[greentrans] HEN weekly bulletin, GreenTrans event tonight

The weekly bulletin of the Halton Environmental Network is now available at

http://haltonenvironment.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/HEN120125.pdf

 

Reminder of GreenTrans public forum tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Oakville Town Hall, Committee Room 1:

Special Guest Speakers:

Geoff Brock, Chair, Stop the Escarpment Highway Coalition:

“Why Transit needs to be part of the solution”

 

Mike Lansdown of Halton Region Elder Services Advisory Committee:

“Age Friendly Communities:  Why Transit is a top priority”

 

And discussion of 2012 Town of Oakville budget.

 

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Halton Environmental Network

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[greentrans] Green Transportation Forum - Wed Jan 25, 2012 at 7 p.m. at Oakville Town Hall; sponsored by GreenTrans

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE GREEN TRANSPORTATION FORUM

(SPONSORED BY GREENTRANS*)

What: "GreenTrans" TRANSPORTATION FORUM

When: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2912 AT 7 P.M.

Where: OAKVILLE TOWN HALL, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville

Why: To learn why & how to promote TRANSPORTATION that is
ENVIRONMENTALLY, SOCIALLY & ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE

Special Guest Speakers:

Geoff Brock, Chair, Stop the Escarpment Highway Coalition:

"Why Transit needs to be part of the solution"

Mike Lansdown of Halton Region Elder Services Advisory Committee:

"Age Friendly Communities: Why Transit is a top priority"

PLAN TO ATTEND & LEARN HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Joanna at (905) 844 5021 or Lisa at (905) 827 5989

email: info@greentrans.org,

*See: http://greentrans.blogspot.com/ & www. <http://www.greentrans.org/>
greentrans.org

[greentrans] Oakville budget for 2012

I attended the Town of Oakville’s Budget Committee meeting yesterday, where the commissioners presented their budgets for the upcoming year.  As part of the Infrastructure & Transportation Services report, Barry Cole presented Oakville Transit’s plans.

 

The full meeting is at http://www.towntv.ca/currentcommittees.htm.  Start watching at  2:04:00 with the relevant portion of Dave Bloomer’s presentation, followed by Barry Cole with detailed route changes starting at 2:06:00 to 2:21:00 (17 minutes in total).

 

A summary of proposed changes is:

Removing route #110 and modifying route #10 to cover the gap (west industrial).

Dropping off the last two evening rides on route #25 as they have very little ridership and those riders have alternatives (Aspen Forest to Clarkson GO).

Merging routes #31 and #32 and making that service hourly (south west Oakville).

Removing off-peak service on route #22 (north west Oakville) because it’s not used.

Increasing off-peak service on route #19 (north central Oakville).

 

Rob Burton liked the proposal since it saves a bit of money, makes the routes more efficient, and is supposed to actually increase ridership.  That means that these changes are likely to go through without discussion.

 

The possibility of increasing transit fares was mentioned, but there isn’t a recommendation to do so yet.  Following the trend of what’s been happening generally, it’s more likely to happen at the end of the year again as part of next year’s budget.  Fares are addressed near the end of Barry Cole’s talk.

 

If you’d like to talk about these and other issues, come out to our meeting on Wed. Jan. 25 at 7:00 p.m. at Oakville Town Hall, Committee Room 1.  Public delegations to Budget Committee are Thurs. Feb. 2 at 7:00 p.m. and Tues. Feb. 7 at 9:30 a.m.  You need to register by email to kpatrick@oakville.ca if you would like to make a delegation.

 

            lisa

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[greentrans] HEN weekly bulletin

The weekly bulletin of the Halton Environmental Network is now available at

http://haltonenvironment.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/HEN120118.pdf

 

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Halton Environmental Network

http://haltonenvironment.com

 

[greentrans] FW: Part Two of our stories on the Burlington Transit Master Plan

The post below has data on Oakville Transit as it compares to Burlington
Transit.

lisa

From: Bob Wood [mailto:timberline24@hotmail.com]
Sent: January-18-12 12:19 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Part Two of our stories on the Burlington Transit Master Plan

FYI at (http://burlbus.blogspot.com/)

A related video should be out later this week.

Cheers,
Bob

[greentrans] save the date and Oakville budget

Save the date – GreenTrans is planning to hold a public forum on transportation issues on Wed. Jan. 25 at 7:00 p.m. at Oakville Town Hall.  Details to follow.  This is, in part, in preparation for our delegation to the Oakville Budget Committee on Thurs. Feb. 2.

 

Have your say on the Oakville budget.  Make sure that the Budget Committee hears that transit is important.  They hear too many complaints about empty buses.  Open houses are:

Wed. Jan. 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Glen Abbey Library,

Tues. Jan. 24 at 7:00 p.m. at Woodside Library, and

Thurs. Jan. 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall. 

The complete budget book for 2012, additional meeting dates, etc. can be found at http://www.oakville.ca/townhall/annual-budgets.html.

 

                      lisa

 

[greentrans] HEN weekly bulletin

Halton Environmental Network’s first bulletin of the year is attached.  Our website is being restructured so we are not able to post it at this time.

 

Happy New Year!

 

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Halton Environmental Network

http://haltonenvironment.com

 

 

[greentrans] FW: New Year's Levee

From: Denise Sproat [mailto:dsproat@oakville.ca]
Sent: January-02-12 2:25 PM
Subject: New Year's Levee

Please pass on this invitation to all of your respective resident
membership. Thanks.

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Mayor Rob Burton and Members of Council

invite you and your family to join them

for a New Year's Levee

Sunday, January 8, 2012

1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario

Oakville Town Hall, South Atrium 1 – 3 p.m.

Come enjoy light refreshments as we welcome in the new year!

Denise Sproat
Secretary to the Mayor
Office of the Mayor and Council
Town of Oakville | 905-338-4173 | f: 905-815-2001 |
<http://www.oakville.ca/> www.oakville.ca

Vision: To be the most livable town in Canada
ü Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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[greentrans] HEN holiday bulletin

The holiday edition of our weekly bulletin is now available at

http://haltonenvironment.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/HEN111214.pdf.  It includes lots of seasonal activities and suggestions for you and your family.

 

Happy holidays from the Halton Environmental Network!

 

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Halton Environmental Network

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[greentrans] HEN weekly bulletin

The weekly bulletin of the Halton Environmental Network has been posted at

http://haltonenvironment.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/HEN111207.pdf.

 

Next week will be the last bulletin before the new year.

 

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Halton Environmental Network

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