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Fwd: 2014 Accessibility Awards
by Anders Swanson 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

[Dear AT-Network: Know a project/person/design/initiative/firm that has excelled at making it easier for persons with disabilities to move around Winnipeg? Think it deserves an award? Nominate them. See below. - anders] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Sobkowicz, Chris* <csobkowicz(a)winnipeg.ca> Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Subject: 2014 Accessibility Awards To: "Sobkowicz, Chris" <csobkowicz(a)winnipeg.ca> *** Please feel free to pass this along to all of your contacts and associates. Thanks.******* *Save the Date…… Construction is now complete!* *Time to cut the ribbon…* Building upon our successes and work in promoting universal design principles and accessibility issues with the stakeholders of built spaces in Winnipeg, and in celebration of the Access Advisory Committee’s 20th year, the committee has completed the makeover of its annual awards program – the Access Awards. Presented and administered by the City of Winnipeg’s Access Advisory Committee, the Access Awards raise awareness regarding the importance of accessibility and universal design in the City of Winnipeg. Universal design makes life more equitable, safe, comfortable and affordable for everyone, including people with disabilities. These annual awards honour projects that incorporate physical access, communication access and/or way finding. What is different this year? *You have to go to be in the know…* Formerly known as the City Accessibility Awards, the 2014 Access Awards now have a different category structure and an updated criteria for eligibility. Further, all nominees and award recipients will be announced at a celebratory event. Nominees will not be announced in advance. This event is an excellent opportunity to network with other architects, designers, project owners, students and other professionals in the field. The organizing committee has selected the theme “Celebrating our successes and the increased use of universal design over the years”, which will be highlighted through a comedic retrospective showing how we have changed our “Best Practices” over the past eleven years. Save the date! *Celebrating accessibility…* This new gala evening will be held *Wednesday, September 10th, 2014*, at the Met Entertainment Centre, where we will announce the winner of the City’s Award of Excellence in Design and all the 2014 nominees and the category winners in an Academy Awards-style programme. The event includes dinner, wine and entertainment. Hope to see you there! Call for Nominations *Recognizing great local work…* The nomination process is now open and it is time to recognize the great work that has been recently completed in our city. We have attached the new nomination package and form that has all of the information needed to nominate a project. This material can also be found on our web site at: www.aacwinnipeg.mb.ca Chris Sobkowicz Coordinator Winnipeg Access Advisory Committee 204 986-8345 csobkowicz(a)winnipeg.ca<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','csobkowicz(a)winnipeg.ca');> www.aacwinnipeg.mb.ca *Chris Sobkowicz* Coordinator City of Winnipeg Access Advisory Committee 204 986-8345 www.aacwinnipeg.mb.ca

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Fwd: Webinar: Bringing Health into the Transportation Planning Process
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 21 Apr '14

