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Active Transportation Interest Group

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Mission

AMPO has launched the Active Transportation Interest Group. The group seeks to build capacity amongst MPOs and advance the state of planning and implementation for bicycle, pedestrian, and non-motorized transportation projects and programs. Emerging technology and new mobility options have and will continue to fundamentally change the transportation network throughout metropolitan areas. Active transportation planning is a critical element of the metropolitan transportation planning process.

Goals

The purpose of this interest group will be to provide a forum for MPO staff to share practices, information, and resources as well as identify needs and gaps. Focus areas to be addressed include, but are not limited to:

  • Coordinating with DOTs and local governments to incorporate safe and accessible active transportation into road/street projects;
  • Building and expanding partnerships to advance programs and projects related to active transportation;
  • Reducing barriers that can delay implementation of smaller-scale projects that use federal funds, including pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure;
  • Identifying opportunities to support accessible planning through environmental justice-based initiatives;
  • Advocating for safety through data and storytelling, and collaborating with a diverse group of multi-jurisdictional policymakers and stakeholders who have a similar focus (e.g., Vision Zero, Road to Zero);
  • Identifying opportunities, challenges, needs, and emerging issues in active transportation planning; and
  • Communicating and sharing best practices, guidance, resources, and activities with other AMPO committees and at AMPO events, as appropriate.
Active Transportation Discussion Forum

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Leadership Team
Jay Lambrix
Ithica-Tompkins County Transportation Council
Jay Lambrix is a transportation analyst with the Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council. He works primarily on the Transportation Improvement Program, the Long-Range Transportation Program, the Bike Suitability Map, and ArcGIS crash data analysis. He also conducts research into transportation alternatives, including national and international active and public transportation best practices from a planning and technological standpoint.

Nick Blackstone
Rapides Area Planning Commission

Nick Blackstone has been working as a Transportation Planner for the past 2 1/2 years. After obtaining his Master’s degree in International Relations, he went to work in disaster response planning – however, after sometime realized he was more interested in transportation in general and active transportation in particular.

Hugh Van Wagenen
Wasatch Front Regional Council

A Utah native, Hugh has BS and MPA degrees from Brigham Young University and is currently employed by the Wasatch Front Regional Council as the Active Transportation Planner. Previously he spent six years with Lindon City as the Planning & Economic Development Director.
Evelyn Cosyleon
Pueblo Area Council of Governments
Evelyn Cosyleon joined the Pueblo Area Council of Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in 2020 and was responsible for the planning and developing of the multimodal network in Pueblo County. Before joining the MPO, her knowledge of the multimodal system in Pueblo came from Sunday bicycle rides with her father through Pueblo’s diverse neighborhoods. The sense of freedom she felt during those rides continued throughout her life living in different cities and countries. These experiences have brought her full circle with the goal to provide safe, connected infrastructure to Pueblo youth and residents.
Committee Liaison
Ellen Zavisca
Knoxville TPO
Technical Committee
Evelyn has been a transportation planner with Knoxville-Knox County Planning and the Knoxville Regional TPO since 2005. Her focus has been on safety for all modes, greenway planning, Safe Routes to School, and health. Her projects have included creating multiple bike/ped and greenway plans; building databases and maps of traffic crashes in the Knoxville region; and rejuvenating the Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council. She is certified by the League of American Bicyclists as a bicycle safety instructor and teaches Street Skills for Bicyclists classes and bicycle rodeos. She has a master’s degree in urban planning from University of Illinois-Chicago.

Kate Horton
Memphis MPO
Policy Committee
Kate Horton is a Principal Planner with the Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2002 and Mississippi State University in 2004, with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. She has worked at the Memphis MPO since 2011 and oversees the development of the Transportation Improvement Program and related air quality conformity requirements as well as work with the team on the development of our Regional Transportation Plan, Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, and Performance Based Planning and Programming.
AMPO Contact
Caitlin Cook:  ccook@ampo.org

Meetings & Webinars

2023 Meetings 

Quarter 1 Meeting 
March 10th at 2:00 PM ET
Tentative Topic: Promoting Active Transportation in Rural Communities/Small Communities
Access meeting materials here.

Quarter 2 Meeting 
June 8th at 2:00 PM ET
Tentative Topic: Complete, Protected Networks; Planning and Funding
Access meeting materials here.

Quarter 3 Meeting 
September 6th at 2:00 PM ET
Tentative Topic: Active Transportation and Mode Shift
Access meeting materials here.

Quarter 4 Meeting 
December 6th at 2:00 PM ET
Tentative Topic: Complete, protected networks; planning and funding
Register here.

2022 Meetings 

Quarter 1 Meeting 
May 26th at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Systemic Safety & Vision Zero Efforts
Format: Hybrid Coffee Chat/Webinar

Access meeting materials, here.

Quarter 2 Meeting 
July 12th at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Performance Measures
Format: Hybrid Coffee Chat/Webinar
Access meeting materials, here.

Quarter 3 Meeting 
September 21st at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Complete Streets
Format: Hybrid Coffee Chat/Webinar with GIS and Data Visualization
Access meeting materials here.

Quarter 4 Meeting 
November 29th at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Advancing Bike/Ped Projects from the MTP to the TIP
Format: Hybrid Coffee Chat/Webinar

2021 Meetings 

Equity in Active Transportation Webinar
Thursday, February 11th at 2:00 PM ET

Presenters:
– Eva Lizette Garcia, Rio Grande Valley MPO
– Dayna Lazarus, Plan Hillsborough
– Joshua Barber, Plan Hillsborough

To listen to the webinar and access the slides, click here.

Bike/Ped Data Sources Coffee Chat
Thursday, April 8th at 2:00 PM ET

To access the notes, click here.

Second Quarterly Webinar:  Thursday, May 13th at 2:00 PM ET

Coffee Chat: Thursday, July 8th at 2:00 PM ET

Third Quarterly Webinar:  Thursday, August 12th at 2:00 PM ET

Coffee Chat: Thursday, October 8th, at 2:00 PM ET

Fourth Quarterly Webinar:  Thursday, November 4th at 2:00 PM ET

 

2020 Meetings 

Quarterly Webinar: December 10 at 2 PM ET

  • Presenters: AMPO Active Transportation Leadership Team
  • Topic: Active Transportation Launch & Leadership Team Topic Overvie
  • To access presentations & view the webinar, click here.