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Big Step Forward for the Empire State Trail Project
The Empire State Trail project received a boost in funding thanks to The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. The organization announced its plan to grant $200 million to parks and trails in Michigan and New York on October 17. This marks the foundation's largest round of grants to date, and Alta is proud to play a key part in this groundbreaking project. The 750-mile Empire State Trail project was announced by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the 2017 State of the State address and is one of the biggest projects in the nation.
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19-Mile Trail Coming to Sonoma County
Alta will be leading a major effort for Sonoma County Regional Parks with a large team of experts including W-Trans and Green Valley. The Lower Russian River Trail is a proposed 19-mile-long facility along one of the most scenic and iconic locations in California. The Russian River is famous for its rafting, summer homes, wines (it's home to Korbel), and redwoods. When complete, this project will serve both visitors and residents, and will fit seamlessly into the fragile context of the wooded valley. |
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Health and Transportation Link Up in New Webinar
Alta Planning + Design Canada has been working with UD4H on the TAC Integrated Health and Transportation project. Last week, we held two interactive webinars to further inform and guide the project, leading more than 50 participants through interactive polling on the recommendations, gaining meaningful input in real time. The project team sought input from Canadians working in health and transportation across diverse agencies, organizations, and levels of government. These efforts helped to inventory, assess, identify gaps, and recommend improvements to strengthen the integration of health in existing Canadian transportation policies, guidelines, and planning tools. |
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More CITE Complete Streets Workshops Coming in 2019
The Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) has been hosting interactive Complete Streets Training workshops led by Alta across Canada this year. Cities are gaining experience in this field and regional, national and international Complete Streets guidance is advancing. There's an opportunity to review existing policies and practices and consider Complete Streets principles within a local context. Workshop topics include strategies for implementing Complete Street principles, working with stakeholders, and exploring the future of Complete Streets through policy and design with the rise of new mobility options, curb access management, and how the use of our streets is changing. The first workshop was held in Surrey in July and the second in Ottawa in October. Interested in bringing the next one to your city in 2019? Visit CITE for more information. |
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By: Marc Caswell and Hannah Day-Kapell
Alta Planning + Design teamed with non-profit Amigos de los Rios to implement a unique walking program that addressed public health, safety, and environmental sustainability, as well as economic stability in El Monte, CA. After a full year of daily walking school bus trips, we can confidently say that the program built community, supported families, and offered a safe way for students to get to school together. Read more
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View from the Saddle: Bike Touring Through SE Asia
By: Sam Corbett
Between March and June 2018, my wife and I bicycled nearly 5,000 kilometers through six countries in Southeast Asia. In my third and final blog post, I will discuss the people and the cultures that we encountered along the way. Read more
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Thank you to those who attended our Alta Innovation Lab Webinar on Thursday, October 25. Our goal is to continue to provide you with valuable information as your community defines goals for new mobility and integrates emerging technologies into policies, plans, and designs. In case you missed it, here's what was covered:
- Complete Streets 2.0 – Rethinking how we design to accommodate more modes in the public right-of-way
- Expanded Travel Choice – What we know about shifts in travel behavior and new data sources
- Safety of AVs with People Walking and Biking
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Meeting of the Minds Summit - Moving the Needle: Sustainable Travel Behavior Change Strategies
Thursday, November 29 | 11:40am | Sacramento, CA
Principal Jessica Roberts will moderate a presentation and discussion about successful efforts to move the needle on voluntary travel behavior change. Learn from cases representing multiple continents and travel modes, and explore how factors such as governance and behavior change theory influence success. Learn more.
2nd Conference of ASEAN Road Safety 2018
December 4-6 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Principal Fred Young, PLA will be hosting a presentation called "Low-Cost, High-Impact Strategies for Increasing Safety for Vulnerable Roadway Users in ASEAN Cities," with the goal of getting more people walking and biking. Learn more.
WSDOT 2018 Innovations and Partnership in Transportation Conference
Monday, December 3 | Tacoma, WA
Alta's Jean Crowther, AICP, Senior Associate (and New Mobility Innovation Lab Leader) will be presenting on a new concept in street design and network planning: speed designated lanes, which allow road users to segregate based on travel speed. See how this idea allows for infinite innovations and re-inventions of the ways we move through a city, while still maintaining a safe approach to sharing the road. Learn more.
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Are you looking for a new career with a mission-driven organization where teamwork and creativity are celebrated? Alta is growing and seeking applicants to work on some of our exciting new projects.
Some positions now open:
Check out our full list of openings on our Careers page.
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Alta Planning + Design, Inc. is an international consulting firm with a mission to create active, healthy communities. If you missed any of our previous newsletters, you can view them here.
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