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Free Creative Commuting Ambassador Sessions
by Jessie Klassen 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

Green Action Centre has some free upcoming Creative Commuting Ambassador Training<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/creative-commuting-ambassador-training/>sessions that may be of interest to many of you. Also, just a friendly reminded to strap on your skates, skis, snowshoes or otherwise for the Jack Frost Challenge<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/bougeons-en-hiver-the-jack-frost-challe…>starting this Saturday! [image: Inline image 3] *Creative Commuting Ambassador Training* Want to support your co-workers to bike, bus, walk or carpool? Does employee health and wellness or benefits fall under your responsibilities? Perhaps you simply want to improve green commuting options at your workplace. Sign up for one of our FREE workshops to increase your knowledge, answer questions and grow your toolkit of resources. *I: Tools and hands-on training* *Wednesday, February 26, 1:00 - 4:30pm* Become a Creative Commuting Ambassador at your workplace! Get the tools and guidance to support your co-workers to get the most out of their commutes. >From a basic primer on different types of bike infrastructure to transit tools, such as Navigo, BUStxt and transit apps, to understanding carpooling vs carsharing. *II: Baseline commuting surveys* *Wednesday, March 12, 12:00 - 1:30pm* Understanding how your co-workers currently get around will help inform your next steps. This 1-1/2 hour workshop will help you plan and create a basic online survey to determine existing commuting habits and what programs, policies or incentives could have the biggest impact on commuting choices at your workplace. *III: Creating change over time* *Wednesday, March 26, 1:00 - 4:30pm* Do you want to sing the praises of creative commuting with your co-workers but no one seems to be listening? Explore the many facets of behaviour change from a social marketing, transitions and systems perspective. Walk away with some strategies you can apply to create a more commuter friendly and active workplace. *Location: *All workshops are held in the EcoCentre boardroom (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave). *Register today: *Email beth(a)greenactioncentre.ca or jessie(a)greenactioncentre.ca today or call us at (204) 925-3772. *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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Sunday Review: When Pedestrians Get Mixed signals
by Beth McKechnie 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

