Your 2019 Missouri Active Transportation Summit Schedule and Program (August 9th, Columbia)
Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2019 Missouri Active Transportation Summit Schedule and Program: 
- Register for the 2019 Summit here. The Summit is Friday, August 9th, 2019 starting at Columbia City Hall at 9:00am
- Full 2019 Summit Program here (pdf format)
- Summit Session summary:
Plenary Speech:
Michael Wagler, Main Street Iowa
“Activating Community Revitalization with the Main Street Approach”

10:00-10:45 1st breakout session
(Armory Conference Room) | (Boone County Govt Center Chambers) | (City Hall Conference Room 1A/1B) |
Complete Streets 2.0 - Rise of the New Mobility: E-bikes, Scooters, Bike Share, Complete System Integration (panel)
Paul Wojciechowski, Alta Planning+Design
Jaque Knight, CBB Transportation Engineers + Planners
Scott Ogilvie, Transportation Policy Planner, City of St. Louis
| On Common Ground: Exploring the Social Justice Impact of Active Transportation
Nicholas Butler, University of Missouri’s Center for Health Policy
| Bicycles and Missouri Law: Misconceptions about Biking and Driving: New research on Missouri drivers’ understanding of Missouri bicycle law and communicating to drivers about bicycling; E-Bikes: Who, what, and E-bike law & the law (panel)
Amanda Grimes, University of Missouri-Kansas City, BikeWalkKC
Ted Curtis, Bike/Ped Coordinator, City of Columbia
Paul Wojciechowski, Alta Planning+Design |
10:55-11:40 2nd breakout session
(Armory Conference Room) | (Boone County Govt Center Chambers) | (City Hall Conference Room 1A/1B) |
Local Action, Local Results: Live Healthy Live Well Lafayette County - The progress and the Rail Corridor; Joplin Trail Coalition Progress & Promise (panel)
Marsha Corbin, Old Trails Regional Partnership
Steve Rhoades, Vireo
Braden Horst, President, Joplin Trails Coalition
| Missouri State Parks: Grant Funding and Partnerships
Dawn Fredrickson, Director of Grants, Recreation, and Interpretation Program, Missouri State Parks
Ben Nagy, Trail Coordinator, Missouri State Parks
| Experiencing Active Transportation from Both Sides: Developing a Complete Transportation System in Springfield - Lessons from 40 years experience in the field; Car Brain to Bicycle Brain
David Hutchison, Springfield Public Works (retired), Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals – Missouri Chapter, Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation
Bill Donnelly, bicyclist
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1:00-1:45 Keynote Session, City Hall Council Chambers
Keynote Speech:
Mike Sutherland, Missouri State Parks
“Missouri State Parks & Trails: Katy, Rock Island, and Beyond”

2:00-2:45 3rd breakout session
(Armory Conference Room) | (Boone County Govt Center Chambers) | (City Hall Conference Room1A/1B) |
The Dirt Path to Oz: Retirement community to mountain bike destination; Missouri's new Butterfield Stage Experience gravel route; Missouri’s cross-state routes and trails potential (panel)
Paul Wojciechowski, Alta Planning+Design
Mac Vorce, Director, Warsaw Chamber of Commerce
Chase Crawford, Hickory County Commission
Sheridan Garman-Neeman, Executive Director, Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission
Brent Hugh, Executive Director, Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation
Josh Adams, Missouri Trails Project | MoDOT's Bike/Ped Program: Past, present, and (with your help) future
Jenni Hosey, Senior Multimodal Operations Specialist, MoDOT
| Columbia Vision Zero: Driving traffic deaths and injuries to zero
Richard Stone, Engineering & Operations Manager, City of Columbia Public Works
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3:00-3:45 4th breakout session
(Armory Conference Room) | (Boone County Govt Center Chambers) | (City Hall Conference Room 1A/1B) |
Getting Everyone on a Cycle: Cycle accessibility for all people and all abilities with the Columbia Bike Coop, Bike to the Future, and Bike St Louis (panel)
Hugh Share, Cycle St Louis Sid Popejoy, Bike to the Future Martin Wills, CoMO Bike Co-op | Active Transportation and the Experience Economy: 2500 Miles of Art & Culture; Implementing realistic bike/ped in rural communities with the STAR Guide
Louis Riggs, Missouri House of Representatives Aaron Defenbaugh, Alta Planning+Design | What’s in a Name: Low Speed/Low Volume Roadways; Big Results On A Small Budget
Paul Wojciechowski, Principal, Alta Planning+ Design (Central Region) |
4:00-5:00 Concurrent walk and bike tours of Columbia
Meet near City Hall Main Entrance | Meet at City Hall Lobby |
Bike Tour: Innovations of Columbia’s bike network
Ted Curtis, Bike/Ped Coordinator, City of Columbia
Pedego will have a few e-bikes available if you can’t bring your own bike! | Walking Tour: An African-American History of Columbia
Ian Thomas, Columbia City Council, AmericaWalks |
5:00-done Summit wrap-up and social hour, Logboat Brewing company, 504 Fay Street
Walking and Bike Tours will end at Logboat Brewing
Register for the 2019 Summit here. The Summit is Friday, August 9th, 2019 starting at Columbia City Hall at 9:00am
Full 2019 Summit Program here (pdf format)
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