Trails and Greenways Design, Construction and Management
Agenda
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Wednesday, November 18, 2026
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CT
Agenda:
The Evolution of Greenways: Where From, Where To
Presented by Robert Searns
- What greenways are
- Their role in urban shaping
Urban Trails: Design, Engineering and Construction
Presented by Allysha Lorber, PLA, AICP, ASLA
- Guiding principles and basics of planning and designing urban paths and trails
- Design standards, components, furnishings, opportunities and intersections, wayfinding
- Building trails in difficult places
Break
More Than Just Trails and Greenways: Green Infrastructure
Presented by Robert Searns
- Green restoration: habitat, riparian health, and water quality
- Stormwater management and wetlands
- Climate resilience: sponge cities and grazing greenbelts
- Healing and rehabilitation places
Lunch
Creating Sustainable, Natural Surface Trails
Presented by Jeff Marion, PhD
Break
Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes
Presented by Robert Searns
- Public health trends and the need for exercise infrastructure
- A new mode and geometry: grand loops and town walks
- Equitable access and ultra-lite hiking
- Next step in the evolution of the green routes concept
- Connections with other trails and transit modes
Resolving Conflicts Among Uses & Beyond Silo Thinking
Presented by Panel Discussion
- New vehicle types, micro-mobility travel and uses
- Bikes vs. peds — can you make everyone happy?
- Options and solutions
- The need for interdisciplinary thinking: planners, landscape architects, architects, engineers, contractors, tourism, and wellness professionals
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Credits
Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA - American Institute of Architects
6.0 HSW LUs
Landscape Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
6.0 HSW PDHs
APA/AICP - American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners
6.0 CM
This webinar offers 6.0 PDHs for professional engineers, 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for architects, and 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in all states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No. CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, and New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers, architects, and landscape architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA/CES). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.0 HSW LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association. This course is registered for CM | 6 for Certified Planners.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
While this course is designed to qualify for credit in all states, licensing boards have final authority with respect to acceptance of credits. We recommend reviewing the rules of your licensing board(s) before undertaking any continuing education activities.
*On-Demand Credits*
The credits listed above apply to the live webinar. This course in an on-demand format may not qualify for the same credit. Please refer to specific board rules to determine if an asynchronous, on-demand course is appropriate. The following credits will be included in the on-demand format:
6.0 HSW LUs (AIA)
6.0 HSW PDHs (LA CES)
Speakers
Allysha Lorber, PLA, AICP, ASLA
Senior Community Planner with Mead & Hunt, in Columbia, MDMs. Lorber is a Senior Community Planner with Mead & Hunt and has extensive experience providing planning and public engagement services for diverse projects and in diverse communities. She is dedicated to developing and implementing solutions that enhance quality of life for the communities we serve.
Jeffrey Marion, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor at Virginia Tech University, in Blacksburg, VADr. Marion recently retired from a 39-year career with the National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey, he continues as an Adjunct Professor at Virginia Tech University. He cofounded and is a leading author in the Recreation Ecology field of study, which investigates the environmental impacts of visitor use in protected natural areas such as parks and wilderness. His studies have focused on recreation impacts to vegetation, soil, and wildlife, the sustainable management of trails, recreation sites, and campsites, and the development and efficacy of Leave No Trace low impact practices. He was a founding member of the Leave No Trace Board of Directors and for its first decade chaired the committee that developed and refined low impact principles, practices, educational literature, and courses. In 2014 he authored their official book “Leave No Trace in the Outdoors” and is currently working on a revised edition and three open-source technical books. He is a recipient of the Department of Interior’s highest Distinguished Service Award and the George Wright Society Natural Resources Achievement Award.
Robert Searns
Robert Searns and Associates, Inc. in Littleton, COMr. Searns has a four-decade history of visualizing, planning, and getting trails and greenway projects built. He was project director of Denver’s Platte River and Mary Carter Greenways, both national-award-winning projects. He helped plan the Grand Canyon National Park Greenway, played a key role on the Memphis Wolf River Greenway, and authored the Commerce City, CO, Walk, Bike, Fit Plan. He has written for Planning, Landscape Architecture, LA China, and American Trails magazines and has served as editor-in-chief of Trails and Beyond magazine. He chaired American Trails and was a founder of The World Trails Network as well as being a delegate to the America’s Great Outdoors White House conclave. His current book is Beyond Greenways: The Next Step For City Trails and Walking Routes, published in 2023 by Island Press. This book was chosen as one of THE DIRT’s (American Society of Landscape Architects) 10 best books of 2023. He resides, writes, hikes, and bikes near Denver, Colorado.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Trails and Greenways Design, Construction and Management
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This six-hour course explains the importance of urban trails and greenways and dives deep into their designs, components and elements. Topics of focus include accessibility issues, trail surface options, and trail connectivity. The course will explore methods of incorporating other green infrastructure to provide additional environmental benefits. The course explains the benefits urban trails provide to humans (physical and mental) as well as to the environment (stormwater management, wildlife habitat, etc.)
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1: Learners will be able to explore the design elements of urban trails, accessibility concerns, and strategies for building trails in difficult places.
Learning Objective 2: Learners will be able to explain the public health benefits trails and greenways provide and utilize them to also satisfy local transportation demands.
Learning Objective 3: Learners will be able to describe how trails and greenways can provide additional environmental benefits through the incorporation with other green infrastructure such as constructed wetlands.
Learning Objective 4: Learners will be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of natural surface trails and identify opportunities for trail connectivity.
LUs: 6.0
LU Type: LU|HSWs
Prerequisites: Experience with landscape design
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 01/04/2027
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