Ways to Help "Perils For Pedestrians"

Ways you can help "Perils For Pedestrians":

1) If you see an interesting episode, let your friends and colleagues know about it. Recent episodes have clickable timecode links to individual interviews in the YouTube episode description. (I will be adding those links to older episode descriptions as time permits.)

2) If PFP is not on your local Public Access Cable Station, find out what their requirements are for showing an outside program and see if you can get it on. Many stations download the program electronically, or I can send DVDs to the station (free of charge as a public service).

3) If I am going to be traveling through your part of the country, let me know who I should interview for PFP. You know what is happening for pedestrians in your town better than I do.

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5) Write letters and go to public hearings. PFP can help raise public awareness of pedestrian issues, but it doesn't take the place of local citizens letting local elected officials know what pedestrians need in their community. Get your neighbors to write letters, too.

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Perils For Pedestrians 216: New Zealand 1

• Rebuilding Christchurch to be more walkable after a devastating earthquake.
• What an advocate would like to see Christchurch do.
• Why some pedestrians have problems crossing at roundabouts.

Conference List 2016

An eclectic list of meetings that have come to my attention.  Please let me know of any additions or corrections.

Thank you.

John Z Wetmore
john@pedestrians.org
www.pedestrians.org
www.gofundme.com/pedestrians
www.youtube.com/pedadvocate
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2016 Conference List v. 1.0

January

10-14  Transportation Research Board (TRB); Washington, DC
14-15  Transforming Transportation (WRI, EMBARQ); Washington, DC
20-22  Conference of Mayors;  Washington, DC
25-26  ASTM F13 Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear; San Antonio, TX
27-29  NACO Healthy Counties Initiative Forum; Salt Lake County, UT
29-2/2 ATSSA - American Traffic Safety Services Assn. Convention and Traffic Expo; New Orleans, LA
31-2/3  Active Living Research; Clearwater Beach, FL


February

1-5  World of Concrete; Las Vegas, NV
2-4  Winter Cycling Congress; Minneapolis, MN
3-5  Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference; San Diego, CA
5-11  National Sheriffs Association Winter Conference; Washington, DC
7-9  National Conference of Regions; Washington, DC
7-10  National Asphalt Pavement Association; La Quinta, CA
9-11  Distributech (utilities); Orlando, FL
11-13  New Partners For Smart Growth; Portland, OR
14-17  National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Winter Committee Meetings; Washington, DC
14-17  Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress; Phoenix, AZ
20  Alumni Day; Princeton, NJ
20-24  National Association of Counties Legislative Conference (NACO); Washington, DC
23-26  AASHTO Legislative Briefing; Washington, DC
25-27  TransCultural Exchange; Boston, MA
26-28  North American Handmade Bicycle Show; Sacramento, CA
27-3/1  Velo-City; Tapei, Taiwan


March

1-3  International Disaster Conference and Expo (Res/Con); New Orleans, LA
5-9  Congressional City Conference; Washington, DC
6-10  Partners for Public Lands; Spokane, WA
7-9  National Bike Summit; Washington, DC
7-9  IPENZ; Auckland, NZ
7-9  Public Private Partnership Conference (P3C); Dallas, TX
9-11  Vision Zero For Cities; New York, NY
9-11  Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference; Houston, TX
13-15  American Public Transportation Assn. Legislative Conference (APTA); Washington, DC
13-15  International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association (IBTTA);  Washington, DC
16-19  Urban Affairs Association;  San Diego, CA
20-24  Aging in America;  Washington, DC
22-24  World of Asphalt; Nashville, TN
23-26  Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture; Salt Lake City, UT
29-4/2  Association of American Geographers (AAG); San Francisco, CA
31-5/6  World Bicycle Forum; Santiago, Chile


