Presentations at National and International Conferences

Chuck Flink has spoken at more than 200 national and international conferences

Chuck Flink presents the benefits of greenways at a meeting of the Belarusian Association "Country Escape" in the Volozhin region of Belarus.

International:

Greenways as Green Infrastructure: 11th ENEPEA (Encontro Nacional de Ensino de Paisagismo en Escolas de Arquitectura e Urbanismo no Brasil, Campo Grande, Brazil, October 2012
Greenways As Green Infrastructure” Belarusian Association “Country Escape” in association with United State Embassy in Belarus, August 2012.
Sustainable Greenway Tourism: A Comparison of the East Coast Greenway and the Prague to Vienna Greenway, Fabos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning, 2010. Budapest, Hungary, July 2010.
Greenways As Green Infrastructure, Peking University, Beijing and Shenzhen, China, March 2009
Linking Trails & Community Health, TrailLink 2005, International Trails and Greenways Conference, Minneapolis, MN, July 2005
Greenway on the Red, Keynote Address to the International Symposium for the Red River, Winnipeg, Canada, June 2000
Case Study: Mill Creek Watershed Greenway, Second International Trails and Greenways Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 1999
Greenways in the New Millennium, International Trails and Greenways Conference, San Diego, California, January 1998
The American Greenway Movement: Land Use Practices for the 21st Century IV World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas, Caracas, Venezuela, February 1992
Greenways: Serving Our Infrastructure Needs in the 21st Century Fourth Biennial International Linear Parks Conference - “Parkways, Greenways, Riverways: A Partnership for Beauty and Progress”, Charlottesville, Virginia November 1991
Greenways in the United States Waterscapes ’91: An International Conference on Water Management for a Sustainable Environment, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 1991
Greenways: Recreation Resource vs. Land Use Ethic Third Biennial International Linear Parks Conference - “Parkways, Greenways, Riverways: The Way more Beautiful”, Asheville, North Carolina September 1989
Trail Trends in the United States International Snowmobile Congress Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota June 1989

Chuck Flink presents the Economic Benefits of Greenways at the Riley Institute at Furman.

National/Regional/Local:

