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Andy Clarke, Executive Director League of American Bicyclists	Chris Phelan, Founder Ride of Silence
Friday, March 26th, 7-9pm Reception and Award Presentations Radisson Hotel, Downtown Lansing 111 North Grand Avenue (Cash Bar, RSVP by March 12th) Saturday March 27th, 9am - 4pm Michigan Bicycle Summit Peckham Industries, Lansing, MI (see map) Cost: Register by March 19th $40 Individual $65 Exhibitor
"Providing tools for a brighter bicycling future in Michigan."
	Weekend Schedule

Keynote Speaker
Andy Clarke, Executive Director, League of American Bicyclists

Andy Clarke is President of the League of American Bicyclists, the nation's oldest national bicycling organization founded in 1880. Andy has been the chief staff officer of the League since his appointment as Executive Director in 2004, prior to that he served as the State and Local Advocacy Director - he was also the League's Government Relations Director from 1988 to 1990. Under Andy's leadership, the League's education program has grown to include 1,100 certified League Cycling Instructors; the Bicycle Friendly Community program has reviewed more than 350 applications and made 130 awards; and the League's membership stands at 25,000 individuals and more than 300,000 affiliated members in 600 local clubs and 150 advocacy organizations.

Prior to joining the League in 2003, Andy served as Executive Director of the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, and has worked for the Rails to Trails Conservancy and Bicycle Federation of America (now the National Center for Bicycling and Walking). While at APBP, Clarke worked on-site at the Federal Highway Administration as part of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center team. He has served variously as Chair of the Transportation Research Board's Bicycle Transportation Committee, Chair of the America Bikes Coalition, and a founding steering committee member of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and Complete Streets Coalition.

Andy grew up in the United Kingdom where he earned an undergraduate law degree from the University of Birmingham. He started his career in bicycle advocacy as the part-time bicycle campaigner for the environmental group Friends of the Earth, where he also served for three years as the Secretary General of the European Cyclists' Federation. Andy is a regular bicycle commuter and recreational rider.

Complete Streets Panel

Presenters:
John Lindenmayer, Associate Director, League of Michigan Bicyclists, Lansing
John spearheads LMB's advocacy efforts and is responsible for producing marketing materials for the League, including the LMB website, Ride Calendar, Michigan Bicyclist Magazine and promotions for their Shoreline Bicycle Tours. John has past experience working on numerous electoral, public health and environmental campaigns with organizations such as Clean Water Action, Michigan Consumer Federation and Texas Campaign for the Environment. John is an active member of the Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force and serves on the board of the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council. Additionally, John serves on the nonprofit board for the Institute for Sustainable Living, Art & Natural Design (ISLAND) in northern Michigan.

Jessica Yorko, Council Member, Lansing
Jessica is a grassroots organizer and entrepreneur who specializes in fundraising, events, and marketing and communication. In 2004, Jessica started Sustainable Solutions, a company that provides grant research and writing, program development, and event planning services for Michigan environmental organizations. Driven by her passion and interest in urban revitalization and creating walkable destinations in Lansing, Jessica also took on the position of Program Manager for the NorthWest Initiative's Westside Commercial Association in 2006. In that capacity, she works with business and property owners, residents, and other stakeholders to improve blighted areas and create walkable destinations along Saginaw Street on Lansing's Westside. Jessica is also a founder, member and former Co-Chair of the Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force, a coalition of individuals and organizations working to make Lansing a walk and bike friendly city. In January 2010, Jessica was elected to the Lansing City Council, representing the Fourth Ward. Other boards and affiliations: Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force, Genesee Garden Cohousing, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, and Lansing PSD/Downtown Lansing, Inc. Between graduating from Kalamazoo College in 2000 with a BA in Economics and Environmental Studies and starting Sustainable Solutions in 2004, Jessica spent four years with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, first as a Financial Analyst and later as a Marketing and Partnership Coordinator.

Rory Neuner, State Network Manager, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, LansingRory Neuner is the State Network Manager for the Safe Routes to School State Network Project. In this capacity, she oversees policy networks in 10 states, all of which are working to achieve policy change to increase physical activity among students, ensure that federal SRTS funds are spent, and to leverage additional state resources for SRTS initiatives.