SundayReview <http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html#sundayreview> |OPINION When Pedestrians Get Mixed Signals By TOM VANDERBILTFEB. 1, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/opinion/sunday/when-pedestrians-get-mixed… A FEW years ago, I was waiting to cross the street in Los Angeles. And kept waiting. I watched several cycles of traffic go through the intersection. I checked my iPhone. I admired the distant Hollywood Hills. But the indication to walk never came. I was contemplating a four-lane dash when a man appeared who told me I had to press the "Walk" button. I did, and at the next signal change for cars, my signal appeared as well. At first, I applauded this municipal beneficence, which I encountered during a visit while researching my book. Los Angeles is looking after its pedestrians! In New York City, by contrast, the once-functioning "Walk" buttons were left to go dormant, then largely removed. But in my subsequent visits to Los Angeles, my feelings have shifted. The reason the buttons were rendered obsolete in New York is that there was no need for them. There were always pedestrians waiting to cross. In Los Angeles, the working button came to seem a rare and feeble plea: May I *please* cross the street? Let's put aside the tired trope that no one walks in Los Angeles -- Ray Bradbury nailed that one with his 1951 short story "The Pedestrian," about a man picked up by the police for the suspicious activity of walking. In fact, Los Angeles has many places that are quite pleasant for walking. Take the Silver Lake neighborhood: It does not even rank among the city's top 20 "most walkable" areas, according to the website Walk Score<http://www.walkscore.com/CA/Los_Angeles/Silver_Lake>, yet still wins 75 points ("most errands can be accomplished on foot") -- a number that puts many American cities to shame. In 2012, the city hired its first "pedestrian coordinators." But then came the surest indication of a walking resurgence in Los Angeles: It suddenly had a pedestrian problem. As The Los Angeles Times reported<http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/18/opinion/la-ed-jaywalking-20131218>, the Police Department was targeting people for a variety of pedestrian violations in downtown Los Angeles -- an area that once featured as an emptied post-apocalyptic wasteland in the 1971 science fiction movie "The Omega Man," but has of late enjoyed a renaissance of life, much of it occasioned by foot traffic. "We're heavily enforcing pedestrian violations because they're impeding traffic and causing too many accidents and deaths," said Lt. Lydia Leos<http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/police-crackdown-on-jaywalking-means-tic…> of the Los Angeles Police Department. Thus a familiar pattern reasserts itself: The best way to reduce pedestrian deaths is to issue tickets to pedestrians. A similar dynamic can be seen<http://www.newstimes.com/news/us/article/I-m-walkin-here-NYC-takes-aim-at-j…> in recent weeks after a spate of pedestrian deaths in New York City, where Mayor Bill de Blasio has endorsed more aggressive enforcement by the New York Police Department against jaywalkers. Enforcement against jaywalking varies between states, but it is an infraction in most, even a misdemeanor in some. The international picture is mixed: Crossing the road at other than a designated spot is also an offense in Canada, Spain, Poland and Australia, among other countries. Singapore is especially harsh -- jaywalking can earn a three-month prison sentence. As you might expect, Scandinavian countries are less punitive. In Britain, the term is rare, and the presumption is that crossing the road safely is a matter of personal responsibility. But neither enforcement nor education has the effect we like to think it does on safety. Decades of graphic teenage driving safety films did not bring down teenage driving deaths; what did was limiting the age and conditions under which teenagers could begin to drive. Similarly, all the "awareness campaigns" on seatbelt usage have had a fraction of the impact of simply installing that annoying chime that impels drivers to buckle up. If tough love will not make pedestrians safer, what will? The answer is: better walking infrastructure, slower car speeds and more pedestrians. But it's easier to write off the problem as one of jaywalkers. Nowadays, the word connotes an amorphous urban nuisance. In fact, the term once referred to country bumpkins ("jays"), who came to the city and perambulated in a way that amused and exasperated savvy urban bipeds. As the historian Peter Norton <http://virginia.academia.edu/PeterNorton> has documented, the word was then overhauled in the early part of the 20th century. A coalition of pro-automobile interests Mr. Norton calls "motordom" succeeded in shifting the focus of street safety from curbing the actions of rogue drivers to curbing rogue walkers. The pedestrian pushback was shortlived: An attempt to popularize the term "jay driver" was left behind in a cloud of exhaust. Sure, we may call an errant driver, per the comedian George Carlin, an "idiot" or a "maniac," but there is no word to tar an entire class of negligent motorists. This is because of the extent to which driving has been normalized for most Americans: We constantly see the world through what has been called the "windshield view." Those humans in Los Angeles who began walking a second or two after the light was blinking were, after all, violating the "Vehicle Code." Note that cars, apparently, do not violate a "Human Code." As for pedestrian safety, which is the typical stated purpose of jaywalking crackdowns, more pedestrians generally are killed in urban areas by cars violating their right of way than are rogue pedestrians violating vehicles' right of way. Then there are those people struck on sidewalks, even inside restaurants. What do we call that? Jay-living? I routinely jaywalk across one-way streets with my young daughter in our Brooklyn neighborhood. I do this not as an act of vigilante pedestrianism, but simply because the times we came closest to being hit by cars were when we had the "Walk" signal and a driver attempted to make a turn. Pedestrians, who lack air bags and side-impact crash protection, are largely rational creatures. Studies have shown that when you shorten the wait to cross a street, fewer people will cross against the light. When you tell people how long they must wait to cross, fewer people will cross against the signal. When you actually give people a signal, more will cross with it. As the field of behavioral economics has been discovering, rather than penalizing people for opting out of the system, a more effective approach is to make it easier to *opt in*. The Los Angeles Police Department may be patrolling on foot in downtown Los Angeles, but it is still looking through the windshield. Tom Vanderbilt is the author of "Traffic" and a visiting scholar at New York University's Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management.

