#OptOutside: Transit and Recreational Access

Currently 100 million Americans (including 28 million children) do not live within a 10-minute walk of a park. So how are transit agencies working with other partners to help bridge the gap in recreational access? Come hear multiple stories, learn best practices and discuss some of the operational challenges to providing access to the outdoors – in major metropolitan areas and rural communities.

Moderator: Corrie Parrish, Senior Planner, Kittelson & Associates, Inc, Portland, OR
Kate Elliott, Principal, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., New York, NY
Amy Schlappi, Executive Director, Columbia Area Transit, Hood River, OR
Andrea Breault, Transportation Director, Cascades East Transit, Bend, OR
Britt Card, Planner, Pasadena Transit, Los Angeles, CA