If required, training will be provided for these roles. Not since the Cobblestone Classic of the 1980s has a cycling event of this magnitude been hosted in our city. Whether you are a loyal cycling community member or unfamiliar to the sport, it is guaranteed to be a weekend that will be the talk of the town for years to come. The infectious race atmosphere and spectator cheer, guarantees that you may arrive knowing no one, but you will leave with many friends. Please consider lending your talents. Follow the link below to complete the volunteer registration form and you will be contacted by a volunteer coordinator for more details: http://winnipegcx2014.ca/get-involved-2/volunteer/ <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c256…> For more information about the Shimano Canadian Cyclocross Championships, please visit http://winnipegcx2014.ca <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c256…> If you are unable to volunteer, please consider donating to the event at http://winnipegcx2014.ca/get-involved-2/donate/ <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c256…> On behalf of the Shimano Canadian Cyclocross Championship planning committing, the Manitoba Cycling Association, Cycling Canada Cyclisme, and cyclocross racers and enthusiasts nation wide, we thank you. If you have further questions, please email *volunteer(a)winnipegcx2014.ca <volunteer(a)winnipegcx2014.ca>* and you will be contacted by one of the event volunteer coordinators. *Get Social with Bike Winnipeg* [image: Facebook] <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c256…> Facebook <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c256…> [image: Twitter] <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c2565…> Twitter <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c2565…> [image: Website] <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c2565…> Website <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c256…> Volunteer with Bike Winnipeg <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0eef3792ad826742c2565…> *Copyright © 2014 Bike Winnipeg, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you opted in on Bike Winnipeg's website (bikewinnipeg.ca) or signed up at an event where Bike Winnipeg was present. *Our mailing address is:* Bike Winnipeg c/o 303 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 2B4 Canada Add us to your address book <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=0eef3792ad826742c2565b5d5&…> unsubscribe from this list <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=0eef3792ad826742c256…> update subscription preferences <http://bikewinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/profile?u=0eef3792ad826742c2565b5d…> [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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Fwd: Cycling and the civic election
by Anders Swanson 06 Oct '14

06 Oct '14

See survey below from Bike Winnipeg. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Friends: At Bike Winnipeg, we have been working hard to educate the civic candidates on what they could do to make Winnipeg bike-friendly, and to make cycling one of the issues raised in the media and in meetings. Many candidates are taking positive positions on cycling (see www.ibikeivote.ca ), so there is hope for a more pro-active council after October 22, but in the last weeks of the campaign, we need to keep educating all the candidates what the city has to do to make cycling attractive to more Winnipeggers. We are doing a flash-survey to ask six multiple-choice questions on cycling issues to Winnipeg cyclists, and to all the candidates for Mayor and Councillor in Winnipeg. Next week, we will compare the responses of cyclists to those of the candidates in their respective areas to further emphasize the importance of cycling issues in the civic election. So far, 170 cyclists have taken two minutes to answer the six multiple choice questions. We need LOTS more participation to make the results more interesting, and more credible when we show them to candidates and the media next week, so… If you’ve already participated, thanks. If you haven't received an e-mail invitation from Bike Winnipeg to participate in this survey, that means we don't have your current e-mail address on our newsletter list. Go here: https://feaver.wufoo.com/forms/r181s0v31lfse34/ to sign up and register your opinion in the survey. *And… to really help us make a difference… Please send out a quick note to encourage all your Winnipeg cycling friends and contacts in your networks to do the survey by Wednesday*. Thanks Charles Charles(a)bikewinnipeg.ca

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Call for Proposals - Winter Cycling Congress 2015 - Leeuwarden Holland
by Anders Swanson 01 Oct '14

01 Oct '14

FYI The call for proposal submissions for the Winter Cycling Congress 2015 in Leeuwarden, Holland is now open: http://wintercyclingblog.org/2014/09/29/call-for-proposal-now-accepting/ Anders

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Fwd: FW: New UBC Report re: Demand for and Health Benefits from Walkable Neighbourhoods in Vancouver
by Jackie Avent 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

