LA Walks Steering Committee members Deborah Murphy, Alexis Lantz, Jessica Meaney, Alissa Walker, and Rachel Cushing will be in Long Beach this week at the annual Pro Walk/Pro Bike meeting. Here are a few recommended highlights among the week’s many exciting offerings:

• Session 12: Building Walkability Coalitions at the National, Regional, and Neighborhood Levels, Tuesday 9/11, 1:45-3:15pm, room 102abc
• Session 13: Leveraging Safe Routes to School, Safe Passages, and Community and Youth Engagement Strategies to Address Personal Safety, Tuesday 9/11, 1:45-3:15pm, room 103abc **Featuring LA Walks’ own Jessica Meaney
• Session 15: The Art of Street Design, Tuesday 9/11, 1:45-3:15pm, room 201b
• Session 27: Road Diets — Improving Safety for Everyone, Tuesday 9/11, 4:00-5:30pm, room 101b
• Session 36: Streets as Places, Tuesday 9/11, 4:00-5:30pm, room 203b
• Session 67: Community Engagement Models for Transportation and Pedestrian Corridor Improvements, Wednesday 9/12, 4:00-5:30pm, room 201b
• Session 84: Communicating Value on the Cheap: Using Digital Tools to Grow BikePed & Placemaking Advocacy, Thursday 9/13, 10:15-11:45am, room 101a **Featuring LA Walks’ own Alissa Walker

We hope to see many of our friends and colleagues in Long Beach this week!