Chatham-Kent - Official plan to boost active lifestyles

Council approved an official plan amendment report on Monday, which will provide guidance to the municipality on issues such as land use and resources. The amendment ties together several master plans conducted over the years, including transportation, parks and recreation, and trails.

Giant Bicycles strikes back at stupid GM ad

GM's ad about how embarrassing it is to ride a bike? Dumb. Giant Bicycles' parody response? Classy! Also pretty amusing

Victoria - City asked to allow 49 parking spaces instead of the required 230

In a move being supported by city staff, Gold's Gym has applied to the city for a variance to reduce required parking spaces to 49 from 230. The 41,000-square-foot building at 2269 Douglas St. has 30 underground parking spaces and no bicycle parking. Gold's plans to increase the number of parking spaces to 49 and add 54 bicycle parking spaces.

Calgary - Bike lanes added to northwest commuter route

New bikes lanes have been painted onto 10th Street in northwest Calgary. In some sections, four lanes have been reduced to three to make way for cyclists.

Plans to overhaul UK road signs announced

The plans also included allowing councils to use innovative measures such as pedestrian crossing "countdown" timers without needing Government approval. Other changes include measures to improve cycle journeys by allowing journey times as well as distances to be added to signs on cycle routes.

Announcing the plans, transport minister Norman Baker said: "This is the most far-reaching review of traffic signs in 40 years.

Student coasts toward policy change

Nicholas Franda, freshman criminal justice major, has started the process to have Texas Wesleyan policies changed concerning skateboards and rollerblades on campus. Currently, according to the student handbook, the use of skateboards or rollerblades on campus is prohibited.

The resolution Mendez proposed calls for students to be allowed to skateboard and rollerblade on campus to get to class, but still prohibits the use of skateboards and rollerblades inside residence halls.

Sustainable Mobility Summit 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia

The Sustainable Mobility Summit 2011 in Vancouver will provide an opportunity for international

delegates to network and share best practices on sustainable mobility as a key to human and ecosystem

health, economic growth, transportation efficiency and quality of life in our communities.

Critics question pedestrian access to MUHC superhospital

Montrealers who live near the Glen Yards are demanding the MUHC amend its plan for access to the superhospital. "For people walking, taking their bike or taking the bus there's no acces the full length of St. Jacques. There's no access until you hit the new Decarie Blvd.," said Derek Robertson.

CBRM waiting for province’s share of active transportation program

The Cape Breton Regional Municipality has had to curb its spending on active transportation projects this year because the province hasn’t come through with its one-third share of program costs.

Transport Futures “Mobility Pricing Stakeholder Forum” in Toronto on November 22nd

Healthy Transport Consulting and our partners are proud to announce that the Transport Futures “Mobility Pricing Stakeholder Forum” – our sixth since 2008 -- will take place in Toronto on November 22nd. The Forum will build on the success of our previous educational events by focussing on gas taxes, parking fees and road pricing, especially as these measures relate to public acceptance.

As detailed in our exciting agenda, the packed day of learning and interactive discussion will commence with keynote presentations by a top transport economist and a mobility pricing psychologist. With their assistance, a panel of diverse stakeholders will then spend the rest of the day responding to cutting-edge case studies and providing delegates with their viewpoints on five main barriers to mobility pricing implementation: technology, equity, investment, governance and leadership.