Private Conservancies and Public Spaces: Nonprofit Models for Enhancing and Managing Urban Greenways, SWSX Eco, Austin, TX, October 2013.
Economic Benefits of Parks, Greenways and Trails, Friends of Florida State Parks, Clearwater, FL, January 2013
Greenways: Economic Engine for 21st Century – Catalytic, Vibrant and Viable, American Society of Landscape Architects, October 2012
Benefits of the Razorback Regional Greenway, Restoration of Our Rivers, National and Regaional Perspective on Urban Stormwater, Bentonville, AR, October 2012
Regional Strategies for Sustainable Growth, North Carolina Chapter, American Planning Association Conference, September 2012
Economic Benefits of the Razorback Regional Greenway, City of Bella Vista, Arkansas,
Economic Benefits of Greenways, Mid America Regional Council of Governments 5th Annual Built Environment and Outdoors Summit, Lawrence, KS, October, 2011
Green Trails: Planning, Designing and Building Sustainable Trails, Mid America Regional Greenways and Trails Conference, Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 2011
Economic Benefits of Greenways, North Carolina Urban Forestry Conference, Charlotte, NC, September, 2011
Making Active Transportation Work in the Motor City, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Urban Pathway Initiatives Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, May 2011
Planning and Design for Sustainability, UNC School of Planning, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, April 2011
Economic Benefits of Greenways, Tennessee Trails and Greenways Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 2011
Green Infrastructure for Quality Growth, East Tennessee Quality Growth Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, March 2011
Planning and Design for Sustainability, National Green Infrastructure Conference, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, February 2011
Economic Benefits of Greenspace, Research Triangle Region Open Space Summit, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 2011
Greenways as Tools for Integrating Communities into Stream Restoration Projects, Stream Restoration in the Southeast, Connecting Communities with Ecosystems, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 2010
Greenways as Economic Development Catalysts, Charlotte Northwest Chapter Green Conference, Mount Holly, North Carolina, October 2010
Economic Benefits of Greenspace, South Carolina Trails Conference, Greenville, South Carolina, October 2010
Economic Benefits of Greenspace, Tennessee American Planning and American Society of Engineers Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, September 2010
Greenways as Green Infrastructure: Challenges in Urban Design, North Carolina Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 2010
Economic Benefits of Open Space, South Platte River Working Group, March 2010
Greenways as Green Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure Symposium, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, October 2009
National Trends in Trails, Bicycle and Pedestrian Development, Tulsa Metropolitan Trails Ten Year Anniversary, Tulsa, Oklahoma, December 2009
Designing a 21st Century City: The 2030 Comprehensive Plan, American Planning Association National Conference, April 2009
Finding the Green for Your Greenway, South Carolina Recreation and Parks Conference, September 2008
Quality Of Life Amidst Hypergrowth: It Is Possible!, 2008 APRA Conference on Open Space, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2008
Economic Benefits of Greenspace, Keynote Address, New River Valley PDC Conference, Pembroke, Virginia, November 2007
Economic Benefits of Greenspace, Roanoke Chamber of Commerce, Roanoke, VA, November 2007
Charleston County Greenbelt Plan: A Model for Sustainable Planning, South Carolina Department of Defense Alliance, Columbia, SC, October 2007
Economic Benefits of Greenspace, Keynote Address, New River Valley PDC Conference, May 2007
Economic Benefits of Greenspace, Green Transformations, Mt. Holly, NC, May 2007
Growing Pennsylvania's Economy: The Benefits of Greenspace, Keynote Address, Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society, Greenburg, PA, May 2007
Greenways as Green Infrastructure, Third Pennsylvania Greenways and Trail Summit, Greenburg, PA, May 2007
Greenways: More than Recreation, Urban Open Space Institute, Charlotte, NC, April 2007
Charleston County Greenbelts Plan, Central Midlands Region Council of Governments, Columbia, South Carolina, January 2007
Economic Benefits of Greenways, Featured Presentation, The Richard W. Riley Institute of Government, Politics and Public Leadership and Upstate Forever, Greenville, SC, November 2006
Economic Benefits of Greenspace, Keynote Address, SE Watershed Forum, Asheville, NC, August 2006
Open Space Planning in the Desert Southwest, American Planning Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, April 2006
Virginia Greenways: A Call to Action, Keynote Address, Governor's Conference of Greenways, Blueways and Trails, Richmond, VA, May 2005
Austin Powers: Trails for the City of Ideas, American Trails National Symposium, Austin, TX, October 2004
Greenways: Past, Present and Future, First Fabos Symposium, University of Massachusetts, April 2004
Economic Benefits of Greenways, North Carolina Conservation Workshops, Charlotte and Raleigh, NC March 2004
Grand Canyon Greenway: Getting Greenways on the Ground through a Public-Private Partnership, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2004
Greenways as Green Infrastructure, Florida State University, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, October 2003
Mid America's Green Infrastructure: Bringing the Region Together, Mid America Greenway and Trails Conference, Indianapolis, IN, September 2003
Greenways as Green Infrastructure, LABASH 2003, NC State University, April 2003
America in the 21st Century: A New Agenda for Sustainable Living, Keynote Address, APBP Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, November 2001
