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VENUESCOLUMBUS CONVENTION & TRADE CENTER 801 Front Avenue, Columbus, GA 31901

COLUMBUS MARRIOTT 800 Front Avenue, Columbus, GA 31901

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

SUNDAY | MAY 5, 2019 MOBILE WORKSHOPS see pages 2–5 for more detail

9:30 am–6:00 pm REGISTRATION OPEN @ COLUMBUS CONVENTION & TRADE CENTER

10:00 am–5:00 pm PRESERVING THE BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL

10:30 am–12:00 pm GREENWAYS & SHARED USE PATHS: DESIGN TO DETAILS

12:30 pm–4:30 pm TRAIL MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP

1:00 pm–5:00 pm PADDLE ON THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER WATER TRAIL

1:15 pm–4:00 pm WHITEWATER TRAIL MAKES COLUMBUS UNIQUE

2:00 pm–5:00 pm FROM HIGH LEVEL TO EYE LEVEL: HEALTHY COMMUNITY DESIGN IN COLUMBUS, GA

3:30 pm–6:00 pm GROUP RIDE

8:00 pm–9:00 pm NIGHTLIFE OF TRAILS

WELCOME RECEPTION 6:00 pm–9:00 pm

MONDAY | MAY 6, 2019 CONFERENCE see pages 9–11 for more detail

7:30 am–8:10 am REGISTRATION

8:30 am–10:00 am OPENING PLENARY SESSION

10:00 am–10:15 am BREAK/NETWORKING

10:15 am–11:45 am MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS

11:45 am–12:30 pm LUNCH

12:30 am–1:45 pm MID-DAY PLENARY SESSION

1:45 pm–2:00 pm BREAK/NETWORKING

2:00 pm–3:15 pm AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS

3:15 pm–3:30 pm BREAK/NETWORKING

3:30 pm–5:30 pm CLOSING PLENARY SESSION

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The Georgia Trail Summit MAY 5–6, 2019 COLUMBUS, GA

Welcome to The 2019 Georgia Trail Summit!

It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 Georgia Trail Summit. The Trust for Public Land is excited to be presenting this year’s Summit, building upon the great work of the Georgia Trails Alliance in providing one of the finest forums in the Southeast for trail lovers to gather, share ideas, and discover inspiration. The 2019 Georgia Trail Summit offers a diverse program of panels, keynotes and mobile workshops under the theme of Ideas, Results, Actions. We have gathered experts from across the country to share their experiences in transforming communities through greenways, bikeways and waterways. The Trail Summit is the place to be to help make your great ideas a reality – or to find inspiration for your next big idea.

And that’s important, because trails do more than connect point A to point B. They connect us to nature, to health, to economic vitality and—most importantly—to each other. Be it the Appalachian Trail, the Atlanta BeltLine, or the Chattahoochee Blueway, trails provide exceptional recreation and transportation opportunities that restore us and foster the bonds of civic pride.

We are grateful to the City of Columbus for being our host, and for the program committee that put together what we expect to be the best Georgia Trail Summit ever. We hope that you leave inspired and empowered to strengthen connections and make positive change in your community.

Sincerely,

George Dusenbury Georgia State Director, The Trust for Public Land

Chad Wright Georgia Advisory Board Chair

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Mobile Workshops Come see the best that Columbus, Georgia has to offer in trails. The first day of the 2019 Georgia Trail Summit will offer hands-on, experiential learning in the form of Mobile Workshops. We proudly offer the following options for those wanting to learn from experts as they guide participants through real-world trail opportunities and challenges.

PRESERVING COLUMBUS’S BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL | MOBILE WORKSHOP

SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 | 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM At Columbus Convention and Trade Center

The Black Heritage Trail in Columbus, GA was recognized as a National Recreation Trail in 2000, and yet, even this distinction has not brought the attention and awareness needed to maintain the trail that links 31 historically significant African American sites within the city. Too often, the contributions of marginalized communities on our nation’s transit systems go unrecognized. Participants will walk along the Black Heritage Trail while facilitators will discuss how cities can promote and preserve their historic sites and landmarks. Following the guided walk, participants will attend and observe a community led design charrette—aimed to address the lack of wayfinding, gateway, and transit infrastructure on the Black Heritage Trail. The community led design charrette will include historic and artistic perspectives to support community members in their goal of starting a conversation on the need to promote and preserve the diverse history in Columbus, GA, and will seek to establish design and preservation metrics for any current and future development along the trail.

