Guest Speakers and Participating Organizations

Dan Burden, Executive Director of Walkable Communities and recently named one of Time Magazine’s Top 6 Community Activists. Dan Burden is a nationally recognized authority on bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs. He has had 25 years of experience in developing, promoting and evaluating alternative transportation facilities, traffic calming practices and sustainable community design. He served for 16 years as Florida DOT’s State Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, and he presently works as Executive Director of Walkable Communities, Inc., a non-profit corporation helping North America develop walkable communities.

Mia Birk, Alta Transportation Consulting

Andy Clarke, Executive Director of APBP

Richard E. "Rich' Corbett is currently Intermodal Transportation Manager for PAG (Pima Assoctiation of Goverments) and serving as El Tour de Tucson Bike Patrol Director for the past ten years. A Certified Cycling Instructor and Coach, and formerly: Chair of the Governor's Arizona Bicycle Task Force, Chair of the League of American Bicyclists' National Education & Awards Committees and PAG's Regional Bicycling Coordinator. In addition he has been an expert witness in bicycle cases for the last 14 years.

Richard J. DeBernardis, Founder & Executive Director, El Tour de Tucson and President, Perimeter Bicycling Association of America, Inc (PBAA)

Michelle DeRobertis, Wilbur Smith Associates

Reid Ewing, Author of ITE’s Traffic Calming manual and other manuals on context sensitive design

Chuck Flink, President of Greenways, Incorporated and author of Trails for the 21st Century

Bob Garrett, Chairman of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Shellie Ginn, Tucson Bicycle Coordinator, http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/transpor/#events

Beth Gorman, Program Manager, Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ), Tucson, Arizona. Beth manages the Communications Division of the department, which consists of several pollution prevention and public outreach programs concerning air quality, storm water, and recycling. She is also the media spokesperson for the department.

Dan Johnson, Executive Director, Wellness Council of Tucson which coordinates wellness programs for over 90,000 southern Arizona employees. Dan serves on the Southern Arizona Advisory Board for the American Diabetes Association, the Arizona Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Health along the advisory board for the Arizona Department of Health Services' "Healthy Arizona 2010". Phone: 1-520- 293-3369

Robin Johnson, Environmental Specialist, Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ)), Tucson Arizona. Robin coordinates and conducts the education outreach programs for recycling, air quality, illegal dumping, and storm water programs. Ms. Johnson plans or helps coordinate environmental based community events.

Amanda Jones, City of Palo Alto’s Commute Coordinator

Michael King, Architect and Traffic Calme

John LaPlante, Author of AASHTO Bicycle Guide, NCHRP Pedestrian Guide, and parts of the AASHTO Green Book

Tina Lee, Division Director, Tucson Natural Resources, SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants, Tucson Arizona and liason to Women's Tranportation Seminar (WTS), Tucson Chapter, http://www.wtsnational.org

Barbara McMillen, Transportation Specialist for the Federal Highway Administration Office

Richard Moeur, Traffic Engineer with Arizona DOT, Member of National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, author of the bicycle chapter of the ITE Traffic Control Devices Handbook - http://members.aol.com/rcmoeur/

Jim Schoen, Primary Author of Highway Capacity Manual 2000

Nick Stamatiadis, University of Kentucky

Jennifer Toole, Sprinkle Consulting, Inc

Karen Wilhelmsen, Program Services Specialist, Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ), Tucson Arizona. Karen is involved with public outreach and education regarding air quality and recycling issues and develops educational and promotional materials for distribution. She also coordinates or helps coordinate major events for the PDEQ Clean Air Program.

Women's Tranportation Seminar (WTS), Tucson Chapter, http://www.wtsnational.org, is dedicated to advancing the voice and professional development of women in the transportation industry. WTS is hosting the November 15 luncheon presentation by Dan Burden.

Bettina Zimny, Senior Planner for RBA Group

Matt Zoll, Transportation Consultant & Chair, Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee

Conference Hosted by Perimeter Bicycling Association of America, Inc. (PBAA)

For more Information Email pbaa@dakotacom.net or call PBAA at 1 520 745-2033

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