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SOUTHEAST GREENWAYS and TRAILS SUMMIT Durham, NC October 1-3, 2017 #Segreenways WELCOME from the East Coast Greenway Alliance SOUTHEAST GREENWAYS AND TRAILS SUMMIT Durham, NC October 1-3, 2017 #SEGreenways WELCOME from the East Coast Greenway Alliance. Moving Our Great Region Forward. As someone who grew up in rural North Carolina a couple dozen miles from Durham, I’m proud to welcome you to the Triangle for our first-ever Southeast Greenways & Trails Summit! It’s exciting to showcase the Triangle’s national leadership in Greenway development - a model we can all build on throughout the South to solve today’s challenges to public health, the environment, and our economy. Sedentary lifestyles have increased obesity dramatically these last few decades as people lack safe routes to bike and walk to daily destinations. Many of the rivers that provide our drinking water are threatened by pollution and rising stormwater stresses as millions more people move to our region. And in these partisan times, division is creeping too far into our communities as many urban and suburban economies grow faster than rural areas. The greenways and trails we are developing are key to a win-win future. We can move our region forward together by learning from and inspiring each other at this Summit and then fanning out into our beloved communities to make a difference. At the East Coast Greenway Alliance, we care about the South and believe we can improve the quality of life throughout the region’s Greenway corridor and beyond. We can increase tourism that not only provides jobs but also celebrates what makes our region so great – from BBQ, peaches, and Key lime pie to the rich cultures that have been here for millennia and those much newer to our region, from the beautiful forests along the Haw River where I grew up to the ancient Appalachian Mountains and our spectacular beaches. Thank you for joining us for this first Southeast Summit. Let’s make it a tradition that brings us joy and has a dramatic positive impact throughout our region! Dennis Markatos-Soriano Executive Director, East Coast Greenway Alliance 3 WELCOME WELCOME to North Carolina. to the Triangle Region. Dear Friends: Greetings! Welcome to North Carolina! We’re pleased to have so many greenway advocates and partners gathering in Durham to learn and share with each other about what’s As chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners, it is my honor to welcome you working in your communities. to the Triangle for the Southeast Greenways & Trails Summit. I am proud to showcase our region’s 30-year coordinated effort to connect our communities with an amazing While you’re here, I hope you take the opportunity to get out on a few of the trails that 200 miles of interconnected greenways. make up the extensive greenway network in the Raleigh-Durham area. The Triangle’s greenways and trails are one of the features that consistently place us on national lists The Triangle is frequently recognized as one of the best places in the country to live, for great places to live, work and play. work and play. Our greenways, parks and preserves play an important role in that. They help protect our water quality, support public health and encourage economic As Governor of North Carolina, I am committed to providing strong educational and development. Simply put, they make our lives better. economic opportunities and a healthy environment so that all North Carolinians can thrive. Greenways and trails are part of that vision. From my earliest days, taking walks As we grow, and as communities all along the 3,000-mile East Coast Greenway with my dad, I’ve understood the importance of good environmental stewardship. Trail grow, there is a true sense of urgency to preserve open space. Doing so requires networks such as the East Coast Greenway - running through Durham, Raleigh and collaboration at the local, state and national levels, as well as partnerships between all of the East Coast - give people a safe, accessible place to exercise, to commute the public and private sectors. to work under their own power and to better connect with nature. Greenways bring people together - urban and rural, young and old, newcomers and long-timers. And, This summit is a unique opportunity to build those partnerships, as it brings together as you’ll hear during the Summit, greenways also make a significant economic impact greenway advocates from the Southeast and beyond to share our successes, on their local communities. challenges and vision. I thank the East Coast Greenway Alliance for making this remarkable event possible, and I thank all of you who have come here to show your Enjoy your time in the beautiful state of North Carolina and keep up the important work support for a healthy, sustainable future for greenways. Enjoy the Summit! you are doing, building stronger communities through stronger connections to