“A Bicycling Community is a Healthy Community” – Room 215C & D
Jill L. Myer, BS, CHES, Kent County Health Department, Grand Rapids: “Public Health Benefits of a More Active Community”
Myra Marie Tetteh, MPP, Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, City of Detroit: “Detroit’s Obesity Crisis: Promoting Walking and Biking to Achieve Community Health Goals”
Rory Neuner, MPP, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, Lansing: “The Return of Walking and Biking to School: Physical Fitness Goals of Safe Routes to School Programs”
Moderator: J. Kevin McCurren, MSPH, Chair, Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
“Planning for Bicycle Facilities: Downtown, Citywide, and Regional Perspectives” – Room 215G (repeated at 11:00)
Jay Fowler, AICP and Eric Pratt, Downtown Development Authority, City of Grand Rapids: “Framing the Future DDA Plan: Planning and Implementing Downtown Bicycle Improvements”
City of Grand Rapids: “The Grand Rapids Nonmotorized Transportation Plan: Taking ‘Bicycle-Friendly’ to the Next Level”
Andrea Dewey, Grand Valley Metropolitan Council, Grand Rapids: “The Metro Nonmotorized Transportation Plan: Promoting a Regional Bicycling Network”
Moderator:
“Paying for Bicycle Facilities: Innovative Approaches” – Room 215B (repeated at 11:00)
Jim Ferro, AICP, Ada Township: “Ada’s Bicycle Path Property Tax: The Citizen-Led Campaign and its Popular Results”
Eli Cooper, AICP, City of Ann Arbor: “Ann Arbor’s Progressive Bicycle Funding Policy: Resident Demand, City Council Leadership, Aggressive Implementation”
Michigan Department of Transportation: “State Transportation Grants: Funding Creative Local Bicycle Projects in Michigan”
Moderator: Thomas Tilma, AICP, Interim Director, Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
10:45 – 11:00 Break and Exhibits 11:00 – 12:00 Workshops
“Creating a Strong Bicycling Culture: Promoting Economic Development” – Room 215C & D
Josh Leffingwell and Tyler Doornbos, Bike Friendly GR: “Attracting Students and Millennials: The Role of a Bicycle-Friendly Community”
Scott Chapin, RJF Agencies, Minneapolis: “The Bicycling Boom: The Economic Impact of Cycling Infrastructure and Events”
Moderator: Josh Duggan, Secretary/Treasurer, Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
“Planning for Bicycle Facilities: Downtown, Citywide, and Regional Perspectives” – Room 215G (repeated from 9:45)
Jay Fowler, AICP and Eric Pratt, Downtown Development Authority, City of Grand Rapids: “Framing the Future DDA Plan: Planning and Implementing Downtown Bicycle Improvements”
City of Grand Rapids: “The Grand Rapids Nonmotorized Transportation Plan: Taking ‘Bicycle-Friendly’ to the Next Level”
Andrea Dewey, Grand Valley Metropolitan Council, Grand Rapids: “The Metro Nonmotorized Transportation Plan: Promoting a Regional Bicycling Network”
Moderator:
“Paying for Bicycle Facilities: Innovative Approaches” – Room 215B (repeated from 9:45)
Jim Ferro, AICP, Ada Township: “Ada’s Bicycle Path Property Tax: The Citizen-Led Campaign and its Popular Results”
Eli Cooper, AICP, City of Ann Arbor: “Ann Arbor’s Progressive Bicycle Funding Policy: Resident Demand, City Council Leadership, Aggressive Implementation”
Michigan Department of Transportation: “State Transportation Grants: Funding Creative Local Bicycle Projects in Michigan”
Moderator: Thomas Tilma, AICP, Interim Director, Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch and Announcements – Room 215C & D 12:30 – 1:30 Keynote Address – Room 215C & D
“How to Build a Bicycle-Friendly City and Region: 27 Years of Success from Seattle to Dallas”
Keynote Speaker: Peter Lagerwey, Toole Design Group, Seattle
Introduction and Moderator: Thomas Tilma, AICP, Interim Director, Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
1:30 – 2:30 Workshops
“Complete Streets: The View from the State, a City, and a Wheelchair” – Room 215B
John Lindenmayer, League of Michigan Bicyclists, Lansing: “The View from the State: Michigan’s Complete Streets Legislation and Complete Streets Movement”
City of Grand Rapids: “The View from a City: Grand Rapids’ Commitment to Adopting a Complete Streets Resolution and a Complete Streets Ordinance”
Frank Lynn, Disability Advocates of Kent County, Grand Rapids: “The View from a Wheelchair: Advocating for the Accessibility Component of Complete Streets”
Moderator: Barbara Schmid, MDOT Complete Streets Advisory Council & Vice Chair, Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
“Building a Metro Mountain Biking Network: The Parks Department and the Advocates Working Together” – Room 215G
Roger Sabine, Kent County Parks: “County Parks and Mountain Biking: The Luton Park Model for Single Track Design, Development, and Maintenance”
Jay Steffen, RLA, City of Grand Rapids Parks: “Urban Mountain Biking: Developing the Grand Rapids Bike Park and the Grand Loop”
Martin Allen, President, Western Chapter, Michigan Mountain Biking Association: “Getting it Done: Building Trails and the 50 in 5 Campaign”
Moderator: Steve Faber, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, Grand Rapids
“Basics of Designing On-Street Bicycle Facilities” – Room 215C & D
“Bicycle Cooperatives: Involving the Community to Make Cycling More Accessible” – Room 215B
Tom Bulten, Boston Square Community Bikes, Grand Rapids: "Boston Square Community Bikes: Promoting Sustainable Transportation"
Thomas Fish, The Motion Initiative, Grand Rapids: “The Motion Initiative: Urban Cooperative Youth Mountain Biking Ministry in the Black Hills Neighborhood”
Angie Karr, The Hub of Detroit, Detroit: “The Hub of Detroit's Back Alley Bikes:Serving the Youth of Detroit’s Cass Corridor”
Moderator: Josh McBryde, Bikestock, Wednesday Evening Ride, and Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
“Bicycle Commuting: How Experience, Employers, and Transit Can Help” – Room 215G
“Tales of a Grand Rapids Area Bicycle Commuter: Lessons Learned for Commuters and Local Government”
Mary O’Neill, Atomic Object, Grand Rapids: “Bicycle Commuting and the Employer: Atomic Object’s Commitment to a Bicycle-Friendly Workplace”
Kevin Wisselink, The Rapid, Grand Rapids: “Bicycle Commuting and the Transit Authority: Implementing The Rapid’s Bicycle-Friendly Initiatives”
Moderator:
“Beyond Bike Lanes: New Kinds of Facilities for On-Street Bicycling” – Room 215C & D
Peter Lagerwey, Toole Design Group, Seattle
Moderator:
3:45 – 4:30 “Summit Reflections: Next Steps for Greater Grand Rapids” – Room 215C & D
Hon. Darwin Hindman, Former Mayor, Columbia, Mo.
Peter Lagerwey, Toole Design Group, Seattle
Facilitators: Barbara Schmid, MDOT Complete Streets Advisory Council & Vice Chair, Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, and Dave Medema, Pondera Advisors and Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
4:30 – Door Prizes – Room 215C & D 4:30 – 5:00 Exhibits
