Agenda

Friday, May 14, 2004

1:00 - 3:00  Bus Tour of Louisville Olmsted Park System with John Swintosky

3:00 - 5:00  Bike Tour of the Louisville River Walk with Sheila Andersen

6:30 - 8:30pm  Informal Reception at the Galt House

Saturday, May 15, 2004

7:45 - 8:30  Registration / Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45  Welcome

• Scott Southall, Kentucky Rails to Trails Council, Conference Co-Chair
• Mohammed Nouri, Louisville Metro Planning and Design
• Cheri Tolle, UK Prevention Research Center, Conference Co-Chair

8:45 - 9:45  Morning Keynote Session

• Creating Healthier Places for Healthier People
  Keith Laughlin, Executive Director, Rails to Trails Conservancy
• Why Chase the Grail of Rails to Trails? A Good Health Perspective
  David Allen, MD, President, Fit Louisville

9:45 - 10:00  Break

10:00 - 11:00  Concurrent Sessions A

A-1

Trails for Health
John Librett, Physical Activity and Health Promotion, CDC
Chris Abbett, National Parks Service

A-2

Greenways Forging the Link
Ray Irvin, Indianapolis Greenways Foundation
Louisville's Award-Winning Waterfront Park
David Karem, Waterfront Development Corporation

A-3

Rail Trails at the State Level
Rep. Susan Westrom, KY House of Representatives
Rail Trails at the County Level
Judge Rodney Kirtley, Muhlenberg County

11:00 - 11:15  Break

11:15 - 12:15  Concurrent Sessions B

B-1

Success Stories in South Carolina
James Coleman, Margaret J. Weston Medical Center, South Carolina
Yon Lambert, Palmetto Conservation Foundation, South Carolina

B-2

Getting Started: Trail Partnerships
Rick Dickman, Ohio River Greenways Commission
Patricia Timm, Ohio River Way, Inc.

B-3

Rail Trails and Transportation Enhancement Funding
Ron Schneider, Multimodal Programs, KY Transportation Cabinet
What the Bicycle and Pedestrian Policy Hath Wrought
Paula Nye, Multimodal Programs, KY Transportation Cabinet

12:15 - 1:45  Lunch (Visit Exhibits)

1:45 - 2:45  Concurrent Sessions C

C-1

Partnering for Trail Success
Arlen Sanders, Liberty/Casey Economic Development Authority
Weaving People, Trails, and Tales: A Pine Mountain Trail Story
Shad Baker, Pine Mountain/Cumberland Trails Conference

C-2

Neighborhood Connector Project: Neighbors as Planning Partners
Beth Siddens, Barren River District Health Department
Helen Siewers, Greenways Commission of Bowling Green/Warren County
Public/Private Partnerships
Sue Fowler, Partners Greenbelt

C-3

High Bridge Rail Trail: Making Connections
Tim Powell, Wilmore-High Bridge Rail Trail
Town Branch Trail: A Multi-Faceted Work in Progress
Van Meter Pettit, Town Branch Trail Inc.

2:45 - 3:00  Break

3:00 - 4:00  Concurrent Sessions D

D-1

Rebuilding Walkable Livable Communities through the Hope VI Revitalization Program
Kathleen O’Neil, Louisville Metro Housing Authority
Lynda Frost, Trust for Public Land

D-2

Policy Roundtable: Statewide Trail Plan Initiatives
Lisa Rainey Brownell, UK Transportation Center
(Roundtable discussion)

D-3

Cave Run Trail System: Past, Present & Future
Terri Burch, Kentucky Horse Council
Surveying the Pine Mountain Trail State Park
John Schneider, Vaughn & Melton Engineering

4:00   End of Meeting — Please Complete Evaluation Forms!

Updated July 13, 2004