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Webinar Invitation: September 26 - Safe Routes Planning - A Transportation Engineering Perspective
by Shoni Litinsky 19 Sep '12

19 Sep '12

To everyone interested in Active School Travel, Green Action Centre invites you to join us for a local viewing of the upcoming Safe Routes to School Webinar at the EcoCentre (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave) followed by group discussion.* *Detailed description provided below.* *If you would like to attend from your own computer, please register for the event with Sandra Jones - scjones(a)telus.net RSVPs are appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then! Cheers, Shoni 204-925-3773 * * * * * *Wednesday September 26, 12:00 to 1:00 pm CST.* *Safe Route to School Planning: A Transportation Engineering Perspective* Safe Routes to School (SRTS) and school travel planning have always been important components of the transportation planning and transportation engineering realms. Hear from Dwayne Cross and Russell Brownlee with the Canadian District of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE), about - how the engineering approvals and practices related to school siting and design have been changing of over the past ten years, and - learn of opportunities to proactively work with your engineering partners in planning and designing schools that promote walking, cycling and transit trips. *Russell* is a recognized expert in undertaking in-service safety reviews of transportation facilities and has conducted operational and safety reviews at existing and proposed school sites. He will draw on years of experience related to school planning, design and operations as a municipal employee as well as through his safety review consulting work. Most recently, Russell prepared a guideline document related to school site location and access for the Region of Durham, and was the keynote speaker and facilitator at a *School Siting & School Site Design for a Healthy Community* workshop in Hamilton, Ontario. He is currently a member of an ITE International Committee preparing an Information Report on *School Site Planning, Design and Transportation*, which is now going through the balloting process to be released for approval. *Dwayne* has developed highway planning policies and procedures, prepared transportation assessments for prospective schools, performed numerous highway commissioning reviews, and managed consulting services for several design, traffic, and transportation studies. As a member of the Technical Liaison Committee of CITE, Dwayne will provide an overview of CITE and its TLC Committee efforts. Green Communities' Canada Walks thanks the CITE for this educational opportunity and dialogue to assist facilitators and stakeholders with their STP work. Additional Bio *Russell Brownlee, B.Sc., M.A.Sc., FITE, P.Eng*. is a Transportation Safety Engineer with over 17 years of public and private sector experience in the areas of road user safety, rail safety, and transportation engineering. At Giffin Koerth he provides expert opinions in the areas of transportation system design, operations and maintenance, primarily related to road and rail facilities. Russell is an active member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. He is the Canadian District Director and represents Canada on ITE’s International Board of Direction. *Dwayne Cross, P.Eng. MITE*, has over 14 years of public sector experience, spending the majority of this time as Highway Planning Engineer and Senior Highway Planning Engineer with the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. He also has experience in the positions of Project Engineer, Highway Design Engineer, and Access Management Engineer. He has led the planning and pre-construction efforts of several 100-Series highways throughout Nova Scotia. Dwayne became a member of ITE in late 2006 and has been actively involved ever since. Dwayne was President of the Atlantic Provinces Section for four years, ending in 2010. As Past President, he remains an active member of the Section and the activities of its Executive. -- *Shoni Litinsky* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/memberships/> Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>

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Thurs a.m. - cyclists invited to CBC show at Stella's on Sherbrook
by Beth McKechnie 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

Hi folks: I am forwarding this message from Jason Carter at the Manitoba Cycling Association in case you are interested in participating. -cheers, Beth __________________________________________ CBC Information Radio has asked me to invite cyclists of all types (commuters, racers, couriers, occasional, recreational, advocates, etc.) to participate in live segments during their morning show on *Thursday, Sept 20th at Stella's Cafe, 116 Sherbrook St.* Marcy Markusa will be there at 6:30 a.m. to do numerous interviews with cyclists ("hits") throughout the show's time slot, ending around 8:30 a.m. This is part of their week-long theme of cycling and active transportation as "The Next Big Thing". Here is the show's concept as described by Marcy: The plan is to be in the community at Stella's on Thursday morning for a discussion specifically around downtown. Cycling through downtown. Into downtown, Portage Avenue etc. *What's keeping us from getting there safely?* We are booking (hopefully) someone politically connected and some cyclists with different ideas for the best plans for moving forward. If you can, please come and join us. This is an excellent opportunity for new voices to be heard about the good, bad and ugly subject of cycling in downtown Winnipeg. If you come by bike, be prepared to lock it up somewhere along the street. If you come by other means, please wear something that identifies you as a cyclist (e.g. jersey, or jacket from a "kit"). Also be prepared to purchase breakfast there - we are guests, after all, at Stella's. Hope to see you there!

