Opportunities for statewide trail connectivity and development, explanation on the benefits and positive impact of trails on people, the economy, and the environment, and knowledge of existing regional trail efforts.
This project is the first step towards looking at trail connectivity across Texas. A collaborative effort between Halff, TPWD, TxDOT, and THC this study examines how trail development benefits all Texans, what efforts for coordinated trail efforts could look like, and where efforts have already started. This study proposes eight strategies to move forward and proposes different ways that statewide trails could be managed.
Nathlie Booth
Invited Speaker
Nathlie is a Senior Planner/Project Manager with Halff Associates. Her experience includes comprehensive planning, trail and park design, economic development and analysis, community engagement, and visioning.
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Nathlie is a Senior Planner/Project Manager with Halff Associates. Her experience includes comprehensive planning, trail and park design, economic development and analysis, community engagement, and visioning.
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Carl Seifert
Invited Speaker
Carl is an active transportation planner with 12 years of experience, focusing almost exclusively on bicycle and pedestrian modes during the last seven years an on-site consultant for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He is passionate about active transportation, complete streets, and mode choice. He has a thorough understanding …
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Carl is an active transportation planner with 12 years of experience, focusing almost exclusively on bicycle and pedestrian modes during the last seven years an on-site consultant for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He is passionate about active transportation, complete streets, and mode choice. He has a thorough understanding of Transportation Alternatives funding, bicycle tourism, bikeway design, and active transportation datasets. He has also worked on various statewide efforts related to long-distance bicycle network development, safe bikeway design, and improving project development processes.
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Chelsea Irby
Invited Speaker
Chelsea has been helping Texas communities for 10+ years. She is a skilled planning project manager with experience in the private and public sectors. From current to long range planning, Chelsea is a true generalist planner. This allows her to guide communities through complex problems by developing pragmatic solutions. She …
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Chelsea has been helping Texas communities for 10+ years. She is a skilled planning project manager with experience in the private and public sectors. From current to long range planning, Chelsea is a true generalist planner. This allows her to guide communities through complex problems by developing pragmatic solutions. She is a graduate of the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at Arlington. Her current role is the APATX Executive Administrator.
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