When I walk or bicycle in a place, I know it in a more profound way than I ever could driving in a car.
As I kid I often opted to skip the bus and walk the three miles home – I knew each tree and secret place along that route.
Walking and bicycling today in my neighborhood and city - I know the gardens, the shrines, the food carts, and I am connected to my place by moving through it intentionally. I am passionate about making bicycling and walking safe for everyone in every neighborhood.
Dana Dickman brings diverse experience working in community-based nonmotorized transportation planning. She has worked closely with small and rural communities on the unique challenges they face in improving pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure and programs, as well as researched and planned for innovative approaches in urban environments. Ms. Dickman brings strong skills in research, statistical analysis, technical writing and project management, and robust experience in meeting facilitation, community involvement processes and grant writing.
Recent Projects
Humboldt Partnership for Active Living (CA)
Ms. Dickman was the co-founder and chair of the executive and steering committees for the partnership. She acted as coordinator of a multi-disciplinary project and collaborative group of more than ten agencies and organizations to build a broader understanding of the connection between the built environment and public health. Ms. Dickman led the group through a strategic planning process, new policy development and education and outreach seminar series which included walking and bicycling audits that connected schools with local public officials and staff.
Healthy Rural Roads Project (Planning for Active Transportation and Health)
This innovative project included all of Humboldt County, CA. Ms. Dickman worked as part of an advisory team to develop a needs assessment methodology and conduct an analysis of opportunities for improving alternative transportation options for transportation-disadvantaged populations in rural regions. She led the countywide assessment of access to transit, walking and bicycling infrastructure for vulnerable populations. This research included identification of alternative outreach strategies to reach underserved populations.
Humboldt County Regional Bicycle Plan (CA)
Humboldt County, located in far northern California, is geographically large with widely dispersed populations in both urbanized and rural areas. Ms. Dickman led a team in conducting and coordinating public participation and field research to develop prioritized route and policy recommendations.
Humboldt County Regional Pedestrian Needs Assessment (CA)
Ms. Dickman coordinated extensive field data collection, including on-road measurements, agency and community interviews, and a countywide public participation process. She worked with a team of technical staff, local agencies and a Technical Advisory Committee on policy analysis and route prioritization.
