[Policy] BW Policy Committee Meeting Monday August 29

[Ian Walker]

Thanks Mark!

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016, 1:20 PM Mark Cohoe <mark.e.cohoe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Great work on the policy front everyone.
>
> A couple of suggestions on the traffic calming/speed limit policy.
>
>
>    1. Refer to traffic calmed streets as neighbourhood greenways
>    sometimes called bike boulevards)
>    2. In line with principles of Vision Zero, neighbourhood greenweys
>    should also be designed/retrofitted to a design speed of 30km/hr
>
> Mark
>
> On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 9:11 PM, Laura Donatelli <omojean98 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>> I hope everyone remembers that we are meeting tomorrow at Ian's (130
>> Claremont Avenue at 1:30)!  Since I haven't heard regrets from anyone I am
>> assuming that all can attend.
>>
>>
>> I haven't heard any feedback to the documents I sent out after our last
>> committee meeting (attached again), and I wasn't able to attend the August
>> board meeting.  So... I am hoping those who were there can fill us in on
>> the board's feedback to our two position statements -- assuming that these
>> were shared?  If not, let's use tomorrow to be fully prepared to present
>> these documents at September's board meeting, AND also to consider Mark's
>> bike helmet response letter (that he sent out  to the province late Friday)
>> in light of our proposed next draft policy on helmet use.
>>
>>
>> Cheers, Laura
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Policy <policy-bounces at lists.bikewinnipeg.ca> on behalf of Laura
>> Donatelli <omojean98 at hotmail.com>
>> *Sent:* July 24, 2016 5:36 PM
>> *To:* policy at lists.bikewinnipeg.ca; Gord Friesen
>> *Cc:* Mark Cohoe
>> *Subject:* [Policy] Summary of BW Policy Committee Meeting July 21/16
>> and draft position statements
>>
>>
>> Thanks to Ian, Gord and Bill for joining me on Thursday night.  I trust
>> the three of you stayed healthy afterwards?  I was hit 12 hours later with
>> a very nasty GI upset that has still not fully left me so I hope I didn't
>> pass it on to anyone else.
>>
>>
>> Attached is:
>>
>> 1. a brief summary of our discussion, decisions and actions to remind us
>> and update Kaye.  Note that our next meeting is Monday August 29th, 1:30
>> p.m. at Ian's. (Kaye, hope that also works for you!)
>>
>> 2. revised Vision Zero position statement that I think(?) is ready to be
>> discussed by the board.
>>
>> 3. partially revised Speed Limit position statement for further work by
>> Ian.  Note that highlighted references were from earlier draft and I have
>> never seen these documents.  Should we delete?
>>
>>
>> Any/all thoughts from anyone re these documents is welcome.  I won't be
>> at the August board meeting so hopefully Ian can finetune them and share
>> with the board.  I hope the discussion regarding these position statements
>> is productive.
>>
>>
>> Cheers, Laura
>>
>>
>>
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