Upcoming Webinars
Advancing Trails to Support Multimodal Networks and Resilient Infrastructure
February 28, 2024
In many communities, trails are a critical component of multimodal transportation networks that support opportunities for safe, accessible, equitable, and comfortable active transportation.
E-Scooter and Micromobility Safety Webinar Series
March 5, 2024
March 13, 2024
Cities and towns across the country are planning for and adapting to multiple forms of micromobility, including e-scooters, as this mobility mode proves to endure as a safe and convenient mode for many.
Recent Webinars
You Can Do It, Too! Breaking Down Institutional Barriers to Improve Safety for All Road Users
12/18/2023 | Presented by : Rebecca Crowe, Federal Highway Administration; Jacqueline DeWolfe, Massachusetts DOT; Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, Connecticut DOT; Natasha Fatu, Connecticut DOT
Global Benchmarking Webinar Series: Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials
Sept-Nov 2023 | This four-part series shared the results of a recent FHWA study of Australian and New Zealand approaches to reduce pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries on urban, signalized arterial roadways. (View webinar page for presenter list.)
Youth-Engaged Design and Quick Build Installation
8/1/2023 | Presented by : Lauren Marchetti, PBIC/National Center for Safe Routes to School; Melody Gibson, Civic Design Center; Cydney Thompson, Civic Design Center; Renee Espiau, City and County of Honolulu
Sidewalk Inventories: A Tool for Equity and ADA Compliance
7/26/2023 | Presented by : Louise Lockett, America Walks; Katherine Kraft; Andrew Dannenberg, Univ. of Washington; Aaron Cahen; Mark Hallenbeck, Univ. of Washington; Colin Alexander, City of Birmingham, AL
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program, and Project Development Guidance
7/13/2023 | Presented by : Danielle Blackshear, FHWA; Darren Buck, FHWA; Christopher Douwes, FHWA; Bernadette Dupont, FHWA; Mack Frost, FHWA; Elizabeth Hilton, FHWA; Barbara McCann, FHWA; Shari Schaftlein, FHWA; David Cohen, FHWA
Separated Bike Lanes on Higher Speed Roadways
5/25/2023 | Presented by : Darren Buck, FHWA; Karen Dixon, Texas A&M Transportation Institute; Conor Semler, Kittelson and Associates
Building Momentum for Youth Biking: Bike Buses, Bike Trains, and Bike & Roll to School Day
3/8/2023 | Presented by : Nancy Pullen-Seufert, PBIC/National Center for Safe Routes to School; Sam Balto, Portland Public Schools; Megan Ramey, Hood River County School District
Pedestrian Safety and Darkness
12/20/2022 | Presented by : Rebecca Sanders, Safe Streets Research and Consulting; Matt Stygles, VHB; Michael Dunn, VHB; Brandon Summers, Oregon Walks; Zachary Lauritzen, Oregon Walks
Improving Safety for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Accessing Transit Guide
10/24/2022 | Presented by : Tamara Redmon, FHWA; Elissa Goughnour, VHB; Glen Bolen, Oregon DOT; Darcy Cleaver, Pittsburgh Regional Transit; Craig Toocheck, Pittsburgh Regional Transit; Paige Anderson, City of Pittsburgh
Detailed Field Research Findings from the FHWA Crosswalk Marking Selection Guide
2/17/2022 | Presented by : Mike Alston, Sarah Brown, and Bastian Schroeder, Kittelson and Associates
Preview of the FHWA Crosswalk Marking Selection Guide
2/15/2022 | Presented by : Mike Alston, Sarah Brown, and Bastian Schroeder, Kittelson and Associates
Child and youth pedestrian crashes deserve another look: Why and how to do it
1/27/2022 | Presented by : Nancy Pullen-Seufert, PBIC/National Center for Safe Routes to School; Diane Lambert, Toole Design Group; Lily Reynolds, City of Philadelphia Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Leap Not Creep – Accelerating Pedestrian and Bicyclists Safety Improvements
8/19/2021 | Presented by : Karen Scurry, FHWA; Patrick Adams, Maine DOT; Matthew Dyrdahl, City of Minneapolis; Derek Voight, Washington DC DOT (DDOT)
