GS 2023 Speakers
State Representative
Michelle Ciccolo
Rep Michelle Ciccolo, along with Senator Brendan Crighton, are the co-chairs of the Trails Caucus in the Massachusetts State House. She is from Lexington where the Minuteman Bikeway is a part of the day to day experience and she was the driving force behind the creation of the Assabet River Rail Trail and the subsequent renaissance that took place in downtown Hudson. Bio here.
Board Chair, Norwottuck Network
Craig Della Penna
Craig will introduce the Kittelson team, explaining how THE REPORT they created, came to be and just before lunch, he will introduce the Golden Spike 2023 award winners. Bio here.
Engineering Assoc and Planner, Kittelson & Assoc.
Alex Garbier
Alex Garbier was the project lead for Kittelson and has a lot of experience in developing reports that tell a compelling story through clear text and contemporary infographics that speak to not the general public but leaders in state agencies and elected officials. He will be speaking about their findings in the report. Bio here.
Exec. Vice President, Cambridge Econometrics
Daniel Hodge
Dan has 25 years of experience in the realms of economic development and cost-benefit analysis of public investments in transportation projects. He led the benefits analysis section of the Kittelson report about the Mass Central Rail Trail. Bio here
Executive Director, MassBike
Galen Mook
Galen will be introducing State Representative Michelle Ciccolo and talking a bit about MassBike's amazing initiatives this year. Bio here.
Emcee for the conference
Josh Ostroff
He is also Chair of the Town of Natick’s Cochituate Rail Trail Advisory Committee and will be a leader on one of the bike tours the afternoon of the conference. Bio here.
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