Re: seatpriorities - 2 new messages in 2 topics - digest
tom mcmahon
Norwood Bridge and ramp into the Forks was previously announced and
was going to be done this year, but nothing has happened. In fact, I
think it was also announced to be done last year but was not. Do you
have information about the timing for this?
With respect to Jubilee, for the Churchill Parkway to be completed,
one of the sections is Jubilee between Cockburn and Riverside. But it
needs to be on the south side of Jubilee. Do you know if that is in
anyone's plans?
With respect to completing the Parkway between Don/Togo and Brandon/
Churchill (actually, to the Canoe/Kayak Association), and from Eccles/
Churchill to Baltimore/Churchill, I do not believe this has
previously been announced and I do not believe it is on any plan.
Yet. If you have better information than me, please let me know.
Thanks,
Tom
On 25-Sep-09, at 5:24 AM, seatpriorities group wrote:
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> * $20 million funding - 1 messages, 1 author
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> * Late September news - 1 messages, 1 author
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> TOPIC: $20 million funding
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> == 1 of 1 ==
> Date: Tues, Sep 15 2009 9:33 pm
> From: Anders Swanson
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> Tom, this was previously announced: i.e.: from the Forks, under the
> Norwood Bridge, along the Red River,
> some of the rest sounds like it falls under the BRT project
>
> the Jubilee section is extremely important. I agree.
>
> anders
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> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 7:19 PM, tom mcmahon <tom...@shaw.ca> wrote:
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>>
>> Anders: just got back from Chicago (and three days of most excellent
>> biking) to hear this most exciting news! I am very, very pleased.
>> However, I have a question: in the list that you posted, I did not
>> see a Churchill Parkway on the list, i.e.: from the Forks, under the
>> Norwood Bridge, along the Red River, bridging the gap from Don/Togo
>> to Brandon/Churchill, and then from Eccles/Churchill to Baltimore/
>> Churchill, and then from Jubilee/Churchill to Riverside/Jubilee.
>>
>> Is this not on the list because it was on a previously announced
>> funding plan?
>>
>> Any info would be great!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>>
>>
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> TOPIC: Late September news
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> == 1 of 1 ==
> Date: Thurs, Sep 24 2009 6:45 am
> From: Bike to the Future
>
>
> *Late September news
> *
> Hello Bike to the Future members and supporters. This newsletter
> contains
> the following items:
>
> 1. Minutes from our September Monthly Meeting
> 2. Our next Monthly Meeting is on Tuesday October 13th
> 3. Pedal Power -- CBC-TV Doc Zone (tonight, Thu Sep 24th at 8:00)
> 4. $20 million funding announcement for Active Transportation in
> Winnipeg
> 5. Workshop: How to affect change in Manitoba for Active
> Transportation
> 6. Bike Shorts Film Festival & Winnipeg Bike Shorts in memory of
> Tim Hunt
> 7. Volunteer opportunities
> 8. 2009 Annual General Meeting
> 9. Webinar: Building Political Will for Strong Bike/Walk Programs
> 10. Ciclovia success!
> 11. *Speak Up Winnipeg*
> 12. OttoCycle: Building Better Biking in Winnipeg (GPS cycling study)
> 13. Winnipeg Cycling Map 2009
> 14. Membership
>
> Kevin Miller
> Bike to the Future, Co-Chair
> www.biketothefuture.org
> _____________________________
>
> *Minutes from our September Monthly Meeting*
>
> The September Monthly Meeting minutes will be posted within the
> next few
> days. Minutes from all Monthly Meetings can be read at
> http://biketothefuture.org/about/meetings.
> ____________________________
>
> *Our next Monthly Meeting is on Tuesday October 13th
>
> *Bike to the Future meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30
> at the
> Eco-Centre (3rd floor MEC building at Portage & Donald). Anyone is
> welcome
> to attend.
