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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ TAMING SCHOOL AND NEIGHBOURHOOD TRAFFIC WORKSHOP FACILITATED BY DAVID ENGWICHT Date: September 21, 2004 Time: 8:30 am to 12 pm Location: Community YMCA, 2269 Gottingen Street, Halifax Registration: Free, but participants must register due to limited space. Register at (902) 442-5055 or asrts@ecologyaction.ca. This is a rare opportunity to learn from one of the world's most innovative thinkers in the area of transport and urban design. David Engwicht is an inventor, artist, street philosopher, storyteller, mask maker and award winning author of such books as Street Reclaiming: Creating Livable Streets and Vibrant Communities and Reclaiming Our Cities & Towns: Better living with less traffic. David came to international prominence through his creative thinking on transport and is inventor of the Walking School Bus, Street Reclaiming techniques, Red Sneaker Week, the 5Rs of Traffic Reduction and a co-inventor of the Pace Car. For more information on David Engwicht and his work, see www.lesstraffic.com. TAMING SCHOOL AND NEIGHBOURHOOD TRAFFIC This three-hour workshop is an introduction to new methods of calming school and neighbourhood traffic. These new tools combine state-of-the-art social programs with a totally new approach to design. David starts this workshop by showing why traffic is first and foremost a community and social problem, not an "infrastructure" problem. This new approach to calming traffic requires a strong partnership between municipal officials and the wider community. David has a reputation for being able to put complex concepts into down-to-earth language. Participants therefore do not need a background in engineering or planning. He uses an interactive style of presentation that involves the audience in a journey of discovery. WHO SHOULD ATTEND You should attend this workshop if you are: an elected official; employed in municipal planning or community development; a transit provider or promoter; part of a community organization that promotes walking, cycling and safer streets; a health, recreation, safety or environment professional; a member of a neighbourhood association; a member of a business and retail association; employed in emergency services including police and fire; employed in transport planning, street design and urban design; a parent or school staff member interested in making your school grounds and neighbourhood safer; interested in walkable and bikeable communities. Hosted by the Ecology Action Centre's TRAX program and Active & Safe Routes to School as one of a series of Car Free Day events in the HRM (www.trax.ns.ca) with the following partnering organizations: the Nova Scotia Office of Health Promotion, Sport and Recreation Division and the Halifax Regional Municipality ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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