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cycle Maintenance Guide and Riding Tips - an online manual about bicycle maintenance and repairs, and tips for how to ride efficiently, covering the wheels, steering, the drive train, bicycle computers, clothes, riding, travel tips, what to do in an accident and more   (Rating: 7.06 Votes: 1683)   Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bicycle Street Smarts - an illustrated online tutorial on bicycle safety and safe bike riding on public streets and roads, covering such topics as starting and stopping, where to ride on the road, riding through intersections, getting across non-standard intersections, steer out of trouble, using your brakes, riding in groups, riding in rain and darkness, safety equipment, bicycle helmets, ways to deal with tough situations and more   (Rating: 6.97 Votes: 1529)   Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Locking your Bicycle - a collection of illustrated guides about locking your bicycle, including "The art of locking your bike", "The science of locking your bike", "A study of what not to do", "A comparative analysis of locks" and more   (Rating: 7.06 Votes: 1559)   Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 REI: Expert Advice -- Cycling - a large collection of instructional articles and online clinics about cycling, including such articles as "Repairing a Flat Tire", "Basic Bicycle Maintenance", "Designing a Specific Route", "Pedaling Basics", "Riding in Traffic", "Avoiding Injury" and much more   (Rating: 7.06 Votes: 1612)   Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10  Read Comments (2)

Maryland & Virginia Telework How can municipal and regional governments best promote telework? This case study highlights the telework program that originated in the Washington DC area in 1996, and the state-wide program that was subsequently established in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The later offers cost reimbursement (up to $35,000 per business), free personal assistance, and promotional "Telework Days." Both programs help overcome key policy and adoption barriers, and both have impressive impact data. Background This case study focuses on telework initiatives in the region of Washington, DC, which covers the District of Columbia and surrounding jurisdictions (counties and cities within Maryland and Virginia). In 2010, the region had about 2.8 million workers and the regional forecast is to add 1.2 million new jobs to the region by 2030. Such growth forecasts will impact the region's transportation infrastructure. Commuter Connections, a regional network of transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), started in 1974 to provide mobility solutions in the region. The network is administered through the Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization, part of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB)   Setting Objectives The Commonwealth set a goal of having 20% of its eligible workforce [approximately 105,000 employees) teleworking by 2010. Getting Informed "Dating back to the late 1980s, the TPB conducted a series of reviews of telecommuting pilot programs, which were in operation in Los Angeles and in Arlington County, Virginia," explained Nicholas Ramfos, Commuter Connection's Alternative Commute Programs Director. "These programs were primarily started at the local government level with the idea that lessons learned could be shared with the rest of the businesses in those jurisdictions and beyond." The TPB also reviewed the federal government's Flexiplace progr

Planning for place and plexus: metropolitan land use and transport David M. Levinson, Kevin J. Krizek 0 Resenhas Taylor & Francis, 30/01/2008 - 334 páginas Planning for Place and Plexusprovides a fresh and unique perspective on metropolitan land use and transport networks, challenging current planning strategies and offering frameworks to understand and evaluate policy. The book suggests actions for the future urban growth of metropolitan areas and includes current and cutting edge theory, findings, and recommendations which are cleverly illustrated throughout using international examples.

Help from CfIT for local authority practitioners working on the 'integration' of town planning and transport planning. If you think it is difficult to plan for sustainable travel, then think again. Urban structure and mobility are inextricably linked. This website gives expert advice on planning for a more effective location and form of development that can help achieve sustainable travel. This website and related work seeks to: Provide evidence for a range of actors involved in town planning and transport planning. Disseminate good practice, with an emphasis on 'strategic' issues and good working practices, developing 'key themes' for practice advice. Develop case study examples of current working practice in integrated urban and transport planning, with a focus on areas with development growth aspirations (such as Growth Areas and Growth Points). Provide signposts to related guidance by government and others. Hence, help practitioners more effectively use spatial planning tools in enabling greater sustainability in travel. The Evidence The location of activities - homes, workplaces, leisure, health, education and other facilities - act as the physical 'structuring framework' for travel. Although socio-economic, attitudinal and contextual characteristics all play important roles in the demand for travel, it is increasingly clear from the empirical evidence that there are significant associations between the built environment and travel. Urban Structure as an Enabler of Sustainable Travel Spatial planning is typically a long term instrument; its effects manifest themselves over several decades. However, the cumulative effect of land use decisions over recent decades has had a profound effect on travel patterns, and has the potential to have an equally significant effect, positively or negatively, in the future. Target Audience This website aims to publicise the evidence from research and practice which has become available since the last update

