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APBP Professional Development || Walkshops || Receptions

Pre-Conference WORKSHOPS
On Tuesday, October 6th there will be three exciting pre-conferences. There is no additional cost to attend pre-conference sessions but you must register for them on the registration page. Pre-conference registration is on a first-come, first-served basis so please register early.

Measuring Walking
9-4 pm, Tuesday, October 6th
NYU King Juan Carlos of Spain Center
53 Washington Square Park South
This pre-conference workshop will address ongoing efforts to establish international standards for measuring walking and will build upon pre-conference workshops at the Barcelona and Toronto Walk21 conferences. The session will focus on data collection and analysis, as well as quantitative and qualitative techniques for measuring walking. This all-day workshop will put a special emphasis on the discussion of performance indicators - assessing space qualities, monitoring and benchmarking. Everyone is kindly invited to join the debate and provide input.
Facilitator: Daniel Sauter
Senior Researcher, Urban Mobility Research, Switzerland

Youth, Arts and a Walking World
9-2:30 pm, Tuesday, October 6th
Jefferson Market Library
425 6th Avenue (at 10th Street)
This pre-conference workshop will provide valuable, hands-on training for youth educators and any practitioner wishing to establish, continue or expand walking-focused programs for youth. A number of interactive sessions will view walking through the lenses of photojournalism, design, theatre, literacy and puppetry. Program coordinators will give overviews of replicable programs and tips for program implementation and attendees will roll up their sleeves to participate in activities led by talented teaching artists and experts. The future of our walking world depends on youth and these programs are guaranteed to encourage them as planners, advocates, community assessors and confident communicators! Please bring your camera as we will take photos!
Facilitators:
Ilona Lubman, Marjorie Marciano, Michelle Kaucic, Safety Education, NYC Department of Transportation
Karen Blackburn, AAA New York, USA
Moira Donahue, Safe Kids
Jaime Jimenez, Photographer, New York City
Louise Lareau, New York Public Library, New York City
Wilfredo Medina, Artistic Director of Family Life Theatre, New York City

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SCHEDULE
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WALK-SHOPS
A key component of the Walk21 Conference will be the opportunity for attendees to walk about and observe first-hand, best practices in walkability in neighborhoods throughout New York City. These tours will be guided by NYCDOT staff as well as local experts. Walkshops will be limited to 20 people each. Registered conference attendees are encouraged to pre-register for walkshops here.

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APBP’s PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (4 sessions)
APBP's professional development seminar will run concurrently with Walk21. Take advantage of this unique learning and networking opportunity.

Wednesday, October 7th 2:00-5:00pm
NYC Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs: If you can do it here, can you do it anywhere?*

What obstacles – operational, institutional, political and/or legal – led New York City’s progressive pedestrian and bicycle transportation planners and designers to develop and implement innovative design solutions not yet in AASHTO publications or the MUTCD? How did they do it so quickly (three years)? Are these facilities and the tools and techniques used to create them replicable elsewhere? How might other municipalities modify what has been done in NYC? After a visually stimulating and thought-provoking presentation, seminar participants explore these questions in topical groups (see below) by analyzing the design drawings and engineering calculations developed for specific corridors and intersections.

1. On-Street Bicycle Routes Innovative sign and marking techniques: wide stripes, skip lines and peg-a-tracking, shared lanes and chevrons, bike boxes, color overlays, warning and guide signs, etc.
2. Protected On-Street Bicycle Paths An in-depth look at the designs of the 9th Avenue Cycletrack, and other unique protected paths planned and implemented since (Grand Street, Kent Avenue, Allen and Pike Streets, Broadway, etc.).
3. NYC's Reclaimed Pedestrian Spaces An in-depth study of the conditions that led to the creation of new pedestrian plazas at Madison Square, Gansevoort Street and other locations around the City in what used to be roadways and the specific design response and tools deployed for each.

