PBIC Messenger
The PBIC Messenger is the free monthly newsletter from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. The PBIC Messenger features latest news, resources, webinars, upcoming events, and more. Subscribe to receive the next issue.
Current Issue:
- US Access Board Issues Final Rule on Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines
- USDOT Appoints Members of the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity
- Upcoming Webinar Series on Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials: Learning from Australasia
- New Resources to Engage Youth and Help with Walk & Roll to School Day
- NHTSA Pedestrian Safety Month
- State-by-State Implementation of Transportation Alternatives Program
- Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Applications Due October 10
Past Issues:
- New Pedestrian Safety Zone Resources Support Systemic, Low-Cost Improvements
- New Report Covers Comparative Study on Communities with High Rates of Pedestrian Injuries
- Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant Program Deadline September 28
- $2.2 Billion RAISE Program Grants Awarded
- $20.9 Million Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund Grants Awarded
- ITDP Launches Cycling Cities Campaign to Promote Benefits of Bicycling
- FHWA E-Bike Resources
- Free Small Community and Tribal Government Webinars
- International Study Focuses on Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials in Australasia
- New Resource Shows How Quick-Build Safety Projects Can Improve Connections for Young Commuters
- Upcoming Webinar on Using Sidewalk Inventories as a Tool for Equity and ADA Compliance
- Upcoming Webinar on Youth-Engaged Design and Quick-Build Installation
- Help NCHRP Researchers Evaluate Safety Culture and Perceptions
- NHTSA Seeks Comments on Proposed Update and Rule That Aim to Protect Pedestrians
- FHWA Launches IRA Implementation Website
- Community Connectors Grants for Communities Harmed by Transportation Infrastructure
- FRA Awards Over $570M in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grants
- FHWA Highlights Efforts to Improve Safety for People Walking, Bicycling, and Rolling Made Possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- FHWA Compiles Technical Assistance Resources
- FHWA Details Recent National Roadway Safety Strategy Efforts
- FHWA Awards $21.8 Million to 33 National Scenic Byways Projects
- Apply for PROTECT Grant by August 18, 2023
- New Interactive Tool Explores Impacts of Underinvestment in Transportation
- NHTSA Issues Request for Comments on New Crashworthiness Pedestrian Protection Testing Program
- Lusaka, Zambia Receives 2023 Vision Zero for Youth International Leadership Award
- PBIC Remembers Public Health and Road Safety Champion and Collaborator, David Ragland
- Apply for a USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant by July 10
- NHTSA Reports Increases in Pedestrian and Bicyclist Deaths in 2021
- Case Study Features City of Seattle Strategies for Equitably Advancing Safe Walking and Biking for Youth
- Bike & Roll to School Day Is One Week Away
- Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Act Proposed
- E-BIKE Act Revised, Reintroduced
- USDOT Reconnecting Communities Program Responds to Historic Injustices
- Using RRR Projects to Expand Multimodal Networks
- FHWA ‘Equity in Roadway Safety’ Webinar Series Launches April 17
- Bike & Roll to School Day May 3: Registration Now Open
- ITE Foundational Equity Glossary Draft
- Transportation Alternatives Program State-by-State Quarterly Review
- Intersections Initiative Helps Communities Apply for Active Transportation Funding
- USDOT Responds to Roadway Safety Crisis
- USDOT and FHWA Award Funding for Projects to Improve Walking, Biking, and Rolling
- Request for Information: Improving Road Safety for All Users on Federal-Aid Projects
- The DOT Navigator: One-Stop Shop for Federal Grant Funding
- Request for Comment: Draft MMUCC Guideline, Sixth Edition
- U.S. Blueprint to Remove All Emissions from the Transportation Sector by 2050
- Screening Tool for Equity Analysis of Projects
- 2022 Roadway Fatalities Overall Seem to Level Off, But More Bicyclists and Pedestrians Die
- Paper on Predictive Safety Analysis in Montgomery County Receives TRB Award
- Reminder: 2023 RAISE Grant Program Deadline in February
- Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Sessions to Attend
- “Arterial Roads and Pedestrian Safety” Presentation Slides
- Talking Points for Children and Youth Active Travel
- $1.5B Available through 2023 RAISE Grant Program
- UNC Highway Safety Research Center to lead national Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- Youth Active Travel Celebrated in October
