Explore our round-up of webinars and events coming up in February 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.
Webinar: Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle
Host: Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), Ford Driving Skills for Life
Thursday, February 4, 2021 | 11am - 12pm PT |
Join GHSA and Ford Driving Skills for Life for a closer look at the troubling and persistent problem of teens and speeding. GHSA's Pam Shadel Fischer and other experts will share the findings and outline key recommendations for states and their partners detailed in the association’s soon to-be-released report – Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle – funded by Ford Motor Company Fund. Attendees will delve into the data and learn about tools and technology to help reduce teen speeding and save lives. The pandemic has generated greater awareness of speeding. This session will help you address this problem as it relates to teen drivers and their impact on all road users. Learn more.
Webinar: Land Use and Transportation Policies for a Sustainable Future
Host: National Institute for Transportation and Communities
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | 10am -11am PT |
This project studies the possible impacts on travel and land use of the emerging AV technology and focuses on advancing this innovative mobility option by making sure it serves the greater good of building sustainable and equitable communities in its adoption. It also contributes to smart cities research by examining the likely social, economic, and environmental outcomes of integrating AV in our cities and by starting to consider policies and plans to preempt their potential adverse impacts and to ensure that the AV technology improves access for all people. Learn more.
Webinar: Integrating Fleet Safety in Your Vision Zero Program
Host: Vision Zero Network
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 9am - 10am PT |
Advancing Vision Zero entails prioritizing safety in all parts of the transportation system, especially those vehicles spending the most time on the roads. Municipal fleets are an important part of this equation, whether they’re used to plow snow, respond to fires and emergencies or allow city employees to drive on official business. City-contracted fleets – whether for trash pickup or school drop-offs – also deserve attention. In this webinar, the Vision Zero Network partners with Together for Safer Roads to learn from the pros on clear strategies for fleet safety. Learn more.
Webinar: What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World - a conversation with author Sara Hendren
Host: America Walks
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 11am - 12pm PT |
Join America Walks for a conversation with Sara Hendren about her book What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World. Walking or wheeling, accompanied or alone, getting around in public space means getting into the public sphere–and for people with disabilities, the very fabric of streets and sidewalks and architecture has had to be remade, edited and altered, to make moving around possible for all of us. Sharing the city and sharing civic life isn’t easy or obvious, but the design of those spaces can help us build the collective futures we want. Learn more.
Webinar: The Catalytic Impact of Trails
Host: American Trails
Thursday, February 11, 2021 | 10am - 1130am PT |
Leveraging trails and increasing access to the outdoors are becoming increasingly important community strategies that are helping fast growing tech centers, struggling rustbelt cities, and rural and gateway communities remain relevant in today's highly competitive knowledge economy. Explore how trails influence many aspects of quality of life that today's creative businesses and workforce seek when they consider where to locate. This webinar will explore the catalytic impact of trails through the Triple Bottom Line of People, Planet, and Profit. Learn more.
Webinar: Pivoting to a Safe Systems Approach: A Conversation with Local, State & Federal Vision Zero Trailblazers
Host: Vision Zero Network, Institute of Transportation Engineers
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 | 10am - 1115am |
Join webinar hosts Vision Zero Network & ITE to learn the fundamentals of the Safe Systems approach, which underlies effective Vision Zero programs, and specific examples at the local, state, and federal levels of shifting from a traditional approach to Safe Systems. The discussion will highlight ways Safe Systems is both more effective and more equitable, bringing a public health-focused approach that emphasizes a safe built environment, rather than over-reliance on enforcement or education campaigns. Learn more.
Webinar: Safe Routes to School in 2021: Let's Walk the Walk
Host: Mineta Transportation Institute
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 | 10am - 11am PT |
As schools prepare to fully reopen, how can Safe Routes to School programs (SRTS) help prepare for the resurgence of children walking and rolling through busy intersections? MTI researchers analyzed the relationship between the presence of SRTS programs and the likelihood that children will travel to school by active modes. They also identified the potential to bolster existing SRTS programs by leveraging university student and city partnerships. Both of the research projects featured in this webinar dive into the racial and geographical demographics of the student population in areas with SRTS programs at different stages of implementation.
Webinar: Transporation Inflection Reflection
Host: Shared-Use Mobility Center
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | 830am - 930am |
This one-hour virtual event features a panel discussion moderated by the Shared-Use Mobility Center's new CEO Benjie de la Peña and four important voices and thought leaders who will share their insights on the deep, systemic changes that are happening and need to happen to push the transportation system towards sustainability and equity.
