Oregon Active Transportation Summit: Full Schedule

11:00am PDT

Infrastructure through All Life Experiences from 8 to 80

Wednesday April 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Consistent infrastructure and wayfinding are best practices in design and construction and for user experience. When wayfinding or infrastructure is inconsistent, it's challenging for community members to use it, sometimes especially those with disabilities. When anyone feels unsafe or unsure about how to navigate, they are less likely to go out on their own and become isolated. We need to provide infrastructure that supports community members to remain active. Panelists will share their lived experience and engage the audience to share theirs and ask questions.

Speakers

Lisa Strader

ADA Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Lisa Strader is a certified ADA Coordinator currently serving in that role for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Lisa works within the bureau to ensure PBOT programs and activities are accessible to people with disabilities. She works with designers to ensure that the... Read More →

Annadiana Johnson

Advocate, Retired

Annadiana Johnson is a mobility device user who advocates for people who live with disabilities and older adults. She serves on committees and councils in this role. She also participates in design and planning workgroups. Prior to retirement Annadiana worked in the field of Computer... Read More →

Jan Campbell

Chair, TriMet Committee on Accessible Transportation

Jan Campbell is currently the chair of TriMet’s Committee on Accessible Transportation, Co-Chairs the Special Transportation Fund Advisory Committee in the Metro area, and is past President and now Board Member of Disability Rights Oregon. Awards have been presented to her at... Read More →

Patricia Kepler

Accessibility Analyst, Portland Police Bureau

Patricia is an active member of Portland’s disabled community and has, for many years, advocated for disability inclusion. She currently works as the Accessibility Analyst for the Portland Police Bureau. In her previous position at Portland Community College, Patricia helped create... Read More →

Wednesday April 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Expo Hall 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

What Matters Most

Safe Routes to School Of interest to SRTS practitioners

1:15pm PDT

Building Fiscally Resilient Places to Accelerate Active Transportation: A Strong Towns Perspective

Wednesday April 23, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Oregon Room

Strong Towns PDX advocates for a development pattern that is fiscally strong and resilient. Through connection, education, action, and advocacy, Strong Towns PDX has empowered hundreds of volunteers to make tangible change in the Portland area.

In this presentation, we will discuss the connection between fiscal resiliency, tax revenue, land use, active transportation, and the future of the Portland region.

The fiscal resiliency of a community is the critical foundation upon which all municipal goals, needs, and services depend on. Fiscal resiliency is largely driven by a city’s development pattern. When our governments don’t have adequate funds, we can’t meet basic needs, much less drive a modal shift towards active and public transit.

By developing our communities in a way that maximizes the “value per acre” of our land, we can ensure that our municipalities have adequate funds for our transportation systems and other community needs.

Attendees will leave with actionable knowledge of how to return to a more fiscally-resilient, traditional form of city-building in order to foster the next surge in non-car travel in Oregon.

Speakers

Allan Rudwick

Leader, Strong Towns PDX, Eliot Neighborhood Association

Jeremiah Via

Leader, Strong Towns PDX

Wednesday April 23, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Oregon Room 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

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1:15pm PDT

Coalitions, Funding, and Impact: Building Effective Bicycle Networks

Wednesday April 23, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Alaska/Idaho Room

Cascade Bicycle Club has over 50 years of experience advocating for safer streets and active transportation across Washington State. By advocating for a safer bicycle network and working with Seattle Department of Transportation, City Council, and community organizations, we’ve developed policies, secured funding, and are building a comprehensive bike network that connects people to essential destinations like grocery stores, schools, and libraries.
At the Oregon Active Transportation Conference, we’ll share lessons from Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan and the Move Seattle and Keep Seattle Moving levies, highlighting how data-driven impact measurement such as the (high injury network and vision zero data), demand for transparency, and bicycle coalitions the building of safety projects and funding of safety programs.
Key tactics include stakeholder mapping, maintaining focus by avoiding mission creep, and using storytelling to inspire community support. We will also explore practical tools for measuring and reporting progress, ensuring accountability, and building public trust—essential for delivering outcomes on time and on budget. Our advocacy prioritizes safety, equity, and sustainability, transforming Seattle’s transportation landscape and growing a network of 25,000 engaged advocates.
Collaboration with community-based organizations ensures bike infrastructure meets the needs of all residents while promoting sustainable urban development. Attendees will leave with actionable insights to build coalitions, secure funding, and implement effective engagement strategies that lead to meaningful and lasting results. Together, we can create active transportation networks that prioritize inclusivity, transparency, and long-term success, fostering healthier, more connected communities.