April

2-5  American Planning Association (APA); Phoenix, AZ
3-5  Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities; Long Beach, CA
3-6  The Play Conference; Clemson, SC
5-7  Safe Routes to School National Conference; Columbus, OH
5-8  Intertraffic; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
5-9  Society of Health And Physical Educators (SHAPE); Minneapolis, MN
11-14  International Association for Impact Assessment;  Nagoya, Japan
12-14  New Jersey Transportation Conference; Atlantic City, NJ
12-14  SAE World Congress; Detroit, MI
13-16  World Steel Bridge Symposium; Orlando, FL
16-17  Global Health and Innovation Conference; New Haven, CT
18-21  European Transport Research Conference; Warsaw, Poland
19-20  Ontario Bike Summit, Toronto ON
19-21  Urban Land Institute Spring Meeting; Philadelphia, PA
22-23  Tennessee Bike Summit; Chattanooga, TN
22-28  World Tunnel Congress; San Francisco, CA
24-28  National Association of County Engineers;  Tacoma, WA
27-29  Montana Bike-Walk Summit; Missoula, MT


May

1-4  NATMEC: Improving Traffic Data Collection, Analysis, and Use; Miami, FL
2-6  World Reconstruction Exposition (WREX); Orlando, FL
4  National Bike To School Day
9-11  ARTBA - American Road and Transportation Builders Assn. - Fed. Issues; Washington, DC
14-18  Canadian Urban Transit Association; Halifax, NS
15-18  APTA Bus and Paratransit Conference; Charlotte, NC
16-20  National Outdoor Recreation Conference; Boise, ID
17-19  Road Safety on Five Continents; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
18  Scottish Transport Applications Research; Glasgow, Scotland
18-20  International Transport Forum (ITF); Leipzig, Germany
19-21  American Institute of Architects (AIA); Philadelphia, PA
19-22  American Society of Highway Engineers; Pittsburgh, PA
20  Midwest Active Transportation Conference; La Crosse, WI
22-25  American Public Works Assn. (APWA) North American Snow Conference; Hartford, CT
22-27  Community Transportation Association; Portland, OR
23-25  National Main Streets Conference; Milwaukee, WI
24-26  AASHTO Spring Meeting; Des Moines, IA
26-29  Reunions; Princeton, NJ


June

1-2  Mobility and Transport - Transforming Urban Mobility; Munich, Germany
1-3  European Conference on Mobility Management; Athens, Greece
4  National Trails Day
5-8   Canadian ITE; Kelowna, BC
6-7  Peds Count Summit; Long Beach, CA
6-10   International Bridge Conference; National Harbor, MD
7  Walkable Washington Symposium; Bellevue, WA
8-10  Via Nordica; Trondheim, Norway
8-11  Congress For The New Urbanism (CNU); Detroit, MI
9-10  ICTI - International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure; San Francisco, CA
13-15  International Conference on Transport and Health; San Jose, CA
13-17  International Making Cities Livable (IMCL);  Rome, Italy
13-17  Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis; Oranjestad, Aruba
19-22  National ADA Symposium; Denver, CO
19-22  Electric Vehicle Symposium; Montreal, QC
19-22  APTA Rail Conference; Phoenix, AZ
21-23  Urban Transport and the Environment; Crete, Greece
21-24  Snow and Ice Management Association; Providence, RI
22-26   National Society of Professional Engineers; Dallas, TX
23-25  Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA), Winniipeg, MB
24-27  Conference of Mayors; Indianapolis, IN
25-29  National Sheriffs Association; Minneapolis, MN
25-29  International Cycling History Conference; New Haven, CT
26-29  National Association of Regional Councils; Salt Lake City, UT
26-29  ASCE Transportation and Development; Houston, TX
26-29  International Low Impact Development Conference; Beijing, China
28-29  PraxisConference Pedestrian Protection; Bergisch Gladbach, Germany


July

5-8  Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP); Quebec, QC
6-8  "2 Walk and Cycle"; Auckland, New Zealand
10-15  World Conference on Transport Research; Shanghai, China
17-20  Pipelines Conference; Kansas City, MO
18-21  Republican National Convention; Cleveland, OH
19-21  NACCHO - Nat'l Ass'n of County and City Health Officials; Phoenix, AZ
22-25  National Association of Counties (NACO); Long Beach, CA
25-28  Democratic National Convention; Philadelphia, PA


