Join us Tuesday September 27th at the Norwood Community Centre for a community workshop to help refine the cycling network in St. Boniface.

• learn more about the city’s cycling routes in your neighbourhood
• discuss barriers to cycling in St. Boniface
• discuss the best opportunities to overcome those barriers
• help us fill in the gaps where existing routes don’t quite connect
• free bike valet service

When: Tuesday September 27th, 2011

Where: Norwood Community Centre, 87 Walmer Street (see map)

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:15 Registration
6:15 - 7:30 Neighbourhood Bike Tour
7:30 - 7:45 Snacks/ Late Registration
7:45 - 8:00 Presentation

• Welcome
• About BttF
• Evening Goals & Limitations
• Bicycle Network Principles
• Example Bicycle Facilities (both Winnipeg and International)
• Reality Check/Constraints
  8:00 - 8:05 Break into groups
  8:05 - 8:35 Existing routes, Barriers and Gaps
  8:35 - 8:40 Break
  8:40 - 9:25 Improving Connections by Removing Barriers and Filling Gaps
  9:25 - 9:40 Summaries
  9:40 - 9:45 Thank You, Next Steps, and Survey Reminder

In the break out sessions, people will be able to draw on maps and sketch out ideas for change. Tentative breakout focus areas are:

• Provencher/Tache/Esplanade Riel/Mason intersection
• Provencher/Des Meurons/Cathedrale intersection Eugenie/St. Mary's/Marion/Goulet intersection
• Marion/Goulet/Youville intersection
• Connecting to destinations in Central St. Boniface
• Connecting to St. Vital

We want to know where you cycle to and from, which routes you like best, which routes you avoid, and where you encounter barriers. Most importantly, we want to hear how you think barriers can be removed from the cycling network, and where the best opportunities exist to improve cycling connections in and around St. Boniface.

We’ll start the evening with a short neighbourhood ride (see map) highlighting existing infrastructure, barriers and opportunities (see map). Registration for the ride will run from 6:00 – 6:15pm in front of the Community Centre. We’ll head out at 6:15 sharp, traveling approximately 13km at a moderate pace. All ride participants must have a roadworthy bike, and should have the skills necessary to be confident riding in traffic.

If you can’t fit the neighbourhood ride into your schedule, feel free to take advantage of the late registration from 7:30 until 7:45 and join us for the remainder of the workshop.

After a snack and quick overview of cycling facilities being used in Winnipeg and other cities, we’ll break into groups and get down to the business of making St. Boniface a better place to bike. Each group will be asked to focus in on 2-3 three specific areas or issues, and will summarize their discussion and ideas at the end of the evening.

Following the workshop, we’ll compile your ideas and discussion into a public report that we will bring forward to the city’s active transportation committee, where we will push for improvements to the cycling network in St. Boniface.

If you can't make it to the workshop, please send you ideas to markc@biketothefuture.org

Event Poster
Map of Neighbourhood Ride