2025 Georgia BIKE-WALK-LIVE SUMMIT
Columbus, GA | October 2-4
Hosted by Go Georgia in Partnership with GDOT and GOHS
Presented by Bike Law GA, Georgia DNR, and Georgia Outdoor Recreation Coalition
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Registration is open! Event schedule coming soon!

Registration for the annual Georgia Bike-Walk-Live Summit is now open!

We invite you to join us at the Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center, October 2nd-4th, as we highlight and improve on what makes Georgia bikeable, walkable, and livable, from complete streets to trails and greenways.
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We're excited to combine our summit with the Georgia Outdoor Recreation and Trail Summit again this year, and we look forward to announcing the full summit agenda soon!
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Early Bird registration is $95 and will end on August 11, 2025! General registration of $125 will begin on August 12, 2025. Supporters of Go Georgia will receive a discount code for the Early Bird and General registration rates. If you are interested in becoming a Supporter, please consider donating on our website.

For questions regarding event programming and educational offerings, please contact Abby Kacen at abby@go-georgia.org.

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2025 Summit Schedule (DRAFT)

Mobile Workshops TBA Soon!

Thursday, October 2

12:00 - 2:00

Check-In at Registration Booth

Thursday, October 2

2:00 - 2:45

Ron Knezevich, Connor Booth, Grace Tuschak
Vulnerable Road User Task Team (GDOT)
2:00 pm
Rena Peck, Levi Welling
Okefenokee Wilderness Brings World Heritage Tourism to Georgia
2:00 pm
Abby Kacen
Intersectional Frameworks in Active Transportation
2:00 pm

Thursday, October 2

3:00 - 3:30

TBA
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3:00 pm
Becca Zajac
Dragonfly Takes Flight: How a Public-Private Partnership Launched a Citywide Trail Network
3:00 pm
Nathan Wright, Cate Kreider, Keith Larson, Grace Tuschak
New Mobility: Policy Needs and Audience Discussion
3:00 pm

Thursday, October 2

3:45 - 4:15

Kat Onore, Will Johnson, Ansley Belton
Active Transportation Planning in Columbus
3:45 pm
Andrea White
New Interactive Safety Features on the Georgia River Guide
3:45 pm
Lila Ralston
Nighttime Bicyclist and Pedestrian Deaths: What’s Changed? What Works?
3:45 pm

Thursday, October 2

4:30 - 5:00

Ron Knezevich
Corridor Analysis for Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Type Selection
4:30 pm
Atiba Mbiwan (moderator), Anita Collins, Jim Hemphill
Keeping the Dream Alive on the East Coast Greenway
4:30 pm
Cate Kreider
Reaching Non-Voluntary Non-Drivers
4:30 pm

Thursday, October 2

7:00 - 9:00

Summit Welcome Party at Nonic

207 13th St, Columbus, GA 31901

Friday, October 3

8:00 - 9:00

Check-In at Registration Booth

Friday, October 3

9:00 - 10:00

Opening Plenary
9:00 am

Friday, October 3

10:15 - 11:00

Pat McHenry, Ryan Iafigliola, John Morgan
A Bigger Wheel: Bicycle Outreach in Southwest Georgia
10:15 am
George Dusenbury
The Beltline Emerald Necklace 2005-2025, Atlanta's Evolving Public Realm
10:15 am
Jimmy Dills
Planning for Healthy Communities: How G-SPAN Supports Walking, Biking, and Livability
10:15 am

Friday, October 3

11:15 - 12:00

Torrence Weaver
Go Georgia's Grants Assistance Program: Funding Your Complete Streets and Trails Project
11:15 am
Katherine Mooney, Matt Hayes
Statewide Trail Planning and Coalition Building
11:15 am
TBA
TBA
11:15 am

Friday, October 3

12:00 - 2:00

LUNCH BREAK

Friday, October 3

2:00 - 2:45

Ron Knezevich, Regan Hammond, David Pickworth
Pathways to Progress: Elevating Trail Safety and Connectivity in Rural Georgia (Active Transportation Plan)
2:00 pm
Amy Way, Blake Melton, Julio Portillo
From Pump Tracks to Singletrack: Building a Mountain Biking Continuum in Columbus
2:00 pm
Jenny Guadalupe, Andrew Francis
Bike Buses: Community-Building and Activation Best Practices
2:00 pm

Friday, October 3

3:00 - 3:45

Brandon Sutton, Bert Kuyrkendall
City/Trails: The Interface of Complete Streets and Urban Greenways
3:00 pm
Greta deMayo
Trail Tank: Is Your Trail Project Worthy of the Trail Sharks' Support?
3:00 pm
Connor Booth
A Safety Stumper: Street Trees in Georgia’s Cities
3:00 pm

Friday, October 3

4:15 - 5:00

Billy Turner, Richard Bishop, Steve Morse, and moderated by Marquette McKnight
Combined Sewers, Streetscapes, and the Chattahoochee: Uptown’s Revitalization Story
4:15 pm
Lila Honaker, Rena Peck, Noel Durant, Steve Bontekoe
Tennessee River Basin: Developing New Water Trails
4:15 pm
Ron Knezevich, Grace Tuschak
CLOSED MEETING (GDOT/Go Georgia/Regional Commissions Coordination)
4:15 pm

Friday, October 3

EVENING (TIME TBA)

Summit Happy Hour

Saturday, October 4

9:00 - 12:00

Mobile Workshops (TBA)

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