August

2-5  International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology; Brisbane, Australia
8-11  NSCL - Nat'l Conference of State Legislatures - Legislative Summit; Chicago, IL
14-17  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE); Anaheim, CA
18-20  Alliance for Community Media (ACM); Boston, MA
27-30  International Municipal Signal Association;  Atlanta, GA
27-31  Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA); Seattle, WA
28-31  American Public Works Association (APWA); Minneapolis, MN


September

1-10  World Conservation Congress; Honolulu, HI
5  Mackinac Bridge Walk; Mackinaw City, MI
11-14  American Public Transportation Association (APTA); Los Angeles, CA
11-14  (IBTTA) International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association; Denver, CO
11-15  Highway Engineering Exchange Program; Helena, MT
12-15  ProWalk/ProBike/ProPlace; Vancouver, BC
25-28  ICMA - International City/County Management Association; Kansas City, MO
26-27   International Conference on Ecology and Transportation; Zurich, Switzerland
29-10/1  ASCE -- Annual Civil Engineering Conference; Portland, OR


October

3-7  Walk21; Hong Kong
4-6  ARTBA - American Road and Transportation Builders Association; Tuscon, AZ
5  International Walk To School Day
6-8  NRPA - National Recreation and Park Association; St. Louis, MO
9-12  Rail~Volution; Bay area, CA
10-14  ITS - Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress; Melbourne, Australia
17-21  Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics; Hefei, China
21-24  ASLA - American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA); New Orleans, LA
25-27  Urban Land Institute (ULI); Dallas, TX
25-28  AMPO - Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations; Seattle, WA
28-30  National Land Conservation Conference; Minneapolis, MN
29-11/2  American Public Health Association (APHA); Denver, CO


November

12-15  AASHTO; Boston, MA
13-16  National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC); La Quinta, CA
16-19  National League of Cities; Pittsburgh, PA
16-19  6th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health; Bangkok, Thailand
16-20  Gerontological Society of America; New Orleans, LA


December

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Crowdfunding Perils For Pedestrians

"Perils For Pedestrians" now has a crowdfunding page on Go Fund Me.
www.gofundme.com/pedestrians 

It takes a great deal of time to produce the series, so any help is appreciated.

Be sure to send your rich uncle the link.

Thank you.

Perils For Pedestrians 215: Sydney 2

• We learn about a new publication by the Heart Foundation, "Does Density Matter".
• Then we talk with the organizers of the Walk21 pedestrian conference in Sydney.
• The Minister For Transport talks about what New South Wales is doing for pedestrians.

Perils For Pedestrians 214: Sydney 1

• We learn about Tactical Urbanism.
• We see an example of Tactical Urbanism at a Better Block event.
• Victoria Walks promotes walking for all ages.
• The Walking Volunteers worked to connect Sydney's Foreshore Walking Network.
• We go along on The Seven Bridges Walk around Sydney Harbour.

Perils For Pedestrians 213: Los Angeles

• We talk with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation about pedestrians.
• We attend the unveiling of the mobile website for Los Angeles State Historic Park.
• We learn about Los Angeles Walks.

Perils For Pedestrians 212

• Dan Burden on Blue Zones.
• US DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx at ProWalk/ProBike/ProPlace.

Perils For Pedestrians 211

• The International Cycling History Conference in Baltimore, MD.  
• A high wheel bicycle race in Frederick, MD. 
• A demonstration of some historical bicycles.  

Perils For Pedestrians 210

• We look at a trail along a pipeline in Olney, Maryland.
• We drop in on Walk to School Day in Kensington, Maryland.
• We attend the announcement for a new transit line in Maryland.
• We join a pedestrian parade to downtown Munich at the Walk21 conference.
• We join a protest march for pedestrians in Munich.

Perils For Pedestrians 209: Venice

• A professor discusses pedestrian movement in Venice.
• Why do families want to live in Venice.

