Note Recent Changes,
August 24th.
MOBILE WORKSHOP A
Madison Downtown Pedestrian Tour
Wednesday, September 6
3:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
This walking workshop will begin at the Convention Center
and will highlight some of the pedestrian problems and
solutions in the downtown Madison area. The workshop will
be of interest to proponents of urban pedestrian safety.
(In addition to the mobile workshop, this tour is offered
in two versions – Downtown East and Downtown West
– as a self-guided tour with cue sheets. A post
conference workshop will also be offered; check at the
Local Host Committee table during the conference.)
MOBILE WORKSHOP
B
Building and Maintaining Sustainable Trails
Wenesday, September 6
3:15 – 5:30 p.m.
This mobile workshop will take place in historic Olin-Turville
Park within walking distance of the Convention Center.
The walking trails in this park have become eroded from
a century of heavy use. This workshop will deal with the
engineering and building of trails that minimize erosion
and simplify maintenance. Brigit Brown, Wisconsin State
Trails Coordinator will lead this workshop.
MOBILE WORKSHOP C
Madison Bicycle Facilities Tour
Wednesday, September 6
3:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Being squeezed into a narrow isthmus between two lakes
and major automobile thoroughfares creates many challenges
for the urban bicycle facilities planner and engineer.
This bicycling mobile workshop will illustrate solutions
to problems encountered in this difficult environment
and show how Madison was able to win a Gold award as a
bicycle friendly community. The workshop follows a lakeshore
path, a creek path, a rail-to-trail path, bike lanes,
and calmed neighborhood streets. (You can also take this
ride as a self-guided tour with cue sheets, available
at the Local Host Committee table.)
MOBILE WORKSHOP D
Pheasant Branch Trail and Conservancy
Thursday, September 7
1:45 p.m.– 5:30 p.m.
This walking workshop will illustrate an amazing community
success story that transformed an abused and degraded
landscape into a popular recreation and non-motorized
transportation corridor. The workshop will also consider
the natural and human history of the area and illustrate
the engineering, planning and cooperative initiatives
that brought this project to fruition. Public transportation
will be used to take participants to and from the activity.
(Several post-conference options will be available; check
at the Local Host Committee table.)
MOBILE WORKSHOP E
Ice Age Junction Walk
Thursday, September 7
3:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Ice Age Trail Junction offers a new vision of urban
development in which a walking trail, in this case the
Ice Age National Scenic Trail, is the organizing factor
for land use planning. The parkland inspired by the trail,
including 200 acres of restored prairie, is set aside
and new housing is developed around it, allowing surrounding
communities to maintain their separate identities and
avoid urban sprawl. Gary Werner, a visionary in trail
and community planning, will lead the workshop.
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