Getting Indiana into a higher gear! Cycling experts to present, take your questions, offer solutions on making a bicycle-friendly Indiana
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
* A Better Place To Bike Is A Better Place To Live
Krista Rettig, Advocacy and Governmental Affairs Director for Trek Bicycle Corporation, will share how a better place to bike is a better place to live, with examples from around the country and her home state of Wisconsin, which is ranked the number two Bike-Friendly state by the League of American Bicyclists.
Breakout Sessions:
Track 1 - Planners
* Bike Lane Striping - the devil is in the details
A presentation of the Metropolitan Planning Office's view: the shortcomings of AASHTO guidance and the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices), the unique engineering challenges that bike lanes represent, and the MPO's recommendations for bike lane striping. Kent Anderson is a native of Virginia and a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Upon completion of his service in the Navy, he attended the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina in Columbia earning a Master of International Business Studies. Upon graduation he worked for AUDI AG in Ingolstadt, Germany as a logistics planner where he biked to work daily. Since 2005, he has been the Director of the Columbus Area Metropolitan Planning Organization as well as an officer in the Indiana Army National Guard. Kent still bikes to work, as do his children to school.
* Safe Routes To School - How To Get Them
This session will provide background information and purpose of the government-funded Safe Routes to School program. Participants will learn the benefits of Safe Routes and the structure of Indiana's program. Michael O'Loughlin, manager of Indiana's Safe Routes to School program, has been a transportation planner with the Indiana Department of Transportation for almost 25 years. He has functioned as a liaison with Indiana's metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and INDOT districts, and was one of the authors of Indiana's first long-range, multimodal transportation plan. Since 1993 he has been the state's Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager, and in 1997 he assumed the responsibilities of the Indiana Byway Program Manager. Michael has been involved in Indiana's Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program since the late '90s.
* What it will take for Indiana to break away from the pack
As Hoosiers we often wait to see what everyone else does before we try a new trend - so let's take a look at what others are doing. This session will focus on some emerging trends in bike facilities in the U.S. and abroad and how a local community is applying one of those concepts right here in Indiana. Pete Fritz, ASLA, AICP, CPRP, is a landscape architect, urban planner and a past Chairman of Bicycle Indiana. Pete Fritz has over twenty five years of extensive experience in urban planning, transportation-related design, trail planning and design, park and recreation planning and environmental planning. He has a passion for working with project stakeholders in planning and designing great communities. Pete has managed over one hundred fifty projects throughout his career, covering a diverse range of clients and project types. He also has a unique background in landscape architecture and community planning, working in both the public and private sectors. Pete is past chair and on the Board of Directors for Bicycle Indiana. He is also the bike commuter chair for Central Indiana Bicycling Association and has served as the bicycling representative on the Trail Advisory Board for the Indiana Department of Natural resources Shane E. Burkhardt, AICP, is Director of Planning and Urban Design Services with American Structurepoint. Shane oversees a wide range of urban planning, urban design and economic development services, including comprehensive planning, land-use regulations, economic and demographic analysis, strategic planning, and specialized studies. Shane was a Research Fellow with the Hudson Institute, a national public policy think-tank, where he focused on research related to improving the economic competitiveness of communities as well as a focus on improvements to national transportation policy. Shane has been a life-long and avid cyclist, a member of the League of American Bicyclists, Association for Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, and grew up with both parents as League Certified Cycling Instructors. He knows his hand signals.
Track 2 - Advocates
* Bicycle Friendly Initiatives - Welcome to the five E's
The League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Friendly America program continues to gain momentum in Indiana. Learn how your community, business and state can be bicycle friendly through the LAB's criteria of Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement and Evaluation. Jeff Peel joined the League of American Bicyclists in March 2008 as Program Specialist for the Bicycle Friendly America program. Jeff enjoys the unique experience of helping to provide a road map for state and local bike advocates. Before joining the League he served as Project Manager for Smart Bike, Washington, D.C.'s public bike-sharing program; Program Manager for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, helping plan events, raise funds, offer bike-education and assist with advocacy; and several years of bicycle retail experience. Jeff enjoys both on and off-road recreational cycling, but also finds fulfillment in using his bike for day-to-day transportation. Raymond Hess, Senior Transportation Planner for the City of Bloomington. Raymond served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Western African country of the Ivory Coast where he gained a new appreciation of bicycling using his Peace Corps-issued Trek mountain bike as his primary form of transportation. Upon his return to the States, Raymond worked on community redevelopment issues for the small town of Brooksville, Florida. He then moved to Bloomington, an LAB Bicycle Friendly Bronze community, where he worked for the city as the Bike/Ped coordinator in the Planning Department and became a League Cycling Instructor. In his current role he works with the Metropolitan Planning Organization.