Perils For Pedestrians 208

• We visit Munich and learn about the German pedestrian organization.
• We head to mainland Venice to learn about the Pumas Project.
• We travel up the Grand Canal.

Perils For Pedestrians 207: Munich

We travel to Munich, Germany.

• We drop in on the Walk21 international pedestrian conference.
• We talk with the Mayor of Munich about walking.
• We learn about a European initiative for 30 kilometer per hour speed limits.

Perils For Pedestrians 206: Geneva 2

• We visit the World Health Organization in Geneva to learn about road safety.
• Then we visit the International Road Federation in Geneva.

Perils For Pedestrians 205: Geneva 1

• We talk in depth with a geographer about pedestrians in Geneva, Switzerland.

Perils For Pedestrians 204

• We talk with a state delegate about a new sidewalk in Kensington, Maryland.
• We talk with Rick Steves about walking in Europe.
• We look at bicycle access to the University of North Carolina in Charlotte.
• Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood speaks at the National Bike Summit in Washington.

Perils For Pedestrians 203: Charlotte 2

• We travel to Charlotte for the American Public Works Association Winter Maintenance Conference.
• We talk with an architect about walkable communities.
• A planner discusses the role of the private sector in making walkable places.
• We learn about accommodations for blind pedestrians in Charlotte.

Perils For Pedestrians 202: Charlotte 1

• We travel to Charlotte, where we meet the Director of the Department of Transportation.
• We talk with the Safe Routes To School state advocacy organizer.
• We talk with the Bicycle Program Manager for Charlotte.

White House Conference On Aging

"The Power of Intergenerational Connections and Healthy Aging" Panel at the White House Conference On Aging, July 13, 2015.
Michael Smith, WebMD, Moderator.
Diana Nyad, Professional Athlete.
Mayor Matt Hayek, Iowa City, IA.
Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General.
Kevin Washington, YMCA.
Fernando Torres-Gil, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Discussions include "The Walk Across America" in 2016, "Healthy Aging Action Plan" in 2016, "New Way To Move" in August 2015, "A Call to Action on Walking and Walkable Communities", A Culture of Prevention, Complete Streets, and more.

Perils For Pedestrians 201

-Transportation initiatives of the Congress for the New Urbanism.
-The ProWalk, ProBike, ProPlace Conference in Long Beach, CA.
-Los Angeles Walks, a pedestrian advocacy organization.
-Fire hydrant blocking a sidewalk in Bethesda, MD.

Perils For Pedestrians 200

We talk with Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean about walking on the moon.
We talk with Space Shuttle astronaut Rick Mastracchio about walking in space.
We look back at some of our favorite interviews in our first 199 episodes.
1996 Eva Beach, HI.
1997 Toronto, Canada.
1998 St. Louis, MO.
1999 Richmond, VA.
2000 Bethesda, MD.
2001 Fayetteville, AR.
2002 Hallowell, ME.
2003 Silver Spring, MD.
2004 Copenhagen, Denmark.
2005 Zurich, Switzerland.
2006 Winnebago, NE.
2007 Raleigh, NC.
2008 Oxon Hill, MD.
2009 Paris, France.
2010 Brussels, Belgium.
2011 Pittsburgh, PA.
2012 Boston, MA.
2013 Silver Spring, MD.

Perils For Pedestrians 199

Episode 199 includes discussions of some important tools that can be useful for advocates and planners.

--We learn about the Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares manual. 
http://library.ite.org/pub/e1cff43c-2354-d714-51d9-d82b39d4dbad 

--We learn about the State Smart Transportation Initiative. 
http://www.ssti.us/ 

--We meet the author of Steps To a Walkable Community. 
http://walksteps.org/ 

--We attend Walk To School Day at Drew Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland. 
http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/  

Perils For Pedestrians 198

Perils For Pedestrians Episode 198: 
--Wellness Walkways in Vancouver, British Columbia. 
--Pedestrian pet peeves in Vancouver.
--Walking and Romance with author Van Wallach.
--Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson at Walk21.