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These 15 stories show exactly how great bikeways help local economies
by Dave Elmore 01 Feb '14

01 Feb '14

http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/these-15-stories-show-exactly-how-g reat-bikeways-help-local-economies These 15 stories show exactly how great bikeways help local economies January 15, 2014 Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer It's time for American bicycling advocates, government leaders and the public at large to permanently retire an idea that's been hurting our economy, preventing equitable development and generally holding our country back. Here's the destructive, mistaken idea: that great biking is something a city pays for if it can afford it. The truth is just the opposite. In the modern United States, creating protected bike lanes and other great bikeways are something a city does to help create prosperity. Great bikeways are things people make so they and their governments can afford to do all the other important things they want to do. Great biking, in other words, is wonderful. But for cities, it's not the end goal. Great biking is the means. The reason that not everyone already thinks this way - even many of us who passionately support bicycling - is that until recently, it wasn't nearly as true. In a major report being released today <http://peopleforbikes.org/page/-/uploads/GLP/Protected%20Bike%20Lanes%20Mea n%20Business.pdf> , the national research and advocacy groups PeopleForBikes <http://peopleforbikes.org> and the Alliance for Biking and Walking <http://peoplepoweredmovement.org> consider four megatrends that are transforming the U.S. economy in ways that are only now being widely understood, only now being integrated into the conventional wisdom of American communities and businesses. Here they are: * Skills are scarcer: Companies are scrambling to attract the most skilled Millennials and Gen X-ers, who increasingly prefer downtown jobs and commutes that don't involve a car. * Cities are more popular: Americans are flocking to urban areas, creating demand for solutions that increase traffic flow without adding congestion. * Unhealthy lifestyles are more expensive: With health care costs near an all-time high, employers are scrambling to encourage active living. * We are literally running out of room for all our cars: In the country's newly thriving urban shopping districts, physical space is at a higher premium than ever before. In today's report, we use 15 stories from thriving businesses in Texas, Illinois, Oregon, California and Washington DC, backed with up-to-the-minute research from academic and government studies, to show with concrete examples and personal stories how bicycles, and the protected bike lanes that are proven to put more people on bicycles, are solving each of these problems and creating economic growth for the cities that are using them. We'll also be covering these issues over the next week here on the blog. But you can start by checking out the full report <http://peopleforbikes.org/page/-/uploads/GLP/Protected%20Bike%20Lanes%20Mea n%20Business.pdf> , and maybe sharing it with someone else who might be interested. Neither of you may think about better biking the same way again.

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Cold Campus Cycling - FREE Winter Cycling Congress Panel & Workshop at University of Manitoba - February 14, 2014
by Beth McKechnie 01 Feb '14

01 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ian Hall <Ian.Hall(a)umanitoba.ca> Date: Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:49 PM Subject: Cold Campus Cycling - FREE Winter Cycling Congress Panel & Workshop at University of Manitoba - February 14, 2014 Hi friends, You're invited to join us for Cold Campus Cycling<http://umanitoba.ca/campus/sustainability/events.html>at the University of Manitoba - a free, open-to-all panel discussion and facilitated workshop focused on winter cycling in a campus environment. Four experts from around the world will share their perspectives on the planning, design, culture, and engineering keys to great cold campus cycling. Join us for the panel (1 p.m.), a coffee break (2 p.m.), the workshop (2:30 p.m.), or all three. For those attending the main Winter Cycling Congress at The Forks, a group ride option from downtown to the university on a bike route is planned (alternatively, the University is well served by Transit <http://winnipegtransit.com/en/navigo>). I'd be grateful if you could share this invitation with your networks. Thanks, Ian

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WTA News
by Beth McKechnie 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rivers West <info(a)riverswest.ca> Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:20:47 -0600 Good day, Winnipeg Trails Association (WTA) through Rivers West continues to work on behalf of all Winnipeg Trails groups. We will communicate the activities & events that are happening in the city, what we are doing on your behalf, and we will assist you with some events. Limited funding is currently available through Rivers West to provide trails associations with honoraria and assistance with expenses for community trail events, Jane's Walks and International Trails Day. Read more on this subject in the attached newsletter. We look forward to working with all of you in 2014! -- *Sylvie Fouasse* Rivers West info(a)riverswest.ca (204) 925-2320 ext 108

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Repeat webinar by demand: Strategies to Enable Winter Cycling and Walking, Thurs, Feb.6th, noon-1:30, EcoCentre
by Beth McKechnie 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

