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The Herald: AT supporters want greenway included in road project
by Beth McKechnie 13 Jul '11

13 Jul '11

[As someone who thoroughly enjoyed cycling out to the Winnipeg Folk Festival this past weekend via NE Pioneers Greenway, Raleigh and the Floodway trail, I wholeheartedly agree with the need for this AT bridge over the Perimeter. It's extremely dangerous trying to run/cycle across multiple lanes of heavy traffic going 110+ kph! No matter how many times we do it, it's just as scary every time. -Beth] Active transportation supporters want greenway included in road project By: Adrian Alleyne Posted: 07/13/2011 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/herald/Active-transportati… Some local active transportation advocates want to see the Northeast Pioneers Greenway extended as part of a series of proposed roadway improvements near Lagimodiere Boulevard and the Perimeter Highway. The provincial government has proposed making changes to the intersection to ease traffic congestion in the area. Sigrun Bailey and Louise Balaban, co-chairs of the River East Neighbourhood Network - Trail Committee, said the improvements would be an ideal opportunity to extend the trail further north to Birds Hill Provincial Park. The avid cyclists said what they would like to see is a bridge built that would allow pedestrians and cyclists to cross the Perimeter at Raleigh Street, similar to the one that was recently built near Birds Hill. A bridge would allow individuals to travel uninterrupted along the greenway and connect to the Floodway Trail System that leads to Birds Hill. "We’re trying to get a safe facility for non-motorized transportation," said Bailey, who lives in North Kildonan. "It’s also a health issue, getting people active." The province’s plans include construction of a full interchange at the intersection at an estimated cost of $80 to $100 million. "Basically we would be building an interchange that would allow motorists in all directions to go through that intersection of roadways without stopping," said Don McRitchie, a spokesperson for Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation. McRitchie cautioned that any extension of the greenway would have to be a shared initiative between the city and the Rural Municipality of East St. Paul. Bailey said it would be a mistake not to include the active transit trail in the province’s plans. "They’re not considering active transportation, which is ludicrous," she said. "They’re forcing people to be in their cars." Balaban said the proposed bridge would make the intersection safer for both cyclists and pedestrians. "You can’t ride your bike on the shoulder with semitrailers going by at 80 km/h," said Balaban, an East Kildonan resident. "We need to have a trail all the way to Birds Hill." Coun. Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan), said plans are already in place for the greenway to be extended to Glenway Avenue once the construction of Chief Peguis Trail is complete. However, he said extending it to Birds Hill likely isn’t something the city could consider at this time. Bailey said she fears there might never be another opportunity to extend the greenway. "They all say they’re for it, but I’m afraid it will slip between the cracks," she said. "It’s a win-win for everybody, so everyone should chip in." adrian.alleyne(a)canstarnews.com

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Active Transportation Canada - New Posts July 12, 2011
by Beth McKechnie 13 Jul '11

13 Jul '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Haynes <activetransportation(a)rogers.com> Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:51 AM Subject: Active Transportation Canada - New Posts July 12, 2011 Dear Listserv Members: More than 20 new items have been posted on the Active Transportation-Canada Website. A complete list of titles may be found in the "Blog Archive" box, located on the right margin of the Website. Some sample new items: 1. Ottawa - Bike lanes earn rave reviews on first morning commute<http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Bike+lanes+earn+rave+reviews+first+mo…> 2. Product review: Top five skateboarding helmets for ultimate protection and safety <http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-8779805> 3. Moncton - Bike Battles continue<http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1422093> Active Transportation Canada URL: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com A "Search" function is available on the site. You will find this at the bottom of the page. With more than 1,000 items posted on Active Transportation - Canada, there are links available to dozens of studies and hundreds of news items from communities across Canada and the world. If anyone has a problem reading this message, please let me know. I welcome suggestions for posts, so if you have news items featuring your community, please share them with the other subscribers from Canada, the US, and Australia on Active Transportation-Canada. Thank you. Michael Haynes Director TransActive Solutions

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America's Top Cities for Bike Commuting: Happier, Too
by Beth McKechnie 13 Jul '11

