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Kickoff the Commuter Challenge! Thurs, 11am, Disraeli AT Bridge
by Beth McKechnie 27 May '14

27 May '14

*Join us for sunshine and fun when we kickoff the 15th Annual Commuter Challenge!* *11am, Thursday, May 29th* *Disrael AT Bridge (south side @ Rover Ave)* Let's ensure that Manitoba continues to have the highest percentage of participation of all provinces and that Winnipeg wins the national Commuter Challenge title once again! In the spirit of the Commuter Challenge<http://greenactioncentre.ca/event/2014-commuter-challenge/>, we invite you to arrive to the media launch by bike, bus, on foot, rollerblading, carpooling, canoeing, or any other active and green way to get around. Hope to see you there! cheers, Beth <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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Sustainable Mobility & Healthy Communities Summit: Nov 30th-Dec 3rd
by Jessie Klassen 26 May '14

26 May '14

(This has been an excellent conference in past years. If you plan to be near Toronto at the end of November, the focus for 2014 is on health and transportation.) *Save the Date! * The pioneering ACT Canada *Sustainable Mobility & Healthy Communities Summit will be held November 30th to December 3rd, 2014 *at the Hilton Markham Suites Hotel. With hotel suite rates of only $139 CAD/night and easy direct flight access to the Toronto Pearson Airport this conference is not only affordable – it is strategically targeting the most critical issues facing our communities today. Research and practical experience in the health, transportation and planning fields has made an indisputable case for the connection between the built environment and health. This Summit is a *call to action* to achieve a shift in how we plan communities and the movement of people from auto-dependent communities to communities that not only support efficient vehicle travel but also puts an emphasis on walking, cycling, ridesharing and taking public transit. An increase in active and sustainable transportation is critical to addressing the magnitude of the health challenge affecting North America. Conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes have been rapidly rising and a significant percentage of these diseases are preventable through increased physical activity. The ACT summit calls on transportation and health professionals, from Ontario, Canada, USA and internationally, to come together and collaborate on multi-disciplinary solutions to built environment challenges that will increase the accessibility and use of active and sustainable travel modes. Plan to attend to be part of this trail-blazing event! Our Call for Presentations will be released shortly and all Summit news will be posted at www.ACTCanada.com *ACT Canada* 613-226-9845 *Summit(a)ACTCanada.com <Summit(a)ACTCanada.com>* www.ACTCanada.com <http://www.actcanada.com/> *Connect with ACT Canada:* [image: cid:image002.jpg@01CE56E2.8BE373A0] <https://twitter.com/ACTCanada> [image: cid:image003.jpg@01CE56E2.8BE373A0]<http://www.linkedin.com/company/3098941?trk=vsrp_companies_res_name> [image: cid:image004.jpg@01CE56E2.8BE373A0]<https://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Canada/68980019569> [image: cid:image005.jpg@01CE56E2.8BE373A0]<https://plus.google.com/111714074517087148654/posts> [image: 13-09-2010 3-20-36 PM signature] *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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WFP No Accident - Part 7 (final): Proceeding with caution - We surveyed mayoral contenders about their plans to make streets safer (May24'14)
by Beth McKechnie 24 May '14

24 May '14

Proceeding with caution We surveyed mayoral contenders about their plans to make streets safer NO ACCIDENT SERIESBy: Mary Agnes Welch Part 7 (final) - http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/proceeding-with-caution-260507861.ht… [Find the whole series here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/no-accident/]

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Transit investments drive positive change
by Beth McKechnie 23 May '14

