Got something to say at a big conference? To an audience of over one thousand planners, engineers, landscape architects, elected officials, health professionals, citizen advocates, academics, transportation professionals and Placemakers from around the world?
Pro Walk / Pro Bike / Pro Place is looking for YOU.
We are now accepting proposals for Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place to be held in Vancouver, BC, September 12-15, 2016. Moving Towards a Healthier World is the conference theme and proposals are sought for four focus areas: Mobility, Governance, Health, and Resilience. The call for proposals closes Friday, January 29, 2016 at 8pm Eastern.
Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place was established in 1980 and it is North America’s premier conference on active transportation and active living. The conference draws a wide range of professionals who hold that more and better walking and bicycling improves quality-of-life and builds places. An international audience of urban planners, transportation designers and engineers, citizen advocates, placemakers, entrepreneurs, developers, elected officials, health professionals, and others will gather in Vancouver. Our delegates will hear the latest case studies, design standards, and research and will exchange best practices with their peers.
Vancouver, BC, host city for 2016, inspires both the conference theme and focus areas.
- Mobility: How can walking, bicycling, transit and efficient land use work together to achieve ambitious mode shift goals?
- Governance: How can the public interest be protected in a region that is a global crossroads and undergoing constant renewal?
- Health: How can public health objectives guide public policy, planning and infrastructure investments?
- Resilience: How can social, economic and environmental change be planned for inclusively?
The host city has much to teach us, and is ready to learn from the rest of the world; that is where you come in. We will be accepting your stories of leadership, lessons learned, and obstacles overcome until Friday, January 29, 2016 at 8pm Eastern.
