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2005
Governor's
Conference on
Greenways,
Blueways & Trails
Omni
Hotel, Richmond,VA
May
1-4, 2005 |
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This
conference builds on past Virginia greenways conferences
as well as BikeWalk Virginia's annual conferences.
The focus this year is on how greenways, blueways
and trails are an integral part of "active"
communities.
The
conference offers:
- sessions and mobile
workshops on planning and design, building capacity,
construction and maintenance, marketing and promotion
and health benefits of greenways, blueways and trails.
- an exhibit area
for commercial services and products as well as
services offered by government agencies and nonprofit
organizations.
- opportunities to
network with colleagues and new partners.
- excursions on both
land and water with local outdoor clubs on Sunday.
- a welcome reception
with exhibitors on Sunday night.
- a special dinner
event hosted by the National Park Service's Civil
War Visitor Center at historic Tredegar Iron Works.
Featured
Speakers:
- Charles
Flink of Greenways Incorporated, is
a nationally-recognized authority on the planning,
design and implementation of greenway and trail
systems and facilities.
- Herbert
Dreiseitl, a landscape architect considered
among the world's elite planners of urban watersheds.
- Anne
Spirn, MIT professor and noted speaker
on designing and building communities that are viable
and healthy.
- Marla
Hollander, director of Active Living
Leadership and educator for healthy community design.
Download
Official Conference Program
Fee:
Registration
for the conference is $150. If you're
unable to attend the entire conference, there
is a daily registration fee. For more
information on conference registration, visit
the registration
page.
Who
Should Attend: Land
and water trail users and advocates, community
decision makers, greenway developers and managers,
planners, bicycle and pedestrian advocates,
and community health advocates. Attendees
will be awarded 1.6 continuing education units
(CEUs) from Virginia Tech with a full paid registration.
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The
Mayor's Walk and Roll Richmond,
an event for the entire Richmond Metropolitan community,
is being planned for April 30, 2005.
Technical
Workshops will be held on May 4, 2005.
The technical workshops require an additional fee
of $40 for conference attendees or $75 if you want
to register for a workshop only.
Conference
Planning Committee:
| BikeWalk Virginia / Virginia Trails |
National Park Service Rivers, Trails
and Conservation Assistance Program |
| VA Department of Conservation & Recreation |
Northern Virginia Regional Commission |
| VA Department of Forestry |
Roanoke Valley Greenways |
| VA Department of Motor Vehicles |
Sierra Club, Virginia Chapter |
| VA Department of Transportation |
City of Richmond, Department of Recreation,
Parks & Community Facilities |
| VA Department of Health |
Friends of Chesterfield Riverfront |
| College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech |
American Society of Landscape Architects, Virginia
Chapter |
| Community Design Assistance Center at Virginia
Tech |
Goodwill Industries |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
East Coast Greenway Alliance |
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