2013 Summit Agenda:  Creating Bike-Friendly, Walk-Friendly Places

8:15    Check-in and Continental Breakfast 

9:00     Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bill Nesper, Vice President, League of American Bicyclists will discuss the Bicycle Friendly America program. 

9:15    Break-out sessions: Round 1

• Attacking the Application Process for Bike Friendly Communities, Bike Friendly Businesses and Bike Friendly Universities
  Ray Favreau, Director of Recreation, Town of South Windsor
  Bill Nesper, Vice President, League of American Bicyclists
  Holly Parker, Director of Sustainable Transportation, Yale University
  Kevin Sullivan, Supervising Environmental Analyst, CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection

• Complete Streets Engineering – A Key Component to Bike and Walk Friendly Communities
  Robert Gomez, PE, Design Manager, VN Engineers
  Erik Jarboe, Project Engineer, CT Department of Transportation
  Michael Morehouse, Senior Project Manager, Fitzgerald & Halliday
  
• How to Get Your Project Funded
  Samuel Gardner, Principal, Gregg, Weis & Gardner Architects
  Steven Higashide, Senior Planner, Tri-State Transportation Campaign
  Mark Moriarty, Director of Public Works, City of New Britain
  

10:30   Break-out sessions: Round 2 (the first round break-out sessions will be repeated)

• Attacking the Application Process for Bike Friendly Communities, Bike Friendly Businesses and Bike Friendly Universities
  
• Complete Streets Engineering – A Key Component to Bike and Walk Friendly Communities
  
• How to Get Your Project Funded 
  

11:45   Keynote Speaker Jeff Olson, Principal, Alta Planning & Design, author “The Third Mode: Towards a Green Society” 
Jeff Olson is an architect and planner at Alta Planning & Design. He has been involved in greenways, open space, active living and alternative transportation projects for more than 20 years. He has had a diverse career with experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. He served as the first New York State DOT bike/pedestrian program manager, and then went on to lead the US Millennium Trails program before joining Alta. He is an avid bicyclist and skier who has the perspective of a parent with three young children.

12:30   Lunch

1:00     What’s Going on in Connecticut
 Learn about state and local projects, initiatives and accomplishments from a variety of speakers.

• Terry Burke, Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area
  
• Rob Dexter, Ambassador, East Coast Greenway Alliance
  
• Jonas Maciunas, Complete Streets Coordinator, City of Hartford
  
• Neil Pade, Chair, Connecticut Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board
  
• Jerry Silber, Founder, People Friendly Stamford
  
  

2:00     Wrap-up

...Then stay for more!

2:30 Bike or Walk Tour ---  Elm City Cycling members will lead separate one-hour bike and walk tours so you can see how New Haven is becoming more bike and walk friendly.

4:00 Social Hour --- Gather at O’Toole’s to network and socialize with other summit attendees.

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Keynote Speaker Jeff Olson, author of The Third Mode

Jeff Olson, a principal at Alta Planning and Design, is an architect and planner who has been involved in greenways, open space, active living and alternative transportation projects for more than 20 years.  > Bio

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Featured Speaker Bill Nesper, VP, League of American Bicyclists

Bill Nesper directs the LAB's Bicycle Friendly America Program, which includes the Bicycle Friendly Community, Bicycle Friendly State, Bicycle Friendly University and Bicycle Friendly Business recognition programs.  > Bio

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Thank you to our exhibitors!

VN Engineers

TO Design

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