2016 WALKABLE WASHINGTON SYMPOSIUM & AWARDS
The Walkable Washington Symposium & Awards is the state’s only event designed to provide helpful resources, network opportunities with over 150 planners, landscape architects, engineers, non-profit leaders, educators, and community advocates, and to recognize outstanding projects through the Innovation Awards.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eric Scharnhorst
Meet the designer of the people-powered Walk Score. Dr. Scharnhorst of Redfin is currently examining livability. He will unveil a new tool that assesses how many jobs are connected by walking and public transportation.
Master of Ceremonies: Kim Becklund, Strategic Partnership Advisor, King County Metro, Planning & Customer Service
Over the last 25 years, Kim has enjoyed a number of transportation planning and policy roles in Bellevue and Renton, a statewide business, labor and environmental political advocacy organization, the Washington State Legislature and the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Public Transportation Office.
Sessions focus on the following areas: Design and Engineering, Advocacy and Encouragement, Vision and Planning.
My Event Coordinator position at Feet First consisted of coordinating session speakers, managing online marketing materials, ticket sales and promotional coordination, website management, and case study library organization.