[Policy] Policy committee 2016 annual report

[Ian Walker]

Looks good to me!

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 11:18 Laura Donatelli <omojean98 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> You are quite right, I never sent anything!  Mea culpa.  How does this
> sound? Please let me know if this seems acceptable.
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> After a brief hiatus, in early 2016 a reconstituted Policy Committee got
> to work.  Initially composed of Laura Donatelli as chair, three members of
> the BW Executive Committee (Ian Walker, Kaye Grant and Bill Newman) and
> Dustin Dilts, the committee's membership shifted over the year.  Dustin
> left the board, Kaye left the Policy Committee to take on other committee
> work, and we added an external (non-Board) member, Gord Friesen, who
> brought his very helpful Winnipeg Police Service perspective.
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> After determining that our focus should be on researching and formalizing
> position statements to support the Board's advocacy work and to guide
> interaction with the media and public, we developed a format for these
> statements, and then focused on three priority areas.  Position statements
> on general Traffic Control Measures, on Vision Zero, and on Neighbourhood
> Greenways were developed and approved by the Board in 2016.  Once approved,
> these were posted on the Bike Winnipeg website so as to also be available
> to the members and the public.
>
>
> In late 2016 we then began work on Diamond Lanes, and the always
> contentious Bike Helmet Legislation.  Moving forward into 2017 will be work
> on Snow Clearance of AT Routes, One Metre Safe Passing Distance, and a
> city-wide Wayfinding Strategy.
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>
> Members are invited to provide input to the Policy Committee on issues
> that should be addressed and are most welcome to join our committee.  In
> interested, please contact laura at bikewinnipeg.ca.
>
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> *From:* Kaye Grant <kayegrant at shaw.ca>
> *Sent:* February 3, 2017 10:47 AM
> *To:* 'Laura Donatelli'
> *Subject:* Policy committee annual report
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> Hi Laura,
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> I don’t recall getting a short annual report on the policy committee for
> our 2016 member report.  When do you think you can do this?
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> Thanks
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> Kaye
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