Webinar: Making Intersection & Crossings Safe and Efficient: A Summary of the NCHRP 3-133 Report
Host: APBP
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | 12pm PT |
Webinar: The Role of New Mobility In Safer Streets
Host: National Safety Council
Thursday, February 18, 2021 | 11am - 12pm |
New mobility options have transformed our streets and roadways and will play a role in achieving our goal of getting to zero roadway fatalities. This webinar, partnered with the New Urban Mobility alliance, will look at how engaging and planning for new mobility can address existing transportation safety and access concerns. Learn more.
Abstract Deadline: TRB Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity
Host: Transportation Research Board
Friday, February 19, 2021
Convened by Transportation Research Board and supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity will be held on September 7-9, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature all areas of transportation practice and research, including those that address links between transportation and housing, telecommunications, health, policing, or economic development. Submit an abstract by February 19, 2021.
Webinar: The Biden Administration and Transportation Policy
Host: America Walks
Monday, February 22, 2021 | 10am - 11am PT |
The inauguration of President Joe Biden and the appointment of Pete Buttigieg as USDOT leader creates the potential for a dramatic shift in U.S. transportation policy. We’ve already heard discussions of complete streets, sidewalk construction, increased transit funding and removal of highways that divided Black communities. How big a shift will it be? What is currently in the works? We’ve put together a panel that is engaged in watching, and pushing, the Biden Administration on transportation policy. Join us for a panel discussion and Q and A to learn their insights.
Webinar: Storymapping: Transforming Data into Interactive Stories
Host: SCAG
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 | 10am - 12pm | Register
Join us for an introduction to Esri StoryMaps, an innovative tool that brings data and mapping together to inform or engage a community. StoryMaps allows you to create inspiring, immersive stories by combining text, interactive maps and other multimedia content. This webinar will introduce you to various types of StoryMaps, feature professionals using this tool, showcase regional StoryMaps from local jurisdictions and students, and wrap up with a tutorial on developing your own Storymap. This event will also highlight the 2021 SCAG Student Showcase, a StoryMapping competition for students in the SCAG region. Learn more.
Webinar: Crash Risk for Low-Income and Minority Populations: Identifying At-risk Cohorts and Underlying Risk Factors
Host: CSCRS
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | 11am - 12pm PT |
The literature on traffic safety has consistently found that lower-income and minority populations are disproportionately at risk of being injured or killed while walking or bicycling. Nonetheless, there has been little meaningful examination of the nature of this risk. This webinar presents the results of an epidemiological examination of pedestrians and bicyclists in South Florida. It details four pedestrian cohorts and two bicyclist cohorts who are at specific risk of injury or death. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, drug or alcohol use did not prove to be a major contributing factor; instead, pedestrian and bicyclist collisions appear to be associated with everyday travel patterns, with risk moderated by the design and configuration of the built environment. Learn more.
Webinar: Questioning the Role of Enforcement in Traffic Safety: Learning from Berkeley, CA
Host: Vision Zero Network
Thursday, February 25, 2021 | 1pm - 2pm PT |
Join Vision Zero Network for a discussion of the urgent questions around traditional traffic enforcement efforts, such as traffic stops, given the dangers of racial bias and police violence. We’ll hear from elected and community leaders in Berkeley, CA, where they are working to shift police-led activities to new models to ensure racial justice in the city’s transportation safety work. We’ll also explore what it means to prioritize “self-enforcing” street designs and policies, in place of traditional, punitive enforcement. Learn more.
Training: Engineering Solutions and Strategies for Safe Routes to School
Host: Safe Routes Partnership
Thursday, February 25, 2021 | 11am - 12pm |
Engineering is a fundamental component of Safe Routes to School, yet one of the trickiest to tackle. However, engineering does not have to mean big budget, long-term infrastructure projects. Small, cost-effective engineering solutions can still create meaningful change. Learn how you can implement quick, low-cost engineering solutions and strategies to improve safety and livability for students, staff, and the entire community. You will also hear about the Engineering Solutions Guide for Safe Routes to School, a new tool to help Safe Routes to School advocates, families, students, and community members understand the range of engineering strategies that can be employed and de-mystify some of the technical aspects of street design. Learn more.
Conference: National Bike Summit
Host: League of American Bicyclists
February 28, 2021 - March 3, 2021
The 2021 National Bike Summit will take place online, February 28 - March 3, 2021, with daily convenings beginning at 1pm ET / 10am PT. This year’s theme is “Bikes: Our Vehicle for Change” in recognition of the power of bicycling to move us forward, even in the most challenging of times. Learn more.
Leadership Opportunity: The Walking College
Sponsor: America Walks
Deadline to apply: February 28, 2021
The leadership program is open to anyone in North America looking to hone their skills and knowledge around creating vibrant, safe, accessible communities for all people, regardless of age, race, income level or physical ability. In this sixth year of the program, we are seeking 30 Walking College fellows who want to be part of bringing about transformative change. Learn more.