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CYCLING&RURALMOBILITYCONFERENCE(CRMC)&VELO-CITY2012ManypeoplehaveaskedabouttheconnectionbetweenVeloVillagesCyclingandRuralMobilityConferenceonJune

22nd

and Vancouvers Velo-City 2012event the following week. Simply put, Island Pathways and the VeloWorks

CyclingSocietyarepartnerswhowishtoincreasepublicandprivateunderstanding,useofandinvestmentinurban

andruralcyclingproducts,servicesandinfrastructure http://www.velo-city2012.com/programs-social-events/satellite-events .

REGISTERFORCRMCBYMAY15TH&YOUCOULDWINBATEMANSAtTheBridge

LITMAN TO DELIVER CRMC

AFTERNOONKEYNOTE:

ToddLitmanknowstransportation

policyandhesaseasonedcyclist.

As Director of the Victoria

Transport Policy Institute, Todd

brings these passions together in

his afternoon keynote entitled

Non-motorized Transport for

Healthy and Sustainable

Communities. Todd will discuss

how improved walking & cycling

conditionshelpcreatehealthier&

more sustainable communities;highlightwaystheycanhelpmeet

economic,social &environmental

planning objectives,and; propose

ways toevaluate benefitsofnon-

motorizedtransport.Youcanview

the entire CRMC agenda at:

http://velovillage.ca/conference-program/.

Web:http://velovillage.ca Twitter:@velovillage2012 E-Mail: velovillage2012@gmail.com

On April 13th

, Velo Village had a chance to talk about

rural cycling with delegates to the Association of

Vancouver Island Coastal Communities (AVICC) annual

conferenceinUcluelet.Mayors,CouncilorsandRegional

Directors representing more than 50 communities,

sharedstoriesabout local andregional efforts tomeet

growingdemandforsafe,seamlesscycling.

AttheBridge-CliffSwallows

Like many of his friendsand neighbours, RobertBateman isengaged in

community-basedand global initiatives. Hisartisticsensibilities andcraft

are widely known and his generosity is extraordinary. Thanks to Bob

wereabletooffereveryonewhoregistersfortheCycling&RuralMobility

Conference before May 15th

2012, an opportunity to have their name

drawntowinaprintofAt theBridge -Cliff Swallows amemoryofand

tribute tohis grandfathers farmingheritage ineasternOntario.YoucanregisterfortheCRMConlinebygoingto:http://velovillage.ca/registration/