EDITOR’S NOTE: ATTENTION ASSIGNMENT, TRANSPORTATION, &POLITICS EDITORS, for more information or to attend this event, please contact Aaron Hyndman at aaron.hyndman@njbwc.org or 908-627-2306.

ANNUAL BIKE/PEDESTRIAN SUMMIT TO BE HELD AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, March 24, 2018

Statewide Event for Public Officials, Planners, Advocates, Activists, and Community Organizers to Feature Policy Solutions, Advocacy Successes, and Best Practices for Improving Public Health, Economic Growth, and Social Justice through Active Transportation Planning

WHAT: The Ninth Annual NJ Bike & Walk Summit, presented by the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition

WHO: Speakers include Oboi Reed, Equiticity; Kristen Jeffers, The Black Urbanist; Elise Bremer-Nei, NJDOT; Michael Viscardi, NJ Transit; Leigh Ann von Hagen, Voorhees Transportation Institute at Rutgers University

WHEN: Saturday, March. 24, 2018, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: The Conference Center at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, N.J.

BACKGROUND: The NJ Bike & Walk Summit, organized by the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition (NJBWC), is the state’s annual gathering of biking & walking advocates, community leaders, city and suburban planners, environmental and green team members, cycling enthusiasts, bike shop owners, bicycle and walking club members, recreational riders, health and wellness experts, community policy makers, traffic engineers, state legislators and those interested in the many benefits of walking and biking.

Keynote speaker for the event is Equiticity President & CEO Oboi Reed, a White House and USDOT Transportation Champion of Change Awardee, as well as a Co-founder and President & CEO of Slow Roll Chicago. Advocate of the Year Awards will be presented to state Senators Nia Gill and Steven Oroho and Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro. The Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition will receive the organizational Advocate of the Year Award.

Attendees will have the opportunity to become aware of various public funding sources and have the ability to network, collaborate, and identify and develop mutually beneficial relationships that can help communities become more livable and economically vibrant through bicycle and pedestrian safety and infrastructure initiatives.

For more information, and to register for the NJ Bike & Walk Summit, visit www.NJBWC.org/summit-2018/.   Registration includes access to all of the day’s events, breakfast and lunch. On-line pre-registration is available for $65 per attendee or at the 3/24 event for $75. Pre-registration price ends on Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

The New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition is a statewide advocacy organization for bike riders and pedestrians. NJBWC is dedicated to protecting the rights and safety of New Jersey’s bike riders and walkers, promoting bicycling and walking for fun, fitness, and transportation, educating people who ride bikes, walk, and drive, about our rights and responsibilities, and connecting our communities with a smarter transportation system. NJBWC is a collective voice for everyone who believes that a safer, more rideable and walkable New Jersey means a more livable, sustainable New Jersey.

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