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TrailLink 2007 Speakers and Presentations
Below are downloadable versions of the slideshow presentations given by expert presenters at TrailLink 2007 in Portland, Ore., organized by program track.
Keynote Speakers:
Opening Plenary Speaker: Washington's King County Executive Ron Sims
In more than a decade serving as executive of the largest county in Washington, Ron Sims has exerted bold and creative leadership in promoting multi-purpose trails in the Seattle-metropolitan region. He kicked off the conference with an informative and engaging look at how trail systems help build vital communities and why community-based leadership will drive the active transportation movement.
Closing Plenary Speaker: Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
Congressman Earl Blumenauer has spent more than a decade in Congress, and another decade on the Portland City Council. All along he has championed trails, biking and walking with boundless energy and vision. Congressman Blumenauer spoke at our closing lunch plenary following strategy sessions on elevating active transportation in communities and in Congress. He reflected on how participants can be effective advocates, and he provided the perfect send-off for the mobile workshops that showcased Portland's exemplary active transportation infrastructure and policies.
Program Track Presentations:
Mobility
- State of Knowledge: Bicycling in Portland, OR: Rex Burkholder, Councilor (elected board member), Metro (Portland, Ore.'s regional government) (Oregon)
- The Role of Trails in Meeting Mobility Needs: Jennifer Dill, Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University (Oregon)
- Sustainable Transportation: John Horsley, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (Washington, D.C.)
- Building a Balanced Transportation System: Kevin Mills, Policy Vice President, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (Washington, D.C.)
- Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Travel Trends: Gabe Rousseau, Bicycle/Pedestrian Program Manager, FHWA (Washington, D.C.)
Health
- Healthy Trails: Crafting Messages for Health and Active Transportation: Dr. John Balbus, Health Program Director, Environmental Defense (Washington, D.C.)
- Health and the Built Environment: Designing our Communities to Improve Health Outcomes: Dr. Andy Dannenberg, Associate Director for Science, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Georgia)
- Dr. Larry Frank*, Sustainable Transportation Chairholder, University of British Columbia (British Columbia, Canada)
- Michael Huber*, Principal Cardiovascular Health Consultant, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (Minnesota)
- The "Medical Mile" Project of the Arkansas River Trail [Part I & Part II]: Dr. Robert Lambert, Cardiologist, Little Rock Medical Mile (Arkansas)
- What's the Evidence on Trails and Physical Activity? A Brief Overview: Dr. Phil Troped, Associate Professor of Public Health, Purdue University (Indiana)
- Kaiser Permanente Community Health Initiative: Dr. Philip Wu, Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente (Oregon)
Climate
- Transportation Solutions to Climate Change: Lessons from the Bay Area: James Corless, Senior Transportation Planner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (California)
- Seattle Climate Action Agenda: Peter Lagerway, Senior Transportation Planner, Seattle Department of Transportation (Washington)
- David Raney*, Senior Manager of Environmental and Energy Affairs, American Honda Motor Company (California)
- Climate Change Strategies in Transportation: Ensuring a Balanced and Effective Approach: Michael Replogle, Transportation Director, Environmental Defense (Washington, D.C.)
- Climate Change Initiatives in Urban Cities — Hope Awaits: Rob Sadowsky, Executive Director, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation (Illinois)
- Global Warming: The Role of Transportation in Causing and Addressing...: Deborah Williams, President, Alaska Conservation Solutions (Alaska)
Economy
- The Atlanta BeltLine: Partnerships and Economic Development: Tina Arbes, Chief Operating Officer, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (Georgia)
- Making the Case: New Partners [Part I & Part II]: Miquela Craytor, Deputy Director, Sustainable South Bronx (New York)
- It's All about Connections! [Part I,Part II & Part III]: Terry Eastin, Executive Director of Mississippi River Trail, Inc. (Arkansas)
- Brightmoor Community, Northwest Detroit [Part I & Part II]: Donna Erickson, author of Metro Green (Montana)
- Trails and Economic Development: Building Economically Vital Communities: Billy Fields, Research Director, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (Washington, D.C.)
- Economic Benefits of Walkable Communities: Setting the Context: David Goldberg, Communications Director, SmartGrowth America (Georgia)
Family and Community
- Donna Erickson*, author of Metro Green (Montana)
- Mark Fenton*, pedestrian advocate, author, champion race walker, former editor of Walking magazine and T.V. host of America's Walking (Massachusetts)
* Presentations not available
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