23 May '14

Interesting article on transit investments from the David Suzuki Foundation. Thanks to Jessica Jacques for sharing! http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/science-matters/2014/05/transit-investment… *From:* David Suzuki Foundation [mailto:subscribers@davidsuzuki.org] *Sent:* May-23-14 9:17 AM Transit investments drive positive change What makes a city great? Among other things, great cities welcome ethnic diversity, support and foster the arts, have access to venture capital to spur entrepreneurship and innovation and benefit from healthy environments that provide clean air and water. New York City is a driver of global finance and a hotbed of arts and culture. It's also known for green spaces, like Central Park and the award-winning High Line <http://go.davidsuzuki.org/s0Uh0410zD0I0V0E6U00N0U>. San Francisco is celebrated for its narrow streets, compact lots and historic buildings. These contribute to the city's old-world charm, but they're also the building blocks of a more sustainable, pedestrian-friendly urban form <http://go.davidsuzuki.org/DVV600J0UDz00h01400U0NE> that reduces the need for cars. The world's leading cities also owe their success to government investments in transit systems that move residents safely and affordably using a range of solutions, from light rail and subways to bus rapid transit networks. The latter include state-of-the-art fast vehicles that run in lanes separated from traffic. The City of Markham, north of Toronto, is building an impressive BRT network with rapid transit corridors<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/K00E6VD004hW0KNzU0100U0>for a fleet of modern and comfortable fast buses. Transit-oriented cities have better air quality with lower greenhouse gas emissions and benefit from reduced traffic congestion with shorter commuting times. Evidence even shows people in cities with a range of transportation options, like Vancouver, are less sedentary, get more exercise and are happier and healthier<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/ND00XVEN0001UhU0L060z04>as a result. There's growing recognition that prioritizing transit is crucial to moving a region forward. Since the 1970s, Curitiba, Brazil, a city of 1.9 million, has invested billions in its bus rapid transit network<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/f00hN040zY001D0EV0UMU06>. There, public transportation is fully integrated into planning decisions. High-density hubs with shopping centres and office buildings are located within walking distance of transit stations and commuters have access to a fleet of more than 2,000 modern, low-emission buses, servicing 390 routes that crisscross the city and connect it to surrounding communities. Eighty-five percent of Curitiba's residents use the BRT system<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/VzDN000Nh10U000V46EUZ00>, which has reduced car trips by a whopping 27 million a year. But you don't have to travel far to see how transit investments can improve residents' lives. In his book, Arrival City<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/P00000NV4D0U060i0zPU1E0>, Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders argues that easy access to transit, among other factors, is one reason Toronto's Thorncliffe Park<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/HV0000E00UQziU6041D001N>has avoided many social problems that plague similar inner-city neighbourhoods. Though most are recent immigrants, half speak a first language other than English and many are poor, Thorncliffe Park residents integrate well into Canadian society, and many enter the urban middle-class within a generation. Saunders believes this is in part because the neighbourhood is well connected to Toronto's downtown, with bus and subway routes, and easy access to schools, employment and other opportunities. Transit facilitates social and economic links to the core of the city and helps residents overcome the physical isolation that plagues many communities. Politicians are starting to recognize transit's importance<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/WV01R0D64020UNU00E0zi00>to the economic, social and environmental health of Canadian cities. It's even become a major issue in the Ontario election<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/e00z3U00000DVi0E61S4U0N>. Premier Kathleen Wynne committed $29 billion over 10 years in the recent budget to expand transit networks in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and other regions of the province, but the budget failed to pass. Other parties have committed to funding improved transit if they're elected, but all of them need to step up with concrete details and credible plans to ensure dedicated and sustained funding. More problematic is the reluctance of the major political parties in Ontario to consider new revenue tools<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/M00U0E0zVi61N00T40UD040>, such as modest increases in the gas tax or regional sales tax. Polls show most residents support increases in taxes and fees to improve transit<http://go.davidsuzuki.org/Y0N6i0U0U00Ez0004DV05U1>, and two expert panels studying the issue have recommended fiscal solutions such as these. Transit investments are a catalyst for change. They reduce barriers that strangle economic productivity and improve the well-being of commuters who would otherwise be stalled in gridlock. It's time to put people ahead of politics and support dedicated transportation investments in Ontario and other provinces. Doing so will transform the way our communities move and generate numerous other benefits. Effective transit and transportation solutions can spur economic productivity, protect the environment and improve quality of life. It's time to get moving. *By David Suzuki with contributions from Faisal Moola, Director General, Ontario and Northern Canada *

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WFP - No Accident Part 6: Bumps in the road - Simple intersection fixes available (May23'14)
by Beth McKechnie 23 May '14

23 May '14

Bumps in the roadSimple intersection fixes available, but lack of cash and fear of backlash keep them from gaining traction <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/> NO ACCIDENT SERIESBy: Mary Agnes Welch Part 6: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/no-accident/Bumps-in-the-road-2603… * * * * * Summary of links for No Accident series: No Accident - Part 5: Enforcement http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/the-burden-of-proof-260221091.html No Accident - Part 4: Slow zones http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/no-accident/in-the-slow-zone-26006… No Accident - Part 3: Bike lanes http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/fear--pedalling-259898271.html No Accident - Part 2: New York City's vision http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Caution--Safer-roads-ahead-25… No Accident - Part 1: The Problem http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crash-consequences-259487791.html

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WFP - No Accident Part 5: The burden of proof (May22'14)
by Beth McKechnie 23 May '14

23 May '14

The burden of proof For police, investigating and charging dangerous drivers is a tricky and frustrating process By: Mary Agnes Welch <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/> No Accident - Part 5: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/the-burden-of-proof-260221091.html * * * * * In case you missed the earlier articles: No Accident - Part 4: Slow zones http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/no-accident/in-the-slow-zone-26006… No Accident - Part 3: Bike lanes http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/fear--pedalling-259898271.html No Accident - Part 2: New York City's vision http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Caution--Safer-roads-ahead-25… No Accident - Part 1: The Problem http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crash-consequences-259487791.html

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WFP - No Accident Part 4: In the slow zone - NYC has embraced speed reduction (May21'14)
by Beth McKechnie 21 May '14

21 May '14

In the slow zone NYC has embraced speed reduction, but experts question whether it would work here By: Mary Agnes Welch No Accident - Part 4: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/no-accident/in-the-slow-zone-26006… * * * * * In case you missed the first 3 parts: No Accident - Part 3: Bike lanes http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/fear--pedalling-259898271.html No Accident - Part 2: New York City's vision http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Caution--Safer-roads-ahead-25… No Accident - Part 1: The Problem http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crash-consequences-259487791.html

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The Atlantic: Fire Departments Are Standing in the Way of Good Street Design
by Patman, David 20 May '14

20 May '14

This is a common issue throughout North America... pitting walkability vs. design standards for fire engines. http://www.citylab.com/politics/2014/05/fire-departments-are-standing-in-th… David Patman, P. Eng. Transit Planner Winnipeg Transit | Service Development Division 421 Osborne Street | Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2A2 P: 204-986-5737 | dpatman(a)winnipeg.ca<mailto:dpatman@winnipeg.ca>

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Canadian kids need to be active throughout the day, in every way
by Jackie Avent 20 May '14