13 Jul '11

America's Top Cities for Bike Commuting: Happier, Too By Richard Florida Jun 22 2011, 11:41 AM ET http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/06/americas-top-cities-for-bik… *A nationwide analysis shows that towns where people bike to work are richer, fitter, and more successful in many other ways * Riding a bike through a city, David Byrne wrote in his book *Bicycle Diaries<http://books.google.com/books?id=5Ar9V-4z9PwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bicycl…> *, "is like navigating the collective neural pathways of some vast global mind." Biking, he adds, "facilitates a state of mind that allows some but not too much of the unconscious to bubble up. As someone who believes that much of the source of his work and creativity is to be gleaned from those bubbles, it's a reliable place to find that connection." Cycling is one of my own great passions. I like nothing more than to get on my road bike and just go. My bike is not just a great way to get around, it's a great way to get to know cities. It's also a good way to stay in shape, as witnessed by this post<http://www.livingstreetsalliance.org/2011/05/americas-fittest-cities/>at the Living Streets Alliance blog, which noted the uncanny overlap between the places listed in my post<http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/05/americas-fittest-cities/239…>on America's Fittest Cities and the cities where the greatest percentages of people who bike to work live. That got me wondering what other characteristics of metropolitan areas might be associated with higher levels of cycling. With the help of my colleague Charlotta Mellander, I took a quick look at the numbers. We used data from the American Community Survey<http://www.census.gov/acs/www/>(ACS) on the share of people by metro area who commute to work by bike. Nationally, less than one (0.6) percent of Americans ride their bikes to work. But the share of bike commuters varies quite a bit across metros. The gallery below lists ACS figures for the top 15 metros with the largest shares of bike commuters. (These data cover entire metros; data for core or center cities may be higher.) At the top of the list are Eugene, Oregon, and Fort Collins, Colorado, where more than 5 percent of commuters bike to work. College towns dominate the list—Boulder, Colorado, Madison, Wisconsin, Santa Cruz, California, Iowa City, Iowa, Gainesville, Florida, and State College, Pennsylvania, among others. But bigger metros like Portland, Oregon, Honolulu, Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Jose (Silicon Valley) also rank highly. (Source: American Community Survey, Share of Commuters Who Bike to Work) <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/> Top Cities for Biking Flickr/Kris Hurst 15 :: Iowa City, IA *Share of Commuters who Bike to Work*: 2.22% *Median Household Income*: $49,535 *Creative Class*: 32.46% <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/> All of this raises the question: What is it about these metros and others where cycling to work is more prevalent? So Mellander and I compared these figures on bike commuting to key social and economic characteristics of metros. Though all we are looking at are associations—our analysis does not infer causality and other factors may come into play—some of the findings are rather intriguing. First off, metros where more people cycle to work are more affluent. Metros with a greater share of bike commuters have higher average wages (with a correlation of .5). They have higher levels of education or human capital (a correlation of .5) and more knowledge-based economies as well. Cycling to work is positively associated with the share of creative class jobs (.3) and negatively associated with working class jobs (-.4). They're more diverse. The share of commuters who cycle to work to work is positively associated with higher levels of immigrants (.3) and even more so with higher concentrations of gays and lesbians (.4). <http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/richard_florida/Florida_biking2…> Cycling to work also goes together with happiness. The percentage of cycling commuters is positively associated with levels of happiness and well-being, which we measure via Gallup surveys (with correlation of .5). As for fitness, the hunch by the folks at the Living Streets Alliance was right. Metros with a higher percentage of cycling commuters boast higher rates of fitness on the American College of Sports Medicine's<http://www.acsm.org/> American Fitness Index™<http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/docs/reports/2011_afi_report_final.pdf> (with a correlation between the two of .5). Biking metros are richer, better-educated, and more fit than non-biking places. They're happier, and, as exemplified by Mr. Byrne, more creative too. *Richard Florida is Senior Editor at **The Atlantic and Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto. * **

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Reminder: Transportation Master Plan Open House today, 4-8 pm, The Forks Atrium
by Beth McKechnie 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

