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Sweden's capital is on its way to becoming fossil fuel free by 2040
by Dustin Dilts 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-02-18/swedens-capital-its-way-becoming-foss… "At the recent Paris climate summit, world leaders set an ambitious global target: no net carbon emissions by mid-century <http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/06/paris-climate-change-sum…>. That means all of the carbon we burn from fossil fuels must be absorbed by the world’s forests and oceans. Achieving that — well, easier said than done. Yet, in the city of Stockholm, city leaders are looking to blow past that goal — they want to be a completely fossil fuel free city by the year 2040. That presents a major transportation and urban planning challenge, but the city is already well on its way. It's getting there through a series of carrots and sticks."

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Major reform could be on the way for national street design committee
by Beth McKechnie 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

While U.S.-based, this article makes for an interesting (and encouraging) Friday read though it comes with an acronym warning. http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/major-reform-could-be-on-the-way-f… *Nutshell*: As noted in a recent APBP (Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals) webinar, many cities are moving ahead with infrastructure designs, mostly imported from Europe, that haven't yet been approved in the MUTCD (Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices). Updates to this document takes many years (think decades). But it appears there may be hope! First, the possibility of the progressive NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials) becoming a member of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Second, the Institute for Transportation Engineers' new president has vowed to ensure its members on that committee vote in a way that reflects ITE's goal to make streets bike- and ped-friendly. Finally, there appears to be consideration of more frequent updates to the MUTCD or splitting the document to allow more frequent updates to some sections. Any changes in the US version will undoubtedly have a ripple effect on the MUTCD for Canada. -- *Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3772 | Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>

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Winter Cycling Kids - Minneapolis
by Anders Swanson 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

[Riding with these folks was and getting to do a little ride along interview was, personally, for me the highlight of Minneapolis 2016. -Anders] "Our motto is "we'll figure it out" http://www.kare11.com/life/family/kids-who-kare/pillsbury-pedal-power-leads…

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Fwd: ITE Student Chapter Technical Workshop Invitation
by Anders Swanson 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

See below. You may recognize Brian Patterson from the development of Winnipeg's Walking and Cycling Strategies. You may recognize Luis Miranda-Moreno from research into the relative safety of protected bike lans and factors influencing of the behaviour of people choosing to cycle in Montreal. Should be interesting. -AS ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chapman, Jennifer (MIT) <Jennifer.Chapman(a)gov.mb.ca> Date: Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 10:15 AM Subject: ITE Student Chapter Technical Workshop Invitation To: Dear ITE Members & Friends: The University of Manitoba ITE Student Chapter is planning a technical workshop on the topic of “Active Transportation Accommodation”. The workshop is a half day session planned for Monday, March 21, 2016. Please see attachment for more information and how to register. *Jennifer Chapman, P. Eng.* Traffic Analysis Engineer Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation 420-215 Garry St. Winnipeg, MB R3C 3P3 Ph: 204-391-1762

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Webinar reminder: Planning for Facility Mgmt and Maintenance Costs, Wed, Feb 17, 2-3pm
by Beth McKechnie 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

** *Friendly reminder about tomorrow's webinar* ** Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local viewing of the APBP webinar: *Planning for Facility Management and Maintenance Costs*. 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 * * * * * *Planning for Facility Management and Maintenance CostsWednesday, February 17 | 2-3pm CST* Explore design practices and construction techniques that can reduce the cost of maintaining pedestrian facilities. The session includes information on recommended design standards for sidewalk sub-grade and pavement depth and the life-cycle costs of different materials. A particular focus is street trees: learn about soil volume and best practices that reduce the impact of maturing trees on sidewalks while encouraging the life of the tree and intercepting and filtering stormwater. *Speakers*: - Earl Eutsler, Deputy Associate Director/State Forester, District Department of Transportation - Kevin Farrington, PE, City Engineer, City of Plattsburgh, NY -- *Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre <http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3772 | Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>. Donate at CanadaHelps.org <http://canadahelps.org/>

