Below you will find information on upcoming webinars announced through a recent email from the Rural Road Safety Center.
| Webinar: Countermeasures for Reducing Collisions at Pedestrian Crossings
Date: July 7, 2016 Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm ET Cost: $249 members/ $299 non-members Organization: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Improving pedestrian safety has become increasingly emphasized. The desire to improve pedestrian safety extends to areas typically seen as being non-pedestrian-friendly, such as the higher speeds and wider roadways. With traffic conditions changing as traffic volumes and congestion increase, pedestrians’ ability to safely cross many roadways is affected. Recent developments in geometric design features, traffic control devices, and technologies may improve pedestrian safety and access by addressing specific problems associated with roadway crossings. Several recent publications have focused on countermeasures for reducing collisions at crosswalks in various types of locations. This webinar provides a comprehensive review of those counter measures, provide examples of each type in different environments, and identify potential costs and studies about their effectiveness. The webinar discusses countermeasures for both uncontrolled and controlled locations as well intersections and midblock locations.
For more information about this training, click here. Link: http://mylearning.asce.org/diweb/catalog/item/id/947369/q/n=1&o=t&c=79&t=2115&t=2118 |
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| Webinar: Introduction to Integrated Corridor Management
Date: July 12, 2016 Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm ET Cost: Free Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), American Public Transit Association (APTA), National Transit Institute (NTI), and US Department of Transportation
Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) focuses on managing a transportation corridor by creating a framework for interaction and coordination among the various agencies that operate facilities along that corridor, including transit agencies and operators. Transit agencies can play an important role in the process of improving mobility and reduce congestion on a busy corridor through the collection and use of real-time information on the location and capacity of transit vehicles. Real-time information enhances the ability of an agency to provide additional capacity to improve person throughput. Module 13 provides an introduction to ICM that includes highlighting pertinent transit and other standards deployed through the use of ICM case studies.
For more information about this training, click here. |
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| Webinar: Using Technology for Practical Purposes in Work Zones
Date: July 12, 2016 Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET Cost: Free Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that focuses on current technologies that can help plan and evaluate work zones. It will also discuss future vehicle-to-worker technologies under evaluation which could enhance work zone safety.
For more information about this training, click here. Link: http://www.trb.org/ElectronicSessions/Blurbs/174410.aspx |
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Webinar: Integration of Microscopic Big Traffic Data in Simulation-Based Safety Analysis Date: July 12, 2016 Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET Cost: Free Organization: Safer Sim
Big data have changed numerous fields in science and engineering. In this project, different applications of the big traffic data were explored. The applications included measurement of operation efficiency and safety using the real-time traffic data. Additionally, real-time traffic data corresponding to fog conditions were put into
For more information about this training, click here. Link: https://publicpolicycenter.wufoo.com/forms/safersim-webinar-registration/ |
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| Webinar: Applying GTFS to your Agency
Date: July 13, 2016 Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm ET Cost: Free Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), American Public Transit Association (APTA), National Transit Institute (NTI), and US Department of Transportation
The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) defines a common format for public transportation schedules and associated geographic information that is “open,” available, and widely adopted by transit agencies. GTFS “feeds” allow public transit agencies to publish their transit data and developers to write applications that consume that data in an interoperable way. GTFS is also a key component of Travel Information System (TIS).
For more information about this training, click here. |
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| Webinar: Electronic Fare Payment/ Advanced Payment Systems
Date: July 14, 2016 Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm ET Cost: Free Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), American Public Transit Association (APTA), National Transit Institute (NTI), and US Department of Transportation
Electronic Fare Payment (EFP) is the automated calculation, validation, collection, recording, and reporting of passenger fare payments using some form of electronic media for trips on a public transportation system. Implementation of Open Payment acceptance as part of an electronic fare payment (EFP) system will create a number of technical and operational impacts for the agency and its system integrator although these may, depending on the implementation approach applied, be offset by certain benefits that are unique to this form of fare payment.
For more information about this training, click here. |
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| Webinar: Application of Clear Zones for Roadway Departures
Date: July 22, 2016 Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm ET Cost: $99 members/ $159 non-members Organization: American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE)
The fourth edition of the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide presents information on the latest state-of-the-practice in roadside safety. It presents procedures to determine a recommended minimum clear zone on tangent sections of roadway with variable side slopes and adjustments for horizontal curvature. The AASHTO Sixth Edition of A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (Green Book) enumerates a clear zone value for various functional classes of highway. This webinar will provide information on how roadside clear zones are to be provided in area with and without curbs. Clarification of the terminology used in various FHWA publications will be provided including the understanding of clear zones and their importance. The first half of the presentation will focus on how to minimize roadway departures. The second half of the presentation will focus on what should be done to mitigate crashes resulting from drivers drifting out of the travel lanes.
For more information about this training, click here. Link: http://mylearning.asce.org/diweb/catalog/item/id/973342/q/n=1&o=t&c=79&t=2115&t=2118 |
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Webinar: Connected Vehicles and Rural Road Weather Management Date: July 28, 2016 Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET Cost: Free Organization: USDOT, ITS Joint Program Office
Each year, rural roadways experience a greater number of fatal crashes than urban roadways. Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) have been adopted by rural transportation agencies to provide travelers better information about the impact of current weather conditions on the roadway; however, RWIS can only provide data for a specific location, and localized weather conditions require continuous high resolution road weather condition reporting. In response to the need for a more reliable system, connected vehicle (CV) technology introduced the concept of using vehicles to communicate current roadway conditions. This presentation will introduce new advances in the field of rural road weather management and provide insight into the research conducted at the University of Wyoming to implement a Connected Vehicle Road Weather Condition System.
