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In this issue you will find upcoming trainings on speed camera programs, impaired driving, and roundabouts. Join us Wednesdays for our current round of Road Safety Champion Program. Click here for more information.
If you know of relevant trainings or events which are not included in our emails, please let us know so that we can add them. Also, if you know of sites, newsletters or other sources that we should monitor for upcoming trainings and events, please pass those along to us, as well.
Sincerely,
Jaime Sullivan
Center Director
National Center for Rural Road Safety
info@ruralsafetycenter.org
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New
Webinar: Designing Events that Engage Your Community
Date: January 23, 2025
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: American Trails
Designing events and other types of programming that invite people to visit and spend more time on trails can have a big impact! At Rails to Trails Conservancy, we’re seeing in real time how activities like fun runs, birding walks, guided rides, and volunteer cleanups are transforming trails, building a spirit of welcome and new community participation. That’s because when we get out on the trail, we experience firsthand the joy and impact of this infrastructure—how it shapes our quality of life, powers economic opportunity, and creates a new sense of community pride. When we’re invited to participate on the trail, we learn that it is vital to the wellbeing of the places where we live and play, providing critical transportation access and environmental benefits.
Join Rails to Trails Conservancy to explore the ins and outs of planning events that engage, inspire and activate your community. Brandi Horton, RTC’s vice president of communications, and Suzanne Matyas, RTC’s social media and engagement strategist, will lead the conversation through the lens of Celebrate Trails Day, RTC’s annual springtime celebration of America’s trails hosted on the fourth Saturday of April, and discuss how aligning your events programming with these types of national celebrations and larger movements can help amplify their impact for trails, growing public appreciation and support for this infrastructure at the local, state and federal levels.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://www.trailskills.org/training/designing-events-that-engage-your-community
New
Webinar: Deter Trespassing on Rail Rights of Way and Improve Grade Crossing Safety
Date: January 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 am to 10:30 am MT/11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Railroads and rail transit agencies are tasked with securing their rights of way, which often feature open access points such as grade crossings and station platforms that can lead to trespassing incidents. This creates a continuous challenge for operators and public agencies to balance security with the safe and efficient delivery of services. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern that will share techniques and treatments to employ to deter trespassing, ranging from physical barriers to public outreach and education. Presenters will discuss the deployment of electronic surveillance through rail crossing cameras and other devices to monitor grade crossing activity and provide alerts for actions.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/1014_01-2025_trb-webinar-deter-trespassing-on-rail-rights-of-way-and-improve-grade-crossing-safety
Webinar: Fair Warnings - An Overview of Equity Protections in Speed Camera Programs
Date: January 28, 2025
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Vision Zero Network
Webinar: RSCP CM 2: Understanding Human Factors
Date: January 29, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
This course will equip human factors “non”-experts to better consider the capabilities and limitation of road users and incorporate them into policies and practices. Knowing how road users interact with their vehicle, the roadway, and other road users can also provide useful insights for decision making for construction and maintenance personnel, planners, engineers, public health professionals, and law enforcement.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-1FqOsQMRqSTXEBrSznJIQ#/registration
New
Webinar: Thriving Communities Network Learning Series - Supporting Activity-Friendly Thriving Communities
Date: January 29, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Thriving Community Network
Representatives from CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity and Transportation for America will share how they are working with state and local groups, including public health partners, to support activity-friendly thriving communities. Activity-friendly communities include welcoming, safe, and convenient places to play, walk, roll and/or bike to enjoy destinations the community has to offer.
