2015 Bike Walk Summit

FRI APR 24 ~ 9 AM to 3 PM ~ KEENEY MEMORIAL CENTER, 200 MAIN ST., OLD WETHERSFIELD, CT

The Connecticut Bike Walk Summit brings together people from across Connecticut to get the latest biking and walking updates from around the state; to learn how to make our communities more bike and walk friendly,  to network and to socialize. 

Don't miss the chance to learn from experts and connect with others working on these issues.  You'll come away energized and inspired and with tools you can use to make a change. Scroll down for this year's agenda.

This year's summit features Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordinator for Portland, Oregon.  We'll discuss the latest news and ideas on complete streets and bike friendly businesses, universities and communities;  plans for CT's bikeways and greenways; legislative and funding developments, and more. Join us to help make Connecticut a better place to bike and walk! 

***As part of our complete streets contract with DPH, complimentary, need-based registrations are available to one representative each from Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, New Britain, New London, Norwich, Torrington, Meriden and East Hartford.  Click here to inquire: bikewalkct@bikewalkct.org.***

On the preceding day, Thurs., April 23, 2015 Bike Walk Connecticut presents a NACTO Bikeway Design Guide Workshop for professionals, instructed by Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordinator for the city of Portland, Oregon. Learn more and register separately for the NACTO workshop.

2015 Summit Agenda

  • 9 am:  Welcome, Bike Walk CT, Dr. Mehul Dalal, DPH
  • 9:10 am:  CT' Bike Ped Movement Today -- Bike Walk CT
  • 9:30 am:  Let's Go CT, Transform CT-- James Redeker, CT Commissioner of Transportation
  • 10 am:  Keynote Address -- Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Portland, OR
  • 11 am:  Complete Streets, US Mayors Challenge, Public Engagement Efforts Across CT Communities -- panel discussion with Whit Osgood (Glastonbury), Doug Hausladen (New Haven), Michael Yeosock (Norwalk), and invitees from Simsbury, Fairfield and Hartford)
  • 12 noon:  Lunch, networking, optional self-guided walking tour 
  • 12:45: Members Meeting for Bike Walk CT Members
  • 1:15 pm:  Connecticut Greenways Update -- panel discusion with Kate Rattan (DOT), Bruce Donald (Greenways Council, FVTC), Molly Henry (East Coast Greenway), Franklin Bloomer (Merritt Parkway Trail), Dan McGuiness  (Western New England Greenway, Housatonic Trail)
  • 2 pm:  Building Alliances with Law Enforcement -- panel discussion with Police Chief Paul Melanson (Farmington), Police Chief James Wardwell (New Britain), and invitee from New Haven.
  • 3 pm:  Optional guided bike ride or walking tour of Historic Old Wethersfield
  • Then finish off the day with optional cocktails at your choice of Old Wethersfield's watering holes!
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People For Bikes says:  If anyone in the United States understands how policies can support biking, it's Roger Geller. As Portland's bicycle coordinator, he's overseen a 250 percent spike in bike commuting and helped the city top countless bike-lovers' lists.

Photo:  Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordinator at Portland Bureau of Transportation
2013 Connecticut Bike Walk Summit at Yale University, April 2013
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