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Funding: Up to $10, 000 for projects that promote healthy living - Southern MB RHA
by Anders Swanson 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

[Anyone on here from Southern MB? Chronic disease prevention and healthy living-focused grants have helped start numerous active transportation initiatives that are still going strong. This might be for you. See below. Apologies if this is a repost; note the deadline has been extended. If the attached PDFs don't come through the mailing list filter, feel free to email me directly or use the contact info below. - Anders] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Madeleine Sarrasin Subject: REMINDER: Funding for health-related projects / RAPPEL: Subventions pour projets de santé *Reminder:* You have until the October 5th (extended date) to apply for up to $10,000 of funding for projects that promote healthy living *Rappel:* Vous avez jusqu'au 5 octobre (extension de date) pour faire demande de financement de jusqu'à 10 000 $ pour des projets de promotion de la vie saine ------------------------------ Funding of up to $10,000 available for projects that support healthy living. Communities are invited to submit a funding application for healthy living projects that: · Address an important need identified, initiated and led by the community; · Aim to improve the health and well-being of populations most at risk for chronic disease; · Promote long-lasting effects and benefits to community health. There will be two opportunities to apply for this funding provided through the *Healthy Together Now* program. Application deadlines will be October 1, 2012 and January 11, 2013. Communities can access the application package online at www.sehealth.mb.ca- under *Quick Links* on the left hand side, select *Healthy Living & Health Promotion*, and select *Healthy Together Now*. Community initiatives must meet the project criteria as outlined in Appendix 1, also found on this website. Please distribute and share in your networks. Thank you! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subventions de jusqu’à 10 000 $ disponibles pour des projets faisant la promotion de la vie saine. Les communautés peuvent faire demande de subvention pour des initiatives de vie saine qui : · adressent un important besoin identifié, initié et guidé par la communauté · visent à améliorer la santé et le bien-être de populations à risque de développer des maladies chroniques · assurent des avantages et effets positifs à long termes sur la santé de la collectivité. Il y aura deux occasions de faire demande pour les subventions du programme *Healthy Together Now*. Toute demande doit être soumise au plus tard soit le *1er octobre 2012*, ou encore, le *11 janvier 2013*. Le formulaire de demande est disponible sur le site web au www.sehealth.mb.ca - sous *Liens rapides *sur la barre gauche, choisir *Vie saine & promotion de la santé*, et choisir *Healthy Together Now*. Les initiatives communautaires doivent répondre aux Critères de financement, tels qu’énoncés dans l’Annexe 1, aussi accessible à ce site web. SVP aussi distribuer dans vos réseaux. Merci! Madeleine Sarrasin Healthy Living Facilitator/Facilitatrice de modes de vie sains | *Southern Regional Health Authority/Office régional de la santé du Sud* Tel (204) 346-6692 | Fax/Télec (204) 346-6693 | msarrasin(a)sehealth.mb.ca *"Just because I can't see the stars does not mean I cannot reach for them." **anonymous ** **Privacy Disclaimer** - The information contained in this transmission is confidential only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed.** **Virus Disclaimer** - Any attachments to this message have been scanned for viruses by automated server-based virus scan.***

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The Future of Bicycle Design - Cardboard!
by Erik Dickson 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

Incredible bicycle made of $9 worth of cardboard. Wonderful design that shows anything is possible if you work for it. This $9 Cardboard Bike Can Support Riders Up To 485lbs It's 100% recycled and very lightweight, with a frame that's stronger than carbon fiber. http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670753/this-9-cardboard-bike-can-support-riders -up-to-485lbs Regards, Erik Dickson Suite 1120 - 201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 3K6 ph: (204) 927-3444 ext. 242 fax: (204) 927-3443 web: www.scatliff.ca blog: http://scatliff.tumblr.com Please consider our environment before printing this message.

