PLACE Initiative Forum: Building for Bikes

Wed 20 Nov 10:15 AM — 11:45 AM (GMT-06:00) Central Time Record Downtown, Record South

Type Concurrent Session In-person Open to All Attendees

This session will discuss efforts underway regionally and across Arkansas, and discuss innovative strategies to integrate local and regional biking as viable means of getting around. Participants will hear short-format presentations followed by a brief Q&A session and an interactive, distributed discussion employing the engaging open space format.

Speakers

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Mr. Tim Conklin

Executive Director NWA Housing Committee & Regional Planning Commission

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Nick Falbo

Senior Integrated Mobility Consultant Mobycon

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Mr. Ryan Hale

Founder and CEO Laneshift

Northwest Arkansas (NWA) is my home and I have lived here for over 30 years. My wife, a Rogers, Arkansas native, and I have chosen to put our roots down and raise our children in this wonderful area. I spent 5.5 years as a staff member of the Walton Family Foundation, helping plan and grow NWA’s extensive network of bike and pedestrian infrastructure. During my…

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Ms. Julie Kelso

Vice President of Planning Crafton Tull

Julie is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners as well as the American Planning Association, and is a licensed Landscape Architect in both Arkansas and Texas. Julie’s areas of expertise include large-scale comprehensive plans, bicycle and pedestrian plans, and parks system master plans, as well as site-specific projects such as streetscape corridors, trail design, and campus planning projects. Julie strives to plan…

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Mr. Matt Lambert

Partner DPZ CoDesign, Congress for the New Urbanism, PLACE Initiative

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Mike Lydon

Principal Street Plans

Mike is an internationally recognized planner, writer, speaker, and advocate for livable cities. NPR, The New York Times, The Guardian, ABC News, Bloomberg Cities, Salon, Next City, Wired, and Monocle have featured his work, among many other publications. Having delivered more than 250 keynotes, workshops, trainings, and lectures since 2009, Mike has exerted a global influence on how people think about city transformation. In 2018,…

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Mr. Paxton Roberts

Managing Director Trailblazers

Paxton is passionate about active transportation and outdoor recreation. He has been an avid cyclist for over 25 years. He enjoys riding with his 13 year-old daughter on mountain bike and shared-use paved trails in the region. Paxton has been an active member of the Arkansas bike advocacy community since 2012. Paxton has a bachelor's degree in Anthropology, a master's degree in Geography, and has…