>
> A tentative agenda for the October Monthly Meeting has been posted at
> http://biketothefuture.org/events/archives/2009/09/19/october-
> monthly-meeting
> .
> _____________________________
> *
> Pedal Power -- CBC-TV Doc Zone (tonight, Thu Sep 24th at 8:00)*
>
> Pedal Power website<http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/doczone/2009/
> pedalpower/index.html>
>
> _____________________________
>
> *$20 million funding announcement for Active Transportation in
> Winnipeg*
>
> This was announced two weeks ago, and received lots of media coverage.
>
> The announcement and Bike to the Future's
> response<http://biketothefuture.org/news/archives/2009/09/17/bttfs-
> response-to-the-20million-funding-announcement-for-winnipeg-at>
> _____________________________
> *Workshop: How to affect change in Manitoba for Active
> Transportation
> *
> Saturday October 17th. All day at Deer Lodge Centre. Free for BttF
> members. Complete
> info<http://biketothefuture.org/events/archives/2009/09/09/workshop-
> thinking-and-working-like-a-social-marketer----how-to-affect-change-
> in-manitoba-for-active-transportation>
> .
> _____________________________
>
> *Bike Shorts Film Festival & Winnipeg Bike Shorts in memory of Tim
> Hunt
>
> *The Bike Shorts Film Festival has been shown in a number of Canadian
> cities, including Winnipeg in October 2008. This is a new version
> with new
> films. Also included will be Winnipeg Bike Shorts, which are
> Winnipeg-produced films, and a Bike Art display. Anyone who loves
> riding
> bikes and/or likes films should really enjoy this.
>
> *When:* Tuesday October 20th at 7:00 PM
> *Where:* Cinemathique, 100 Arthur Street (Artspace building)
> *Price:* $10
>
> Complete info<http://biketothefuture.org/events/archives/2009/08/23/
> bike-shorts-film-festival-2009>(poster/program,
> location and bike valet, schedule, etc
> _________________________
>
> *Volunteer opportunities*
> *1. IT skills*
>
> Bike to the Future is looking for volunteers with information
> technology
> skills. In particular, we need someone to maintain the software of our
> Membership Database System, which uses Ruby on Rails.
>
> *2. City of Winnipeg Parks Plan*
>
> BttF has been invited to sent a rep to an all-day "facilitated
> stakeholder
> input session" seminar on Saturday October 24th at the Convention
> Centre. We
> have a complete set of information about the day.
>
> *3. Human Rights conference for high school students*
>
> BttF Director Jeremy Hull will be representing us at a Human Rights
> conference for high school students. Jeremy would like to do this
> as a team
> with another, preferably younger, member of BttF.
>
> The conference targets students in grades 11 & 12, and will take
> place on
> December 10th, UN Human Rights Day, at the University of Winnipeg.
> The theme
> this year will center on sustainable development, with a focus on
> various
> issues that affect young people directly, including water,
> agriculture, and
> *transportation*. They want students to come away knowing why and
> how they
> can have a positive impact.
>
> They have asked us to make a breakout group presentation about Bike
> to the
> Future, once in the morning and again in the afternoon.
>
> *4. Manitoba Medical Association (MMA) bicycling display*
>
> Last year the MMA and BttF partnered to produce a very professional
> and very
> large information display about the health benefits of bicycling. The
> display would be more effective and would get used more often if we
> had a
> portfolio of hand-out leaflets to go with it. BttF has a number of
> leaflets,
> but we need a volunteer to compile a list of those leaflets and
> work with
> the MMA to determine which leaflets should go with the display, and to
> ensure the MMA has a stock of those leaflets.
>
> *5. Power Shift Canada*
>
> http://powershiftcanada.org
>
> The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition has invited Bike to the Future
> to be a
> part of Power Shift Canada, and they've provided us with background
> info and
> ideas of how we can be involved. We need a BttF member to take on this
> initiative under the guidance of our Board of Directors.
