2017 Presentations

The 2017 Safe Streets Summit was a two-day event that included a pre-conference workshop and a full day conference featuring local and nationally recognized speakers. Dynamic plenary sessions focused on the building blocks needed for the implementation, evaluation, and funding of Complete Streets and their connection to creating a safe and healthy built environment for all.

Opening Session

Happy Mobility
Charles Montgomery Principal, The Happy City
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Implementation Session: The Blueprint for Overcoming Barriers to Complete Streets

Road Diet: A Tool for Building Safer, More Complete Streets
Rebecca Crowe, Transportation Specialist with the Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety
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Improving System Performance Through Urban Design
Fred Jones, Senior Project Manager, Michael Baker International
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Evaluation Session: Stepping it Up: Evaluation as a Complete Streets Game-Changer

Edgewater Drive, Living through the Road Diet & Celebrating 13 Years as a Complete Street
Jeff Arms, Transportation Section Manager, HDR
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Stepping It Up: Evaluation as a Complete Streets Game Changer
Dale Bracewell, Manager of Transportation Planning for the City of Vancouver
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Keynote Session

Complete Streets: Safety by Design
Emiko Atherton, Director, National Complete Streets Coalition
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Equity Session: An Avenue for Equity in Transportation

Getting Off on the Right Foot-The Path to Equity
Scot Spencer, Associate Director for Advocacy and Influence, Annie E. Casey Foundation
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An Avenue for Equity in Transportation
Sarita Turner, Associate Director, Policylink
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Funding Session: Paving the Way to Funding Complete Streets

Village of Palmetto Bay, Florida Success Stories Don’t Happen Overnight
Edward Silva, Village Manager, Palmetto Bay Village Council
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