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On Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 12:00 to 1:00pm EDT, the Florida TDM Clearinghouse and the Florida Department of Transportation will hold a 1-hour Lunch and Learn net conference on Innovative Tools for Encouraging Bicycling: Online Bicycle Route Mapping featuring Chris Hagelin, Senior Transportation Planner and Marni Ratzel, Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner of Go Boulder/City of Boulder.  

 A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

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Innovative Tools for Encouraging Bicycling: Online Bicycle Route Mapping

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. EDT

Speakers: Chris Hagelin and Marni Ratzel,  Go Boulder/City of Boulder

Presentation Summary

The use of online mapping tools for driving directions has become ubiquitous in our society, but until recently they have been of little use to the person seeking to use a bicycle instead of an automobile. In response to the needs of bicyclists, the city of Boulder, Colorado has launched Go Bike Boulder, an innovative online bicycle route mapping tool designed and implemented through a CMAQ grant in 2007. Go Bike Boulder provides residents, university students, employees, and visitors with turn by turn directions to help navigate Boulder’s 360 mile plus on- and off-road bicycle network.

During the first six months of operation, over 10,000 routes totaling more than 38,000 miles were queried by over 1800 registered users and thousands of guest users. The evaluation of Go Bike Boulder showed that approximately 67 percent of routes queried were bicycled, and on average users biked more and drove less after registering on the site resulting in an average annual Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) reduction of 226 miles per registered user. This presentation will summarize the design, use, evaluation of, and next steps for this unique online bicycle mapping tool.

This 60-minute net conference is brought to you by the Florida TDM Clearinghouse at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida and funded by the Florida Department of Transportation.  Julie Bond, project manager for the Florida TDM Clearinghouse will moderate.

Registration Information 

To reserve your virtual seat, please complete the registration form below and submit by Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

Registration Form

You must be pre-registered to participate. Please complete the form below and click Submit.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does a net conference work? 

Participants hear the audio portion via a toll-free telephone call and simultaneously view the PowerPoint presentation via Internet.  The session will be recorded and available for playback at www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse  the next workday.

What do I need to participate in this net conference?

All you need is a phone and a computer with Internet access.  For a group viewing, you will need an LCD projector.  Audio access will be via a toll-free number.  The net-conference video platform is Live Meeting ™.  It operates through firewalls and does not require you to download software.

FIRST TIME USERS: To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90703 

NOTICE: Microsoft Office Live Meeting can be used to record meetings. By participating in this meeting, you agree that your communications may be monitored or recorded at any time during the meeting.

Why is the Florida TDM Clearinghouse hosting this event?

As part of a "Learn More. Travel Less." initiative,  we believe this net conference will expand learning opportunities to transportation professionals in Florida, especially when the cost in time and dollars associated with conference travel.   We'd welcome your thoughts on its value and effectiveness as well as suggestions for future topics. 

What does it cost? 

There is no charge for Florida DOT district offices, Florida commuter service agencies, Florida transit agencies, and Florida transportation management organizations. CUTR is providing up to 20 net conference seats, and funding the toll free charges of the net conference under its Florida TDM Clearinghouse contract with FDOT.

What if I have more questions?

If you have any questions, please contact Phil Winters at (813) 974-9811 or winters@cutr.usf.edu

*A separate confirmation with the URL and 1-800 number for the net conference, and copies of the slides will be sent via email you prior to the event.