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Pro Walk/Pro Bike® is a presentation of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking. The mobile workshops are organized and staffed by the Pro Walk/Pro Bike® Local Host Committee. Unless it is specifically noted, the mobile workshops are for conference participants only
Mobile workshops are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Register for workshops here.
Before you register, please make sure the workshop does not conflict with your presentation or any presentation you would like to see. Download mobile workshop schedule here.
Name of Workshop: 3 Rides 3 Hoods – Perspectives on the City
Date:
Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Transportation: Bike
Mode: Bike
Description: Come out and celebrate the bikeability of Chattanooga. We will pedal through three of Chattanooga’s bicycle friendly neighborhoods: the Downtown/North Shore area, the Southside, and St. Elmo. Riders can choose to participate in one, two, or all three loops. Along the way, we will share perspectives on the city, both through stunning visuals and engaging dialogue. Each loop is approximately 7 miles. Bicycles available.
Leader(s): Chattanooga Bicycle Task Force
This workshop is open to the public.
Name of Workshop: Historic Walking Tour 1 - Ross's Landing
Date:
Time: 1:00 - 4:00pm
Transportation: Shuttle/Van
Mode: Walk
Description: No trip to Chattanooga would be complete without a visit to Ross’s Landing, the historic center of Chattanooga and the oldest inhabited section of the city. In 1815, Chief John Ross of the Cherokee tribe established a ferry, landing, and warehouse at the site, thereby becoming known as “Ross’s Landing.”
Leader(s): Minya James, Outdoor Chattanooga
Name of Workshop: Incline Railway-Guild Hardy Trail
Date:
Time: 1:00 - 4:00pm
Transportation: Shuttle/Bike Transports
Mode: Bike
Description: Travel up Lookout Mountain via the Incline Railroad. Enjoy a downhill mountain bike ride on the Lookout Mountain Guild-Hardy Trail, a walking and biking trail located on the side of scenic Lookout Mountain that winds through National Park Service land, Ruby Falls and the historic Cravens House. Scenic views of fall foliage and the Chattanooga valley will not disappoint. The Guild-Hardy Trail has a gravel surface with several wood planked bridges and suitable for those who are comfortable on a bicycle, but may not have much experience on a mountain bike. Bicycles available. Approximately 5 miles.
Leader(s): Outdoor Chattanooga
Cost: $40
Name of Workshop: Linking Downtown to Dirt: The Transportation-Recreation Connection
Date:
Time: 1:00 - 4:00pm
Transportation: Bike
Mode: Bike
Description: In most cities, the on street bicycling network and off road trails network exist as separate worlds. Join us on a bicycling tour to see how Chattanooga is linking its downtown to an extensive system of mountain bike trails.
Leader(s): Jeff Peel, League of American Bicyclists
Name of Workshop: Multi-Modal Travel Time Study
Date:
Time: 1:00 - 4:00pm
Transportation: Walk/Mixed
Mode: Walk
Description: The Regional Planning Agency has just concluded a pilot study for multi-modal travel times throughout downtown. Compare walking, bicycling, public transit, and automobile for key destinations downtown and learn how to replicate this process in your community.
Leader(s): David Baird, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency
Name of Workshop: Chattanooga Bicycle Facilities
Date:
Time: 9:45 to 11:45 am
Transportation: Van
Mode: Walk
Description: Explore on-street bicycle facilities and learn about the implementation of Chattanooga’s bicycle master plan. Visit Tennessee’s first bicycle tunnel warning light system posted outside the Missionary Ridge and Stringer's Ridge Tunnels, as well as experimental colored bicycle lane markings.
Leader(s): Ben Taylor, Traffic Engineering
Name of Workshop: CARTA – Transit, Technology and the Electric Shuttle
Date:
Time: 9:45 to 11:45 am
Transportation: Shuttle
Mode: Walk
Description: Tour the electric shuttle transit station and maintenance facility and learn about the development of electric and hybrid diesel technology as well as CARTA’s leading ITS program. In service since 1992, CARTA’s Downtown Shuttle service has recorded over 11.3 million passenger trips. The quiet, environmentally friendly, electric buses have run more than 1.9 million miles saving an estimated 65 tons of pollutants
Leader(s): CARTA Staff
Name of Workshop: Utilizing STAND data for a greener lifestyle
Date:
Time: 3:45 to 5:45 pm
Transportation: Walk
Mode: Walk
Description: Learn about one of the country’s most ambitious grassroots surveys, and how its findings are being used to create a more livable Chattanooga. Twenty-five years have passed since the transformation of the city; over 26 thousands residents responded with their ideas about what the next 25 years should look like.
