MCT 2022 Trail Summit

600 Troy Road,Edwardsville IL 62025

20 May, 2022

Description

The MCT 2022 Trail Summit offers an opportunity to learn about the MCT Trails and hear from thriving, notable bike-friendly communities. Madison County Transit (MCT) is hosting the MCT 2022 Trail Summit on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Leclaire Room on the Lewis & Clark N.O. Nelson campus. We will bring together thought leaders from across the country to speak on cultivating bike and pedestrian culture and leveraging trail infrastructure for community development. The sessions and panels include guests from the notable bike-friendly communities such as Davis, California and Bentonville, Arkansas. Topics will cover not only regional economic benefits, but the positive effects on community, quality of life, wellness, and livability. The MCT 2022 Trail Summit will provide information about the MCT Trails, the ACT Community Action Grant program, MEPRD grant programs, SCCTD Trails, and Great Rivers Greenway projects on the Missouri side. Friday May 20, 2022 | 8 AM Doors OpenCheck-in & Coffee Welcome & Introductions beginning at 8:30 amSession I: Overview of Regional Trail Projects MCT Trails Overview & ACT Grants Program St. Clair County Trail Projects MEPRD Overview and Grant OpportunitiesGreat Rivers Greenway Missouri Trail ProjectsSession II: The Benefits of Building a Bike/Ped Culture Economic Impact Study by Rails to TrailsTrails & Razorback Greenway Development in Northwest ArkansasQuality of Life & Community in Davis, CA Panel DiscussionLunch Presentation by Dr. Heidi Lovett | Educator, Researcher & Triathlete Session III: How to Build a Bike and Pedestrian Culture Panel discussion with guests from Rails to Trails and notable bike-friendly communities of Davis, California and Bentonville, Arkansas. MCT Trails Bus TourOffsite Networking Event Presenters & Panelists: SJ Morrison | MCT Managing DirectorGreg Brumitt | Principal & Founder of Active StrategiesKen Sharkey | SCCTD Managing DirectorBryan Werner | MEPRD Executive DirectorMark Vogl | GRG Project Manager, PlanningDr. Heidi Lovett | Educator, Researcher & Triathlete Eric Oberg | Rails to Trails Conservancy, Midwest DirectorChris Mileski | MICL, Founder and Executive DirectorPaxton Robert | Trailblazers (Bentonville, AR), Managing DirectorJennifer Donofrio | City of Davis, CA, Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator The MCT 2022 Trail Summit will take place in the Leclaire Room at the Lewis and Clark N.O. Nelson campus in Edwardsville. Doors open at 8 AM with the program beginning at 8:30 AM. Register for the event and enjoy your morning coffee, a free box lunch, and a day of engaging speakers. The Summit will be followed by an MCT Trails bus tour and offsite networking event. For more information or questions about the summit, please email [email protected].