Courtesy Announcement: LHTAC would like to pass on information on this upcoming Livability and Level of Service: Making the Connection Web Conference sponsored by FHWA Office of Human Environment.

The webinar will discuss the origin, evolution, and application of LOS and the need for practitioners to choose LOS goals that consider all road users, supports livable communities, and help achieve Context Sensitive Solutions.  The webinar will also highlight two State Departments of Transportation programs that are balancing livability and achieving LOS, and the North American Sustainable Transportation Council STARS Program which helps planners, communities and decision-makers evaluate the impacts of transportation plans and projects, identify innovative strategies and improve decision-making.

Webinar Presenters:

• Keith Harrison, P.E., Safety/Geometric Design Engineer, FHWA Resource Center
• Allen Biehler, Executive Director, University Transportation Center, Carnegie Mellon University (former Pennsylvania Department of Transportation CEO and AASHTO President)
• Paul Krekeler, GreenLITES Program Manager, New York State Department of Transportation
• Peter Hurley, Program and Policy Director, The North American Sustainable Transportation Council

Webinar Information:
Date:  July 22, 2014
Time:  2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT

LINK TO REGISTER FOR THE WEB CONFERENCE:   https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=27642

Once registered, participants will receive an email with instructions on how to access the webcast.

For more information please contact FHWA directly:

Lori Porreca, PhD, AICP
Community Planner
FHWA Idaho Division
3050 Lakeharbor Lane, Suite 126
Boise, ID 83703
208.334.9180, ext. 132