#WalkBikeForward: Join us on our journey honoring key moments and people that have shaped our field as we celebrate 20 years of creating active, healthy communities. Randy Neufeld is Director of the SRAM Cycling Fund and founder of the Active Transportation Alliance in the Chicago area. He was founding chair of the Alliance for Biking […]
#WalkBikeForward: Join us on our journey honoring key moments and people that have shaped our field as we celebrate 20 years of creating active, healthy communities. Mia Birk is the former President and CEO of Alta Planning + Design, and former Bicycle Program Coordinator for the City of Portland. She is author of “Joyride: Pedaling […]
#WalkBikeForward: Join us on our journey honoring key moments and people that have shaped our field as we celebrate 20 years of creating active, healthy communities. Earl Blumenauer was first elected to Congress in 1996, representing the Portland area. For 20 years he’s been a champion of biking, walking and livable communities, along with other […]
For close to 20 years, Alta Planning + Design has been planning and design healthy, active communities in hundreds of communities and with thousands of miles of walkways, bikeways, and trails. This month we celebrate our expanding engineering group and their exciting activities. We often say that engineers are crucial community problem solvers. Present them […]
by Beth Flanagan, Marketing Coordinator, Alta Planning + Design I mean BIG props — like maps that are 40’ x 25’ that people can walk and draw on. Maps that allow people to easily identify their favorite neighborhood destinations, their closest light rail stop, their homes, and the sidewalk and streets they regularly travel. Next, locate the […]
by Christopher Kidd, former Planner at Alta Planning + Design Why is there so much confusion about riding bicycles on the sidewalk? As someone who’s spent time as a bicycle planner in the public sector, in the advocacy world, and as a consultant with Alta, I’ve seen the full spectrum of opinions on the matter. […]
