2026 AT Summit Program Preview

Welcome - First Nations, City of Victoria, BC Cycling Coalition

Morning Keynote - Adam Olsen (Tsartlip First Nation)

Afternoon Plenary - Discussion Panel

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

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

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

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

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

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 | Rebecca Mayers (TransLink), Mo Bot (City of North Vancouver), Dora Gunn (District of Squamish), 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 | Kathleen Corey, Samir Ajanovic (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 | Ian Roth (Urban Systems), Komalpreet Kaur (Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc)

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

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

Galloping Goose Pedestrian Bridge | Ricardo Araya (McElhanney), Josh Andrews (City of Colwood0

Rob Bernhardt, Ian Mackichan - Capital Bike

Peter Ladner, Colin Stein - BC Cycling Coalition

Morning Keynote - Matteo Jarre, Decisio

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

Wheelchairs and mobility scooters on bike and roll routes: Why you should welcome and plan for them | Eric Doherty (EcoPath Planning), Sandra Hough (Victoria Accessibility Advisory Committee)

Major Street Makeovers: Shelbourne and Sinclair (Bike Tour) | Kathleen Gallagher, Troy Mckay (District of Saanich)

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

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

Building Connections: Collaborative AT Data in the Capital Regional District (bike/scooter tour) | Kara Martin (Eco-Counter), Nick Armstrong (City of Victoria)

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