----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Haynes To: undisclosed recipients: Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:08 PM Subject: Active Transportation - Canada: September 3, 2009

Active Transportation - Canada features a regular posting of news articles, studies, reports, and other items that have relevance in this field, with previous postings available in an archive. In addition, pictures of existing Active Transportation infrastructure from communities across Canada will be profiled each week.

The following items have recently been posted to the Active Transportation - Canada Blog. To view in more detail, go to: http://activetransportation-canada.blogspot.com

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AT Infrastructure Example: St Catherines ON - Vine Street Road Diet (reduced from 4 lanes of automobiles to two with cetre-left turning lane plus bike lanes [submitted by Ryan]

1.. Report: Better Cycling in Ottawa 2.. Putting a price on walkability 3.. Walkable neighborhoods have higher land values 4.. Huge Interest for Meeting on e-Bike Type Approval 5.. Tax break plan to help people get healthy 6.. Car-free day coming Sept. 22 7.. Councillors pave way for mixed-use trail 8.. Halifax Regional Municipality Budget Summary 9.. McGill to make lower campus virtually car-free by end of 2010 10.. Bike plan funding too low, councillor says 11.. The Politics of Skateboarding 12.. NCC open to twinning paths 13.. Car-free Sundays and pedestrian-only streets? 14.. BTAC Awards Grants to Four Projects that Reach Cyclist from Coast-to-Coast and 15 Different Languages 15.. Sidewalks are for pedestrians: police

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