- ICYMI: Advancing Trails to Support Multimodal Networks Info Brief
- Summary: USDOT Resources Prioritize Safety for People Who Walk, Bike, and Roll
- PBIC Messenger to Pause Newsletter Delivery
- New FHWA Complete Streets Report to Congress
- Bike and Roll to School Day May 4: Registration Now Open
- The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Resources
- New USDOT National Roadway Safety Strategy and FHWA Update to Highway Safety Improvement Program
- FHWA Active Transportation Funding and Financing Toolkit
- PBIC Vision Zero for Youth Philadelphia Demonstration Project
- FHWA Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Reports
- America Walks Walking College
- 2022 AARP Community Challenge Grant
- AASHTO Issues Revised Pedestrian Facilities Guide
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool, Version 3
- Federally Funded Bridge Repair/Replacement Includes Accommodations for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
- USDOT Awards Nearly $1B in RAISE Grants
- Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Sessions to Attend
- USDOT Invites Comments to Inform Strategic Framework
- Road Fatalities Spiked in First Half of 2021 and Speeding Still Higher than Pre-COVID
- Call for Case Studies on Pandemic Era Street Redesigns Due November 24
- 2022 Environmental Excellence Award Nominations Due December 15
- October is National Pedestrian Safety Month
- Call for Nominations: 2022 NHTSA Public Service Awards
- Apply for National Recreation Trail Designation
- Getting Back to School Together
- New Edition of Countermeasures That Work
- Walk to School Day 2021
- Sharing Spaces with Robots: The Basics of Personal Delivery Devices
- Active Transportation Research Roadmap
- Walk to School Day 2021
- PBIC Remembers Esteemed Colleague, Janet Barlow
- "Understanding Crashes and Safe Behaviors to Help Prevent Them" Video Series
- Rails-with-Trails Best Practices and Lessons Learned
- 2020 Recreational Trails Program Annual Report
- Safe Systems Summer Learning Series
- US House Passes its Version of INVEST in America Act
- Four New Livability Fact Sheets
- Request for Information on Transportation Equity Data by June 24
- New USDOT Guidance for Transit-Oriented Development Project Loans
- GAO to DOT: Recommendations to Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
- Illinois to Ax Local Match for Walk/Bike Infrastructure
- Federal RAISE Grants to Modernize and Create New Infrastructure - Due July 12
- National UTC Selects New Projects Focusing on Active Transportation
- New Walk Friendly Communities Recognized
- Call for Case Studies: Integrating Public Health in Public Land Transportation Planning
- Call for Examples: Good Practices for Transportation to School
- Case Studies for FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Focus States and Cities
- Micromobility: A Travel Mode Innovation
- NHTSA Announces New Projects on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
- NTSB Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements
- Milwaukee Receives Vision Zero for Youth Innovation Award
- Reminder: Comments on the Updated MUTCD Due May 14
- Proposed American Jobs Plan Provisions for Active Road Users
- Dangerous by Design 2021: Pedestrian Deaths Up 45%
- Transportation and Health Researcher Call to Action
- MUTCD Comment Period Extended to May 14, 2021, Webinars of Proposed Changes
- Share Community Practices and Research Needs on E-Scooter Safety
- Bike to School Day May 5: Registration Now Open
- New Journal Paper Shares Findings and Analysis of Shifting Streets Dataset
- Preventing Pedestrian Injuries and Deaths Among School Bus Riders
- FHWA Releases New Resources on Bikeway Selection
- APBP 2021 Webinar Series
- Book: Rethinking Streets During COVID-19
- Book: Cycling for Sustainable Cities
- Proposed MUTCD Update Open for Public Comment Through March 15
- USDOT Releases First Strategic Plan on Accessible Transportation, Extends Comment Period for Reference Hub on AV Accessibility
- Create More Space for Children and Families Around Schools
- PedPal App Makes Signalized Intersections Safer for Pedestrians with Disabilities
- PBIC Searchable Upcoming and Archived Webinar Database
- Active Transportation Sessions at 2021 TRB Annual Meeting
- USDOT Releases First Ped Safety Action Plan
- PeopleForBikes Launches Advocacy Academy
- Streetsmart Launches Beta Healthy Transportation Platform
- Walk/Bike/Places Proposals: Crowdsourced Voting Open Dec. 14-21
- Dutch Reduce Default Speed Limit Nationwide
- Cruise to Offer Driverless Passenger Service in San Francisco, CA
- ICYMI: Health and Transportation Webinar Series Materials
- Evaluation of Aesthetically Treated Crosswalks
- Applications for Safe Routes to Parks Grants Due Dec. 18