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AT webinar reminder: Liability - Understanding and Managing Risk, Wed, Sept 19th, 2-3 pm, EcoCentre
by Beth McKechnie 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

Green Action Centre and Bike to the Future invite you to join us for a local viewing of the upcoming APBP webinar this Wednesday, Sept. 19th at the EcoCentre (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave) followed by group discussion.* *A detailed description is provided below.* ** **Liability: Understanding and Managing Risk Wednesday, September 19th | 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. CDT * RSVPs are appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then! cheers, Beth 925-3772 * * * * * The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) presents: Liability: Understanding and Managing Risk Wednesday, September 19th | 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. CDT The law is a tool--not a barrier--to making public streets safer for all users. Learn how city and state departments of transportation use the law as a normal part of evaluating bicycle and pedestrian projects and when determining whether improvements are needed after a crash occurs. [image: risk]Presentations will provide the context of federal and state guidance on local policy and design decisions, an overview of the legal concepts, and a case study of how the City of Seattle has successfully documented and defended design decisions. This webinar session will specifically discuss the concepts of negligence, reasonable care and governmental immunity. Examples are offered to encourage engineers, planners, law enforcement and legal counsel to collaborate for improved outcomes. Who should attend? Transportation planners, engineers, public works directors and staff, legal counsel, law enforcement and elected officials who need to know how to work within the existing framework of federal and state requirements to meet public demand for safe streets that are pedestrian and bicycle friendly. Presenters: Rebecca Boatright, Senior Assistant City Attorney with the City of Seattle; Michael Ronkin, Principal, Designing Streets for People; Benjamin Winig, Senior Staff Attorney and Program Director, ChangeLab Solutions.

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WFP: Lives at risk from drivers texting, eating, reading... (Sept.14'12)
by Beth McKechnie 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

Lives at risk from drivers texting, eating, reading... By: Nick Martin IN the hour before the start of class at three elementary schools Thursday morning, 1,050 clueless drivers broke the law or drove so poorly that children's lives were put at risk. "We saw people talking on cellphones. We saw people texting. We saw one individual reading the newspaper while driving, if you can imagine that," CAA Manitoba president Mike Mager said. In the hour before classes started, CAA and police observers in just three school zones watched drivers put on makeup, eat, make 40 illegal turns, and drive past the designated stop line in front of schools where kids were crossing 105 times. One woman talked on a cellphone while three children sat in the back -- without wearing their seatbelts. With all the attention that's been heaped on unsafe driving in school zones, and the penalties for using cellphones or texting while driving, Mager said he's "very surprised at the incidents of distracted driving." It's the second year CAA Manitoba and the police have staked out school zones, and they saw twice as many incidents as last year, though they had more observers this year. They were stationed around Carpathia School in west River Heights, Archwood School in St. Boniface, and Ecole Lacerte in Windsor Park. Mager said 84 vehicles were speeding, including a school bus doing 65 in a 60 km/h zone. Nine drivers put on makeup, two had dogs in their laps, 119 changed lanes illegally, 182 were distracted while driving, and one had to stand on the brakes after failing to notice the car ahead had signalled a turn. "We saw... very dangerous examples of risky and downright reckless behaviour," Mager said. The city is reducing the speed limit to 30 km/h in school zones, but won't start erecting traffic signs until the province passes the necessary legislation, a city official said recently. Police didn't issue tickets Thursday morning, Staff Sgt. Rob Riffel said. "Our goal in traffic enforcement is to change behaviour," he said. "We should be that much more cautious when we're operating our vehicle in and around schools." Mager and Riffel said they saw few examples of parents driving improperly while dropping off children. Archwood School principal Jack Fraser said: "The three things I see most are red-light running, excessive speed, and I'm getting reports from parents of distracted drivers." nick.martin(a)freepress.mb.ca http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/lives-at-risk-from-drivers-texting-e… -- *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/memberships/>

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FW: CBC Radio One 89.3 presents: The Next Big Thing - Does Winnipeg have world class routes?
by Janice Lukes 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