Christina Dahlstrom and Beth Osborne will provide local examples of public health supporting activity-friendly thriving communities, including demonstration projects, that may align with the Thriving Communities Network’s technical assistance and capacity-building. Christina Dahlstrom is a Senior Advisor with CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity where she helps manage Active People, Healthy Nation. Beth Osborne is the Director of Transportation for America. She was previously at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where she served as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy since 2009.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://usdot.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsceurrz8uGUYgRSGgsKmHmRPbQ4o1x38#/registration
New
Webinar: Stronger Together - Building Powerful, Inclusive Coalitions
Date: February 3, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: PeopleForBikes
If you want to go far, go together. Join the final session of PeopleForBikes’ Better Bike Advocacy Workshop to learn why building broad, diverse coalitions that extend beyond bike advocates is one of the most effective ways to accelerate change in your community. Advocacy experts will share their experiences leading local coalitions and provide insights on how you can grow widespread public support and foster the strongest partnerships to benefit your community.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://peopleforbikes-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vp_M3aX9RcCcdXcZ7Qd5Ww#/registration
New
Webinar: Cultural Considerations for Supporting Impaired Driving Enforcement in Tribal Communities
Date: February 4, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)
Successful engagement with Tribal communities in your state requires attention to a variety of cultural and judicial considerations. Tribal law governs the enforcement work that the communities do and impacts the types of support that State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) can provide, while understanding tribal culture and customs impacts the ability to develop effective partnerships. Nine Tribal communities across the U.S. use roadside oral fluid testing to screen for drug use among drivers to help limit the necessity for blood draws from Tribal members. Join us for a webinar discussing how and why the Miccosukee Tribe has implemented an oral fluid screening program, and ways that SHSOs can help support impaired driving enforcement programs on Tribal lands in a way that is culturally sensitive and effective.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://www.ghsa.org/events/upcoming/impaired-driving-tribal-communities-2025
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Webinar: Building Safer Roads Together - The Power of Regional Collaboration in Minnesota's Traffic Safety Efforts
Date: February 5, 2025
Time: 9:00 am to 10:15 am MT/11:00 am to 12:15 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Minnesota Towards Zero Deaths
Join Minnesota Towards Zero Deaths (TZD) for an insightful conversation with the regional coordinators and key regional partners of the Minnesota TZD traffic safety program. For more than 20 years, regional partners have played a key role in supporting TZD's success through outreach, strategic planning, and innovative strategies. Learn about these key partnerships and approaches that have led to significant progress in reducing crashes and saving lives.
Also discover how Minnesota's TZD program unites law enforcement, public health experts, engineers, and community organizations to tackle the complex issues surrounding traffic safety. You’ll hear about the latest regional initiatives, success stories, and challenges that remain in the pursuit of zero fatalities on our roads.
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Webinar: Building Collaborative Relationships - Bridging the Gap Between Planning and Advocacy
Date: February 5, 2025
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC)
Join Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) to learn more about successful collaborations between agencies and organizations to secure funding for trails and active transportation. This session will highlight the importance of collaborative relationships to accelerate trail network development and give you the tools to build successful partnerships in your community.
RTC will be joined by Audra Koester Thomas and Kay Bork from the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) and Lori Singleton, President and CEO of the nonprofit Arizona Forward. Audra and Lori will dive into their successful collaboration in passage of Proposition 479, which provides a critical source of funding for transportation projects throughout the region. Kay Bork will then highlight MAG’s work on the Rio Reimagined project, a collaboration of public, private, nonprofit and academic partners across six cities and two tribes in Maricopa County.
