Bike Walk Nebraska Summit
About this Event
Access and safety are interconnected within active transportation, influencing usage, funding, and priorities. This year’s summit explores the aspects of access and safety from planning to policy to programs.
Understanding the Agenda:
New to the summit this year are workshops to enable peer-to-peer collaboration, real-time feedback and possible solutions.
Breakout sessions are coordinated to provide separate pathways of the same topics. The breakouts include a session featuring technical knowledge and implementation strategies and another focused on practical, community-based approaches.
About:
The annual Bike Walk Nebraska Summit is the only gathering of professionals, advocates, planners, public officials, and everyday community members focused on building safer, stronger communities through safe, accessible active transportation.
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Info: Enjoy pop-up presentations about active transportation happenings throughout the state, whether city-wide transportation plans, trail updates, or safe routes to school information, while munching on breakfast, sipping coffee, and networking with fellow attendees.
🕑: 08:45 AM
Welcome Session
Host: Bike Walk Nebraska
Info: Kicking off the 2026 Bike Walk Nebraska, the staff with hosting the welcome session, highlight achievements from the year and showcase the importance of this year's theme: access and safety.
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Keynote: The State of Safety: What Nebraska Needs
Host: Michael Helgerson, MPA
Info: The state hit a federal threshold requiring safety project investments due to the amount of fatalities last year. How does Nebraska address safety before its demand is dictated by federal standards? Hear from professionals examining the policies, procedures, and funding that can move us toward safety or continue to hold us back.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Utilizing Data-Driven Safety Measures
Info: Morning Breakout Session: Safety infrastructure does not have to happen all at once. City officials will share how they utilize numbers-based infrastructure improvements, through High Priority Networks, prioritizing and funding quickbuilds, and right-sizing for your community.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Tactical Urbanism to Permanent Build
Info: Morning Breakout Session: Seeking environmental changes can feel like an insurmountable mountain to climb. However, there are Nebraskans who have successfully initiated community-led efforts through volunteerism and tactical urbanism to influence permanent infrastructure investments.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch & Learn: Reporting on the 2026 Trail Study
Host: Cait Dumas-Hein
Info: The results are in! Bike Walk Nebraska, supported by several partners, facilitated a first-of-its-kind study in Nebraska examining the economic and health impact of trail systems across the state. Spend your lunch learning about the study, what the findings mean for our communities, and what’s next.
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Encouraging Usage, From Trails to Transit
Info: Afternoon Breakout Session: Access supports usage, and sometimes access needs to include an invitation. Learn about programs and initiatives encouraging usage of existing infrastructure, from trails to public transit.
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Built Environment: How to Plan For Growth
Info: Afternoon Breakout Session
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Workshop: EMoto Policy Planning
Host: Julie Harris, MPA
Info: Navigating an ever-changing landscape of e-device use for transit and recreation is difficult. Bike Walk Nebraska is generating eMoto Policy Guidance for communities of all sizes with the goal of providing effective and sustainable policy in response to the proliferation of safety concerns around e-devices.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Workshop: Submit Your Trail Project
Host: Eric Williams
Info: Get actionable feedback and insight on how to make your trail project come to life. The workshop will be an interactive session facilitated by the state's lead experts in trail development. Be prepared to either submit your project ahead of time or bring information to the workshop.
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Group Ride to Happy Hour
🕑: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Handlebar Happy Hour
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Session
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 97.88