WORKSHOP FACILITATORS

Addie Jewell Britt Transportation Planner Columbus Consolidated Government

Julian Plowden Designer/Artist Black Art in America (BAIA)

Dr. Shae Anderson Executive Director Liberty Theater Cultural Center Inc.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

2 credit hours for landscape architects registered in the state of Georgia (Contact walt.ray@tpl at time of registration for specific instructions and requirements)

GREENWAYS & SHARED USE PATHS: DESIGN TO DETAILS | MOBILE WORKSHOP

SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 | 10:30 AM TO 12:00 PM At Columbus Convention and Trade Center

This workshop will be a casually paced bicycle tour of the existing and planned shared use paths and greenways in and near downtown Columbus. Workshop leaders will stop periodically to discuss best practices in greenway/shared use path design and implementation, with a focus on experiential understanding of design details, network planning, and construction considerations that foster safe, all-ages-and-abilities access for both active transportation and recreational use of these facilities.


Brent Buice GA & SC Regional Coordinator East Coast Greenway Alliance

Julio Portillo Executive Director Midtown, Inc.

Sunday | May 5, 2019 | Program Descriptions

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A very special thank you to all those in and around Columbus, GA who made hosting the Georgia Trail Summit so easy. Thank you very much:

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Ashley Woitena Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau

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Carolina Rodrigues City of Columbus

Holli Browder Columbus Consolidated Government

Julio Portillo Midtown Inc

Natalie Hale Friends of the Thread Trail

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TRAIL MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP

SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 | 12:30 PM TO 4:30 PM At Columbus Convention and Trade Center

Learn about trail design basics, material options, user group considerations, and best practices for maintenance of natural-surface trails. Join trail experts for a walk and talk about assessment of trail maintenance problems, their causes and possible solutions. Attendees will learn how to identify natural surface trail maintenance needs such as: erosion problems, lack of drainage in flat areas, rerouting a damaged trail, and routine maintenance for long term management and care. All trails benefit from routine maintenance. This Workshop will introduce participants to best practices with hands-on demonstrations.


Walt Bready Owner B Ready Trails

Brett Davidson President MTB Atlanta

Aaron Steele President Tailored Trails

Jay Richardson Trail Manager Flat Rock Park, CVA Chattahoochee Valley Area SORBA


1 credit hour for landscape architects registered in the state of Georgia (Contact walt.ray@tpl at time of registration for specific instructions and requirements)

FROM HIGH LEVEL TO EYE LEVEL: HEALTHY COMMUNITY DESIGN IN COLUMBUS, GA


Public Health and City Design go way back. In the 19th century, urban health officials eradicated infectious diseases by observing (and then shaping) the connection between the built environment and health outcomes. Today’s diseases, stemming from our sedentary lifestyle and social isolation, present a new set of challenges. But are they, too, connected to the design of the city? Spoiler alert: the answer is yes. Join us on a 5–mile guided walk, led by public health and planning practitioners, on our Dragonfly Trails. Participants will experience how Columbus invites people towards physical, social, and economic well-being.


Carolina Rodriguez Urban Planner City of Columbus

Jack Lockwood Project Manager West Central Health District

Semilla Neal Project LAUNCH Coordinator West Central Heath District


1 credit hour for landscape architects registered in the state of Georgia (Contact walt.ray@tpl at time of registration for specific instructions and requirements)

CINCO DE MAYO | FREE RIDE


This free ride will be a casually paced bicycle tour of River Walk’s downstream section between the Conference Center and the Infantry Museum. Round trip is approximately 16 miles with gently sloping terrain on a paved trail system.


Atiba Mbiwan BRAG Dream Team

Annette Santiago-Waters

Jimmy Habersham BRAG Dream Team

Ed McBrayer PATH Foundation

Greta deMayo KAIZEN Collaborative

Sunday | May 5, 2019 | Program Descriptions


PADDLE ON THE LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER WATER TRAIL

SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 | AFTERNOON: 1:00 PM TO 5:00 PM At Columbus Convention and Trade Center

Join Georgia Rivers Network for a fascinating 2 hour, five-mile flat water paddle on one of Georgia’s 18 developing water trails. Along the way, you’ll learn about key elements necessary for a successful water trail.

A shuttle will take participants from the Convention and Trade Center to our launch site at the Chattahoochee Paddle Company boat house where participants will be outfitted with life jackets and canoes/ kayaks. No partner or paddling experience required.

