Universities & Professional Associations

Our academic and professional partners are part and parcel of the Alta approach to creating more livable communities. With them, we:

• Research techniques and programs to help enhance community bicycle and pedestrian safety and usage. Click here for examples of recent studies.
• Teach: Our three professors – Mia Birk, Jeff Olson, and Sherry Ryan – teach popular, groundbreaking courses in bicycle and pedestrian issues, planning, design, and implementation.
• Develop and lead continuing education courses, via our work with the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI/PSU). IBPI focuses on promoting bicycling and walking as integral elements of the transportation system in Oregon’s communities.

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
American Planning Association (APA)
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)  (Eric Anderson, Board Member)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
National Center for Bicycling & Walking
Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI/PSU)
University at Albany
San Diego State University (Sherry Ryan, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs)
Cedar Lake Park Assocaition
Chelatchie Prairie Rail with Trail
American Society of Landscape Architects
Oregon Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects  (Karen Vitkay, Treasurer; Robin Wilcox, Communications Chair)
International Mountain Bicycling Association
Professional Trailbuilders Association  
Transportation Research Board, Bicycle Committee (Mia Birk, Member)
East Coast Greenway
Transportation for Livable Choices
Coalition for a Livable Future