See below – please pass this around – Janice Lukes From: Communications.Winnipeg(a)CBC.CA [mailto:Communications.Winnipeg@CBC.CA] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 3:47 PM To: Communications Winnipeg Subject: CBC Radio One 89.3 presents: The Next Big Thing - Does Winnipeg have world class routes? Hi there, This week CBC Radio One 89.3 FM / 990 AM continues with the "The Next Big Thing" series. Now Terry and Marcy are asking the question - if Winnipeg had a world class active transportation system - what would it look like? Please feel free to share this information with your friends, family, co-workers and anybody else who is using Winnipeg's bike trails and routes! We look forward to any feedback you might have. Listener Line: 788-3205 <http://www.facebook.com/CBCInformationRadio> facebook.com/CBCInformationRadio <http://www.facebook.com/cbcmanitoba> facebook.com/cbcmanitoba <http://www.twitter.com/cbcmanitoba> twitter.com/cbcmanitoba Thank you. Lindsay MacKenzie CBC Manitoba 204-788-3129 What's stopping you from making the active choice? Inline ImageMornings with Terry & Marcy 5:30 - 8:30 a.m. on CBC Radio One 89.3 FM Cycling is on the rise but does Winnipeg's infrastructure match the trend? The Next Big Thing series continues next week with Marcy Markusa taking a ride on your community trails. Also, <http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/biking/> check out our interactive kilometer cruncher to see how biking to work benefits you. <http://www.cbc.ca/liveradio/popup/index.html?networkKey=cbc_radio_one&progr…> Listen to Terry MacLeod and Marcy Markusa and the <http://www.cbc.ca/inforadio/> Morning Radio team every weekday morning on <http://www.cbc.ca/liveradio/popup/index.html?networkKey=cbc_radio_one&progr…> CBC Radio One 89.3 FM/ 990 AM.

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Portland will lower speeds to 20 mph on 70 miles of residential 'greenway' streets
by Anders Swanson 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

*[note - **20 miles/hr = 32**km/hr] *Portland will lower speeds to 20 mph on 70 miles of residential 'greenway' streets<http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/08/portland_will_lower_speeds_to.…>Published: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 1:12 PM Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 2:10 PM --------------------- A year after the Oregon Legislature removed some of the red tape from its onerous speed-review process,<http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/03/oregon_house_bill_aims…>the Portland City Council has approved a 70-mile network of new 20 mph neighborhood streets. On Friday, Mayor Sam Adams will hold a celebration event at Northeast Morris Street between Rodney Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, one of the many "neighborhood greenways"<http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/406089>where the speed limit will be lowered from 25 to 20 mph. The public is invited to the 10 a.m. event, which will also feature speeches from state senators Ginny Burdick and Jackie Dingfelder. Rather than list myriad streets getting the new signs, here's a map of what the city has planned<https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-_Kv2GsQnEfbGVPMTFYVnl6bm8>. (PDF) It pretty much covers the entire existing greenway network. So, if you step onto the front porch and see sharrows on the pavement and bicyclists zooming by, you're street is probably on the map. None of the Portland suburbs have announced plans for lowering speeds on neighborhood streets under the new law. "We're examining the possibility," said Tina Bailey, a Hillsboro traffic project manager, "but we're waiting on Portland to take the lead and to see how they develop their policy. I can't say for certain that we will do it." PBOT is expected to install 250 to 300 new 20 mph signs at about $150 per sign. But that's assuming every sign needs a new pole. The total cost will be $30,000 to $45,000. "Costs will be lower if fewer poles are needed," said PBOT spokesman Dan Anderson. Even a small adjustment in speed can save lives, experts say. Research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration <http://www.nhtsa.gov/>, for example, shows pedestrians struck by an automobile traveling 30 mph have a 40 percent chance of being killed. At 20 mph, it's 5 percent. Until the new law took effect, cities had to get permission for speed reductions on a street-by-street bases from an Oregon Department of Transportation review panel. The panel factors everything from accident history and roadside culture to traffic volumes and roadway alignment. Portland has long complained that the process is too laborious, unpredictable and out of sync with local needs, especially on residential streets. Now cities can arbitrarily reduce speed limits. There are strict guidelines: Only streets with average speeds of under 30 mph and with 2,000 or less daily car trips. Also, the reduction could be no more than 5 mph and each would require passage of an ordinance. Portland has always said it will focus on turning most greenways, from Northeast Going and Klickitat streets to Southeast Center and Gladstone streets, into 20 mph zones. Of course, before the bill passed in 2011, its sponsors were forced to change its terminology from "neighborhood greenways" to "neighborhood byways," a term that is more palatable to Republicans who worry the former was too Portland-centric. In Portland, side streets modified to discourage car traffic and attract bicyclists and walkers are called neighborhood greenways. And that's the terminology used in the law to describe streets eligible as new 20 mph speed zones. Under the law, the new 20 mph signs will also read "speed limit" rather than simply "speed." In the past, under Oregon law, only placards in school zones and on interstate freeways had the words "speed limit." Cities, are free to go with the shorthand of "Speed 25" (or whatever the limit may be) on any other street, which allows them to make the numbers bigger. source: http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/08/portland_will_lower_speeds_to.…

