
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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