Explore the Active Transportation Safety Events Coming Up in July!

July 14, 2021

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Explore our round-up of webinars and events coming up highlighting the latest road safety trends and best practices in planning and designing safe spaces for walking, biking, scooting, and rolling! Have an event you'd like us to share? Please submit your event here.

Also, these opportunities can be found on the event calendar here.

Webinars

Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives 

Host: SPUR

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT | 

In 2019, mobility experts Melissa and Chris Bruntlett moved from Vancouver, BC to Delft in the Netherlands to document the benefits that result from a culture that deprioritizes the role of cars in cities. Their brand new book, Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives, helps decision makers and advocates better understand and communicate the human impacts of low-car cities, including lower anxiety and stress, increased independence, social autonomy, inclusion and improved overall wellbeing. Come hear how centering our cities around people, rather than cars, can result in whole and healthy communities — and the steps that our leaders need to take in order to create places that are age-friendly, connected, trusting, therapeutic, prosperous, resilient and more.

Learn more about this project here.


LPA Experiences in Transition Plan Implementation

Host: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:30pm PT | 

The purpose of an ADA Transition Plan is to assist a Title II agency to plan and implement the removal of barriers impacting people with disabilities. Cities large and small across the country are using their ADA Transition Plans in their project planning and development and tracking their progress. This webinar will highlight how some communities are improving access for individuals with disabilities.

Learn more about this project here.


Authentic Community Engagement - Best Practices for Equitable Work

Host: America Walks

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:00am PT |  

Join America Walks for presentations and a robust Q & A dialogue with active transportation professionals, nonprofit leaders, and equitable engagement experts around what it means to practice and build authentic community engagement with diverse coalitions as the foundation for driving those vital relationships.


APBP Quarterly U.S. Federal Policy Webinar

Host: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT |  

Join Caron Whitaker, CLW Consulting, LLC, for a quarterly briefing on the latest developments in U.S. federal transportation policy and legislation. Register once for all 4 webinars in 2021.

Learn more about this project here.


Community Engagement Lessons from the Pandemic: What Should We Keep in Our Toolbox?

Host: Safe Routes Partnership

Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PT | 

Come join us for a virtual workshop and discussion led by Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative on innovative community engagement tools and practices used during the pandemic that may deserve a permanent place in our toolboxes as communities reopen.

Learn more about this webinar here.


Fostering Positive Engagement and Building Trust Between Law Enforcement and BIPOC Communities

Host: Governors Highway Safety Administration

Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PT |

A constructive relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve is essential to addressing historic disparities that face Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and improving safety for those most impacted by traffic crashes. Providing opportunities to foster positive engagement between law enforcement and BIPOC communities is integral to building understanding and trust. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how focusing solely on enforcement of moving violations, rather than non-safety offenses, bolstered community relations and lowered crashes in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Delve into a Connecticut initiative that analyzes traffic stop data to identify racial disparities and help law enforcement agencies institute strategies that build public trust in the communities they serve. And learn how a Central Pennsylvania-based Minority Youth Forum is helping to break down cultural barriers between State Police Cadets and BIPOC students.

Learn more about this webinar here.


Disability Advisory Groups' Involvement in LPA Transition Plan Implementation

Host: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:30pm PT | 

This session will highlight the importance of the role of Disability AdvisoryGroups, which include individuals with disabilities, as well as government representatives, community members and disability advocates. These groups focus on issues of importance to people with disabilities in the development and implementation of ADA transition plans.

Learn more about this event.


The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in America: Why it's happening and what we can do about it

Host: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT |

More than 6,000 pedestrians are killed every year on US streets, representing an enormous 50% increase from the first part of the decade. For the Latinx population in particular, walking, biking, and using public transportation are the most affordable mobility options, thus putting the population at a higher risk of pedestrian death. Additionally, there's a lack of Latinx participation in the transportation planning process. The US-Latinx population's unique cultural perspective is needed in community development. Angie Schmitt, author of the new book "Right of Way: Race, Class and the Silent Crisis of Pedestrian Deaths in America", will talk about the social trends that are putting people at risk. James Rojas, founder of the Latino Urban Forum, will discuss why it's important to incorporate the Latinx experience into mobility design throughout the built environment.

Learn more about this webinar here.


Shared Connectivity for Safer Shared Space Facilities: Improving Mobility for Non-motorized and Vulnerable Road-Users

Host: USDOT

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 12:00pm - 12:30pm PT |

Learn more about this webinar here.


Conferences

2021 APBP Virtual Conference: Welcoming a New Transportation ERA: Equitable, Resilient, Active

Host: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 |

Join active transportation professionals and advocates at the 2021 APBP Virtual Conference, “Welcoming a New Transportation ERA: Equitable, Resilient, Active.” The Conference will be held on three consecutive Wednesdays this summer: July 28, August 4, and August 11

Learn more about this conference here


Training

How We Move Matters

Host: Environmental Health Matters Initiative at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Friday, July 16, 2021 |  

This workshop will bring together experts in transportation, consumer behavior, and environmental health to share perspectives on the environmental health impact of evolving mobility options. Participants will explore existing and needed research on the environmental health challenges related to emerging transportation services expected in the next decade.

Workshop sessions will take place between 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM (ET) on July 13, 16 and 21, 2021. This workshop is public and free to attend.

Learn more about this training here


Funding Opportunities

Deadline: PeopleForBikes Community Grant Program

Sponsor: PeopleForBikes

Friday, July 23, 2021 | Apply here 

The PeopleForBikes Community Grant Program provides funding for important projects that make bicycling better in communities across the U.S. These projects include (but are not limited to):

  • Bike paths, lanes and trails;
  • Mountain bike and BMX facilities;
  • Bike parks and pump tracks;
  • Bike racks and bike repair stations;
  • Large-scale bicycle advocacy initiatives.

Fall 2021 Grant Cycle

Online application opens:           June 14, 2021 - Open! Click here to access the online application!
Online Letter of Interest due:     July 23, 2021
Notification of LOI status:           September 3, 2021
Full Applications due:                   October 15, 2021
Grant Award notifications:          by December 3, 2021

Learn more about this funding opportunity here.