Thursday, September 21

7:00 – 8:00 AM

• Check-in + Coffee

8:00 – 9:00 AM

• Plenary Session: Funding Active Transportation

  • Elizabeth Burger, Sunflower Foundation

  • Jeff Bender, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

  • David LaRoche, Federal Highway Administration

  • Carla Anderson, Kansas Department of Transportation

  • Mike Scanlon, Our City Planning

  • Danielle Young, Cheney, KS

9:00 – 9:15 AM Break

9:15 – 10:15 AM

• Culture Shift and Education: Normalizing Walking, Biking, and Rolling for Transportation — The Wichita Story

  • Kim Neufeld, Bike Walk Wichita

  • Denise Romero, Salud Mas Bienestar

10:15 – 10:30 AM Break

10:30 – 11:45 AM

• Mobile Workshops/Unconference Sessions

  • Demonstration Projects 102 – Jared Tremblay, Flint Hills MPO

    This workshop will build upon the Demo Projects 101 webinar. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with a demonstration project.

  • How to Lead a Group Ride – Andy Fry, Karl Fundenberger, Topeka Community Cycle Project

    Bike ride focused on how to lead a group ride that moves recreational riders to become transportation riders. The ride will take place around central McPherson.

  • The Meadowlark Trail – Michele Cullen, Central Kansas Conservancy

    Attendees will travel to the Meadowlark trailhead, just outside of city limits to walk on the trail and learn the story of how the trail came to be.

  • Walk Audit, Infrastructure Barriers – Shaun Murphy-Lopez, Toole Design; Pam Jiner, GirlTrek

    Travel along Kansas Avenue and identify inadequate pedestrian infrastructure. This will have a focus on intersection improvements for pedestrians in an automobile-centric environment.

  • Walk Audit, Accessibility – Aaron Boehmler, Burns & McDonnell; Anthony Fadale, Kansas Department of Administration

    This walk audit will take participants on a short walk experiencing how infrastructure barriers such as sidewalk gaps, ramps, and crossings can impact those with disabilities. Attendees can use tools like a wagon or stroller to simulate the experience of walking with a mobility device.

  • Unconferencing Sessions - The “unconference” encourages attendees to tap into the collective knowledge of like-minded participants. Suggest topics during check-in. Topics with a lot of interest and a volunteer facilitator will have an informal session during the mobile workshops timeframe.

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM Break for lunch and networking

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

• Lunch Break

1:15 – 2:15 PM

• Mobility: Reconnecting Communities through Active Transportation — The Dodge City Story

  • Daniel Cecil and Ray Slattery, Dodge City

2:15 – 2:30 PM Break

2:30 – 3:30 PM

• System Longevity: Operations and Maintenance. Networks that Work.

  • Shaun Murphy-Lopez, Toole Design

3:30 – 3:45 PM Break

3:45 – 5:15 PM

• Mobile Workshops/Unconference Sessions

  • See descriptions above, in 10:30–11:45 AM section.