Vancouver will be welcoming over 1,000 delegates to the Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place Conference between September 12-15, 2016. This is a great opportunity to share successes and challenges between local, national and international experts.
The theme of this conference is Moving Towards a Healthier World. The Call for proposals is now open. The deadline to submit your proposal is January 29.
Here is a link to submit your proposal (http://walkbikeplaces.org/proposals/ ). This link also provides contact information for the conference.
The Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place Conference has been the premier North American conference for over 30 years and now has an international audience of urban planners, engineers, citizen advocates, place makers, entrepreneurs, developers, elected officials and health professionals. Here is a link to the conference website that will be updated as further details are confirmed (http://walkbikeplaces.org/ ).
Stay tuned in the months ahead for some great mobile workshops for walking, cycling and great placemaking.
Mr. Dale J. Bracewell, P.Eng.
Manager, Active Transportation
Complete Streets Council Vice-Chair
LeadershipITE Alumni Committee Chair
City of Vancouver, Engineering Services
507 West Broadway, Suite 320
Vancouver, BC V5Z 0B4 Canada
Phone: (604) 871-6440
dale.bracewell@vancouver.ca