* Trails and Greenways: Where they really are taking us
It's not only about building trails and greenways; it's about leveraging, connecting and capitalizing on them for better communities and a better quality of life. Two Indiana experts on off-road cycling discuss successes and challenges. Ron Carter, Executive Director of The Greenways Foundation, has spent the bulk of his business career in advertising, marketing and sales management. Ron was a founding member of the Monon Greenway Committee in Carmel. He is serving his fourth term as a member of the Carmel City Council, is immediate past chair of the Council's Parks, Recreation and Arts Committee, is a member of the Public Safety Committee, and is president of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission. Ron has been the leading advocate of trails and greenways in Carmel, an LAB Bicycle Friendly Bronze community, for more than fifteen years. Paul Arlinghaus is the President of the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association. HMBA has gained national attention through the Recreational Trail Grant and the State Trail Grant projects. The grants have allowed HMBA to combine $400,000 with thousands of volunteer hours to build world class trails in Indiana, including Brown County State Park which was recently recognized by Bicycling magazine as among the top 33 trail systems in the country. This was shortly after Indiana received a very low grade from the International Mounting Bicycling Association. Paul is the HMBA Trail Steward at Indianapolis' popular Town Run Trail Park. Prior mountain bike experiences include racing, race promotion and team management.
* Complete the streets! Accommodating cycling's rightful place on the pavement
This session will demonstrate the benefits of complete streets, provide an overview of the design elements of complete streets, investigate the development and implementation of local and state policies, and help you become an advocate for complete streets in your community. Kim Irwin, MPH, is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Health Promotion and coordinates Health by Design, an initiative working at the overlap of the built environment and public health. Her master's in public health is from the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Public Health. Kim is a Certified Health Education Specialist. Her work experience includes health promotion activities and program and administrative management for the American Lung Association, the IU School of Medicine, and in senior services. She currently serves on the Boards of Directors for the Indiana Society for Public Health Education and Improving Kids' Environment, and co-chairs the Communities Workgroup of the Indiana Healthy Weight Initiative. Irene Wegner, MPA, Associate State Director, Community Outreach, AARP, has served the 22 million-member organization for thirteen years, including time at the Midwest Regional Office. She has worked on a number of AARP initiatives including consumer fraud, independent living, livable communities and mobility options. Before joining AARP, she worked with volunteers and community organizations by monitoring and funding more than 28 agencies in the northern Chicago suburbs. Irene also helped to found WilPower, Inc., a housing and psychosocial center for persons with mental illness on Chicago's north shore. She is an avid bicyclist and a member of Health by Design, the MPO Multi-Modal Task Force in Indianapolis, and the Indiana Healthy Weight Initiative Senior Group.
Track 3 - Enthusiast
* How To Get The Most From Your Ride
Learn tips from Marian University's cycling coach on how to maximize your fitness when you ride.
Dean Peterson, MS, Head Coach of the Marian University Cycling Program and instructor within the School of Education, Peterson is in his fourth year at Marian. Peterson brings 27 years of bicycle racing experience and 21 years of teaching to Marian University. He has coached, trained, or raced in Europe, Africa, and Cuba. He is a USA Cycling Level 3 coach and is a USA Cycling Category 1 cyclist. In his three seasons at the helm of the 11th-time national champions, Peterson has guided the Knights to three straight USA Cycling Collegiate track cycling championships and has overseen the birth of an all-around cycling program. Peterson is in his fourth University cycling program. Peterson also serves as an instructor within the School of Education at Marian
* Smart Cycling - How to promote bicycle safety in your community
Smart Cycling is the League of American Bicyclists' premiere education program. It encompasses several different classes all designed to give cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on the trail. This session will share how to successfully promote and host the Smart Cycling programs in your community.
Warren Smock, Master LCI, Associate Professor/Program Chair, Ivy Tech Community College, is an active member with the Central Indiana Bicycling Association and the Secretary for the CIBA Foundation. Warren obtained his LCI certification in 2005 and has successfully taught safe cycling throughout Indiana.
* Bike Fitting...it is not all about the bike.
How can the human body, which may have limitations in strength and flexibility, find harmony with a machine which has limitations in adjustments? This presentation will provide insight into the relationships of bike frame geometry, biomechanics and the physical attributes of the human body with the proper bike-fitting process.
Jeffrey Frame, MS, is the Manager of the Biomechanics Lab at Ball State University. Jeff received his BS ('97) in Exercise Physiology and MS ('05) in Biomechanics with an emphasis on pedaling mechanics both from Ball State University. A long time participant in all areas of competitive cycling, he has obtained credentials from USA Cycling as an Expert Coach and SICI's Advanced Bike Fit Specialist, Triathlon Fitting, and Custom Bike Fitting certifications. Before rejoining the BSU family, Frame worked with numerous cyclists including the likes of Team Discovery while working for eSoles custom footbeds. His research interests include foot and pedaling mechanics in cycling. He currently serves as the Mgr. of the Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Faculty Advisor for the BSU Cycling Club, Director of Cycling Services and an undergraduate instructor.
