Trail Symposium DRAFT Agenda
Subject to Change
| 9:00am | Registration, Networking, Visit Tables, Continental Breakfast |
| 9:25-9:35am Auditorium |
Welcome and Overview of the Day Bruce Donald, CT Greenways Council Chair and Tri-State Coordinator for the East Coast Greenway |
| 9:35am Auditorium |
Keynote: Influencing the CT Trail Community Mosi Moses |
| 10:15am Auditorium |
Inter-Agency Cooperation in CT Panel Moderated by Bruce Donald Matt Hart Kim Bradley/Mason Trumbull Anna Bergeron/Garrett Eucalitto Sam Gold Mark Moriarty |
| 11:00am | Break & refreshments networking and enjoy displays |
| 11:10am | Session 1 |
| Resources Track 1 | 1. Last but not least- Closing the East Coast Greenway Gap in the Capitol Region Caitlin Palmer, Capitol Region Council of Government, Director of Regional Planning and Development |
| Building Track | 2. Five Dutch Design Principles for Bike Planning Rishabh Mittal, PTP Transportation Planner |
| Accessibility Track | 3. "Why We Walk" film Moderated by Paula Burton, CT Outdoor Recreation Alliance (CORA) |
| Data Track | 4. CT Trails Program: What’s New with CT Trail Census and CT Trail Finder Aaron Budris, Environmental Planning Director, Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Laura Kelly, CT Trails Program Coordinator, UConn CLEAR Nick Harms, Graduate Assistant, UConn Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Emily Wilson, Geospatial Educator, UConn CLEAR and UConn Extension Anita Morzillo, Associate Professor, UConn Department of Natural Resources and the Environment |
| Resource Track 2 | 5. Beyond ADA Requirements, Accessible Shared Use Paths for All CTDOT ADA Engineering Coordination Team (Katie Hedberg) & CT Municipality |
| 12:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Session 2 |
| Resources Track 1 | 1. The Future of Active Transportation in CT Paul Ashworth CTDOT Pedestrian & Bicycle Coordinator, Anna Bergeron Supervising Planner; Emily Baranowski, Project Lead |
| Building Track | 2. Bridge Building with a Standard Plan Across Towns Tom Olson, Tri Town Trail Vice President-Groton |
| Accessibility Track | 3. Accessibility for EveryBody Joseph Lanier, Youth Conservation Corps Coordinator & Science Instructor at Oxford High School |
| Data Track | 4. Making the Outdoors Social (Media) Mick Ferraro, Reg Director, New England Mountain Bike Association |
| Resource Track 2 | 5. New Hampshire Panel |
| 2:20pm | Session 2 |
| Resources Track 1 | 1. The Hop River Trail Alliance – A grass-roots collaborative model for coordinating the State, towns, and volunteers in the management and promotion of multi-town linear trail system John Hankins, Vice President, Hop River Trail Alliance |
| Building Track | 2. A Vision for VeloConnect Paula Burton |
| Accessibility Track | 3. Accessibility Speed Dating: Ways to Think About and Actualize Accessibility for People with Disabilities Elanah Sherman, Board Member/Accessibility Coordinator, Avalonia Land Conservancy |
| Data Track | 4. Pathways to Public Health: Rail Trail Use in CT Joe Milone, EdD, Associate Professor, Southern CT State University Sara Newman Carroll, PhD Associate Professor, Eastern CT State University Deb Risisky, PhD, Professor, Southern CT State University |
| Resources Track 2 | 5. Ecological Design for Trail Projects Christian Nakarado, Assistant Professor of Ecological Design, Wesleyan University Clare Cain, CFPA Trails Director |
| 3:15pm Auditorium |
Wrap-up Group impressions, ideas for next year, thank you and evaluations Kimberly Bradley, CT DEEP Trails and Greenways Coordinator |
| 3:30pm | Optional Trail Walk on Cheney Trail Led by John Bolduc. The Cheney Trail is a great example of how a trail can connect a community. Anyone interested should meet in front of the Urban Lodge Brewery, 47 Purnell Place, Manchester, CT. |
| 4:30pm | Networking Social Hour at Urban Lodge Brewery, 416 Middle Turnpike W, Manchester, CT Open to all! Attendees should be prepared to purchase their own refreshments. |
| 5:45pm | World Trails Film Festival additional ticket required |
Parking
Parking for the CT Trail Symposium will be in the West Parking Lot of Manchester Community College. Once parked follow signage for the Auditorium to the western entrance of the college.
