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. All three workshops run at the same time.
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 - 10:00 AM
Reporting on the 2026 Trail Study
Host: Cait Dumas-Hein, Bike Walk Nebraska
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.
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Utilizing Data-Driven Safety Measures
Host: Jeff Sobczyk, City of Omaha
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.
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Tactical Urbanism to Permanent Build
Host: Jake Loftis, Strong Towns Blair
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
Keynote: The State of Safety: What Nebraska Needs
Host: Don Butler, NDOT
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.
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Encouraging Usage, From Trails to Transit
Host: Abraham Mora, THOR & Bike Collab
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
Host: Mark McLaughlin, City of Omaha
Info: Afternoon Breakout Session: How are Nebraska communities planning for growth? This session will explore how big-picture plans, such as future land use maps and master plans, translate into decisions and funding, and how to ensure community engagement is at the forefront of future planning.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Workshop: EMoto Policy Planning
Host: Julie Harris, Bike Walk Nebraska
Info: Bike Walk Nebraska is working alongside MAPA and the Papio-Missouri NRD to support consistent regulation and policy recommendations for e-motos and other electric devices across the region. This workshop will serve as a focus group on the topic, and feature AAA's eRide Safety Guide community education information.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Workshop: Submit Your Trail Project
Host: Alex Duryea, City of Lincoln
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.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Workshop: From Classroom to Community - UNO Service Learning
Info: UNO Students are assessing the connectivity between Scott and Dodge Campus as a part of a Service Learning opportunity. Through the service-learning project, they are identifying opportunities and barriers to active transportation between campuses and present their recommendations to community stakeholders.
The workshop will serve as a practice run for their presentation, with attendees providing feedback, identifying real-world opportunities from their findings, and supporting our next generation of leaders seeking to engage with the community.
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Session
Info: Time to wrap it up! The Bike Walk Nebraska team will highlight the areas of access and safety they're prioritizing in the coming year and invite you to get involved beyond the summit.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 97.88
