Equity is the theme of the 2015 California Bicycle Summit. Please join us for three days of interactive panels, inspiring presentations, bike tours, sessions to share best practices and build skills, and fantastic networking – all oriented toward creating healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities for all. Register now.

The summit starts on Sunday at noon. That evening, we’ll invite participants to a festive citywide celebration of bicycling at Silo in Makers’ Quarter. The summit will continue through Wednesday afternoon with a variety of tracks and topics:

Summit Tracks

Open Streets — get the best advice on how to create or improve an Open Streets event in your community, sponsored by CicLAvia.
Building Better Bikeways — latest and best practice in (re-)designing our streets and paths to create networks of low-stress bikeways connecting our destinations, sponsored by Alta Planning + Design.
Movement Building — learn from the best among California’s bicycle advocates how to strengthen your voice for more bicycle-friendly communities.
Prosperity — biking is good business, and good for the economy.
Education — best practices in educating drivers and bicyclists about safe sharing of the roads.
Enforcement — what role does enforcement play in promoting more safe bicycling?
Communications — using modern and traditional media to reach all Californians effectively.
The issue of equity — bicycling’s intersection with class, race and gender, including such topics as gentrification, multicultural outreach, women in leadership, and making bike share equitable — will be integrated in every track.

Schedule

Sunday, October 25
12:00-6:00. Lunch plenary, followed by workshops.
6:00-9:00. Opening Reception at Silo at Makers’ Quarter. No-host bar.

Monday, October 26
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  Breakfast plenary, workshops, lunch keynote address, more workshops.
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.  VIP event, drinks and snacks included.

Tuesday, October 27
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Networking breakfast, workshops, lunch keynote, more workshops.
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Party with the Bike Coalition of San Diego County

Wednesday, October 28
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Bicycle and Walking Tours of San Diego

Hotel Reservations:

A discounted hotel room rate is available to conference attendees at the Wyndham San Diego Bayfront Hotel. The discounted rate is based on availability and the cut-off date for reservations is October 2, 2015.  Make sure to use this link to receive your discount.