Prior to joining the Partnership, Rory worked to promote sustainable transportation policy at the Michigan Environmental Council. Her work there was integral to the passage of the state¹s first complete streets ordinance, and to the development of a broad coalition of organizations working to advance active transportation policy at the state level. She has several years of experience working at the intersection of transportation, land use, public health and sustainability issues. Rory has worked on land use issues at Chicago Metropolis 2020, handled communications at the online environmental magazine Grist, and developed policy as a graduate student fellow at the City of Chicago Mayor¹s Office.

Rory earned a political science degree from Yale University, spent a year studying city planning at the University of Pennsylvania¹s School of Design, and holds a Master¹s Degree from the University of Chicago¹s Harris School of Public Policy. She sits on the Board of the League of Michigan Bicyclists, and was recently named a 2010 Michigan Political Leadership Fellow.

Karen Kafantaris, Associate State Director, AARP
Karen joined AARP in 2001 as the Supervisor of State Operations assuming the role of Associate State Director in 2005. Karen's work is focused in the areas of Livable Communities and Community Service.  Karen works throughout Michigan in the issue areas of Transportation and Housing and works across all three AARP social impact pillars to create, manage and evaluate opportunities to engage AARP members in Michigan in strategically aligned community service opportunities.

Description: In the past year many exciting developments have happened around Complete Streets in Michigan. The panel will give you and update on these developments and how you can work in your community towards getting a Complete Streets Policy adopted.

Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance Report (MTGA)

Presenter:
Nancy Krupiarz, Executive Director, Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance, city

Description: Nancy will give you a report on MTGA's activities over the past year and answer your trail questions.

Michigan Mountain Biking Association Report (MMBA)

Presenter:
Marne Smiley, Executive Director, Michigan Mountain Biking Association, city

Description: Marne will give you a report on MMBA's activities over the past year and answer your trail questions.

How to Make Your Tour Accessible

Presenters:
Justin Walworth, Safety & Wellness Czar, Peckham Inc., Lansing
Josh Britton, Peckham Inc.,
John Waterman, Executive Director, Programs to Educate All Cyclists (PEAC), Saline

Description: Join our panel as they discuss ways that you can make sure your next club ride or event is available to all cyclists.

Improving your advocacy skills

Presenter:
Jean Doss, J. Doss Consulting, Lansing
Jean Doss has over 20 years of governmental relations experience through her work with professional associations, nonprofit human service organizations, social justice initiatives, state consumer advocacy and occupational health programs. In 2005, she launched her own governmental consulting firm, J. Doss Consulting, LLC.

Jean graduated from the University of Michigan in 1983 with a BA in Psychology. Born and raised in Michigan, Jean also lived in Nevada where she began as a VISTA volunteer followed by positions with the Committee to Aid Abused Women, the Consumer Advocate of Customers of Public Utilities - State Attorney General of Nevada, and, upon return to the state, Project SENSOR, Department of Medicine, Michigan State University.

Jean is a recipient of numerous awards including the 2005 Apple Blossom Award - Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, and the 2003 Justice Leadership Award - Families Against Mandatory Minimums.

Description: Not quite sure how to approach an elected official? Or do you want to improve your "advocacy" skills? Jean has a wealth of knowledge that she will share to help us become better advocates for bicycling in Michigan.


Role of the Bike Shop in Advocacy

Presenter:
Michael Reuter, CEO, American Cycle and Fitness, Walled Lake
Randy Martin, Continental Bicycle Shop, Hazel Park
Both of these men share a passion and understand the responsibilities of shops in bicycle advocacy. They both have participated in the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C and see the value in making sure that issues affecting bicyclist are communicated locally, state wide and nationally.

Description: They will share their thoughts on why bicycle advocacy is something that every shop should be involved in. They will outline the efforts of American Cycle & Fitness and Continental Bicycle Shop in bicycle advocacy. The workshop will also cover Trek's commitment to bicycle advocacy and what they are doing. They will also give you some tips on how you can work with your local shop in advocating for safe bicycling in your community.