Perils For Pedestrians 196: Vancouver 1

Perils For Pedestrians 196

--We visit Vancouver, British Columbia, where we learn about Green Communities Canada.

--We talk with the executive director of Better Environmentally Sound Transportation.

--We talk with an advocate at Burrard Street Bridge about the lack of respect for pedestrians.

Perils For Pedestrians 197: Vancouver 2

Perils For Pedestrians 197

--We talk with the director of the Urban Studies Program at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.

--We meet a resident of North Vancouver who donated a sidewalk.

--We talk with an urban planner about transportation choices in Vancouver.

Pilot Trail Project Along Pepco Utility Corridors

As part of a settlement agreement in conjunction with the Pepco/Exelon power company merger, Pepco will undertake a pilot trail project in Montgomery County, Maryland.  Pepco will build an access road in one of its power line corridors that will also serve as a pedestrian/bicycle path.  If the pilot project goes well, we can expect to see more such trails in the future.

From the settlement agreement:

Pilot Project to Provide Public Recreational Use of Pepco Utility Corridors and to Enhance Utility Access to Facilities

27. Certain parties have requested Pepco revisit its policy regarding access to its facilities and foster the development of both paved and natural surface trails open free-of-charge to non-motorized public use on its transmission corridors, including to provide for nonmotorized transportation benefits. In response to these requests, and in conjunction with work it has planned and that it intends to perform on its transmission corridors, including its efforts to enhance utility access to its facilities, Pepco agrees to coordinate with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”), Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and the Maryland - National Capital Park and Planning Commission (“M-NCPPC”) to establish a pilot project in its Maryland service territory by which Pepco will grant to an appropriate governmental or private entity in both Counties a limited, non-exclusive license to access specified portions of Pepco’s transmission-line property for recreational and transportation use by the public. Paths will provide increased access to Pepco to its facilities along the transmission corridor, therefore, Pepco will have access along any path to serve its facilities. Permanent paths will provide for faster access for restoration of lines damaged during storms and less impact on wetlands and streams since pathways will be built to mitigate damage to sensitive areas. Pepco agrees to work cooperatively with DNR, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and M-NCPPC to define the license terms. The first pilot project will be a combined paved and natural surface trail system along the transmission corridor from Westlake Drive near Montgomery Mall to the Soccerplex in Germantown (the “Bethesda-Dickerson Corridor”). Within four months after Merger closing, Pepco will solicit the input and work cooperatively with the DNR, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, M-NCPPC and other interested parties on the design of an unpaved trail in the portion of the Bethesda-Dickerson Corridor between the Soccerplex and Quince Orchard Road (the “Unpaved Trail”).

The terms of the licenses for the pilot projects shall include, but are not limited to, the

following:

a. Construction (e.g., access points and parking, standards, path material, bridges, signs);

b. Maintenance (including but not limited to responsibility for snow removal, grass cutting, debris removal);

c. Times of Use;

d. Acceptable non-motorized uses, including pedestrians, dog walkers, runners, cyclists, horseback riding;

e. Monitoring acceptable use;

f. Responsibility for handling complaints from adjoining landowners, including intake and response;

g. Liability and safety requirements;

h. Assurance that Pepco’s access and use of its property and facilities located therein are not limited in any way; and

i. Pepco shall retain final approval regarding the location of the pilot project(s) and the site of any future access, based upon factors such as safety, security, and Pepco’s need to continue to provide safe and reliable electric service consistent with its obligations to customers. Pepco will not forfeit or abridge its property rights in any way.

Pepco, the Counties, M-NCPPC and DNR will cooperate to gain approval of these trails and to construct them in a way that reasonably minimizes the portion deemed to be impervious surfaces in order to reduce the storm water retention requirements. Pepco will seek recovery in regulated transmission and distribution rates of the costs that it incurs in connection with the project. Pepco agrees to pay all reasonable costs associated with the pilot project if it is able to obtain such recovery in regulated rates. If Pepco is not able to obtain rate recovery of the full amount of pilot project costs, it will work with the Counties, M-NCPPC and DNR to reevaluate and appropriately limit the scope of the pilot project, pay the costs of designing the Unpaved Trail, and cooperate to seek alternate sources of funding to complete the pilot project.