Leader(s): Josh McManus, Create Here
Name of Workshop: Stringer’s Ridge - Tour of Chattanooga's Newest Park
Date:
Time: 3:45 to 5:45 pm
Transportation: Van
Mode: Walk
Description: Chattanooga’s success story is due in large part to a community-wide change in attitude. Once a city overwhelmed with air and water pollution, the community rallied during the 1980’s to change its image. Learn how Chattanooga continues to preserve what makes Chattanooga special through the recent acquisition of a new park on Stringer’s Ridge, which frames the northern skyline of Chattanooga with a series of hills. Threatened by development, the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit land conservation organization, took the lead in helping preserve a 92-acre site that covers four hilltops along Stringer’s Ridge. Stretch your legs while you learn about the campaign to save Stringer’s Ridge, the challenges of fundraising in tough economic times, and plans to develop a public park that will provide new public hiking and mountain biking opportunities close to downtown.
Leader(s): Rick Wood, Trust for Public Land
Name of Workshop: Historic Walking Tour 2
Date:
Time: 5:45 to 8:00 pm
Transportation: Walk
Mode: Walk
Description: The tour of the Big Nine will depart from the Convention Center and proceed to the southeast corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Georgia Avenue. Immediately after the Civil War, this area was the site of a number of African-American cabins and became known as “Scruggs Town,” named after a one-armed African-American businessman who owned many of the houses in this area. Subsequently, the entire street was labeled Ninth Street, colloquially known to local residents as “The Big Nine,” and it became the center of African-American life in Chattanooga for several decades.
Leader(s): Dr. Nancy Schurr, The University of Tennessee
Name of Workshop: Main Street Redevelopment
Date:
Time: 5:45 to 8:00 pm
Transportation: Walk
Mode: Walk
Description: Having recently spent millions building parks and paths along the Tennessee River that runs through downtown, the city has turned its attention to revitalizing the Southside. Introducing restaurants, businesses, galleries and art studios into the once gritty part of town through public and private support, Main Street has been transformed into a vibrant, active community.
Leader(s): Jeff Cannon, Greenspaces
Name of Workshop: Storytelling with the Metal Cowboy
Date:
Time: 5:45 to 8:00 pm
Description: Joe Metal Cowboy Kurmaskie, bestselling author, bicycle advocate, syndicated columnist, and entertainer, packs a room with something that's part stand up comedy, stunning digital slideshow, social commentary, audience interaction, bicycle and pedestrian advocacy - you'll be talking about it long after he's been extradited by the proper authorities. Join Joe at a local tavern for a pint and a few stories.
Location: To be announced.
Name of Workshop: ADA Accessibility
Date:
Time: 7:30 to 9:45 am
Transportation: Walk
Mode: Walk
Description: We are now celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation. Come on this walking tour to see how Chattanooga is designing its public right-of-way and transportation system to accommodate the needs of all users.
Leader(s): Mary Anne Koos, Florida DOT
Name of Workshop: Downtown Kayak Adventure 1
Date:
Time: 7:30 to 9:45 am
Transportation: Shuttle
Mode: Kayak
Description: See downtown Chattanooga by Kayak! Hop into one of our stable, recreational kayaks and do a self-propelled tour around the Maclellan Island wildlife sanctuary, the Hunter Museum bluffs and Ross' Landing.
Leader(s): Outdoor Chattanooga
Cost: $35
Name of Workshop: Raccoon Mountain Trail System
Date:
Time: 10:15 to 1:15 pm
Transportation: Bus
Mode: Hike
Description: Tour the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Facility just minutes from dowtown. Learn how over 20 miles of singletrack trail were developed and maintained through an innovative public/private partnership
Leader(s): SORBA / TVA
Name of Workshop: 21st Century Waterfront
Date:
Time: 10:15 to 1:15 pm
Transportation: Van
Mode: Walk
Description: In the 1990s, Chattanoogans built an international reputation for "Can Do" community spirit when the Riverfront Renaissance enlivened Chattanooga’s once dormant city core into a thriving center for business and tourism. The mobile workshop will showcase the $120 million waterfront project including the Riverfront Parkway road diet, development of the Tennessee Aquarium and other development.
Leader(s): Jeff Pfitzer, Benwood Foundation
Name of Workshop: Lunch with the Metal Cowboy
Date:
Time: 5:45 to 8:00 pm
Description: On Wednesday, lunch is on your own. What better way to spend that time than walking the streets of Chattanooga with ‘A modern day Mark Twain on two wheels’? That’s how USA Today described Joe Kurmaskie; come and judge for yourself.
Location: Departing from the Conference Center at 11:45 am.
Name of Workshop: Connecting People to Foods
Date:
Time: 1:45 to 3:30 pm
Transportation: Van
Mode: Walk
Description: Explore transportation issues facing neighborhoods in food deserts. Tour community gardens, Crabtree Farms and local markets.
