2015 Washington Bike Summit Agenda

Below is the agenda for the Washington Bike Summit. Go here to view a detailed agenda.

Monday, March 16

8:00 AM: Registration Opens, Exhibit Tables, DIY Bike Tour of Olympia and Bike Infrastructure

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM:       Practical Design Workshop

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM:       Opening Lunch Plenary: Martha Roskowski, Vice President of Local Innovation, People for Bikes. Blog post on Martha (@martharoskowski of @peopleforbikes)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM:         Session Round 1
A. Designs for Better Biking – Dongho Chang (Seattle Department of Transportation);  Paul Brewster (Thurston Regional Planning Commission); Jay Arnold (City of Kirkland); Kari Page (City of Kirkland); facilitated by Justin Resnick (Fehr & Peers)

B. Healthy Hometowns through Bicycling – Jason McGill (Washington State Governor’s Office); George Kosovich (Verdant Health); Melissa Morin (Whatcom County Health Department); facilitated by Mary Anderson (Whatcom Council of Governments)

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM:         Session Round 2
A. A Conversation with Innovative Transportation Professionals – Diane Wiatr (City of Tacoma); Pasco Bakotich (Washington State Department of Transportation); Brandon Blankenegel (City of Spokane); Peter Dane (City of Redmond); facilitated by Elizabeth Kikker (Cascade Bicycle Club)

B. Putting People First: Better Streets and Vision Zero – Jim Curtin (City of Seattle); Paula Reeves (Washington State Department of Transportation); Phyllis Porter (Seattle Neighborhood Greenways); Jon Snyder (Spokane City Council); facilitated by Cathy Tuttle (Seattle Neighborhood Greenways)

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM:         Session Round 3
A. Planning Multimodal Transportation Networks – Adam Parast (Transpo Group); Brice Maryman (SvR Design)

B. Get Everyone Rolling – Jawara O’Connor (Rainier Riders); Andy Pryor (Bad Ass Bicycle Club); Matt Newport (Kidical Mass Tacoma); facilitated by Ed Ewing (Cascade Bicycle Club)

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM:         Legislative Reception

Tuesday, March 17

*Note: Legislative meetings for Transportation Advocacy Day 2015 participants occur on a rolling basis throughout the day – check your individual schedule and legislative districts for more information*

8:00 AM: Registration Opens

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM:      Breakfast Plenary: Samantha Ollinger, Executive Director, Bike San Diego. Blog post on Sam (@ollingers of @bikeSD)

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM:    NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide Workshop

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM:    Transportation Policy in the 2015 Legislative Session

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM:    Session Round 4
A. Finding Funds – Alex Stone (National Parks Service); Thera Black (Thurston Regional Planning Commission); facilitated by Shawn Conrad (Yakima Valley Council of Governments)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM:       Lunch Plenary: Bikes Mean Business — The Power of Bicycle Travel and Tourism

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM:         NACTO Workshop (Continued)

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM:         Session 5
A. Small Projects with Big Impacts – Brian Wilson (City of Olympia); Susan McLaughlin (Seattle Department of Transportation); Ivan Kaplan (Seattle resident); Brandon Blakenegel (City of Spokane); Eric Shjarback (City of Annacortes); facilitated by Jeff Aken (Cascade Bicycle Club)

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM:         Session 6
A. Bikes: The Next Generation – Emily Goodwin (Cascade Mountain School); Anne (Washington Student Cycling League); facilitated by Deb Salls (Bike Works)

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM:         Session 7
A. What Does the Data Say? – Charlotte Claybrooke (Washington State Department of Transportation); Andrea Clinkscales (Cascade Bicycle Club); faciliated by Heleen Dewey (Spokane Regional Health District)

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM:         Session 8
A. Kids and Bikes – Deb Miller (Community Choice); Andy Pryor (Dixie resident); facilitated by Seth Schromen-Wawrin (Washington Bikes)

5:30 PM:                   After Party at Three Magnets Brewing (no-host)