Alta's Presentations

Alta staff attend and take part in many transportation and infrastructure conferences throughout the United States and internationally. Below are a few of the presentations and class lectures we've delivered over the years. If you'd like to request an Alta presentation that isn't listed or if you'd like to invite an Alta staff person to present at your event, please contact us.

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Presentations for Download

Map 21, the new federal transportation bill, presents both opportunities and challenges

Alta Principal Jeff Olson and Andy Clarke, Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists, recently discussed key elements of Map-21, other funding opportunities for your projects, and ideas for helping America respond to the public demand for livable communities.
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Velo-City 2012 Presentations

• Bicycle Facility Design Guidelines, Gavin Davidson  
• Academics, Advocates and Agencies, Gavin Davidson

Bicycle/Pedestrian

• The Value of Bicycle Transportation: Dollars and Sense, National Bike Summit 2012: Jeff Olson
• Cycle Tracks, Oregon APWA Conference 2011: Robin Wilcox
• The Nature of Innovation, Bike Futures 2010-Melbourne, Australia: Michael Jones
• Tracking Ped/Bike Trips Through Innovative Counting Techniques, 2010 New England District 1 Conference: Phil Goff
• On-Street Bicycle Facilities, 2009 American Planning Association (APA) Conference: Steve Durrant 

• Moving Buffalo Forward: The Value of Creating a Bicycle Friendly Community, 2010 Buffalo City Forum: Jeff Olson

• Planning for Pedestrians in the Middle East, Hawaii Intnl Conference on Social Sciences: Rory Renfro

Bike Share

• Planning Boston’s Hubway and its Impact to Multi-Modal Transportation, Moving Together Conference 2011: Phil Goff

Trails and Paths

• Walking the Edge - Urban Waterfront Design 2009: Steve Durrant 
• Trail Counts with Automatic Counters 2011 CA Trails and Greenways Conference: Jennifer Donlon

Sustainability

• Keynote, A Green Future For Economic Development, National Green Infrastructure Conference, 2011: Chuck Flink
• Innovation in Non-Motorized Transportation, International Conference of Innovative Cities in Curitiba, Brazil, 2010: Jeff Olson 

Mia Birk's Oregon Bike Summit Files

• Oregon Bike Summit Presentation  (pdf)
• Bicycle Related Industry Growth (pdf), Bibliography (pdf) 
• Bicycle Industry Growth Brochure (pdf)