Speakers

Tyler Vasquez

Seattle Policy and Advocacy Officer, Cascade Bicycle Club

Tyler Vasquez grew up in southeast San Diego, where the concept of active transportation is not a common idea. A first-generation college student, he was raised with the belief that freeways and cars were the only way to get to school, the library, or the grocery store. When he worked... Read More →

Wednesday April 23, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Alaska/Idaho Room 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

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1:15pm PDT

Good Vehicles Produce Good Outcomes: Selecting and Supporting Consumer Products for Ebike Programs

Wednesday April 23, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Alaska/Idaho Room

Ebike libraries, subsidy programs, and other “non-bikeshare” implementations are effective mode-shifting tools, and they’re growing in popularity. High usage rates are key to achieving successful program outcomes, and to stack user miles, programs need to provide high levels of uptime and an overall high rate of rider satisfaction.

So, what product characteristics are most important to examine?
Program designers and managers are faced with a wealth of ebike options, so this presentation will look at a few case studies from successful programs to learn how leaders selected ebikes and what steps they took to ensure success from product uptime and user satisfaction standpoints.

Case studies:
Ride2Own
Tigard Power to the Pedal Ebike Library

Speakers

Nick Wood

Program Manager, Vvolt E-Mobility

Currently the Program Manager for Vvolt ebikes, Nick Wood has supported bicycle commuting for nearly 30 years as a rider, retailer, PR executive and marketer.

Wednesday April 23, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Alaska/Idaho Room 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

What Matters Most

Subject Micromobility

2:30pm PDT

East Multnomah County Safe Streets Planning Workshop

Wednesday April 23, 2025 2:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Oregon Room

Multnomah County is working to develop a Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP) for East Multnomah County, working to plan safety improvements for the most famously unsafe roads in the County. We are in the process of developing our project list and need your help. With implementation funding in question, this is the time to think local and get creative.
Join us for an interactive safety planning workshop, using this project as a case study. Participants will learn about the project and what we’ve heard from the community so far, practice applying safety countermeasures to priority locations in East Multnomah County, work in small groups to develop strategies for building political support for big changes and contribute your ideas to an active project in your backyard!

Speakers

Katie Selin

Transportation Planner and Project Manager, Alta Planning + Design

Katie is a transportation planner and project manager at Alta Planning + Design, specializing in active transportation corridor and network planning, coalition building, facilitation, public engagement, and creative process design. She loves getting groups of people together to develop... Read More →

Mike Sellinger

Senior Planning Associate, Alta Planning + Design

Mike Sellinger is a Senior Planning Associate at Alta Planning + Design. He leads Alta’s Innovative Mobility practice and the Pacific Northwest Planning team. Mike is an experienced active transportation planner and researcher. His current work includes developing methods for quantifying... Read More →

Allison Boyd

Transportation Planning Manager, Multnomah County

Allison is the Transportation Planning Manager at Multnomah County. Her team works on policy, safety planning, transit, and current planning with a goal of increasing equity and community engagement. She enjoys working on intergovernmental projects that can bring more resources to... Read More →

MaryJo Andersen

Transportation Planning Specialist, Multnomah County

MaryJo has a focus on transportation safety and outreach, especially in East Multnomah County. Her primary work includes Safe Routes to School, the County's Bicycle and Pedestrian Community Advisory Committee, and the Transportation Safety Action Plan. She enjoys making connections... Read More →

