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Links to our website should not include the "/#sthash.4LGBz1ab.dpbs"
on the end. This is not part of the url. It works but is
unnecessarily confusing and hard to type. <br>
--Bill<br>
<br>
On February 3, 2017 12:28:00 PM CST, Laura Donatelli
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:omojean98@hotmail.com"><omojean98@hotmail.com></a> wrote:<br>
>Good points. Here is a revised version, taking your suggestions
into<br>
>account.<br>
><br>
>Thanks, Laura<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>After a brief hiatus, in early 2016 a reconstituted Policy
Committee<br>
>got to work. After determining that our focus should be on
researching<br>
>and formalizing position statements to support the Board's
advocacy<br>
>work and to guide interactions with the media and public, we
developed<br>
>a format for these statements and then focused on three priority
areas.<br>
>Position statements on general Traffic Control Measures, on
Vision<br>
>Zero, and on Neighbourhood Greenways were developed and approved
by the<br>
>Board in 2016. Once approved, these were posted on the Bike
Winnipeg<br>
>website so as to also be available to the members and the
public. <br>
><a
href="http://bikewinnipeg.ca/position-statements/#sthash.4LGBz1ab.dpbs">http://bikewinnipeg.ca/position-statements/#sthash.4LGBz1ab.dpbs</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>In late 2016 we then began work on position statements with
regards to<br>
>Diamond Lanes, and the always contentious Bike Helmet
Legislation. <br>
>Moving forward into 2017 will be work on Snow Clearance of AT
Routes,<br>
>One Metre Safe Passing Distance, and a city-wide Wayfinding
Strategy.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>Bike Winnipeg members are invited to provide input to the Policy<br>
>Committee on issues that should be addressed and are also most
welcome<br>
>to join our committee. In interested, please contact<br>
><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:laura@bikewinnipeg.ca">laura@bikewinnipeg.ca</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:laura@bikewinnipeg.ca"><mailto:laura@bikewinnipeg.ca></a>.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>________________________________<br>
>From: Kaye Grant <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kayegrant@shaw.ca"><kayegrant@shaw.ca></a><br>
>Sent: February 3, 2017 11:30 AM<br>
>To: 'Laura Donatelli'<br>
>Subject: RE: Policy committee 2016 annual report<br>
><br>
><br>
>Thanks Laura,<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>Nice and brief. I think it covers what we need excepting for a
couple<br>
>of comments.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>I’m not sure that we need to list the members of the committee
other<br>
>that you are chair … Are you sure that Gord would want his name
and<br>
>association to the police listed on our very public report?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>How about a link to the website where these are posted?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>Thanks<br>
><br>
>Kaye<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>From: Laura Donatelli [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:omojean98@hotmail.com">mailto:omojean98@hotmail.com</a>]<br>
>Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 11:19 AM<br>
>To: Kaye Grant<br>
>Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:policy@lists.bikewinnipeg.ca">policy@lists.bikewinnipeg.ca</a><br>
>Subject: Re: Policy committee 2016 annual report<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>You are quite right, I never sent anything! Mea culpa. How does
this<br>
>sound? Please let me know if this seems acceptable.<br>
><br>
>__________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>After a brief hiatus, in early 2016 a reconstituted Policy
Committee<br>
>got to work. Initially composed of Laura Donatelli as chair,
three<br>
>members of the BW Executive Committee (Ian Walker, Kaye Grant
and Bill<br>
>Newman) and Dustin Dilts, the committee's membership shifted
over the<br>
>year. Dustin left the board, Kaye left the Policy Committee to
take on<br>
>other committee work, and we added an external (non-Board)
member, Gord<br>
>Friesen, who brought his very helpful Winnipeg Police Service<br>
>perspective.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>After determining that our focus should be on researching and<br>
>formalizing position statements to support the Board's advocacy
work<br>
>and to guide interaction with the media and public, we developed
a<br>
>format for these statements, and then focused on three priority
areas. <br>
>Position statements on general Traffic Control Measures, on
Vision<br>
>Zero, and on Neighbourhood Greenways were developed and approved
by the<br>
>Board in 2016. Once approved, these were posted on the Bike
Winnipeg<br>
>website so as to also be available to the members and the
public.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>In late 2016 we then began work on Diamond Lanes, and the always<br>
>contentious Bike Helmet Legislation. Moving forward into 2017
will be<br>
>work on Snow Clearance of AT Routes, One Metre Safe Passing
Distance,<br>
>and a city-wide Wayfinding Strategy.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>Members are invited to provide input to the Policy Committee on
issues<br>
>that should be addressed and are most welcome to join our
committee. <br>
>In interested, please contact<br>
><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:laura@bikewinnipeg.ca">laura@bikewinnipeg.ca</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:laura@bikewinnipeg.ca"><mailto:laura@bikewinnipeg.ca></a>.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>________________________________<br>
><br>
>From: Kaye Grant
<<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kayegrant@shaw.ca">kayegrant@shaw.ca</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kayegrant@shaw.ca"><mailto:kayegrant@shaw.ca></a>><br>
>Sent: February 3, 2017 10:47 AM<br>
>To: 'Laura Donatelli'<br>
>Subject: Policy committee annual report<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>Hi Laura,<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>I don’t recall getting a short annual report on the policy
committee<br>
>for our 2016 member report. When do you think you can do this?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>Thanks<br>
><br>
>Kaye<br>
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