A recém promulgada lei da Política Nacional de Mobilidade Urbana, aponta novas caminhos para equacionar o drama urbano da (i)mobilidade. As diretrizes da nova lei preveem integração entre "a política de desenvolvimento urbano e respectivas políticas setoriais de habitação, saneamento básico, planejamento e gestão do uso do solo" (art. 6, ítem I). O texto segue em linha gerais estabelecendo prioridade para o transporte público, dos meios de transporte "não-motorizados" e dando incentivos a melhorias em prol da sustentabilidade. Dentre as principais medidas da nova lei, fica assegurada a participação da sociedade civil no planejamento, fiscalização e avaliação da mobilidade urbana (art. 15) e o código de defesa do consumidor passa a valer para os usuários do transporte público (art. 14). Mas o mais importante é os municípios com até 20 mil habitantes terão prazo de 3 anos para elaborarem um Plano de Mobilidade, antes ele só era obrigatório para os 38 municipíos brasileiros com mais de 500 mil habitantens. Segundo análise do IPEA, (Nova lei moderniza regulação da mobilidade urbana) a primeira constatação é que a nova lei oficializa o que já estava definido na "Política Nacional da Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável", formulada pelo Ministério das Cidades em 2004. Ou seja, o que já estava redigido pelo Ministério passa a ter força de lei federal, mas na prática o caminho ainda é longo para que as medidas previstas sejam colocadas em prática. Além do texto um tanto quanto amplo demais, o principal deslize do novo plano é insistir na definição de modos de transporte ativos como "não motorizados". A questão é mais do que sintática, pedestres cadeirantes, ciclistas, skatistas, patinadores são definidos em função do meio de transporte principal nas cidades, os motorizados e isso ainda não mudou com a nova lei. O texto "Transporte Não Motorizado", alonga-se sobre a questão. Para quem quiser saber mais sobre a importân

Throughout Europe, we are witnessing massive transfers of resources from the public to the private sphere. The political responses to the crises are defined by austerity measures and by cuts to social spending, driving Europe further into recession. >From Greece to Spain, from London to Rome, European people are increasingly aware of the need for a different model of globalisation. From those resisting the privatisation of resources (for example in Italy with the water referendum, and currently in Romania) to the recent occupations of public spaces against neoliberalism (for example in the UK and Spain), this is the moment to construct and alternative Europe which is not a product of neoliberal politics, but the political expression of European citizens. Within this context, over forty organisations, networks and social movements from eight European countries will meet in the 600-seat Valle Theatre in Rome to organise a common front to construct an alternative European model. This three-day forum will focus on the construction of common transnational campaigns on the thematics of the commons and guaranteed minimum income as well as the battle against precarity, also utilising the new method provided with the European citizens? initiative. The event will be a true opportunity to build European networks and campaigns that will take concrete forms in follow-up meetings in Spain, the UK, Romania, Bulgaria and France in the following months to continue the work begun in Rome. The emphasis on concrete campaigns will be the starting point to engage in a reflection on the revision of the EU Treaties, to propose an alternative vision of Europe. The Rome forum is organised by European Alternatives, the International University College Turin, Teatro Valle, Centro Studi per l'Alternativa Comune, Municipality of Naples, ARCI, Il Manifesto, Basic Income Network, Tilt, Rete della Conoscenza, Cilap-eapn, Altramente, Osservatorio Europa, MFE. ---- FORUM PROGR

EMERGENCE IN DECISION MAKING AND COGNITIVE SYSTEMS Organizers: David Krakauer SFI's focus area on Emergence in Decision Making and Cognitive Systems aims to explore a full range of cognitive phenomena, from the molecular basis of neural learning, through to distributed cognition among social agents. This focus area aims to bring together neuroscientists, psychologists, economists, computer scientists, game theorists and evolutionary biologists, all seeking to understand intelligent behavior in systems rich in representation and behavioral adaptability. Outstanding areas of research include: hierarchies of representation; control of distributed adaptive elements, the construction of unitary states of comprehension, and the function of multiple reward networks. 