[Friendly reminder about today's Open House at The Forks from 4-8 pm] *WINNIPEG TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN* *PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE * ** ** The City of Winnipeg staff and consultant team invite you to attend the second Open House for the Transportation Master Plan (TMP). Drop by to view the main comments received from the public and stakeholders meetings and review the key directions and opportunities for the following transportation components: - Transit - Roads - Goods Movement - Active Transportation - Transportation Demand Management - Funding, Financing, and Governance We would like to hear from you on this important stage of the process!**** ** ** WINNIPEG TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN OPEN HOUSE**** Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 **** Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM**** Where: The Forks Market Atrium (at the base of the Forks Tower)**** Format: Drop in anytime – no formal presentation. **** ** ** Staff will be on hand to answer questions and collect feedback you may have. **** ** ** Visit the following Website to view or download the latest version of the TMP Newsletter: http://transportation.speakupwinnipeg.com**** ** ** Please forward this email to anyone that you feel would be interested in attending. Thank You!**** ** **

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Bicycling our way into work and out of the Great Recession
by Beth McKechnie 05 Jul '11

05 Jul '11

Bicycling our way into work and out of the Great Recession by Elly Blue <http://www.grist.org/people/Elly+Blue> 5 Jul 2011 10:29 AM * http://www.grist.org/biking/2011-07-05-bicycling-our-way-into-work-and-out-… * *This is the tenth and last column in the Bikenomics<http://www.grist.org/biking/2011-02-28-how-bicycling-will-save-the-economy>series. A new ten-part series will begin in two weeks, exploring some of the different reasons people don't bike for transportation and ways these obstacles to bicycling can be overcome. * Conversations about transportation bicycling tend to revolve around work, particularly commuting. This is a good thing. We need to get to work; more of us need to get to work by bike; and more bicycling means a healthier economy<http://www.grist.org/biking/2011-02-28-how-bicycling-will-save-the-economy>, a better workplace<http://www.grist.org/biking/2011-05-09-how-employers-can-encourage-happy-he…>, and even more jobs<http://www.grist.org/article/2011-01-14-building-bike-infrastructure-create…>. * * But the commutes in these conversations are an endangered species, part of a type of work and lifestyle that's fading fast: the 9-to-5 lifetime career with health benefits and pension, a commute from suburbs to central city, and a hot meal waiting for you when you get home<http://www.grist.org/biking/2011-06-20-bicyclings-gender-gap-its-the-econom…> . The way we work has been changing for a long time, and our transportation needs and options along with it. With the recent recession, fewer people are working as much or for as much money, or as regularly -- or at all. More of us are, in a word, poor. We're the ones who need bicycling the most.* *Yet the broke and the tenuously employed aren't always reached by bicycle transportation advocacy, education, and services. When they are, the messages being promoted are not always relevant or welcome. The mainstays of bike advocacy organizations are the three E's: engineering, enforcement, and education -- with a fourth E, encouragement, becoming increasingly popular. Encouragement is a kind of marketing. It's about selling the benefits of transportation bicycling as though it were a product.* *It's appealing because, to a large extent, it works, imbuing everyday transportation bicycling with a certain cool cachet. Marketing, being what it is it, tends to be best executed by businesses and blogs selling everything from imported, upright city bikes <http://clevercycles.com/2007/06/26/dutchness/> to the concept of cycling fashion <http://www.velovogue.com/> to the aesthetic and lifestyle <http://momentumplanet.com/articles/this-is-the-bike-lifestyle>associated with both of these. But lately, advocacy organizations and even government agencies are investing in encouragement initiatives and seeing a lot of success. A recent example is the charming animated video made by the Cascade Bicycle Club called "Will you ride with Sophie <http://www.cascade.org/sophie/>?" that extols the environmental, social, and personal virtues of choosing to bike instead of drive, even for just a few trips a week. And that's the crux of it, what makes encouragement so appealing to some and so frustratingly divisive to others: When you're broke, you simply don't have the same choices. The risks you are willing to take are informed by different factors. What one person might feel as a stirring call to action, another might just as easily see as unwelcome and out-of-touch moralizing. It's understandable, of course, that the pursuit of encouragement, as well as the other E's, is informed by the concerns of the advocates themselves. Part of the heritage of bicycle advocacy in the U.S. is recreational riding -- an activity that suggests a decent enough income to have a nice bike in the garage and the leisure, skills, and confidence to go out and ride it whenever one chooses. U.S. bike advocacy is also imbued with a heavy focus on individual responsibility as more important -- or perhaps more readily achievable -- than social and infrastructure change, as exemplified by the until-recently prominent vehicular cycling movement<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_cycling> . Such