20 May '14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canadian kids need to be active throughout the day, in every way Green Action Centre supports global findings in the 2014 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth Winnipeg, Manitoba; MAY 20, 2014 – Green Action Centre supports the 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, released today by Active Healthy Kids Canada and its strategic partners, ParticipACTION and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute – Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO). For the first time, the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card looked at how Canadian child and youth physical activity stacks up against 14 other countries and reveals Canada is among the top countries for having well-developed physical activity infrastructure and programs, but trails at the back of the global pack for overall physical activity levels. In Canada, we have successfully built sophisticated infrastructure and programs to support kids’ activity, but this alone is not enough to add up to an active population. The global comparisons highlight a need in Canada to examine our own culture of convenience. “Our society values efficiency—we build more, do more and impose more structure—but perhaps this approach is somewhat misguided when it comes to getting kids more active,” says Dr. Mark Tremblay, Chief Scientific Officer, Active Healthy Kids Canada. “A child’s day is so structured that there is no room for free play or walking or biking to school. Having plenty of local playgrounds is important, but what if they never get used? To increase daily physical activity levels for all kids, we must encourage a mix of opportunities, such as organized sport, active play and active transportation.” Jackie Avent, Coordinator of Manitoba’s Active and Safe Routes to School Program agrees. “Walking and wheeling to and from school is a great way for kids to incorporate physical activity into their day while having fun with friends, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from motorized vehicles and exploring their neighbourhood. School Travel Planning is an important way to learn about what schools and parents need to foster this behavior.” “Overall, child and youth physical activity levels remain alarmingly low—the Report Card tells us that only five per cent of five- to 17-year-olds are meeting the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines,” says Elio Antunes, President and CEO, ParticipACTION. “That’s why we need to encourage a wider variety of opportunities to improve the grade on kids’ physical activity levels, and in some cases we need to step back and do less. Many parents see active transportation and active play as inconvenient or unsafe, which results in kids spending their free time indoors being sedentary. In fact, these are great, cost-efficient ways to get kids moving more.” New Zealand and Mozambique lead the pack with “B” grades in Overall Physical Activity. The global comparisons reveal that New Zealand seems to have found success in providing a balance of opportunities for organized activities and active play, with most kids saying they spend an average of 78 minutes per day in free play. And, in Mozambique, where the majority of the population lives in rural environments, high physical activity levels consist largely of transport and domestic chores. “Considered in a global context, Canada is a developed country, but it might be fair to say Canada is overdeveloped when it comes to its physical activity infrastructure and programs for children and youth,” says Jennifer Cowie Bonne, CEO, Active Healthy Kids Canada. “Canada will never reap the benefits of our well-developed policies, programs and places unless we relax our grasp and give our kids room to move. Parents and families, policymakers, schools and community leaders must work together to make it easier for our kids to make the active choice, more often.” More on the global comparisons For its 10th anniversary Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, Active Healthy Kids Canada brought research teams from 15 countries across five continents together to establish and compare grades, and seek solutions to the worldwide childhood inactivity crisis. Countries that participated in the international comparison process, based on the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card framework, included: Australia, Canada, Colombia, England, Finland, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nigeria, Scotland, South Africa and the United States. The results of the global comparisons and Canada’s Report Card were shared with 700 international delegates at the first-ever Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children, hosted by Active Healthy Kids Canada on May 19 to 22 in Toronto. Among the ten grades assigned to Canada, key grades and comparisons include: • “D-” for Overall Physical Activity – Mozambique and New Zealand lead with a B, and Scotland lags with an F. • “C+” in Organized Sport Participation – New Zealand leads with a B and Mozambique lags with an F. • “B+” in Community & the Built Environment – Australia leads with an A-, and Mexico and Mozambique lag with an F. • “D” in Active Transportation – Finland, Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria lead with a B, and United States lags with an F. • “F” in Sedentary Behaviours – Ghana and Kenya lead with a B, and Scotland, South Africa and Nigeria also received an F. • “C+” in School – England leads with an A- and Colombia lags with an F. Full copies of the short-form and long-form Report Card, plus free presentations, articles and media materials can be found at www.activehealthykids.ca. GreenAction Centre is a non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on greener living at home, at work, at school and in the community. We share a greener, better living message through the delivery of community programs, events, education and policy work. -30- For more information or to arrange an interview please contact: Jackie Avent Active and Safe Routes to School Program Coordinator Green Action Centre 3rd Floor, 303 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 2B4 204-475-1327 (cell) jackie(a)greenactioncentre.ca -- Jackie Avent | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue | (204) 925-3773 | Find us here Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member

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WFP - No Accident Part 3: Fear & pedalling - protected bike lanes best 'vaccine' for cyclist deaths (May20'14)
by Beth McKechnie 20 May '14

20 May '14

Fear & pedalling: protected bike lanes best 'vaccine' for cyclist deaths By: Mary Agnes Welch http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/fear--pedalling-259898271.html * * * * * In case you missed the first 2 parts, here are the links: No Accident - Part 2: New York City's vision http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Caution--Safer-roads-ahead-25… No Accident - Part 1: The Problem http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crash-consequences-259487791.html

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WFP: Want to get creative? Take a walk (May18'14)
by Beth McKechnie 19 May '14

