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TTAT 2022 Conference Agenda


Day 1 - April 27, 2022

9:00 AM
Day 1 Welcome
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Join us as we begin the conference and share some helpful information on speakers and sessions.
Speaker
Robin Stallings Executive DirectorBikeTexas
9:15 AM
The Origins of Sale Routes to School - An Introduction to the Keynote Address
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Cities
This talk by the late Honorable James Oberstar goes into the origins of the Safe Routes to School legislation and program. It is a useful prologue to John Pucher's keynote address. Congressman Oberstar is regarded by many as having more impact on trails and active transportation than any elected off...
Speaker
The Late Honorable James Oberstar
9:30 AM
Keynote: Three Decades of Progress In Cycling and Walking: 1990 - 2020
9:30 AM – 10:50 AM
APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLACitiesNPRA / CPRP

This talk provides a retrospective overview of trends in walking and cycling levels, safety, funding, research, and infrastructure over the past three decades. It portrays significant progress in most areas from 1990 to 2020, but with some ups and downs. Walking for all trip purposes in total has...

Speaker
John Pucher Professor EmeritusRutgers University
11:00 AM
Connecting America's Trails: Trail Networks and Spines
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
APA / AICPASLALong TrailsNPRA / CPRP
America has a plentitude of rail-trails (25,000 miles) and multi-use trails (40,000 miles) that deliver joy and safe outdoor recreation to millions of people. To fully unlock their potential for economic, environmental, and health benefits, they need to be connected into equitably-developed trail ne...
Speaker
Ryan Chao PresidentRail-to-Trails Conservancy
6 Tips for Creating a Diverse Cycling Community
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Health/Diversity/Equity/Inclusion

Prepare to be entranced by the personal journey of an extraordinary storyteller. Renée Moore started as an adult who didn’t know how to ride a bike. She explains how she evolved into a champion for bike riding for people of all races and genders. Hint: it isn’t about the bike.<...

Speakers
Renée Moore Transit SpecialistCity of Alexandria
Lauren Simcic Transportation Planer | Transportation and Capital ImprovementsCity of New Braunfels
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Keynote: New York State’s 750 Mile Empire State Trail
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLALong TrailsNPRA / CPRP
In December 2020, New York State announced completion of a five-year effort to create the Empire State Trail, a 750-mile bicycling and walking route from New York City through the Hudson and Champlain Valleys to Canada, and from Buffalo to Albany along the Erie Canal.

Andy Beers, Di...
Speaker
Andy Beers Director, Empire State TrailNYS Hudson River Valley Greenway
2:00 PM
Meet our Sponsors
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Our TTAT 2022 sponsors are companies and organizations that have proven experience in improving active transportation through the services and products they provide.

Thank you to all who took advantage of this wonderful opportunity to virtually meet with our sponsors to see how they can ...
4 Subsessions
Visit with Bud Melton from Halff2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Visit with Tina Tran from AARP Texas2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Visit with Trey Cooksey from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Meet with Kevin Dekkinga form the League of American Bicyclists2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
3:00 PM
Recreational Trail Program Grant Funding in Texas
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
APA / AICPASLANatural Surface TrailsNPRA / CPRP

What is Recreational Trail Grant funding and how can a project receive this funding?

The Texas Parks and Recreation Department gives more than $3 million per year in grants to build trails of all kinds. Erick Hetzel and Chris Sheffield, both on the Recreational Trails Grants staff, hav...

Speakers
Erick Hetzel State Parks Trails CoordinatorTexas Parks and Wildlife Department
Chris Sheffield State Parks Trails CoordinatorTexas Parks and Wildlife Department
Autonomous Vehicles & Cyclist Safety
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
APA / AICPASCE / TSPECities
As self-driving technology rapidly advances, how will autonomous vehicles safely coexist with cyclists?

Argo AI, a leading self-driving technology company founded in 2016, and the League of American Bicyclists developed a set of six technical guidelines for safe interactions between auton...
Speakers
Liz Fishback US State and Local Affairs LeadArgo AI
Sly Majid Public Policy and Government RelationsArgo AI
4:00 PM
Little Known Gems of Austin Black History
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
APA / AICPASLAHealth/Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
Learn about the intersection of active transportation and facets of Austin Black history in this engaging and informative presentation.