Given that many people interested in this APBP webinar were not able to attend the original airing a couple of weeks ago, we are holding a repeat viewing next week. Please see the attached slides for reference. Join Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg in the boardroom at the EcoCentre (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave) next Thursday at noon for this 90-minute webinar. Very timely issue and a nice lead-in to the International Winter Cycling Congress <http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.org/>happening in Winnipeg the week following. Also mark your calendar for the next APBP webinar on Wed, Feb. 19th, 2-3pm, on the topic of "Designing for Pedestrian and Cyclist Comfort". Details to follow closer to the date. cheers, Beth (204) 925-3772 ** * * * ** Strategies to Enable Winter Cycling and Walking *Thursday, Feb. 6th | 12:00-1:30 p.m.* Winter conditions vary across a range of temperatures and precipitation, but in all cases communities must find ways to provide safe, accessible conditions for winter cycling and walking while balancing competing priorities. This webinar offers examples of policies and practices that are used to ensure timely snow removal from sidewalks, pathways, bike lanes and cycle tracks. Presenters in this session will discuss: - An overview of different types of winter climates and how facilities and maintenance should be adapted to local climate - Different policy approaches to snow removal from sidewalks - The importance of prioritization and predictability of snow removal in encouraging winter cycling - A pilot program to determine operation and funding requirements to achieve improved snow clearing and street sweeping along on-street bike routes. Presenters include: - Tyler Golly, General Supervisor - Sustainable Transportation, City of Edmonton, Alberta - Marc Jolicoeur, Research Director, Velo Quebec - Nicole Losch, Bicycle/Pedestrian/Environmental Planner, City of Burlington, Vermont - Arthur Ross, Pedestrian/Bicycle Coordinator, City of Madison, Wisconsin

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Winter Walking Day - Saturday, Feb 8th
by Janice Lukes 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

And here is another winter event - for the walkers in the crowd! See attached poster - and those warming huts on the river are a must see! * * * * * * * * * * Come and join Sharon Blady, Minister of Healthy Living and Seniors, the Winnipeg Trails Assoc. and friends to walk on the Red River Mutual River Trail! DATE: Saturday, February 8th TIME: 11:00 am MEET: At the central canopy in front of the Forks Market building! Calling all Winnipeg winter walkers! Walk and talk with the Minister, check out the architecturally designed warming huts, sip on free hot chocolate and make new winter memories with friends and families! We have ordered up a sunny mild day - so shake that cabin fever and come out for a winter walk!

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Fwd: Conference Program Updates and Other Exciting News
by Beth McKechnie 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

