The National Center for Bicycling & Walking's Pro Walk/Pro
Bike biennial conference series typically attracts an international
gathering of more than 600 bicycle and pedestrian program
specialists, advocates, and government leaders committed to
improving conditions for bicycling and walking. Conference
participants include federal, state and local agency staff;
engineers; planners; transportation officials; educators;
public health specialists, park and recreation managers; and
advocates who range from executives of international organizations
to lay people with an interest in improving the quality of
life and health in their community.
In 1980, 200 bicycle professionals and volunteers –
all of them advocates–convened in Asheville, North Carolina.
The enthusiastic group looked at the decade ahead, and tried
to imagine bicycling programs of the future. Little did we
know that we were establishing what would become the United
States' largest biennial gathering of bicycling and walking
advocates and professionals.
In the intervening years, we have continued to hold conferences
every other year, moving the venue around the country to better
view the wealth of information that can be gained on-site
in a community where bicycling and walking facilities are
supported.
Past Conference Venues
-Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2008: Seattle, Washington | Web Site
-Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2008 | Post-Conference Web Site
-Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2006: Madison, Wisconsin | Web site
-Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2006 | Post-Conference
Web Site
-Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2004: Victoria, BC,Canada | Web
Site
-Pro Bike/Pro Walk 2002: St. Paul, Minnesota
-Pro Bike/Pro Walk 2000: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-Pro Bike/Pro Walk 98: Santa Barbara, California
-Pro Bike/Pro Walk 96: Portland, Maine
-Pro Bike/Pro Walk 94: Portland, Oregon
-Velo Mondial/Pro Bike 92: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
-Pro Bike 90: Arlington, Virginia
-9Pro Bike 88: Tucson, Arizona
-Pro Bike 88: Tucson, Arizona
-Pro Bike 86: Seattle, Washington
-Pro Bike 84: Miami, Florida
-Pro Bike 82: Colorado Springs, Colorado
-Pro Bike 80: Asheville, North Carolina
We Added Pedestrian Topics
At the 1994 conference in Portland, Oregon, we expanded our
program to include pedestrian facilities and issues as well
as bicycling. Workshops and training sessions focusing on
pedestrian topics are now an important part of our overall
conference schedule.
And, as a special nod to the growing importance of pedestrian
topics, the 2004 Victoria conference was the first time the
conference carried the reversed moniker of "Pro Walk/Pro
Bike." With the conference theme of Creating Active Communities,
attendees hardly noticed the swap in the conference name:
both activities lead to active communities!
Every issue of the newsletter includes the
following:
• the latest
conference news
• presenter profiles
• presentation descriptions
• poster presenters
• logistics, hotel and travel information, and more.
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