19 May '14

Want to get creative? Study suggests a walk By: Deborah Netburn http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/want-to-get-crea… LOS ANGELES -- If you find yourself in a creative slump, scientists have a suggestion: Take a walk. People generate more creative ideas when they walk than when they sit, according to new research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition. "Everyone always says going on a walk gives you new ideas, but nobody had ever proved it before," said Marily Oppezzo, a professor of psychology at Santa Clara University and the lead author of the study. In fact, Oppezzo got the inspiration for the research while she was taking a stroll as a graduate student with her thesis adviser, Stanford University education professor Daniel Schwartz. To measure creativity, Oppezzo recruited 176 people and gave them various verbal tests. For instance, some volunteers were asked to come up with alternative uses for a common item, like a button. Oppezzo defined a creative response as one that was both appropriate (a button could serve as a tiny strainer or the eye for a doll, but it wouldn't work as a light bulb) and original, meaning no one else in the study had said it. In the first experiment, volunteers were asked to complete the creativity test twice -- first while sitting at a desk in a small room for four minutes, and then while walking on a treadmill for the same amount of time. Researchers found 81 per cent of participants improved their creative output when walking. Walkers were more talkative than sitters, but Oppezzo said the increased output of creative ideas while ambulatory was not simply the result of having more ideas in general. "We took everything they said and divided the total creative ideas by the total ideas mentioned," she said. "Walkers had more thoughts, but they also had a higher density of creative thoughts than sitters." To see whether walking improves brainpower overall, Oppezzo and her team had volunteers complete a task that measures convergent thinking. Study participants were given three words and asked to come up with another word that would combine with each of them to make a common phrase. For example, "Swiss," "cake" and "cottage" can all be combined with "cheese." On this test, volunteers performed slightly worse when walking compared with when sitting. That led the researchers to conclude the cognitive benefits of walking were specific to creative thought. In subsequent experiments, the researchers found this creative boost can linger for a period of time. People who took the creativity test while walking, and then while sitting, came up with more creative ideas in their chairs compared with other seated volunteers who hadn't gone for a walk. To make sure this wasn't just a sign the volunteers were getting used to the test, the researchers asked some participants to take the test twice and remain seated both times. Under those conditions, test performance did not improve with experience. In another set of experiments, the researchers found walking inside was just as good for creativity as walking outside, although being outdoors made participants more talkative. In the final experiment, Oppezzo tried pushing volunteers around the Stanford campus in wheelchairs and compared their creativity with that of volunteers who went for a walk outside, those who walked indoors on a treadmill and those who sat inside a lab room with no view of the outdoors. The results were clear: Walking (whether inside or outside) trumped sitting (either inside or outside). Other researchers said they found the results convincing, especially because they were confirmed in four different experiments. Jennifer Wiley, a psychology professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, who was not involved in the study, said Oppezzo's results were in line with what she called the "bed, bath, bus and bar syndrome." "When we take a break from active perusal of solutions and go about our other daily activities, new ways of thinking about the solution may pop into our minds," she said. But Wiley and others were at a loss to explain why walking seemed to enhance creativity. Perhaps walking increases arousal in the brain, said Jonathan Schooler, a professor of psychological and brain sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who wasn't involved in the study. If so, that would explain why most volunteers became more chatty when they were ambulatory, he said. Oppezzo thinks it's possible that walking interferes with the brain's ability to filter thoughts. "We really don't know," she said. Oppezzo and Schwartz intend to continue their research into the connection between walking and creativity. "We've had many walking meetings to think about future ideas," Oppezzo said. -- Los Angeles Times Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 18, 2014 A6

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No Accident Part 2: New York plans to eliminate all traffic deaths - but could it work for Winnipeg? (May17'14)
by Beth McKechnie 18 May '14

18 May '14

*NO ACCIDENT* *NEW YORK PLANS TO ELIMINATE ALL TRAFFIC DEATHS — BUT COULD IT WORK FOR WINNIPEG?* By employing a strategy embracing community outreach, city planning and increased enforcement, New York City has set the ambitious goal of bringing traffic deaths to zero. But can the Big Apple’s plan achieve the same effect in our city? By: Mary Agnes Welch http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Caution--Safer-roads-ahead-25…

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Something droolworthy for Friday
by Stacy Matwick 16 May '14

16 May '14

Skylock - bluetooth enabled lock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gyLPjDakAc Happy Friday Stacy Matwick

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WFP: Crash consequences - with radical traffic reform, others may not have to suffer (May16'14)
by Beth McKechnie 16 May '14

