Conference Program

Welcome | First Nations, City of Victoria, Peter Ladner (BC Cycling Coalition), John Alexander (Capital Bike)

Morning Keynote | Adam Olsen (memberTsartlip First Nation, former MLA Saanich North and the Islands)

Afternoon Plenary | Discussion Panel: “Beyond the Binary: Exploring the Future of Shared Transportation Corridors”

Safe Streets Conflicts: Asking Government to Advocate for Itself | Margie Sanderson (Vision Zero Vancouver)

Why Every Neighbourhood Needs Pedestrian Streets | Kelly Clifton (UBC School for Regional & Community Planning), Laura Jane (BEST Mobility), Hugo Johnston (CMHC-Granville Island), Ross Kenny (City of Victoria), Sam Khany (City of Vancouver)

From Pilot to Permanence & The Arc of Change: Uptown Plaza, A Case Study | Barry Fan (Urban Systems), Yuval Fogelson (YF City), Lacey Hirtle (City of New Westminster), Mitchell Reardon (Happy Cities)

From Modes to Moments: Designing Mobility for Real Life | Sandra Phillips (Modo)

Making Connections for Cycle Tourism in BC | Colleen Macdonald (Let's Go Biking, BC Cycling Coalition), Heather Piwowar (BC Cycle Tourism Society)

From Plan to Pavement: Why Active Transportation Plans Stall and How to Fix Them | Jason Potter, Sophie Renard (Bunt & Associates)

Audacious Planning: Catalyzing AT Improvements | Mo Bot (City of North Vancouver), Dora Gunn (District of Squamish), Rebecca Mayers (TransLink), Oluwapelumi Ogeroju (Ministry of Transportation & Transit)

Reconciliation in Motion: Indigenous Inclusion in AT Plans Across B.C. | Aman Chandi (Movement), Jaimy Fischer (University of Victoria)

Translating Dutch AT Principles to the BC Context | Samir Ajanovic, Kathleen Corey (Arcadis)

Neighbourhood Streets, Big Connections | Kathleen Gallagher (District of Saanich)

How Victoria Reached 44% Walk & Bike Mode Share | Stephanie Williams (City of Victoria)

Reconciliation You Can Bike On: How Tkʼemlúps & the Ministry Built a Safer Shuswap Road Together | Komalpreet Kaur (Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc), Ian Roth (Urban Systems)

Let’s Get Comfy: Using Comfort to Plan For Cycling Infrastructure | Adam Krupper (Ministry of Transportation and Transit), Brian Patterson (Urban Systems), Andrew Picard (TransLink), Meghan Winters (CHATR Lab)

Active Travel Network Data — A Panel Discussion | Nick Andrew (City of Victoria), Rory Buckman City of Vancouver), Jamie Rose (City of Nanaimo), Meghan Winters (CHATR Lab)

Galloping Goose Pedestrian Bridge | Josh Andrews (City of Colwood), Ricardo Araya (McElhanney)

Host Remarks | Ian MacKichan (Capital Bike), Colin Stein (BC Cycling Coalition)

Morning Keynote
What a Kilometre Is Worth: Bikenomics, Street Design and the Bike-Train Connection | Matteo Jarre (Decisio)

Galloping Goose History & Lessons Learned | Alastair Craighead (FORT-VI), David Cubberly, Andrew Petter, Denise Savoie, Geoff Young

Aging & AT in BC | Alison Chamberlain (District of Saanich), Lisa Corriveau (HUB Cycling), Dr. Douglas Jones (CARP), Farinaz Rikhtehgaran (BEST Mobility), Jake Winn (Cycling Without Age)

Wheelchairs & Mobility Scooters on Bike & Roll Routes: Why You Should Welcome and Plan for Them | Eric Doherty (EcoPath Planning), Sandra Hough (Victoria Accessibility Advisory Committee)

Victoria by Bike: Two Stories About North America’s Cycle City | Nic Laporte, Roy Symons (ISL Engineering & Land Systems)

Engagement Improves Accessibility: Inclusive Design for a Floating Island Bus Stop | Lacey Hirtle (City of New Westminster), Tommy Leung (CNIB), Grant Ngieng (ISL Engineering & Land Services)

Mobility-Oriented Development: Helping Cities Prioritize Affordability & Density (bike/scooter tour) | Christian Brandt (Modo), Venkatesh Gopal (movmi), Councillor Dave Thompson (City of Victoria)

Retrofitting Suburbia: Engagement on the Design of Active Transportation Corridors in Southwest Coquitlam | Payvand Razaghizad (City of Coquitlam)

Building Connected Cycle Tourism Workshop | Tanelle Bolt (RAD Society), Erin Kirkland (Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission), Jeremy Loveday (Destination Greater Victoria), Simon Parr (Electric Alpine Galloping Goose Bike Shuttle), Gail Scott (District of Sooke), Jessican Wiersma (Black Ball Ferry Line)

Shared Paths, Shared Challenges: Bike–Pedestrian Separation | Genevieve Tokgoz, Amir Hassanpour (Capital Regional District)