Revelstoke Times Review, September 28
Author: Aaron Orlando
Do you want more public transit? Bike lanes? Safety improvements at dangerous intersections? More bike racks? More (or less) parking in the downtown area? A new bridge over the Illecillewaet or Columbia? Now is the time to provide your input.
The City of Revelstoke planning department will be putting together a transportation plan in the coming months that will guide transportation policy in the city over the next 20 years, and they want to hear your concerns and ideas.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
City sets aside $20 million for new bike paths
The Manitoban, September 21
Author: Sarah Petz
“This is a huge step up for the active transportation program, not only because it boasts 37 different projects. They were 37 of the most important ones, and some of them will affect the University of Manitoba,” said Kevin Nixon, Active Transportation Coodinator for the City of Winnipeg Public Works Department.
Author: Sarah Petz
“This is a huge step up for the active transportation program, not only because it boasts 37 different projects. They were 37 of the most important ones, and some of them will affect the University of Manitoba,” said Kevin Nixon, Active Transportation Coodinator for the City of Winnipeg Public Works Department.
Pelham walkability group to produce top 10 list
Welland Tribune, September 23
Bea Clark, chair of the Pelham Active Transportation Committee, said her group next month will put forward list of top 10 problem areas for walkers, cyclists and wheelchair users in Pelham.
Clark made a presentation to council Monday outlining the work of the committee over the past year. It included community outreach and education programs, such as providing information at Pelham Farmers' Market, Pelham Public Library, Canada Day and in neighbourhoods around the town.
Bea Clark, chair of the Pelham Active Transportation Committee, said her group next month will put forward list of top 10 problem areas for walkers, cyclists and wheelchair users in Pelham.
Clark made a presentation to council Monday outlining the work of the committee over the past year. It included community outreach and education programs, such as providing information at Pelham Farmers' Market, Pelham Public Library, Canada Day and in neighbourhoods around the town.
Halton municipalities endorse Pedestrian Charter
The Georgetown Independent, September 17
The Halton Hills’ Pedestrian Charter was endorsed by Town Council this past June and aligns with the other municipalities in Halton region. Pedestrian Charters will be posted in a variety of locations throughout Halton Hills and can be found online: www.haltonhills.ca/townhall/PedestrianCharter.php.
The Charter encourages a walking culture in all parts of town. It speaks to a vision of a walkable community and addresses values related to safety, the environment, landuse planning and quality of life.
The Halton Hills’ Pedestrian Charter was endorsed by Town Council this past June and aligns with the other municipalities in Halton region. Pedestrian Charters will be posted in a variety of locations throughout Halton Hills and can be found online: www.haltonhills.ca/townhall/PedestrianCharter.php.
The Charter encourages a walking culture in all parts of town. It speaks to a vision of a walkable community and addresses values related to safety, the environment, landuse planning and quality of life.
Do your share in cycling revolution
The Gazette (Montreal), September 21
Author: Michelle Lalonde
Montreal is experiencing a cycling revolution - a "vélo-rution" if you will - and no revolution is easy. Nobody has any overall numbers yet, but it is clear to anyone who travels Montreal's streets on a regular basis that the number of cyclists in this city has shot up over the past couple of years.
Author: Michelle Lalonde
Montreal is experiencing a cycling revolution - a "vélo-rution" if you will - and no revolution is easy. Nobody has any overall numbers yet, but it is clear to anyone who travels Montreal's streets on a regular basis that the number of cyclists in this city has shot up over the past couple of years.
Ontario's largest skateboard park set to open
thestar.com, October 2
Author: Patty Winsa
The 6,500-square-metre facility is designed for street skateboarders, the kind who prefer downtown spaces where they can jump stairs or ride the edge of a bench on the metal underside of their boards.
The idea is to "give it the look and feel of an authentic street stop because street skating is so popular. It's the founding principle of our design," says Bill Gurney of LANDinc Sports, the company that designed the park in concert with Spectrum Skatepark Creations.
[But can they skateboard to the park on city sidewalks? - MH]
Author: Patty Winsa
The 6,500-square-metre facility is designed for street skateboarders, the kind who prefer downtown spaces where they can jump stairs or ride the edge of a bench on the metal underside of their boards.
The idea is to "give it the look and feel of an authentic street stop because street skating is so popular. It's the founding principle of our design," says Bill Gurney of LANDinc Sports, the company that designed the park in concert with Spectrum Skatepark Creations.
[But can they skateboard to the park on city sidewalks? - MH]
S.F. skateboarder vs. SFPD officer
San Fransisco Chronicle, September 30
Authro: Justin Berton
In the past two days, a video of a San Francisco police officer arresting a skateboarder named Zach Stow has gone viral, prompting an online controversy: Did Stow deserve to be handcuffed and arrested, and was the arresting officer out of line when he threatened to break Stow's arm "like a twig" if he resisted?
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/crime/detail?&entry_id=48696#ixzz0SyRGczP1
[Another example of the results of attempts of municipalities to block a form of physical activity selected by young people for themselves. Note the officer's recitation of where skateboarding is not permitted. -MH]
Authro: Justin Berton
In the past two days, a video of a San Francisco police officer arresting a skateboarder named Zach Stow has gone viral, prompting an online controversy: Did Stow deserve to be handcuffed and arrested, and was the arresting officer out of line when he threatened to break Stow's arm "like a twig" if he resisted?
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/crime/detail?&entry_id=48696#ixzz0SyRGczP1
[Another example of the results of attempts of municipalities to block a form of physical activity selected by young people for themselves. Note the officer's recitation of where skateboarding is not permitted. -MH]
Italy's New Bike Buying Incentive Scheme is Super Success
Under its EcoIncentive scheme the Italian government has allocated another 7.6 million euro to spur consumer purchases of bicycles, and just two hours after the start, already 2,000 bicycles were sold with a total government subsidy of 230,000 euro!
[In Canada we subsidize car purchases; in Italy, bicycles. - MH]
[In Canada we subsidize car purchases; in Italy, bicycles. - MH]
Sands Street Gets a Sassy, Center-Median Cycletrack
Streetfilms.org, September 24
Author: Clarence Eckerson, Jr.
Chalk up more bikeway innovation to the folks at the NYC Department of Transportation. Now nearly complete, the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge is now safer and more enjoyable thanks to a first-of-its-kind in NYC: a center-median, two-way, protected bike path.
[There is an interesting video that accompanies this short article. - MH]
Author: Clarence Eckerson, Jr.
Chalk up more bikeway innovation to the folks at the NYC Department of Transportation. Now nearly complete, the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge is now safer and more enjoyable thanks to a first-of-its-kind in NYC: a center-median, two-way, protected bike path.
[There is an interesting video that accompanies this short article. - MH]
The future of Dubai Metro
Time Out Dubai, September 6
It is planned to have 1,300km of bicycle tracks by 2020, with a ‘major part of the bike network to be in place over the next three years’, says Abdulmohsin Ibrahim Younes, the RTA’s CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance. Plus, he says the RTA is considering a free public bicycle service in the near future – like in Paris and Barcelona.
It is planned to have 1,300km of bicycle tracks by 2020, with a ‘major part of the bike network to be in place over the next three years’, says Abdulmohsin Ibrahim Younes, the RTA’s CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance. Plus, he says the RTA is considering a free public bicycle service in the near future – like in Paris and Barcelona.
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