Green Lanes Equity Summit in Austin, TX

[Carl Webb]

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Carl Webb

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Green Lanes Equity Summit - Austin, TX

May 15-16, 2013

City Hall
301 W. 2nd St. Atrium
Austin, TX 78701

A two-day gathering of transportation professionals, policymakers and
community leaders from the six Green Lane Project cities. The focus is
on building support for green lanes and related improvements in
low-income and historically underserved neighborhoods. On the agenda:

• Understand outreach challenges facing city leaders in building
support for bicycling and bicycling infrastructure
• Share best practices and lessons learned from the six GLP cities
• Address cultural stigmas related to bicycling
• Identify specific next steps that can support the efforts of city leaders

The issues surrounding equity in bicycle transportation are complex,
ranging from the current wave of gentrification in cities to cultural
barriers to bicycling in African-American and Hispanic communities.
The Summit does not presume to “solve” these complex and often
emotional issues, but to initiate a robust conversation, improve our
collective understanding, and identify effective approaches. The
expansion of green lane networks provides a current, relevant focal
point for discussing the challenges of building support in communities
where the “innovation” is not always readily embraced.

The Green Lane Project assembles policymakers, transportation
professionals, and senior staff from the six focus cities to study,
experience, and be inspired by the most advanced bicycling
environments in Europe and North America. Intensive hands-on policy
and design workshops cover topics such as network design, building
political and popular support, and using bicycling to add economic
value to cities. Focus cities also participate in regular best
practices-sharing summits and additional training opportunities during
the two-year duration of the Project. Professional exchanges among
peer cities and international experts inspire new adaptations of
proven practices that lead to safer, more effective bicycle
transportation back home

Host(s): Public Works Department - Bicycle Program
Weblink: http://greenlaneproject.org/events/

Sarah Murer at sa...@bikesbelong.org


Green Lane Project is a Bikes Belong Foundation campaign to catalyze
the creation of world-class bicycling facilities in the U.S.

WHAT IS A GREEN LANE?

Green lanes are dedicated, inviting spaces for people on bikes,
protected from cars and separated from sidewalks.