For more information about this training, click here. Link: https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s160728_Connected_Vehicles_and_Rural_Road_Weather_Management.asp |
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| Webinar: Did You Know a Road Can Go on a Diet?
Date: July 28, 2016 Time: 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm ET Cost: Free Organization: Federal Highway Administration, Every Day Counts Program
As one of the initiatives included in the Every Day Counts (EDC) program, Road Diets are a low-cost measure that improves safety, calms traffic, and takes into account the needs of all roadway users. FHWA is currently focusing on increasing awareness of Road Diets and their benefits through training, technical assistance, and outreach. This FHWA webinar will provide information on how to determine candidate roads for Road Diets, feasibility/evaluation criteria, design aspects, and other unique considerations.
For more information about this training, click here. Link: https://collaboration.fhwa.dot.gov/dot/fhwa/WC/Lists/Seminars/DispForm.aspx?ID=997 |
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Webinar: CA High-Speed Rail: Challenges, Best Practices, Project Implementation, and Station Area Development Date: August 2, 2016 Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET Cost: $149 members/ $199 non-members Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
This webinar focuses on how the $64 billion California High Speed Rail project is redefining transportation in the US with special emphasis on unique engineering challenges, station area development implications, public outreach best practices, and project implementation.
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Webinar: Supporting Freight Operations with ITS Date: August 3, 2016 Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET Cost: Free Organization: USDOT, ITS Joint Program Office (JPO)
The ITS JPO at the U.S. DOT has long been a leader and strong supporter of research, development, adoption, and deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) around the nation. ITS JPO has been instrumental in researching and deploying technologies to improve transportation safety, enhance mobility, reduce environmental impacts, and increase productivity through the integration of advanced communications-based information and electronic technologies into the transportation infrastructure and vehicles. Applying ITS to freight transportation includes not only increasing capacity along the supply chain, but also increasing safety and security while reducing negative environmental impacts. The U.S. DOT has sponsored the development of the Freight Advanced Traveler Information System (FRATIS), a bundle of applications that provides freight-specific dynamic travel planning and performance information. Another initiative sponsored by U.S. DOT is the Smart Roadside Initiative, a truck compliance screening application designed to increase the efficiency of state truck enforcement programs and freight operations. U.S. DOT has also advanced a number of ITS-based truck parking projects that leverage ITS architecture in providing drivers with parking space availability information. Currently, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) provides Federal funding for the next 5 years-approximately $1.2 billion a year. The FAST Act adds a new goal to the ITS Program: enhancement of the national freight system and support to national freight policy goals.
This webinar will focus on ITS strategies that improve trucking operations for the benefit of improved mobility and public safety. There is a growing need for the public sector to include freight planning into the management of the transportation system-especially the highway system. Population growth, typically in urban areas, will result in increased demand for infrastructure to move large amounts of freight. Factors such as changing demographics, e-commerce, home deliveries versus store deliveries, automated vehicles and trucks, and the shift to regional warehouses to facilitate just-in-time deliveries, will add to today’s increasing congestion challenge. While commercial vehicles currently account for only 9 percent of all vehicle highway miles traveled, the Federal Highway Administration estimates that in the next 30 years there will be 60 percent more trucks using the highway system. Incorporating ITS will be an important strategy to integrate freight activities with other modes of transportation and to monitor freight movement activity, including regulatory restrictions designed to support safe highway operations, economic productivity, and environmental stewardship.
For more information about this training, click here. Link: https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s160803_Supporting_Freight_Operations_with_ITS.asp |
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| Webinar: Controlling Corrosion of Infrastructure Systems
Date: August 4, 2016 Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET Cost: Free members/ $95 non-members Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, August 4, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that discusses corrosion control. Corrosion poses a risk to public safety and the environment; the annual direct cost of corrosion in the United States is estimated to be more than 3 percent of national GDP. This webinar will help engineers bridge the gap between academic research and practices to address corrosion infrastructure durability. Presenters will discuss the causes of corrosion, the methods of monitoring corrosion, and methods to reduce corrosion and rehabilitate structures.
For more information about this training, click here. |
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| Webinar: Guidance on Developing Crash Modification Factors
Date: August 11, 2016 Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET Cost: Free members/ $95 non-members Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, August 11, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET on crash modification factors (CMFs). A CMF is a number used to quantify how effective a safety measure is expected to be when implemented. This webinar will discuss the basic study types used to develop CMFs, what data are needed, and how to avoid potential biases.
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Webinar: The Evolving Surface Transportation Operations and Maintenance Workforce; Challenges and Opportunities Date: August 18, 2016 Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET Cost: Free members/ $95 non-members Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that focuses on the rapid changes in the surface transportation maintenance and operations workforce. Factors such as increasing retirement rates, downsizing staff, recruiting and retaining qualified employees, shifting responsibilities, and expanding the use of advanced technologies are influencing these changes. This webinar will examine two social factors and two groups of potential workers that have not been fully engaged in maintenance and operations career path opportunities.
For more information about this training, click here. |
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Webinar: Hidden Epidemics: What the Data Tells Us About Our Safety Date: August 24, 2016 Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET Cost: Free Organization: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)
The number of Americans dying from preventable injuries has reached an all-time high, according to analysis from the National Safety Council. Preventable injuries, commonly known as ‘accidents,’ claimed 136,053 lives in 2014 – a 57 percent increase since 1992, when deaths from preventable injuries were the lowest they had been in 68 years. Preventable injuries are now the fourth leading cause of death in the United States behind heart disease, cancer and chronic respiratory disease.
For more information about this training, click here. Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1371201326563790849
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