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Webinar: RSCP CM 3: Introduction to Traffic Safety Culture
Date: February 5, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Learn why growing positive traffic safety culture can significantly improve road safety in your community and nationwide. Participants will leave the training better understanding the elements that shape traffic safety culture, how those factors interact to affect human behaviors, strategies that can be implemented to improve traffic safety culture among various groups, and ideas about how participants can use their role (and the role of others) in growing a positive traffic safety culture.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_unZ2IGNFRWixwUaV0eJngw#/registration
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Webinar: There's a New Partner in Town! How Public Libraries are Advancing Safe Routes Advocacy, Funding, and Programming
Date: February 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Safe Routes Partnership
It’s been over two years since our first webinar about partnerships between libraries and Safe Routes to School programs – and a lot has happened since then! Join us to hear the latest updates on improving safety and access to public libraries, including an exciting new project with the Urban Libraries Council to develop a Safe Routes to Libraries framework. Speakers from Kansas City, Missouri and Baxter County, Arkansas will share how libraries are playing a critical role in transportation advocacy, infrastructure funding, and advancing the Safe Routes movement.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://www.saferoutespartnership.org/resources/webinar/public-libraries-and-safe-routes
New
Webinar: Experiences in the Use of Mini and Modular Roundabouts by Highway Agencies
Date: February 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET
Cost: Free members/$79 non-members
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
While roundabouts continue to be a proven solution for addressing safety and efficiency at intersections in the U.S., the increasing costs of construction and right-of-way have reinvigorated the mini roundabout as a viable option. By definition, a mini roundabout is a type of roundabout in which the central island is fully traversable and intended to be utilized by trucks or other large vehicles. This technique reduces the footprint of the intersection, and mini roundabouts can often be retrofitted within existing intersection footprints. Approximately 300 mini roundabouts have been constructed in the U.S. Like a mini roundabout, a modular roundabout is a specialized roundabout that incorporates prefabricated materials to reduce excavation, paving and drainage, environmental, utility and right-of-way impacts, construction duration, and ultimately, cost. The modular material is typically used for the central island and splitter islands but may also include outside curbing. The material is glued or anchored on top of existing pavement. In addition to these custom-made materials, modular roundabouts employ striping and may include quick-build curbs and flex-posts to delineate vehicle paths. Modular roundabouts are less common in the U.S., but several have been constructed in California, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
NCHRP domestic scan 23-01 was conducted during 2024 to describe the experiences and lessons learned of leading states on mini and modular roundabouts. These experiences and lessons learned may be valuable to others who may be considering using mini and modular roundabouts. The scan team met with seven agencies around the US regarding mini roundabouts and four regarding modular roundabouts. The team gathered useful information on capacity and traffic efficiency, crash histories, design and performance checks, construction costs, installation and construction timelines, maintenance, and public/community acceptance. The scan team found overall that mini and modular roundabouts can be viable options at certain sites when the full-sized options are not feasible. This webinar will convey those findings.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://www.ite.org/events-meetings/ite-calendar/experiences-in-the-use-of-mini-and-modular-roundabouts-by-highway-agencies/
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Webinar: RSCP CM 4: Overview of the MUTCD
Date: February 12, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
This module is an introduction and overview of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The MUTCD defines the standards by which traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals are designed, installed, and used on all public streets, highways, bikeways, and private roads open to public traffic. This module will explain the need for uniformity of traffic control devices and traffic signals across locations.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z_za94MRQxO6jmvgDkTD-g#/registration
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Training: Road Safety Audits - From Concept to Results
Date: March 3-13, 2025
Location: Online
Organization: International Road Federation (IRF)
Road safety audit and inspections serve the common purpose of identifying risk factors related to road design or traffic control that may lead to crashes, or make crashes more severe. In many cases, they also assist network highway operators and city traffic departments in identifying engineering weaknesses and hazardous locations, even in the absence of robust traffic injury data.
Almost 85% of countries surveyed by the World Health Organization currently report implementing road safety audits or inspections, and it is important for all road safety professionals to understand how to design and implement them correctly for maximum safety benefits.
Training: Implementing the Safe System Approach
Date: April 9 - May 21, 2025
Location: Online
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
The Implementing the Safe System Approach course is a new certificate-based blending learning course that will provide an in-depth understanding of the Safe System Approach and its application. The Safe System Approach is a holistic and strategic level approach to achieving zero transportation-related severe injuries and fatalities. At its foundation, the Safe System Approach acknowledges that humans make mistakes and are vulnerable to crash impacts. This approach is a change from traditional safety practice and is based on shared responsibility, redundancy, and proactive action across five elements: Safe Road Users, Safe Vehicles, Safe Roads, Safe Speeds, and Post-Crash Care. The intended audience for the course is transportation planners, engineers, safety data analysts, public health professionals, and other key stakeholders with shared responsibility within the Safe System.
