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From: Gay Nicholson <gaynicholson AT gmail.com>

Join us in Ithaca November 18-20 for MOVING FORWARD – An Active Transportation Symposium

 

MOVING FORWARD is a three-day opportunity to engage with national experts and fellow students and community members around innovations in bicycle and pedestrian planning, design, research and advocacy.

 

MOVING FORWARD:  An Active Transportation Symposium

·         Thursday, Friday and Saturday – November 18-20.

·         Event locations  on Cornell's campus and in downtown Ithaca

·         Speakers: Mia Birk, Jennifer Dill, and Joe Kurmaskie

 

All events are free and open to all in the community - residents, students, faculty, planners, transportation advocates and public officials. Come, learn, and contribute to the discussion.

RSVP online for door prize raffle (Arkel bike bags) and Friday afternoon food (RSVP not required by appreciated)

Full details:  sites.google.com/site/activetransportsymposium

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, Nov 18th, 7pm

Ithaca College, Textor Hall 101

“Mud, Sweat and Gears”

Tales from the road less pedaled with bestselling author and activist Joe Kurmaskie, aka ‘The Metal Cowboy’

 

Friday, Nov 19th, 12:00pm-2:00pm

"Moving Forward"

Cornell University, Barnes Hall 301

Lectures and panel discussion with all three invited speakers

Jennifer Dill’s talk is entitled:

“Putting Portland’s cyclists under the microscope: Lessons for Creating Livable Communities”

 

Friday 3:30pm-5:00pm

"Women and Bicycles"

Cornell University, West Sibley Hall 115

Coffee, tea, and a small group conversation with Mia Birk and Jennifer Dill about women as an “indicator species” for bike-friendly cities (male participants also welcome)

 

Friday 7:00pm-10:00pm

"Bike to Beer"

Downtown Ithaca, Bandwagon Brewpub

With The Metal Cowboy

 

Saturday, Nov 20th, 10:00am-11:30am

"Neighborhood Greenways"

Tompkins County Library, Borg Warner Community Room

Join us for bagels and coffee in downtown Ithaca Saturday morning. Learn from the author of the definitive guidebook on Bicycle Boulevard planning and design and the researcher behind a groundbreaking study about the role of public infrastructure in encouraging more bicycling for transportation. See and provide input on a conceptual plan for Neighborhood Greenways in Ithaca, NY.

 

About the Speakers:

 

Dr. Jennifer Dill (Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University and Director of the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium)

 

Dr. Dill has a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley. Her research interests include the relationship between transportation policy and planning and land use, health, and the environment, travel behavior, and transportation finance. She serves at the Chair of the TRB’s Committee on Bicycle Transportation. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Dill worked as an environmental and transportation planner in California.

 

Mia Birk (CEO, Alta Planning and Design; Adjunct Professor, Portland State University; Author of "Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet")

In addition to serving as the City of Portland's Bicycle Program Manager, where she led Portland's transformation to the country's most bicycle friendly city, Mia Birk has worked as an advocate at an international environmental think tank, during which time she worked with cities in developing countries on transportation energy conservation strategies.  As a Principal and CEO of Alta Planning and Design, she has also done consulting work with communities nationwide on hundreds of bicycle and pedestrian planning projects and expanded the firm to become the nation's leading firm specializing in bicycle, pedestrian and trail planning, design and implementation.  She teaches bicycle and pedestrian planning at Portland State University and is the founder of PSU's Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI).

Joe Kurmaskie (bicycle advocate, author, and performer)

Joe Kurmaskie has been called David Sedaris trapped in the body of Lance Armstrong. He's a cycling advocate, syndicated columnist, performer and the bestselling author of five books - including Metal Cowboy; Mud, Sweat and Gears and Momentum Is Your Friend. When he's not rallying against 12 lane bridge projects or being chased through Botswana by 12,000 pound elephants for charity, he's rolling out projects such as Cadence Press - which published Joyride: Pedaling Toward A Healthier Planet by active transportation pioneer Mia Birk.

Up to date info online at: MOVINGFORWARD

Hope to see you there!

 

-The MOVING FORWARD planning team

This event is sponsored by:

·         Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation Council (ITCTC)

·         Cornell Department of City and Regional Planning (CRP)

·         Cornell Graduate and Professional Student Organization (GPSA)

·         Ithaca College Sustainability Initiative

·         Cornell Student Assembly Financial Committee (SAFC)

·         Organization of Cornell Planners (OCP)

 

And supported by:

·         Cornell Department of Landscape Architecture

·         Cornell Women’s Planning Forum

·         American Society of Landscape Architects

·         Finger Lakes Cycling Club

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