Instructor Bios
Michael J. Cynecki, P.E.
Traffic Engineering Supervisor, City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department
Mr. Cynecki is currently a Traffic Engineering Supervisor for the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department where he manages the Investigative Services Section, Traffic Safety Section, School Safety Section and Neighborhood Traffic Management Team. He has over 20 years experience in working as a traffic engineer in Phoenix, and five years in highway safety research and consulting. Mr. Cynecki holds both a Bachelors' and Masters' of Science in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University, and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Arizona and Michigan. He has published over 20 pedestrian-related papers in such outlets as ITE Journal, Transportation Research Record, and others.
Peter Lagerwey
Senior Transportation Planner, City of Seattle Pedestrian and Bicycle Program
Peter Lagerwey has been with the pedestrian and bicycle program in Seattle for more than twenty years, a city recognized as one of the most "bicycle friendly" cities in America (Bicycling Magazine), while having the lowest pedestrian crash rates in the country. Mr. Lagerwey has taught courses on pedestrian and bicycle safety in over 200 cities over the past eighteen years. Most recently, he led the effort to create the new Seattle Bicycle Master Plan, a planning document that will be used to guide future improvements to Seattle's bicycle network. He has co-authored articles in the ITE Journal, been interviewed by Tom Brokaw of NBC News and Juan Williams of "Talk of the Nation," and is co-author of the recently published How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.
John N. LaPlante, PE, PTOE
Director of Traffic Engineering, T.Y.Lin International
John N. LaPlante, PE, PTOE, is currently Director of Traffic Engineering for T.Y.Lin International, working out of their Chicago office. Prior to joining the firm in 1992, Mr. LaPlante had been with the City of Chicago for 30 years in various transportation engineering positions, including Chief City Traffic Engineer and Acting Commissioner of the new Department of Transportation. He is involved in several national committees (AASHTO Green Book Technical Committee, NCUTCD Pedestrian Task Force, and the TRB Pedestrian Committee) and was principal author of the AASHTO Pedestrian Guide. He has taught many courses as part of the FHWA Pedestrian Safety Action Plan and the APBP/US Access Board Designing for Pedestrian Accessibility training. His education includes a BSCE degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an MSCE degree at Northwestern University. He is a Fellow of both ITE and ASCE.
Michael Moule
President, Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
Mr. Moule is currently the President of the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP). He is a Professional Engineer with 14 years of experience in Traffic and Transportation Engineering and its relationship to communities, neighborhoods, bicycling, and walking. He has significant innovative design and planning experience, and specializes in improving conditions for non-motorized users without degrading vehicle capacity.
Dan Nabors
Senior Transportation Engineer, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Dan Nabors has over 15 years experience in the transportation engineering field, specializing in pedestrians and bicyclists. His projects have ranged from creating downtown revitalization plans to conducting pedestrian safety studies aimed at improving pedestrian facilities at specific locations. Many of his projects have focused on the transfer of knowledge into guidance for practitioners and communities, such as the development of Pedestrian Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Promptlist and Pedestrian Safety Guidance for Communities guides for FHWA. An experienced instructor, Mr. Nabors has taught numerous safety courses to public officials at the State and local levels for FHWA and NHI.
Sue Newberry
Owner, Community Partners LLC.
Sue Newberry is the owner of Community Partners LLC. Ms. Newberry's career in transportation began after successfully lobbying for laws to support bicycle safety in Nevada. As Nevada's first Bicycle and Pedestrian Educator, she helped local communities establish traffic safety programs. Her work now includes public involvement events, and bicycle/pedestrian related plans, projects, and programs. Ms. Newberry is a trainer for the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan course, the National Highway Institute Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Design courses, the National Safe Routes to School course, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professional's Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility, and How to Involve the Public in Context Sensitive Design.
Craig Raborn
Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center
Craig Raborn is a Program Manager for both the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center and the National Center for Safe Routes to School. He has experience with policy analysis, safety planning, conducting research and evaluation, and advocacy and policy at the local, state, and national levels. Mr. Raborn's experience with pedestrian and bicyclist facilities and safety include his current PBIC/NCSRTS work, as well as previous experiences as a Trails Planner and a transportation planning consultant. He was the project manager and primary author for the NCHRP 17-18(3) Guide to Reducing Collisions Involving Bicyclists, a project to help implement the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. He was the principal author of the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Bicycling and Walking Study: Ten Year Progress Report that examined all DOT pedestrian and bicycle programs and activities to track progress and achievements since the original study was completed in 1994. He has also contributed to projects on Pedestrian Safety Action Plans, developing Web-Based Intelligent Systems, and Safe Routes to School training. Mr. Raborn has a Master's Degree in Community and Regional Planning, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Michael Ronkin
Owner, Designing Streets for Pedestrians and Bicyclists, LLC.
Michael Ronkin was the Bicycle/Pedestrian Program Manager for the Oregon DOT from 1989 to 2006. Mr. Ronkin is an expert in designing streets for pedestrians; he trains engineers and planners on the need to create streets built with people, not just cars, in mind. He can help citizens and staff achieve the goals of safety, livable communities, and reaching consensus on critical design issues.
Ryan Snyder
Owner, Ryan Snyder Associates, LLC
Ryan Snyder owns a new-urbanist transportation consulting firm that prepares pedestrian, bicycle, and transit plans, as well as transportation plans for new smart growth development. He is certified as a National Safe Routes to School Instructor. Snyder has a BA in Economics and an MA in Urban Planning from UCLA. He is former Vice President of the Los Angeles Board of Transportation Commissioners.
Charles Zegeer
Director, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Associate Director of Engineering and Planning, UNC Highway Safety Research Center
Charlie Zegeer has worked at the Highway Safety Research Center since 1986. In recent years, Mr. Zegeer has been principal investigator and primary report author on numerous federal studies and Guides, including the FHWA guide, How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, and the NCHRP report, A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians. He has taught courses on pedestrian and roadway safety throughout the U.S. over the past 25 years. Mr. Zegeer is a registered Professional Engineer and an Emeritus Member of the TRB Pedestrian Committee. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1972, and an M.S. in Civil Engineering (Transportation) from the University of Kentucky in 1974.
Paul Zykofsky, BArch, MUP, CNU, AICP
Director, Land Use and Transportation Programs
Paul Zykofsky manages the Local Government Commission's land use and transportation programs in Sacramento, CA, and has been Director of the Commission's Center for Livable Communities since 1995. Mr. Zykofsky is co-author of Emergency Response: Traffic Calming and Traditional Neighborhood Streets and of the section on "walkability" in the American Planning Association's Planning and Urban Design Standards published in 2006. Mr. Zykofsky is trained to be a facilitator to assist communities in developing Safe Routes to School Programs, as well as one of 15 nationally certified instructors for the Federal Highway Administration courses on pedestrian safety and developing a pedestrian safety plan.
