Upcoming Active Transportation Webinars in June!

Organization: Vision Zero Network

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Register

The loss of 40,0000 lives each year on our roadways from vehicle collisions is not just a transportation crisis; it is a public health epidemic. Medical, hospital, trauma, police and emergency response personnel are on the frontline of these tragedies. In their roles, they gather information and collect data that is critical to understanding the interrelated factors associated with traffic crashes. What information is collected? How is that data used? How can it inform city agencies working towards Vision Zero?

In this webinar, we will discuss a pioneering research collaborative linking hospital, police, emergency response and other data for more accurate, coordinated and timely monitoring of transportation-related injuries and deaths. In turn, these data support safety project prioritization, evaluation and monitoring in the city of San Francisco.

Led by the San Francisco Department of Public Health's Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability and the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, this first-of-its-kind research effort highlights why data sharing and multisector agency collaboration are at the core of Vision Zero.

Organization: University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies 

Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Register

A huge part of the TZD goal is to involve everyone in the effort, so helping others understand what TZD is and how it works can bolster your champion and ambassador ranks. In this webinar, you will learn strategies for engaging and communicating with nontraditional stakeholders.

Panelists:

• William Beans, MBO

• Julie Kite-Laidlaw, NYC DOT

Organization: Smart Growth America

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Register

In the past decade, urban highway removal has moved from an almost-unthinkable prospect to an increasingly common discussion at both the city and state levels of planning, design and development. The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) has taken a leading role in this discussion nationwide through its Freeways Without Futures initiative.Join the Smart Growth Network on Thursday, June 6, at 1 p.m. Eastern for the first of a two-part webinar series, in cooperation with CNU, to find out what's changed during this critical period.

The Park East Freeway in Milwaukee is the standard-bearer for ways to intentionally and methodically work toward a major freeway removal. This one-mile segment left a civic scar on Milwaukee’s riverfront for 20 years. The highway was finally removed from 2002-2003.

This webinar will examine how the 1990s and early 2000s set the stage for today’s accelerating pace of highway removal and offers insights into how to build and sustain a campaign to replace aging or disruptive highway facilities with more community-oriented uses.

Panelists:

• John Norquist, former mayor of Milwaukee and president of Congress for New Urbanism

• Peter Park, former Planning Director of Milwaukee

• Benjamin Crowther, Program Fellow, Congress for New Urbanism

Organization: U.S. Access Board 

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Register

Ensuring that public streets and sidewalks are accessible to people with disabilities can be a challenge, especially since accessibility guidelines for public rights-of-way have yet to be finalized. This session will be devoted to answering the various questions that come up in addressing access to sidewalks and street crossings, pedestrian signals, on-street parking, roundabouts, transit stops and other components of public rights-of-way as well as shared use paths. Access Board Accessibility Specialists will answer questions submitted in advance or during the live webinar and offer guidance, solutions, and best practices based on guidelines the Access Board proposed for public rights-of-way. Attendees are encouraged to submit their questions in advance.

Organization: American Society of Civil Engineers 

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Register

Traffic crashes that cause injury, death, and property damage can be reduced by improving local education efforts, increased enforcement and implementing engineering measures. A comprehensive program to reduce crashes by implementing engineering measures should find ways to improve safety and traffic operations at high crash intersections and at mid-block locations. It should also look at collisions involving pedestrians, bicyclists, vehicles running off the road or colliding with parked vehicle and collisions occurring in the dark

This webinar will discuss the best approach to identifying high collision locations and mitigation measures which can be successful in reducing collisions. It will identify the various publications and websites which provided information about the crash modifications factors which will allow participants to make more informed decisions about implementing the most appropriate mitigation measures. The highly interactive webinar explores measures to reduce collision at known high crash location. The webinar audience will be asked to participate in identifying appropriate measures to reduce collisions at known high crash locations.

A case study will be included on how one City used a Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) project funded by the Highway Safety Improvement Program to identify safety improvements throughout the entire roadway system.

Instructor:

• Nazir Lalani, P.E., M. ASCE

Organization: Montana State University Western Transportation Institute Center for Health and Safety Culture

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Register

This webinar will provide an overview of the Positive Culture Framework, a way of organizing efforts to improve health and safety. We’ll begin by discussing how aspects of our culture impact the behaviors we’re addressing and how working across the social ecology can transform our approach and sustain our efforts. We will introduce the Positive Culture Framework and discuss how it takes an appreciative approach and seeks to grow the positive aspects of our culture in an effort to improve health and safety and reduce risky behaviors. The Framework provides a 7-step process (the what) for engaging in this work, key skills to increase effectiveness (the how), and the context (the where) we will do the work. Please join us and learn more about this effective approach to transforming the communities and organizations you serve.

Agenda:

• Culture and its Impact on Behavior

• Working Across the Social Ecology to Transform our Approach

• The Positive Culture Framework 7-Step Process

• Key Skills to Increase Effectiveness

Panelists:

• Katie Dively, M.S., CHES

• Jay Otto, M.S.

Organization: Public Health Institute 

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Register

Across California and the country, a growing number of health departments are working to uncover and combat the root causes of health inequities by focusing on social issues like education, housing and poverty. In 2017, San Mateo County Health System’s Health, Policy, and Planning Program was recognized at the “Advancing Health Equity Awards 2017,” sponsored by The California Endowment. Their innovative health equity work includes partnering with the Youth Leadership Institute (YLI), an organization dedicated to promoting policy change that makes our communities more just and equitable for young people, especially young people of color. Join PHI’s Berkeley Media Studies Group as we talk to Shireen Malekafzali, Senior Manager for Policy, Planning, and Equity at San Mateo County Health System, and Eduardo “Lalo” Gonzalez, Program Manager at YLI, to learn more about their work, especially about their thoughts on how their partnership helps them build better communication strategies for their health equity work.