initiatives tend to reach out to the people who ride -- or don't -- out of choice rather than economic necessity, whose only barrier to getting on a bike is motivation. When you're already broke, you don't need to be encouraged to adopt someone else's lifestyle. You need solutions that arise from your own circumstances and community. That means that simply choosing to hop on a bike isn't actually that straightforward. Even as your car is sucking your savings dry and pummeling your credit, at least it's the devil you know. People living in low-income households are less likely to have access to a working bicycle (only 29 percent of households making less than $15,000 do, according to the NHTSA's most recent survey <http://www.nhtsa.gov/>). Aside from the cost and learning curve of acquiring, outfitting, and maintaining a reliable everyday bicycle, if you're broke your neighborhood is also less likely to be graced<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/unhealthy-neighbo…>by bike lanes, calmed traffic, and other facilities that are lauded for their ability to raise property values<http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/nov/05/bike-st…>. You're also less likely to have easy, central access to grocery stores and other amenities. Bicycling has a reputation as being dangerous, making it even less appealing to those who lack health insurance. There's also a social stigma attached -- car ownership is a widely acknowledged symbol of success and adulthood. Moreover, the pursuit of the three original Es -- education, engineering, and enforcement -- demands some further sensitivity if undertaken in the context of economic inequality. When you're low-income, you may simply not have access to the amenities of bicycle advocacy that others of us take for granted. Your concerns are less likely to be solicited or lobbied for. Education initiatives and materials about cycling laws and safety, what to do if you crash, and even how to ride at all are less likely to reach you and may not even exist in a language you read fluently. And engineering and enforcement are as likely to work against you as they are to protect and serve your interests. [image: Runs on fat] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/carltonreid/4646637491/>Photo: Carlton Reid <http://www.flickr.com/photos/carltonreid/4646637491/>These concerns are hardly universal, but they're a sampling of what advocates need to ask and engage about if they are serious about making bicycling more widely accessible and attractive. Of course, relatively elite bike advocacy organizations didn't invent bicycling, and have much to learn from others who have already been doing it a long time. Among people in the U.S. who already ride, residents of socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are already riding for transportation rather than recreation. Bicycling is particularly embraced<http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/06/01/bicycling-is-for-everyone-the-connecti…>by recent immigrants from countries where bicycle transportation has long been the norm. There are a lot of bike organizations out there that are already driven by the needs of low-income people and communities. Earn-a-bike programs<http://oaklandlocal.com/posts/2011/06/oakland-bike-programs-give-youth-chan…>around the country empower participants with a free bicycle and the skills and knowledge to maintain and ride it well.* *Tamales y Bicicletas<http://www.browningthegreen.org/>is a Minneapolis group run by and for Latino youth to build job skills and work for environmental justice. Ciudad de Luces/City of Lights<http://ciudaddeluces.wordpress.com/>is a Los Angeles program that provides free bike lights and bike safety and maintenance education to working-class Latino immigrants. In Madison, Wisc., police work with bike advocates and businesses to install free bike lights instead of writing costly tickets<http://frontporchcoffeetalk.blogspot.com/2011/05/be-bright-helps-madison-cy…>to those caught riding unlit at night. As our economy shifts and bicycling becomes a more urgent economic imperative both individually and socially, advocates need to start seriously rethinking how their work can better serve the people who need it most. Initiatives that presuppose motivation as a primary to barrier for bicycling, or climate and public health concerns as a primary driver of transportation choices, will necessarily be limited in their reach, and run the risk of alienating people who, if listened to and engaged with, could be powerful allies. I propose a fifth E for the bicycle advocacy toolkit: Economics. Not marketing, not the creation of wealth or the promotion of wealthy lifestyles, but rather the awareness of economic inequality and its impact on people's choices and lack thereof. When we wander down the path of assigning moral value to lifestyle choices and take our policies cues from gender and identity politics, we lose a lot of people -- and make enemies -- along the way. When we focus on communities' economic realities and the hard numbers behind them, then we can provide concrete, material tools for addressing the inequalities that are holding us all back. The bicycle economy, after all, isn't going to make most of us rich, and that's OK. We could use fewer people getting rich in this country and more people getting by, feeling good, and having fun. Bicycling creates a little wealth. But more importantly, it creates a lot of well-being. That's what the bicycle economy is all about. Elly Blue is a writer and bicycle activist <http://takingthelane.com/>living in Portland, Oregon. You can also find her on Twitter <http://twitter.com/ellyblue>.

