Join Bike Pensacola for a community forum on creating a safer and better community for walking and bicycling. Our featured presenter is bicycle-pedestrian advocate and transportation engineer Billy Hattaway, who has worked for over 40 years to create more wakable-bikeable communities across Florida.
Hattaway formerly served as secretary of Florida Department of
Transportation District 1, and as transportation director for the City of Orlando. He is now a Senior Advisor with England-Thims & Miller.
The event also includes a panel discussion among several Pensacola bicycle advocates who are working to improve conditions on local roadways.
Refreshments will be served.
For much more information visit Bike Pensacola on Facebook; call 850-687-9968 or bike@pensacolacan.org
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Billy Hattaway, P.E., RSP1 is a Senior Advisor with England-Thims & Miller (ETM) with 48 years of experience in the transportation industry. He has a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is a registered professional engineer in Florida, Virginia and Texas and a certified Road Safety Professional.
During his last time in the public sector, Billy was the Transportation Director for the City of Orlando. He is the former champion for both the Florida Department of Transportation’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Focused Safety and Complete Streets Implementation Initiatives to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and comfort in the state of Florida while also serving as FDOT District One Secretary.
He has held several senior leadership roles in the private and public sector including FDOT Director, Office of Design, State Roadway Design Engineer, District Five Design Engineer, District Five Structures Design Engineer, and as an officer in the United States Air Force Reserves.
He is active in several organizations including:
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Chair/Board Member, Florida Chapter, Congress for the New Urbanism
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Associate Member, Florida D.O.T. Greenbook Committee
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Member, Urban Land Institute
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Member, Smart Growth America
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Member, Tampa Downtown Partnership
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Fellow, Institute of Transportation Engineers
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Honorary Board Member, Florida Greenways & Trails
Hattaway was recognized by Governing Magazine as a 2014 Public Official of the Year, and by the Florida Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism with the John Nolen Award in 2015 for his leadership on the Department’s bicycle/pedestrian safety and Complete Streets initiatives.
Hattaway also has numerous awards for his leadership at FDOT on pedestrian/bicycle safety and complete streets from Florida Engineering Society, FDOT, and Florida Bicycle Association.