[ShareTompkins] Fwd: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Active Transportation Symposium 11/18-11/20 in Ithaca - free to public

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Gay Nicholson <gaynicholson at gmail.com>
> Date: November 9, 2010 10:39:19 PM EST
> To: Sustainable Tompkins County listserv <sustainable_tompkins-l at cornell.edu 
> >
> Cc: Hub Board <board at greenresourcehub.org>
> Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Active Transportation Symposium  
> 11/18-11/20 in Ithaca - free to public
> Reply-To: "Sustainability in Tompkins County" <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu 
> >
>
>
> 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
>
>
> -- 
> Tom Knipe
> Master of Regional Planning Candidate
> Cornell University
> 503.349.6055
>
> tomknipe.wordpress.com
>
>
>
>
>
> -- 
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> Gay Nicholson, Ph.D.
> President
> Sustainable Tompkins
> 109 S. Albany St.
> Ithaca, NY 14850
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