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Greater Strides - Taking Action on Active Transportation - Handoff to the Manitoba Government
by Janice Lukes 30 Jun '11

30 Jun '11

Hi all, The public handoff of the Provincial Active Transportation Advisory Group's report occurred today, at the corner of Shorehill Dr. and Bishop Grandin Blvd, in conjunction with a funding announcement for the 'Shorehill Trail'. Minister Lemieux and Minister Selby had great remarks - I've attached my remarks, as Chair of the advisory group. The report can be found here <http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/pdf/atag_report6.pdf> http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/pdf/atag_report6.pdf We had a super turn out of AT supporters representing key organizations in the far southeast corner of Winnipeg - considering we had a 3 hour notice. Thank you - and have a great Canada Day! Janice Lukes 952-4222

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Bikeability Index: Bike-friendliness of Vancouver neighbourhoods mapped by UBC
by Beth McKechnie 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

Bike-friendliness of Vancouver neighbourhoods mapped by UBC VIVIAN LUK VANCOUVER - Globe and Mail Update In a city where bicycle paths are separated from traffic, racks are accessible, cycling routes are connected, and the way from home to work is smooth and flat, more people may actually want to ride their bikes. And if more people bike rather than drive, they will be much healthier, and the city much greener. That is the argument that a team of University of British Columbia researchers are presenting with the *Bikeability Index*, an innovative mapping tool that scores Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods on how accommodating they are to cyclists. According to the study, the way communities are designed directly influences people’s level of physical activity. “If you make cycling and walking the easier choice, then people will be more likely to choose it because it’s faster to get [somewhere] than sitting in traffic,” said lead researcher Meghan Winters. “Then people will be less likely to choose their cars, they’ll be more likely to engage in physical activity, and that will reduce congestion in the city.” The project, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, surveyed 2,100 people about factors that influence their cycling behaviour, Ms. Winters said. Most answered they are concerned about biking next to cars, biking up and down hills, the availability of racks to lock up their bikes, and the connectivity of bike-friendly streets. Based on these factors, Ms. Winters and her team created online, colour-coded maps (green depicts bike-friendly areas and red shows where cycling conditions need to be improved) that compare the bike friendliness of Vancouver and surrounding municipalities, as well as the bike friendliness within each municipality. The maps show the availability of bike facilities, bike route density, topography and land use. According to the Bikeability Index, Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster rank highest in bike friendliness because they have denser cycling infrastructure. The team plans to deliver the maps to Metro Vancouver urban planners. “What we’ve done is highlight areas that are good for cycling, and areas where there are challenges,” she said. “We hope this will demonstrate where gaps are happening and where improvements are needed, like maybe there needs to be more bike facilities there, or separated bike lanes for people who are less confident on their bikes.” The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has provided the team with additional funds so that they can make up bikeability indexes for Victoria, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Charlottetown, Moncton and St. John's by 2012. The maps can be viewed at *www.cher.ubc/ca/**cyclingincities/tools.html*. Cyclists can also search for routes based on preferred distances, air pollution levels and elevation gain. Future renderings will also allow users to click and zoom on the maps. Published on Tuesday, Jun. 28, 2011 8:00AM EDT -- *Beth McKechnie* | Workplace Commuter Options <http://greenactioncentre.ca/>Green Action Centre<http://www.greenactioncentre.ca/> <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave | (204) 925-3772 | Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/memberships/>

