Annual Trail Forum Presentations

Click the boxes below to download pdf presentations from the 16th Annual Trail Forum.

Interested in other past presentations? Contact Bret Baronak.

Celebrating Trails

Bret Baronak, Director, Carolina Thread Trail

Ready to Design a Greenway? Best Practices + Field Study

Jimmy Prestwood, PE, Bicycle and Pedestrian Engineer, McAdams
Nick Lowe, RLA, Senior Landscape Architect, McAdams
Will Washam, Transportation Planner, Town of Mooresville

Preserving the Heritage Oaks: Innovative Tree-Root Crossing Solution on Wake Forest Campus

Kimberly Barb, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP BD+C, Partner/SR. Project Manager, Stimmel Associates
Jason Philbin, PE, President, PermaTrak North America

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: Using Trails as a Catalyst for Strategic Renovation and Programming

Eric Smallwood, Outdoor Program Director, DSBG
Jason Bonham, Director of Horticulture, DSBG
John Searby, Executive Director, DSBG and Catawba Riverkeeper

Trail Signage: Improve Wayfinding and Branding

Spencer Finch, PE, Principal, Alta Planning and Design
Stephen Bzomowski, AICP, Planning Associate, Alta Planning and Design
Kimberly Williams, Senior Planning Associate, Alta Planning and Design
Brittnay Brown, Project Manager, Carolina Thread Trail/Catawba Lands Conservancy

Charlotte’s Urban Arboretum Trail: Preservation, Partnerships, and Placemaking

Tim Porter, Chief Urban Forester, City of Charlotte

Design and Construction of the Great Falls Portage Trail Project

Brian Couture, PE, President of Engineering Services, Theorem Geo Associates Engineering
Christy Churchill, RLA, Landscape Architect, Hydro Licensing and Lake Services, Duke Energy

Year of the Trail Recap

Palmer McIntyre, Great Trails State Coalition

Ready, Set, Thrive – Trail Communities Prospering Through Partnerships

Amy Camp, Owner, Cycle Forward

Achieving the Great Trails State Vision in NC: Implementing the Great Trails State Plan and Expanding State Funding Opportunities for Trails through Advocacy and Year of the Trail

Stephen Bzomowski, AICP, Planning Associate, Alta Planning and Design
Hart Evans, Statewide Planning and Programming Manager, NCDOT
Palmer McIntyre, Director, NC Year of the Trail/Coordinator NC Great Trails State
Allison Anolik, Funding Advisory Services Lead/Senior Transportation Planner, McAdams

The Seam: Master Planning the 50+ Mile Trail

Matt Weschler, PE, LEED AP, Studio Leader, LandDesign
Emily Condon, PLA, ASLA, Landscape Architect, LandDesign
Curtis Bridges, AICP, Active Transportation Planner, CRTPO
Will Washam, Transportation Planner, Town of Mooresville
Katie Lloyd, PLA, ASLA, Senior Planner, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation
John Cock, AICP, Senior Transportation Project Manager, Bolton and Menk

Standing out-Weaving art into the fabric of your trail

Dabney Sanders, Project Manager, Downtown Greenway, Greensboro
Shane Prisby, Trail Program Director, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
Michael Applegate, CDME, Director of Gaston County Travel and Tourism
Moderator: May Barger – Public Art Consultant, Board Member – Carolina Thread Trail/Catawba Lands Conservancy