Pepco further agrees, following the implementation of the pilot project, to collect lessons learned and identify criteria and conditions under which it would consider future projects to allow access to its property for non-motorized recreational and transportation use.

Perils For Pedestrians 195

--We look at traffic conditions in a St. Louis neighborhood.

--We learn about the Great Rivers Greenway District in St. Louis.

--The Grace Hill Settlement House seeks to reconnect North St. Louis to the Mississippi Riverfront.

--We meet an Americorps Trail Ranger on the Riverfront Trail.

--We meet a local fisherman along the trail.

--We travel to Vancouver to look at shrubbery blocking sidewalks.

"Serving The Community" Fail

The sidewalk next to the Bethesda Fire Department still hasn't been shoveled after yesterday's snow.

Perils For Pedestrians 194

Perils For Pedestrians 194

--We look at a new pedestrian and bicycle path across the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri.

--We visit Jefferson City, Missouri, where a ped-bike path was added to another Missouri River bridge.

--A blind pedestrian talks about accessible pedestrian signals in Kansas City.

--We drop in on Bike To Work Day in Bethesda, Maryland.

Perils For Pedestrians 193

Perils For Pedestrians Episode 193

--We talk with Jeff Riegner about the Pedestrian and Bicycle Council at the Institute of Transportation Engineers conference in St. Louis, Missouri.
--We talk with Deb Hubsmith at the Safe Routes To School National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
--We look at the need for sidewalks near a school in Edina, MN.
--We drop in on the Corporate Cycling Challenge bike ride in Omaha, Nebraska.

Perils For Pedestrians 192

Perils For Pedestrians Episode 192

-We talk with the BMW Vice President of Vehicle Safety about innovations to keep pedestrians safe.

-We look at public health partnerships and walking in Worcester, Massachusetts.

-We visit Fairfield, Connecticut, where a public workshop brings in ideas to make the city more walkable and bikeable.

Perils For Pedestrians 191: New England

Perils For Pedestrians Episode 191

--We learn about the Safe Streets Coalition in New Haven, Connecticut,

--Then we look at sustainable transportation at Yale University,

--We learn about Danvers Bi-Peds in Danvers, Massachusetts,

--We look at rails with trails in Rhode Island.

An Eclectic List of Conferences in 2015

2015 Conference List  v.  1.1

An eclectic list of meetings that have come to my attention.  Please let me know of any additions or corrections.

Thank you.

John Z Wetmore

john@pedestrians.org

www.pedestrians.org

January

11-15  Transportation Research Board (TRB); Washington, DC

15-16  Transforming Transportation (EMBARQ); Washington, DC

19-21  International Low Impact Development Conference; Houston, TX

20-24  National Sheriffs Association Winter Conference; Washington, DC

21-23  Conference of Mayors;  Washington, DC

23-25  Global Fat Bike Summit; Jackson, WY

26-27  ASTM F13 Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear; New Orleans, LA

27-29  Nat'l Conf on Science, Policy and the Environment: Energy and Climate Change; Washington, DC

28-30  Winter Cities Shake Up, Edmonton AB

29-31  New Partners For Smart Growth; Baltimore, MD

29-31  National Rural Transportation Conference; Cincinnati, OH

February

2-5  16th International Conference of Urban Transport (CODATU); Istanbul, Turkey

2-6  World of Concrete; Las Vegas, NV

3-5  Distributech (utilities); San Diego, CA

6-10  ATSSA - American Traffic Safety Services Assn. Convention and Traffic Expo; Tampa, FL

8-10  National Conference of Regions; Washington, DC

10-12  International Disaster Conference and Expo (IDCE); New Orleans, LA

10-12  Winter Cycling Conference; Leeuwarden, Netherlands

13-15  Youth Bike Summit; Seattle, WA

15-18  Conference on the Value of Play; Clemson, SC

15-18  National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Winter Committee Meetings; Washington, DC