For your Information *From:* Kim Perrotta [mailto:kperrotta@hsf.ca] *Sent:* September-29-14 12:46 PM *To:* kim.perrotta(a)cogeco.ca *Subject:* New UBC Report re: Demand for and Health Benefits from Walkable Neighbourhoods in Vancouver *Hi HCBD members and guests:* *The University of British Columbia, in partnership with HCBD, has released a new report which finds demand for, and health benefits from, walkable neighbourhoods in Metro Vancouver: * *See HCBD blog on report: * http://hcbd-clasp.com/2014/09/29/new-vancouver-report-finds-demand-for-heal… *See press release on report*: https://hcbdclasp.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/press-release-vancouver-resid… Please forgive cross-postings….Kim *Kim Perrotta, MHSc* Knowledge Translation & Communications *Healthy Canada by Design (HCBD) CLASP Initiative* Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada *Kperrotta(a)hsf.ca <http://Kperrotta@hsf.ca> (mailto:kim.perrotta@cogeco.ca <kim.perrotta(a)cogeco.ca> after Sept 30th)* 905-627-2157 *HCBD-CLASP.ca <http://hcbd-clasp.com/> * *P.S. My contract with HSF expires September 30th so I will not have access to my e-mail account after that date. However, I will continue, for a few months, to maintain the website and coordinate the CJPH supplement using my personal e-mail mailto:kim.perrotta@cogeco.ca <kim.perrotta(a)cogeco.ca>.* -- *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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ACT Canada: Ideas in Motion webinars - Mobilizing knowledge on AT
by Beth McKechnie 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sharon Lewinson <Sharon(a)actcanada.com> Date: Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 7:28 AM [image: Newsletter-Header-Final] *Summary* September 25, 2014 1. *Register for Webinar Series* *Ideas <#148b1f100f4281c2_abstract> in Motion:* *Mobilizing Knowledge on Active Transportation* [image: http://www.actcanada.com/images/default-source/website-images/ideasinmotion…] *IDEAS IN MOTION:* *Mobilizing Knowledge on Active Transportation* *A series of webinars on active transportation initiatives across Canada presented by ACT Canada in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada * Provinces, territories and their partners can boost public health by making active transportation more practical, convenient and safe. This series of four webinars will highlight provincial experiences in several key areas: *STRATEGIES AND COLLABORATION* *INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND DELIVERY* *LEGISLATION AND REGULATION* *INFORMATION AND PROMOTION* *WHAT, WHY AND HOW.* Invited webinar speakers will offer their unique knowledge about provincial initiatives, and present their lessons learned. Each webinar will include time for attendees to submit online questions and comments. *JOIN US!* This is a great opportunity to learn from current Canadian experiences. All webinars are free of charge, and attendees may participate using an Internet connection and/or telephone (long distance charges will apply). *RESERVE YOUR PLACE.* To register, see below. Live attendance for each event will be limited to 100 connections, but recordings will be archived at www.ACTCanada.com. *SAVE THE DATE – REGISTER NOW!* [image: RegisterNowBtn] <https://actcanada.webex.com/actcanada/onstage/g.php?PRID=09ccb28532be696c1b…> *THE BIG PICTURE: Active Transportation Strategies and Collaboration * <http://www.actcanada.com/events/webinars/ideas-in-motion-the-big-picture> Thursday, October 9, 2014 12:00–1:30 PM (Eastern) *BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS: Active Transportation Infrastructure * <http://www.actcanada.com/events/webinars/ideas-in-motion-removing-barriers%…> Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00–1:30 PM (Eastern) *SAFETY FIRST: Active Transportation Legislation and Regulation* <http://www.actcanada.com/events/webinars/ideas-in-motion-safety-first> January 2015 Date and time to be announced *BUILDING CAPACITY: Active Transportation Information and Promotion* <http://www.actcanada.com/events/webinars/ideas-in-motion-building-capacity> *ACT Canada September 2014* CONTACT US: [image: arrow] 613-226-9845 <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> info(a)actcanada.com <info(a)actCanada.com?Subject=Regarding%20the%20Newsletter> www.ACTCanada.com <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> FOLLOW US: [image: arrow] [image: TwitterS] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> [image: LinkedinS] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> [image: FacebookS] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> [image: g+S] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> [image: YouTubeS] <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> ACT Canada – 2031 Merivale Road, Ottawa, ON Canada K2G 1G7 To review our privacy policy <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…>, click here. If you no longer wish to receive email newsletters from ACT Canada you may unsubscribe <support(a)actcanada.com?subject=Unsubscribe> Were you forwarded this email? Click here <http://www.actcanada.com/aa88ee3c-d13d-4751-ba3f-7538ecc6b2ca?sf=A3416B63AC…> to subscribe to the ACT Canada Sustainable Mobility Network newsletters. ------------------------------

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"Get off my road you darn kids, with your bikes"
by Beth McKechnie 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

