Advocacy – Page 5 – Bike Winnipeg

November 21, 2014
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured, Winnipeg Bicycle Strategy, Winter cycling
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What winning candidates said

We interviewed as many candidates as we could before the Winnipeg election. The winners among them offered good ideas: Brian Bowman; “An equal priority for each mode of transportation” Jenny Gerbasi; “It started on bike…

October 16, 2014
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured, News item, Research
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Many candidates agree with cyclists on needs

In a quick survey last week, Bike Winnipeg found that many Winnipeg civic candidates and cyclists agree that the City’s infrastructure should encourage cycling as a year-around alternative to travelling by car. The survey was…

May 8, 2014
Mark Cohoe
Action Item, Advocacy, Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured, News item
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Polo Park Infrastructure Improvements – A Missed Opportunity

The second open house for the Polo Park Infrastructure Improvements project will take place in the Center Court of the Polo Park Shopping Centre on Thursday May 8th. A detailed design has been completed and…

October 24, 2013
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, Safety, Uncategorized
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MPI says it can’t lead road safety in Manitoba

In their final argument at the hearing on 2014 rates, MPI representatives told the PUB that MPI’s role in road safety is jurisdictionally “limited” to research and education. This is very different language from the…

October 14, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Advocacy, Featured, News item
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Setting the Stage for the 2014 City of Winnipeg Budget

As we get closer to 2014, planning for the 2014 City of Winnipeg budget is well under way. Bike Winnipeg continues to advocate for an increased emphasis on cycling infrastructure and programming in the city’s…

September 13, 2013
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, News item, Safety
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MPI & PUB refuse BW intervention on Road Safety

The Manitoba Public Utilities Board has refused Bike Winnipeg’s application for joint intervention with the Manitoba Consumers’ Association of Canada at the MPI hearing. Working with pro bono lawyer James Benson, a small group of Bike…

March 26, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Advocacy
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BttF Submission on Green Prosperity Act

Charles Feaver, Bike to the Future’s provincial chair, has put together a thorough and thoughtful response to the Province of Manitoba’s call for feedback on their Green Prosperity Act consultation workbook. BttF’s submission makes clear…

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