This summer we're hosting three workshops through our program, the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI). Learn more: Integrating Bike-Ped Topics into University Transportation Courses (June 19 - 20) and Comprehensive Bikeway Design (Aug 13 - 17)
COURSE OVERVIEW
This three-day workshop offers strategies for building and strengthening communities around increased walking and bicycling. You'll learn and experience firsthand the design of various, successful active transportation programs that incorporate these strategies.
We'll kick it off with city staff on a behind-the-scenes learning tour of Portland's Sunday Parkways, the city's premiere Open Streets initiative that attracts over 80,000 participants annually. The subsequent days will delve into other transportation demand management and transportation options programs that play a key role in helping more people to bike, walk, and use transit.
This course offers insights and strategies to make the case for policymakers, inspire communities, and build a movement toward healthier, more active cities.
AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE*
*The below program is tentative and subject to change.
INSTRUCTORS
Dana Dickman, Traffic Safety Section Manager & Safe Routes Manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation
Hau Hagedorn, Associate Director, Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jessica Roberts, Principal, Alta Planning + Design
Gwen Shaw, Engineer, Toole Design Group
Alexis Gabriel, Sunday Parkways Coordinator/Portland Pathways Coordinator, City of Portland
Clint Culpepper, Transportation Options Manager, Portland State University
Ian Stude, Programs Manager at Active Transportation, City of Portland
John Landolfe, Transportation Options Coordinator, OHSU Transportation and Parking
Renata Frantum, SmartTrips & Ambassador Program Coordinator, City of Portland
Rich Cassidy, Senior Transportation Planner, City of Portland
Marne Duke, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Metro
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Urban planners, community advocates, policymakers, municipal staff and other transportation professionals interested in nurturing walking and cycling in their communities.
REGISTRATION
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - The fee for this professional development course is $525. The fee includes light breakfast, lunch, course materials and standard bike rental. Electric-assist bicycles can be rented separately through the Bike Hub for an extra fee.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Professional development hours for this course will be approximately 19.5 CMs or PDHs, and has been pre-approved for AICP credit (see our AICP provider summary here). We will provide an attendance certificate to those who need to document their professional development hours.
ACCOMMODATIONS
ON-CAMPUS HOUSING: Participants in this Creative Effective Active Transportation Programs workshop are eligible to register for housing in PSU residence halls for a rate of $68 per night. This registration portal will be open until 14 days prior to the check-in date or until the rooms fill, whichever comes first.
VISITING PORTLAND: For those wishing to stay off campus, we can recommend some nearby hotels and tips for getting around town.
Requests for reasonable accommodations may be made to Conference & Events Office, (503) 725-CONF, email: conferences@pdx.edu or the Disability Resource Center, (503) 725-4150, e-mail: drc@pdx.edu. In order to ensure that reasonable accommodations can be provided in time for this event, please make your requests as soon as possible.
Photo Credit: "Sunday Parkways" by Aaron Brown