- Ten Actions Needed by Developers Before Deployment of Automated Driving Systems Around Schools
- New Guidance for Conducting Pedestrian and Bicyclist Road Safety Audits
- FTA Announces $6.2 Million for Transit Planning in Communities Nationwide
- NHTSA Releases 2020 Pedestrian Safety Month Playbook and Holds Webinar
- New Injury Reporting Codes for Micromobility Modes
- Safe Steps to the School Bus Stop
- US Department of Interior Rulemaking on E-Bikes Finalized
- Comment Now: Revised Policies for E-Bike Use in National Forests
- "Shifting Streets" COVID-19 Mobility Dataset
- PBIC Health and Transportation Webinar Series
- Shared Micromobility in the U.S.: 2019
- NHTSA and FHWA Launch First National Pedestrian Safety Month
- Walk to School Day October 7: Registration Now Open
- Walk to School Day 2020
- City Limits: Setting Safe Speed Limits on Urban Streets
- Designing Streets for Kids
- Back to School Student Active Transportation Guidance and Resources
- PBIC: Toward a Shared Understanding of Pedestrian Safety: An Exploration of Context, Patterns, and Impacts
- PBIC and National Center for Safe Routes to School: Planning Considerations for Walking and Rolling to School in Fall 2020
- PBIC: Safety-Based Prioritization for Youth Pedestrian Travel Planning: Applying Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis to Youth Travel
- USDOT Summit on Pedestrian Safety
- FHWA: Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian
- Update on FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide
- Free Assistance Still Available for Scalable Risk Assessment Methodology
- New Resources on Transportation and Public Health
- Considerations for Deploying Automated Driving Systems Around Schools
- What Makes a "Biking" School? How Some Schools Have Pulled Ahead in Cycling Rates
- NHTSA Early Estimate of 2019 Vehicle Traffic Fatalities
- FHWA Publishes TPM/PBPP Implementation Workshop Interim Report
- PBIC CenterLines Partnership
- PBIC Walking and Biking While Social Distancing Dataset
- COVID-19 Resources and Tracking for Walking and Biking
- National Highway Institute Bicycle Facility Design Training Course
- Submit Comments for Federal Rulemaking on E-Bikes
- PBIC Researchers Contribute to Two TRB Award-Winning Papers
- New Info Briefs Focus on Vision Zero for Youth
- New Studies use 2017 National Household Travel Survey to Analyze Trends in Walking and Biking
- City of Fremont Receives Vision Zero for Youth USA Leadership Award
- Help Researchers Locate Signage and Bike Lanes to Assess Safety Performance
- New Micromobility Resources Provide Overview and Document Applied Practices
- New University Course Materials Focus on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Topics
- New Info Briefs on Student and Youth Travel Data
- NTSB Meets to Adopt Findings and Recommendations of Recent Report
- 2018 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes Overview
- New PBIC Automated Vehicles University Course Modules
- New PBIC and PeopleForBikes Info Brief on Connectivity Measures to Evaluate and Build Bicycle Networks
- Walk to School Day
- NHTSA Early Estimate of 2018 Vehicle Traffic Fatalities
- U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: America's Transportation Infrastructure Act
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center Launches New Website with New Data Resource Tool
- Communities Across the United States Celebrate Bike to School Day, Focus on Health and Safety
- Darren Buck Joins Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as New Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Coordinator
- Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Report on Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State
- National Transportation Safety Board's Testimony on Every Life Counts: Improving the Safety of Our Nation's Roadways
- National Safety Council: 2019 Road to Zero (RTZ) Safe Systems Innovation Grants
- Recently Published Article Takes a New Look at Bicycle Crash Types
- Rails to Trails Conservancy Unveils Great American Rail-Trail
- Summaries of Pedestrian and Bicycle Research and Program Activities from US Department of Transportation (USDOT)
- New Guidance for Bicycle Facility Selection from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Data Visualizations for Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
- Learn How to Develop Scalable Risk Values and Assess Exposure to Risk
- Upcoming Webinars from PBIC
- Dangerous by Design 2019
- Speeding Away from Zero: Rethinking a Forgotten Traffic Safety Challenge
- TRB Best Paper Awards Granted to Pedestrian and Bicycle Topics
- Research Reconstructs Pedestrian Fatalities by Replacing Drivers with Automated Vehicles
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