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Moving People Forward 2023 is presented by Amazon.

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Monday, February 6, 2023

Moving People Forward is Bicycle Colorado’s annual event that brings together thought leaders, innovators, decision makers, business leaders and stakeholders to explore the trends, topics, and technology at the forefront of the mobility revolution. The conference is Monday, February 6, 2023 at the Embassy Suites Downtown Denver.

This year’s program is titled Critical Measures. Colorado’s transportation system planning was built on an assumption that vehicle throughput was the ultimate measure. Today, Colorado is working to change how we measure success in transportation by incorporating the human impacts.

Registration opens soon!

2023 Moving People Forward Conference Agenda


1:30 p.m: Onsite registration opens
2-3 p.m: Technical workshops

Measuring transit
Measuring equity
Measuring micromobility

3-3:30 p.m: Break
3:30-5 p.m: Keynote address from Charles Brown, followed by panel discussion
5-6 p.m: Reception

Meet our keynote: Charles T. Brown, Founder and CEO, Equitable Cities

Charles T. Brown, MPA is a nationally-known transportation researcher, and planning and policy expert working at the intersection of transportation, health and equity. He is the CEO of Equitable Cities and senior researcher with the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) and adjunct professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, both at Rutgers University.

His work has been published in several international journals as well as featured by or quoted in the New York Times, Streetsblog, CityLab and various other national and local media outlets. He is the recipient of several notable honors in transportation and receives invitations to speak locally, nationally and internationally. He is a military veteran and a recipient of the Mississippi Commendation Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

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Keynote address

Centering equity and environmental justice in transportation planning

Colorado is a national leader in the movement to recalibrate transportation as a solution for our most pressing issues starting with GHG emissions. But, until we change how we measure success by centering equity and environmental justice in transportation planning, the system will continue to disenfranchise the people most impacted by historical transportation policies that created the system. How do we need to think differently so we can build differently?

Charles’ address will ground you in a full understanding of what environmental justice in transportation is, demonstrate how new measures of success can lead to new outcomes, and inspire you with leading examples of change from around the country.

Panel conversation

Safe and equitable access to transportation is a human right. The reality is that deeply baked assumptions prevent cities and regions from building transportation systems that serve everyone. How do we need to think differently so we can build differently?

More information coming soon!

Moving People Forward is possible with the support of the following sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

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Supporting Sponsor

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Questions about Moving People Forward?
Interested in supporting it as a sponsor?

Please email us at MPF@bicyclecolorado.org.

Check out what our last in-person Moving People Forward was all about

And take a look at photos from previous Moving People Forward conferences below! Photos by David M. Budd Photography and Jack Todd.

People mingling in a conference hall.
People mingling in a conference hall.
Janette Sadik-Khan presenting at a podium at Moving People Forward.
Janette Sadik-Khan presenting at a podium at Moving People Forward.
People mingling in a conference hall.
Three people sitting at a table in front of a seated audience with one person standing at a podium and speaking.
Six people pose for a photo.
Bicycle Colorado's executive director Pete Piccolo speaks in front of banners about Bicycle Colorado.
People standing and speaking to one another.
A seated audience taking notes at a presentation.
The Denver Mayor Michael Hancock speaking at a podium at Moving People Forward.
A person sitting in a chair and speaking into a handheld microphone.
A person speaking at a podium at Moving People Forward.
Janette Sadik-Khan presenting at a podium at Moving People Forward.
A person speaks at a podium decorated with the Bicycle Colorado and Moving People Forward logos. There are other people sitting a table next to him.
Pete Piccolo
Two people converse in a room full of people mingling.
A person holding a microphone and sitting in a chair, speaking.
A bicycle detecting sign that lights up.
Four people sitting at the front of a room in chairs. One is speaking into a handheld microphone.
Four people sitting on chairs holding mics next to each other in front of banners reading "Moving People Forward."
Panelists speaking at a conference.
Four people sitting at the front of a room in chairs. One is speaking into a handheld microphone.
Three people sitting on chairs next to each other. One is speaking into a handheld mic.
A seated audience taking notes at a presentation.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaking at a podium at Moving People Forward.
A person speaks at a podium decorated with the Bicycle Colorado and Moving People Forward logos.
Two people sitting and a third standing and speaking into a handheld mic.
People mingling and speaking together.
Three people standing and speaking to one another.
A person speaks at a podium decorated with the Bicycle Colorado and Moving People Forward logos.
A person speaks with a handheld mic at Moving People Forward.
Four people at the front of a room at a table smiling. There is a person speaking at a podium near them.
A person sitting in a chair and speaking into a handheld microphone.
Three people standing and speaking to one another.
Two people standing and speaking to one another, with others mingling in the background.
Three people smiling and posing with cans of beer in their hands.
A person reading something into a microphone off of a piece of paper while another person looks on smiling.
Four panelists seated in front of a room at Moving People Forward, with one person standing at a podium. One of the seated people is speaking into a handheld mic.
Bicycle Colorado's executive director Pete Piccolo speaks in front of banners about Bicycle Colorado.
Bicycle Colorado staff members posing in front of banners reading "Moving People Forward" and holding up whiteboards that read "More bikes!" and "Why can't we be friends."
Two people speaking at Moving People Forward. One person is speaking into a handheld mic.
A person standing and speaking into a handheld mic.
Two people speaking with Bicycle Colorado's executive director Pete Piccolo in a room surrounded by other people talking.

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