5th Great Montgomery County Bike Summit
Sunday, September 29, 2024, 2:00 PM
Wheaton Rec Center - 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Meetup
The 5th Great Montgomery County Bike Summit takes place Sunday afternoon, September 29, 2024 in Wheaton, Maryland organized by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. This free event will advance the cause of safe biking for all, across the county. We’re excited!
The summit will feature presentations and panel discussions with policy-makers and advocates. We’re looking forward to the program including a keynote from Will Pines, Maryland State Highway Administrator, and also particularly to a planned panel on Community Advocacy. We’ll have snacks and plenty of time for informal discussion and networking.
Check-in starts at 1:30 pm. Please plan to arrive before 2 pm for the start of our program:
WABA welcome (2 pm)
- Executive Director Elizabeth Kiker & team
Keynote speakers
- Councilmember Natali Fani-González
- State Highway Administrator Will Pines
Panel: Effective Advocacy, plus community-panel discussion
- Dan Reed, Greater Greater Washington, moderator
- Danielle Blocker, Young People for Progress
- Helen Heinrich, Action Committee for Transit
- Shannon Shea, Rockville Bicycle Advisory Committee
Break (30 minutes)
State and County updates
- Delegate Marc Korman, chair, Environment and Transportation
- Matt Johnson, Montgomery County Department of Transportation
WABA Advocacy update
- Maryland Advocacy team: Kalli Krumpos, Peter Gray, and Seth Grimes
Wrap-up (5 pm)
We’ll have a few informational tables plus snacks and plenty of time for information sharing and networking.
If you’re a recreational rider or bike commuter or family biker – if you want to see safe streets and the creation of new trails and bike lanes and easy transit access – if you’re an advocate or county or state official or just a biking enthusiast – please join us at the summit.
Questions or suggestions? Please get in touch with WABA Maryland Organizer Seth Grimes at seth.grimes@waba.org. And we could use a few volunteers, to help with check-in, set-up, break-down, and a few other tasks. If you can help, drop us a line.
We hope to see you on September 29 in Wheaton.