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From: Michael Haynes
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:09 PM
Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: February 14, 2010
 
Active Transportation Canada URL: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com
 
Twenty (20) new items have been posted on the Active Transportation-Canada Website today. A complete list of titles may be found in the "Blog Archive" box, located on the right margin of the Website:
  1. Walkability increases home values
  2. One hour of driving could reduce life by 20 minutes: Study
  3. The School Travel Planning (STP) Winter 2010 newsletter
  4. Walkolution News - January 2010
  5. Trails program links County of Simcoe and local municipalities
  6. Skateboarding - Tunebug shows off Vibe and Shake sound generators
  7. Group wants better transit, cycling and walking
  8. Bike lane funding sought
  9. City protects pedestrians
  10. Engineer recommends three-lanes for River Road West
  11. Brockville needs a Recreation Director
  12. Midtown Footbridge now part of City, Lansdowne plans
  13. A pedestrian-friendly city
  14. Nelson transportation plan presented
  15. Active transportation gets going
  16. New York City - Active Design Guidelines
  17. Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2010 Benchmarking Report
  18. Portland promotes urban cycling, but costs will be high
  19. First Lady Launches Childhood Obesity Push With Nod to Biking & Walking
  20. Yes, Chairs in Times Square Will Be a Permanent State
A "Search" function is available on the site. You will find this at the bottom of the page. With more than 600 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 more than 500 subscribers to Active Transportation-Canada. 
 
Thank you.
 
Michael Haynes
Director
TransActive Solutions
613.424.2803