There will be a Regional/Rural Active Transportation Workshop held in Northumberland County in the SEDA-Council of Government’s MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) region on Friday, March 20, from 8:30am to 3:30pm. It will take place in the training facility at the CSIU (Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit) at 90 Lawton Lane, Milton.

Parking is available and lunch will be provided. Registration is required, with registration opening on Monday, January 12 and closing on Wednesday, March 11.

While the event does extend through the day, you can also sign up to participate for just the morning session or lunch and afternoon session.

The program is being offered by the PA Department of Health WalkWorks Program in collaboration with the PennDOT Connects and Local Technical Assistance Program. Attendees will learn about what active transportation is, how it is important for public health and what options there are for communities to design, fund, build, and activate infrastructure that enables people to walk and bike safely to everyday destinations.

Come learn how municipalities in Northumberland County and beyond can support and improve functional walking and biking options.

Program partners include WalkWorks,  SEDA-Council of Governments Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Pennsylvania Downtown Center, the PennDOT Connects and Local Technical Assistance Programs, the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership, Northumberland County Planning, the CSIU, Geisinger, and WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital.

For more information please contact pawalkworks[at]padowntown[dot]org.

A day of presentations and interactive activities geared to connecting local communities with more active mobility options — for economic vitality and transportation independence for all.  

AGENDA  

8:00am: Registration

8:30am: Welcome & Introduction 

9:00am: Interactive Icebreaker 

9:15am: Walking & Biking Infrastructure for Small Communities 

10:00am: Break 

10:15am: Funding, Funding, Funding 

11:00am: Programs and Policies to Support Walking & Biking 

11:45am: Lunch & Learn What is a Walk Audit?

12:30pm: Walk Audit – What Works & What Needs Work Right Here?

1:45pm: Case Study: Planning for Success in Bloomsburg 

2:15pm: What’s in an Active Transportation Plan? 

2:45pm: Making Connections Exercise 

3:15pm: Walking Orders / Resource Round-Up / Apply for Funding Now!

Presentation slides are available from previous iterations of this event in Kane in 2023, Mansfield in 2024, and Sharon in 2025. Those events were done with a different mix of partners and presenters, but were closely related. This region’s presentations will be further updated and adjusted for the location — and the networking and interactions and presentations themselves are not adequately conveyed simply by the slides. Plan to attend in order to get the most of of the program!