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"Reducing Crime One Trail at a Time" 
 
Please join us for a webinar this month!

American Trails is on the cutting-edge when it comes to bringing agencies, trailbuilders, advocates, and volunteers the latest in state-of-the-art information on all aspects of trails, greenways, and blueways. Our Advancing Trails Webinar Series and our dynamic topics help fill the trails training void created by agency budget cuts and travel restrictions.  

Webinar Details 
Title: Reducing Crime One Trail at a Time 
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2017 
Time: 10:00am-11:30am Pacific (1:00pm-2:30pm Eastern) 
Price: Free for members / $55 for nonmembers
CEUs: $20 fee (purchase here or add it to your online order)

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This webinar was a concurrent session from the
2017 International Trails Symposium.

Since trails are often community focal points, crime on the trail can be perceived differently than crime on the street-it may generate more attention that prevents or inhibits use on trails. While studies have shown that trails themselves do not generate crime, in many urban areas perceived safety is serious, and even the perception of trail safety creates a stigma for trails as a public facility. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a proactive crime fighting technique in which the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to a reduction in the fear of and incidents of crime. Using a multi-disciplinary, multi-pronged approach to trail planning and design, law enforcement, landscape architects, city planners, and resident volunteers can create a climate of safety on trails. This session will explore methods to enhancing trail security and safety perceptions through environmental design. Presenters will discuss tackling CPTED design strengths and challenges, using programs and partnerships, and the nuts and bolts of safety audits, corridor assessments, and design review.

Learn more about the webinar and presenters here.
 
Webinar Presenters
  • Brittain (Britt) Storck, Senior Associate, Alta Planning + Design
  • Jamie Rae Walker, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M Extension
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Webinar Questions
Feel free to send your questions to the presenter prior to the webinar as we saved time for questions and answers (Q&A) at the end.  
CLOSED CAPTIONING: Thanks to a partnership with VITAC Corporation, we offer complimentary closed captioning for this webinar. If you are in need of this service, please email us prior to the webinar. An unedited transcript will be sent to all attendees following the webinar.

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