where we live. Sincerely, Sig Hutchinson Very truly yours, Chair, Wake County Board of Commissioners Roy Cooper Governor, State of North Carolina 4 5 MANY THANKS MANY THANKS to SE Greenways & Trails Summit sponsors! to SE Greenways & Trails Summit sponsors! SPECIAL THANKS! SPECIAL THANKS! Local Host Committee Members Organizational Partners Iona Thomas, AICP, Co-Director of the SE Summit; Chair of NC ECG Committee; Director, Public Adventure Cycling Association Sector, McAdams Institute for Transportation Research and Education Palmetto Cycling Coalition Lauren Blackburn, AICP, Senior Project Manager, VHB Recreation Resource Services, NC State Todd Delk, PE, Manager of Bicycle and Pedestrian Practice, Stewart Triangle J Council of Governments Dale Mckeel, AICP, Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Durham/DCHC MPO Triangle Land Conservancy Bryan Poole, Transportation Planner II – Bicycle and Pedestrian, City of Durham Lindsey Smart, AICP, Senior Planner - Parks & Recreation, City of Durham Sig Hutchinson, Chair, Wake County Board of Commissioners Daniel Gottlieb, Director of Planning, Design, & Museum Park, North Carolina Museum of Art Autumn Cobeland, Summit Greenway Artist Sandi Bailey, Facilities Planner, Town of Cary Trung Vo, PE, AICP, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager, City of Raleigh Raleigh artist Autumn Cobeland found herself “awestruck” by John Hodges Copple, AICP, Regional Planning Director, Triangle J Council of Governments Raleigh’s extensive network of greenways when she and her Jason Reyes, AICP, Senior Planning Associate, Alta Planning + Design husband starting training for triathlons. Thirty-plus paintings Ed Johnson, RLA, ASLA, Acting Director, Division of Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation, NCDOT later, she’s still inspired by greenways. Cobeland is speaking Smith Raynor, State Trails Planner, NC State Parks at the summit on a public art and greenways panel, and her Lisa Potts, Senior Greenway Planner, City of Raleigh paintings are featured in this program and on Summit attend- Kenneth Withrow, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner, CAMPO; ECGA Advisory Board ees’ messenger bags. Sarah O’Brien, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager, ITRE Twenty percent of the proceeds from her greenway series paintings goes towards greenway projects. Aspen Romeyn, AICP, Senior Planner - Regional Planning, Triangle J Council of Governments autumncobelandpaintings.com Dave Connelly, NC ECG Committee Member Jennifer Zuckerman, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Duke Univ. Sanford School of Public Policy East Coast Greenway Alliance Staff Dennis Markatos-Soriano, Executive Director Niles Barnes, Co-Director of the SE Summit, Director of Greenway Programs Debbie West, Office Manager/Membership Coordinator Lisa Watts, Communications Manager Mary Beth Powell, River Relay Program Manager Molly Henry, New England Greenway Coordinator Bruce Donald, Tri-State Greenway Coordinator Daniel Paschall, Mid-Atlantic Greenway Coordinator Kathryn Zeringue, VA/NC Greenway Coordinator Brent Buice, GA/SC Greenway Coordinator Paul Haydt, FL Greenway Coordinator 8 GETTING AROUND GETTING AROUND The Triangle Durham East Coast Greenway Downtown Trail Triangle Region (East Coast Greenway) 68 miles of completed trails Ellerbe Creek Trail* Geer St The Pit Garden Downtown Trail* Fullsteam Brewery Southeast Greenways Ales for Rail-Trails 5K & Trails Summit American Tobacco Trail* Piedmont Umstead State Park Old Reedy Creek Rd Trail Durham Durham Armory Convention Center The Durham Black Creek Marriot Hotel Hotel Greenway* Reedy Creek Greenway North Carolina & Rocky Branch Trail Museum of Art (Art to Heart Trail)* Pizzeria Dashi Toro White Oak 21C Museum Greenway Little Rock Trail Hotel Walnut Creek Pauli’s Durham Greenway Walking Tour Neuse River 906 Carroll St Trail Bar Brunello Aloft Hotel American Tobacco Trail * Greenways Featured on Mobile Tours Botany By Bicycle 10 11 AGENDA at a glance. 12pm-1:30pm Lunch Plenary - Grand Ballroom North Carolina: the Great Trails State; Debut of Triangle Greenway Impact Report Sunday, October 1 1:45pm-3pm Afternoon Sessions I Track 1: Connecting to Nature & History Through Trails - Ballroom A 1pm-4pm Pre-Conference Active Events Connecting People with Nature: Designing, Building, Maintaining Trail Systems in Public Nature Preserves Ales for Rail-Trails 5K Run From Richmond to the Oceanfront: How Regional Trails are Connecting Coastal Virginia Pauli’s Durham Walking Tour Track 2: Measuring Return on Investment - Ballroom B Botany By Bicycle Evaluating the Economic Contribution of Trail Users on North Carolina Shared-use Paths Applying Bicycle and Pedestrian Data to Measure Economic Impacts 5pm-7:30pm Welcome & Keynote - Durham Armory Track 3: Leveraging Community Partnerships - Ballroom C Greenways: Past, Present,
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