Come Early, Stay Late:
 
Come Early…
TrailLink 2007 is offering Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Successful Strategies Workshop, a day-long, pre-conference event for trail builders on Wednesday, August 8.
 
Successful Strategies Workshop
The tried-and-true Successful Strategies Workshop is a must for anyone looking for an intensive course in how to get your trail off the ground. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's TrailDART (Trail Development, Assistance and Response Team) staff will present this comprehensive, one-day trail development course that will provide the resources and strategies you need to get your trail built. Topics include benefits of trails, acquisition, railbanking, safety and liability, engaging the community, funding, design, management and maintenance.

Included in this workshop is breakfast/lunch and participants will receive a full resource manual complete with fact sheets and studies.
 
Cost: $100
 
 
Stay Late…
In addition to the TrailLink 2007 conference activities, the city of Portland has a wide range of activities occurring on the weekend following the conference.

Bite of Oregon
Stay Saturday to enjoy the Bite of Oregon, a celebration of Oregon, its food, its people and its extraordinary quality of life at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

When:
Friday, August 10—11 a.m.–11 p.m.
Saturday, August 11—11 a.m.–11 p.m.
Sunday, August 12—11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Bridge Pedal
Extend your stay until Sunday, August 12, and experience Portland's Bridge Pedal, a mass ride benefiting the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. This stunning ride covers all of Portland's bridges which are closed to motorized traffic for the event so that you and 18,000 of your friends can take in the bridge views. Register for the Bridge Pedal online and make sure to rent your bike well in advance to enjoy the fun.

Bike Rentals:
Waterfront Bicycle Rentals: 503.227.1719
Fat Tire Farm: 503.222.3406
Citybikes Annex: 503.239.6951

On-Street Bikeways and Off-Street Trails: An Integrated Approach
Stay in Portland after TrailLink 2007 to attend the The Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Information (IBPI)'s new professional development course, On-Street Bikeways and Off-Street Trails:An Integrated Approach, at Portland State University. This highly interactive course examines the integration of on-street and off-street bikeways to form a cohesive bikeway system for both transportation and recreation. It includes both classroom and on-bike experiential learning, relying on the experience of Portland—the No. 1 large city for cycling in the United States. It highlights Portland's growing integration of bicycling into daily life, with close to 10 percent of trips in Portland's close-in neighborhoods taken by bicycle.