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AT Webinar: Planning for Facility Mgmt and Maintenance Costs, Wed, Feb 17, 2-3pm
by Beth McKechnie 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local viewing of the APBP webinar: *Planning for Facility Management and Maintenance Costs*. 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 * * * * * *Planning for Facility Management and Maintenance CostsWednesday, February 17 | 2-3pm CST* Explore design practices and construction techniques that can reduce the cost of maintaining pedestrian facilities. The session includes information on recommended design standards for sidewalk sub-grade and pavement depth and the life-cycle costs of different materials. A particular focus is street trees: learn about soil volume and best practices that reduce the impact of maturing trees on sidewalks while encouraging the life of the tree and intercepting and filtering stormwater. *Speakers*: - Earl Eutsler, Deputy Associate Director/State Forester, District Department of Transportation - Kevin Farrington, PE, City Engineer, City of Plattsburgh, NY

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Study:Bicycling injury hospitalisation rates in Cdn jurisdictions: analyses examining associations with helmet legislation and mode share
by Beth McKechnie 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Teschke K, Koehoorn M, Shen H, et al. Bicycling injury hospitalisation rates in Canadian jurisdictions: analyses examining associations with helmet legislation and mode share. BMJ Open 2015; 5:e008052. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015- 008052 *Full paper*: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/11/e008052.full.pdf * * * * * *ABSTRACT* *Objectives*: The purpose of this study was to calculate exposure-based bicycling hospitalisation rates in Canadian jurisdictions with different helmet legislation and bicycling mode shares, and to examine whether the rates were related to these differences. *Methods*: Administrative data on hospital stays for bicycling injuries to 10 body region groups and national survey data on bicycling trips were used to calculate hospitalisation rates. Rates were calculated for 44 sex, age and jurisdiction strata for all injury causes and 22 age and jurisdiction strata for traffic-related injury causes. Inferential analyses examined associations between hospitalisation rates and sex, age group, helmet legislation and bicycling mode share. *Results:* In Canada, over the study period 2006–2011, there was an average of 3690 hospitalisations per year and an estimated 593 million annual trips by bicycle among people 12 years of age and older, for a cycling hospitalisation rate of 622 per 100 million trips (95% CI 611 to 633). Hospitalisation rates varied substantially across the jurisdiction, age and sex strata, but only two characteristics explained this variability. For all injury causes, sex was associated with hospitalisation rates; females had rates consistently lower than males. For traffic-related injury causes, higher cycling mode share was consistently associated with lower hospitalisation rates. Helmet legislation was not associated with hospitalisation rates for brain, head, scalp, skull, face or neck injuries. *Conclusions:* These results suggest that transportation and health policymakers who aim to reduce bicycling injury rates in the population should focus on factors related to increased cycling mode share and female cycling choices. Bicycling routes designed to be physically separated from traffic or along quiet streets fit both these criteria and are associated with lower relative risks of injury.

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Winter Bike to Work Day Activities in Winnipeg
by Anders Swanson 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