Multiple Scales of Conflict Organizers: Jessica Flack There are two primary challenges faced by all complex, adaptive systems.  One is an uncertain and noisy environment. The other is conflict. Conflict arises when the interests of system components - whether genes, cells, individuals, or states - are not fully aligned. Some have gone so far as to argue that lack of alignment, or "frustration," in many body systems is the defining feature of complex systems. In the long 3.5 billion year history of life on earth organisms and aggregates have devised manifold strategies in order to survive and prosper in the face of conflict. The solutions that organisms have built for managing conflict are thought to have played a central role in facilitating the major transitions from simple aggregates to more integrated, social organisms, and cultures.  Although these transitions suggest nature has been successful at predicting and managing conflict, the problem is not a simple one. Controlling conflict is tricky because it is both a destabilizing force and an agent of innovation - thus nature has evolved mechanisms of good management, not suppression. Conflict can have multiple, nonlinear causes and effects, and these often lie at different timescales (e.g. evolutionary, ontogenetic, societal). Conflict can be the outcome of competitive processes and involve deception or be generated by differing priorities, communications failures, and error. Despite this complexity, data indicate that similar conflicts with comparable mechanisms of control have evolved at different levels of biological and social organization. This suggests that there might be a universal class of mechanisms that have arisen across very different levels to control co-evolutionary escalation. This focus area brings together evolutionary theorists, immunologists, experts on behavioral conflict in human and animal societies, computer scientists, molecular biologists, economists, and complex systems theo

Smarter Travel Workplaces is all about you having the power to make a real difference to the environment, your health and quality of life. Everyone needs to use the car sometimes but it can also become a bit of a habit - not to mention the stress of traffic and congestion at rush hours! There are some great alternatives to the car and all you need to do is give them a try for some journeys every week. It could be as simple as walking or cycling whenever you can, or choosing the bus, DART or Luas to work a couple of times a week. Check out your options for a better quality of life

Resources for Practitioners Urban Quick Links ecoMOBILITY MOST UTSP Information Network Policy This section provides resources that support the implementation of green transportation initiatives. This information is targeted at transportation professionals and decision makers. Active Transportation in Canada: A resource and planning guide This guide is a resource tool for transportation planners and related professionals to accommodate, promote, and support active transportation in current and long-range planning and development. [ More... ] Bicycle End-of-Trip Facilities This guide is primarily addressed to municipal agencies responsible for promoting bicycle use and providing bicycle facilities. It will help municipalities and employers create appropriate and attractive bicycle parking and related facilities that will encourage bicycle use. The guide provides guidance on how to determine where, how much, and what type of bicycle parking and related facilities to provide, and how to best design them. [ More... ] Bike Sharing Guide This guide is intended to help planners and decision makers determine whether public bicycle sharing is viable in their community and, if so, how to design, implement, and operate a successful system. The material presented in this guide is drawn primarily from recent European experiences, with the information being assessed in terms of relevance to the Canadian context, where appropriate. [ More... ] Canadian Guidelines for the Measurement of Transportation Demand Management Initiatives User's Guide These guidelines will help organizations that are conducting TDM initiatives to measure the impacts of those initiatives and, over time, effectively evaluate progress toward established goals. The guidelines are applicable to a range of TDM initiatives and offer a step-by-step framework, providing the practitioner with the information from which to choose the impact measurement technique that suits the specific application, local cond

Mobility We network various transportation systems in order to move people and goods efficiently. In doing so, we combine expertise in operation management systems for rail and road traffic with solutions for airport logistics, postal automation and traction power supply as well as rail vehicles for mass transit, regional and long-distance service.

I am please to be able to invite you to the 2012 Australian Cycling Conference held in Adelaide on the 16th and 17th January 2012, with the theme of Cities for Cycling. The Australian Cycling Conference is Australia's longest running annual cycling conference and is the only forum to have the core aims of advancing and promoting rigorous research into cycling.  It is also Australia's most affordable and inclusive cycling conference with the two day conference costing only $290 (students discounts and one day passes available - please see our website for details). The conference attracts professionals from academia, government, private industry and community groups, from the varied fields of transport planning, engineering, health policy, geography, urban planning, sociology and environmental and spatial sciences. The Australian Cycling Conference is also proud to confirm Fiona Campbell (City of Sydney) as its Keynote Speaker for the 2012 conference. Fiona is the Manager Cycling Strategy at City of Sydney and will be presenting on her experiences and the challenges (and successes) in developing Cities for Cycling. The Conference will also be opened by Tim Horton, the Commissioner for Integrated Design in the Department of Premier and Cabinet. We are also able to confirm the inclusion of a delegation of representatives from the Road Traffic Management agency in Nigeria, including the President of the West African Road Safety Organization who will be given opportunity throughout the conference to provide insight into cities for cycling from a different perspective. The Conference is fortunate to have such high calibre presenters and delegates, and we hope that you will join us at the conference and contribute to developing an energetic and positive network of professionals dealing with local, national and international cycling issues. Registration and other conference details can be found at the Australian Cycling Conference Website at www.australiancyclingconferen