Wednesday April 23, 2025 2:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Oregon Room 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

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2:15pm PDT

Metro Safe and Complete Streets Toolbox

Thursday April 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Oregon Room

Meet Metro's Safe and Complete Streets Team and learn about new tools and resources that you can use to support your work creating safe, healthy, active streets. Learn who to contact and connect with at Metro for for safety and transportation data, mapping and analysis tools, street and trail design guidance, SRTS grants, planning and polices, and more. We'll share an org chart! Tools and resources highlighted will include city, county, regional, bicycle and pedestrian High Injury Corridors Explorer Tool and StoryMap, profiles of the top 25 most dangerous high injury corridors - using crash data from 2017-2021 and 2016-2020, Regional Safe Routes to School Walkshed Analysis, Fatal and Serious Crash Map, RLIS crash data, the just published Community and Quick Build Demonstration Projects guide, Designing Livable Streets and Trails Guide, Better Bus Transit Priority Toolkit, city and county crash data, planning for complete pedestrian and bicycle networks, key policies to support safe and complete streets, and a sneak peak at the soon-to-be released Crash Data Dashboard.

Speakers

Lake McTighe

Principal Transportation Planner, Metro

Lake Strongheart McTighe is a principal transportation planner at Metro, the regional government and Metropolitan Planning Organization for the greater Portland region. At Metro, Lake focuses on street design, transportation safety and active transportation, developing plans and policies... Read More →

John Mermin

Senior Transportation Planner, Oregon Metro

I am a Senior Transportation Planner at Metro, the regional government and Metropolitan Planning Organization for the greater Portland region. I've been an enthusiast of walking and biking around cities for over 40 years while growing up in New England as well as the last 20+ years... Read More →

Anthony Cabadas

Associate Transportation Planner, Oregon Metro

As an associate transportation planner at Metro, I am developing a quick-build guide while supporting our Safe Streets for All program. Growing up in Los Angeles and later leading a youth cooking research program there as a college student, I personally learned how limited mobility... Read More →

Jake Lovell

GIS Specialist, Metro

Jake Lovell works in the Metro Data Resource Center, supporting transportation planners with GIS data and analysis support.

Kate Gregory

Safety Data GIS Specialist, Metro

Kate Gregory is a GIS Specialist in the Planning, Research, and Development department at Metro. She focuses on transportation safety data, which involves maintaining, analyzing, distributing, and reporting on traffic crash data and related information to support safer roadways.

André Lightsey-Walker

Regional Transportation Planner, Oregon Metro

Matthew Hampton

Geodesigner, Oregon Metro

A skilled and seasoned geospatial information designer with over 25 years of progressive experience in research, analysis and production. Particularly interested in exploring and integrating new solutions to existing problems. Specialties: Matthew specializes in taking complex information... Read More →

Ally Holmqvist

Senior Transportation Planner, Oregon Metro

Ally Holmqvist is a Senior Transportation Planner at Metro, the regional government and Metropolitan Planning Organization for the greater Portland region. At Metro, Ally's role is primarily focused on administering the long-range Regional Transit Planning program which supports transit... Read More →

Thursday April 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Oregon Room 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

What Matters Most

Safe Routes to School Of interest to SRTS practitioners

3:30pm PDT

Portland Metro Corridor Equity Coalitions (ECs) and Equitable Development Strategies (EDSs) Table/Discussion

Thursday April 24, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Oregon Room

This session will be an opportunity for folks involved with ECs and EDSs in the Portland Metro Area--SW Corridor, 82nd Ave, TV Hwy, Sunnyside--to connect and share knowledge.

