PORTLAND, OR — On Monday and Tuesday, March 20th and 21st, The Street Trust (formerly the Bicycle Transportation Alliance) presents the 2017 Oregon Active Transportation Summit, featuring two days of inspiring mobile workshops; plenary sessions; professional training; and networking with innovators, thought leaders, and passional professionals from the Pacific Northwest.
What: 2017 Oregon Active Transportation Summit
Who: Morning plenary and keynote speaker: Jarrett Walker, Jarrett Walker + Associates Lunch keynote: Regional Transportation Choices—West Coast Success: Noah Siegel, Metro; Abigail Doerr, Transportation Choices Coalition; Gerik Kransky, The Street Trust; Noel Mickelberry, Oregon Walks; and Jessica Larson, Welcome Home Coalition
When: Monday, March 20, 2017, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. (plus evening PechaKucha event at McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub, 7:00 9:00 p.m.) Tuesday, March 20, 2017, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. (Oregon Bicycle Tourism Summit, presented by Travel Oregon; and Protected Bikeways Design Training)
Where: Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR
Why: If you are a professional, policy maker, or advocate working in the fields of transportation planning and engineering, community development, transportation justice, recreation and tourism, or public health, this event is for you!
With The Street Trust’s focus on the Oregon Legislature’s transportation package, we’re especially excited to hear from folks on the West Coast about how to successfully fund and implement regional transportation choices that benefit everyone.
We invite the media to attend the Summit and see how transportation professionals across the state are getting trained on the following topics: bike/ped/transit, economic benefits, designing streets for people, equity, public health, safety, and others.
About The Street Trust: The Street Trust is a nonprofit membership organization, working to promote and improve public transit, walking and bicycling conditions throughout Oregon. Since 1990, The Street Trust (formerly the Bicycle Transportation Alliance) has worked in partnership with citizens, businesses, community groups, government agencies, and elected officials to create communities where people can meet their daily needs through transportation.
