Month: April 2009

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Welcome to “Making the Case for Active Transportation”

Information bulletins have been developed for professionals and community members who want to build a case for active transportation in their community. Academic, government and non-government sources are used to build a strong case for implementing active transportation opportunities at the local level. Canadian sources are used whenever available. All bulletins are available in English and French.

Each bulletin includes evidence that supports the investment of time and resources for active transportation opportunities at the local level. They focus on designing communities for moving people and not cars. Recommended actions to increase and strengthen collaborative partnerships for active transportation are also included.

Making the Case for Active Transportation:

  • # 1 – Health Benefits (download now)

  • # 2 – Barriers to Active Transportation (download now)

  • # 3 – Economic Benefits (coming soon)

  • # 4 – Environmental Benefits (coming soon)

  • # 5 – Built Infrastructure (coming soon)

  • # 6 – Safety (coming soon)

  • # 7 – Increasing Social Capital (download now)

  • # 8 – Role for Municipal Decision Makers (download now)

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Safe Routes to School – Who’s walking in Maryland?

ONLY TWO SCHOOLS!?!?!? OK we have till October but I hope there is a better turn out then this, so if you have kids in school give then a nudge to make a walkable and bikeable Maryland.
Planned activities in Maryland
Trader Joe’s provides healthy snacks, the County provides fun giveaways, the teachers lead warm-up exercises, and we walk on a sidewalk that was built only 6 years ago, in our community that is nearly 50 years old.
– BURNING TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BETHESDA
The Green School Club is sponsoring this for the second year in a row in order to promote walking to school.
– URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, URBANA
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Bike Maintenance 101

REI Timonium Clinics and Events

Bike Maintenance 101
5/16/2009 1:00 PM
&
5/29/2009 7:00 PM

Working on your bike can be a daunting task, but fear not, REI is here to help! Join up with one of REI?s bike techs to learn the basics of bike maintenance such as a how to fix a flat, lube a chain, and other adjustments that will keep your bike in good running order. In addition, the clinic will provide insight on overlooked yet simple maintenance techniques that will improve your riding experience. This clinic is a great lead-in class to other advanced bike maintenance classes.

* Location:Timonium
* Contact:Customer service at 410-252-5920
* Cost: Free
* Registration Required? No.
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Bike Maintenance and Basic Repair

How many of us do all the swim, bike and run necessary for success, but dread the possibility of a flat during a big race? How about those of us that carry the little CO2 "thingy" in our saddle pouches, but don’t have a clue how to use it? This meeting is for you! Tony Gunter loves what he does (he fixes bikes for type-a, tri-geeks like us), and he wants to share some of his knowledge. Join us for a bike maintenance and repair clinic on May 13th

When: Wednesday May 13, 7PM
Where: MAC Timonium
Who and What: Tony Gunter from Bike Connection in *censored*eysville – Bike
Maintenance & Basic Repair

Please RSVP- as refreshments will be served.
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Bus drivers gone wild: The greatest hits

…Portland police, however, have quickly come through with training videos exhibiting the less-than-polite, profanity-ridden responses that traffic cops get from some drivers they ticketed last year.
"I don’t see why you have to pick on a bus driver," one operator caught blowing through a red light tells Officer Josh Ladd before grabbing the citation from the cop’s hand, saying "give me that ****ing thing."
Ladd videotaped these two stops last year while patrolling Portland in an unmarked car designed to catch aggressive drivers. In this week’s column, Ladd insisted that the frequency of TriMet buses blowing through red lights has become "absolutely appalling."
Judging from this video, the same could be said about the way some bus drivers treat officers who catch them committing violations that clearly put other drivers on the road at risk.
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Rowdy Boys on SUN Stage at First Friday at Biller’s Bikes

image Paul MacGuire’s ROWDY BOYS will rock the joint Friday night at Biller’s Bikes, 5-8 pm. The showroom’s new SUN stage will feature a favorite area R&B and jazz group, the big red Coke cooler will supply free beverages, and a cool raffle will make someone the happy owner of four (4) hard-to-get Aberdeen Ironbird Ripken Stadium First Base Dugout baseball tickets!