16 May '14

Crash consequences: Victim's recovery a long journey With radical traffic reform, others may not have to suffer NO ACCIDENTBy: Mary Agnes Welch <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/> [Link includes video introducing the WFP's "No Accident: How we can make Winnipeg's roads safer: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crash-consequences-259487791.html] Here's the sum total of what Bev Bungay remembers after she left for work one slushy Tuesday in December 2012. "Great, I'll be able to catch the earlier bus." Asking a paramedic if she was dreaming. He replied, "No, but you're going to be OK." Someone in the emergency room saying, "I've got her backpack and her wallet." Hearing her sister, saying, through tears, "You hurt her. You have to be more careful." Looking up to see a dozen people hovering over her bed, while someone rubbed her breastbone with their knuckles because she'd stop breathing. When Bungay began to wake up two or three days later, still in a haze of shock and painkillers, she asked her husband, David, to let her boss know she'd be working from home for a while. "Honestly, I thought four to six months and I'd be completely back to normal," she said. "I had no clue it would take this long." That's what happens when you're hit by a speeding Monte Carlo, land face down about seven metres away in a yard and shatter 11 bones, including four ribs and a neck vertebrae. You spend weeks in hospital with your head immobilized in a metal halo, months sleeping in the dining room because you can't get upstairs to your bed and nearly a year off work. And you join the 1,300 Winnipeggers, most of them nameless except to family and friends, who were killed or critically injured in bad car crashes over the last decade. If Bungay had been injured on the job, there would be a provincial investigation. If she had been hurt in a nursing home, health executives would launch a critical incident review. If it had happened in a STARS air ambulance, the minister would have suspended the service. Instead, remarkably little happens to prevent the next pedestrian from being hit while crossing Portage Avenue at Woodlawn Street, or to prevent any of the other 14,000 collisions Winnipeg sees in a year. Vehicle makers have done their bit. Airbags, crumple zones and backup cameras have made vehicles much safer, meaning even the worst crash tends to kill one person in the car, instead of two or three. Seatbelt use is now ubiquitous. Photo enforcement is widespread. And paramedics, in the word of one veteran Winnipeg traffic cop, do "phenomenal" work at the scene. That has helped shrink the total number of crashes in Winnipeg by about 30 per cent over the last two decades, even though the city's population has grown. More recently, though, the figure has plateaued. In fact, since 2010, the number of Winnipeggers badly injured by traffic has risen steadily, according to Manitoba Public Insurance data. And, there were so many crashes this terrible winter MPI is threatening to hike insurance rates significantly. So far this year, several bad crashes, including the death of 23-year-old Amy Gilbert on Broadway last month, have captured the public's attention. Despite that, Winnipeg has not followed other cities -- New York, Paris, Stockholm, Chicago, Seattle -- by making traffic deaths and injuries a public-health issue. Elsewhere, that shift has sparked huge investments in enforcement, traffic engineering, pedestrian and bike infrastructure and public education, and in turn made those cities more livable. If Winnipeg cut the number of crashes in half, through innovative road design, more cycle tracks and tougher enforcement, nearly 100 lives could be saved over the next decade, while also making the city more livable and less car-centric. Using cost estimates gleaned from Transport Canada research, Winnipeg could also save close to $5 billion in health care, lost work time, traffic delays, disability payments, property damage and other spinoff social costs related to crashes. "It is a reasonable goal to have. These are things we can do. We have the tools," said University of Manitoba traffic engineer Jeannette Montufar. "We have a very important issue in our hands right now, a very important problem of people dying in motor-vehicle collisions. It affects society today but also in the future... We need to hear much more about that than we're hearing today." Winnipeg averages 18 traffic deaths a year. There are roughly 28 homicides annually, sparking billions in spending on police, courts and prisons. Perry Gray, the doctor in charge of Health Sciences Centre's surgical intensive care unit, said violence and crime get all the attention, but his biggest customers are victims of motor-vehicle collisions, just like Bev Bungay. They tie up nearly half the beds in the trauma unit, and they often need multiple surgeries on multiple body parts by multiple surgeons. "You have the un-fixable in the worst category, the spinal injuries, the time-will-tell category and then the stuff we can actually fix," said Gray. "You get this whole array thrown at you when your family member is the victim of a bad accident, a series of events that go on for days and days and days... Is he going to wake up? Is he or she going to be like they were?" That is exactly what David Bungay was wondering as he raced to HSC an hour after his wife's crash, using his Bluetooth to frantically call family. Soon, the couple's grown kids converged on the hospital, along with Bungay's dad. Sisters and nephews arrived from across town and from Thompson. David camped out for a week in Bungay's room. Two weeks after the crash, the couple's new granddaughter celebrated her first Christmas at HSC with a groggy, bruised, swollen, immobilized Bungay in the background of fluorescent-lit family photos. None of the 11 bones Bungay broke was a nice, clean, easy-to-fix fracture. Her C2 bone (the second of seven bones in the cervical spine) was smashed in several pieces but on the side furthest away from the spinal cord, which was good. X-rays show bits of jagged shin bone floating in space, a metal rod acting as the leg's structure. The 30-year-old driver who caused all this pulled a classic Winnipeg move, darting out of traffic to zip ahead of a slow-moving lane. Bungay was crossing Portage at the light, a few steps from the curb when she was hit, likely at close to 70 kilometres per hour. Many people stopped to help. They did all the right things, resisting the urge to turn Bungay over and, instead, covered her up with coats to keep her warm until paramedics arrived. Over the last 18 months, Bungay has gone from a wheelchair to a walker to a cane and a leg brace. She is back at work at Manitoba Justice halftime, squeezing in physio three times a week to improve mobility and deal with pain in her neck. Before the crash, Bungay had just started to run, doing the "couch to 5k" program. She really misses running, something she never thought she'd say. She can't drive yet -- using the gas and brake pedals hurts her right shin too much -- which is also making her nuts. It would have been nice if the driver had reached out to the family, come to the hospital or offered an apology, said David, but neither is wasting energy on ill will. "People have asked me about that -- 'Aren't you angry?' " said Bungay. "I don't feel anger toward the driver. I don't believe he had the intention of hurting anyone that day. He just made a careless mistake." maryagnes.welch(a)freepress.mb.ca FIVE NUMBERS THAT MATTER *177*: Number of deaths on Winnipeg roads in the last decade, 2004-2013 *1,094*: number of serious injuries, 2004-2013 *46*: percentage of trauma patients in the Health Sciences Centre intensive care unit with crash-related injuries *$1.17 billion*: estimated annual spin-off cost of all traffic crashes in Winnipeg *$12.6 million*: what the city and Manitoba Public Insurance are spending this year on traffic safety *Source: Manitoba Public Insurance; City of Winnipeg collision statistics; Analysis and Estimation of the Social Cost of Motor Vehicle Collisions in Ontario Final Report, August, 2007, Transport Canada* NEXT IN THIS SERIES - *Today:* The problem - *Saturday:* New York City's vision - *Tuesday: *Bike lanes - *Wednesday:* Slow zones - *Thursday:* Enforcement - *Friday:* Intersections - *Saturday:* Political will - *Sunday:* The jerks

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AT Webinar: Best Planning and Engineering Practices for School Zones (Wed, May 21, 2-3pm, EcoCentre)
by Beth McKechnie 15 May '14

