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Thank you for the note on clearing our bike lane Paul. I just picked up my tuned-up bike on Saturday and I must say that it was fun riding home in the blowing snow - and under cloudy skies... and in the freezing rain...and under cloudy skies...and in the snow again :) Speaking of Copenhagen, see below: > >>Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 18:31:26 -0500 >>From: "Moving The Economy" <mte@city.toronto.on.ca> >>Subject: Moving the Economy Bulletin Vol. 1. No. 2., March 2001 >> >>Welcome to the second issue of the Moving The Economy (MTE) >>Bulletin! MTE promotes and develops economic opportunities and >>innovations in sustainable transportation. Our mission is to grow >>the sustainable transportation sector in the Toronto region and >>beyond. >> >>Read on for the latest best practices and MTE projects and be sure >>to check the bottom of the bulletin for upcoming MTE events. >> >>You can also access this bulletin on-line by going directly to our >>website at: www.city.toronto.on.ca/mte [. . .] >>I. MTE ON-LINE: GATHERING AND SHARING SECRETS OF SUCCESS >> > >+ March's Feature Case Study: Copenhagen's Free City-Bike Program >> >>Copenhagen is not among the most polluted cities of the world, >>mainly because traffic planners have already been able to solve many >>of the traffic problems, and also because 34% of Copenhagen's >>workers cycle to work, creating obvious benefits for the environment. >> >>In 1995, the Free City-Bike Program was implemented by the City of >>Copenhagen. One thousand specially designed free City-Bikes were >>stationed at 120 stands around the City at train and subway > >stations, parking lots and large housing blocks. The bikes were also > >stationed around common final destinations, such as office > >buildings, shopping districts, parks and other tourist attractions. >>For a deposit of only 20 Dkr. (CAN$5), anyone can take a bike and >>cycle wherever they want, within downtown (restricted area). When >>the bike is returned to any bike stand within the area, the user >>gets their deposit back. >> >>With the cooperation of sponsors, the project went so well that 500 >>more bikes were added when Copenhagen was named the "European >>Culture City" in 1996. The number of bikes increased by 300 in 1997 >>and 300 in 1998 for a total of more than 2,000 bikes. >> >>ECONOMIC BENEFIT. The economic benefit has been an estimated $5 >>million tourism value from promoting Copenhagen as an >>environmentally safe, cyclist city (38% of the users are tourists). >>The program has also resulted in 31% fewer bike thefts (an estimated >>$2.5 million savings to the insurance industry). >> >>To access this and other case studies in our database please go to >>the web version of the bulletin at: >>www.city.toronto.on.ca/mte/bulletin >> >>To learn more about this you may also go directly to: http://www.cios.com/ >> >>Toronto is launching its own bikeshare program in April. >> >>For an annual membership fee of only $25.00, members will be able to >>visit any of five participating hubs of the bikeshare program >>(expected to expand to 10 by the end of 2001), and sign out a bike > >for one business day. The bikes can be returned to any participating >>hub. >> >>For more info, phone (416) 504-2918 or visit the Bikeshare Program >>website at: http://www.bikeshare.org >> >>Other recent additions to MTE On-Line: >> >>Talerbus - A Green Transport Alternative for Alpine Areas >> >>Feature Link >>Our feature link this month is Resource Conservation Manitoba. RCM >>promotes applied, ecological sustainability, including Green >>Commuting: http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/start.htm >> >>You can get more great links and case studies by connecting directly >>to our on-line database: >>http://w4.metrotor.on.ca/inter/mte/mte.nsf/$defaultview?OpenView&Count=5 >> >>If you are looking for books and other resources on sustainable >>transportation and urban ecology you can order them on-line from >>Detour Publications: www.detourpublications.com. [. . .] >> >>III. FORGING LINKS: MTE's Link-Tank >> >>ELECTRIC BIKES >> >>Phase II of the Electric Bike Project is a go! >> >>The Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund has awarded >>MTE a grant which will enable us to launch the second phase of the >>Electric Bike project this Spring. The Electric Bike Project: Phase >>II will work to: >> >>+ Build an advisory working group; support the provincial review of >>electric bike policy; expedite the legalization of electric bikes in >>Ontario; expedite the use of electric bikes on Toronto's streets; >>promote modal shift; and research and recommend steps and future >>action. >> -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list (sust-mar). http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/lists/sust-mar -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Volunteer moderator: Paul Falvo mailto:sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca To submit a message to sust-mar, please send it to: mailto:sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca PLEASE SEND MESSAGES TO SUST-MAR IN PLAIN TEXT ONLY MESSAGES CONTAINING HTML (MIME) CANNOT BE POSTED
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