Greenways as Green Infrastructure, Urban Land Institute, City Parks Forum, Chicago, IL,
November 2001
Greenways as Green Infrastructure, Chesterfield Greenways Forum, Chesterfield, VA,
September 2001
Making Public Space Part of Your Community, American Planning Association Conference, New Orleans LA, April 2001
Greenways as Green Infrastructure, Harvard University, Boston, MA, April 2000
Restoring the Miami River, Presentation to Landowners, Businesses and Local Governments, Miami, Florida, May 1999
Greenways in the New Millennium, Keynote, Virginia Governor's Conference on Greenways and Trails, Keynote Address, May 1999
The American Greenway Movement, American Heritage Rivers Symposium, Atlanta, GA, October 1998
Greenways: Protecting Sensitive Environmental Resources, Cobb County Environmental Symposium, Keynote Address, Cobb County, GA, May 1998
Greenways 101, Georgia State Greenways Conference, Keynote Address, Atlanta, GA, October 1998
The Grand Canyon Greenway, American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 1997
Marketing/Selling the Greenway Concept, Pennsylvania Governor's Conference on Greenways, May 1997
Planning and Designing Greenways, Urban Parks Institute Conference, Boston, MA, May 1997
The Benefits of Multi-Objective Greenways, Keynote Annual LABASH Conference, Fayetteville, AR, March 1997
Greenways in the 21st Century, Keynote for Rhode Island Governor's Greenway Conference, Providence, RI, October 1996
Greenways and Economic Development, South Carolina Downtown Development Symposium, October 1996
Greenways in the 21st Century, Green Cities Symposium, Washington, DC, September 1996
Greenway Trail Design, Pro Bike/Pro Walk National Conference, Portland, ME, September 1996
Building Greenways in the Hudson River Valley, 2-Day Workshop, Poughkeepsie, NY, May 1996
Greenways in the 21st Century, Florida Chapter American Planning Association, Orlando, FL, April 1996
The Benefits of Multi-Objective Greenways, National Recreation and Parks Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 1995
Multi-Objective Greenways, Rails-to-Trails National Conference, Tampa, Florida, November 1995
Case Study: Louisville and Jefferson County Multi-Objective Stream Corridor/Greenway Plan, The Association of State Floodplain Managers Conference, Portland, ME, May 1995
The Benefits of Multi-Objective Greenways, Florida Rails-to-Trails Conference, Pinellas County, FL, February 1995
Greenways and The New Urbanism, Florida Chamber of Commerce Growth Management Conference, Orlando, FL, April 1994
The Impacts of Greenways: The Myths and Realities, Second Florida Rails-to-Trails Conference, Dunedin, FL, January 1994.
Greenways: Serving Infrastructure Needs in the 21st Century, American Society of Landscape Architects National Annual Meeting and Expo, Chicago, IL, September 1993.
Greenways and Trail Design Seminar, Fourth National Rails-to-Trails Conference, San Francisco, CA, September 1993.
Greenways: Multiple Objective Corridors for the 21st Century, Southeastern Regional Conference of the American Planning Association, New Bern, NC, August 1993.
Design Considerations for Multiple Use of Utility and Abandoned Rail Corridors, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Providence, Rhode Island, December 1992.
Guidelines for Creating Greenways, Georgia Environmental Planning Conference, Waycross, Georgia, September 1992
Trail Planning and Construction Using Recycled Materials, 1992 National Greenways Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 1992
Creating Successful Greenways, 1992 Environmental Forum, Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 1992
Managing Greenway Systems Virginia Recreation and Park Society State Conference, Roanoke, Virginia, November 1991
Green Ideas: A Road Map To Greenway Planning, Design and Management National Recreation and Parks Association’s 1991 Congress for Recreation and Parks, Baltimore, Maryland, October 1991
Designing Your Rail-Trail Third National Rails to Trails Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June 1991
The National Recreational Trails Fund Act: A Summary of Congressional Activity American Horse Council National Conference, Washington DC, June 1991
Greenways: Parks of the Future 1991 National Recreation and Park Association Southern Regional Conference, Richmond, Virginia, April 1991
Greenways: The Multi-Objective Urban Land Conservation Tool First National Urban Conservation Symposium, Kansas City, Missouri, December 1990
Partnerships and the National Trails Agenda Project Keynote Address, Tenth National Trails Symposium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 1990
Greenways - Serving our Recreation Needs into the 21st Century Missouri Governor’s Conference on Natural Resources, Columbia, Missouri April 1990
Greenways in the United States Mayor’s Committee on Greenspace, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington, Kentucky February 1990
Summary - The National Trails Agenda Project Eleventh Annual National Hikers’ Conference, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia November 1989
Greenways: An Eastern United States Perspective The National Open Space Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 1989
Designing your Rail-Trail The Second National Rails-to-Trails Conference, Dayton, Ohio July 1989
Greenways through Partnerships “State Parks in a New Era: Meeting the Challenge” Conference, Hershey, Pennsylvania, June 1989
Greenways in the United States Keynote Address, Hixon Chamber of Commerce, Dedication of the North Chickamauga Creek Greenway, Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 1989
A Comprehensive State-wide Trails Program for Idaho Idaho Trails 2000 State Conference, Sun Valley, Idaho April 1989
Why your State needs a Comprehensive State-wide Trails Plan National Association of State Recreation Planners Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina March 1989
Greenways and River Corridor Management The Multi-Objective River Corridor Management Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee March 1989