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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 |
A busy year with some positive movement despite the ongoing pressure for more sprawl and construction of the Red Hill Expressway - On the good side, Critical Mass rides well attended, city finally moving forward on some bike infrastructure projects, bus fares held the line and good relationships with council and staff to explore improved service for transit. A partnership with the Art Gallery of Hamilton meant a few good bike movies were shown, and we picked up some media exposure on TLC issues to help make a good year for TLC (despite McMaster University's attempts to pave itself.)
- TLC LOGO created by local artist Gord Pullar
- Thursday, September 18 - BIKE FILM NIGHT featuring "We Are Traffic (a film about critical mass),"Critical Mass: How you see it," and "Return of the Scorcher." 7:30 p.m. FREE. MUSC room 311/313
- Sunday, September 21 - in celebration of CAR FREE DAY! The Art Gallery of Hamilton and Transportation for Liveable Communities (TLC) presents the film Beijing Bicycle (China 2001, dir. Wang Xiaoshuai, 113 minutes) 2:00 p.m. Art Gallery of Hamilton Lounges, $3.00 AGH member, $5.00 general. (AGH 123 King Street West)
- Monday September 22 CAR FREE DAY Street Party, King William and Hughson, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Rained out!
- Sunday, September 28 - in celebration of CAR FREE DAY! The Art Gallery of Hamilton and Transportation for Liveable Communities (TLC) presents the film Breaking Away (USA 1979, dir Peter Yates, 100 minutes) 2:00 p.m. Art Gallery of Hamilton Lounges, $3.00 AGH member, $5.00 general. (AGH 123 King Street West)
- Tony Hendry wrote article for TLC in SPEC re Car Free Day
- McMaster Front Entrance - TLC intervened in the "process" (which we saw as lacking accountability) to try and support sustainable transportation design in the proposed new entrance
- TLC - invited City Councillors on a mass bike ride to find the bike lanes (Oct 10, 2003) [they didn't come; we didn't find the bike lanes]
- October 10, 2003 - PEE WEES BIG ADVENTURE movie night at Skydragon Centre
- Wrote letters opposing the proposal for off campus parking lot in the vicinity of Cootes Paradise - McMaster proposal withdrawn due to pressure.
- TLC spokesperson Randy Kay on CH TV pointing out the lack of a CYCLING RACE LEGACY for city cyclists, oct 13, 2003
- TLC in Hamilton Spectator, Oct 17, 2003 re cycling race
- oct 19 - TLC on CFMU 93.3 FM - the "say dez driving show"
- TLC hosted a media conference on Alternatives to the Red Hill Valley route w/Profs Bob Korol and Brian Baetz (McMaster)
- TLC promoted the monthly critical mass bike rides the last Friday of each month
- Members of TLC met with city to express concern about safety at the Cootes Drive crossing at Sanders Blvd.
- TLC worked with the Transit Users Group (TUG) to keep fares and prevent service cuts. City voted to turn down a fare increase!
- Our Future is Riding On Public Transit; Community Strategy Meeting, Thursday, December 18th at 7pm, Hamilton City Hall, room 110
- TLC's new weekly radio show TRANS-MISSION premiered Tuesday, October 28 - 9:00 to 9:15 a.m. on CFMU 93.3 FM
- Transportation for Liveable Communities to sit on the McMaster Front Entrance Steering Committee.
- Met with Ward One Councillor Brian McHattie and toured Westdale business area for bike parking opportunities
- March 23 - TLC reps attended ward 1 meeting re to support completion of a bike path through Churchill Park (result still pending)
- TLC held monthly meetings at MUSC
- TLC Bike stickers printed.
- TLC members participated in city wide Transportation Policy Review Roundtable - Transportation Policy Choices for the City of Hamilton April 14 - joint tlc and tug workshop to prepare (mostly TUG)
- TLC sent a letter to council and a news release to media re $300,000 cycling budget - demanding the money be included in the annual budget.
- TLC members wrote letters to editor at Hamilton Spectator re- police ticketing cyclist on sidewalks
- TLC sent a news release to media and council re. Support for City's cycling infrastructure report(June 2, 2004)
- TLC sent thankyou e-mail to city staff and councillors for approving bike infrastructure action.
TLC root URL is www.hwcn.org/link/tlc/index.html