The route takes paddlers through some of the most historic parts of the Chattahoochee River. We will put in at the site where the CSS Jackson was burned in 1865, and paddle past its current home in the Civil War Navel Museum. You will see what remains of the river’s industrial past. A gas dock on the Georgia side and a grain dock on Alabama side of the river, along with a wrecked gas barge that will bring the river’s golden age as a transportation hub to life.


Gwyneth Moody Georgia Rivers Network

WHITEWATER ADVENTURE


USA Today calls the whitewater trail in Columbus, GA one of the “TOP 12 MAN MADE ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD.” REI is partnering with Whitewater Express to offer Georgia Trail Summit attendees the signature Columbus, GA experience, rafting the world-class whitewater trail in the Chattahoochee River along Columbus’s beautiful waterfront. Participants will meet at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center before walking to Whitewater Express for orientation and gear. Facilitators will explain how this trail came to be, what is has contributed to Columbus, and how it is enjoyed today. Sign up quickly – these spots won’t last long!


Daniel Jessee REI

Dan Gilbert Whitewater Express

Ross Horner Uptown Columbus, Inc.

Will Chambliss Whitewater Express

THE NIGHTLIFE OF TRAILS | MOBILE WORKSHOP

SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 | 8:00 PM TO 9:00 PM Leave from Reception Location End at Columbus Convention and Trade Center

With its high concentration of arts and culture hotspots, trendy cafes and bars, and public space programming of concerts and glow-rides, downtown Columbus boasts a strong nightlife economy. A vibrant and inclusive nightlife scene can enhance public life especially for young people, and trail advocates should study the Trail Nightlife. After taking in the pink and blue cotton-candy sunset over the Chattahoochee River, we’ll stroll the Columbus and Phenix City Riverwalk loop. We’ll observe a shift change in the trail foot traffic and talk about what makes the space inviting for nocturnal pursuits.


Carolina Rodriguez Urban Planner City of Columbus

Ximena Rozo Industrial Designer & Founder Ximena Rozo Design

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A very special thank you to the 2019 Georgia Trail Summit Planning Committee. This event would not have happened without generous assistance from:

Walt Ray | The Trust for Public Land

Allison Roland | HNTB

Atiba Mbiwan | East Coast Greenway Alliance

Bill Mayfield | Volunteer/Cyclist

Bob Kinney | Volunteer/TPL Board Member

Brent Buice | East Coast Greenway Alliance

Brett Davidson | SORBA

Byron Rushing | Atlanta Regional Commission

Clay Windsor | REI

Daniel Jessee | REI

Devin Cowens | East Coast Greenway Alliance

Ed McBrayer | PATH Foundation

Elliott Caldwell | Georgia Bikes

Eric Meyer | Cobb County DOT

George Dusenbury | The Trust for Public Land

Greta deMayo | KAIZEN Collaborative

Gwyneth Moody | Georgia River Network

Jenny Park | The Trust for Public Land

Jim Langford | MillionMile Greenway

John Austin Steward | Georgia State University College of Public Health

Katelyn DiGioia | Georgia Department of Transportation

Liza Mueller | Volunteer

MaKara Rumley | Hummingbird Consulting

Michele Kresge | The Trust for Public Land

Sue Carpenter | The Trust for Public Land

Tracie Sanchez | Georgia Department of Economic Development, Tourism

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Program Descriptions | Monday | May 6, 2019

The second day of the Georgia Trail Summit offers the opportunity to come together in one unique venue—the Columbus, GA Convention and Trade Center. Enjoy inspiring keynote speeches and participate in break-out sessions and discussions designed to advance the role of trails across the state.

MORNING PLENARY SESSION

8:30 am to 10:00 am Welcome by Mayor Skip Henderson Mayor Skip Henderson took the lead office for the City of Columbus, GA in 2019. He will share

insights into what makes Columbus special and how success in trails has changed the City for the better.

Keynote Speaker Chuck Flink The Georgia Trail Summit Committee is excited to welcome Flink to our gathering in May.

Widely regarded as one of America’s leading greenway planners, Flink is President of Greenways Incorporated, an international consulting firm based in North Carolina. His successes include plans for more than 250 communities.