Ryan Russo, Assistant Commissioner of Traffic Management, NYC Department of Transportation. NYC Department of Transportation
Josh Benson, Director of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs, NYC Department of Transportation
Hayes Lord, Director of the Bicycle Program, NYC Department of Transportation
Randy Wade, Director of the Pedestrian Projects Group, NYC Department of Transportation
Mike Sallaberry, Traffic Calming Program Manager, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Moderator: Jackson Wandres, Director of Landscape Architecture and Planning, RBA Group, New York City
ROOM 905/907 combination *(3 hour APBP session, 3 CM credits applied for)

Planners and engineers rely on the AASHTO Bicycle Guide; get up to speed fast on the revisions and learn how to implement them effectively in your community. Join in a lively discussion about how the U.S. bicycle planning process stands up in the context of international design. Find out how the Dutch CROW* Design Manual for Bicycle Traffic is influencing the planning and design of bicycle facilities worldwide. What’s happening in places like Dubai, Shanghai and the five countries visited on the international pedestrian bicycle scan? APBP participated in joint FHWA/AASHTO/NCHRP international scan titled “Survey of Innovative Pedestrian and Bicyclist Infrastructure Improvements and Policies to Increase Safety and Mobility”. What did the scan teach us about European facilities and how will the U.S. implement those ideas? Let’s be myth busters as we tackle the question on everyone’s mind: Are we bike design xenophobes or do some things really not work in North America? We can answer this question by presenting methods that planners and engineers use to filter ideas from other places and make them work in their locale.
*CROW stands for Centre for Research and Contract Standardization in Civil and Traffic Engineering and is the Dutch National Information and Technology Platform for Transport, Infrastructure and Public space. The not-for-profit organization is active in research and issuing standards and regulations, as well as distributing transportation knowledge products internationally.
Hillie Talens, Project Manager, CROW, Netherlands
Jennifer Toole, Principal, Toole Design Group, Maryland, USA
Moderator: Andy Clarke, League of American Bicyclists
ROOM 905/907 combination
*(3 hour APBP session, 3 CM credits applied for)

Bicycle parking is all too often overlooked or poorly planned and implemented. Ta da! APBP’s newly updated Bike Parking Guide will be unveiled. APBP’s previous guide is cited and/or included in bicycle plans throughout North America. Be the first to view this much anticipated new tool which includes long term bicycle parking, expanded design detail, planning and policy guidance, and much more. Then, hear how sustainability considerations have spurred improved planning for bikes-and-transit programs. Engage in discussion about tools needed to advance such programs throughout North America, particularly in light of the implementation recommendations included in the joint FHWA/AASHTO/NCHRP international scan titled “Survey of Innovative Pedestrian and Bicyclist Infrastructure Improvements and Policies to Increase Safety and Mobility”. Can your city be like Paris? Find out through a synopsis of lessons learned so far with bike sharing programs and learn how San Francisco is planning the rollout of its bike sharing program. The ABC session is perfect for new professionals learning the trade as well as seasoned professionals offering expertise for sustainable transportation.

APBP Salons: Keep the conference going
Watch for other opportunities to connect with your colleagues at a local coffee house, book store or drinking establishment. Or join us in APBP's Hospitality room for informal meet and greets. Then after the conference, we will continue the discussions on APBP blogs, forums and wikis. Let's work together to truly build expertise in sustainable transportation!

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RECEPTIONS
Often the best moments of a conference aren’t the ones that are scripted, but rather the informal conversation that sparks the next big idea or project. During the Walk21 Conference, you will have the opportunity to meet new friends and greet old ones at evening receptions on October 6th, 7th and 8th. Each reception will feature a short, yet lively, presentation on topics such as the role of art, culture and urban design as ways to increase walkability.

Tuesday, October 6th
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Surrogate Courthouse, downtown Manhattan
Registration Conference check-in and registrations will be available on site.
Keynote Speaker: Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, NYC Department of Transportation
Hosts: Transportation Alternatives and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

Wednesday, October 7th
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tobacco Warehouse, DUMBO, Brooklyn
Keynote Speakers: Gil Peñalosa, Walk and Bike for Life
Jan Gehl, Gehl Architects
Commissioner’s World Class Streets Award will be presented to Jan Gehl.
Hosts: AECOM and friends