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2023 NC BikeWalk Summit Wrap Up
The city of Salisbury and Catawba College served as host to the 2023 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, September 14-16. The 208 registered attendees from 59 North Carolina cities and towns were treated to speaker sessions covering topics such as, Transportation Demand Management, funding opportunities, developing library partnerships, as well as programming and funding success stories…
Summit Session Spotlight: Funding to Support Bicycling and Walking: Sources, Challenges, and Opportunities
Join panelists from the UNC Highway Safety Research Center for an interactive discussion about funding for projects that support bicycling, walking and rolling in North Carolina. After reviewing funding streams and resources for navigating these sources, panelists will share details about some of the newer USDOT funding programs, including Safe Streets and Roads for All…
Summit Session Spotlight: Transportation Demand Management Program
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is a broad term encompassing any type of program or infrastructure that helps people shift their travel behavior away from single-occupancy vehicles and toward healthier, more sustainable travel choices. Centralina Regional Council, NCDOT, and partners are collaborating to plan and launch a TDM program for the greater Charlotte region – and…
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Transportation at the Summit
Whether driving, carpooling, or taking the train to the NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit this year, it is our hope that you will take advantage of several transportation options available to you as you move throughout Salisbury for Summit events. In addition to working with Salisbury Transit to identify the best points of access to their existing transit…
Traffic Bicycling for Transportation Professionals
Leading into the Summit, BikeWalk NC will be offering a Traffic Cycling for Transportation Professionals class on Thursday, September 14th from 8am-6pm. This class is oriented toward transportation engineers, planners, and law enforcement, but is open to all adults. The intensive 9-hour training course teaches best practices for bicycle operation in urban traffic. Participants improve…
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Virtual NC Friendly Driver Program Offered Pre-Summit
In the lead up to this year’s Summit, BikeWalk NC will be offering a virtual presentation of the NC Friendly Driver Program on Tuesday, September 12th, at 6:30pm. This virtual format of the program will offer those in areas of the state not yet reached through in person presentations an opportunity to experience the program…
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Featured Summit Speaker: Noah Lenstra
Dr. Noah Lenstra is an Associate Professor of Library and Information Science in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) where he brings a community organizing approach to the study and teaching of public librarianship. Notably, Noah founded the “Let’s Move in Libraries” initiative, which focuses on supporting healthy…