MORNING BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

(Concurrent) 10:15 to 11:45 am Follow the River by Land and by Water | Room MR-104 The South Fork Conservancy and the Georgia River Network are two grassroots organizations creating very different trails to

reveal and revive long ignored waterways. Sally Sears will moderate a panel of successful leaders creating vibrant urban and suburban trails on and beside critical waterways. Early supporters of the Yellow River Water Trail and the South Fork Conservancy trails will share how they energize hidden and forgotten waterways through positive and active use.

PANELISTS

Moderator: Sally Sears | Founding Director, The South Fork Conservancy Cassie Branum | Associate Principal Urban Designer, Perkins + Will Debra Griffith | President, Yellow River Water Trail Gwyneth Moody | Director of Programs and Outreach, Georgia River Network Ryan Gravel | Founder, Sixpitch

Trails ‘Shark Tank’ | Room MR-103 Experts, trail advocates (Actors) will present their trail project and either: have their projects sent back to the TANK ‘Idea’ stage or

achieve support from the SHARKS to move forward toward ‘Action.’ This skit-style session will be based on the PATH Foundation and KAIZEN Collaborative’ s experience working with cities and friends’ groups throughout the state of Georgia.

PANELISTS

Ed McBrayer | Executive Director, PATH Foundation Erica Studdard | Community Development Director, City of Carrollton, GA Greta deMayo, PLA | Principal Landscape Architect, KAIZEN Collaborative Maury Wolfe | Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility and Public Affairs, Cox Enterprises Wendall York | Urban Designer, KAIZEN Collaborative

Critical Paths for Greenways | Champion, Plan, Design, Operate | Room MR-102 This panel will explore, compare, and contrast a critical path framework for several greenway systems in small and mid-sized

metropolitan regions following the perspective of four essential roles: the CHAMPION, the PLANNER, the DESIGNER, and the OPERATOR. Representative projects will include: the Tide to Town Greenway in Savannah, GA; The Coastal Georgia Greenway along Coastal Georgia; The Ebenezer Creek Greenway in Springfield, GA; and the Tennessee Riverwalk in Chattanooga, TN.

PANELISTS

Charles McMillan | Coastal Director, Georgia Conservancy Denise Grabowski | Principal, Symbioscity, llc Larry Zehnder | Parks Department Administrator (Past), City of Chattanooga, TN Laura Ballock | Savannah Office Lead, Barge Design Solutions, Inc. Steve Provost | Vice President, Barge Design Solutions, Inc.

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Monday | May 6, 2019 | Program Descriptions

166 Miles and Something for Everyone | Room MR-101 Cobb County, GA is home to nearly 166 miles of greenways and trails, connecting Kennesaw State University through downtown

Marietta and the Chattahoochee River, and from Cumberland to the western county line. These trails span diverse settings and contexts, from wooded parklands to wide suburban roadways. This session will cover two key factors in the growing success of the Cobb County trail system: partnerships and context-sensitive trail typologies.

PANELISTS

Eric Meyer | Planning Division Manager, Cobb County Department of Transportation Erin Thoresen, AICP | Transportation Planner, Gresham Smith Tracy Rathbone Styf | Executive Director, Town Center CID

LUNCHTIME PLENARY SESSION

12:30 to 1:45 pm Keynote Speaker Dr. Anne Lusk Dr. Lusk’s research has focused on comfortable and safe environments that will motivate

women, children, seniors, parents with children on their bicycles, and individuals of color, with lower incomes, and from the world to bicycle. She has over 36 years of experience designing, permitting, and funding bicycle facilities and delivering keynotes, consulting, and conducting research on bicycle facilities.

Introducing The Chattahoochee RiverLands Walt Ray will facilitate a brief discussion with SCAPE, a renowned landscape architecture

firm helping the metro-Atlanta region consider its relationship with the Chattahoochee River. Trails are an important part of the discussion when thinking about how we access the Chattahoochee River—on land and by water. Learn how you can influence the future of this public realm.

AFTERNOON BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

(Concurrent) 2:00 to 3:15 pm What Comes First: A Clean River or Public Access? | Room MR-201 River recreation and water quality go hand in hand. But if a river is polluted, which of the two should come first? We are more

likely to help protect something that we can see and experience. But is it safe to encourage people to explore a river that is impacted by pollution? This session will explore the relationship between water quality and water recreation with a focus on our mighty Chattahoochee River.

