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You are invited to the Tri-State Trails Summit! This year’s event will be held at Northern Kentucky University in the Student Union Ballroom on November 10, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. With a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure federal infrastructure dollars, the steps our local governments take today can position our trail and bikeway network to be connected, accessible, and world class. Our keynote address will highlight the success of Bentonville, Arkansas, an international trail destination and the home of Walmart. Kalene Griffith, President of Visit Bentonville, and David Wright, Director of Bentonville Parks & Recreation, will join us to share the story of how Northwest Arkansas built a braided trail network of linear mountain bike trails anchored by the Razorback Greenway–spanning over 250 miles. 8:30-9:30 • Registration and Networking 9:30-10:15 • Welcome Address Wade Johnston, Director, Tri-State Trails Rich Boehne, Chair, NKU Board of Regents Mike Sewell, President, Bike Walk Kentucky 10:15-11:30 • Multi-Modal Infrastructure is Key for Economic Development Moderated by Karen Finan, President & CEO, OneNKY Brent Cooper, President & CEO, NKY Chamber of Commerce Jennifer Kirchner, Executive Director, Kentuckians For Better Transportation Mayor Aftab Pureval, City of Cincinnati Darryl Haley, CEO & General Manager, Metro/SORTA 11:30-11:45 • Lunch 11:45-12:00 • 2022 Summit Awards 12:00-1:00 • Keynote Address Kalene Griffith, President, Visit Bentonville David Wright, Director, Bentonville Parks & Recreation 1:00-1:10 • Break in Exhibitor Hall 1:10-2:25 • Best Practices from Cities that are Leading Moderated by David Wright, Director, Bentonville Parks & Recreation Keith Lovan, State Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Jeff Fugate, Town Branch Commons (Lexington, KY) Sean McGrory, Board President, Wasson Way and Member of CROWN Leadership Team (Cincinnati, OH) Angie Pool, CEO, Cardinal Greenways (Muncie, IN) 2:25-3:40 • The Vision for Our Region Moderated by Julie Kirkpatrick, President & CEO, meetNKY Judge Executive Gary Moore, Boone County Liv Birkenhauer, Board President, Cincinnati Off-Road Alliance Frances Mennone, Project Manager, Ohio River Way Michele Gottschlich, Chair, Connecting Active Communities Coalition 3:40-4:00 • Closing Remarks Wade Johnston, Director, Tri-State Trails 4:00-5:00 • Happy Hour Thank You to our planning committee Liv Birkenhauer, Got Dirt, Cincinnati Off Road Alliance (CORA) Linda Bray-Schafer, Campbell County Economic Progress Authority Tiffany Budd, NKU Sustainability Kathy Cunningham, Queen City Bike Michele Gottschlich, Connecting Active Communities Coalition Pat LaFleur, Metro Jason Reser, Cincinnati Off Road Alliance (CORA) Jody Robinson, Devou Good Foundation Evan Walker, World Wildlife Fund Tri-State Trails – Brad Bowers, Rachel Culley, Wade Johnston, & Caitlin Sparks
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Date: Nov 10
Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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