In Austin and other cities, African American cultural/historic sites have not been part of the mainstream story of how a city or community was developed ...
Speakers
Alberta Phillips Journalist and interim Commissioner for the Travis County African American Cultural Heritage Commission; Commissioner for the City of Austin's Joint Sustainability CommitteeTravis County African American Cultural Heritage Commission
Lauren Simcic Transportation Planer | Transportation and Capital ImprovementsCity of New Braunfels
Impact of Trails on Property Values
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
APA / AICPASLALong Trails
Dr. Crompton has studied the impact of parks, greenways and other amenities on proximate properties for years and is a noted author on the topic. Come hear from a distinguished expert on the relationship between trails and property values.

CEUs: Planned session content qu...
Speaker
Dr. John Crompton Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, and Presidential Professor for Teaching ExcellenceTexas A&M University
5:00 PM
End of Day Wrap-Up
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Speaker
Robin Stallings Executive DirectorBikeTexas

Day 2 - April 28, 2022

8:30 AM
Day 2 Welcome and Updates
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Robin will highlight sessions and helpful information that you don't want to miss.
Speaker
Robin Stallings
Executive DirectorBikeTexas
9:00 AM
Keynote: Utrecht Virtual Study Tour
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLACitiesNPRA / CPRP

Learn how to design safe, inclusive, and sustainable mobility networks on a guided tour through the streets of Utrecht, the Netherlands on this hour-long "virtual study tour".

This session touches on the following topics:
• Self-enforcing street engineering (designing for t...

Speakers
Chris Bruntlett
Marketing & Communication ManagerDutch Cycling Embassy
Melissa Bruntlett
Urban Mobility Advocate/AdvisorMobycon
10:00 AM
Show Me The Money! Three TxDOT Bike/Ped Grant Programs
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLACitiesNPRA / CPRP

This presentation covers three Texas Department of Transportation funding programs of interest to those working to advance active transportation. The three programs are Transportation Alternatives (TA), Traffic Safety General Grants, and the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).

Tranp...

Speakers
Bonnie Sherman AICP
Supervisor, Bicycle and Pedestrian ProgramTexas Department of Transportation
Elizabeth Jones
Program Manager, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety ProgramTexas Department of Transportation
Nicholas Aiello, P.E., PTOE, PTP
Lead Engineer, Safety Engineering TeamTexas Department of Transportation
Community Bicycling - Changing Lives One Bike at a Time
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
Health/Diversity/Equity/InclusionNPRA / CPRP
Ashly Fletcher is an award-winning civic leader without peer. Find out how she brought community leaders, donors, and church leaders together to transform the lives of children with bicycles as the “vehicle” for diversity, equity and inclusion. Bike Friendly South Dallas and the WeCycle ...
Speakers
Ashly Fletcher
Executive DirectorBike Friendly South Dallas
Carol Barrett
Senior AssociatePro Bono Planning
11:00 AM
Don't Forget the Bike Parking!
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLACitiesNPRA / CPRP

Not many people will ride a bike if they do not feel safe and they worry about bicycle theft at their destination. Austin may have more bicycle parking racks than most cities of any size in the US. How did they do it? What did they do? What can other cities and towns learn from Austin’s bic...

Speaker
Sophia Benner
Active Transportation Project CoordinatorCity of Austin
Tejano Healthy Walking Trails
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
APA / AICPASLAHealth/Diversity/Equity/InclusionNPRA / CPRP

Lori Renteria delves into the creation of the Tejano Healthy Walking Trails. They were created by The East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning (ECC) Team because numerous gentrification bulldozers had invaded, knocking down homes displacing low-income Mexican American families and iconic businesse...

Speakers
Lori Renteria
Volunteer Coordinator and Trail GuideTejano Healthy Walking Trails
Carol Barrett
Senior AssociatePro Bono Planning
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Keynote: 20 Lessons in 40 Years
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLANatural Surface TrailsNPRA / CPRP

Tony Boone shares some of his most valuable observations and the important lessons he has learned from four decades in the trail industry. He has been very fortunate to lead teams in planning, designing and constructing over 1,000 km of sustainable trails for pe...

Speaker
Tony Boone
Principal & COOTony Boone Trails & Timberline Trailcraft
2:00 PM
Meet our Sponsors
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Our TTAT 2022 sponsors are companies and organizations that have proven experience in improving active transportation through the services and products they provide.

