Bike Walk NC Transportation Summit

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2022 NC BIKEWALK TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT

The  2022 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit will be held in Greenville from Oct. 27-29, 2022!  

As the only conference focused exclusively on the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists and other vulnerable road users, the summit will bring together professional and community stakeholders who care about active transportation, safe roads and healthier, more equitable communities.  

 Are you interested in…

• Traffic Safety and Injury Prevention Strategies to Support Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Other Vulnerable Road Users?  
• Designing Livable Communities Safe for Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Other Vulnerable Road Users?
• Discussing how safe access for vulnerable road users fosters health and health equity? 

Interested in the summit’s content? Register here!

Featured content includes:

• Pre-summit virtual panel discussion on related national policy priorities with America Walks’ Mike McGinn, the League of American Bicyclists’ Bill Nesper and national representatives from AARP’s Livable Communities team and the National Council on Independent Living.
• Pre-summit active workshop:  Traffic Bicycling for Transportation Professionals
• Opening remarks from trail-blazing Sheriff Paula Dance and other local leaders.
• Keynote presentations  from internationally recognized transportation thought leader, David Zipper, placemaking researcher Melody Warnick, as well as the founder of End Distracted Driving, Joel Feldman and national GirlTrek community organizer, Faye Paige Edwards.
• State of the State:  Active Mobility and Traffic Safety Policy Updates from NC DOT Deputy Secretary Julie Whiteand NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program Director, Mark Ezzell
• An interdisciplinary analysis of the impact of traffic crashes on vulnerable road users in "Anatomy of a Crash".
• Panel discussions featuring promising practices to expand active mobility, including "Small Cities, Big Impact: What Smaller Cities can Teach Us about Pedestrian Access" and "Where the Trail Meets the Road: Using Greenways and Multi-Use Paths to Advance Multi-Modal Connectivity."
• A walking tour of safety installations with members of the nationally recognized Greenville Traffic Safety Task Force.
• A discussion of health access and equity with Dr. Aundrea Oliver during "Walk with a Doc."
• Dedication of eastern North Carolina’s first permanent Traffic Garden! 

Check out the full agenda on the Summit’s website  for additional details!

The Summit will offer AICP credits.

Interested?  We’re so glad!  Here are your next steps:

To register, click here and select the “Register” button on the  left size of the resulting screen.  Need help with registration or have questions?   Email programs@bikewalknc.org . For information about the Summit’s Choose Your Own Price please see the attached flyer and visit the Summit’s website.    Please circulate this information to your own professional and personal network. Please feel to forward this message and/or the attached flyer.  We are also posting information about the Summit across all of BikeWalk NC’s social media platforms (@bikewalknc) and encourage others to share these posts on their own platforms.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to programs@bikewalknc.org.

See you in October!