Panelists:

• Shireen Malekafzali, Senior Manager for Policy, Planning, and Equity, San Mateo County Health System

• Eduardo “Lalo” Gonzalez, Program Manager, YLI

Organization: America Walks 

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Register

Speed management is an important component in creating a safe community. Learn how organizations and individuals can work together to decrease speed and increase safety in their communities. This webinar is intended for those just starting out on the walking path as well as those interested in learning more about the topic.

Attendees of this webinar will be able to:

• Describe common countermeasures and interventions used to manage speed.
• Explain the importance of accessibility and speed management countermeasures.
• Discuss local community efforts and ways walking advocates should be engaging on topics related to this work.

Panelists: 

• Sarah Abel, Technical Programs Manager, Institute of Transportation Engineers

• Sam Balto, Physical Education teacher and Safe Routes to School Champion, Cesar Chavez School, Portland, OR

• Becky Davidson, Manager of Consumer Outreach and Graduate Support, Guiding Eyes for the Blind

Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers 

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Register

This webinar will include presentations of noteworthy examples as well as interaction with participants to share local experiences. The webinar is part of a series of roundtable conversations to support Federal Highway Administration's effort to identify, develop, and promote speed management noteworthy practices carried out by States/locals for reducing speeding-related fatalities.

Panelists:

• Shauna Hallmark, Senior Engineer/Planner | President, Streetwise Transportation Consultants

• Neal Hawkins, Associate Director, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University

• Daniel G. Sharp, Chief of Police, Town of Oro Valley, Arizona

Organization: America Walks

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Register

Equitable development planning is not something that can be done by a single individual. It takes a team of dedicated partners, committed support, and financial backing. This webinar will explore the support, funding, and partnerships that are needed to make equitable development successful.

This is the third session of our Equitable Development Training. You can watch the first episode, Back to Basics, here and the second episode, Putting it into Practice, here.

Panelists:

• Annemarie Bairstow, Director, Skyland Workforce Center

• Mercedeh Mortazavi, Community Innovation Program Manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

• Ginger Rumph, Founding Executive Director, Douglass Community Land Trust

• Stephanie Thomas, Director of Programs and Small Business Services, Wacif

Organization: Vision Zero Network 

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Register

Cities advancing Vision Zero have a variety of tools available to help achieve their goals of zero fatalities. This webinar will highlight the role of telematics - or wireless data communication - as a tool to measure real time transportation data such as hazardous intersections, traffic congestion, vehicle maintenance or driving behaviors. Telematics can be a useful addition to cities seeking to better understand how vehicles in city owned fleets move on streets in order to design solutions and protocols that further a city's Vision Zero goals. In this one-hour webinar, presenters from Geotab and New York City will discuss how they are partnering on this technology to improve traffic safety throughout the city.

Organization: University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Register

Having the support of elected officials while developing and implementing your zero-fatality goal program is important. This webinar will share strategies for communicating with elected officials, as well as offer ways you can help elected officials learn what they need to know about your zero-fatality goal program.

Organization: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals 

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Register

Cities advancing Vision Zero have a variety of tools available to help achieve their goals of zero fatalities. This webinar will highlight the role of telematics - or wireless data communication - as a tool to measure real time transportation data such as hazardous intersections, traffic congestion, vehicle maintenance or driving behaviors. Telematics can be a useful addition to cities seeking to better understand how vehicles in city owned fleets move on streets in order to design solutions and protocols that further a city's Vision Zero goals. In this one-hour webinar, presenters from Geotab and New York City will discuss how they are partnering on this technology to improve traffic safety throughout the city.

Organization: Eno Center for Transportation 

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Register

In the world of automated driving, safety is the primary focus. Governments and industry are working simultaneously to develop safety models to help inform standards for AV safety. Intel and Mobileye have proposed Responsibility-Sensitive Safety (RSS), a formal model to define what it means to drive safely – a formulation of the implicit traffic rules that enable human-like negotiation on roads that will contain a mix of machine and human driven vehicles. This open, industry-driven model is intended to drive a broad discussion throughout industry, academics, and government. Join us for a webinar to discuss this model and its implications for AV safety.

Panelists: 

• Jack Weast, Sr. Principal Engineer, Intel and VP Autonomous Vehicle Standards, Mobileye
• Paul Lewis, Vice President, Policy and Finance, Eno Center for Transportation

Organization: American Trails

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Register

Trails are seen in many shapes and forms, but the best trails are places for users to enjoy for many reasons, as well as connections within communities. Likewise, trails can create spaces with a strong sense of community and extend over, through and around many types of resources. When designing a pedestrian bridge, boardwalk or through the forest, planners and designers should consider seven topics that will have a major impact on the long-term success of a project. Each item marked off the design checklist is another step toward a lasting successful project.

This presentation will discuss the seven biggest considerations for planners and designers when designing near wetlands, streams, forests, and other environmental resources. The discussion will cover how the features in the landscape drive the type of trail, boardwalk or bridge, depending on where it is and how it will be used. The presentation will cover code requirements, trail width, site conditions, geotechnical considerations, structural considerations, permitting, durability and user safety. 

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how to identify and plan with environmental resources.
• Identify potential solutions to designing with environmental resources.
• Learn about how a multifaceted approach to planning and design of trails with environmental resources can be implemented in any community, for various types of recreational resource plans and projects.

Panelists: 

• Daniel Biggs, Landscape Architect, Weston & Sampson
• Jason Philbin, President, PermaTrak