My Presentation from the Walk/Bike California Conference

Eric Fredericks • Sunday September 16, 2007

I apologize to my regular readers for my recent hiatus. I’ve been battling a stomach illness for quite a while now and have barely spent any time in front of a computer screen the last couple of weeks.

I was able to attend the Walk/Bike California and APBP Professional Development Seminar last week in Davis. I gave a presentation titled Is Walkability and Bikability Really Better in California than the Midwest? All in all, I think it went pretty well considering I wasn’t able to practice much due to my illness, I only had 20 minutes, and my slide notes would not print! You may not get much out of the presentation considering I don’t use a lot of text in my slides—I prefer pictures and talking instead. However, I figured I would share it anyway. You can download the presentation here. [PDF – 4MB]

I will also be speaking at the California Chapter of the American Planning Association Statewide Conference in San Jose next month. I will be on a panel with Dustin Luther, the Director of Interactive Marketing for Move.com and founder of the Rain City Guide. Our panel is on Public Engagement through Web 2.0.

Integrating the Wheels in Freiburg, Germany

Lauren Hilliard • Monday May 14, 2007

During the Summer of 2006, I completed my Bachelors of Science at a UC Davis summer abroad program in Freiburg, Germany. I spent four weeks living and studying the success of Freiburg’s balanced transportation system through community-based research involving interviews with local and state transport authorities. While living in Europe that summer, I wrote articles for this website as part of a series called Exploring Transportation in Europe.

A few weeks ago, I presented my research findings at the Women’s Transportation Seminar International Conference in San Diego. The presentation I gave was entitled Integrating the Wheels in Freiburg, Germany: How the right plan, process, and politics can create a balanced transport system. In an attempt to share some of Freiburg’s wisdom with the rest of the world, I have a copy of my PowerPoint presentation available for download below in Adobe PDF format:

Freiburg, Germany Presentation [PDF] 1.20 MB

I will be giving this presentation at some upcoming meetings in the Sacramento area. Please contact me if you’re interested in attending a live presentation.