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Robert L. Rayburn
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 9:15 – 10:45am
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
This session will be a case study of how stakeholders, led by the Houston Energy Corridor District, came together with the help of the National Park Service in a charrette that successfully identified gaps in community [...read more]
Andrew Burleson
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 9:15 – 10:45am
• AICP CM’s applied for
For planners and public officials without a real estate/economics background. This session will start with a quick overview of real estate economics targeted at professionals from other disciplines, and then will examine several case studies demonstrating patterns in the relationship [...read more]
Julia Diana AICP, Cindi Snell
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 9:15am to 10:30am
• AICP CM’s applied for
San Antonio B-Cycle launched in March 2011 and is an urban short-trip transportation network of 14 bike stations in the downtown core.
This presentation will highlight the process taken by the City of San Antonio for [...read more]
Bret “Bee” Martin AICP, MRCP
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 9:15 – 10:45am
• AICP CM’s applied for
The purpose of this presentation is to educate session attendees on the importance of incorporating planned/programmed bicycle and pedestrian trail projects into the environmental documentation process and planning studies (such as environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, [...read more]
Angela Hunt, Delia Jasso, Pauline Medrano
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 10:45am – 12:00pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Three Dallas City Council members who took exploratory trips to Bogota, Colombia and Seville, Spain in 2011, will share their observations, insights, and lessons learned on bicycle network / facility planning and on Cyclovia-type programming.
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Pedro T. Garcia, Katherine Velasquez
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 10:45am – 12:00pm
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
In partnership with the YMCA of Greater San Antonio and the assistance of many volunteers and the community, the City of San Antonio held its first ciclovía on October 2, 2011 as an [...read more]
Jamie Rae Walker, Jay Daniel, John Collins
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 10:45 – 12:00pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Over the last decade the importance and relevance trails contribute to physical and mental health, to the environment, to the economy, and to quality of life has been well documented. While public support for trail [...read more]
Sue Darcy, John Havenstrite
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 10:45am – 12:00pm
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
Two members of Marsh Darcy Partners will discuss how they happened to develop a model to measure the benefits of linear green infrastructure. The model, commissioned by the Houston Parks Board for their Bayou [...read more]
Brandon Ross AICP
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:15pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
This session will include a PowerPoint presentation and detailed discussion of the following topics related to San Antonio’s Greenway Trails system:
History of the formative development of the concept of developing trails along San Antonio’s creekways Funding [...read more]
E. Brian Bristow
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:15pm
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible • TBAE Barrier-Free Design Eligible
A thorough working knowledge and understanding of the broad topic of trail accessibility in Texas has long been important but is now increasingly so among trail planners, designers, contractors, inspectors and [...read more]
Dr. Deanna M. Hoelscher PhD RD LD CNS, Dr. Marcia G. Ory PhD MPH
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:15pm
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program has been administered in Texas by allocating funds through a competitive process for two types of policy intervention:
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Abigail Kinnison AICP
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:15pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Bikes and public transportation work well together for passengers that may be outside of the transit service area or interested in a healthy and green transportation option. VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio has committed to accommodate [...read more]
Rolf Eisinger MPH LCI
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
Based on public input from Louisville’s Bike Summit and Metro Council Public Bike Master Plan Forums, the public wanted an increase in youth bicycle education and enforcement. Therefore, Bike Louisville used a [...read more]
Melissa Parker BF, MS
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Expand your community’s trails program to the water! This program will introduce you to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Texas Paddling Trails Program. After going statewide with a model of working with local community partners in 2006 [...read more]
Michael Hellmann, Jared White AICP
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
The demand for trails is on the rise as people turn to them as a form of recreation, exercise and alternative transportation. With increased [...read more]
Cecilio Martinez, Stephanie Velasquez, Lydia Kelly
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
In this case study session San Antonio-Bexar County MPO staff will discuss:
The San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) recent active transportation studies and public outreach How the MPO collects data [...read more]
Charlie McCabe, Glee Ingram, Paul Stuffel
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 9:15 – 10:45am
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
The Austin Parks Foundation, City of Austin Parks Department, American Youthworks E-Corps and a host of non-profit partners and volunteer groups will have completed over 1 year of focused effort to rehabilitate [...read more]
Gary Pinkerton
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 9:15 – 10:45 am
• AICP CM’s applied for
Trammel’s Trace was the first road into Texas from the United States to the north. Around 1813, Indian trails were adapted for smuggling horses out of Spanish Texas through Nacogdoches into markets east of the Sabine River in New [...read more]
Andrew Howard AICP
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 9:15 – 10:45am
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
The “Better Block” project is a demonstration tool that temporarily builds-out a street to show the potential to create a great walkable, vibrant neighborhood center. The project acts as a living charrette so that communities [...read more]
Justin Moore LCI
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 9:15 – 10:45am
• AICP CM’s applied for
This presentation will discuss best practices for encouraging bicycle commuting in your community.