In case you're not receiving these messages, some really fantastic activities happening with the upcoming conference. If you haven't registered yet, sign up today<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.org/register/>! See you there. cheers, Beth ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Winter Cycling Congress Winnipeg 2014 < info(a)wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.org> Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 10:00 AM Subject: Conference Program Updates and Other Exciting News <http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…> Why hello there! Just under two weeks to go! This is the second in a series of e-newsletter updates about the Winter Cycling Congress 2014. Major announcements only. This one is a doozie. Please read carefully. Join us on Twitter<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…> , Facebook<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> or LinkedIn<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> for up-to-the-minute updates and other fun stuff. *1.* *See who is speaking*. Go here to learn a bit more about all of the talented speakers that are making this event special.<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> *2. You can be a speaker too! Tell everyone your story on Thursday night! *Be a part of an exciting public event where delegates, speakers and the people of Winnipeg are invited to mix at the St.Boniface Research Centre to exchange stories! With a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear from guests from around the world, we are inviting everyone involved in the conference to consider submitting a short, image-based presentation to be presented rapid-fire style in the Samuel N. Cohen Auditorium. Based on the popular *Pecha Kucha* presentation format, *"Betcha Couldya: **Reflections on Human Powered Winter Travel"* is a fun event with music, drinks, DIY workshops, mingling and a succession of stories from at home and around the world. Speaking slots are limited. Topics are open ended. Entry is free or by donation to local bike education programs. Go here for more information, and to sign up to speak.<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…> Made possible by Alta Planning + Design. *3.* *Do you need a bike?* Courtesy of Winnipeg's local volunteer-run bikeshops and others, there will be a limited number of bicycles available for "rent" to conference guests. Rental is by donation. Bikes vary in size/type. Bring your own lock (mandatory) or helmet should you choose to wear one. First come first serve. To help us gauge interest, please go here to fill out a brief form<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>. Made possible by the WRENCH<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> . *4. Hungry? Sign up for the Moveable Feast . . . Winnipeg's one-of-a-kind Winter Cycling Restaurant Tour.* Thursday evening, just before the Betcha Couldya, this one-of-a-kind opportunity features a stop on the now-famous Raw: Almond restaurant right on the frozen river, warm drinks in a snow maze, dessert on a winter patio and more. Come see and taste Winnipeg for yourself! Spaces are reserved for conference-goers, but is very limited. Sign up now.<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> Made possible by The Downtown Winnipeg Biz and Freig and Associates. *5. Sign up for the Winnipeg Cultural and Architectural Icons Tours.*Also Thursday evening, just before the Betcha Couldya. Featuring special access for conference delegates, speakers and volunteers only, this is your chance to visit the newly built Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the inimitable Winnipeg Art Gallery. Culture buffs will not want to miss this one. Go here for more info and to sign up.<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=abc…>Thanks to Freig and Associates and the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ for organizing. *6.* *Winter Cities Bicycle Infrastructure Design Course.* Tuesday all day. There is still room left for participants in this important pre-conference session<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> being held at the Millenium Library on Tuesday, February 11th. The design course costs extra, but is heavily discounted for conference participants. Sign up now!<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>Kudos to our friends at Urban Systems for making it happen. *7. U of M Post Conference Session - Cold Campus Cycling.* Friday afternoon, just after the conference. Typically university campuses exhibit some of the highest numbers of winter cyclists. The U of M may not be the University of Madison or the University of Oulu, but they have big plans. Our biggest University is undergoing some significant and exciting changes and they are keen to get feedback on what is possible. Come down and hear from 4 experts who know how it works and participate in some lively discussion and workshops. Go here for more info.<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…> Brought to you by the U of M. *8. Can't make it to the conference? Have to work? There is still plenty of **time to commit to riding on Winter Bike to Work Day on Friday, February 14th, 2014.* Celebrate winter riding the simplest way. There are numerous communities participating (From Alaska to Winnipeg to Finland) - or just sign up as an individual. Everything you need to know is here: Winter Bike to Work Day<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…> . *9. A Few Good Causes.* Faced with the slight possibility that this non-profit conference may have money left over once we cover expenses, any additional money raised will be donated to local and international causes working to improve cycling conditions for everyone. Specifically, The WRENCH<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> (local volunteer bike repair for at-risk youth), Bike Winnipeg<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> (local volunteer bike advocacy) and the Winter Cycling Federation<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> (for the development of future conferences). *10. Music, Fancy Dress and More. *The next update will feature information on after-parties, local bands, the banquet at one of Winnipeg's oldest and most beautiful hotels and much more. Thanks again for staying connected to a very special conference. Contact us anytime for questions or comments! We would sincerely like to thank our partners the City of Winnipeg<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>and the Province of Manitoba<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>. Thanks also to our major sponsors Mobycon<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>, Urban Systems<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=abc…>, Vélo Québec<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>, Downtown Winnipeg BIZ<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…>, Rivers West Red River Corridor<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> /Winnipeg Trails Association<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>, University of Manitoba<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>, Green Action Centre<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>, Tourism Winnipeg<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=abc…>, The Forks<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…>, Alta Planning + Design<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…>, Eco-Counter<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>, Stantec<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>and everyone else<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…>who has have helped make this conference a success. This could not have happened without you. Feel Free to Share this Message Widely. Sincerely, *The Organizing Team* *Winter Cycling Congress Winnipeg 2014 <http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…>* *Feb 12**-14, 2014* *Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada* phone. 1-204-797-1962 facebook. /Wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> twitter. @wccwpg<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=abc…> . #wccwpg #wintercycling Sign up for our newsletter here<http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=abcb…> . 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Fwd: Active & Green: IISD is 'Gold'en, Take on Jack Frost, Winter Cycling Celebration
by Beth McKechnie 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

