There is a move afoot to gather data about people’s experience booting it around town. The project is called Winnipeg Winter Walkway Survey. It asks 17 questions, most of them multiple choice (’cause I know how you feel about those long form written questions) and many are optional. The survey asks about the conditions that…
Cities in Europe are sometimes cited as examples for Winnipeg to model itself after by those who advocate for better cycling infrastructure. For example: Anders Swanson, the head of Winnipeg Trails, spent a couple of months in The Netherlands and has touted the miles of dedicated bike lanes and grade separated intersections with roads as…
My wife and I bought a used car last fall. Not an old junker either — it was a single owner Mitsubishi Outlander with 60,000 km. Aside from a bit of lag on acceleration due to the CVT transmission, it’s a pretty nice vehicle to drive. Being a few years old, the full service warranty…
UPDATE: The Winnipeg Free Press is reporting that the cost to the city will now be $7.25 million — up $3 million over the initial budget. That means that Hydro is covering $18 million of the project in the name of infrastructure renewal. There are a few questions that a person might ask at this…
420 meters beneath the ground, microscopic particles of minerals hung in the damp air creating an eerie glow from the distant lights. Standing alone in the dark, damp granite tunnels of the Underground Research Lab near Lac Du Bonnet Manitoba, a person could easily imagine a dragon or balrog emerging from around the corner. The…
It was just two years ago that the Kenaston extension was built to feed traffic from one of Winnipeg’s busiest roads into Winnipeg’s largest, sprawlingest, new suburb — Waverley West. The purpose of the new stretch of Kenaston Boulevard, however, was not just to feed commuters to and from their new abodes on what was…
Brian Bowman recently made a pledge to tear down the barriers at Portage and Main and reopen the iconic intersection to pedestrians if elected Mayor of Winnipeg. It’s an idea that has been gaining momentum as the long term agreement that shut off the intersection to non-motorized people nears its end. I fully support opening…
Most of the ideas generated by the candidates for mayor in Winnipeg’s upcoming election have been fairly predictable: of course we need more openness and transparency … yes we have a problem with pot holes … But now, finally, there is an issue we can sink our fangs into: MOBILITY CHARGES It all started with…
You are probably familiar with the London Underground “tube map”. Even people who have never been to London have probably seen it in a magazine or on the internet somewhere. The iconic map designed by Harry Beck in 1931 sacrificed geographical accuracy in favour of clarity and ease of use, and it has become the…
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