Active Transportation, Human-Powered

Wheeling seeks input on village bicycling, walking conditions
Chicago Daily Herald
The Active Transportation Alliance is hosting the meeting at 7 pm Tuesday, May 22 at the Indian Trails Public Library, 255 Schoenbeck Road, in Wheeling. Residents are invited to share thoughts on how to improve conditions for alternative means of ...

Municipalities could set bylaws on how cyclists use roadways
mySteinbach.ca (blog)
Proposed amendments would expand the Highway Traffic Act to boost forms of active transportation and help create designated bicycle pathways on existing roads, said Local Government Minister Ron Lemieux after introducing the legislation.

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Amovens and MUTEK Team Up to Cut Festival Emissions with Ridesharing Service
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Montreal's MUTEK music festival is going green this year, teaming up with online carpooling company Amovens.com to provide concert-goers with an affordable, sustainable transportation alternative. By accessing the MUTEK carpooling website, ...

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IMPERIAL's North East carriers goes the extra mile with "green" transport ...
Bizcommunity.com
A ground-breaking collaboration between IMPERIAL Logistics company North East Carriers (NEC) and client Lafarge has culminated in the launch of a new "tear drop" trailer that will set new standards for sustainable transportation in Africa.

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Wired.co.uk
Breaking the human-powered bicycle speed record requires new designs
Wired.co.uk
The current human-powered world speed-record is held by Canadian Sam Whittingham, who reached 142kph. Obree will have a 6km run-up to get up to speed, before his attempt to beat Whittingham is timed over a 200-metre stretch.

Harper School
Wilmette Life
A representative from the Active Transportation Alliance will be at Harper, as well as officers from the Wilmette Police Department, to demonstrate proper helmet fitting, seat height adjustment, bike locks and safety rules of the road.

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Local governments work together for transportation solutions
Lake Country Calendar
By Contributed - Lake Country Calendar Local governments across the Central Okanagan have agreed to form a new partnership focused on sustainable transportation. Regional District of Central Okanagan board chairman Robert Hobson and the mayors of ...

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Welsh Government to Mandate Municipal Commitment to Walking, Cycling
Raise the Hammer (blog)
By Ryan McGreal The government of Wales is about to be the first federal government in the world to insist that municipal governments include sustainable transportation in their plans. Councils will be obliged to consider how to improve walking and ...

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ChaCha named finalist for Red Herring award
Indianapolis Star
Matt Kryger / The Star Indianapolis-based ChaCha, the online provider of human-powered answers to questions, is a finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Americas award. The awards honor promising private technology ventures in North America.

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Press Release: Green Car Campaign creates awareness on sustainable ...
MEED (subscription) (press release)
Under the patronage of HE Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, SS Lootah Group recently launched a Green Car Campaign as part of its EPIC sustainable initiative to create awareness on sustainable ...

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AME Info
Green Car Campaign creates awareness on sustainable transportation among UAE ...
AME Info
The group's efforts to promote sustainable transportation have earned RTA's Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) in 2008 and 2010 in the conservation of environment category. As part of its EPIC Dubai sustainable initiative, a Green Car Caravan ...

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An interview with ODOT Director Matt Garrett (Part 1)
BikePortland.org
During the Oregon Active Transportation Summit last month, I had the opportunity to sit down with Matt Garrett, the director of the Oregon Department of Transportation. The main reason I requested the time with him was to learn more about the agency's ...

Pine Street parkette proposed
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin
The idea — which originated from an active transportation workshop hosted by the town and led by active transportation expert Dan Burden last November — would see a small public square created in the lot; approximately 24-to-28 parking spaces would be ...

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Mountain Mobility offers "take one ride, get one free" during SNTD May 21-25
Mountain Xpress
The event is designed to promote active and sustainable transportation in Asheville and Buncombe County. During this week, the community is encouraged to walk, bike, or take a local transit line such as ART or one of the Mountain Mobility Trailblazers.

Dal News
Urban youth - taking exercise to the streets
Dal News
There are major differences in the amount of exercise urban, suburban, and rural adolescents get — and active transportation is the key factor. Daniel Rainham, assistant professor of Environmental Science and leader of the Health Geomatics Lab, ...

Bicycling promotion efforts honored
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
“By tripling the size of our trail network in just six years and increasing active-transportation opportunities, we are strengthening the fabric of our community, making it easier to get around, reducing our dependence on cars and helping residents ...

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Ira David Levy's “Pedal America” show pushes pedaling to a broader audience
Grid Chicago (blog)
As a sustainable transportation devotee, sometimes I have to remind myself that not everyone in this country is as fanatical about biking as I am. But “Pedal America,” a new travel series on PBS created and produced by Chicagoan Ira David Levy, ...

Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
Kinetic Sculpture Derby not yet set to get wet
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
For those coming in late, these are human-powered vehicles tricked out as works of art that must surmount pavement, sand, mud and water. Its a bona fide movement mixing love for art and sustainable transportation, involving thousands of people, ...

A Good Word for Walkers; Thunder Bay's car culture trumps the rights of others
The Chronicle Journal
Active transportation is supported by city initiatives but not necessarily by the infrastructure. I believe Thunder Bay has a car culture which appears to trump the rights of walkers, cyclists and transit users. This affects our infrastructure ...

Plans afoot for whooping it up along the Iron Horse trail
Waterloo Record
“Animating the trail” — celebrating and enlivening the Iron Horse Trail and other “active transportation” links throughout the region — is something people have been talking about for ages. Now there's a plan in the works to move from talk to action.

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