Summit 2013
NJBWC announces the 2013 New Jersey Bike & Walk Summit, on Saturday, February 23, 2013 in collaboration with the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. There are over 20 interesting and informative panel sessions planned and over 60 speakers will be joining us. We anticipate a sellout crowd as we had last year!
Featured speakers and panelists at the 2013 Summit include:
- James Corless, Director of Transportation for America
- Ken Podziba, President and CEO of Bike New York
- Sue Macy, author of Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way)
- David Herlihy, author of Bicycling: The History and The Lost Cyclist
The 2013 Summit is themed, “Sharing Responsibility“, a concept that we as cyclists and pedestrians need to keep in the forefront as we work to make New Jersey’s roads safe for all users.
The Summit theme builds on an ongoing initiative by the Morris Area Freewheelers Foundation to educate both cyclists and drivers on their rights and responsibilities. The initiative led to the summer letter-writing campaign urging a driver-cyclist dialogue in which NJBWC took a lead public role along with the Foundation and five NJ bike clubs.
Topics that will be presented at the 2013 NJ Bike & Walk Summit include:
- MAP-21- our nation’s new transportation bill, and how your community can benefit from it
- Working with local politicians to achieve bike and pedestrian-focused goals
- Complete Streets implementation in your community
- Pedaling across America- taking a cross-country cycling trip
- Bicycle Friendly America Program and how your community can achieve this designation
- Getting a local bike & ped advocacy group started in your town
- Discussion with several authors of recently published cycling-related histories
- Organizing cyclovias and other bicycling and walking events in your community
- Advocacy for trails users, including cyclists, hikers and equestrians
Registration
Registration includes access to all of the day’s events, a light breakfast and full lunch. On-line pre-registration is available for $50 per attendee at EventBrite. Registration will also be available at the event for $65. Pre-registration price of $50 ends on Thursday, February 21 at midnight.
Payment may also be made by check; please make checks payable to:
New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition and send to:
Box 140
551 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ 07043
Checks must be received by Thursday, February 21, 2013.
Registration to the NJ Bike & Walk Summit is non-refundable.
APA members: AICP CM credits pending.
Please join NJBWC for a full day of cycling and walking advocacy, networking, sharing of ideas and bridging gaps across NJ communities. With over 20 panel sessions and 60 speakers planned, the 2013 Summit promises to be our best one yet!
For questions, please send a note to: info@njbwc.org.
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