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From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board walkmgw@yahoo.com Date: April 4, 2012 8:28:41 PM EDT To: Nick Hein director@positivespin.org, Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net, Hugh Kierig Hugh.Kierig@mail.wvu.edu Subject: Fw: PBIC News: Free Webinar on US Bike Sharing Programs Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board walkmgw@yahoo.com

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Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board Christiaan Abildso, Chair Bill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair http://www.morgantown.com/ped-safety-board.htm

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: PBIC News PBIC_News@mail.vresp.com To: walkmgw@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 2:19 PM Subject: PBIC News: Free Webinar on US Bike Sharing Programs

April 3, 2012

PBIC Announces Free Webinar on Bike Sharing Programs in the U.S.

CHAPEL HILL, NC — The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) announces the next free Webinar in its Livable Communities Webinar Series: Bike Sharing in the United States: State of the Practice and Guide to Implementation Thursday, April 26, 2012 3:00 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. EDT To register for the webinar, visit http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UNCHighwaySafetyRese/b71e6789b5/3dca12abfc/5cbff9f6f.... Since 2008, more than 20 jurisdictions have been able to implement bike sharing in their communities. As bike sharing continues to gain popularity throughout the US, guidance on how to plan and implement is necessary to achieve a successful program. This webinar will share highlights from a national study of existing bike share programs in large and small communities across the US- providing an overview of important considerations such as: Operating costs; Varying business models; And metrics of success The presenters also will explain different funding sources used to implement bike share programs, with a focus on federal discretionary and non-discretionary programs and associated eligibility requirements. To complement the findings of this research, Nicole Freedman with the city of Boston and Julia Diana with the city of San Antonio will share insights and lessons learned from starting bike sharing programs in their respective jurisdictions. They will also describe the planning and procurement process, as well as successes unexpected challenges encountered along the way. Presenters for this session include: Nicole Freedman, Director of Bicycle Programs for the city of Boston Julia Diana, manager of the San Antonio Bikes Program R.J. Eldridge, Director of Planning for Toole Design Group Mauricio Hernandez, Transportation Planner with Toole Design Group PBIC offers free, public Webinars approximately every other month. To register for upcoming Webinars and to access archived presentations, please visit www.walkinginfo.org/webinars. Content from the PBIC Livable Communities Webinar series is drawn from the PBIC’s in-person trainings focused on pedestrian safety and creating livable communities. The trainings provide in-depth technical assistance, allow hands-on work with the experts, and generate detailed action plans. Complete information on these trainings can be found on the PBIC training Web site at www.walkinginfo.org/training. Since its inception in 1999, PBIC's mission has been to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is maintained by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Campus Box 3430 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430 Phone: 1.888.823.3977 Fax: 919.962.8710 www.walkinginfo.org www.bicyclinginfo.org

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