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CONSIDER the IMPACT of CentrePort when reviewing Winnipeg's Transportation Master Plan Open House - July 6, 2011
by Janice Lukes 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

As this is an Active Transportation list serve - I am compelled to ask that when you review / provide input at the Transportation Master Plan Open House - you consider the following related to the CentrePort Canada initiative: CentrePort Canada http://www.centreportcanada.ca/ * is a public - private partnership which is the driving force behind unprecedented road investments in Winnipeg - and ultimately highways accessing Winnipeg * is recognized as one of North America's top infrastructure projects * all levels of gov't (Feds / Province / City) are making tremendous investments in the development of CentrePort with the vision of significant economic impact for Manitoba * roadways to from and around Winnipeg must be designed as expressways to accommodate the development of the international multi modal transportation hub * the attached CentrePort Business Plan provides a clear overview of the investment / goals, etc. - some interesting long weekend reading TODAY, we are seeing active transportation routes impacted by the development / preparation of roadways related to CentrePort - in both a negative - and positive (when challenged) way: * Perimeter Hwy median closures eliminating trail connectivity from Winnipeg to the greater capital region (Harte Trail to Headingley Grand Trunk Trail, Northeast Pioneers Greenway Trail to town of Birds Hill trail system) * Elimination of service roads around the Perimeter Hwy - often used as active transportation routes * Construction of Inkster pathway as part of Inkster roadway expansion (a link in the CentrePort network) * Construction of a ped / cycle flyover - over the expansion of the Chief Peguis Expressway (a link in the CentrePort network) * Kenaston expansion - may or may not include active transportation on both sides - and may or man not include a ped/cycle flyover to schools on either side (a link in the CentrePort network) My comments aren't on the pros / cons of CentrePort - just that you CONSIDER: * the tremendous financial investments in roadways to support development of CentrePort * the transportation infrastructure required to develop a global multi modal transportation hub * the tremendous commitment by gov'ts and private industry to support the development of CentrePort * the consideration of active transportation in the development of CentrePort * the historic approach / default mode - when developing active transportation in Winnipeg * the many obstacles continually faced when moving active transportation forward in Winnipeg Will the ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION vision reflected in the Transportation Master Plan enable Winnipeg to truly be a 'transportation hub' - for all modes of transportation? Having had the opportunity to provide input on Winnipeg's Transportation Master Plan - I look forward to the open house. Janice Lukes Winnipeg Trails Association * * * * * * * * A few selected Free Press articles & quotes related to CentrePort Canada Way o "Toews said that once complete, CentrePort will increase Canada's opportunities on the world stage. CentrePort Canada is definitely a key component of Canada's economic prosperity as we emerge from the recession," o Selinger said the road projects will link CentrePort with the port of Churchill and Hudson's Bay, continental U.S. and Mexico and Canada's east and west coasts o "CentrePort ...has the ability to do what nothing else can accomplish for our city (for) economic impact and creating phenomenal jobs," Katz said. "This is the beginning of something very wonderful and very special." <http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/new-expressway-seen-as-a-road-to- riches-96712199.html> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/new-expressway-seen-as-a-road-to-r iches-96712199.html <http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/300-million-in-road-construct ion-vital-to-inland-port--starts-96661709.html> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/300-million-in-road-constructi on-vital-to-inland-port--starts-96661709.html <http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/300-million-in-road-construct ion-vital-to-inland-port--starts-96661709.html> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/300-million-in-road-constructi on-vital-to-inland-port--starts-96661709.html <http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/a-centreport-trade-coup-111312584 .html> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/a-centreport-trade-coup-111312584. html <http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/times/Inkster-Street-road- widening-work-continues--99880789.html> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/times/Inkster-Street-road-w idening-work-continues--99880789.html <http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/federal-funding-at-stake-at-arcti c-gateway-summit-107020833.html> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/federal-funding-at-stake-at-arctic -gateway-summit-107020833.html <http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/headliner/CentrePort-a-key -issue--in-Rosser-reeve-race-105285718.html> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/headliner/CentrePort-a-key- issue--in-Rosser-reeve-race-105285718.html -----Original Message----- From: at-network-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:at-network-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Beth McKechnie Sent: June 27, 2011 4:57 PM To: AT network Subject: [At-network] Transportation Master Plan Open House - July 6, 2011 ** Please share widely ** WINNIPEG TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE INVITATION The City of Winnipeg staff and consultant team invite you to attend the second Open House for the Transportation Master Plan (TMP). Drop by to view the main comments received from the public and stakeholders meetings and review the key directions and opportunities for the following transportation components: * Transit * Roads * Goods Movement * Active Transportation * Transportation Demand Management * Funding, Financing, and Governance We would like to hear from you on this important stage of the process! WINNIPEG TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN OPEN HOUSE Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM Where: The Forks Market Atrium (at the base of the Forks Tower) Format: Drop in anytime - no formal presentation. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and collect feedback you may have. Visit the following Website to view or download the latest version of the TMP Newsletter: http://transportation.speakupwinnipeg.com Please forward this email to anyone that you feel would be interested in attending. Thank You! -- 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 <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/memberships/> our work by becoming a member

