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2026 Summit Replay: Bike Buses
At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, Kevina Casaletto, Bethanie Johnson, and Erik J. Landfried,came together to discuss the growing popularity of bike buses and how communities across North Carolina are helping more children experience the joy of biking to school. Bike buses bring students together to ride to school along a planned route, often…
Success stories from across the state!
Communities across North Carolina are finding creative ways to make walking, biking, and rolling safer, more accessible, and more inclusive. At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, this session brought together five success stories highlighting the people, partnerships, and programs making a difference across the state. From coastal greenway development to youth cycling programs, campus…
2026 Summit Replay: Safety Action Plans
How can communities use data, planning, and federal funding to make meaningful progress toward eliminating roadway deaths and serious injuries? At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, Erik J. Landfried, AICP, Planning Associate with Alta Planning + Design; Lydia M. McIntyre, P.E., MPA; Carter Spradling; and Nathan Smiley, MURP, AICP came together to discuss how…
The Power of Livable and Age-Friendly Communities
What makes a community work well for people at every stage of life? At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, Mark Hensley, MA, Associate State Director for Community Outreach & Advocacy with AARP North Carolina’s Triad Region, introduced attendees to AARP’s Livable and Age-Friendly Communities initiative and the ways communities across the country are working…
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Integrating Bike Safety Into Schools
What does it take to make it safer and easier for kids to walk, bike, and roll to school and around their communities? At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, Dr. Kat Dale of Winterville Safe Routes to School and Oaks & Spokes, Tiffany L. Hooker, Police Officer III with Greensboro Police Department, Desiree Squire…
Rumble Strips and Roadway Safety
How do rumble strips fit into the broader effort to make North Carolina roads safer for everyone who uses them? At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, we were joined by Shawn A. Troy, PE, Deputy State Traffic Engineer for Safety with NCDOT’s Division of Mobility and Safety, and State Traffic Engineer Brian Murphy, PE, for…
2026 Summit Replay: Bridging the Gap: Progressing Local Need on State Roads
For communities working to make walking and biking safer, one of the biggest challenges is often the gap between local needs and the state transportation system. Many important bicycle and pedestrian connections are located on state-maintained roads, where local governments may have limited authority, limited resources, and few dedicated funding options to address those needs.…
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