Stay up to date with the latest road safety trends and best practices in active transportation by attending upcoming webinars happening in August 2019!
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Connected and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Transportation
America Walks
August 14, 2019 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Register(link is external)
This webinar will focus on the importance of community engagement and collaboration in designing and creating walkable and movable neighborhoods for all its members. Learn how organizations and individuals can build relationships and connections for a more active and engaged future. This webinar is intended for those just starting out on the walking path as well as those interested in learning more about the topic.
Friday, August 16, 2019
The Datafication of Cycling- Effects and Opportunities for Industry and Transport Policy
National Institute for Transportation and Communities
August 16, 2019 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Register(link is external)
This seminar will provide a brief overview to Shaun Williams’ "Datafication of Cycling" PhD project. The main aim is to understand how volunteered app data, provided by cyclists, are used to inform transportation planning practice and policy. There is an emerging body of academic work calling for digital aspects of cycling – such as app data - to be considered by transportation authorities.
This project builds upon these contributions and asks: Are new forms of cycling data contributing to increased cycling provision and infrastructure? The Datafication of Cycling Project runs from 2017 – 2021 and includes visits to Portland (Oregon) and Copenhagen (Denmark). If you would like to find out more about the project, or to get involved, please feel free to contact Shaun directly: s.r.williams@brighton.ac.uk(link sends e-mail).
Key Learning Takeaways:
- Overview of global trends of digital cycling data research
- Discussion of alternative methods of researching the 'experience' of cycling
- A question: Is cycling now an 'online' mode of transportation
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Getting the Green Light- Improving Actuation and Detection for Cyclists
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
August 21, 2019 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Register(link is external)
Traffic signals often provide the most convenient and secure opportunity for bicyclists and pedestrians to navigate busy intersections and high-speed roadways. But signals are only effective if properly designed. Providing adequate detection, reliable actuation and proper phasing of signals can greatly improve bicycle and pedestrian access in a community. This webinar will examine current best practices for integrating detection, actuation and phasing for with active modes of transportation.
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Roundabout Implementation Experience- Overcoming Challenges
Transportation Research Board
August 29, 2019 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Register
The webinar will provide guidance that overcomes challenges of roundabout implementation and provides successful outcomes. During the last ten years, the roundabout implementation experience started to show how transferable a concept or design is to many locations. Existing research and guidance shares these basic concepts, but there is very little real-world experience to help decision-makers with these applications within the roadway network. Facing challenges with the public, design, signals and operations, traffic design engineers may use case studies, modeling assumptions, and traffic models to assist decision-makers in seeing the possibilities of a roundabout and address the challenges they are often concerned about.
This webinar features a presentation on modeling insights and shares two individual case studies of roundabout intersections at locations where the implementation experience played a significant role in achieving success for the roundabout. Presenters will also discuss how engineers may assist decision-makers in looking at their previously held assumptions about roundabouts and instead view them as a valuable tool in traffic design.