Lunch with an Expert:
Thursday, August 9, Noon to 1 p.m.; Room 338
 
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy encourages you to join one of our guest experts for a discussion over lunch. This is your chance to sit down with top trail, bicycle and transportation leaders in an intimate setting to learn about a cutting-edge topic and ask questions of the experts.
 
Federal Funding for Trails:*
Christopher Douwes, Trails and Enhancements Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration
*(Note: This special session takes place in Room 333.)
 
Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program:
• Columbia, Mo.: Ted Curtis, Bike/Ped Program Manager, City of Columbia
• Marin County, Calif.: Craig Tackabery, Assistant Director, DPW, Marin County; Patrick Seidler, President, Transportation Alternatives for Marin; Steve Kinsey, President, Marin County Board of Supervisors
• Minneapolis, Minn.: Robert Lilligren, Vice President, Minneapolis City Council; Joan Pasiuk, Director, Bike/Walk Twin Cities; Steve Clark, Walking and Biking Program Manager, TLC
• Sheboygan County, Wis.: Keith Abler, Supervisor, Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors; Mary Ebeling, Pilot Program Manager, Sheboygan County;
Shawn Wesener, Assistant Director of Planning, Sheboygan County
 
Safe Routes to School:
Linda Crider, Executive Director, Bike Florida, and Director, Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program;
Deb Hubsmith, Founding Director, Safe Routes to School (SRTS) National Partnership
 
Complete Streets:
Noah Budnick, Deputy Director, Transportation Alternatives;
Peter Lagerwey, Senior Transportation Planner, Seattle Department of Transportation
 
Long Distance Trails:
Terry Eastin, Executive Director, Mississippi River Trail, Inc.
 
Rails-with-Trails:
Mia Birk, Principal, Alta Planning + Design