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Monday,
Aug. 26, 2013, Portland State University
The
Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation is pleased to welcome
Jean François Pronovost for the inaugural Ann Niles Transportation
Lecture. Pronovost is vice president, development and public affairs for Vélo
Québec, where he works on the focus, strategy and development of new projects
and partnerships.
From
1989 to 2010, he was the executive director of the association division of Vélo
Québec. In 1992, he acted as Chief Organizer of the first world-wide conference
on bicycling, the Conférence Vélo Mondiale Pro Bike•Velo City, in
Montréal. The Technical Handbook of Bikeway Design is among the
many technical publications he has edited. Since 1995, he has been involved with
the development of the Route Verte, a 5,000-kilometer bike route across Québec,
and with the launch of several active transportation initiatives in
collaboration with municipalities and the school network.
Trained
as a biologist, Pronovost has worked as a nature guide, journalist and
television commentator. He has also authored numerous books on hiking, cycling,
and science. Over the last 25 years, he gave several lectures and presentations
for several international audiences in Canada, in the United States and in
Europe.
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