Planners will learn about:
A case study of corporate support for bicycle commuting at a Fortune 200 company based in San Antonio The role of [...read more]
Max Kalhammer, Jim Carillo
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 10:45am – 12:00pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Come learn about how to plan for the future of bicycle systems in Texas, with a review of two of the newest bicycle plans in Texas.
The 2011 Dallas Bike Plan is a 10-year comprehensive planning guide which [...read more]
Hazem Rashed-Ali AIA LEED AP
Friday Feb. 3, 2012 | 10:45am – 12:00pm
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
Increasing the sustainability of the built environment, through more efficient use of resources and reduced environmental impact, is a major component of sustainable development. Consequently, increasing energy efficiency in the built environment and reducing [...read more]
Barrett Durst, Jeff Renfrow, Hill Abell
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 10:45am – 12:00pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
The acquisition of Big Bend Ranch State Park in 1988 nearly doubled the land holdings of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. For much of the 90’s public access was limited while TPWD undertook the daunting [...read more]
Shari L. Holland
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 10:45 – 12:00pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
The purpose of the presentation is to emphasize the importance of planning for, measuring, and reporting program performance data. Interwoven throughout the presentation will be Ms. Holland’s experience with the City of Austin Safe Routes to School [...read more]
Adam Wood AICP
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:15pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
The Collin County Regional Trails Master Plan was developed to provide coordination and connectivity between cities and towns for the development of a county-wide trail system. The plan builds upon the planning efforts of the 31 cities [...read more]
Bud Melton, Dennis Wilson
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:15pm
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH EligiblPurpose
Trails are linear non-motorized corridors that people use to get around. Many times these corridors pass through range of habitats with varying development characteristics shaped through densities, intensities, and roadway networks. The relationship between [...read more]
Billy Fields
Friday, Feb, 3, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:15pm
• AICP CM’s applied forThis presentation will provide an overview of the $100 million federal Nonmotorized Pilot program. The emphasis is on lessons learned.
Specifically, planners will learn
the results of qualitative study of the impacts of the program in Minneapolis the key lessons [...read more]
Leslie Luciano, Jen Ohlson
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:30pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Through collaboration, Boltage and PE-3 enhance individual accountability, education, support and data that results in optimizing the overall health of children, their families and communities. The Boltage and PE3 large scale Wellness Initiative makes key inroads [...read more]
Deb Humphreys
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied forThe North Central Texas region has a population of over 6 million people and a Transportation Improvement Program estimated at $6.7 billion over the next 3 years. To address the needs of all roadway users it is critical to include [...read more]
Mark Stine, Krista Sherwood, Trisha Bicknell
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Texans are proud of their heritage and the history of the State’s various regions. Part of this history includes the almost forgotten paths that helped shape the State’s growth and identity. Many Texans desire a [...read more]
Nadia Barrerra, David Kim Taylor
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
The long awaited final trail connection around Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake) in Austin is finally about to be implemented. This case study session will recap progress for this over the past two years, [...read more]
Hans-Jurgen (Jack) Becker, BASC, MBA Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
Separated bike lanes, social marketing, what comes first?
The presentation will explore the proposition that true cycling traffic growth will not come about until a cycling infrastructure exists that is appealing to customers of the target market for future cycling traffic growth, [...read more]
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