PANELISTS

Diana Wilson | Parks Commission Chair, City of Chattahoochee Hills Jessica Sterling | Technical Programs Director, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Kevin Jeselnik | General Council, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

Connecting Communities through Florida’s Trails | Room MR-101 Regional trail systems represent community partnerships from one town to the next. They also represent stories of hard working

individuals in fields ranging from advocacy to maintenance. This takes a coordinated effort with state and local partners to join local trails into a regional system. In this session, speakers will discuss how their trails fit into a regional trail system and how a regional system of trails comes to be. Speakers include Britney Moore, Regional Coordinator with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection—Division of Recreation and Parks—Office of Greenways and Trails and Ken Bryan, Florida Director for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.

PANELISTS

Britney Moore | Regional Coordinator, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Ken Bryan | Florida Director, Rails to Trails Conservancy

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Program Descriptions | Monday | May 6, 2019

Strategic Planning for Great Mountain Bike Trails | Room MR-102 Do you want to know what it takes to plan, fund, and build a high quality destination trail system for mountain biking and

outdoor recreation? Join SORBA, IMBA Trail Solutions, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and local stakeholders for a discussion on how they have joined in partnership to create a model regional trail system at Standing Boy Park, just north of Columbus, GA. Attendees will learn the basics of creating a regional trail system - from community engagement, to planning and design, to funding and construction, to activation and promoting, and measuring success.

PANELISTS

Blake Melton | CVA, SORBA Steve Kasacek | IMBA, Trail Solutions Project Manager Taylor Brown | Grants Specialist, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Tom Sauret | SORBA, Executive Director

Ideas to Action: Successful Implementation Strategies | Room MR-103 This session will provide suggestions on implementing the very first trail project from a larger plan. With the key questions

being answered and discussed among the panel, it is intended to provide first-hand experience and knowledge to the audience. Panelists will include: Nico Shen, KAIZEN Collaborative; Natalie Hale, Friends of the Thread Trail; Hasco Craver, City of Newnan, GA; Patty Hansen, City of Brookhaven, GA; and Jonathon Penn, City of East Point, GA.

PANELISTS

Hasco Craver | Assistant City Manager, City of Newnan, GA Jonathon Penn | Director of Parks and Recreation, City of East Point, GA. Natalie Hale | Executive Director, Friends of the Thread Trail Nico Shen | Associate Landscape Architect, KAIZEN Collaborative Patty Hansen | Fund Development Director, City of Brookhaven, GA

Building Regionalism across Alabama | The Story of the Singing River Trail Room MR-104 The Singing River Trail is a regional greenway being planned in north Alabama. This initiative began as a grassroots

collaboration—engaging people from many different organizations and entities to connect communities, provide active-living opportunities, and spur further economic development for the region. Presenters will provide information about the Launch 2035: Land Use Planning Task Force and how this grassroots group plans to unite Limestone, Madison, and Morgan counties in defining a collective 20-year vision to ensure the region continues to prosper.

PANELISTS:

Joe W. Campbell | General Counsel, Huntsville Hospital System and HealthGroup of Alabama Mary Beth Broeren | Director of Planning and Economic Development, City of Madison, AL Shannon Keith | Associate, Alta Planning + Design; President, Alabama Chapter Trail of Tears


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Monday | May 6, 2019 | Closing Plenary Session

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION

3:30 to 5:30 pm Building a Coalition for Recreation in Georgia With the success of the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment, we have seen the combined power that like-minded

conservation organizations can use to benefit our state’s outdoor recreation landscape. But what does version 2.0 look like? Can we create a big-tent coalition of conservation non-profits, outfitters, and manufacturers to continue collaborative efforts like GOSA? How would such a coalition form and what would the benefits be for partner organizations? What might be the first priorities of this coalition? Join George Dusenbury as he facilitates a discussion with: Michael Halicki of Park Pride, Dana Howe of the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, Noah Wilson of Emergent Opportunities, and Daniel Jessee of REI about building a platform for collaboration to strengthen Georgia’s outdoor industry. What might a logical progression from idea to action look like? Participants in the session will be able to ask questions of the panelists and there will be a call to action for organizational representatives to volunteer for leadership positions to further this effort.

Keynote Speaker Aimee Copeland Aimee Copeland lives on her own terms, and that means mostly outdoors, despite the

amputation of both of her hands, her right foot and entire left leg after she was infected by a flesh-eating bacteria while zip-lining at age 24. We are honored and excited to welcome Copeland to the 2019 Georgia Trail Summit as a Keynote Speaker. Her message will challenge us all to think about who we are serving—and who we might be excluding— as we plan for the future of trails in our state.

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