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Cal Walks Newsletter March 2018 March 13 Webinar: Gearing Up for a Winning ATP Application Join us as we co-host a webinar on 3/13 to share vital information on changes to the program and insights to ensure that your city or organization is competitive in the process. Whether you’ve been successful in previous cycles or you don’t want to miss this webinar Read more and register » Save the date: PedsCount! 2018 coming to San Jose October 18-19 We’ll update you with more details soon, including a call for proposals. In the meantime, mark your calendars, and be sure to sign up for our newsletters to stay in the loop. We’d like to thank our first 2018 Platinum Sponsor, Mineta Transportation Institute, for making PedsCount! in San Jose possible later this year—with MTI’s support, the summit will be right in the heart of downtown, on San Jose State University’s campus. Read more » Meet Esther Postiglione, our new State Policy Manager Esther joins us from Cultiva La Salud where she was most recently a Program Manager. We’ve worked with Esther and Cultiva over the past few years on a number of projects in Fresno County, and we could not be more excited for her to join our team! In addition to being engaged in state policy, Esther is the project lead for our Focus Cities work across the state. Read Esther's introductory post » Meet Chris Johnson, our new Walk San Jose Program Manager Chris comes to us from Bike Fort Collins where he served as Executive Director since 2015. Chris will help us grow Walk San Jose, with the ultimate goal of spinning it off as its own organization over the coming years. Read Chris' introductory post » New Resources Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit, from the Federal Transit Adminstration (FTA) The Elements of a Complete Streets Policy, from the National Complete Streets Coalition & Smart Growth America Contact Info: California Walks 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 709 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 292-4435 Email: [email protected] Fax: (510) 292-4436 Upcoming Trainings & Events [Webinar] Gearing Up for a Winning ATP Application | March 13, 10:00 – 11:30 PT | Hosted by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, California Walks, CalBike, and Local Government Commission [Webinar] Pushing Boundaries: What Makes a Walkable Community | March 14, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT | Hosted by America Walks [Webinar] Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women, LGBTQ-inclusive and Cisgender Individuals | April 4, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT | Hosted by America Walks [Webinar] Making the Case for Transit | April 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT | Hosted by America Walks [Webinar] From 8 to 80: Creating Livable Communities for All Ages | May 9, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT | Hosted by America Walks [Webinar] A Good Investment: The Benefits of Walkable Communities | June 13, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT | Hosted by America Walks Upcoming Conferences & Summits Intersections: Creating Culturally Complete Streets | April 3-4, 2018 | Nashville, TN | Hosted by The National Complete Streets Coalition Equity Summit 2018 | April 11-13, 2018 | Chicago, IL | Hosted by PolicyLink Walk Bike Places | September 16-19, 2018 | New Orleans, LA | Hosted by Project for Public Spaces PedsCount! 2018 | October 18-19, 2018 | San Jose, CA | Hosted by California Walks Vision Zero Cities Conference | November 7-8, 2018 | New York, NY | Hosted by Transportation Alternatives Connect With Us: Facebook Twitter Donate Today! Have an item you want to share with the Cal Walks Network? Send an e-mail to Jaime Fearer, Deputy Director.

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Cal Walks Newsletter: ATP Webinar on 3/13 | Save the date for PedsCount! 2018 2 messages

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Cal Walks Newsletter March 2018 March 13 Webinar: Gearing Upfor a Winning ATP Application

Join us as we co-host a webinar on 3/13to share vital information on changes tothe program and insights to ensure thatyour city or organization is competitive inthe process. Whether you’ve beensuccessful in previous cycles or not, youdon’t want to miss this webinar

Read more and register »

Save the date: PedsCount!2018 coming to San JoseOctober 18-19

We’ll update you with more details soon,including a call for proposals. In themeantime, mark your calendars, and besure to sign up for our newsletters tostay in the loop. We’d like to thank ourfirst 2018 PlatinumSponsor, Mineta Transportation Institute,for making PedsCount! in San Josepossible later this year—with MTI’ssupport, the summit will be right in theheart of downtown, on San Jose StateUniversity’s campus.

Read more »

Meet Esther Postiglione, ournew State Policy Manager

Esther joins usfrom Cultiva LaSalud where she wasmost recently aProgram Manager.We’ve worked withEsther and Cultiva

over the past few years on a number ofprojects in Fresno County, and we couldnot be more excited for her to join ourteam! In addition to being engaged instate policy, Esther is the project lead forour Focus Cities work across the state.

Read Esther's introductory post »

Meet Chris Johnson, our newWalk San Jose Program Manager

Chris comes to usfrom Bike FortCollins where heserved as ExecutiveDirector since 2015.Chris will help usgrow Walk San

Jose, with the ultimate goal of spinning itoff as its own organization over thecoming years.

Read Chris' introductory post »

New Resources

Manual on Pedestrian and BicycleConnections to Transit, from theFederal Transit Adminstration (FTA)

The Elements of a Complete StreetsPolicy, from the National CompleteStreets Coalition & Smart GrowthAmerica

Contact Info:California Walks 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 709 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 292-4435 Email: [email protected] Fax: (510) 292-4436

Upcoming Trainings & Events

[Webinar] Gearing Up for a Winning ATPApplication | March 13, 10:00 – 11:30 PT |Hosted by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy,California Walks, CalBike, and LocalGovernment Commission

[Webinar] Pushing Boundaries: WhatMakes a Walkable Community | March14, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT | Hosted byAmerica Walks

[Webinar] Stop Street Harassment:Making Public Places Safe andWelcoming for Women, LGBTQ-inclusiveand Cisgender Individuals | April 4, 11:00am – 12:00 pm PT | Hosted by AmericaWalks

[Webinar] Making the Case for Transit |April 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT | Hostedby America Walks

[Webinar] From 8 to 80: Creating LivableCommunities for All Ages | May 9, 11:00am – 12:00 pm PT | Hosted by AmericaWalks

[Webinar] A Good Investment: TheBenefits of Walkable Communities | June13, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT | Hosted byAmerica Walks

Upcoming Conferences &Summits

Intersections: Creating CulturallyComplete Streets | April 3-4, 2018 |Nashville, TN | Hosted by The NationalComplete Streets Coalition

Equity Summit 2018 | April 11-13, 2018 |Chicago, IL | Hosted by PolicyLink

Walk Bike Places | September 16-19, 2018| New Orleans, LA | Hosted by Project for Public Spaces

PedsCount! 2018 | October 18-19, 2018 |San Jose, CA | Hosted by California Walks

Vision Zero Cities Conference | November7-8, 2018 | New York, NY | Hosted byTransportation Alternatives

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