As part of their Professional Development Webinar Series, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) is presenting the webinar, “Using Social Media to Improve Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities.”  The webinar takes place Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm CDT.

The webinar will include a brief explanation of different tools and their uses, a discussion of policies and best practices for managing content, and case studies where social media has helped improve bike/ped facilities and conditions: 1.  Bike|Walk|Idaho, 2. the NE 125th Street road diet project in Seattle, and 3. Cascade Bicycle Club's BikeWise.org project.

PDH credits will be available.  The cost is $50 per site for APBP members, $75 per site for non-APBP members. For more information and to register online, visit the APBP website.