This is a wonderful opportunity to virtually meet with our sponsors to see how they can help you with your active transpor...
3 Subsessions
Visit with Jim Carrillo from Halff2:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Visit with Fritz Fromherz from PermaTrak2:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Visit with Kevin Dekkinga from the League of American Bicyclists2:00 PM – 2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Bicycling, Walking, and Trails in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
APA / AICPASLALong TrailsNPRA / CPRP
The new transportation law includes new opportunities for funding biking and walking. This session will talk through the new federal money available for bicycling and walking projects, as well as new policy that can make it easier to access that funding or to find the local match.

Speaker
Caron Whitaker
Deputy Executive DirectorLeague of American Bicyclists
AARP: Building More Livable Communities
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
APA / AICPASLAHealth/Diversity/Equity/InclusionNPRA / CPRP
Approximately 45 million Americans are age 65 or older. By 2030, that number will reach 73 million Americans. At that point, fully one in five Americans will be older than 65. By 2034, the United States will — for the first time ever — be a country comprised of more older adults than of ...
Speaker
Tina Tran
State DirectorAARP Texas
4:00 PM
Street Transformations - Protected Bike Lanes and Intersections
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLACitiesNPRA / CPRP
Nathan Wilkes, Bicycle Infrastructure Program Manager with the City of Austin, chronicles Austin's progression from a city where bicycle infrastructure program was on the margins and modestly funded to one that has become a national leader in rapid all ages and abilities network development.
Speaker
Nathan Wilkes, PE
Bicycle Infrastructure Program ManagerCity of Austin
Travels with Charlie - Hiking the California Coast
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Natural Surface TrailsNPRA / CPRP

Well known as an entertaining story-teller, former state legislator, veteran livable community advocate, and consultant, Charlie Gandy talks about his experience as a long distance hiker. Experience an epic trail vicariously through the eyes of an Active Transportation Professional as Charlie sha...

Speaker
Charlie Gandy
FounderLivable Communities Inc.
5:00 PM
End of Day Wrap-Up
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Speaker
Robin Stallings
Executive DirectorBikeTexas

Day 3 - April 29, 2022

8:45 AM
Day 3 Welcome and Updates
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Robin will share information about the upcoming day and answer questions.
Speaker
Robin Stallings
Executive DirectorBikeTexas
9:00 AM
Keynote: Seville, Spain - Active Transportation Network Transformation
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
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APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLACities
Manuel Calvo shares how the city of Seville, Spain, created plans and processes to promoting cycling as a means of urban transport. As a result of these efforts, cycling mobility in the city went from almost none to 6% of daily trips.

This session looks at cycling networks as a basic infr...
Speaker
Manuel Calvo
FounderEstudio MC
10:00 AM
Evolution of Docked Bike Sharing
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
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APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLACitiesNPRA / CPRP

We have seen the micro-mobility industry evolve and change rapidly over the past 8 years. Learn how docked bike sharing systems fit in with the micro-mobility industry and public urban transportation; what micro-mobility is and how it relates to and supports urban transportation; the differences ...

Speaker
Jennifer Grissom
DirectorFort Worth Bike Sharing, Trinity Metro
eBike Infrastructure and eBike Touring 101
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
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Health/Diversity/Equity/Inclusion

In this two-part session, renewable energy experts Sushil Reddy from Mumbai, India and Luis Fourzan, from Chihuahua, Mexico discuss how electric bikes are transforming urban transportation at a rapid pace. Sales of eBikes greatly outpace the sales of electric cars. But what about tourism? Is ther...

