BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:55-120@asce-staging.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T130000 DTSTAMP:20241022T153537Z URL:https://asce-staging.org/sjbr/events/october-2024-luncheon/ SUMMARY:October 2024 Luncheon DESCRIPTION:Join the ASCE San Jose Branch for their first luncheon of the 2 024-2025 ASCE year. The October Luncheon will be held on Tuesday\, October 22\, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Valley Water district office. L auren Ledbetter\, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager for the Valley Tr ansportation Authority (VTA) will be presenting on pedestrian and bicycle improvements that have recently been implemented by VTA.\nProgram Agenda\n 11:30 AM - Check-In\n11:45 AM - ASCE Announcements\n12:00 PM - Speaker Pre sentation\n1:00 PM - End Program\nLocation Map\n\n\nRegistration Options:\ nMember (with meal): $25\nNon-Member (with meal): $30\nStudent (with meal) : $15\nMember (no meal): $10\nNon-Member (no meal): $15\nMeal Options:\nMe als for our October Luncheon will be catered by Ben's Fast food and includ es your choice of one of the following:\nChicken &\; Rice Bowl\nChicken &\; Salad Bowl\nPork &\; Rice Bowl\nPork &\; Salad Bowl\nChickpe as\, Potatoes\, &\; Rice Bowl\nChickpeas\, Potatoes\, &\; Salad Bowl \nPlease note that spots are limited to the first 30 registrants. This eve nt will sell out so be sure to purchase your ticket in advance.\n\nPresent ation Description\nInterchanges have historically not prioritized the need s of bicyclists and pedestrians and have often been designed with a primar y focus on motor vehicle capacity. These auto centric interchange are ofte n a barrier to biking and walking. Caltrans and local jurisdictions have b een retrofitting and designing new interchanges in an effort to create com fortable low stress connections for biking. This presentation will showcas e examples from Santa Clara County on interchanges that are being designat ed and built to reduce barriers to biking and walking.\n\nAbout the Speake r\nLauren has worked in the active transportation planning field for close to two decades. Since 2013\, she has managed Santa Clara Valley Transport ation Authority's Bicycle and Pedestrian Program. Prior to that\, she work ed at Alta Planning + Design for eight years. She received her Masters of Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\ n \;\n\nThe ASCE San Jose Branch is a subsidiary of the ASCE San Franc isco Section\, a 501c(3) non-profit organization\, operating locally in th e San Francisco bay area. CATEGORIES:San Jose Branch LOCATION:Valley Water\, 5750 Almaden Expy\, San Jose\, CA\, 95118\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=5750 Almaden Expy\, San Jos e\, CA\, 95118\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Valley Water:geo :0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR