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WFP: Public works department ordered to develop road-safety strategy for Winnipeg (Jan.11'17)
by Beth McKechnie 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

Public works department ordered to develop road-safety strategy for Winnipeg ‘No deaths are acceptable,’ city told http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/city-looking-at- ways-to-eliminate-traffic-fatalities-410325025.html A CIVIC committee instructed the administration Tuesday to develop a road-safety strategy designed to eliminate all traffic fatalities. “No deaths are acceptable,” said Coun. Marty Morantz, chairman of council’s public works committee. “We need to be striving towards zero (fatalities).” Prompted by a proposal from Coun. Janice Lukes, the committee instructed the public works department to develop a strategy designed to eliminate all traffic fatalities on Winnipeg streets. Lukes (South Winnipeg-St. Norbert) said she was pleased the committee endorsed her suggestion, adding she expects it will involve a public consultation process and a greater emphasis by the city to improve existing roadways identified as problematic. Lukes had been pushing city hall to adopt a Swedish strategy, known as Vision Zero, which has been embraced by many countries and other Canadian municipalities. However, at the suggestion of Morantz, the committee wants city staff to develop a strategy based on a federal government initiative, known as Towards Zero, which is also based on the Swedish initiative. Lukes dismissed the significance of the name change, adding the objective is the same — to eliminate traffic fatalities. “Road safety is extremely serious,” Lukes said Officials in the public works department said it will take at least a year to develop the strategy, which Morantz said he hoped will eventually be adopted and approved by city council. City staff said Winnipeg already follows international best practices when it comes to designing roadways and the proof is the number of traffic fatalities on city streets compared with the rest of the province. Luis Escobar, the city’s manager of transportation, said while the majority of the provincial population resides in Winnipeg, the city has only a small portion of traffic deaths. Manitoba Public Insurance said there were 112 traffic fatalities across the province in 2016, with 20 of those occurring in Winnipeg. For 2015, there were 79 traffic fatalities provincewide, with 13 deaths in Winnipeg. Data provided by Manitoba Public Insurance shows while the province averaged 79 traffic deaths annually from 2010 to 2014, Winnipeg averaged 15 traffic deaths during the same time period. “We are doing a lot of things to improve road safety, and that’s reflected in the level of injury and level of fatality compared to other cities across Canada,” Escobar told the public works committee. He said the city and city staff are members of national and international road safety committees Lukes is holding a public seminar on traffic safety at the end of themonth at the Millennium Library. She’s bringing in experts to talk about the Swedish plan and what steps cities need to take in roadway design and other initiatives to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities. aldo.santin(a)freepress.mb.ca

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Cambridge stress-tests snow plans with protected bike lane pilot
by Beth McKechnie 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

CAMBRIDGE STRESS-TESTS ITS SNOW PLANS WITH A PROTECTED BIKE LANE PILOT Snow clearance is a legitimately big deal for protected bike lanes. For a protected bike lane to serve people who don't currently bike — and that's the whole point — snowy cities need a snow plan. As the Boston Globe reported <http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/12/09/protected-bike-lane-pilot-launc…> Friday, Cambridge is putting its snow-removal practice to a very practical test: it's building a temporary protected bike lane this winter with the explicit goal of learning more about snow removal. Read more: http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/cambridge-stress-tests-its-snow-pl… -- *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 green living hub Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>

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New Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks Guide
by Beth McKechnie 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Goodman, Daniel (FHWA)" <daniel.goodman(a)dot.gov> To: "members(a)lists.apbp.org" <members(a)lists.apbp.org> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 10:58:15 +0000 I’m writing to announce FHWA’s new resource on Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks <http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/small_t…>. This resource will help small towns and rural communities support safe, accessible, comfortable, and active travel for people of all ages and abilities. It will provide a bridge between existing guidance on bicycle and pedestrian design and rural practice, encourage innovation in the development of safe and appealing networks for bicycling and walking, and show examples of project implementation. Please share this new resource with partners and stakeholders in your State. A few additional updates: · For those attending TRB, please note that FHWA is hosting an informal drop-in meeting today, *Monday, January 9 in Conference Room 306 from 1-3pm** (on Level 3 of the Convention Center)*. We’ll be talking about the *Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks* report and ongoing multimodal research projects including *Measuring Multimodal Network Connectivity* and *Innovative Street Design Practices and Accessibility*. There are no formal presentations so you’re welcome to stop by anytime. · I’m attaching the draft Summary of Federal Highway Administration Pedestrian and Bicycle Research and Program Activities that we’ll be discussing at TRB. We will be posting the final version of this summary here <http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/resources/trb_summar…> . · The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has just published Case Studies in Delivering Safe, Comfortable and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks (Volume II) <http://pedbikeinfo.org/data/library/details.cfm?id=4968>. · I wanted to be sure you’re aware of the Bicycle-Pedestrian Count Technology Pilot Project Summary Report <http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/countpilot/summary_r…>. Recordings of webinars and other material from the pilot are available on PBIC’s website <http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/planning/tools_counts_pilot_program.cfm>. Our Office of Planning also recently released a resource on Coding Nonmotorized Station Location Information in the 2016 Traffic Monitoring Guide Format <http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/tmg_cod…> and I encourage you to check it out and share with your partners. Thank you, Dan Dan Goodman Federal Highway Administration Office of Human Environment Livability Team HEPH-10, Room E74-430 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Phone (202) 366-9064 Fax (202) 493-2198 -- *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 green living hub Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>

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RFP - Winnipeg Cycling Map
by Beth McKechnie 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

*** Please share widely *** *Exciting opportunity to design and produce the print and digital Winnipeg Cycling Map!* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Purchasing <purchasing(a)winnipeg.ca> Date: Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 4:25 PM Subject: 1024-2016 Bid Opportunity Notice Please find attached Bid Opportunity Notice for your necessary attention. Thank you. *Funmilayo Odunayo* The City of Winnipeg Materials Management Division Main Floor – 185 King Street Winnipeg, MB R3B 1J1 8 : FOdunayo(a)winnipeg.ca ': 204 986-2423 <(204)%20986-2423> 6 : 204 949-1178 <(204)%20949-1178> Please consider the environment before printing this email ü *Confidentiality Notice:* This e-mail is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient, please (i) do not read, copy (whole or in-part)or use this communication (whole or in-part), or disclose any related material/information to any other(s) person or party, (ii) notify the sender immediately by replying to the message or by telephone (204-986-2423 <(204)%20986-2423>), and (iii) delete the e-mail from your system. Thank you. [image: Description: cid:image002.png@01D170AA.9A6979D0] -- *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 green living hub Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>

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Save The Date | The Future of Workplace Commuting
by Mel Marginet 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Greetings, Please save the date for The Future of Workplace Commuting: Sustaining a Healthy Business <http://greenactioncentre.ca/module/workplace-commuter-options/the-future-of…> on March 15, 2017. <goog_1663013781> www.greenactioncentre.ca/kellybrough *Mel Marginet* | 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 green living hub Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>

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Metro News: Calgary council votes to make downtown cycle track permanent
by Beth McKechnie 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

Calgary council votes to make downtown cycle track permanentAmendments require City of Calgary administration to spend more capital to make the project better for businesses and motorists, especially on 12 Avenue http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2016/12/19/calgary-downtown-cycle-trac… It should stay, it shouldn't go. That's what council has ultimately decided after hours of debate on a contentious item: should we keep the downtown cycle track network? The 10 to four vote showed council has changed its stripes since the pilot was proposed and voted for in 2014 with eight votes for and seven against. "This has been a very very interesting project for a number of reasons," said Mayor Naheed Nenshi. "But I want to say that in one way it has been extremely helpful for us on both sides, because this crazy debate...has forced us to do a better job." He said proponents were forced to analyze and think about the benefits, and skeptics forced administration to be thoughtful in the implementation. Peter Oliver, of Calgarians for Cycle Tracks, said his group is thrilled council listened to citizens and businesses. "Calgary is a better city for this decision," said Oliver. "The disproportionate amount of scrutiny on this tiny project never made sense." Coun. Shane Keating brought some amendments to administration’s recommendations. He asked that the remaining money not yet spent ($1.65 million) be used to improve parking, loading and other transit issues.

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Metro News: Winnipeg will improve active transportation education and wayfinding (Dec.14'16)
by Beth McKechnie 16 Dec '16

16 Dec '16

Winnipeg will improve active transportation education and wayfindingNew bike infrastructure will require enhanced outreach and education, as well as fresh maps and wayfinding material. *By:* Braeden Jones <http://www.metronews.ca/authors.jones_braeden.html> Although some of Winnipeg’s many, <http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/12/08/winnipeg-bike-lanes-could-…> many <http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/11/23/winnipeg-bike-path-plans-s…> critics <http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/12/11/winnipeg-at-critic-made-30…> lament how the city is stuck in its deeply engrained, car-culture ways, there's progress afoot. Over the next few years, the city is looking to set aside about $15 million for new active transportation (AT) infrastructure and other related projects, one of which happens to be $1.1 million worth of “public education, awareness and promotion.” In previous years, those three boxes were ticked predominantly by partnerships with the Green Action Centre, Rivers West and Bike Week—all of which promote active living and cycling awareness. The $1.1 million to be spent over the next three years on those same objectives will continue to support those partnerships, but also introduce new initiatives. “We’re expanding (our outreach),” said Stephanie Whitehouse, the city’s AT coordinator. “As we expand our facilities, we need to expand that too.” She explained that with projects like the Garry Street bi-directional bike corridor slated to be constructed by 2018, one of the city’s main priorities is enhanced education. “That will represent a new kind of facility for Winnipeg… bidirectional on a one-way street, with bike boxes, signals specifically for cyclists,” she said. “We want to make sure the public knows how to use it.” Whitehouse said the city will work with a consultant to ensure their communications strategy matches best practices,” but she expects one outcome will be “improving two way communications.” “We want to start a dialogue so that people like the AT critic have ample opportunity to give us feedback we can build on. We always want to learn where we get it right, where there are opportunities for feedback,” she said. It’s not necessarily new for the city, as Whitehouse and her team were responsive to criticism of the Assiniboine Avenue cycle track’s Main Street crossing –namely that the light timing was too short, so they made it longer—but she admits there's room for improvement. “While we do a lot of public engagement, the dialogue doesn’t stop once we construct something,” she said. While most of the AT education initiatives on her wishlist are “high level” at the moment, one tangible item Whitehouse is looking forward to – and cyclists have called for – is improved wayfinding. “As we expand our network we’re going to roll-out a new wayfinding program… this comes from strategies as well as feedback we’ve heard from our AT advisory committee and the public,” she said. The city does have a system of wayfinding signage, but both it and its cycling maps will have to change to add new routes and key destinations. “We’re about to put out a (request for proposals) to put out a new map in 2017, which will also be available online,” Whitehouse said, adding the map would likely be installed on signage “at key junctions” on bike routes. With the budget passed this week <http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/12/13/winnipeg-roads-budget-coun…>, the preliminary consultation for a new education and outreach strategy will take place in 2017, with “roll out in 2018,” and the wayfinding study is projected for 2018 with implementation in 2019. With both the wayfinding and education efforts, Whitehouse said the goal is “to get more people using (AT) facilities” and help them “think twice about getting in their car.” http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/12/14/winnipeg-will-improve-acti…

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Safe Routes to Healthy Food
by Beth McKechnie 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

Interesting to see the Safe Routes to School Partnership in the US engaging in access to healthy food: http://saferoutespartnership.org/resources/fact-sheet/safe-routes-healthy-f… 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 green living hub Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>

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Fwd: Programming of the Winter Cycling Congress, now online !
by Anders Swanson 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Claude Beauséjour <cbeausejour(a)velo.qc.ca> Date: Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 3:06 PM Subject: Programming of the Winter Cycling Congress, now online ! To: "andersswanson(a)gmail.com" <andersswanson(a)gmail.com> Dear Anders Swanson, We want to proudly announced you the programming for the winter Cycling Congress is now online ! Have a look on our website. <http://www.velo.qc.ca/wcc/?lang=en> Also here is different topics we want to share with you: • To everyone is not register <http://www.velo.qc.ca/wcc/?lang=en>yet, don’t forget to do it • Make your life easier and book a room at Hyatt Regency Montréal <https://aws.passkey.com/event/15042628/owner/16160/home?lang=en_US>, special rate are available for you • You want be part of a magical nocturnal Montréal experience ? Participate to Snow Moon by bike <http://www.velo.qc.ca/en/event/Snow-Moon-by-bike> on the February 11th • Stay up date and like the Facebook page of the Winter Cycling Congress <https://www.facebook.com/Wintercyclingcongress/> and the Twitter account <https://twitter.com/wintercycle2017> To promote the Winter Cycling Congress we would like to have illustrations of your topic and pictures of you. Likewise if you have a Twitter account/Facebook page personal or of your organisation, please share those links with us. Thank you very much for your collaboration. The Winter Cycling Congress organizing committee want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year 2017! *Claude Beauséjour* | Adjointe Congrès vélo d'hiver *Vélo Québec Association* | 1251, rue Rachel Est, Montréal (Québec) H2J 2J9 T. 514 521-8356 <(514)%20521-8356>, poste 361 | cbeausejour(a)velo.qc.ca [image: Description : Association:Transport actif:Conférences et colloques:Winter Cycling Congress 2017:Communication-Marketing:visuels:web:960x200_Web_Entete.jpg] <http://www.congresvelohivermtl.org/>

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AT Webinar Invite: Tips to Demystify Traffic Analysis, Wed, Dec. 14, 2-3pm, EcoCentre
by Beth McKechnie 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local viewing of this month's APBP <http://www.apbp.org/> webinar. 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 * * * * * *Tips to Demystify Traffic AnalysisWednesday, December 14 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm CST * With this webinar you can expect to learn: an understanding of some of the basic methods and terminology used by traffic engineers; the impact that assumptions can have on traffic analysis outcomes; and how to work with traffic engineers to evaluate projects more holistically. *Speakers:* - Hannah Pritchard, PE PTOE, Multimodal Traffic Engineer, Toole Design Group - Brian Walsh, P.E., State Traffic Design Engineer – Traffic Operations Division, Washington State DOT - Andrew Beagle, P.E., Transportation Planning Specialist – Public Transportation Office, Washington State DOT

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