Liability Issues of On Road Bike Facilities

Presenter:
Josh DeBruyn, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, MDOT, Lansing
Josh is the Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the Michigan Department of Transportation. Josh serves as the statewide liaison for the Department of Transportation with federal and state agencies, local communities, non-profits, and other partners, to develop and implement bicycle, pedestrian, and other non-motorized transportation plans and resources. Josh serves on numerous committee's and task forces including the Transportation Enhancement
Program Grant Selection Committee, and the Governors Traffic and Safety Advisory Commission's - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Task Force. Prior to joining MDOT, Josh worked in the private sector as a Land Use and Recreation Planning consultant for more than 7 years.

Description: All too often liability is used as an excuse not to do something. Many street and road departments are concerned about the liability of putting bicycle facilities in when they are developing their streets and roadways. The Attorney General's office and MDOT have combined to develop a presentation that debunks the liability myth.

The United States Bike Routes in Michigan

Presenter:
Scott Anderson, Chariman, China Township Planning Commission, China Township, MI
Scott has been involved with nonmotorized transportation ever since his township was planning to construct a section of the Bridge to Bay Trail in the early 2000s. He is a business consultant, project manager and college professor, and is the Chairman of the China Township Planning Commission. He serves on the Trails Advisory Committee of the St. Clair County Parks and Recreation Commission. He has been involved with the United States Bicycle Route project since he first heard about its reawakening in 2007.

Paul VandenBosch, City of South Haven, South Haven, MI
Paul has worked for the City of South Haven for 14 years, serving as Planner, Construction Manager, Brownfield Redeveloper and Assistant City Manager. He holds a doctorate degree in urban planning from the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands and a bachelors degree from the University of Michigan. Paul enjoys bicycle commuting and is an avid sailor.

Description: In the 1980s there was a brief effort to develop a system of "interstate bicycle routes"; this led to the development of two routes in the southeast U.S., but then the project fizzled. Starting in the mid 2000s the project was picked back up and renamed the United States Bicycle Route system. It is being coordinated nationwide by AASHTO. In Michigan five corridors will be developed, and two of these are under active development today: U. S. Bike Route 20, which will someday run from eastern Michigan to the Oregon Pacific coast, and U. S. Bike route 35, which begins in the deep south and in Michigan runs along the Lake Michigan shoreline to the northern Lower Peninsula. We will describe the two active projects, discuss the development process, and perhaps help someone get started on one of the other three corridors.

Planners view in making Bicycle Friendly streets and Roadways

Presenter:
Andy Kilpatrick, Transportation Engineer, City of Lansing

Description: As the saying goes, there are two sides to every story. Find out the challenges and opportunities our planners face as they try to make their communities bicycle friendly. In addition to being a Transportation Engineer, Andy is an avid bicyclist. He understands all too well both sides of the story.

Bicycling and the Law

Presenters:
Sarah Colegrove, Partner, Briggs Colegrove, P.C., Detroit
Sarah and her partner Todd Briggs are lawyers in private practice and regular contributors to the MI Bicyclist Magazine and the LMB website. In addition to helping athletes injured in bicycle and sports-related accidents in all states, they concentrate in the areas of civil litigation, including personal injury, probate, estate planning and corporate law. Sarah is a competitive cyclist and triathlete. She has competed in many Midwest and national running, biking and triathlon competitions, including the Hawaii Ironman.

Description: Laws affecting bicyclist in Michigan are compounded by the fact that Michigan is a "No Fault" state. Sarah will help you understand the "No Fault" issues as well as discuss the legal process once an accident has occurred involving a bicyclist and an automobile.

Ride of Silence

Presenters:
Chris Phelan, Founder - Ride of Silence, Dallas
On May 8, 2003, after no one else he contacted wanted to, he was inspired to do a silent ride for a friend who'd been innocently killed by a school bus. He sent out a few emails on May 11. On May 21, a thousand cyclists came out to ride in the first Ride Of Silence. It has grown around the world. He was nearly killed himself after a drunk driver hit him while cycling in 2004.

Chris comes to cycling from a non-traditional way. He grew up in Massachusetts playing a competitive ice hockey for the city by night and running cross-country/track for the high school by day. Moving to Dallas, TX in 1983, it was running, and then triathlons, that saved his life. He's won foot races in every distance from the mile to the half marathon, including triathlons, and duathlons. He did a 2:27 marathon, was selected to represent the U.S. in the half marathon in Japan, completed three Ironman distance triathlons (10:00:52), represented the U.S. at the Duathlon World Championships, earned All-American status for duathlons five consecutive years, and ran with the Olympic Torch. (5th overall at the 1991 Mackinac Island 8-Miler - 43:15.)

