California WALKS and our partners are pleased to announce that we will be holding Pedestrians Count! 2012. Peds Count! 2012, the second of its kind, will be held in Los Angeles on May 3rd and 4th, 2012. The seminar promotes pedestrian safety, transit access, healhty environments and sustainable communities coordinating with cutting edge research. The seminar explores latest best practices in pedestrian data collection and analysis with strategic community advocacy. Professionals, academics and community leaders will share their current and most promising work.

Our program agenda is coming together and we have a host of exciting topics and speakers lined up. Session topics will include walkability to transit and TOD, Sustainable Communities Strategies, health equity, and pedestrian data collection. Here is a sneak peek on some of the wonderful speakers and session leads! Stay tuned for more information coming shortly.

May 3rd: 9am - 5pm

May 4th: 8:30 am - 4pm

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

Manal Aboelata, Prevention Institute

Dr. Richard Jackson, UC Los Angeles

Mary Lee, Policy Link

Michele Martinez, Santa Ana Councilmember

Chris Murphy, California Office of Traffic Safety

Dana Richardson, San Diego Community Health Improvement Partners

Confirmed Session Panelists:

Diego Cardoso, LA Metro

David Cohen, Federal Highway Administration

Jill Cooper, UC Berkeley SafeTREC

Laura Cornejo, LA Metro

Mary Duncan, Community Resident

David Grant, California Association of Retired Americans

Gayle Haberman and Isabelle Sternfeld, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Jamecca Marshall, Advancement Project

Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor

New Directions for Youth

Rady Children’s Hospital

Robert Schneider, SafeTREC

Holly Sisneros, California Department of Public Health

Elizabeth Stampe, Walk San Francisco

Confirmed Session Leaders:

Jean Armbruster, LA Department of Public Health

Rhianna Babka, California WALKS

Madeline Brozen, US Los Angeles

David Cohen, Federal Highway Administration

Jill Cooper, UC Berkeley SafeTREC

Kathleen Ferrier, WalkSanDiego

Anne Geraghty, WalkSacramento

Jonathan Lopez, California WALKS

Jessica Meany, Safe Routes to Schools National Partnership - CA

Tham Nygen, LA Metro

Bob Planthold, California WALKS

Holly Sisneros, California Department of Public Health