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In all this manufactured hype over the H1N1 Influenza A, the Centre for Disease Control has put out the word that riding public transit — subways, buses, and trams/streetcars is safe.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090430/usa/health_flu_us_travel_biden_cdc_2
“I think flying is safe. Going on the subway is safe. People should go out and live their lives,” — Richard Besser, acting director of [...]

City Council today passed a Motion moved by Coun. Wyatt and seconded by Coun. Lazarenko to further study and report back to Council on the use of trolleybus technology for the Southwest Corridor and the free downtown shuttle service.
This despite Mayor Katz favouring LRT technology for the city, and going to Ottawa in the past [...]

Edmonton has decided to get rid of its trolleybus system by 2010 so that it can focus on investing in LRT technology.
Toronto did the same in 1993 so it could build streetcar and subway lines.
Trolleybuses are great for smaller cities, but eventually a city gets large enough that it cannot depend soley on low capacity [...]

The City of Winnipeg is making a big deal about “sustainable development”, as it gets ready to update (and possibly replace) Plan Winnipeg, our city’s long-range planning document. They are hosting a conference, but it is only for a select few. A similar event was held a couple of years ago, open to just young [...]

Urbanites now have a new tool to determine the walkability of a potential new neighborhood (or any location)—WalkScore.com, which performs its miraculous calculations based on proven criteria and information provided by Google Maps.
How do Winnipeg neighborhoods measure up? The intersection of River Avenue and Osborne Street—the hub of Osborne Village, considered Winnipeg’s most pedestrian-friendly neighborhood—gets [...]

One more way you can show your support for subterranean rail transit in Winnipeg—join our Facebook group:
Winnipeg has a subway plan—so let’s get digging!
With more and more Winnipeggers greeting the proposed busway system with indifference or even annoyance, the subway movement is picking up speed. After this winter, who can blame them!