15 May '14

Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local viewing of the following APBP webinar at the EcoCentre<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>(3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave). This will be followed by group discussion of local applications. Description provided below. RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then! cheers, Beth (204) 925-3772 ** * * * ** *Best Planning and Engineering Practices for School Zones* *Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | 2:00-3:00 pm Central* This webinar takes an in-depth look at how effective engineering and planning in school zones can improve traffic safety and neighborhood livability. What are the best practices? How can we improve collaboration between city staff, school principals and law enforcement? APBP’s May 2014 webinar offers answers based on three school safety case studies from Peoria, Arizona. Two case studies involve elementary schools and include discussion of effective collaboration, traffic control devices, access management, and school policy to reduce school-related traffic congestion during school arrival and dismissal times. The third case study focuses on a high school where behavioral observation led problem-solvers to install an effective mid-block crossing. In all three cases, the city’s approach to “the problem” included a bigger picture look at walking and bicycling routes, sidewalk width and crosswalk access. The webinar also examines how effective school policies and reconfiguration of problematic school pick-up and drop-off areas can greatly improve children’s safety. Peoria’s population of 160,000 people and its suburban proximity to Phoenix offer rich insights useful in similar locales throughout North America. *Presenter:* Brandon Forrey, Transportation Planning Engineer, City of Peoria, Arizona

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GTA's top doctors join forces to encourage cities to plan for built-in exercise
by Beth McKechnie 14 May '14

14 May '14

* GTA’s top doctors join forces to encourage cities to plan for built-in exercise Urban planning should encourage walking, cycling and use of public transit to battle chronic disease, public health doctors say.* *By:* Theresa Boyle <http://www.thestar.com/authors.boyle_theresa.html> Health, Published on Wed May 14 2014 <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/> http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2014/05/14/better_and_integrate… The top doctors for Toronto, Peel, Hamilton and Simcoe- Muskoka have joined forces to urge all levels of government to change the way communities are planned, to encourage more physical activity. When it comes to land-use and transportation planning, more consideration must be given to encouraging residents to walk, cycle and use public transit, they told a news conference at Union Station on Wednesday. “This really is the big public health concern of our time, of our generation. How our communities are shaped, how we move around and the impact it has on the leading causes of death and illness in our society is something that all health organizations are coming to grips with,” said Toronto Medical Officer of Health Dr. David McKeown. Many communities have been built around the car, contributing to sedentary lifestyles, thy noted. Chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease are directly related to “having engineered physical activity out of our lives,” said Dr. David Mowat, medical officer of health for Peel. He pointed out that 10 per cent of an adult’s physical energy expenditure is recreational while 90 per cent is utilitarian, that is, “going about our regular business.” The solution to getting people move more is to get them to incorporate physical activity into their daily routines, he said. “This is not about telling people to shape up, exercise more and eat well. That approach has been tried for years and it has failed,” Mowat said. He cited cycling as an example, noting that those who spend a total of three hours weekly biking to work cut their risk of premature death from all causes by 28 per cent. Even taking public transit can easily add 30 minutes of activity into one’s day because it can include walking to and from the bus stop and subway and taking stairs. The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines<http://www.csep.ca/english/view.asp?x=804> just happen to call for 30 minutes of activity a day. The group of doctors made three specific recommendations: Invest “many billions of dollars” in public transit. Strengthen provincial policies that support transit and active transportation (walking or cycling to get to a destination). Make transit and active transportation integral to city planning. The doctors released a report, Improving Health by Design<http://www.peelregion.ca/health/resources/healthbydesign/pdf/moh-report.pdf>, that points out that there are almost 57,000 new cases of diabetes and 7,000 new cases of heart disease annually in the Greater Toronto- Hamilton Area and Simcoe-Muskoka. About a quarter of both conditions are preventable through physical activity, the report notes. It estimates that more than 300 premature deaths and over 1,000 cases of diabetes could be prevented annually with improvements in the way communities are designed and with better integration of public transportation. (Estimations are based on a health economic assessment tool from the World Health Organization and a diabetes population risk tool from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.) It goes on to say that physical inactivity and obesity cost the GTHA and Simcoe Muskoka $4 billion annually, including $1.4 billion in direct medical costs. The remainder is related to lost productivity. “The environment in which we live is the main influence upon our behaviour . . . and changes in the environment are necessary to improve our health. We need to make the healthy choice the easy choice,” Mowat said.

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FW: Pedal Power to the People- - - Join the Orange T' Revolution
by Dave Elmore 14 May '14

14 May '14

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Pedestrian Safety, Urban Space and Health
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 12 May '14

12 May '14

Pedestrian Safety, Urban Space and Health DOI:10.1787/9789282103654-en <http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789282103654-en> This report presents decision-makers with hard evidence on the important place of walking in transport policies and provide guidelines for developing a safe environment conducive to walking. http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/transport/pedestrian-s… -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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Fwd: Groundbreaking MOU between city and school district in BC
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 08 May '14

08 May '14

*apologies for cross-posting* On April 22nd, the School District of North Vancouver signed an MOU with the City of North Vancouver about Active and Safe Routes to School. It's groundbreaking and a first in Canada, as far as I am aware. Wouldn't it be awesome to see AT Policies and relationships like this formed in Manitoba to ensure welcoming active and safe routes to schools. The MOU is attached. If anyone would like to discuss this further, please don't hesitate to contact me. Cheers, Jackie -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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RE: [At-network] New report from the APA: "Investing in Place"
by Patman, David 07 May '14

