04/09/2026
Bike Walk Tennessee is thrilled to announce Barkha Patel as the Keynote Speaker for the 2026 Tennessee Bike Walk Summit!
Barkha is a local government leader and urban planning professional with 10 years of experience in implementing transformational and inclusive public infrastructure. She most recently served as the Director of Infrastructure for Jersey City, NJ, where she oversaw the planning, design, and implementation of the City's critical public infastructure including all municipal streets, transit, parks, public spaces, builings, and other facilities. Under Barkha's leadership, the City has experienced a year with zero traffic fatalities on municipal streets, launch of the city's first on-demand microtransit system, reconstruction of dozens of streets to prioritize walking, cycling, and transit, expansion of parks, green space, and recreational opportunities in every neighborhood of the city, creation of award-winning innovative public spaces, transition to energy-efficient municipal buildings and fleet of electric vehicles, increased investment in urban forestry with over 1,000 new trees planted, and the incorporation of cultural identity within the built environment through meaningful infrastructure improvements.
Join us in Franklin on November 20 to hear from her!