Rails-with-Trails: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
8/19/2021 | Presented by : Shari Schaftlein, Director, Office of Human Environment, Federal Highway Administration; Mike Long, Director, Regional Operations, Office of Regional Operations and Outreach, Federal Railroad Administration; Frank Frey, General Engineer, Federal Railroad Administration; Michail Grizkewitsch, Transportation Analyst, Federal Railroad Administration; Jared Fijalkowski, Community Planner, U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center; Kelly Pack, Senior Director of Trail Development, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; Christopher Douwes, Community Planner, Federal Highway Administration
Student Research to Advance Mobility Justice
9/01/2021 | Presented by : Charles T. Brown, Founder and Principal, Equitable Cities; Sarah Brown, Transportation Analyst, Kittelson and Associates; Adrian Ayala, McMahon Associates
Planning Multimodal Networks in a Connected and Automated Future
7/12/2021 | Presented by : Stefanie Brodie, PhD, Toole Design Group; Katie Heuser, Toole Design Group; Dan Goodman, FHWA
Pedestrian Safety on Arterial Streets
6/15/2021 | Presented by : Dan Goodman, Toole Design; Thomas Hillman, Toole Design; Dr. Carey McAndrews, University of Wisconsin
Improving Traffic Signals for Bicycling and Walking
6/9/2021 | Presented by : Darren Buck, FHWA; Eddie Curtis, FHWA; Peter Koonce, Portland, OR; Peter Furth, Northeastern University
Re-envisioning School Streets as Part of Pandemic Recovery
5/25/2021 | Presented by : Nancy Pullen-Seufert, UNC HSRC; Rachel Buck, Transport for London; Lauren Hassel, Arlington (VA) Public Schools, Ashley Rhead, Seattle DOT
Statewide Action Plans for Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety
4/13/2021 | Presented by : Elissa Goughnour, VHB; Dan Gelinne, UNC HSRC; Christina McDaniel-Wilson, Oregon DOT; Nick Foster, Kittelson and Associates; Mark Cole, Virginia DOT
The Basics of Bikeway Selection at Intersections and with Parking
4/7/2021 | Presented by : Tamara Redmon, FHWA; Lauren Blackburn, VHB; Dan Goodman, Toole Design; Jared Draper, Toole Design
Improving Safety with Bicyclist and Pedestrian Road Safety Audits
1/6/2021 | Presented by : Tamara Redmon, FHWA; Elissa Goughnour, VHB; Dan Gelinne, UNC HSRC; Rachel Carpenter, Caltrans; Terra Reed, City of Albuquerque
PBIC Health and Transportation Webinar Series
10/13-28/2020 | Five-part webinar series held in October will explore the integration of health in transportation planning and practices.
MPO and DOT Partnership for Complete Streets Projects
7/29/2020 | Presented by: Ricardo Gutierrez, Broward MPO; Brad Salisbury, Florida Department of Transportation; Stephanie Garcia, Broward MPO
Going Dutch: Translating Dutch Cycling Ideas to an American Context
7/28/2020 | Presented by: Janette Sadik–Khan, Bloomberg Associates; Ambassador André Haspels, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Washington D.C.; Darren Buck, Federal Highway Administration; Chris Bruntlett, Dutch Cycling Embassy; Bill Nesper, League of American Bicyclists; Will Handsfield, District Department of Transportation; Nathan Wilkes, City of Austin
Evaluating Road Diets: Recent Research and Case Studies
7/7/2020 | Presented by: Peter Ohlms, Virginia DOT; Lance Dougald, Virginia DOT; John Bolecek, Virginia DOT; Nicole Wynands, Fairfax County DOT; Christine Mayeur, City of Alexandria
Developing and Delivering Pedestrian Safety Projects
6/4/2020 | Presented by: Becky Crowe, Federal Highway Administration; Brian Mayhew, North Carolina Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Unit; Jed Niffenegger, City of Raleigh Transportation Department
STEP UP Campaign for Pedestrian Safety
5/27/2020 | Presented by: Becky Crowe, Federal Highway Administration; Wayne Emington, FHWA Maine Division Office; Patrick Adams, Maine Department of Transportation
Quick Build Networks for All: Part II
