EPISODE · May 9, 2015 · 27 MIN
S01E08 - The Benefits of Walkability; Accessibility and Inclusivity
from River City 360 · host The Winnipeg Foundation
In this instalment of River City 360: ► What are some of the benefits of living in walkable neighbourhoods? The panel of experts at the "What's Our Walk-Ability?" discussion, including Shelagh Graham (Winnipeg Regional Health Authority), Beth McKechnie (Green Action Centre) and Matt Carreau (Jane's Walk Winnipeg), share their perspectives. ► Excerpts from "It Starts at City Hall: Accessibility, Universal Design and Inclusive Urban Planning", a Jane's Walk which evaluates the accessibility of three downtown courtyards in our city. ► Senior Producer Robert Zirk sits down with the "It Starts at City Hall" walk leaders Wins Bridgman and Marcella Poirier, co-directors of BridgmanCollaborative Architecture, to discuss how accessible our city is and why it's an important issue for everyone in our city. ► And Noah Erenberg, Convener of Community News Commons, stops by to chat about the recent contributions citizen journalists have made to CNC. "Summer Rain", by Winnipeg group Odanah, is the featured local song of the week. Originally broadcast on 93.7 CJNU-FM on May 10, 2015. River City 360 is a project of The Winnipeg Foundation (http://www.wpgfdn.org), in partnership with Community News Commons (http://www.cncwpg.org) and 93.7 CJNU-FM (http://www.cjnu.ca). For more information, visit http://www.rivercity360.org.
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In this instalment of River City 360: ► What are some of the benefits of living in walkable neighbourhoods? The panel of experts at the "What's Our Walk-Ability?" discussion, including Shelagh Graham (Winnipeg Regional Health Authority), Beth McKechnie (Green Action Centre) and Matt Carreau (Jane's Walk Winnipeg), share their perspectives. ► Excerpts from "It Starts at City Hall: Accessibility, Universal Design and Inclusive Urban Planning", a Jane's Walk which evaluates the accessibility of three downtown courtyards in our city. ► Senior Producer Robert Zirk sits down with the "It Starts at City Hall" walk leaders Wins Bridgman and Marcella Poirier, co-directors of BridgmanCollaborative Architecture, to discuss how accessible our city is and why it's an important issue for everyone in our city. ► And Noah Erenberg, Convener of Community News Commons, stops by to chat about the recent contributions citizen journalists have made to CNC. "Summer Rain", by Winnipeg group Odanah, is the featured local song of the week. Originally broadcast on 93.7 CJNU-FM on May 10, 2015. River City 360 is a project of The Winnipeg Foundation (http://www.wpgfdn.org), in partnership with Community News Commons (http://www.cncwpg.org) and 93.7 CJNU-FM (http://www.cjnu.ca). For more information, visit http://www.rivercity360.org.
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