21 Apr '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sarah Prowse <sprowse(a)wrha.mb.ca> Date: 11 April 2014 12:53 Subject: Webinar: Bringing Health into the Transportation Planning Process To: Hello, We would like to invite you to join us for the CHNET and CLASP webinar "Bringing Health into the Transportation Planning Process" - a presentation of some of the work undertaken in British Columbia and Quebec through the Healthy Canada by Design CLASP initiative. Following the 2 hour webinar, we'll have an opportunity to spend half an hour discussing the implications for Winnipeg. We've had the opportunity to hear about this work in its earlier stages, and we're excited to hear about the most recent lessons learned and how they can be applied here! Please feel free to bring your lunch as the webinar does fall over our lunch hour. We will also try to have some snacks. RSVPs are appreciated but not necessary. Please feel free to contact me at sprows(a)wrha.mb.ca or 204 962-0403. Enjoy the puddles (or more snow!) this weekend J Sarah *Bringing Health into the Transportation Planning Process * April 24, 2014, 12:00-2:30pm Winnipeg Regional Health Authority 490 Hargrave Street Meeting Room 119* *Enter through the Travel Health Clinic entrance at the corner of Hargrave St & McDermot Ave Bike racks are available in front of the building at the corner of Hargrave and McDermot. Plan your Winnipeg Transit trip: http://winnipegtransit.com/en/navigo Street parking (metered) is available in front of the building *CHNET-Works! is pleased to collaborate with the Healthy Canada by Design CLASP Initiative, funded by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, on this Fireside Chat.* *Researchers from Simon Fraser University and the University of Montreal will present two projects directed at health and transportation planning. * *Join us to hear about:* · What Simon Fraser researchers discovered, and recommend, about the data that is needed and available to bring health into transportation planning processes. · The approach that Montreal researchers have developed, and the data that is needed, to assess the health impacts associated with transportation options in Montreal. *Who should attend? *Professionals in public health, planning and transportation who are interested in weaving health considerations into the transportation planning processes in their communities. *Advisors on Tap:* [image: Description: Description: Description: M Winters] * Meghan Winters* is an Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. She is an Epidemiologist interested in the link between health, transportation, and city design. [image: Description: Description: Description: A Smargiassi]*Audrey Smargiassi* has a PhD in Environmental Sciences. She is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal. She is a spokesperson for a team of researchers and practitioners from Montreal Public Health, the University of Montreal, and McGill University, including Patrick Morency, Louis Drouin, Céline Plante, Louis-François Tetreault, Sophie Goudreau, Marianne Hatzopoulou and Lise Gauvin. Sarah Prowse Physical Activity Promotion Coordinator 2nd floor - 490 Hargrave Street Winnipeg, MB R3A 0X7 Telephone 204 232 3297 Fax 204 940-2690 Email sprowse(a)wrha.mb.ca Bike racks are available in front of the building at the corner of Hargrave and McDermot. Plan your Winnipeg Transit trip: http://winnipegtransit.com/en/navigo Follow Winnipeg *in motion* on Twitter @wpginmotion Sign up to receive updates from Winnipeg *in motion* @ http://www.winnipeginmotion.ca/signup/ This email and/or any documents in this transmission is intended for the addressee(s) only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, copying or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and return the original. Ce courriel et tout document dans cette transmission est destiné à la personne ou aux personnes à qui il est adressé. Il peut contenir des informations privilégiées ou confidentielles. Toute utilisation, divulgation, distribution, copie, ou diffusion non autorisée est strictement défendue. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur immédiatement et lui remettre l'original. -- *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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FW: Review - cross Canada education materials
by Dave Elmore 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

Might be an interesting study to look at if anyone can get access to the full document. See link below. Thanks Dave o _ ( \ _ (X)\ /(X) From: Jason Carter [mailto:JCARTER@wcb.mb.ca] Sent: April-15-14 11:50 AM To: Dave Elmore Subject: Review - cross Canada education materials Hi Not that this helps because it's not a full text article that's free - but someone you know may be able to get it from a University system. J. http://trb.metapress.com/content/t92w3053n0582850/?genre=article <http://trb.metapress.com/content/t92w3053n0582850/?genre=article&id=doi%3a1 0.3141%2f2387-05> &id=doi%3a10.3141%2f2387-05

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Ontario Cycling Action Plan
by Beth McKechnie 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Terry Zdan <tjzdan50(a)gmail.com> To: "at-network-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca" < at-network-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>, Mark Cohoe <mcohoe(a)casch.com>, Anders Swanson <andersswanson(a)gmail.com>, jlukes <jlukes(a)shaw.ca> Cc: Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:03:15 -0500 Subject: Ontario Cycling Action Plan " Quick Facts - Since 2010, Ontario has added 112 kilometres of paved shoulders along provincial highways. - Ontario has introduced legislation to improve cycling safety. If passed, it would require motorists to maintain a distance of at least one metre while passing cyclists and introduce harsher penalties for dooring. - In 2010, two million Canadian visitors spent $391 million while cycling in Ontario -- an 18 per cent increase over the previous year. - According to the Canadian Medical Association, a 10 per cent increase<http://policybase.cma.ca/dbtw-wpd/Policypdf/PD09-04.pdf>in physical activity could reduce direct health care expenditures by $150 million a year. - Ontario has the second-lowest cycling injury rate of all Canadian provinces." http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/pubs/cycling/index.shtml http://news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2014/04/province-building-cycling-infrastruct… -- Terry Zdan 126 Duncan Norrie Drive Wpg MB R3P 2J9 CANADA tjzdan50(a)gmail.com <tjzdan(a)gmasil.com>

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Winnipeg neighbourhood in the Top Ten for cycling accross canada for cycling.
by Anders Swanson 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

The article also has some interesting things to say about Winnipeg's potential overall. Check it out: http://www.cityclock.org/10-neighbourhoods-highest-levels-cycling-work-cana…

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Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies - Input opportunity!
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

For those who may have missed the pedestrian and cycling strategies open houses over the last week, you can check out the boards and offer input until the end of next week (April 25th). http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation/WalkB… -- *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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4 Fascinating Facts about Bicycling and Walking
by Beth McKechnie 16 Apr '14

