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Mr. Tyree is founder and principle of mobiliti,
a not-for-profit consulting firm focusing on community transportation
issues. He performs pedestrian, bicycle and transit community workshops
and consults on issues ranging from Safe Routes to Schools to bicycle
event management. He is a recognized authority in the field of bicycle
safety education.
A
former multinational chemical company marketing executive, university
professor and award winning poet, Mr. Tyree brings a unique worldwide
perspective to the issues of sustainable living and pedestrian, bicycle
and transit planning.
Having
taught the Texas SuperCyclist Project bicycle safety curriculum to over
8,000 Travis County school children in a pilot program, he is especially
qualified to work with local communities on childhood transportation
safety issues.
He authored The State of the Art: Bicycle
Education in America for the national bicycle safety conference
in Washington DC sponsored by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has presented
papers on bicycle safety, education and advocacy issues at regional,
national and international bicycle conferences.
He is a certified League Cycling Instructor,
was the Keynote Speaker for the Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Conference
in March, 2005 and spoke on the subject of "Walkable Communities"
to the Arkansas Transportation Planning Conference in April, 2005. He
has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the National Safety Council
magazine and the Reader's Digest.
An multi-modal commuter, Mr. Tyree has
walked, cycled and used transit on six continents.
Austin Cycling
Association
Past President, Legislative Chairman, Event Organizer
Texas Bicycle
Coalition
Education Director (1998-2003)
League of
American Bicyclists:
Member of the Board, At Large (2003-)
Vice-President (2004-)
Chair, Education Committee (2003-)
Certified League Cycling Instructor, #518CK
National Education Award 2002
Membership
Adventure Cycling Association
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
Austin Cycling Association
Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Bicycle/Pedestrian
Subcommittee
League of American Bicyclists
Texas Bicycle Coalition
2006
Mid-America Regional Planning Conference, Kansas City, MO. Implementing
Safe Routes to Schools panel. Vice President, Board of Directors - League
of American Bicyclists
2005
Nevada Bicycle/Pedestrian Conference: Biking the West, Lake Tahoe, NV,
Keynote address Biking the West, Forming Coalitions with Unexpected
Partners and Educating Non-Cyclists.
Arkansas Transportation Planning Conference: MPO Conference sponsored
by Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Little Rock, AR,
Walkable Communities.
Vice President, Board of Directors - League of American Bicyclists
2004
League of American Bicyclists National Bike Summit, Washington, DC,
"Building Coalitions" panel presentation
AIA Conference: Building Communities, South Padre Island, TX, The
ADA interface between buildings and the transportation system Interactive
Workshop
Vice President, Board of Directors - League of American Bicyclists
2003
League of American Bicyclists (Member, Board of Directors - Co-Chair
of Education Committee)
Member of the National Safe Routes to School steering committee.
League of American Bicyclists National Bike Summit, Washington, DC,
"Beyond Cyclists" panel presentation
Lifesavers 2003, Chicago, IL, Bicycle Training for Everyone: Educators,
Law Enforcement, Youth and You panel presentation
Bicycle Education Leaders Conference, Portland, OR, Teaching Teens,
Tweens and College Students and Teachers, Time and Training -
Getting Started with the Nuts and Bolts of Safe Routes
2002
League of American Bicyclists National Bike Summit, Washington, DC,
Texas SuperCyclist Project panel presentation
Mountain Biking: A Lifetime Activity three week mountain bike curriculum
for Physical Education teachers in 7th grade. Piloted in Austin Independent
School District.
Bicycle Education Leaders Conference, Madison, WI, Bicycle Safety
Education in the School System
Recipient, National Education Award 2002, League of American Bicyclists
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, Austin, TX, Summer Leadership
Conference: Workshop on Safe Routes to School
ProBike/ProWalk 2002, St. Paul, MN, Bicycle Safety Education in the
School System
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,
Fort Worth, TX, Annual Conference: Workshop on Bicycle Safety Education
2001
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, Austin, TX, Summer Leadership
Conference: Workshop on Bicycle Safety Education
VeloCity2001, Edinburgh/Glasgow Scotland, two papers, one on Advocacy
and one on Bicycle Safety Education
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, Dallas, TX, Annual Conference:
Workshop on Bicycle Safety Education
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,
Corpus Christi, TX, Annual Conference: Workshop on Bicycle Safety
Education
Texas Senior Games: Temple, TX, Gold Medal in Poetry
2000
International Mountain Bike Association, Austin, TX, National Summit:
Power Point presentation 10 Things TBC does for Mountain Biking in
Texas."
Texas Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association: Waco, TX, Annual
Conference: Roundtable discussion on Bicycle Safety Education
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,
Padre Island, TX, Administrator's Conference: Workshop on Bicycle
Safety Education
Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, Austin, TX,
Annual Conference: Workshop on Bicycle Safety Education
Velo Mondial 2000 World Bicycle Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands:
Paper and Power Point presentation One Million Kids on Bikes
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, Austin, TX, Summer Leadership
Conference: Workshop on Bicycle Safety Education
The Bicycle Safety Conference, Washington, DC, White Paper - Bicycle
Education, The State of the Art in America. This conference was
the basis of the program National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety.
Southwest Injury Prevention Conference, San Antonio, TX, Pedal Power
Paper and Workshop on injury prevention.
Specialized Bike Dealers Alliance, Las Vegas, NV, How to Cook Mainstream
Advocacy and Education: Texas Style!
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, Dallas, TX, Annual Conference:
Workshop on Bicycle Safety Education
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,
Dallas, TX, Annual Conference: Workshop on Bicycle Safety Education
1999
Resource Guide for the Texas SuperCyclist Project curriculum for 4th
and 5th grade students.
Texas Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association: Austin, TX, Annual
Conference: Workshop on Bicycle Safety Education
All-Well Conference: San Marcos, TX, Annual Summer Conference: Workshop
on Bicycle Safety Education
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,
Austin, TX, Annual Conference: Workshop on Bicycle Safety Education
1998
Steering Committee for development of Federal Highways Administration
Good Practices Guide for Bicycle Safety Education, FHWA-SA-02-001.
Education:
Vanderbilt University: 1967: Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, X-Ray
activation of vegetable fiber reinforced plastics.
Colgate Darden School of Business Administration: 1970: Masters in Business
Administration
With concentration in Finance
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