September Active Transportation Safety Webinar Roundup

Apolitical 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Register

From affordable housing and infrastructure for the youngest and oldest citizens to police recruitment and citizen engagement, city innovation teams are taking on the biggest challenges facing cities today. Often, it can be challenging to secure funding and support for ambitious interventions with the capacity to change people’s lives in sustainable and meaningful ways.

This workshop is for those who are working on complex issues affecting cities and want to learn how to overcome obstacles to achieve lasting change. Leading experts from Bloomberg Philanthropies Innovation Teams (i-teams) Program will share insights on how to:

• Build innovation capacity

• Get buy-in from relevant stakeholders for ambitious projects

• Create lasting change in the lives of residents

Transportation Research Board 

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Register 

The webinar will provide an overview of the demographics and characteristics of the visually impaired population and discuss the implications of technologies developed to aid this population. Developers of wayfinding or safety technologies intended to help the visually impaired may make incorrect assumptions that lead to interfaces or products that are too complex for users and don’t address the real problems the population faces. Presenters will provide research-based information about the evaluation of technologies, including what is most important to the visually impaired, meaningful and practical measures of technology effectiveness, and the relative merits of subjective evaluation of technologies and human factors testing.

Partnership for the National Trail System

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Register

This webinar will help you articulate what you mean when you are talking about JEDI and why it is important to your organization. This webinar is hosted by the Partnership for the National Trail System, the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance, and American Trails.

Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Register

Proposing solutions that call for reallocating roadway space can stir up controversy. This webinar will examine innovative approaches to building support for innovation in the public right-of-way. How do we manage the conversation in a way that both educates and inspires our stakeholders?

Transportation Research Board 

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Register

The U.S. and individual states have made strides in improving transportation systems in areas such as operations and safety. Further management improvements may lead to safer roads for all citizens. This webinar will summarize safety management research presented during the TRB Annual Meeting in January 2019. Presenters will describe a safety planning approach for pedestrians, discuss implementing safety improvement plans, and explain how to generate public support.

Walk & Bike to School 

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Register

Through Vision Zero for Youth and events like Walk and Bike to School Day, communities come together to create safer places for youth to walk and bike. These efforts also provide an opportunity for youth in to take the lead in promoting safety near their schools and in their neighborhoods. Learn about the role of youth as agents of change from youth leaders who have been engaged in improving their environment for walking and biking and from organizations that work to empower youth as leaders in their communities.

Federal Highway Administration

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Register

Public involvement tools and practices have expanded and shifted dramatically over the past decade due to changes in communications, technology, and lifestyles. As transportation professionals, we can no longer expect the public to come to us, but need to reach them in their everyday lives—online, at home, and in chosen gathering spaces. To help practitioners navigate this changing environment, FHWA is developing a series of short videos highlighting innovative and proven public involvement techniques for today’s transportation plans and projects. This is the third in a series of four webinars featuring these techniques.

This webinar will feature speakers from agencies featured in videos 7-9, which cover the following techniques:

• Story Maps

• Online in the Field

• Virtual Meetings

Portland State University Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) 

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Register

The Community Cycling Center has been working with youth through the "Big Jump: Gateway to Opportunity" project. We'll be discussing our exploratory educational model and the ways the project can increase accessibility and opportunity for the youth living and learning in the Gateway neighborhoods.

Key Learning Takeaways: 

• How exploration can drive learning and retention

• The current conditions and barriers youth face when using active transportation in the neighborhood

• What existing infrastructure exists

• How the Gateway to Opportunity can connect the existing infrastructure and improve access for our young people