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Haiku Traffic Signs Bring Poetry To NYC Streets
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/03/143053082/haiku-traffic-signs-bring-poetry-to-nyc-streets “Poetry has a lot of power,” Morse tells NPR’s Scott Simon. “If you say to people: ‘Walk.’ ‘Don’t walk.’ Or, ‘Look both ways.’ If you can tweak it just a bit — and poetry does that — the device gives these simple words power.”
Notes from the London Bike Summit
In 2006, OPP Sgt. Greg Stobbart was struck and killed by a truck while cycling on Tremaine Road, just south of Main. The truck driver had had his license suspended five times before the accident, owed $14,000 in driving-related fines, and yet he was only sentenced to 100 hours of community service and told to … Continue reading
Free Webinars from APBP
Register today for two timely webinars! The National Complete Streets Coalition is offering a free webinar on Thursday, December 1 on “Tackling the Question: Will Complete Streets Cost Too Much?” See below for info and registration. APBP’s monthly webinar in December is: Accessibility in Work Zones Wednesday, December 14 • 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern … Continue reading
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor Studies – Dundas Street
Public Information Centre #2 – November 24, 2011 NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #2 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor Studies Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) from Brant Street (Regional Road 18) to Trafalgar Road (Regional Road 3) PR-2550A Trafalgar Road (Regional Road 3) from Cornwall Road to 407 ETR PR-2079A & PR-2417A BURLINGTON OAKVILLE DUNDAS … Continue reading
Air Quality and Exercise-Related Health Benefits from Reduced Car Travel in the Midwestern United States
http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1103440#Ahead%20of%20Print%20%28AOP%29 BACKGROUND: Automobile exhaust contains precursors to ozone and fine particulate matter, posing health risks. Dependency on car commuting also reduces physical fitness opportunities. OBJECTIVE: To quantify benefits from reducing automobile usage for short urban and suburban trips. METHODS: We simulated census-tract level changes in hourly pollutant concentrations from the elimination of automobile round trips … Continue reading
New Research Finds that Homeowners and City Planners Should ‘Hit the Trail’ When Considering Property Values
http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=14300 This seems to be also a good argument for cycle-tourism: “housing prices went up by nine dollars for every foot closer to the trail entrance. Ultimately, the study concluded that for the average home, homeowners were willing to pay a $9,000 premium to be located one thousand feet closer to the trail.”
Milton Cycle Network in the News!
Great article in the Champion today, with an interview with Milton Cycle Network founder Bogdan Kowalczyk (much better than the awful “bad hair day” clip of me in that piece on CHCH last week, I think). So, what do YOU think about this velodrome idea? Great for promoting cycling, or money better spent elsewhere? Cycling … Continue reading
Metrolinx Program Encourages Kids to Walk or Bike to School
Metrolinx has implemented a pilot project called ‘Stepping It Up’, which hopes to educate kids, teachers and parents on the benefits of active transportation, and help them to take steps to remove barriers to kids walking or biking to school. Given the childhood obesity rates and the number of cars we see jammed in and … Continue reading
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