He is the first cyclist to criss-cross the state of Texas on a bike (6 days and 8 days), and was the first to swim across a nearby 5 mile-wide lake. He started, and currently still coaches, Dallas' longest on-going track workouts (20 + years) and Dallas' first treadmill classes (10+ years). In 2007 & 2008, he was nominated for Master's Road Runner of the Year. He's been a high school running coach, served on the 4-state regional triathlon board, and hiked Mount Kilimanjaro. Currently, he is a personal trainer, and the writer/publisher of The Phast Times News (a run, bike, and swim resource for Dallas).

He's been highlighted in Runner's World, Runner/Triathlete Magazine, Texas Runner Magazine, Bicycle Magazine, Competitor Magazine, and the Dallas Morning News. Just to embarrass his wife of 13 years, Janalou, he juggles oranges and apples in the produce section when they go grocery shopping.

Mark Hagar, Michigan Ride of Silence Director, Grand Rapids
Mark is a life long avid cyclist, who's been involved with the sport on a number of levels. He's been a member of a number of cycling clubs, including the Charles River Wheelmen in the Boston Area, the now defunct Tulip City Two Wheelers in Holland and is currently a member of the Rapid Wheelmen Bicycle Club of Grand Rapids, for which he held the Membership Chair for a number of years. With the Rapid Wheelmen, he got the club to vote for and approve purchasing Share the Road signs, to donate to local municipalities. He currently holds a number of positions with the worldwide Ride of Silence organization. He's one of the organizations two Mentors, helping new locations hold successful Rides. He's in charge of Club Communications, as well as serves on the Board. Here in Michigan, he's organized the Grand Rapids Ride of Silence since 2005. Since 2006, he's taken on the roll of Michigan Director, helping MI lead the world in Rides of Silence, holding 10% of all Rides since 2008.

Tim Potter, Manager, MSU Bikes Service Center, East Lansing
Tim brings a wealth of bike-related experiences from a life that seems to have spun around bicycles from a very early age. He started a used bike shop in his parent's basement while in high school selling refurbished abandoned MSU student bikes (which he's still doing!) and offering general bike repairs. He went on to work as a mechanic for a couple local bike shops during his later high school and early college years including a summer as a bike rental monkey on Mackinac Island. He married into a professional bicycling family in Japan 25 yrs. ago and guided multiple bike tours in Japan and Canada. In 2003 he started helping an upstart volunteer effort on the MSU campus, the MSU Bike Project refurbishing abandoned bikes to loan out to MSU departments/ offices. Then in 2006 MSU decided to fund a full-service bike center and he became the first (& current) manager.Tim also helped start a network for other university bike programmers around North America which now has over 100 members. He is also currently the webmaster for the Ride of Silence organization and serves on their board.

Description:
Since 2003 the Ride of Silence has evolved from a single event remembering Chris Phelan's friend, Larry Schwartz into a world wide event. The state of Michigan hosts more rides than any other state in the United States. Join our panel as they share with you the passion of the Ride of Silence and how we can all work to continue to grow this event. Its impact on both bicyclists and motorists has been very powerful.

Education Toolkit

Presenter:
Rich Moeller, Executive Director, League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB)
As Executive Director of LMB Rich has worked at providing more educational tools for bicycle safety and bicycling in Michigan. Rich spent 36 years with the YMCA movement before coming to LMB where bicycle education was a key component of each YMCA's program offering. Rich has served as Chair of 3 different bike clubs, Chair of a trail program that resulted in a 132 mile paved trail and Vice Chair of a statewide bicycle advisory committee.

Description:
During this session you will be able to review in more depth two of the tools in the LMB Toolkit. The two tools are a presentation to school groups on bicycle safety and a Bikeability assessment guide that LMB has developed. The school presentation is a simple 30 minute assembly presentation using video, power point and props to get the point of bicycle safety across. It has been used over the last 5 years by Rich at various schools across the state. In cooperation with the Michigan Safe Routes to School (SR2S) program Rich has developed a Bikeability Assessment Guide. Rich has taken that guide and redesigned it to be used by communities in their planning process. The workshop will give you a view of a Bikeability Assessment that was completed for a community using the asset identification approach.

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