Speakers
Sushil Pakala Reddy
FounderThe SunPedal Ride
Luis Fourzan
Co-FounderRayema
11:00 AM
Building a Bicycle Friendly Community
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
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Cities
Almost 500 cities, counties, towns, and regions across the US have been certified as Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFCs) at the Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum designations. Since 2003, over 1,900 communities have applied for this national certification from the League of American Bicyclists. Whil...
Speaker
Amelia Neptune
Director, Bicycle Friendly America ProgramLeague of American Bicyclists
Engaging with Non Profit Organizations and Volunteers to Develop and Maintain Natural Surface Trails
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
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Long TrailsNPRA / CPRP
Non profit organizations and volunteers can be a valuable asset to land managers to develop and maintain trail systems given the right approach and proper engagement. Learn tips from Charles Riou from his experiences in developing and maintaining trail systems as President and Trails Director of the...
Speaker
Charles Riou
Austin Ridge Riders IMBA Mountain Bike Club
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Keynote: How Austin Got Its Cycle Paths
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
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APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLACities
Get a behind the scenes tour with stories of how some of Austin's best and most impactful bike-ways came into being. For many in Austin the new quickly becomes normal and it is striking to see what these streets looked like before their transformations. And as with any story about making change, the...
Speaker
Nathan Wilkes, PE
Bicycle Infrastructure Program ManagerCity of Austin
2:00 PM
From Traffic to Trails: A Complete-Street Transformation in the South Texas Medical Center
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
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APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLACitiesNPRA / CPRP
Learn about the implementation of the Floyd Curl Green Street, a complete-street in the South Texas Medical Center, which has has pioneered the use of green space and Active Transportation Infrastructure to elevate the district into a healthy place. This session shares the unique partnerships involv...
Speaker
Elaine Kearney
Managing Principal, TBG Partners / Landscape Architecture & PlanningTBG San Partners
Trails and Tribulations in the Texas Panhandle
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
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APA / AICPASLANatural Surface TrailsNPRA / CPRP
This session explains how Six Pack Outdoors identifies potential municipal facilities that trail builders can utilize in developing outdoor recreation in their communities and discusses the strategies they use to fund their trail building efforts.

CEUs: Session conte...
Speaker
Chris Podzemny
Community Health AmbassadorThe Fairly Foundation
PLAN4Health: A Model to Create Opportunities for Active Transportation in Texas Communities
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
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APA / AICPASCE / TSPEASLAHealth/Diversity/Equity/InclusionNPRA / CPRP
This session highlights the work and partnership between the American Planning Association-Texas Chapter and the Texas Public Health Association in assisting communities to bring a more focused approach to active transportation in Texas communities.

CEUs: Session content ...
Speakers
Dr Melissa Oden
Chief Executive OfficerHealth Education Resources Network
Michael McAnelly, FAICP
Executive AdministratorAPA Texas
3:00 PM
Greenways For All: How the East Coast Greenway Became the Most Visited Park in America and What Texas Can Do
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
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APA / AICPASLALong TrailsNPRA / CPRP
Dennis Markatos-Soriano, Executive Director of the East Coast Greenway Alliance, shares the 30-year story of the East Coast Greenway Alliance and how an idea transformed into reality through tenacious engagement across 450 communities, 15 states, and federally. His goal is to share best pr...
Speaker
Dennis Markatos-Soriano
Executive DirectorEast Coast Greenway Alliance
Advocacy Mini-Sessions: Ryan Chao - Rails-to-Trails Conservancy | Bill Nesper - League of American Bicyclists | Kari Kuwamura - ActivateSA | David Wiens - International Mountain Biking Association & Trails Are Common Ground
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
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Natural Surface Trails
Much of the progress in advancing trails and active transportation relies on the work of advocacy organizations.

This fast-moving session introduces several outstanding advocacy organizations and their current priorities. These priorities will be presented by the leaders of the following ...
Speakers
Ryan Chao
PresidentRail-to-Trails Conservancy
Bill Nesper
Executive DirectorLeague of American Bicyclists
Kari Kuwamura
Executive DirectorGhisallo Cycling initiative
David Wiens
Executive DirectorInternational Mountain Bicycling Association IMBA
4:00 PM
Keynote: Going Big - Austin's $460 Million Active Mobility Bond: From Vision to Reality
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
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APA / AICPASLACitiesNPRA / CPRP

In November of 2020, the voters of Austin approved a historic $460 million bond referendum to fund active transportation and trails projects. It was many times previous bonding levels in Austin. Specific funding was also included for Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School projects. Find out how&nb...

Speaker
Paige Ellis
Council MemberCity of Austin
5:00 PM
Conference Wrap-Up
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Manuel Calvo will join us to answer questions about his Seville, Spain - Active Transportation Network Transformation presentation and share more insights into the amazing transformation that occurred in Seville.

His Q&A will be followed by the TTAT 2022 co...
Speaker
Robin Stallings
Executive DirectorBikeTexas