Here’s a sneak peak at our March 22 conference line-up!
8:30—9:00 Welcome & Introductions
- Richard E. Hanley, director, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center
- Camille Kamga, director, University Transportation Research Center
- Sean Scanlan, New York City College of Technology
9:00—9:30 Brooklyn and the Bicycle
- David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History (White Paper)
9:30—10:00 How Does Brooklyn Fit into New York City’s Bicycling Plan?
- Hayes Lord, director of the Bicycle Program, NYC Dept of Transportation
- Steve Durrant, principal, Alta Bicycle Share / CitiBike
10:00—10:30 Engineering Bicycles and Bike Lanes
- Charlie McCorkell, owner, Bicycle Habitat
- Ted Wright, Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects, NYC Dept of Transportation
10:30—11:00 BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
11:00—11:30 Bicycles as Agents of Environmental and Social Change
- Milton Puryear, co-founder of the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
- Ben Shepard, City Tech professor and community organizer
- Mike Lydon, principal, The Street Plan Collaborative
11:30—12:00 Bringing Cyclists to Brooklyn: Tourism, Recreation, and Sport
- Chris Wogas, president, Bike and Roll
- David Trimble, director, Red Hook Criterium
12:00—12:30 Screening of “Racing toward Red Hook,” Jessica Scott, director
2:30—4:00 Optional Bike Tour – Limited bikes available courtesy of Bike and Roll OR bring your own bike
- Bike tour of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, led by Milton Puryear.
