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Transportation for Liveable Communities (TLC) a working group of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) McMaster. PO Box 19 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton ON, Canada, L8S 1C0 905-525-9140 ext. 26026 |
- TLC MONTHLY MEETINGS at McMaster University - (Media S. 2 Spec article quoting TUG and TLC spokes-people on “Stalling our car addiction.”)
- CAR FREE DAY 2004 - TLC held a week of events - (Media - Spec, S.14, Mac Daily News, monkey biz, IMC)
- Monday S.20 - Guided Bus ‘n Hike from McMaster to Spencer Gorge (12-15 people) (Media - Spec. S 20 - mayor worried)
- Tuesday S.21 - Guided Bicycle Tour HarbourFront Trail w/Brian Henley ($$) (12-15 people)
- Tuesday S.21 - Car Free Art, Poetry, Music and Film (Run Lola Run) night at Staircase (100 people)
(Media - Spec. S. 21 editorial)- Wednesday S.22 - CAR FREE DAY - Street Parties (West Ham.)( 100 people)/Road Hockey (Dundas) (20 people) ACT office held events on campus
- Thursday S.23 - Bike/Walk Drive-In Movie (ET) at Gage Park (100 people)
- Friday S.24 - Critical Mass bike ride (50 people)
- Saturday S.25 - Reclaim the Street Party (King William between James and Hughson) (150 people)(Media CHTV, SIL)
- Sunday S. 26 - Guided Hike in Cootes Paradise w/ Brian McHattie (and two uniformed police officers...) (8 people)
- Randy Kay produced Car Free Day radio spots/ads (15 sec, 30 sec. 60 sec.)
- Gord Pullar produced a Car Free Week poster ($100)
CRITICAL MASS - monthly rides well attended FORTINOS - RAIL-TRAIL - TLC successfully saw the rail trail integrated into the new Fortino’s Grocery store parking lot - as well as Bike Parking. TLC Letter Oct 31, 2004. AIR QUALITY - TLC letter to city re SMOG action (prompted by record setting -103- smog day October 26, 2004)
- Response from City to TLC letter re: smog
TLC’s Feb 2003 request for a Hamilton City web presence for cycling finally achieved (Dec. 2004) CHURCHILL PARK - TLC supported the project - but the city failed to provide a bike path through the park due to local NIMBY opposition. CITY CYCLING INITIATIVES REPORT (Dec. 2004)- advocated/supported by TLC (letter)- (Media, Spec. June 8, 2004) Recommendation Updates (as of December 20, 2004)
- York Boulevard - Environmental Assessment scheduled
- Sterling Street - implementation completed
- Hunter Street - Environmental Assessment scheduled
- Bike Racks - installations in progress
- Longwood Road North - implementation completed
- Bikeway and Trail Maps - distribution completed
- King Street East - under construction
- Upper Paradise Road - implementation completed
- Stonechurch Road - implementation completed
- Canal Lift Bridge - design completed
- Canadian Pacific Rail Trail - design stage in progress
COOTES CROSSING (at SANDERS) - TLC letters and meetings with city prompted by safety concerns at this busy crossing led to a study and a report recommending a pedestrian activated traffic light being installed (Jan. 2005). City council approved the budget for the project which will be installed this year (2005) McMaster FRONT ENTRANCE - TLC representatives on Front Entrance steering committee forced changes in the design to make it more pedestrian and cycle friendly (Media - Spec S.23) TLC WEB SITE www.hwcn.org/link/tlc - redesigned, updated links. PUBLIC EVENT - ALT. TRANS IN HAMILTON, Feb. 2, 2005 - w/Brian McHattie (Ward 1 councillor) and Mary Lou Tanner (Senior Planner w/City) (45 people) Co-sponsored with ACT, TUG, Mac Cycle (Media - Spec, Feb 2, 2005) TRANS-MISSION Radio on CFMU 93.3 fm (began as a TLC radio show) TRANS-MISSION 'ZINE'- TLC contributed $30 toward publication of 400 copies of a Hamilton sustainable trans zine pdf version TRANS-MISSION (March 2005) TLC Members have met with DUNDAS COUNCILLOR Art Samson to discuss alt trans issues. CROSSWALKS - TLC letter to City re loss of pedestrian crosswalks in Dundas (March 18, 2005) TLC member registered to support the YES side in the McMaster REFERENDUM on the HSR BUS PASS - voted-in overwhelmingly. Submitted article to OPIRG Newsletter PIRGSPECTIVES
TLC root URL is www.hwcn.org/link/tlc/index.html