16 Apr '14

Dear friend, How does your state stack up on bicycling and walking? Today, we are releasing *Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2014 Benchmarking Report*, a massive compendium of data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states, the 52 largest U.S. cities, and a select number of midsized cities. The Alliance produces the Benchmarking Report every two years in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy Community Design Initiative. The report comprehensively examines bicycling and walking transportation across the U.S. and how these trends relate to public health, safety, and social and economic well being. There's a TON of really fascinating data in this year's Alliance Benchmarking Report. See for yourself: download the 2014 Benchmarking Report.<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018mgUXQ5cNJhaCBFrkAHXPo0JfPeZiG-AnC5lEMdPV8KI…> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018mgUXQ5cNJhaCBFrkAHXPo0JfPeZiG-AnC5lEMdPV8KI…> For a sneak peek, check out four of the most fascinating facts from the report below. *1. We're seeing small but steady increases in the number of people biking and walking to work.* The average large American city experienced a 5.9% increase in population from 2000 to 2010 without comparable increases in land mass, and budgets are tight across the board. Both of these factors point to a need to find cost-effective modes of transportation that move people without taking up more space. *2. There are lower bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities where there are more people are biking and walking.* There is safety in numbers. In the graph below, orange dots represent pedestrian fatality rates -- i.e., the number of people who have died while walking as a portion of the number of people who walk to work. The grey line indicates the percentage of the population who bikes to work, and the green line shows correlation between the two. *3. More people tend to bike or walk to work when a city has strong biking and walking advocacy. * In 1996, there were just a handful of state and local biking and walking advocacy organizations and only 10 full time staff working on these issues. Now, there are over 230 state and local biking and walking advocacy groups and over 500 full time staff. A growing number of concerned citizens are organizing for safer, more accessible streets for walking and bicycling. And there is a positive correlation between the number of people who bike and walk to work in a city and the incomes and staff sizes of those cities' biking & walking advocacy organizations: *4. A large percentage of commuters bike and walk to work in Alaska, Oregon, Montana, New York, and Vermont. * Not so much in South Carolina, Atlanta, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. Here's a map of bicycling and walking levels by state across the country: Think this is interesting? Download your copy of the 2014 Benchmarking Report here.<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018mgUXQ5cNJhaCBFrkAHXPo0JfPeZiG-AnC5lEMdPV8KI…> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018mgUXQ5cNJhaCBFrkAHXPo0JfPeZiG-AnC5lEMdPV8KI…> Best, Mary Lauran Hall Communications Director <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fVXok0jsw3t7yu4AtMBC1w%3D%3…> <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=TEM_Basic_209> This email was sent to beth(a)greenactioncentre.ca by info(a)peoplepoweredmovement.org | Update Profile/Email Address<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001fVXok0jsw3t7yu4AtMBC1w%3D%3…> | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fVXok0jsw3t7yu4AtMBC1w%3D%3…>(tm) | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. Alliance for Biking & Walking | PO Box 65150 | Washington | DC | 20035

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Motor Vehicle-Pedestrian Collisions and Walking to School: The Role of the Built Environment
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 16 Apr '14

16 Apr '14

Motor Vehicle-Pedestrian Collisions and Walking to School: The Role of the Built Environment http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/04/02/peds.2013-23… CONCLUSIONS: Pedestrian collisions are more strongly associated with built environment features than with proportions walking. Road design features were related to higher collision rates and warrant further examination for their safety effects for children. Future policy designed to increase children's active transportation should be developed from evidence that more clearly addresses child pedestrian safety. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Haynes <activetransportation(a)rogers.com> Date: 15 April 2014 17:46 Subject: Active Transportation Canada - New Listings: April 15, 2014 To: Winter is behind us (Let us hope), and the worlds of cycling and walking are becoming more active with the warmer weather. Since the last notice, in March, links to more than 100 new articles that have been posted on Active Transportation-Canada. You probably will not have time to read more than a few, so here are some recommendations: 1. Toronto Star - Ontario commits $25M for cycling infrastructure<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/toronto-star-ontario…> 2. Want a Healthier City? Prescribe Biking<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/want-healthier-city-…> 3. Ontario Planners Push for 'Active Transportation'<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/ontario-planners-pus…> 4. Motor Vehicle-Pedestrian Collisions and Walking to School: The Role of the Built Environment - Study<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/motor-vehicle-pedest…> 5. Report - Has Motorization in the U.S. Peaked?<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/report-has-motorizat…> 6. Copenhagen - Is Cycling Up or Down or What?<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/copenhagen-is-cyclin…> 7. Popularity of wheelchair skateboarding is on a roll<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/popularity-of-wheelc…> 8. 48 Madcap Hours in the Life of Citi Bike<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/48-madcap-hours-in-l…> 9. Will a World of Driverless Cars Be Heaven or Hell?<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/will-world-of-driver…> 10. Calgary - Wrong Track for Calgary Cycle Tracks<http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/calgary-wrong-track-…> But if you have some time, just visit the home page and explore for yourself: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.ca/. If you are interested in Active Transportation isssues, I suspect you will find something worthwhile among the nearly 3,000 items that have been posted. Michael Haynes Director TransActive Solutions -- *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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Take a stroll through the city - Jane's Walks about community talks
by Beth McKechnie 15 Apr '14