Hope you enjoy the latest issue of Active & Green! If you would like to subscribe directly or check out past issues, you can do so here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/active-green/> . cheers, Beth Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.<http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a183a3f55cc&id=530a28a91d…> *Looking to add some GOLD to your workplace?* Request resources<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…>on cycling, carpooling, commuting surveys and tracking progress, among others. Book a presentation<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>on green commuting options and creating a commuter friendly workplace. Become a Commuting Ambassador! Sign up today for a FREE training session<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> : *1) Commuting Tools and Hands-On Training *(Wed, Feb. 26th, 1-4:30pm) *2) Baseline Commuting Surveys *(Wed, Mar. 12th, 12-1:30pm) *3) Behaviour Change *(Wed, Mar. 26th, 1-4:30pm) ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* *Snow Trek*<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> *Feb. 2 - Harbourview* Feb. 9 - Living Prairie The Jack Frost Challenge<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> *February 8-14* *Winter Walk Day <http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> Saturday, February 8* *International Winter Cycling Congress <http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>* *February 12-14* *A Moveable Feast: Cycling Tour of Restaurants <http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> Thurs, Feb. 13, 4:45-8:00pm* *Winter Bike to Work Day <http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> Friday, February 14* *F <http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>amily Winter Cycling Celebration <http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a…> Friday, Feb. 14, 4-7pm* *Commuter Challenge <http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> June 1-7, 2014* ------------------------------ *Mark your calendar! Rapid Transit Stage 2 - Open Houses* Set aside an hour on *February 24 or 25* to attend the public open houses for Stage 2 of the Southwest Rapid Transitway<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>in Winnipeg. This leg will run from Pembina and Jubilee to the U of M and the football stadium. Stay tuned for more details on our website<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…> . ------------------------------ *What's up with the Ped/Bike Strategies?* Looks like it will be at least another month or two before Public Open Houses will be held for the Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies<http://greenactioncentre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af15a2f9f91ef9a1…>. Word has it the City and consultants are busy drafting what will be presented. 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by Dave Elmore 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

Hard to believe but apparently true http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Cyclist-Driver-didn-t-see-me-stuck- in-windshield-5161867.php#photo-5753097 Cyclist: Driver didn't see me stuck in windshield Updated 6:41 am, Friday, January 24, 2014 Steven Gove of Manitowoc, Wis., talks about how lucky he was to escape serious injury after he was stuck in the windshield of a moving car, Monday, Jan 20, 2014. Gove says he was struck Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 night while riding his three-wheeled bicycle. Gove says he was wearing an overcoat with a reflective vest and he had front and rear flashers on. He says he's not sure why the driver didn't see him. Photo: Sue Pischke, AP MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man who became lodged in the windshield of a car that struck him said he turned to the driver and said, "Hello, I'm the guy you hit on the bicycle." The driver did not respond, but continued on, running a stop sign and hitting another vehicle before he arrived home, the cyclist, Steven Gove <http://www.sfgate.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Fc rime&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Steven+Gove%22> , told HTR Media about the Saturday incident (http://htrne.ws/1bI58jh ). The man finally noticed Gove when he stopped the car outside his home. "He looked at me and said 'Who are you? What are you doing in the car?'" Gove said. "He started freaking out: 'I'm going to jail, I'm going to jail.'" The man then locked the car doors and went into his home. Gove, whose body had gone most of the way through the windshield, then pulled his knees and feet into the car. "I righted myself and got out," he said. "I unlocked the passenger's side door and started walking down the street." A witness had called police, who found Gove as he was walking and took him to a hospital. Doctors removed glass from Gove's eyes and treated him for other cuts to the head and leg. The driver, a 20-year-old Manitowoc man, was found at the home and treated at a hospital for a serious cut to the hand. He hadn't been formally charged as of Tuesday morning, but he was facing several preliminary charges, including suspicion of drunken driving, suspicion of hit-and-run causing injury and suspicion of failing to render aid. Gove, a 56-year-old newspaper carrier, was shocked that the driver didn't see him on his three-wheeled delivery bike. "I was wearing my blue overcoat with my neon reflective vest," said Gove. "I had my front and rear flashers on. I have no idea why he didn't see me." A 50-year-old Green Bay man died in a similar accident in 2007. Steven Warrichaiet <http://www.sfgate.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Fc rime&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Steven+Warrichaiet%22> was sentenced to 15 years in prison for hitting Tyrone Ware, driving home with Ware's body lodged in the windshield and leaving Ware in the garage while Warrichaiet went inside and fell asleep on the couch. An autopsy showed Ware died instantly of spinal injuries.

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