*Friday, February 12, 2016 is the 4th annual* *international Winter Bike to Work Day <http://winterbiketoworkday.org/>..and first ever Winter Bike to School Day <https://bikewalkroll.org/campaigns/view/winter-bike-to-school-day>.* *How it Works*Commit to ride. <http://winterbiketoworkday.org/> Put a snowflake on the world map. Watch it grow. Schools can participate; teachers do a 30second survey. <https://bikewalkroll.org/campaigns/view/winter-bike-to-school-day> *International highlights so far:* Kids in Oulu are keeping their city's hopes alive <https://www.facebook.com/winterbiketoschoolday/posts/1022315281159892> and testing software made in Winnipeg. :) Canada's Federal Environment Minister will be riding her red bike <https://www.facebook.com/WinterBikeToWorkDay/posts/956264531134776>. Russia's official twitter account approves of Moscow's warm up ride <https://twitter.com/russia/status/685943178642468864>. Right now there are 1.7 people signing up around the globe every minute. ...and much more. *STUFF HAPPENING IN WINNIPEG!* *MORNING COFFEE *Bike by and grab a *free coffee until 9:30 at:* Little Sister <http://www.littlesistercoffeemaker.ca/> on River Fool + Horses <http://www.foolsandhorses.ca/> on Broadway Parlour Coffee Shop <http://parlourcoffee.ca/> on Main Cafe Postale <https://www.facebook.com/Cafe.Postal.Winnipeg/> on Provencher or Thom Bargen <http://www.thombargen.com/> on Sherbrooke ...if free hot chocolate is more your thing, swing by the Breakfast on Ice at the Forks <http://festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/en/festival/venues/> * until 10am. * *LUNCH HOUR - DOWNTOWN* Meet up at Fools + Horses at noon for an informal discussion with Winnipeggers freshly returned from the international Winter Cycling Congress in Minneapolis-St.Paul <http://wintercyclingcongress2016.org/>. Learn what it takes to become a world-class bike-friendly city. *LUNCH HOUR RIDE - U OF M*Meet at the UMSU Bike Shop <http://www.umsu.ca/services/community/recycling-environmental-group> (lower level Helen Glass) at 12:15 for a 30 minute group ride around campus, co-hosted by UMSU and the Office of Sustainability. <http://umanitoba.ca/sustainability/> *EVENING - WE PARTY!*Join the Jack Frost Challenge crew <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/bougeons-en-hiver-jack-frost-challenge/> at 17:30 at the Yellow Dog or swing by after supper at 19:30 at “The Echo Palace*” (on the Red under the Norwood bridge). Make some maple taffy, smokies, project some video and enjoy some tunes before biking to Festival du Voyageur!!! *LATEST NEWS ON FACEBOOK*Stay tuned to Bike Winnipeg <https://www.facebook.com/BikeWinnipeg/?fref=ts> and Winnipeg Trails <https://www.facebook.com/WinnipegTrails> for any emerging info about local events. Follow the event on Twitter <https://twitter.com/WinterBike2Work> or Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WinterBikeToWorkDay> to see the latest scores and watch what's happening around the world. *If you're not sure where/what the Echo Palace refers to, try out the Winnipeg Trails app <http://www.winnipegtrails.ca/app>. If you can show us the Echo Palace gem on you phone, you will win some awesome prizes. See the poster.

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Winter Bike to Work Day update
by Anders Swanson 06 Feb '16

06 Feb '16

Hi, Bicycling Magazine called. I thought the AT list might get a kick out of Winnipeg getting a mention <http://www.bicycling.com/rides/commuting/no-blizzard-can-delay-winter-bike-…> . Now. Lets get Winnipeg a little higher up on this list <http://winterbiketoworkday.org/2016-city-scoreboard-full/>, shall we? Latest news: Our federal Environment Minister is riding <https://twitter.com/cathmckenna/status/696099936853696512>. So is the Crown Princess of Denmark. <https://twitter.com/wbtsd/status/694683490835533824> So are these little Ben Hurs. <https://www.facebook.com/WinterBikeToWorkDay/posts/956229637804932> So is this entire class of elementary school kids from Finland <http://winterbiketoworkday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WP_20151127_007.j…> who are already signed up for Winter Bike to School Day <https://bikewalkroll.org/SurveyCentres/view/354>. More info about fun local plans coming out from Winnipeg Trails, Bike Winnipeg and The Jack Frost Challenge early next week. Meanwhile, if there was ever a day to ride to work or school in the winter, this coming Friday is it. Go here to sign up. <http://winterbiketoworkday.org/> :) Anders

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Imagine Portage & Main
by Beth McKechnie 28 Jan '16

28 Jan '16

<http://downtownwinnipegbiz.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d59c0568f5163…> This email was sent to beth(a)greenactioncentre.ca *why did I get this?* <http://downtownwinnipegbiz.us3.list-manage.com/about?u=d59c0568f51634fe5e73…> unsubscribe from this list <http://downtownwinnipegbiz.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=d59c0568f51634…> update subscription preferences <http://downtownwinnipegbiz.us3.list-manage1.com/profile?u=d59c0568f51634fe5…> Downtown Winnipeg BIZ · 426 Portage Avenue · Winnipeg, MB R3C 0C9 · Canada

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