16-18  Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference; San Diego, CA

16-20  Partners for Public Lands; Atlanta, GA

19-20  Media That Matters; Washington, DC

19-20  CNU Florida Summit; Orlando & Winter Park, FL

21  Alumni Day; Princeton, NJ

21-25  National Association of Counties Legislative Conference (NACO); Washington, DC

22-25  Active Living Research; San Diego, CA

23-24  National Physical Activity Plan; Washington, DC

26-3/1  World Bicycle Forum; Medellin, Columbia

March

2-3  Montana Bike-Walk Summit; Helena, MT

6-8  North American Handmade Bicycle Show; Louisville, KY

7-11  Congressional City Conference; Washington, DC

8-10  American Public Transportation Assn. Legislative Conference (APTA); Washington, DC

10-12  National Bike Summit; Washington, DC

15-17  Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities; Chicago, IL

17-19  Rail-Tech; Utrecht, Netherlands

17-21  Society of Health And Physical Educators (SHAPE); Seattle, WA

19-20  Indiana Bike Summit, Indianapolis, IN

23-27  Aging in America;  Chicago, IL

26-28  International Public Markets Conference; Barcelona, Spain

28-29  Global Health And Innovation Conference; New Haven, CT

29-31  International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association (IBTTA);  Washington, DC

30-4/2  National Main Streets Conference; Atlanta, GA

31-4/1  Ontario Bike Summit, Toronto ON

April

2  Walkable Washington Symposium; Redmond, WA

8-11  Urban Affairs Association;  Miami, FL

12-15  American Public Works Assn. (APWA) North American Snow Conference; Grand Rapids, MI

12-16  National Outdoor Recreation Conference; Annapolis, MD

12-16  The Concrete Convention; Kansas City, MO

13  Good Jobs, Green Jobs; Washington, DC

13-14  Assessment of Health Impacts (TRB); Washington, DC

16-17  Streets as Places (PPS); New York, NY

18-21  American Planning Association (APA); Seattle, WA

19-24  National Association of County Engineers;  Daytona Beach, FL

20-21  Critical Infrastructure Symposium; Linthicum, MD

20-23  International Association for Impact Assessment;  Florence, Italy

21-23  International Highway Technology Summit; Shanghai, China

21-25  Association of American Geographers (AAG); Chicago, IL

23-24  Tennessee Bike Summit; Knoxville, TN

29-5/2  Congress For The New Urbanism (CNU); Dallas, TX

May

1-2  ITE Quad Conference, Vancouver BC

3-6  APTA Bus and Paratransit Conference; Fort Worth, TX

3-6  Electric Vehicle Symposium (ESV28); Goyang, Korea

4-10  Global Road Safety Week

6  National Bike To School Day

6-8  Placemaking:  Making It Happen (PPS); New York, NY

7-8  Transportation for Sustainability (TRB); Washington, DC

14-16  American Institute of Architects (AIA); Atlanta, GA

14-16  AARP - Life@50+; Miami, FL

17-20  International Trails Symposium (American Trails); Portland, OR

17-21  Transportation Planning Applications (TRB); Washington, DC

20-22  Eastern Region Communication and Technology Conference; Morristown, NJ

20-23  Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA), Mexico City, Mexico

25-28  World Forum on Energy Regulation; Istanbul, Turkey

26-29  International Conference on Public-Private Partnerships; Austin, TX

27-29  International Transport Forum (ITF); Leipzig, Germany

27-31  American Society of Highway Engineers;  Baltimore, MD

28-31  Reunions; Princeton, NJ

30-6/3  Canadian Urban Transit Association, Winnipeg MB

31-6/2  Transportation Systems Performance Measurement (TRB); Denver, CO

31-6/5  Community Transportation Association; Tampa, FL

June

2-4  Urban Transport and the Environment; Valencia, Spain

2-5  Velo-City; Nantes, France

6  National Trails Day

7-8  ICTI - International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure;  San Francisco, CA