Speakers

Jordan Del Valle Tonoian

Program Coordinator, Westside Transportation Alliance

Jordan joined WTA in May 2022 to support their extended e-bike test ride program and launch the Priority Commuters program to create a relationship with essential/frontline workers, BIPOC, AAPI, and low-income communities. He continues to spearhead these programs, and is the primary... Read More →

Thursday April 24, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Oregon Room 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

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10:45am PDT

Meeting People Where They Are: Lessons Learned in Building Trust and Delivering Meaningful Results in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Oregon

Friday April 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Expo Hall

Engagement often purports to “meet people where they are” – but how that looks in practice differs widely. This session will present three examples that showcase different tools and approaches to build public trust and deliver meaningful outcomes that improve peoples’ lives.

The first case study will showcase a planning study from the Twin Cities (“Transportation Needs in Daily Life”) that, from the outset, envisioned supplementing quantitative travel demand model data with qualitative, lived experience-focused data from conversations with local communities. The panelists will demonstrate practical tools for measuring real-world transportation barriers and aligning solutions with community priorities for safety and equity. Participants will learn proven techniques for gathering meaningful community feedback, and most importantly, how to translate findings into impactful policy improvements.

The second case study will detail recent planning efforts in Eastwick, an environmental justice community in Philadelphia. While a recent planning effort used engagement best practices – such as round tables with an expert in community trauma from urban renewal – the project ultimately had to be replaced with public services that met immediate community needs around ongoing flooding, which included staff time to build local capacity by helping residents navigate municipal, state, and federal resources. Participants will learn how throwing out the toolkit and aligning local and community priorities can build public trust.

The final presentation will knit together lessons learned, tools, and approaches with Oregon-specific examples. This part of the session will be intentionally interactive, opening a discussion with the audience about how the aforementioned examples and similar work can help practitioners build trust and connection in Oregon’s communities to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Speakers

Rebecca Sanders

Founder and Principal Investigator, Safe Streets Research and Consulting, LLC

Dr. Rebecca Sanders (she/her), Founder and Principal Investigator of Safe Streets Research & Consulting, LLC, brings 17 years of academic and consulting experience analyzing and addressing pedestrian, bicyclist, e-scooter, and motorist safety, behavior, and mobility through crash... Read More →

Tom Holmes, AICP

Senior Planner + Oregon Office Lead, Zan Associates

Tom is a Senior Planner and the Oregon Office Lead for Zan Associates, a company specializing in creative engagement and communications for planning and infrastructure projects. He excels at facilitating discussions about planning and is passionate about creating inclusive spaces... Read More →

Alma Fargason, AICP

Senior Planner, Safe Streets Research & Consulting

Alma is a Senior Planner for Safe Streets Research & Consulting, a company specializing in rigorous crash and survey data analysis to provide insights into pedestrian, bicycle, e-scooter, and motorist safety, behavior, and mobility. Alma grew up in Portland and recently moved back... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Expo Hall 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

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10:45am PDT

Play Streets-Places to Play for All!

Friday April 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Alaska/Idaho Room

A Play Street transforms neighborhood streets into recurring pop-up community hubs for intergenerational socializing, play, and physical activity by closing the street to vehicle traffic. They create a fun, active space, especially in places where recreational areas are scarce. Play Streets are free and open to everyone. Play Streets can have snacks and games, but they can also include culturally specific performances, potlucks, or demonstrations for kids like how to patch a bike tire or plant a tree. The possibilities are endless.

The Portland in the Streets team, after beginning in 2018 and then putting the program on pause due to the pandemic, has had two years of successful Play Streets programming and is launching into its third. Three iterations of the program have been created to respond to the needs of the organizations and communities that benefit from Play Streets. In our proposal, we will discuss the data that backs the importance of outdoor play, the different iterations our program has had, how equity informs our program, and how we plan to move forward. Join us!

Presentation Outline
· Overview of different iterations of the program
· What we’ve learned
· What resources we have available for participants
· Q&A

Speakers

Izzy Armenta

Coordinator II, Portland in the Streets, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Sam Hobson

Engineering Technician II, Community Events and Play Streets, Portland Bureau of Transportation, City of Portland

Sam has worked for PBOT for two years, working on projects and permitting to help community flourish in the right-of-way. A Portland native, Sam has worked in the public service field for ten years. She enjoys spending time with her three legged dog, reading, and gardening.

