Professional planners will have lots of opportunities to earn AICP continuing education credit at the Winter Cycling Congress. This track is also appropriate for landscape architects and includes sessions, which likely fulfill continuing education requirements for design professionals. Check out the sessions for which we have applied for credit below. Tuesday, 2 February 2016 Breakout 1 Shifting to bicycle-friendliness… Read more →
Winter maintenance and engineering streets so they can be more easily cleared of snow and ice are major themes at the Winter Cycling Congress. Check out the track below recommended for professional engineers and other public works professionals. Tuesday, 2 February Breakout 1 A year in the life of a protected bike lane ** Minneapolis has a variety of new… Read more →
Do you want to help teach someone else how to ride a bike, rain, snow or shine? Are you a certified instructor looking to refresh your training skills?An interactive afternoon class is being offered the day before the Winter Cycling Congress begins on Monday, 1 February, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. at the congress venue, The Commons Hotel. The cost to participate is… Read more →
The first WINTERdrt will be held during the Winter Cycling Congress. The event is scheduled during the mobile tour period on Wednesday, 3 February and will begin at the congress venue, The Commons Hotel, 615 Washington Avenue Southeast 55406. WINTERdrt will demonstrate how people with bicycles can serve their community in times of need. Participants will cover up to 30… Read more →
There may be no one better qualified to talk about getting people on bikes than the man who’s helped get 5,000 people to come out and ride once a week in America’s motor city. This is why we are so pleased to announce that Jason Hall co-founder of Slow Roll Detroit and the Slow Roll movement will be presenting a… Read more →
The Winter Cycling Congress 2016 seeks original digital videos featuring winter cycling. Show us what winter cycling is like where you live. Who rides bikes in winter? How they do it – on what type of bike and in what clothes? In what type of landscape and weather conditions are they riding? What motivates these people to keep riding through… Read more →
Presenters from winter cities all over the world are invited to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, 2-4 February 2016 to share bicycling and walking expertise. Keep reading for more details about submitting a proposal to #WCC16 or download the Call for Contributions. How is winter defined? This Congress defines “winter” as a season encompassing a full spectrum of weather –… Read more →
We are pleased to announce Mike Lydon will present a keynote address at the Winter Cycling Congress 2016. Mike is a Principal of Street Plans Collaborative and co-author of “Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change” (published 2015). He is internationally recognized for his work as a planner, writer and advocate for livable cities. Recently we spoke with Mike about winter… Read more →
