Stay up to date with the latest road safety trends and best practices in active transportation with webinars happening in May 2019!
This month, learn about ways to improve safety for people walking and rolling for transportation with webinars from the Transportation Research Board (TRB), the Eno Center for Transportation, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP), Vision Zero Network, Safe Routes Partnership, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and Portland State University’s Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC).
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How AV Could Shape Our Cities- Research from the Netherlands
Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC)
May 10, 2019 | 11:30 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Registration
Maintaining Green Infrastructure: Hints for Success
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)
May 15, 2019 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |Registration
Now that you've for your green bicycle, pedestrian, and transit infrastructure, what's your plan to maintain it? How can green infrastructure elements be planned for, designed, and operated to ensure quality maintenance of these community assets.
"Rules of the Road" for Personal Transportation Devices (E-scooters, Segways, hoverboards, and more)
Eno Center for Transportation
May 21, 2019 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Registration
A new Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) report explores the "rules of the road" around the use of emerging "personal transportation devices." Also known as "micromobility," the number and use of these devices have exploded in recent years, highlighted by the arrival of electric scooters in cities over the past couple of years. The report explores to the degree states, cities, and college campuses are or are not regulating these new devices. This webinar with the authors will review their findings and discuss recommendations from their recent report.
Engaging with Elected Officials
Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
May 22, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Registration
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.
Engaging Youth to Choose Car-Free Mobility
Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC)
May 22, 2019 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Registration
Today’s youth are tomorrow’s riders, bikers, walkers, voters, and transportation planners. As more transit agencies begin to offer free fare passes to public middle and high school students, it is important to have a good communication strategy in place to encourage transit usage so they don't miss out on the potential to affect behavior change,
Thus, transit agencies need to develop age-appropriate messaging strategies and tactics that promote youth car-free mobility.
This webinar will present results from a NITC research project that sought to create and evaluate communication messaging that fosters more positive attitudes, intentions, and behaviors related to transit and other car-free transportation options among Portland youth. While there is no "one size fits all" approach, the Portland-based findings may yield insights that could be adapted for application in other regions.
Meaningful Community Engagement to Advance Vision Zero
Vision Zero Network, Safe Routes Partnership, and Los Angeles Department of Transportation
May 22, 2019 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Registration
Join the Vision Zero Network, Safe Routes Partnership and LA Department of Transportation for a one-hour webinar about the importance of meaningful community engagement as part of Vision Zero (or related) efforts. Learn how the Safe Routes Partnership is prioritizing equity in its efforts across the nation; and find out about the LADOT's dignity-infused community engagement strategy. Why is this so critical to ensuring safe, equitable mobility for all? What are some key tools and strategies? What are examples of progress from North Carolina to California? Join us to find out more.
Continuous Deflection for Comprehensive Pavement Assessments
Transportation Research Board (TRB)
May 30, 2019 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |Registration
TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, May 30, 2019, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET to discuss the applications of continuous pavement deflection. The ability to collect structural capacity information at traffic speeds is changing the way agencies evaluate their pavement needs. This webinar will explore how agencies may more effectively conduct pavement assessments. Presenters will also compare continuous deflection to traditional methods of assessing pavements.
Can Ridehailing Deliver Equity? Lessons for New Mobility Planning
Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC)
May 31, 2019 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Registration
Modes including ridehailing, bikeshare, and e-scooters offer the potential to revolutionize how people travel. But as cities and agencies work to integrate these new services into the existing transportation landscape, the equity implications of these modes remain murky.
This talk presents research on ridehail travel and equity from Los Angeles and compares the equity outcomes of ridehailing to the previous status quo embodied by taxis. The research highlights both the promise of new mobility services and the remaining obstacles to delivering equitable access. Findings yields implications for policies that cities and planners can advance to ensure that new travel modes boost mobility for all, not just some, travelers.