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EcoMobility Demonstration Project Parkallen Neighbourhood Edmonton, Alberta – June 2009

EcoMobility Demonstration Project Parkallen Neighbourhood Edmonton, Alberta – June 2009. Our Goal. To reduce single passenger vehicle usage. Our Method. Engage the community Provide a variety of eco-mobility options for residents to try Offer workshops & special events

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EcoMobility Demonstration Project Parkallen Neighbourhood Edmonton, Alberta – June 2009

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  1. EcoMobility Demonstration Project Parkallen Neighbourhood Edmonton, Alberta – June 2009

  2. Our Goal To reduce single passenger vehicle usage

  3. Our Method • Engage the community • Provide a variety of eco-mobility options for residents to try • Offer workshops & special events • Challenge residents to become more eco-mobile • Provide information about eco-mobility • Make it fun and accessible

  4. Who’s Involved City of Edmonton Environment & Energy Transportation Planning - Sustainable Transportation Edmonton Transit Community Services Transport Canada Financial Support Parkallen Community League Community Connections Global Alliance for EcoMobility The Idea & Information Sharing

  5. What Makes this Project Unique? • Initial target area was small • Cross Departmental Team • Community Development Approach • Trying many different things

  6. Choosing the neighbourhood • Size / location • Community Interest / Capacity • Built Form • Local Amenities • Access to Transit • Departmental plans / Capacity

  7. Developing LocalMotion Expression of Interest Host Community Selection Stakeholder Engagement Community Planning Workshops

  8. Parts of the Project – June, 2009

  9. 1. Eco-mobility Events • The Launch Party • Block Party • School Activities

  10. Incentives Encouraging Eco-mobility • The LocalMotion Challenge • Eco-mobility “Tool Kit” • “Try It” Bike Library • Eco-Mobility Map • Discount cards for being eco-mobile

  11. The LocalMotion Challenge • Register by household • Get a free LocalMotion “Tool Kit” • Track kilometres • Submit your log • Prize draw • “…It has made us more mindful of how we get around our community …It has also made us more aware of what is available right in our own community…and it isn’t always necessary to jump in our car to ‘get things done’”

  12. Take pedestrian signals off-line & shorten timings Improve bike route markings with sharrows Add bike lockers to nearby transit station 3. Pilot some improvements

  13. Community Programs Linking in with the school Workshops Electronic Newsletter 4. Eco-mobility Education

  14. 5. Measurement • Phone survey, including one day travel logs • Self-reporting of car kilometres • Cordon counts • Pedestrian signals • Feedback wall • Survey Monkey

  15. Sharing the Learnings Video documentation: • A series of 10 video shorts to document the process, the trials & the tribulations • One mini-documentary: June 2010 • available at: www.edmonton.ca/localmotion

  16. The Legacy Phase II A lighter version of the Challenge LocalMotion Events Travelling “Try-It” Library

  17. General Information www.edmonton.ca/localmotion www.parkallen.ca www.ecomobility.org www.iclei.org www.tc.gc.ca/programs/Environment/ecomobility LocalMotion Project Coordinator: Julie Cournoyer: 780-944-5548 julie.cournoyer@edmonton.ca Walkable Edmonton Coordinator: Ian Hosler 780-944-5339 Ian.hosler@edmonton.ca

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