The Bike Fed’s 4th Annual Wisconsin Bike Summit was a big success. Nearly 400 bike enthusiasts from every corner of the state registerred and made the trip to our Capitol to learn about bicycle infrastructure and programming, share success stories, and meet with their elected officials to support cycling and ensure every ride we take in Wisconsin safe, enjoyable, and fun.
2012 Wisconsin Bike Summit Tuesday, February 21
Inn at the Park, Best Western (22 S. Carroll Street, downtown Madison)
Click the image of the Summit program below to download and view the full program, complete agenda (with locations) and detailed Summit session descriptions:
Click on the image of the program to download and view the complete 2012 summit program, session descriptions and agenda.
2012 Wisconsin Bike Summit & Lobby Day
SCHEDULE
Summary: Summit will focus on educating and motivating attendees to foster strong local bicycle advocacy and promote the programs of the Bike Fed in local markets. Lobbying effort should focus on passing the vulnerable users law.
Click on the hyperlinks of the Sessions in the schedule below to download PDFs of the presentations, notes and resource pages that are available.
Monday, February 20
4:30pm – 6:00pm Bike Fed Board Meeting/Working Dinner
6:00pm – 8:00pm Bike Fed Happy Hour
Tuesday, February 21
7:30am – 7:00pm Registration Open
8:30am – 9:30am Breakfast networking/meetings: Tourism Operators, Trek Dealers, Pedal Ped Network, Mountain biking
10:00am – 10:20am Opening Session
10:30am – 11:30am Lobby Day Training/2012 Goals
10:30am – 11:30am Public Employee Session: Health and active transportation
1:00pm – 5:00pm Lobby Day Meetings
11:30am – 1:00pm Lunch – Bike Fed supporting your community/district meetings
1:15pm–2:15pm Session 1
A:Bicycle Facilities 101: Basics of building bicycle infrastructure
B: Welcome to bike advocacy: Tips/tools for new & expert advocates
C: Making the case: stats/info to educate your leaders
2:15pm – 2:30pm Break
2:30pm – 3:30pm Session 2
A: Bicycle Facilities 201: Intermediate Bicycle Facility Design
B: Mountain Biking Resources, Programs, and Funding MTB/IMBA Resouce Sheet
C: Welcome to bike advocacy: Tips/tools for new & expert advocates
3:30pm – 3:45pm Break
3:45pm – 4:45pm Session 3
A: Bicycle Facilities 301: Innovative infrastructure
B: The connection between health and active transportation
C: Making the case: stats/info to educate your leaders What is Bikeability Worth for Wisconsin stats sheet
4:45pm – 5:00pm Break
5:00pm – 6:00pm Closing Session
6:00pm – 8:00pm Wisconsin Bike Summit Celebratory Reception
2012 Summit Registration was $35 Full Day-Includes: lunch, all educational sessions, closing session, evening reception (10am – 8pm)
$25 Evening Only - Includes: closing session (5pm) and evening reception (6pm)
Additional $10 Networking Breakfast - Included: pre-Summit continental breakfast and small group discussion. There are four different Networking Breakfasts to choose from (8:30am)
New for 2012 were:
- Morning networking sessions: We are hosting 4 different pre-Summit breakfasts to give attendees an opportunity to network, learn, and share ideas in this small group, less formal setting. Four different breakfast discussions include mountain biking vision discussion, new Pedal Ped Network introduction, bike tourism operators social, and a Trek Dealers session.
- Special Bicycle Facilities Session Track: Bike Fed has recruited the Midwest’s top bicycle infrastructure design experts to lead a series of three sessions focused on sharing best practices in bicycle facility design from basic infrastructure to some of the world’s most innovative bike facilities. This is a great session track for planners, engineers, county highway commissioners, and others interested in various levels of bicycle facility design.
- Lunch! We decided to make lunch as easy as possible by including it in the Full Day Registration. This will be another great networking opportunity!
- Carpool to the Summit! Please fill out this form if you are looking for or offering a ride.
2011 Summit Highlights
The 2011 Wisconsin Bike Summit was a huge success! Hundreds of bicycle advocates turned out listen to and participate in educational sessions, lobby their legislators to support bicycling, and network with other advocates from across the state. Presentations from the Summit are available for download below. We look forward to seeing many of you at events in your community this year, and back in Madison for the 2012 Wisconsin Bike Summit!
Presentations (PDF download):
Opening Session
Opening Session & Lobbying 101 (0.3 MB)
Session 1
From Copenhagen to Wisconsin: A Technical Perspective on Innovative Bike Facility Design (12.7 MB)
Session 2
Funds & Resources for Your Bicycle Project (3.6 MB)
Session 3
Education & Encouragement: Engaging Programs You Can Bring to Your Community (6.0 MB)
Session 4
Bicycle Friendly Business Panel (8.4 MB)
Session 5
United Mountain Biking in Wisconsin (2.8 MB)
Closing Session
Copenhagen: City of Cyclists (11.3 MB)
Media Coverage:
WKOW Madison coverage of the Summit
Wisconsin Public Radio’s interview with Kevin Hardman and Anreas Rohl
The UW-Madison Badger Herald’s coverage of the Summit
The Janesville Gazette’s coverage of the Summit and Vulnerable Users
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel coverage here, here and an editorial supporting vulnerable users here
Wisconsin Bike Summit : 2011 Summit Pictures
The Monday evening happy hour
The Tuesday sessions and lobbying
How do you register and what are the costs?
Registration will open next Tuesday, and the fee will be $35. If you are a member, you will get an email about registration.
One of my colleagues thought I could register for a particular breakout session, such as session 3-B and pay $10. Is this true, or does this only apply to breakfast sessions? Thanks.
Jennifer, you can indeed register for a single session at the bike summit.