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WFP Analysis: Cycling's faster than Route 90 (Sept.27'14)
by Beth McKechnie 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

Cycling's faster than Route 90 By: Catherine Mitchell <catherine.mitchell(a)freepress.mb.ca> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/cyclings-faster-than-rout… On Wednesday, I rode my bike to work, huffing it from River Heights to the Inkster Industrial Park. I did it in 35 minutes (plus or minus five minutes; not a single timepiece in my house is faithful to Greenwich). Not too shabby. But here's the thing: It's taking me as long to drive Route 90 North these days, a trip so frustratingly tedious I've started driving through town, through rush-hour traffic to relieve the blood pressure. I gave up on Route 90 South months ago. I haven't cycled to work since I biked here for a weekend shift when the Freep opened its doors on Mountain Avenue. I took McPhillips Street, and I resolved not to do that again. This week I wanted to find how much longer it would take for me to cycle than drive. Having been promised another unseasonably warm September day, I threw on a T-shirt that affirmed there are only good days and great days, consulted with some colleagues on a safer route and stuffed a dress in a zip-lock bag that I tossed into a backpack with my lunch. "It'll take me 45 minutes, I think," I told my man. Pulling in at 1355 Mountain Ave., intact and sweaty, I locked up the bike and whipped out my flip-phone: 9:20 a.m. -- I let out a victory whoop for no one to hear. Screw Route 90! Yes, I exercised the healthy option late in the season but the point was not just to see if there was a sane way to bike to work. The drive that normally takes me 15 minutes, or 20 on a hectic day, via a major arterial road -- a trucking route, no less -- has stretched to easily twice the time. Getting cranky about road repair and construction in Winnipeg is like complaining about the heat in July. But I'm not the only with pointed questions about this year's construction-season strategy. The drive along the northbound lanes, reduced to two or one lane for pretty much of the summer, has caused many to ask why construction crews aren't at it 24/7. Motorists have been crawling through the big squeeze at Ness Avenue for two years now. Further, after grinding off the asphalt from Ness on, work all but halted on the northbound stretch for weeks. This is just a resurfacing project. And it's almost October. After a crappy, crappy, crappy spring that beat the crap out of our crappy roads, the summer has seen a compression of an unprecedented amount of roadwork. The city's acting manager of public works says this year's construction budget got a jolt of cash -- $80 million on roadworks, compared with $50 million last year. That and a late start date has put a lot of pressure on the regular resources of engineering and construction firms. The question about ramping up resources, and going to a 24/7 schedule, is more complicated. The construction industry has set its resources to serve the regular public work it has come to expect; pulling out the stops to complete, say, Route 90, quickly isn't easily accommodated, says Michelle Stainton. It is not the grunt work of labour that's the issue; it's difficult finding the highly skilled or professional staff required for good, lasting and well-designed roads. "They're having trouble as an industry staffing up." Not so much, says Chris Lorenc of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association. Resources aren't the issue. Around-the-clock construction is a no-go because noise will disrupt the lives of residents, and no politician is prepared to weather that storm. "We use jackhammers, we don't use rakes." But there are some things the city could do to cut, by weeks, the length of construction jobs, he says. First, spend more money to get the design work done far in advance so construction can be tendered in the dead months -- November to April. Firms can then buy aggregates, equipment and hire and train people early at cheaper prices. And, using Route 90 as an example, shut down a northbound lane entirely so crews can go unimpeded. If all traffic were shunted to the southbound lane, it would be more painful but for shorter periods. Or, I suggest, give people real options in their commute. It's easy to cycle to Inkster Industrial Park. Really. My bike commute was lovely. Clifton Street is bucolic, in an urban sense; a quiet, pretty slice of Winnipeg. I love Logan Avenue, its raw, evocative streetscape girded by an iron spine. Muscular, sure of itself and historic. The Keewatin Underpass is no place for a cyclist. Take the sidewalk. Hydrate. Despite evident progress, this city still has such a long way to go to become cyclist-friendly, but Winnipeg motorists are getting more and more accommodating. It's time to promote the rights of walkers and cyclists. We need to start the cultural shift that compels vehicles to be deferential to the bipedal and bi-wheeled commuters. Even a city caked in ice for seven months of the year should learn to share the roads generously with the self-propelled. The investment in that infrastructure will ease the pressure on roadworks and keep us all a little more sane. And that's good for the blood pressure. catherine.mitchell(a)freepress.mb.ca Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 27, 2014 A17

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