Gary Wright, President of Queen City Bike is coming to make a presentation about biking to work at County offices on Thursday, June 17 at 12:00 Noon. The presentation will be in the Fiscal Court Chamber on the first floor. There will be a 15-20 minute powerpoint presentation.
Campbell County Fiscal Court
1098 Monmouth St.
Newport, KY
Wednesday, June 16 • 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. EDT at OKI, 720 Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, OH
How can you convince elected officials and other policy-makers to make improvements to pedestrian and bicycle facilities? This APBP webinar will examine how jurisdictions in Tennessee worked to create policy change at the state, regional and local levels that supports bicycle and pedestrian programs, projects and promotion. Presenters from Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga will talk about successes and lessons learned as their communities worked to develop the state’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, improved standards for rumble strips, and complete streets policies, while engaging law enforcement and bicycle/pedestrian advisory committees.
Attendees will learn how to:
• Identify stakeholders within target agencies and jurisdictions to form a coalition for policy change;
• Construct a methodology to effectively engage a Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee to promote policy change;
• Define the role of a regional planning organization in policy change;
• Develop strategies using experiential learning techniques to move policy change forward;
• Address safety improvements that include bicyclists and pedestrians;
• Educate law enforcement on bicycle and pedestrian laws.
Webinar presenters include:
Leslie A. Meehan, AICP, is Senior Transportation Planner for the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. She specializes in policy, planning and education for bicyclists and pedestrians. Her focus is to strengthen the connection between health and physical activity through active transportation. She sits on the Tennessee Strategic Highway Safety Plan Committee, is co-chair elect of the Tennessee Obesity Taskforce and sits on the Steering Committee for the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. Leslie also teaches bicycle safety classes for adults, bicycle and pedestrian law classes to law enforcement and Safe Routes to School classes for studen t s.
Adetokunbo “Toks” Omishakin is Nashville’s Director of Healthy Living Initiatives. In this role, he guides the $7.5 million in federal funding Nashville received to improve active living and healthy eating, and serves as the Mayor’s liaison to the Healthy Nashville Leadership Council and Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Prior to this, Toks coordinated multimodal transportation issues with several Metro and State departments; he was Nashville’s first Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, then served as the grants project director when in 2003 Nashville became one of twenty-five cities to receive a RWJF grant to design more active-healthy living communities.
Philip Pugliese, MBA, was appointed Chattanooga’s first bicycle coordinator in 2005. Actively engaged in bicycle planning since 2002, he has chaired the Chattanooga Bicycle Task Force and currently serves on the technical staff of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization. Philip is an APBP board member and represents APBP on the National Complete Streets Coalition Steering Committee.
Melissa Taylor, MS, is the Director of Transportation Planning for the Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). Prior to accepting the director position almost two years ago, Melissa served eight years as an environmental and land use planner for the regional planning agency. With both Master and Bachelor of Science Degrees in Environmental Science, Melissa brings an earth-friendly perspective to transportation planning and programming.
Ellen Zavisca has been a Transportation Planner for the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization since 2005, with a focus on pedestrian and greenway planning. Projects include creating Safe Routes to School programs, leading a regional Complete Streets study, and serving as c hair of the Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council. She has a master’s degree in urban planning with a transportation concentration from the University of Illinois-Chicago, and is a certified League of American Bicyclists bicycle safety instructor.
Event: How to Grow a Portland Style Bike Culture in Cincinnati
What: Informational Meeting
Start Time: Today, March 10 at 6:35pm
End Time: Today, March 10 at 9:35pm
Where: Sidewinders Coffee, 4181 Hamilton Avenue in Northside
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=359578921951&mid=201e8f7G5afa7acaGd17646G7&n_m=rjyoder%40gmail.com
Webinar – Complete Streets and Context Sensitive Solutions
The Federal Highway Administration and Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) are pleased to
present a free webinar to discuss the role of Complete Streets in creating safe and efficient transportation options for all users. The 1.5 hour webinar will include design and implementation strategies, plus an interactive Q+ A session and opportunities to download essential Complete Streets and CSS materials. The webinar will also provide an overview of the Federal Highway Administration’s perspective on Complete Streets, including what federal programs and policies are available to support communities in its Complete Streets efforts. The presenters will also review the accelerating adoption of Complete Streets policies and laws across the country. Presenters include Gabe Rousseau, Barbara McCann, and Michael Ronkin.
DATE: Thursday, June 11, 2009
TIME: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
LOCATION: OKI Office Board Room
720 E Pete Rose Way, Suite 420, Cincinnati
CONTACT: Don Burrell, 513-621-6300, dburrell@oki.org
Webinar – Bicycle Master Plans
A growing number of cities across the U.S. are creating Bicycle Master Plans including Cincinnati. These are plans for developing bicycle infrastructure in a city, with emphasis on promoting bicycling as a viable transportation option and fostering a safe environment for bicycling. Peter Lagerwey managed the development of Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan; he will lead webinar participants step-by-step through the process of creating a successful bicycle master plan, using examples from the Seattle experience. In 25 years in the City of Seattle’s bicycle and pedestrian program, Peter oversaw construction of more than 150 miles of bikeways and published numerous reports, studies, design manuals, and professional articles. Webinar participants will be given a copy of Lagerwey’s guide, “Creating a Road Map for Producing and Implementing A Bicycle Master Plan,” which is being published by the Active Living Resource Center. The Bicycle Master Plans webinar is part of the Professional Development Webinar series, co-hosted by APBP, the National Center for Bicycling and Walking, and Cullbridge Marketing and Communications and underwritten by OKI.
DATE: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
TIME: 3:00 to 4:00 pm
LOCATION: OKI Office Board Room
720 E Pete Rose Way, Suite 420, Cincinnati
CONTACT: Don Burrell, 513-621-6300, dburrell@oki.org
Wellness Panel of Experts
Newport Business Association Meeting
Healthy Employees = Healthy Business Wellness Panel of Experts
DATE: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
TIME: 7:30am-8:30am
LOCATION: Newport City Building, Multi-Purpose Room
998 Monmouth Street, Newport, KY 41071
FREE
Wellness Tips & Strategies for Physical, Environmental, Emotional, and Financial Fitness
Featured Panel of Wellness Experts:
Amber DePrez- Dutchgirl Enterprises
Kevin G. Gilles-25th Hour Associates
Dan Guidugli-Monavie
Jamie Hoffpauir-Fusion Studio
Patricia LaRosa-Studio P Pilates
Heather Rahn-be! innovative wellness solutions
Larry T. Weber-Key Bank
Panelists will share their top strategies for being proactive with your health