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=== Guest Speaker: Keren Tang and Erin Hoselton, YEG Bike Coalition 7:10-7:32pm (15 min)===
=== Guest Speaker: Keren Tang and Erin Hoselton, YEG Bike Coalition 7:10-7:32pm (15 min)===
* Discussion notes: yegbikecoalition.info (YBC) - formed fairly recently - wanted to harness the momentum of interest in bikes and focus on the capital budget - greater investment in safer, dedicated infrastructure
* Discussion notes: [http://yegbikecoalition.info yegbikecoalition.info] (YBC) - formed fairly recently - wanted to harness the momentum of interest in bikes and focus on the capital budget - greater investment in safer, dedicated infrastructure
*two aspects
*two aspects:
**join the coalition, which asks City $7m/year for the next four years (0.8% of total capital budget) - has 180 people so far - goal of 1,000 (city has committed to the 83rd Ave. lane but nothing else)
**join the coalition, which asks City $7m/year for the next four years (0.8% of total capital budget) - has 180 people so far - goal of 1,000 (city has committed to the 83rd Ave. lane but nothing else)
**photomosaic project with signs ("I bike" [if they do] or "I would bike if..." [if they don't bike yet])
**photomosaic project with signs ("I bike" [if they do] or "I would bike if..." [if they don't bike yet])
***asking for $1500 funding from EBC for this launch event in November 20, 2015
*asking for $1500 funding from EBC for this launch event in November 20, 2015
****rental equipment, poster printing ($500), poster design ($500), space rental ($300)
**rental equipment, poster printing ($500), poster design ($500), space rental ($300)
****asking for funding from Make Something Edmonton and APIRG
**asking for funding from Make Something Edmonton and APIRG
***The Way We Move had estimated the cost of bicycle transportation, and the City approved only a fraction of that.
*The Way We Move had estimated the cost of bicycle transportation, and the City approved only a fraction of that.
***focuses on central locations: downtown core, Strathcona core
*focuses on central locations: downtown core, Strathcona core
***Leila: proposes to get this out to our membership to help increase numbers
*Leila: proposes to get this out to our membership to help increase numbers
****could take picture of our members at the shops and send photos out (maybe also to YCR2)
*could take picture of our members at the shops and send photos out (maybe also to YCR2)
 
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== Approval of Agenda, Minutes, Reports (5 min) ==
== Approval of Agenda, Minutes, Reports (5 min) ==