he 4th Annual Australian Cycling Conference - Cities for Cycling December 15th 2011 The Australian Cycling Conference aims to develop the quality of cycling research, planning and infrastructure provision in Australasia. Each year the Conference brings together policy makers, practitioners, community organisations and researchers to further knowledge of cycling and to advance expertise in creating cycle-friendly cities and societies. The Conference, held in Adelaide on 16 and 17 January 2012, is also Australia's most affordable and inclusive cycling conference with the two day conference costing only $290. Program information and registration details are available online at Australian Cycling Conference.

The Institute for Sensible Transport is made up of transport, public health, land use planning and energy specialists. Our staff have the skills and experience to provide expert advice and develop effective strategies and action plans in response to: rising transport emissions transport energy constraints congestion and health issues related to unnecessary car use Our combined experience working in local government, academia and large energy firms provide us with the diverse range of skills necessary to tackle some of the major emerging policy challenges arising from transport and land use patterns. Download a short bio of our Director, Elliot Fishman

Institute for Sensible Transport,Institute for Sensible Transport, The Institute for Sensible Transport formed part of an international consortium that recently completed an economic assessment of the benefits of active transport. Commissioned by the Queensland Government, the report is amongst the most comprehensive evaluations of the health, transport and environmental impacts of walking and cycling. This is the first of two reports commissioned to gain a better understanding of how to integrate benefit cost analysis into walking and cycling programs.

he Psychology of Transport Behaviour February 3rd 2012 Presented by the Institute for Sensible Transport, this seminar will take place on Thursday 19 April 2012 at the Melbourne Town Hall, Yarra Room. 9.30 am - 4.30 pm Cost: $395.00 Tom Vanderbilt is a Visiting Scholar at New York University's Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management. Tom Vanderbilt writes on design, technology, science, and culture, among other subjects, for many publications, including Wired, Outside, The London Review of Books, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Magazine, and Popular Science. Seminar Topics by Tom Vanderbilt *  From 'Forgiving Roads' to 'Complete Streets": Changing the Road Safety Paradigm *  The Windshield View: Understanding How Drivers See the World Around Them *  'Modal Bias' - Relations Between Different Road Users *  Behavioural Economics & What It Means for Transport *  The Future of Driving: Smaller, Shared, & Semi-Autonomous *  Travel Behaviour Change and Travel Demand Management And featuring; *  The Psychology of Public Transport - from the planners and passengers perspective (Professor Graham Currie) *  Understanding Melbourne transport patterns: Perceptions and reality (Chris Loader) Visit the website for more information. Registration closes 20 February 2012.

Walki lking as Transport workshop presentations July 22nd 2010 Categorised under: Conference papers Author / Source: VLGA and Victoria Walks Contributor: thinkingtransport VLGA's Transport Program and Victoria Walks, with assistance from the Victorian Department of Transport, ran the Walking as Transport seminar on Wednesday 21 July 2010. The workshop provided local government with a strategic view on walking as a transport mode and its place in a sustainable transport network. Presenters included: Dr Ben Rossiter, Executive Officer, Victoria Walks Inc. Ben Grounds, Transport Strategy Coordinator, City of Darebin Jim Connor, City of Whittlesea Michael Hopkins, Executive Director - Policy and Communications Division, DoT Sameem Moslih, Team Leader - Network Strategies, Road User Services, VicRoads Kristie Howes, Urban Designer - Sustainable and Active Transport Policy Branch, DoT Presentations and handouts from the event are attached below for your viewing and include some highly useful information, developed specifically for local governments. Please note that the presentation from VicRoads on the day is not available below. Follow this link for more on the SmartRoads Network Operating Plans. For further information on the event and any of the presentations, contact the VLGA Local Government Transport Facilitator at gordon@vlga.org.au or on             (03) 9349 7943      .