AREA INFORMATION PRESENTATION:
Walk-Walk - Bike Forum: January 11th, 2023
January 19, 202301/19/2023 • 01:23:48
ID#13978 • WELCOME
Rick Cowan, Select Board Representative to Walk Bike Committee
INTRODUCTIONS
Marsha Stern, Chair Walk-Bike Committee
Bonnie Anderson, Founding Director, BF Bike Project
Stan Talstra, Walk-Bike Committee
Gary Fox, Development Director, Town of Rockingham
Peter Bergstrom, Walk-Bike Committee
Conor Floyd, Windham County Trails Alliance
Mike Kowalczyk, Monadnock Region Rail Trail Collaborative
Bonnie North, Bellows Falls Historical Society
6-minute presentations 30 minutes
1 Building a town wide bike-walk culture
Bonnie Anderson, Founding Director of BF Bike Project
2 Walk-Bike Infrastructure & Connectivity, Past, Present
Bonnie North, Bellows Falls Historical Society
Peter Bergstrom, Rockingham Walk-Bike Committee
3 VTRANS Transportation Alternatives Grant Application for BF Riverfront Trail Phase 2
Gary Fox, Development Director, Town of Rockingham
4 Oak Hill & Minard’s Pond Trails
Conor Floyd, Windham County Trails Association
5 NH Trail Connections
Mike Kowalczyk, -Monadnock Region Rail Trail Collaborative
OPEN DISCUSSION - 45 minutes
Moderated by Bonnie Anderson
Topics:
• QUESTIONS for Presenters
• Developing a town wide vision for walk-bike planning
• Collaboration among groups working to improve walk-bike infrastructure
• Safety Concerns & Observations
• Support for VTRANS Grant for Riverfront Trail Phase 2