7-10  National Association of Regional Councils; Raleigh, NC

7-10  Canadian ITE, Regina SK

7-11  International Bridge Conference; Pittsburgh, PA

8-10  International Association of Public Transit (UITP) World Congress;  Milan, Italy

9-10  Towards Zero; Goteborg, Sweden

13-21  American Volkssport Association (AVA); Salem, OR

16-18  National Health Impact Assessment; Washington, DC

18-19  Barrier Free Cities; Lisbon, Portugal

19-22  Conference of Mayors; San Francisco, CA

21-24  APTA Rail Conference; Salt Lake City, UT

22-24  International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design; Vancouver, BC

24-27  Snow and Ice Management Association;  Schaumburg, IL

26-7/1  National Sheriffs Association; Baltimore, MD

27-30  Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), Saskatoon, SK

28-7/1  National Scenic and Historic Trails Conference; Franklin, TN

29-7/3  International Making Cities Livable (IMCL);  Bristol, United Kingdom

30-7/1  Mobility and Transport: ITS; Munich, Germany

July

6-7  Making Cities Liveable; Melbourne, Australia

6-8  International Conference on Transport and Health; London, England

7-9  NACCHO - Nat'l Ass'n of County and City Health Officials; Kansas City, MO

10-13  National Association of Counties (NACO); Charlotte, NC

14-19  National Society of Professional Engineers;  Seattle, WA

28-31  TRANSED  14th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons; Lisbon, Portugal

August

2-5  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE);  Hollywood, FL

3-6  NSCL - Nat'l Conference of State Legislatures - Legislative Summit; Seattle, WA

9-14  Trafinz; Dunedin, New Zealand

12-14  Alliance for Community Media (ACM); Pasadena, CA

22-25  International Municipal Signal Association;  New Orleans, LA

24-27  International Cycling History Conference; Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, France

29-9/2  Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA); Nashville, TN

30-9/2  American Public Works Association (APWA); Phoenix, AZ

30-9/2  IBTTA International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association; Dublin, Ireland

September

7  Mackinac Bridge Walk; Mackinaw City, MI

15-17  NRPA - National Recreation and Park Association; Las Vegas, NV

20-24  International Conference on Ecology and Transportation; Raleigh, NC

27-29  ARTBA - American Road and Transportation Builders Association; Philadelphia, PA

27-30  ICMA - International City/County Management Association; Seattle, WA

27-30  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC), Charlottetown, PEI

28-30  European Transport Conference; Frankfurt, Germany

28-10/1  APBP Pedestrian Development Seminar; St. Louis, MO

October

4-7  American Public Transportation Association (APTA); San Francisco, CA

5-9  ITS - Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress; Bordeaux, France

6-8  Road Safety and Simulation (TRB); Orlando, FL

6-8  Urban Land Institute (ULI); San Francisco, CA

7  International Walk To School Day

8-10  National Land Conservation Conference; Sacramento, CA

11-14  ASCE -- 143rd Annual Civil Engineering Conference; New York, NY

18-21  Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change; Sacramento, CA

20-23  Walk21; Vienna, Austria

20-23  AMPO - Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations; Las Vegas, NV

25-28 Rail~Volution; Dallas, TX

25-28  Traffic Records Forum;  Costa Mesa, CA

28-30  National Walking Summit; Washington, DC

28-31  Institute of Transportation Engineers Technical Conference; Tucson, AZ

31-11/4  American Public Health Association (APHA); Chicago, IL

November

2-6  World Road Congress; Seoul, Korea

3-6  National Preservation Conference; Washington, DC

4-7  National League of Cities; Nashville, TN

6-9  ASLA - American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA); Chicago, IL

8-11  National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC); Austin, TX

18-22  Gerontological Society of America; Orlando, FL

December

10-13  Council of State Governments; Nashville, TN

Date not yet set:

2015 White House Conference on Aging; Washington, DC