>
> *6. Writing grant applications*
>
> There are a number of grants that Bike to the Future could apply
> for if we
> had a staff person (which would be paid for by one of the
> successful grant
> applications) or a volunteer to write the grant applications. We have
> written successful grant applications in the past, so we do have
> grant-writing templates.
>
> Two of the *many* available grants are from the Youth Eco
> Internship Program
> (http://www.yeip.ca) and the Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (
> http://btac.org).
>
> *If you are interesting in any of these volunteer opportunities, or
> would
> like more information about any of them,* please contact us at
> con...@biketothefuture.org .
> _____________________________
>
> *2009 Annual General Meeting*
>
> *When:* Tuesday November 10th at 5:30 PM (immediately preceding our
> November
> Monthly Meeting at 6:00)
> *Where:* Millennium Library
> *What:* the agenda<http://biketothefuture.org/events/archives/
> 2009/09/19/2009-annual-general-meeting>
> _____________________________
>
> *Webinar: Building Political Will for Strong Bike/Walk Programs*
>
> Wednesday November 18th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM at the Manitoba Eco-
> Centre
> (3rd floor MEC building, Portage & Donald)
>
> Info <http://www.apbp.org/event/nov-09_webinar>
>
> Resource Conservation Manitoba will register for this webinar ($50) if
> enough people are interested in attending it (free) in the Eco-Centre
> Boardroom.
>
> If you are interested in attending, please contact Dave
> Elmore<da...@resourceconservation.mb.ca>
> .
> _____________________________
>
> *Ciclovia success!*
>
> Winnipeg's inaugural
> Ciclovia<http://biketothefuture.org/events/archives/2009/08/17/
> ciclovia>on
> Sunday September 13th was a major success! There were an estimated
> 5000
> attendees, and almost all organizers and stakeholders want to
> expand it for
> 2010.
>
> BttF's Membership Committee Director, Rob Cosco, and two of his
> committee
> volunteers (BttF Directors At Large Liz Erickson and Holly
> Poklitar) were
> selling BttF memberships at Ciclovia. There are now 119 new BttF
> members!
>
> 18 prizes donated by Olympia Cycle & Ski (St Mary's Road), Sampson's
> Sportland, Lifesport (Pembina Hwy), Portage Cycle, and Bikes &
> Beyond were
> drawn and later distributed to 18 of the 119 new members.
> _____________________________
> *Speak Up Winnipeg*
> *Speak Up Winnipeg* <http://www.speakupwinnipeg.com/> is the City's
> public forum for Winnipeggers to express their opinions about the
> future of
> our City, and how we can ensure it is sustainable, making Winnipeg
> a leader
> among cities.
>
> Please go to the *Speak Up Winnipeg* <http://
> www.speakupwinnipeg.com/> website
> and post a comment about the need for more cycling infrastructure and
> cycling initiatives to make cycling in Winnipeg a safe, enjoyable, and
> convenient transportation choice.
> _____________________________
>
> *OttoCycle: Building Better Biking in Winnipeg (GPS cycling study)*
>
> See
> <http://biketothefuture.org/news/archives/2009/04/19/cycling-gps-
> mapping-project>
> http://ottocycle.org. They are still looking for more volunteers.
> _____________________________
>
> *Winnipeg Cycling Map 2009*
>
> Complete info<http://biketothefuture.org/commuter-cyclists-
> resources/tips/winnipeg-cycling-map>(including
> where to buy it and a link to the online version)
> _____________________________
>
> *Membership*
>
> Members of Bike to the Future agree with our mission and
> vision<http://biketothefuture.org/about>and support it. We are a
> volunteer-run, incorporated, non-profit
> organization that is only as strong as our membership. Please show
> your
> support for our work by becoming a member or renewing your membership.
>
> http://biketothefuture.org/get-involved
> _____________________________
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> Our website at http://biketothefuture.org/ is updated often.
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