Meet A Presenter:
Marc Schlossberg

Marc Schlossberg is an assistant professor at University of Oregon, in the Planning, Public Policy and Management School. He will be presenting a poster entitled Walkability and Participatory GIS, and will also be demonstrating a new community assessment tool using PDAs in the session GIS Applications in Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning.

Marc has been very active in the field of active living and developing communities where residents can be more active. He has recently co-authored two related articles in the Journal of the American Planning Association (Getting To And From School: Urban Form, Distance, and The Role Of Planning In Transportation Decision Making, and The Relationship of Walkable and Safe Communities to Individual’s Health. More...

Meet A Presenter:
Barbara McCann

Barbara McCann, of McCann Consulting, will present in several sessions at the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference, including Complete Streets - Who's Doing It and What They're Doing, and a poster entitled Cambodian Rules of the Road.

Barbara is a public policy and communications expert who has spent the last seven years bringing transportation, land use, and active living issues into the public debate. She authored Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl, the report explaining groundbreaking new scientific research linking the built environment to physical activity and health. This report brought widespread media attention to the issue of creating more walkable and bikeable communities. She is also a co-author of the new Island Press Book, Sprawl Costs. More...

Two of the hotels are within walking distance of the Monona Terrace Community and Conference Center; the third hotel is about five miles away. To learn more about available hotels, click here.

Note: The room blocks for the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace close on Saturday, August 5th (that's tomorrow). The room blocks for The Madison Concourse Hotel (the official conference hotel) close on Sunday, August 13th. The room block at the Country Inn & Suites of Monona close on August 15th. You may not be able to get the quoted prices after those dates, so arrange for your room NOW.

Madison's Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Will Address the Conference

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz will address the Pro Walk/Pro Bike attendees during the Opening Plenary (8a.m. to 9:30a.m., Wednesday, September 6th).

Mayor Cieslewicz has been quite active with the 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, and in his first two years in office has introduced a number of initiatives to reduce sprawl and create a more livable city. One of these is an initiative to introduce streetcars to the city to help fight traffic congestion.

Don't miss the opening Plenary. And in the meantime, you can practice the Mayor's last name, using this handy pronunciation guide from his web site: "chess LEV ich."

Traffic Justice Institute and SRTS Practitioner's Workshop

If you haven't yet made your travel plans for Pro Walk/Pro Bike, consider coming a day early and taking part in one of the two special meetings on Tuesday: the Traffic Justice Institute or the Safe Routes to School Practitioner's Workshop.

On Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 11a.m. to 5p.m., the NCBW is offering the Traffic Justice Institute. With this meeting as a launch point, we plan to mount a campaign to redefine our societal perspective on motor vehicle crashes, and substantially reduce their occurrence. Note that this session is open to all...you don't need to be a Pro Walk/Pro Bike delegate in order to attend. However, you must register for the Traffic Justice Institute using the on-line registration form. The cost is $75, and includes lunch. More...

The Safe Routes to School Practitioners’ Workshop, presented by the National Center for Bicycling & Walking and the SRTS National Partnership, will run on Tuesday, September 5, from 1-5 PM. This workshop will include case studies from across the U.S; large and small discussion groups will explore the latest innovations in the implementation of local SRTS planning and initiatives.

The Safe Routes to School Practitioner's Workshop is free of charge, but you must pre-register using the on-line form.

Sessions Guide Posted

This year we've posted the entire daily workshop schedule early so you can choose which sessions you'd like to attend during each period. You'll find the day-by-day listings here.

Mobile Workshops and Self-Guided Tours

The Local Host Committee for the Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference is preparing a listing of mobile workshops that will be offered on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon of the conference. Several of the rides and walks will also be available before and after the conference. You can go on a self-guided tour any time you feel like taking a break from the sessions, early in the morning, or after the sessions close in the evening. Maps and cue sheets will be provided for the self-guided tours. Watch the schedule page for announcements of the mobile workshop topics and times.

If you would like to rent a bicycle while in Madison, for either daily rides or to take part in one or more of the mobile workshops, check the bicycle rental information we've posted on the conference web site.