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News from Around the Network
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With the release of the Governor's proposed budget, Cal Walks and our partners are dismayed with the lack of investment and clear direction for sustainable transportation options, such as walking, biking, and transit. Especially given the Governor and the Administration's attendance at the global climate talks in Paris last month, where
California's success to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was touted on the world stage. Unfortunately, the Governor's transportation budget moves the state in the wrong direction.
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As part of Cal Walks' work, we foster connections between advocates at the local level and coordinate statewide policy advocacy with our local partners.
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The 4th Biennial PedsCount! Summit will bring together practitioners and community advocates representing walking, safety, design, public health, planning, education, equity, transit and sustainable transportation to explore the planning, transportation infrastructure, institutional and educational issues, as well as successful strategies for creating safe, walkable communities in California.
The 2016 PedsCount! Summit is headed to Long Beach, June 6 & 7, 2016 and will be hosted at the Courtyard Marriott Long Beach Downtown (500 East First Street Long Beach, CA 90802). For more information on the discounted group rate for Summit lodging, please visit this page.
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Register before April 15, 2016 for Early Bird Pricing. Registration closes on May 25, 2016. Late exceptions on a case by case basis.
Summit Registration includes two (2) lunches, one (1) breakfast, and coffee/tea breaks.
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Early Bird
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04/16-
05/25
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| Regular Admission |
$275 |
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| Single-Day |
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Proposals for individual presentations, full sessions, and mobile workshops are now being accepted for the 2016 PedsCount! Summit
through Monday, February 8, 2016, 5 PM Pacific
. Submissions will only be accepted online via the following Google Form
http://goo.gl/forms/9le5zFNxd6.
Partial and full scholarships will be made available-dependent upon funding-to speakers who contribute to the diversity of the Summit and who require financial assistance for registration, travel, and/or lodging.
To help prepare your proposal submission, you can review the entirety of the Call for Speakers form-including example session ideas-in
English and
Spanish.
Sponsorship Opportunities
The
Summit Sponsorship Brochure outlines the numerous sponsorship levels and benefits. For more questions about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, please contact Caro Jauregui at
caro@californiawalks.org.
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FHWA has released a new online toolkit, which includes 5 software applications to support pedestrian and bicycle transportation planning and model pedestrian or bicycle demand. Users can upload their own data to create their own customized analysis and maps.
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