07 May '14

Hi Terry (and mailing list), My understanding is that the Capital Region Transportation Master Plan is going to be released before the end of spring… http://www.manitobacapitalregion.ca/notices_detail.asp?notice_ID=207 David Patman, P. Eng. Transit Planner Winnipeg Transit | Service Development Division 421 Osborne Street | Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2A2 P: 204-986-5737 | dpatman(a)winnipeg.ca<mailto:dpatman@winnipeg.ca> From: Terry Zdan [mailto:tjzdan50@gmail.com] Sent: May-07-14 8:36 AM To: Patman, David Cc: at-network(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Re: [At-network] New report from the APA: "Investing in Place" http://www.manitobacapitalregion.ca/_assets/downloads/TMP-OH2-Boards-June20… Hi David - is there more info about the Capital Region Master Plan that would validate values in our back yard? On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Patman, David <DPatman(a)winnipeg.ca<mailto:DPatman@winnipeg.ca>> wrote: New document from the American Planning Association. An interesting look at changing values in the US (probably we would see similar viewpoints in Canada) regarding “what is important” in communities and development for different demographic groups. “When asked what would strengthen their local economy, two-thirds believe that investing in schools, transportation choice, walkability, and key community features is the best way.… For both Millennials and Active Boomers, including those living in today’s suburbs, walkability is in high demand.” http://www.planning.org/policy/polls/investing/pdf/pollinvestingreport.pdf David Patman, P. Eng. Transit Planner Winnipeg Transit | Service Development Division 421 Osborne Street | Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2A2 P: 204-986-5737<tel:204-986-5737> | dpatman(a)winnipeg.ca<mailto:dpatman@winnipeg.ca> _______________________________________________ AT-Network mailing list AT-Network(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:AT-Network@lists.umanitoba.ca> http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/at-network -- Terry Zdan 126 Duncan Norrie Drive Wpg MB R3P 2J9 CANADA tjzdan50(a)gmail.com<mailto:tjzdan@gmasil.com>

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New report from the APA: "Investing in Place"
by Patman, David 06 May '14

06 May '14

New document from the American Planning Association. An interesting look at changing values in the US (probably we would see similar viewpoints in Canada) regarding "what is important" in communities and development for different demographic groups. "When asked what would strengthen their local economy, two-thirds believe that investing in schools, transportation choice, walkability, and key community features is the best way.... For both Millennials and Active Boomers, including those living in today's suburbs, walkability is in high demand." http://www.planning.org/policy/polls/investing/pdf/pollinvestingreport.pdf David Patman, P. Eng. Transit Planner Winnipeg Transit | Service Development Division 421 Osborne Street | Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2A2 P: 204-986-5737 | dpatman(a)winnipeg.ca<mailto:dpatman@winnipeg.ca>

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FW: Moveable Feast 2014!
by Reaney, Vicky (MMG) 01 May '14

01 May '14

From: Jason Syvixay Sent: April-30-14 12:05 PM Subject: MEDIA RELEASE: 400 Winnipeggers, 10 Tours, 5000KM Collectively Travelled Throughout Downtown MEDIA RELEASE April 30, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 400 Winnipeggers Get a Taste of Downtown with 10 Tours, 40 Restaurants and 150KM of Gorgeous Scenery Downtown Winnipeg - 10 tours will offer Winnipeggers even more opportunities to delve deeper into what downtown has to offer and to discover the hidden gems that give our city its character. 40 restaurants and an urban landscape rich with green space, parks, and music history, will get its close up as 400 people sip, sup, and stroll throughout downtown, collectively traveling over 5000KM on foot and bicycle. "People have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring and summer - the sizzling heat, the sunset, and hanging around downtown restaurants and patios surrounded by friends and good people," said Stefano Grande, Executive Director of the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ. "These tours help us show off the city in an authentic, intimate way. Rather than just putting an ad in the paper or a billboard we want to pull people by the hand and actually show them what's going on downtown." >From cycling to wine tastings to an exploration of downtown's river trail leading up to the site of The Forks - Winnipeggers will discover why downtown is such a unique and exciting place to visit with personalized tours hosted by the Downtown BIZ: Biking & Beer - An elite mountain/hybrid cycling event. Hit the city's newest bike routes on a two-hour ride with the Executive Director of the Downtown BIZ, finishing with a cold beer on a downtown patio. Route is approximately 50KM and features Café 22, Pony Corral, and Moxie's Classic Grill on June 18, July 16, and August 13. 4:30pm start, free. A Moveable Feast - Take in the gorgeous view of some of downtown's most iconic buildings, architecture, and places on a five-hour bike ride, while enjoying great eats from local downtown restaurants, featuring Little Sister Coffee Maker, Old Spaghetti Factory, Promenade Cafe & Wine, Little Saigon, Waves Restaurant & Lounge, Pony Corral, Thom Bargen, The Fyxx, East India Company Pub & Eatery, Kum Koon, and surprise restaurants in the Exchange District and West End. Route is approximately 7KM and is co-presented by Downtown BIZ, Exchange District BIZ, West End BIZ, Provencher BIZ, West Broadway BIZ, Osborne Village BIZ, Bike Valet, Bike Winnipeg, and the City of Winnipeg's Active Transportation. June 19 and September 27. 5PM start, $35/person. Patio Crawl - Because now that summer is here, one patio is never enough. Grab your friends, soak up the sun and sip your favourite drinks. Sample delicious brews at beloved watering holes like: Elephant & Castle, Muddy Waters, Finn's Pub, The Keg, Earls Restaurant, Old Spaghetti Factory, Clay Oven, Beachcombers, Rudy's Eat and Drink, The Met, and The Current. August 8, July 11, and July 13. 5PM start, $30/person. Tour length: 2.5 hours. Winnipeg Wine - Explore the wine lists of some of Winnipeg's top downtown restaurants and sample delectable food pairings with this guided tour. Stroll your way to downtown's top fine dining restaurants, including Sydney's, The Velvet Glove, Hy's Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar, Prairie 360, 295 York, and Fort Garry, and cap it all off with an overnight stay at the lavish Hotel Fort Garry. September 12. 6:30PM start, $175 for one person or $250 for two people. Almost Famous - Tour the pubs, clubs, and bars that are home to Winnipeg best blues, rock, and country bands. Featuring classic, quirky, and historic venues with performances from up-and-comers and local favourites at featuring The Pyramid Cabaret, Shannon's Irish Pub, and Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club. July 19 and August 16. 9PM start, $35/person. Rebirth of Our Downtown - Take a front row seat as the BIZ shares with you stories leading to the rebirth of our downtown and our downtown vision. Winnipeg's downtown has shown a new wave of productivity, growth, innovation and consumer optimism - as articulated in a new market research report, Downtown Trends. Hop on our trolley and tour some of the redevelopment activities that's making downtown Winnipeg the place to invest, work, live, and experience. June 25. 10AM, free. Thanks to our media sponsor, Clear 102 FM. For a complete listing of downtown tours and to purchase tickets, visit www.downtownwinnipegbiz.com/tours<http://www.downtownwinnipegbiz.com/tours>. - 30 - For more information, contact: Jason Syvixay Managing Director Tel: (204) 958-4635 Email: jason(a)downtownwinnipegbiz.com<mailto:jason@downtownwinnipegbiz.com> ________________________________ This communication is confidential. We only send and receive email on the basis of the terms set out at www.rogers.com/web/content/emailnotice<http://www.rogers.com/web/content/emailnotice> Ce message est confidentiel. Notre transmission et réception de courriels se fait strictement suivant les modalités énoncées dans l'avis publié à www.rogers.com/aviscourriel <http://www.rogers.com/aviscourriel> ________________________________