15 Apr '14

Take a stroll through the cityJane's Walks about community talks THE eighth annual Jane's Walk is back -- this time with more than a dozen guided walks throughout fascinating areas of Winnipeg. Jane's Walk celebrates the ideas and legacy of Jane Jacobs -- a celebrated urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to building walkable and vibrant cites. Free walking tours held on the first weekend of May each year are led by locals who want to create a space for residents to talk about what matters to them in the places they live and work. The first Jane's Walk was organized in Toronto eight years ago and it has since spread to cites across Canada, the United States and worldwide. Community members with a passion for urban issues and local history volunteer to organize a walking tour in their neighbourhood exploring an interesting aspect of the lived urban experience. Jane's Walks are about community conversations. Walks confirmed for this year include: - Neighbourhoods Change: Exploring North Point Douglas. Join longtime North Point Douglas tour guide Rob Galston as he highlights important landmarks, sites, personalities and historic events that have given shape to one of Winnipeg's most historic, fascinatng and resilient neighbourhoods. - Explore the forgotten history of Victoria Park, the main gathering place for strikers during the 1919 General Strike in Sandy Gesslar's History and Heroes: Victoria Park and Winnipeg General Strike. - Join Tricia Wasney, manager of the Winnipeg Arts Council's Public Art Program, for an inspiring tour of the public art you walk by every day. - Over Under Sideways Down: Downtown! invites you to explore one of the most fascinating urban centres in Canada. Veteran Jane's Walk leader Rob Shaw presents an eclectic walk looking at "old gems" and new trends in downtown street design and residential development. - What can one street tell you about the changing face of a neighbourhood? On Our Way, West Broadway invites you to join Choi Ho as she walks a short stretch of Spence Street. A complete list of walks is published on www.janeswalk.org/canada/winnipeg. Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 14, 2014 A10

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Chamber of Commerce BOLD Conference Idea: Creating a Year-Round Active Transportation Network
by Anders Swanson 14 Apr '14

14 Apr '14

*[Even though it is extremely unlikely there is someone on this list that is still interested in hearing me expound on ideas related to active transportation, t**he organizers asked me to pass it along and it's a worthwhile event, so I am. Details below. **- Anders]* On April 22 I am presenting my BOLD idea for Winnipeg at The Chamber’s half-day BOLD Conference—I encourage you to come out and do the same. The BOLD movement is all about bringing people together and thinking outside the box. Please consider joining the discussion Tuesday, April 22 from 7:30 am – 1:30 pm at The Met. The morning’s three panels focus on: 1. Creating community 2. Encouraging creativation (creativity, innovation and inspiration) 3. Looking ahead to what aspects will define Winnipeg over the next 100 years The event’s keynote speakers include *Gail Stephens* (Chief Operations Officer, CMHR) and *Hon. Kevin Chief*, Minister responsible for relations with the City of Winnipeg, Minister for Children and Youth Opportunities. For more information and to purchase tickets: http://www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/BOLD-Winnipeg-Conference-56937/detai… I hope to see you there. *Details:* Half-day BOLD Conference Tuesday, April 22, 2014 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM The MET 281 Donald St. Tickets are $75 + GST and include breakfast, coffee, and lunch. Click here<http://www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/BOLD-Winnipeg-Conference-56937/detai…> to get your tickets. [image: photo BOLDconferenceApril22-e-ad_zpsf78d5b37.jpg]<http://www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/BOLD-Winnipeg-Conference-56937/detai…>

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