Residents of Wolseley say the city should leave well enough alone and scrap plans for a proposed new bridge in Omand Park.
[Interesting article about some - probably unexpected - opposition to new Active Transportation infrastructure plans. -MH]
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Barrie ON - It all begins with an hour and an idea
It's a very short distance and it was a nice day, so it wasn't difficult. Commuting to work by bike or foot is something I've always wanted to do with some sort of regularity, but I seem to find excuse after excuse not to.
Dr. Ian Salathiel looks for no excuses. In fact, when his family moved to Barrie nine years ago, they expressly looked for a house in close proximity to Royal Victoria Hospital where he works as a pathologist.
For the first several years, he rode his bike to work from early spring to late fall. But four years ago, he retrofitted his bike by adding mud guards. Now he's good for the entire year.
[Example of a local champion. -MH]
Dr. Ian Salathiel looks for no excuses. In fact, when his family moved to Barrie nine years ago, they expressly looked for a house in close proximity to Royal Victoria Hospital where he works as a pathologist.
For the first several years, he rode his bike to work from early spring to late fall. But four years ago, he retrofitted his bike by adding mud guards. Now he's good for the entire year.
[Example of a local champion. -MH]
Montreal - Forum on greening the Plateau, event report
Over 100 people attended this first forum on greening, a great success for a new initiative and model. The goal of the evening was to increase understanding on two points : what citizens and community groups want in terms of greening projects, and what they need to realize their projects. A survey received 46 responses, which are summarized in Section III of this report. Section I summarizes the presentations given by the participating organizations, and Section IV explores potential solutions to the issues raised in the forum, and ways forward for greening the Plateau.
[There is an Active Transportation component of the report, although you have to search for it. - MH]
[There is an Active Transportation component of the report, although you have to search for it. - MH]
Geezers skate
Long considered a teenage pastime, skateboarding now counts among its participants a growing cohort of adults who, despite having children, full-time jobs and mortgages, see no reason to retire their boards.
Indoor parks in Montreal are known for their unofficial old-timers' nights, which tend to attract skaters in their 30s and older, and it's no longer unusual to spot someone with a few wrinkles or greys pushing down the street.
Skateboarding has grown up.
Indoor parks in Montreal are known for their unofficial old-timers' nights, which tend to attract skaters in their 30s and older, and it's no longer unusual to spot someone with a few wrinkles or greys pushing down the street.
Skateboarding has grown up.
US - Bike Lane Blockers, Beware
Although the city has pushed to make the streets more pedestrian friendly in recent years, cyclists say drivers still ignore the white bike lines and not enough get slapped with the $115 fines.
UK - The end of the pedalling postie: Health and safety fears lead to phasing out of bikes
They have survived for more than a century as one of our most familiar sights: the traditional British postman trundling up the lane on his sturdy bicycle.
But now pedal-powered deliveries are falling victim to the 21st century's most fearsome foe... health and safety.
[Anyone else see the irony? As roads grow increasingly unsafe, and people bcome less healthy from lack of physical activity, something that resists both those trends is eliminated. - MH]
But now pedal-powered deliveries are falling victim to the 21st century's most fearsome foe... health and safety.
[Anyone else see the irony? As roads grow increasingly unsafe, and people bcome less healthy from lack of physical activity, something that resists both those trends is eliminated. - MH]
S. Korean engineers develop ultra-light folding bicycle
A state-run research institute said Friday that it has developed an ultra-light folding bicycle as part of the country's efforts to expand its homegrown bicycle industry.
The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology said its engineers, in collaboration with academic and industry professionals, developed the new carbon fiber-based bicycle that weighs in at 7 kilograms, some 3 to 6 kilograms lighter than aluminum-based conventional folding bicycles.
[This is an example of investing in and obtaining results from so-called "green" technology. -MH]
The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology said its engineers, in collaboration with academic and industry professionals, developed the new carbon fiber-based bicycle that weighs in at 7 kilograms, some 3 to 6 kilograms lighter than aluminum-based conventional folding bicycles.
[This is an example of investing in and obtaining results from so-called "green" technology. -MH]
Korea - Children to Get Mandatory Bicycle Training
Seoul's elementary schools will conduct mandatory courses on bicycle riding, with an emphasis on safety, officials said Wednesday.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has instructed the schools to introduce four hours of lessons on bicycle riding and safety tips a year.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has instructed the schools to introduce four hours of lessons on bicycle riding and safety tips a year.
US - Alternative forms of transportation take the wheel
From carpooling to skateboarding, a number of PCC students have taken it upon themselves to make getting to campus a bit more convenient by avoiding the drive to school.
For a variety of reasons, students have ditched the norm-hulking bodies of metal on wheels-in exchange for a bus pass or a bicycle.
For a variety of reasons, students have ditched the norm-hulking bodies of metal on wheels-in exchange for a bus pass or a bicycle.
UK - Is the future of urban transport in Sutton?
Well, in three years Sutton has seen a 75% increase in cyclists - and it's cost £5 million in funding from Transport for London.
There has also been a 13% increase in bus use and a 2% decrease in car use. These are modal shifts that transport planners dream about.
There has also been a 13% increase in bus use and a 2% decrease in car use. These are modal shifts that transport planners dream about.
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