Presentations

Notable MRT Speaking Engagements

National Conferences

Mobility Management Connections: Spring Into Mobility & Transportation Virtual Summit (National Center for Mobility Management)

• "Advancing Connected Communities: Missouri's Transportation Coalition Framework"
  • Speaker: Jackson Hotaling [MRT]
  • Virtual Summit, based in Washington, DC
  • March 22, 2024

National Bike Summit (League of American Bicyclists)

• "Active Transportation Mobilization in Rural Missouri & State Advocacy Discussion"
  • Speakers: Ron Bentch [MRT], Jackson Hotaling [MRT], Michael Kelley [BikeWalkKC]
  • Virtual Summit, based in Washington, DC
  • February 28, 2021

National Regional Transportation Conference (National Association of Development Organizations)

• "Movement is Life: Regional Collaboration with Regional Planning Commissions to Improve Rural Transportation Outcomes"
  • Speakers: Jackson Hotaling [MRT], Adrienne Weston [Harry S Truman Coordinating Council]
  • Kansas City, MO
  • July 20, 2022

National Safe Routes to School Conference (Safe Routes Partnership)

• "Encouragement, Engagement, & Equity: Transforming Safe Routes in Urban & Rural Communities in the Midwest"
  • Speakers: Matt Burkey [Iowa Bicycle Coalition], Peter Fritz [Indiana Department of Health], Jackson Hotaling [MRT], Ann Katt [Kansas Department of Transportation]
  • Fort Collins, CO
  • October 22, 2024

State Conferences

Missouri Active Transportation Summit (Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation)

• "Hands-free Missouri: Passing Missouri's new hands-free/distraction-free driving law"
  • Speakers: Nick Chabarria [AAA Missouri], Taylor March [MRT]
  • Jefferson City, MO
  • August 11, 2023
• "A Model for Missouri: Missourians for Responsible Transportation's Complete Streets Ordinance Template"
  • Speakers: Ron Bentch [MRT], Michael Kelley [BikeWalkKC]
  • Virtual Summit, based in Jefferson City, MO
  • August 13, 2021

Missouri Advocate's Retreat (Missouri Foundation for Health)

• "Real Community Engagement"
  • Panel Moderator: Ciearra "CJ" Walker (DrPH(c), MPH) [St. Louis Community Health Worker Coalition]; Panelists: Dr. Judith Gonzalez [Hand-in-Hand Multicultural Center], DeAnthony Henderson (HRS) [Family Care Health Centers], Jackson Hotaling [MRT], Kayla Reed [Action St. Louis], Mallory Rusch [Empower Missouri]
  • Columbia, MO
  • November 8, 2023

Missouri Highway Safety and Traffic Conference (Missouri Department of Transportation)

• "Hands Free Missouri: One Year Later"
  • Speakers: Taylor March [MRT], Angela Nelson [AAA Missouri], Jennifer Smith [Cambridge Mobile Telematics Road Safety Board], Captain Scott White [Missouri State Highway Patrol]
  • Columbia, MO
  • September 24, 2024
• "Paper to Pavement: Uniting Accessibility & Complete Streets in Design"
  • Speakers: Michael Kelley [BikeWalkKC], Taylor March [MRT]
  • Columbia, MO
  • September 28, 2022

Missouri Mobility Summit (Missouri Transportation Task Force)

• "Transportation–Connecting and Working together (Brainstorming Discussion)"
  • Panel Moderator: Enjioli Dixon [Easterseals]; Panelists: Kelly Ast [New Growth Transit], Christy Evers [Missouri Department of Transportation], Jackson Hotaling [MRT], Brent Hugh [Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation]
  • Virtual Summit, based in Jefferson City, MO
  • October 11, 2023

Webinars

BikeWalkKC Let's Talk Webinar Series (BikeWalkKC)

• "Let's Talk: Connecting with the Rock Island Trail"
  • Speakers: Ron Bentch [MRT], Mike Sutherland [Missouri State Parks]
  • Virtual webinar, based in Kansas City, MO
  • February 25, 2021

Geographic Health Equity Alliance Webinars (CADCA)

• "Introduction to Built Environment Approaches to Addressing Health"
  • Speaker: Taylor March [MRT]
  • Virtual webinar, based in Alexandria, VA
  • May 7, 2024

Local Motion Let's Chat Webinar Series (Local Motion)

• "Let's Chat: Multimodal Transportation Options in Missouri"
  • Speakers: Jackson Hotaling [MRT]
  • Virtual webinar, based in Columbia, MO
  • June 1, 2022
• "Let's Chat: Distracted Driving in Missouri"
  • Speakers: Ron Bentch [MRT], Jackson Hotaling [MRT]
  • Virtual webinar, based in Columbia, MO
  • March 2, 2022
• "Let's Chat: Missourians for Responsible Transportation - Advocacy Across the State"
  • Speakers: Jackson Hotaling [MRT]
  • Virtual webinar, based in Columbia, MO
  • November 15, 2021
• "Lets Chat: Rock Island Trail"
  • Speakers: Ron Bentch [MRT]
  • Virtual webinar, based in Columbia, MO
  • September 8, 2021

Rural Modes Webinar Series (National Center for Rural Road Safety and NLTAPA Safety Work Group)

• "Complete Streets in Rural Missouri:Advocacy for Connected Communities"
  • Speakers: Jackson Hotaling [MRT], Jon Kaplan [Vermont Agency of Transportation], Brooke Struve [Federal Highway Administration]
  • Virtual webinar, based in Bozeman, MT
  • July 27, 2022

Podcasts and Web Videos

A conversation with Missourians for Responsible Transportation (Car Free Midwest, Saint Paul, MN, 27 December 2023)

Jackson Hotaling and Jamie Hasemeier, Episode 61 (The Buck Stops Here, Webster Groves, MO, 24 November 2021)

KC: A City of Opportunity w/ Laura Steele & Michael Kelley from BikeWalkKC, Season 2, Episode 70 (Active Towns, Austin, TX, 16 April 2021)

What's Up Warsaw with Mac Vorce, July 16, 2021 (What's Up Warsaw, Warsaw, MO, 16 July 2021)