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Fwd: [PNmb] Fwd: FW: Creative Placemaking Challenge!
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 01 May '14

01 May '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Molly Johnson <flat.not.boring(a)gmail.com> Date: 1 May 2014 15:09 Subject: [PNmb] Fwd: FW: Creative Placemaking Challenge! To: PNManitoba(a)googlegroups.com Please distribute widely! Hello Friends! Urban Idea and the Winnipeg Arts Council just announced the *Creative Placemaking Challenge*. The competition is to come up with do-able, temporary installations or activities in the alleys and dray ways (delivery alleys) of the West Exchange District. The goal is to get the public engaged in placemaking, either by putting a project together, or by coming by and interacting with the projects and the spaces. Proposals are due on June 13th and successful entries will receive up to $1,500 to implement their ideas. The project is inspired by examples in Melbourne, Seattle, and Portland. While the alleys in those places were eventually occupied by more permanent projects, they all started with temporary placemaking ideas. Let's try this in Winnipeg!! First, the call for proposals can be found here: https://urbanideawinnipeg.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/creative-placemaking-… and more information can be found here: http://urbanidea.ca/2014/04/30/urban-idea-announces-the-creative-placemakin… There is going to be a little information session on Wednesday May 7th from 5-7pm at PLATFORM (off the lobby at Artspace, 100 Arthur Street). There will also be an opportunity to workshop your ideas. On Wednesday May 28th, from 5-8pm at the Patterson Global Foods building dining hall, there will be a chance to talk through your proposal and get advice or feedback from artists and designers who have experience with placemaking projects. Please let all your friends know! Molly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PNManitoba" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pnmanitoba+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to pnmanitoba(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pnmanitoba. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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WFP online: Police oppose photo radar cameras at pedestrian crosswalks proposal (May1'14)
by Beth McKechnie 01 May '14

01 May '14

Police oppose photo radar cameras at pedestrian crosswalks proposal By: Aldo Santin http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Police-oppose-photo-radar-cam… The city councillor who believes pedestrian crosswalks are unsafe said he is disappointed with the recommendation from Winnipeg Police opposing his proposal to install photo radar cameras at pedestrian corridors. Coun. Ross Eadie (Mynarski) said he remains convinced that measures have to be taken to make pedestrian corridors safe for pedestrians. "If we’re not going to have cameras (at pedestrian corridors), then we better have more enforcement," Eadie said. "We’ve just been lucky there haven’t been more fatalities." A WPS report to the Winnipeg Police Board recommends no action be taken on Eadie’s suggestion, citing a lack of pedestrian fatalities, the expense involved, and the unwillingness of the Selinger government to expand the use of photo radar cameras. The report found only one pedestrian fatality at a pedestrian corridor – on Henderson Highway in 2011. "We don’t measure the near-misses and there are a lot of them," Eadie said. "I take my life into my hands every time I cross at a pedestrian corridor on Main Street because drivers are not obeying the rules. "The residents in my ward want something done about it." The report, which will be presented to the police board at its meeting Friday morning, says only one community in North America – Washington, DC – employs photo radar cameras at crosswalks. The DC cameras went into operation in November and the report says no conclusive data exists at this time to support a claim they are effective at improving pedestrian safety. <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/> aldo.santin(a)freepress.mb.ca

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From today's Atlantic Cities -- community with no need for school buses
by Patman, David 01 May '14

01 May '14

More communities like this, please - should not be so hard to do, should not be so unusual: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/05/suburb-where-kids-actually… David Patman, P. Eng. Transit Planner Winnipeg Transit | Service Development Division 421 Osborne Street | Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2A2 P: 204-986-5737 | dpatman(a)winnipeg.ca<mailto:dpatman@winnipeg.ca>

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