Pro Walk/Pro Bike Back in the Northwest
The 15th international Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference takes place on September 3-5, 2008. This year, the biennial conference on bicycling and walking converges in Seattle, Washington. For three days, the conference will host a brain exchange for over 600 pedestrian and bicycle advocates, planning, public health and transportation professionals, and government leaders. The conference is guaranteed to inspire attendees to undertake projects to improve the quality of life in their own communities.
Seattle is hosting the conference for the second time, the first repeat of a city venue in its 30-year history. Why Seattle? Mainly because the city and the communities of Puget Sound have introduced and actively implemented a variety of policies, plans, and programs featuring new and improved cycling and pedestrian facilities. Supported by other efforts to develop climate change plans, these communities are successfully creating sustainable community systems featuring bicycling and walking.
The varied sessions explore how programs were developed, and share lessons learned. In addition to the over 50 regular sessions, a poster session gives program managers an opportunity to exchange information in a unique way. By attending a conference, people do expect to learn about other cycling and walking programs and accomplishments throughout the country. In this case though, imagine people passionately talking about their latest bike-friendly project or comparing pedestrian master plans, innovative cart projects, or spitfire social marketing campaigns.
And if the action inside doesn't do it for you, the weather outside in early September in Seattle is sure to be inviting for one of the many walk and bike tours.
For more information or to register for the 15th ProWalk/Pro Bike Conference visit www.bikewalk.org/2008conference/index.html
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