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Below you’ll find the recordings of the 2020 Fall Conversation Series hosted by Piedmont Legacy Trails. This series was created to address pressing topics for the Trail Advocates in the Piedmont Triad but also across the state of North Carolina. 

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The Greenway Imperative: Connecting Communities and Landscapes for a Sustainable Future

Thank you to everyone who joined us live for Chuck Flink’s incredible presentation on some of America’s most innovative greenway projects and why we need greenways to conserve greenspace, provide essential green infrastructure, shape the way people travel within their communities and boost the economies of cities and towns.

Purchase The Greenway Imperative

The University Press of Florida is offering a discount price of $20 plus free shipping, valid through October 16. To order, visit https://upf.com/book.asp?id=9781683401155, and use code PLC20 at checkout. Attendees can also place their order by calling 800-226-3822 and mentioning code PLC20.

Trail Advocacy at the State, Federal, and Local Level

Thank you to everyone who joined Piedmont Legacy Trails’ leaders, Jesse Day and Palmer McIntyre as they discuss the current and future efforts to elevate trails on the local, state, and federal levels.

Receive AICP Credits

Use Reference Number #9206403 to receive AICP Credits.

Local Trail Tourism and Economic Recovery

Join a conversation with Amy Allison, Director of the NC Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, on harnessing the Piedmont Triad region’s outdoor recreation industry assets during the time of COVID-19. With todays increased interest in outdoor recreation, now is the time for our communities to work together to develop a regional outdoor recreation strategy that boosts our local economies and provides health benefits for residents and visitors by creating greater access to the outdoors.

Receive AICP Credits

Planners wanting to receive AICP Credits for Session 3 can use Reference Number #9207927.

Receive PE Credits

Engineers wanting PE Credits need to email  a completed evaluation along with their name and PE license number to Ryan Newcomb at ryancn@cityofws.org. Download the evaluation form and certificate for your records below.

Equity on Trails: Creating Inclusive Outdoor Spaces

The Greensboro Downtown Greenway panel of partners will share two aspects of their inclusive planning process for the greenway: (1) engaging traditionally marginalized neighborhoods in the planning process; and (2) creating Woven Works, one of the Downtown Greenway’s four cornerstone art installations that includes interactive and accessible elements designed for people with disabilities.

Receive AICP Credits

Planners wanting to receive AICP Credits for Session 4 can use Reference Number #9208959.

Receive PE Credits

Engineers wanting PE Credits need to email a completed evaluation along with their name and PE license number to Ryan Newcomb at ryancn@cityofws.org. Download the evaluation form and certificate for your records below.