Leader(s): Lori Quillen, Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
Name of Workshop: Public Art
Date:
Time: 1:45 to 3:30 pm
Transportation: Van
Mode: Walk
Description: Explore the First Street Steps and other downtown public art. See how Chattanooga uses trails as the backdrop for amazing art by taking a walking tour of the Chattanooga waterfront to the Bluff View Arts District. This walking tour will begin with a shuttle to downtown Chattanooga near the waterfront and highlight artwork and sculptures along the way. The walk will include a visit to The Passage, a public art project developed by five Cherokee artists from Oklahoma. Participants will take a shuttle to and from the Chattanooga waterfront for this walking tour. Approximately 1.5-2 miles walk.
Leader(s): Adera Causey, Hunter Museum of American Art
Name of Workshop: Collaborating to plan a SRTS program
Date:
Time: 7:30 to 9:45 am
Transportation: Walk
Mode: Walk
Description: Travel to Battle Academy to see what Chattanooga has underway for Safe Routes to School programing. Participants will be on site to observe student arrival.
Leader(s): Dr. Jamie Harvey, UTC
Name of Workshop: Tennessee Riverpark
Date:
Time: 7:30 to 9:45 am
Transportation: Bike
Mode: Bike
Description: Enjoy Chattanooga's unique park that runs along the Tennessee River. This first phase of 22 miles of planned development, the Riverpark features an easily accessible trail that stretches nearly ten miles from Ross’s Landing in downtown Chattanooga to Chickamauga Dam. Participants will bike from the Convention Center. Bicycles available.
Leader(s): Minya James, Outdoor Chattanooga
Name of Workshop: Historic Walking Tour 3 - Stanton Addition
Date:
Time: 10:15 - 11:45am
Transportation: Walk
Mode: Walk
Description: The tour of Stanton Addition will depart from the Chattanooga Convention Center and proceed to the corner of Twelfth Street and Market Street. The area south of Twelfth Street was not part of the original town limits until “New South” promoter John C. Stanton built a large hotel (the Stanton House) and convinced city leaders to relocate the post office to Market and King Streets. In the 1870s the area came to be referred to as the “Stanton Addition.”
Leader(s): Dr. Nancy Schurr, The University of Tennessee
Name of Workshop: Moccasin Bend Gateway
Date:
Time: 10:15 - 11:45am
Transportation: Van
Mode: Walk
Description: Look at transportation and planning issues associated with development of one of America’s newest National Parks, the Moccasin Bend Archaelogical District.
Leader(s): Karen Hundt, Planning & Design Studio
Name of Workshop: Downtown Kayak Adventure 2
Date:
Time: 1:45 to 5:00 pm
Transportation: Shuttle
Mode: Kayak
Description: See downtown Chattanooga by Kayak! Hop into one of our stable, recreational kayaks and do a self-propelled tour around the Maclellan Island wildlife sanctuary, the Hunter Museum bluffs and Ross' Landing.
Leader(s): Outdoor Chattanooga
Cost: $35
Name of Workshop: Enterprise South Nature Park
Date:
Time: 1:45 to 5:00 pm
Transportation: Bus
Mode: Hike
Description: Explore Chattanooga’s newest 3000-acre nature park, adjacent to Volkswagen’s new industrial mega-site. Explore how public and private partnerships are used to develop walking and singletrack mountain bike trails.
Leader(s): Hamilton County Parks / SORBA
Name of Workshop: Creating a Bicycle Friendly Business
Date:
Time: 3:00 - 6:00 pm
Description: This is a training of trainers to learn how to conduct your own local Bicycle Friendly Business workshop. Participants will receive tools and resources to be able to present the Bicycle Friendly Business workshop in their area. By the end of our three hour session, you will be able to answer the what, why, and how questions of building BFBs. This workshop is limited to 40 participants.
Location: 212 Market Restaurant
Leader(s): League of American Bicyclists
Name of Workshop: Downtown Kayak Adventure 3
Date:
Time: 9:00-11:30am
Transportation: Shuttle
Mode: Kayak
Description: See downtown Chattanooga by Kayak! Hop into one of our stable, recreational kayaks and do a self-propelled tour around the Maclellan Island wildlife sanctuary, the Hunter Museum bluffs and Ross' Landing.
Leader(s): Outdoor Chattanooga
Cost: $35
Name of Workshop: Battlefield Bicycle Ride
Date:
Time: 8:30-Noon
Transportation: Shuttle/Bike Transport
Mode: Bike
Description: Bring your bicycle and experience the scenic beauty of Chickamauga Battlefield while you learn about the human drama and sacrifice that made up the Battle of Chickamauga. Interpretive rangers from Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will touch on the history of the battlefield during this leisurely-paced, 6 mile ride. Bicycles available.
Leader(s): Outdoor Chattanooga
This workshop is open to the public.
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