Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) Webinars Events

Older adults often face the greatest challenges in navigating sidewalks, crossings, and public spaces, yet their voices are rarely centered in mobility planning. This session will share how the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition is using storygathering, through its AARP Community Challenge project Golden Paths and Generational Bridges in Newark, to hear directly from residents age 50+ and ensure mobility planning supports the aging process. 

Complete Streets are designed to support the mobility and safety of all users of all abilities, but what about those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)? This session explores emerging research from New Jersey on the transportation experiences of neurodivergent individuals, highlighting barriers, needs, and opportunities for more inclusive design.

The Fall Line Trail has moved quickly from concept to construction in less than ten years thanks to unprecedented regional cooperation and funding, passionate and relentless community champions, the might of VDOT's construction prowess, and enthusiastic buy-in from localities who realize the transformative power of this 43-mile trail. Five miles of the trail opened this summer (Ashland and Hanover County) and major segments (Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, City of Richmond) will come on-line in 2026 and 2027 -- and the feasibility study was only published in 2020!

For many, the bicycle facility design guides will tell you when to separate bicyclists from motorists, but not when to physically separate bicyclists from pedestrians. That’s where the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and their consultant, Bolton & Menk, started. Through national research, workshops with blind and low-vision pedestrians, mobility device users, and a variety of bicycle users, and a MnDOT advisory group, we’ve assembled design guidance to assist practitioners and agencies.

Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) provides an important foundation for assessing how different bicycling environments impact different types of cyclists. It is a useful, widely adopted tool, but it has not been comprehensively validated or refined, leaving important gaps in how it reflects the needs of low-stress users.