We invite you to join us! March 12 & 13. Registration Open Now.

Conference and Showcase
March 12-13, 2026

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Join us as we reflect, learn and celebrate together. The ten-year collaborative effort that created a connected and comfortable 5-mile City Trail Downtown Loop.  

We will hear from multiple voices about the Redding and Indianapolis stories of building a connected and comfortable Downtown City Trail system.  How this boosts community benefits and economic development. 

Over and over I’ve been asked to give presentations in other locations, in other cities about Redding City Trails and the many amenities, and the economic development this supports. And now it’s time … we can invite people here to Redding! Feels really great. Let’s reflect, share and celebrate.
– Anne Wallach Thomas, Executive Director Shasta Living Streets

AGENDA
City Trails Conference & Showcase, briefly 

Part 1
Intro Presentations & On-Site Tours
Thursday March 12, noon – 4:00 pm
~ Q&A with Indianapolis Cultural Trail Director, Karen Haley
~ Intro to the Downtown Loop Trail, and onsite walk / bike tours

Part 2
City Trails Economic & Community Impact, Reflect, Share, Celebrate
Thursday March 12. 5:30 – 9:00 pm  Cascade Theater
~ Jake Mangas, MC
~ Indianapolis Cultural Trail Director, Karen Haley
~ and the many local leaders who will be recognized at this event 

Part 3
Going Deeper, Presentations and Discussion
Friday March 13, Odd Fellows Hall  9:00 am – noon
~ Tamy Quigley, Caltrans D2 Acting Deputy Director
~ Zach Bonnin, City of Redding Transportation Planner

The Indianapolis Cultural Trail
City Trails + Amenities

 Executive Director, Karen Haley will share the ways the Indianapolis Cultural Trail was designed and built to boost economic and community development.  

• 10 miles of trail connects 6 cultural districts in Downtown Indianapolis
• Sidewalk-level trail for comfortable, convenient walking and biking
• Amenities: bikeshare, art, sculpture, historical items, trees and flowers
• Assessed property value increase of $1 Billion – one block of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Trail built 2013, Impact Report 2015. www.indyculturaltrail.org/impact 
• Learn more: https://indyculturaltrail.org/

Inspiration from Karin’s previous visit to Redding. Watch here:

Redding, California
City Trails + Amenities

Recently completed in Redding: A 5-mile Loop Trail connecting North and South Redding across the Sacramento River. Connecting neighborhoods, parks, schools, and businesses, and bringing people comfortably and conveniently in and out of Downtown.

Local and regional Agency Leaders, Shasta Living Streets Director, Bikelink Director and others will share about planning and implementation of projects.  On-site tours, presentations and discussion about results. 

• Protected Bike Lanes Fact Sheet
• BigBeautifulBikelaneBlowoutBash_PressRelease.pdf
• Photos on our Flickr site: ShastaLivingStreetsFLICKR

Save the Date.  Send any Questions.

Call (530) 355 9434

Email communications@shastalivingstreets.org

It’s time to celebrate our success, learn from others, and think about ways members of the community can learn more and support.
With this conference – we have some lessons to share with others and we hope to learn more about the next steps and improvements we can make.

We look forward to seeing you.