Re: Oakland to Host 1st CA Conf on Bicycling and Walking

I found this very interesting because I'm into alternative
transportation and also work at an essentially all volunteer radio
station (KALX, Berkeley 90.7 FM) and thought this would make a very good
public service announcement. I guess it would make a decent PSA, but my
jaw dropped when I saw the amounts of money that the registrants are
asked to pay. Around $199 for Early Bird registration. Cocktail
reception and Saturday workshops only, $75, etc.

https://www.bikewalk.org/Registration_Walk-Bike_CA.htm

Maybe I'm living in a different world, but this seems pretty expensive
to me for an event which is supposed to promote problem ameliorating
activities.

Dan Musicant


On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 14:19:14 -0700, "Cycle America/Nat. Bicycle
Greenway" <NBG@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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:NEWS FROM
:PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY
:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Kathryn Hughes
:March 7, 2003  (510) 238-6493 
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:The City of Oakland to Host the First   
:Statewide Conference on Bicycling and Walking
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:Urban labs in Oakland? Mobile workshops on bike or foot? These are
:among the sessions envisioned for the first Statewide Conference on
:Walking and Bicycling, to be held at downtown Oakland¹s Marriott Hotel
:on October 15 ­ 18, 2003. Sponsored by the City of Oakland and the
:California Bicycle Coalition, with support from other local sponsors,
:the event is expected to draw hundreds of attendees from across the
:state, other western states and Washington, D.C. 
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:The first Walk/Bike California conference will tackle education,
:accessibility, public health programs, multi-use trails, legal issues,
:safe routes to school, and more. Professionals can take advantage of a
:variety of sessions on the nuts and bolts of planning, engineering, and
:maintaining facilities. 
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:³Getting people out of their cars is fundamental to creating a
:convivial city," said Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown. "The more Oaklanders
:walk or bike the less we will have to tolerate the noise and pollution
:produced by cars. I welcome any and all creative solutions that this
:conference‹Walk/Bike California‹will generate.²
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:The conference will foster lively interactions between policy makers,
:transportation professionals, and advocates.Planning workshops and
:outdoor ³Urban labs,² will provide hands-on experience in evaluating
:the walking and bicycling environment. ³Mobile workshops,² will study
:innovative projects, like the attended bicycle facility at the new
:Fruitvale BART transit village.
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:According to Claudette Ford, Director of the Public Works Agency, ³This
:convention is a wonderful opportunity for the City of Oakland to
:showcase all that we have done and continue to do for alternative modes
:of transportation.²
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:Oakland¹s conference will be the first of its kind to focus on the
:interface between walking, bicycling and public transit. As the
:transportation hub of the East Bay, with BART, AC Transit, Amtrak, and
:the Alameda/Oakland Ferry services all located here, Oakland is the
:ideal location to explore nonmotorized connections with transit.
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:According to Kathryn Hughes, the City¹s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
:Manager. ³About 12 other states hold these conferences. I started
:talking to colleagues around California about the potential for our own
:conference. Everyone thought it was about time we started sharing our
:own state¹s successes and challenges.²  To register, visit
:www.walkbikecalifornia.net.
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:MARTIN  KRIEG: "Awake Again" Author c/o BikeRoute.com
:79 & 86  TransAms, nonprofit Nat. Bicycle Greenway CEO
:Ever wanted anything so bad U were willing to die for it? 
:Really  die?  By moving thru  clinical death and  reversing 
:paralysis,  *I  saw  God*  when I answered that question.