5/20/2020 | Presented by: Alia Anderson, Toole Design; John Brazil, City of San Jose; Peter Bennett, City of San Jose; Matthew Dyrdahl, City of Minneapolis
Quick Build Networks for All: Part I
5/19/2020 | Presented by: Alia Anderson, Toole Design; Amar Mohite, Director of Planning and Infrastructure for Precinct One, Harris County, TX
Enhancing Mobility, Access and Safety for Pedestrians: Part II
4/30/2020 | Presented by: Donna Smith, Sound Transit; Janet Barlow, Accessible Design for the Blind; Beezy Bentzen, Accessible Design for the Blind; Robert Wall Emerson, Western Michigan University
Enhancing Mobility, Access and Safety for Pedestrians: Part I
4/28/2020 | Presented by: Elizabeth Hilton, FHWA; Janet Barlow, Accessible Design for the Blind; Robert Wall Emerson, Western Michigan University
Considerations for Selecting Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Locations
4/22/2020 | Presented by: Bill Stone, Arizona Department of Transportation; Mike Cynecki, Lee Engineering; Mailen Pankiewicz, City of Phoenix
Improving Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety in Work Zones
12/4/2019 | Presented by: Patrick Gomez, FHWA; Martha Kapitanov, FHWA; Melissa Anderson, Consultant; Matthew Marcou, DOT
Teaching Bicycle and Pedestrian Topics to University Students
10/18/2019 | Presented by: Kristen Brookshire, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Kari Watkins, Georgia Tech; Tab Combs, UNC Chapel Hill
Improving Intersection Safety for All Road Users
7/26/2019 | Presented by: Jeff Shaw, FHWA; Karina Ricks, City of Pittsburgh; Carl Sundstrom, New York City DOT; Bastian Schroeder, Kittleson and Associates
Creating Active Routes to Everyday Destinations
5/2/2019 | Presented by: Ken Rose and Chris Kochtitzky, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; TJ McCourt, City of Raleigh Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources
Creating Age-Friendly Streets - Part 2
4/29/2019 | Presented by: Jana Lynott, AARP; James Shahamiri, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Creating Age-Friendly Streets - Part 1
4/22/2019 | Presented by: Bill Armbruster, AARP; Laurie Beck, CDC; Tim Platts-Mills, UNC Department of Emergency Medicine
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Bikeway Selection Guides
3/26/2019 | Presented by: Tamara Redmon, FHWA; Bill Schultheiss, Toole Design; and Lauren Blackburn, VHB
Planning for Pedestrian Safety: Leveraging FHWA Resources and Local Partnerships to Improve Pedestrian Crossings
3/5/2019 | Presented by: Becky Crowe, Federal Highway Administration; Lauren Blackburn, VHB; Sagar Shah, American Planning Association; Kerry Wilcoxon, Arizona Department of Transportation; Kristen Brookshire, UNC Highway Safety Research Center
Funding and Evaluating Systemic Safety Improvements for Pedestrians
3/5/2019 | Presented by: Karen Scurry, Federal Highway Administration; Elissa Goughnour, VHB; Tracy Turpin, Virginia Department of Transportation
Designing for Bicyclist Safety
1/22/2019 | Presented by: Brooke Struve, Federal Highway Administration.
Strategies for Accelerating Multimodal Project Delivery
10/31/2018 | Presented by: Cadmus, Kittelson and Associates, Federal Highway Administration, and UNC Highway Safety Research Center.
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons
10/30/2018 | Presented by: Duane Thomas, Federal Highway Administration; and Megan McCarty Graham, Toole Design Group.
Preventing Left-Turn Crashes Involving Pedestrians
10/25/2018 | Presented by: Libby Thomas, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; David Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Chris Monsere, Portland State University; Bradley Topol, Seattle Department of Transportation.
Lighting Strategies to Improve Pedestrian Safety and Walkability
10/17/2018 | Presented by: Frank Markowitz and Adam Smith, San Francisco Muncipal Transportation Agency; James Le, Seattle Department of Transportation; Ronald Gibbons, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.
