What's Up . . .
Social media and so many other websites are demanding my attention. It's keeping me from updating my blogs on what's new or an issue in Victoria I'd like to comment on. That will still have to wait for another day, but here's a news release I just popped out this afternoon.
Local tech company Carmanah is taking me on the road to help promote lighting and beacon systems that make crossing the street easier and safer. Who could argue with that?
I haven't missed a Pro Bike conference since I started going in 1998 and brought the whole show here in 2004. It's a growing event and nearly a 1,000 delegates will attend - engineers, planners, advocates, and companies that do business in support of cycling and walking (bike rack manufacturers, bike share promoters, and of course companies like Carmanah that have technology that can support active transportation.
Part of my mission is funded by the CRD - I'll look for sessions where I can steal ideas (I'm good at that), that will help us as we work here to implement a regional pedestrian and cycling plan. Design and other programs are evolving fast and this is my professional development opportunity as well as my chance to take away ideas for a more sustainable capital region - part of my mission in life.
Don't be shy - visit my Capital Bike and Walk site at http://capitalbikeandwalk.org or my bike parking resource at www.bicycleparkingonline.org and donate to the cause. Your support helps us continue the work we need to do to keep a firm grip on our title as the Cycling Capital of Canada, not to mention a most walkable, livable and healthy city too.
Social media and so many other websites are demanding my attention. It's keeping me from updating my blogs on what's new or an issue in Victoria I'd like to comment on. That will still have to wait for another day, but here's a news release I just popped out this afternoon.
Local tech company Carmanah is taking me on the road to help promote lighting and beacon systems that make crossing the street easier and safer. Who could argue with that?
I haven't missed a Pro Bike conference since I started going in 1998 and brought the whole show here in 2004. It's a growing event and nearly a 1,000 delegates will attend - engineers, planners, advocates, and companies that do business in support of cycling and walking (bike rack manufacturers, bike share promoters, and of course companies like Carmanah that have technology that can support active transportation.
Part of my mission is funded by the CRD - I'll look for sessions where I can steal ideas (I'm good at that), that will help us as we work here to implement a regional pedestrian and cycling plan. Design and other programs are evolving fast and this is my professional development opportunity as well as my chance to take away ideas for a more sustainable capital region - part of my mission in life.
Don't be shy - visit my Capital Bike and Walk site at http://capitalbikeandwalk.org or my bike parking resource at www.bicycleparkingonline.org and donate to the cause. Your support helps us continue the work we need to do to keep a firm grip on our title as the Cycling Capital of Canada, not to mention a most walkable, livable and healthy city too.
For
immediate release
September
6, 2012
Road
technology offers two way travel for ideas
Capital
Bike and Walk Executive Director John Luton will travel to the Pro Walk – Pro
Bike – Pro Place conference in Long Beach, California next week to
showcase local Victoria business with Carmanah Technologies and cover learning
sessions he hopes will inform implementation strategies for the Capital
Region’s Cycling and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Luton
will be helping staff Carmanah’s exhibit at a trade fair element of the
conference where the company’s innovative solar powered crosswalk lighting
systems will be promoted.
He’s
also working with CRD staff to bring back lessons learned to share with local
designers and advocates. “Programs and engineering for active
transportation are evolving fast and we need to embrace the most current and
cost effective solutions to help realize our common objectives to grow cycling
and walking for transportation”, says Luton. “At Long Beach, I’ll have
access to some of the best ideas at work in the world”.
Carmanah's
solar flashing beacons can be found across the region and in jurisdictions
throughout North America. A strong Safe Routes to School component to the
conference is an ideal target market that Luton hopes to help connect Carmanah
with.
“Making
walking to school safer is key to getting kids back on their feet”, says Greg
Miller, Managing Director of Traffic at Carmanah. Carmanah’s
new beacon system is known as a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon or RRFB,
which is a new device that has been proven by the U.S. Federal Highway
Administration to be effective at reducing dangerous pedestrian collisions.
The new device will soon be installed by the District of Saanich on Burnside
Road near Marigold Elementary and Spectrum High School. Saanich is the
first municipality in the region that will be installing the new device as part
of an evaluation process.
Luton
aims to look at bike share operations, separated bike lane designs, “complete
streets” for buses, bikes and pedestrians, car-free streets or events, and more
on the newest in bicycle parking. Capital Bike and Walk continues to work
with the Downtown Victoria Business Association, local staff and other user
advocates to expand and improve bike parking options downtown to meet rapidly
growing demand.
“I’m
excited to be promoting the best of Victoria business and anxious to help keep
Victoria and the region building a more active, sustainable and prosperous
community.
For
more information:
John
Luton,
Executive
Director, Capital Bike and Walk
Home:
22 Philippa Place
Victoria,
BC V8S 1S6
250-886-4166 (cell)
About
Carmanah Technologies Corporation
As
one of the most trusted names in solar technology, Carmanah has earned a
reputation for delivering strong and effective products for industrial
applications worldwide. Industry proven to perform reliably in some of the
world's harshest environments, Carmanah solar LED lights and solar power
systems provide a durable, dependable and cost effective energy
alternative. Carmanah is a publicly traded company, with common shares
listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "CMH”. For more
information, visit carmanah.com.
Media:
Public Relations:
David Davies
Tel: 1.250.382.4332
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