SAT-C10: Equitable Transportation Design with Small Communities

Saturday, October 28, 2023

3:45pm – 5:00pm CT

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Emily Lewis, ASLA (she/her/hers)

Project Manager for Landscape Architecture and Community Planning
DuBois & King
Randolph, Vermont

Speaker(s)

Julia M. Badenhope, FASLA (she/her/hers)

Professor of Landscape Architecture
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Kat Shiffler, Associate ASLA

Landscape Architect
National Park Service
Omaha, Nebraska

Forty-six million Americans live in rural counties, often in towns of under 5,000 people. This session uses comparative case studies to identify unique needs for active transportation planning and design in small towns across the country, from the perspective of providing equitable access, resilient systems, and healthy environments.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn specific strategies for different firm types (public, private, academic) to engage rural residents and decision-makers in the transportation planning process.
Learn methods for developing designs with the limited resources of client communities.
Learn how to leverage partnerships and grant funding to adequately resource the planning, design, and construction of projects.
Learn about mobility challenges of rural residents and how transportation design can facilitate equitable access to resources, services, and healthy activity.