2006 NEVADA BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN CONFERENCE

CAESAR’S LAKE TAHOE

Preliminary Agenda

Track

Thursday  4/27

Friday  4/28

Time

Design / Engineering

Safety / Education

Advocacy / Event Planning

Design / Engineering

Safety / Education

Advocacy / Event Planning

7:00-8:30

BREAKFAST BUFFET

BREAKFAST BUFFET

8:00-8:20

Welcome

Kent Cooper

Nevada DOT

Keynote

Andy Clarke

Executive Director

League of American Bicyclists

NDOT PERSPECTIVE

Jeff Fontaine, P.E.

Director, Nevada DOT

8:25-8:45

STATE BICYCLE AWARDS

8:55-9:40

What’s New with

SAFETEA-LU

Andrew Soderburg  FHWA

Pathway 2007 Lake Tahoe

Karen Fink

TRPA

Event Permits & Rider Limit  Policies

Tim Rowe

Alta Alpina Cycling Club

Innovative Bicycle Treatments

Katy Flynn

Fehr & Peers

Carson City Schools Bike/Ped Education Program

Denis Coyne

CC School Dist.

Bay in a Day 2005: An Urban Double Century

Carol Levine

Bay Area Bicycle Coalition

9:40-10:05

BREAK

BREAK

10:05-10:50

Pedestrian Planning, SR2S, and Bike Map Development in Sacramento County

Ron Vicari

David Franke

Sac DOT

Reno’s Safe Kids Program

Melissa Krall

Reno Safe Kids Program

Event Routing:  Deciding Which Way to Go

Dan Brown

Bicycle Bananas

Nevada Strategic Safety Plan

Kelly Anrig

NDOT Safety Engineering

Volunteer Bicycle Assistance Patrols

Micky McDowell

Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park Backcountry Patrol

Rails to Trails:

Opportunities for Nevada

Benjamin Gettleman

Rails to Trails Conservancy

Tahoe Sierra Century: The Building of a Fundraiser

Kathy Brown

Tahoe Sierra Century

11:00-11:45

Roundabout Design Opportunities

Scott Richie

Roundabout & Traffic Eng., Inc.

Pre-Drivers Education in Clark County

Maggie Saunders

TRC-UNLV

Lake Tahoe Bicycle Friendly Community Initiative

Ty Polastri

Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition

Effectiveness of In-Pavement Flashers

Hason VanHavel

Nevada DOT

Marin County Safe Routes to School Program:  A National Model

Wendi Kallins

Marin County SR2S

Using Technology to Manage & Promote Your Event

Michael Bayer

The Death Ride

11:45-1:15

LUNCH (provided)

LUNCH (provided)

1:15-2:00

Sacramento’s

Pedestrian Master Plan

Ed Cox

City of Sacramento

MUTCD Update:

What Proposed

Scott Thorson

Nevada DOT Traffic Engineering

X Rides (Rachel, NV):  It’s Out There

Curtis Fong

Bike the West

Bicycle Tools in Southern Nevada

Jerry Duke

Jorge Ocon

RTC of Southern Nevada

Idaho’s Bicycle Trails:  Building for Bike Tourism

Mark McNeese

Idaho DOT

Event Marketer or Organizer: The Distinction Can Make or Break Your Event

Ty Polastri

Entersport

2:10-2:55

Pedestrian / Bicycle Use at Roundabouts

Zong Tian

UNR-ENG

How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan

Melanie Mucha

FHWA

Building Relationships: The New Section of the Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway

Janet Carson (TP Bikeway)  & Representative of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Bicycle Crossings on Railroad Tracks

Anita Boucher

Nevada DOT

How to Make Teaching Bicycling Safety Skills Fun

Ellen Jacobson

Reno Kiwanis Bicycle Safety Program

Bicycle Friendly Communities

 Andy Clarke

Executive Director

League of American Bicyclists

2:55-3:20

BREAK

FINAL RECEPTION and PRIZE RAFFLE

3:20-4:05

How to Feel Good About ADA Implementation

Mark McNeese

Idaho DOT

National and State Safe Routes to School Initiatives

Andy Clarke

League of American Bicyclists

Club Ride:  Building a Workable Incentive Program

Brenda Williams

RTC of Southern Nevada

CONFERENCE ADJOURNED

4:15-5:00

FHWA Pedestrian Safety Project Update

Mukund Dangeti

TRC-UNLV

Safe Routes to School Strategies in Las Vegas

O.C.White

City of Las Vegas

Building Bicycle Fundraising Events in Rural Areas

Jorge Guerrero

Churchill County Cyclists

6:00-10:00

NETWORKING DINNER CRUISE

on the

Tahoe Queen