Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Article - Cyclists sought for project on improving Winnipeg pathways

CBC, April 30

The City of Winnipeg is looking for volunteers to strap a GPS device to their bicycle and let officials track their course. The project co-ordinators want more than 900 cyclists to participate. The volunteers — people who cycle more than once a week — will be asked to attach a GPS unit, called the Otto Driving Companion, to their bikes.

The project, being done with the Centre for Sustainable Transportation, is intended to generate information that will help the city expand its active transportation network. The network offers routes for cycling and walking that are convenient alternatives to busy city streets.

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