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East St. Paul on Northeast Pioneer Greenway Pedestrian Bridge over Perimeter Highway
by Mark Cohoe 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Hi, For those at today's webinar, I looked up the East St. Paul motion regarding the pedestrian overpass of the perimeter highway that has been proposed for the Northeast Pioneer's Greenway Highway 59/Perimeter Highway Interchange project. Here it is. Meeting – Province of Manitoba MIT – Interchange WHEREAS THE Northeast Pioneer Greenway Active Transportation Path is located southwest of the proposed Province of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation PTH 59N and PTH 101 interchange; AND WHEREAS THE Province of Manitoba have announced in September, 2011 that their ultimate plan is to extend the Northeast Pioneer Greenway Active Transportation Path to Bird’s Hill Provincial Park by way of a safe pedestrian/cyclist crossing over the Perimeter Highway (PTH 101) from the Northeast Pioneers Greenway into Rural Municipality of East St. Paul; AND WHEREAS THE Rural Municipality of East St. Paul has identified in a Transportation Master Plan prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd. that the development of the Raleigh Gateway corridor as an arterial route is critical to the municipality’s transportation sustainability; AND WHEREAS THE Transportation Master Plan includes a conceptual plan, as part of the Raleigh Gateway corridor, for a PTH 101 flyover to accommodate traffic traveling between East St. Paul and the City of Winnipeg; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Rural Municipality of East St. Paul request that the Province of Manitoba support a joint use structure and construct the bridge supports (base) of the proposed pedestrian/cyclist crossing to accommodate vehicular traffic for the future flyover. It passed by a vote of 4-0 at the council meeting on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Cheers, Mark

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Bike rider's heaven
by Beth McKechnie 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

[Winnipeg Free Press, Letter to the Editor, September 12/12] Bike rider's heaven Thank you for Jen Skerritt's Sept. 10 article, *Minneapolis warming up to winter riding*<http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/city-finds-pathways-to-cyclin…>. It was a pleasure to experience the revival of cycling in Minneapolis first-hand. Checking into a downtown hotel, we were asked if we'd like our bikes held in a locked baggage check room or if we would like to keep them in our room. No one batted an eye as we wheeled bikes through the lobby and up the elevator. After a meeting in St. Paul and an unsatisfactory experience with expressway travel back to Minneapolis, the following day I biked from downtown Minneapolis to St. Paul. Travelling the 26 kilometres to and from my business meeting, mostly on bike lanes with reasonable separation from cars, made the trips time-efficient and pleasant. Half of it was on the University of Minnesota transit corridor, which is only for buses and bikes. Racks for hundreds of bikes on the Nicollet Mall made shopping by bike easy. Going out to eat was easy with a fast, safe and scenic route to evening dining, where we could eat on a patio overlooking the Mississippi River and our bikes. To see more of the city, we cycled a big loop covering much of northern Minneapolis and St. Paul, including the Cedar Lake Trail, the Grand Rounds Trail and the Saint Anthony Parkway. With an extensive biking network that effectively separates cyclists and motorists, more winter cycling makes sense in Minneapolis. I cycle-commute in Winnipeg all winter, and it is usually a pleasure. In bad weather, it is an exciting challenge. (Of course, there is no bad weather, only bad clothing.) After a serious snowfall, it is unreasonable to have bike trails here cleared within 24 hours, as Minneapolis aims to do, but the City of Winnipeg usually plows the Churchill bike trail, which I use, within a couple of days. Last winter, bike paths in Assiniboine Park were immaculately cleaned the morning after a snowstorm. So don't sell Winnipeg's winter cycling options short. Where bike routes are separate from motorized traffic and the trails are maintained, it is already a viable option in Winnipeg. DAN PROWSE Winnipeg http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/have-your-sa…

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