A new program spearheaded at King George Secondary is blending sustainability, multiculturalism and bike mechanics into something particularly unique and...
A new program spearheaded at King George Secondary is blending sustainability, multiculturalism and bike mechanics into something particularly unique and...
Good performance in school may be linked to the amount of physical activity children get, according to a new report published Monday.
Researchers examined the...
From the 21st Maclean’s University Rankings—on newsstands now.
Story by Jason McBride.
If you were to design the perfect bicycling environment, it would include safe, well-maintained and lit streets. It would have almost no car traffic, dedicated bike paths and...
By Cameron Orr - Smithers Interior News
Environmental watchdog group ForestEthics is hoping that a newly published report from them will get the ball rolling on initiatives to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
The group released Thursday afternoon a report which...
ANDREW CLARK
Globe and Mail
It’s a ruthless arena where a driver can expect no quarter. Miscalculate, hesitate or guess wrong and you can find yourself in a world of hurt. The stakes are high. Failure is not an option.
Think NASCAR is tough? Think Formula One is...
anita elash
Anyone who has been stuck in big-city gridlock lately may find this hard to believe, but millions of Westerners are giving up their cars.
Experts say our love affair with the automobile is ending, and that could change much more than how we get around – it...
CBC News
Metro Vancouver mayors voted to raise gas and property taxes to help improve the region's public transit, reports the CBC's Leah
Metro Vancouver mayors have voted to pass a 2-cent per litre gas tax hike to pay for expanded TransLink services, at a meeting in...
As of 8:00 am on September 6th, school zones are back in effect. Excited children will be walking, biking and jumping off of school buses all over the province, and drivers need to pay attention.
Research shows that most child pedestrian related injuries occur in September...
PETERBOROUGH, ON, Sept. 1, 2011 /CNW/ - As school bells peal this week, more families will fill the streets across Canada walking and cycling their children back to school. So drivers should beware and adjust their behaviour accordingly. Chloe, a grade 8 student, notes a common...
MARK FENSKE
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
Back to school can mean back to worry for parents concerned about academic performance. How do you get your kid’s brain working at its best? Take a “Tiger Mother” approach, with academic drills and strict...
A new coalition of citizens and organizations concerned about
transportation in the Lower Mainland is urging the Mayors’ Council on
Regional Transportation and the provincial government to approve the 2-
cents a litre gas tax increase.
“The...
By Kerry Grens
(Reuters Health) - Children living in high-stress households are more vulnerable to lung damage from traffic pollution than children whose parents are less stressed out, according to the results of a new study.
"It makes sense," said Dr. Jane Clougherty...
The Canadian Press
Few children are meeting guidelines for physical activity in Canada, but walking or riding a bicycle, scooter or skateboard to school could help them get closer to those targets, researchers say.
They decided to analyze the characteristics of youngsters...
By KELLY SINOSKI
A team of University of B.C. researchers is peddling a new “bikeability index” aimed at pushing urban planners to design more bike-friendly cities to promote healthier communities.
The new tool rates municipalities on their bike friendliness,...
Authors: Norman W. Garrick, Wesley E. Marshall
Studies often show that bicyclists find "safety in numbers." Norman Garrick and Wes Marshall explain that the street design strategies that attract bike riders are the same ones that improve road safety for all road...
Christoph Bangert for The New York Times
ZURICH — While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile to cars. The...
By Annie Lowrey for SLATE
This week, researchers at Umea University in Sweden released a startling finding: Couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent likelier to divorce. The Swedes could not say why. Perhaps long-distance commuters tend to be...
By David Suzuki
A U.K. man recently built a bicycle entirely out of wood, with no plastic or metal parts. Everything, including the wheels, gears, and seat, are wood. Inventor Michael Thompson, who made the “SplinterBike” on a bet with a...
News Canada
Most Canadians are aware of the negative impact car emissions have on the environment; however,many people still use automobiles as their primary mode of transportation. What some may not know is that simple changes to your everyday travel routine can dramatically...
By Kelly Connor, canada.com
Studies show that a workforce who regularly cycles to work will be more fit and healthy and take less time away from work for illness.
Countries in Europe and Asia promote an alternate form of transportation to the four-wheeled, polluting...
