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First New Jersey Bike Summit a Sold-Out Event!

imagehe first New Jersey Bicycle Summit was a sold-out event held Saturday February 27th, 2010. Featured speakers included Andy Clarke, Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists; Tim Blumenthal, Executive Director of Bikes Belong; Jeff Miller, President/CEO of the Alliance for Biking and Walking; and L. Grace Spencer, NJ Assemblywoman.

Over 130 cyclists throughout the state attended representing bicycle clubs, shops, advocates, retailers, manufacturers, and other individuals committed to a bicycle-friendly New Jersey. According to the New Jersey Bicycle Coalition’s Jim Nicholson, “ From the comments we have received on the day and since, it was a huge success. It was certainly a day to remember, and a day to be repeated next year.”

For more details including the agenda and speaker directory, visit http://www.njbikesummit.org/index.asp.

Posted by krsteele04 on March 18, 2010
Tags: summit, njbike.org, nj, new jersey bicycle coalition, new jersey, conference, bike summit
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Over 100 Attend the St. Paul Transportation Summit

imageSt. Paul Smart Trips held its second annual Transportation Summit on March 3. According to the organization, “Over 100 representatives of St. Paul workplaces and neighborhoods attended the two hour networking and informational event. Speaker highlights included:

Councilmember Russ Stark spoke about how a new transportation committee will address all modes of transportation and provide a more cohesive perspective on the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, drivers, youth and the disabled.

Councilmember Melvin Carter spoke about the impacts of the three new Central Corridor light rail stations planned for the intersections of University Avenue at Western, Victoria and Hamline avenues.

Robin Caufman from the Central Corridor Project Office gave updates on the whole of the Central Corridor project including information about mitigating construction impacts on traffic and commerce.

Bruce Howard gave an overview of Metro Transit’s plans for the year including a sneak peak at a new website feature that allows users to track bus locations in real-time on a map.

Karri Plowman from the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce / OnBoard Midwest spoke to the benefits of high speed rail and the Union Depot project.”

Learn more: Star Tribune article on the new transportation committee
View: Slides from the presentations (PDF 6.2mb)
View: Photos from the event
More on St. Paul Smart Trips

Posted by krsteele04 on March 06, 2010
Tags: twin cities, transportation summit, summit, st. paul smart trips, st. paul, mn, minnesota, conference
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