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New study from PERI available online
by Stacy Matwick 28 Jun '11

28 Jun '11

>From University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute http://www.peri.umass.edu/ "The benefits of pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure such as sidewalks, bike lanes, and trails-reduced congestion, better air quality, safer travel routes, and improved health outcomes-are well documented. But in this study, Heidi Garrett-Peltier examines another dimension of these public investments: the employment impacts of building and refurbishing this infrastructure, as well as construction and rehabilitation of roads without cycling or walking facilities. Using data from eleven cities, Garrett-Peltier finds that bike and pedestrian projects are effective job creation engines, notably more so than investing at similar levels in road construction for cars." Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure: A National Study of Employment Impacts by Heidi Garrett-Peltier http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/published_study/PERI_ABikes_June201… Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca<mailto:smatwick@iisd.ca> IISD Research Library web page: http://www.iisd.org/ic SD-Cite: IISD Research Library database: http://sd-cite.iisd.org<http://sd-cite.iisd.org/> GENERata web-magazine: http://www.iisd.org/generata/ "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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Fw: Bike to Work Day 2011, please forward
by beth＠greenactioncentre.ca 28 Jun '11

28 Jun '11

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on the MTS High Speed Mobility Network -----Original Message----- From: Andraea Sartison <andraea.sartison(a)biketoworkdaywinnipeg.org> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:00:18 Subject: Bike to Work Day 2011, please forward Good afternoon! Friday, June 24th was Bike to Work Day 2011. The event boasted *2700 registered cyclists* (that's way more than 2122 last year!), *325* of which enjoyed a party at the Forks afterwork, there were *22 pit stops* around town and we gave out *400 shirts*, *625 morning snacks* and* 300 burgers or hot dogs*! With 24 degrees and sunny weather the streets were busy with cyclists! In fact, in addition to our registered cyclists each pit stop reported dozens of cyclists who passed by without stopping on their way to work. Knowing that there were even more people on bikes than we registered helps us to emphasize the importance of our event and cycling advocacy, and gives us hope that participation will continue to grow annually. Our goal for next year is to increase registration, promotion and the quality of the event yet again. So stay tuned. The success of this year's event is attributed to our wide network of sponsors, volunteers, partners and riders. We couldn't have done it without you! See you out on the bike paths and for the 5th annual Bike to Work Day Winnipeg in 2012! Please feel free to forward your comments or questions (or suggestions!) about Bike to Work Day to me. Cheers-Andraea -- *Andraea Sartison* *Event Coordinator* *Bike to Work Day 2011* *333-2666* www.biketoworkdaywinnipeg.org

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