When
Thursday April 30, 2015 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
Please note:
*Breakfast will be available by 9:00 am.
*Forum starts promptly at 9:40 am.
Contact
Ben Wood (413) 586-7525 ext.3130 or ben.wood@state.ma.us
Complete Streets Forum 2015: Next Steps for More & Safer Walking & Biking on Local Roads
The Forum will help stakeholders in MA towns and cities understand: a) “Complete streets” and how it can help communities b) How to begin or how to take the next step in including (or expanding!) complete streets in urban, rural, and suburban communities c) What resources are (or will be) available to and how to access them.
Learning Objectives
1. The concept of "complete streets" and the many ways they can help communities
2. How to begin or how to take the next step in including (or expanding!) complete streets in urban, rural, and suburban communities
3. What resources are (or will be) available to help advance complete streets policies, and how to access those resources.
Agenda
9:00 - 9:40 am Registration and Breakfast
(panel starts promptly at 9:40)
(panel starts promptly at 9:40)
9:40-11:10 am Plenary Panel: Complete Streets Overview, Funding Ideas and Introduction to Costing Infrastructure Improvements
11:10-11:20 Break
11:20-12:20 Workshop Sessions
12:20-1:10 pm Lunch
1:10-2:10 pm Workshop Sessions
2:15-3:00 pm Facilitated Topical Discussions
11:10-11:20 Break
11:20-12:20 Workshop Sessions
12:20-1:10 pm Lunch
1:10-2:10 pm Workshop Sessions
2:15-3:00 pm Facilitated Topical Discussions
Workshop Descriptions (choose 2 out of 3)
1. Effective Complete Streets Advocacy: This workshop will discuss building a constituency for this type of policy; engaging multiple levels of stakeholders; and talking points on complete streets. Specific examples from Massachusetts municipalities will be discussed.
2. Model Policy Approaches: This workshop will describe different policy approaches, the elements of a good policy and will provide examples from communities in Massachusetts that have recently enacted polices.
3. Best practices in implementation: This workshop will include various topics related to implementing Complete Streets including specific examples of infrastructure projects and ways Complete Streets principles are incorporated into multiple types of plans/policies.
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