
Become a member today of your state walk and bike associations:
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Charles Riou, P.E.
Wednesday, Feb, 1, 2012 | 1:00-2:30pm (Part 1) and 3:00-4:30pm (Part 2)
• AICP CM’s applied for
This workshop is for Texas bicycle coordinators and others with similar state, local and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) jobs such as Safe Routes to School (SRTS), Traffic Safety, and Obesity Prevention specialists.
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Brenda Chuleewah
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 | 1:00 – 2:30pm (Part 1) and 3:00 – 4:30pm (Part 2)
• AICP CM’s applied for
Given the need to foster more active lifestyles, encouraging youth and their families to become more physically active both through education and by providing real life practice through events, is a [...read more]
Marita Roos ASLA AICP RLA LEEDAP, Mark G. Goode III P.E.
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 |1:00-2:30pm (Part 1) and 3:00-4:30pm (Part 2)
• AICP CM’s applied for • CEPH Eligible
Complete Streets is a national initiative to plan, design, build and operate roadways that safely meet the needs of all users: pedestrians, cyclists, those [...read more]
Alan Markert MBA
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 | 1:00-2:30pm (Part 1) and 3:00-4:30pm (Part 2)
San Antonio Parks and Recreation Partnership with South Texas Off Road Mountain Bikers (STORM) to Develop Natural Surface Trails
This off-site workshop is a case study is important to planners who are looking for ways to partner with citizen [...read more]
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]
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]
Irby Hightower FAIA
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:15 pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
This walking tour will begin on the patio of the El Tropicano Hotel and tour the new Museum Reach, Urban Segment of the San Antonio River Walk north of downtown. The project is the first milestone [...read more]
Cindi Snell, JD Simpson
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 2:00 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
San Antonio B-Cycle is the first bike sharing system in Texas. With 20 stations at popular downtown destinations, the system is becoming a popular alternative transportation option for residents and visitors.
Planners will learn how bike [...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]
Anna Glover
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
This field session will be a running tour of the Dignowity Hill Historic District, the Hays Street Bridge and Eastside Cemeteries, burial sites of some of San Antonio’s early movers and shakers.
Participants will begin at the Sunset [...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]
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]
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]
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]
Jim Doersam PE, Matthew Driffill
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 2:00 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
The Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project is transforming an eight mile stretch of the San Antonio River into a quality riparian woodland ecosystem. This unique project restores riverine features and riparian woodlands, reintroduces [...read more]
Greg Hammer, Brandon Ross AICP
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 2:00 – 4:45 pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Thirty-four miles of developed urban Greenway trails are now open to the public. The Linear Park Development Program for Salado Creek, Leon Creek, Medina River and the San Antonio River is funded through sales [...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]
Dale Bransford
Friday, February 3, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Starting in August of 2011 The City of San Antonio opened up a portion of the San Antonio River known as the King William Neighborhood for paddling recreation. Since then this historic neighborhood, home to many historic homes, [...read more]
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