Friday April 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Alaska/Idaho Room 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

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10:45am PDT

Slow the Flock Down! Speed Management in Portland

Friday April 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Alaska/Idaho Room

In Portland, road safety remains a top priority as the city continues to grow. With an increasing number of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers sharing the streets, effective speed management is critical to achieving the City’s Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries on Portland’s streets. Research shows that as people travel faster, the risk of death or serious injury rises dramatically; for example, a pedestrian struck by a person driving 40 mph is eight times more likely to die than a pedestrian struck at 20 mph.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is committed to using every tool we have to slow speeds, save lives, and build a culture of shared responsibility. At the Oregon Active Transportation Summit, attendees will learn how the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is utilizing speed management techniques, including data-driven methods for setting safe speed limits, speed limit reductions, innovative street design, effective use of traffic calming measures, and project evaluations to make Portland’s streets safer for everyone.
Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, share experiences and challenges faced by other cities in implementing speed management initiatives, and collaborate on ideas for applying strategies in their own communities.
By the end of the session, participants will leave with actionable insights on how speed management fits into broader safety strategies and how to advocate for safer streets in their local areas.

Speakers

Chris Corral

Vision Zero Program Specialist, PBOT

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Leeor Schweitzer

Vision Zero Safe Streets Lead, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Leeor has been working at PBOT for seven years on the Vision Zero team. He is passionate about finding ways that improve safety that also enhance livability and community connections. As the safe streets lead, Leeor focused on finding opportunities to add or tweak safety features on... Read More →

Apy Das

Vision Zero Program Specialist, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Apy Das is currently a Vision Zero program specialist at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), where she is involved in advancing traffic safety measures, analyzing transportation data, and working on initiatives that promote safer streets for all users - together driving... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Alaska/Idaho Room 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

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2:30pm PDT

Lingo Bingo: Decoding Transportation Options & Land Use Planning

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

DoubleTree Hotel - Expo Hall

Lingo Bingo: Decoding Transportation Options & Land Use Planning
TGM, CFEC, CFA, TDM, TO—what do they all mean? Join the experts for an interactive session where we demystify these acronyms and explore how the new Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program aims to reshape land use and transportation planning.

CFEC’s new rules require cities to plan for walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly communities—key steps toward reducing carbon emissions and supporting climate goals. But how do we put these plans into action?

Discover how the Transportation Growth Management (TGM) program connects with CFEC and explore strategies for integrating Transportation Options (TO) into community values and planning efforts. Whether you're a planner, policymaker, or advocate, you’ll leave with insights—and maybe even a bingo win!
After speakers share their insights, you'll conduct a table exercise, envisioning more TO in your community, and how to get there!

Bingo cards will be distributed at the beginning of this session--prizes for players provided!

Speakers

Brodie Hylton

Executive Director, Cascadia Mobility

Brodie Hylton is the founding Executive Director of Cascadia Mobility, a Eugene-based 501c3 nonprofit which specializes in shared and active transportation operations and programming. Cascadia Mobility is the operator of Eugene & Springfield's bike share program, PeaceHealth Rides... Read More →

Kim Curley

Owner, Curley Consulting

In 2025, Kim Curley founded Curley Consulting, a firm dedicated to supporting transportation options and health education providers. With more than two decades in the Transportation Options industry, Kim specializes in serving rural communities, connecting people to the places t... Read More →

Kathy Kleczek

Land Use and Transportation Planner, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development

Kathy Kleczek has a deep love for her home in the Pacific Northwest, having traveled and experienced many places around the globe before settling there. Growing up bilingual in Germany, experiencing a culture that embraces active transportation modes as an adolescent influenced her... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
DoubleTree Hotel - Expo Hall 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA

What Matters Most

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