This online blending learning course will consist of pre-recorded modules delivered by subject matter experts and four live instructor-led discussion sessions.
Training: Positive Culture Framework
Date: April 29 - May 1, 2025
Location: Online
Organization: Center for Health and Safety Culture (CHSC)
The Positive Culture Framework is an approach based on our research about improving health and safety in communities and organizations. The Framework builds on shared values and beliefs that already exist in a culture to improve health and safety. It addresses key skills (the how), steps in a process (the what), and the context for doing the work (the where). Learn more about the Framework here.
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Conference: ATSSA Convention and Traffic Expo
Date: February 28 - March 4, 2025
Location: Orlando, FL
Organization: American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)
For more than 50 years, ATSSA members have paved the way to make the nation’s roads safer. Whether you’ve been in the industry for years or just a short time, ATSSA’s Annual Convention & Traffic Expo is the premier event for roadway safety professionals and transportation officials.
Join other industry professionals in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28 - March 4, 2025. Attendees connect with industry leaders, discover the latest safety solutions and capitalize on the newest innovations at North America's premier gathering to advance roadway safety.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://www.atssa.com/news-events/convention-traffic-expo/
Conference: 30th Annual KDOT Transportation Safety Conference
Date: March 4-5, 2025
Location: Wichita, KS
Organization: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)
This conference provides valuable information for law enforcement personnel, court professionals, state and local government officials, engineers, safety advocates, EMT and EMS workers, educators and counselors, SAFE school youth, special interest group representatives and more.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://www.ktsro.org/tsc
Conference: North Dakota Transportation Conference 2025
Date: March 4-5, 2025
Location: Bismarck, ND
Organization: North Dakota Department of Transportation, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
The North Dakota Department of Transportation, in partnership with Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, is pleased to announce the 2025 ND Transportation Conference.
The conference theme is Building Our Horizons. The two-day event will feature
- Multiple tracks of presentations
- Vendor/Sponsor exhibit hall for networking
- Sponsorship opportunities
- Conference social with entertainment
Conference: Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety
Date: March 9-11, 2025
Location: Long Beach, CA
Organization: Lifesavers Conference, Inc.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 40,990 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2023. The Lifesavers Conference Program Committee is composed of roadway professionals and subject matter experts from across the country dedicated to reducing these tragedies. For this Reason, Lifesavers is recognized as the premiere conference to learn about the latest highway safety research, best practices, and cutting-edge initiatives; and to explore innovative technology and strategies used to combat risky driving behaviors and save lives. The Lifesavers Conference is also historically the world’s largest gathering of leaders and advocates in traffic safety. Now in its 43rd year, the Lifesavers Conference will take place March 9-11, 2025 in Long Beach, CA.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://lifesaversconference.org/
Conference: 2025 Minnesota Tribal Traffic Safety Summit
Date: March 24-26, 2025
Location: Granite Falls, MN
Organization: Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths
This summit is designed to bring together traffic safety professionals, invested stakeholders, and community members to provide education and raise awareness of crash-related injuries and deaths affecting Minnesota's Tribal communities. The event also aims to identify strategies that will prevent serious and fatal injury crashes from occurring on Tribal lands and impacting Tribal communities.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://www.minnesotatzd.org/events/2025/tribal-summit
Conference: 2025 ITE Virtual Spring Conference
Date: March 25-26, 2025
Location: Online
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Join ITE for the ITE Virtual Spring Conference : March 25-26, 2025, the theme of this conference is Envisioning a Safer and More Resilient Future.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://www.itespringconference.org/
Conference: 2025 National Planning Conference
Date: March 29 - April 1, 2025
Location: Denver, CO
Organization: American Planning Association (APA)
NPC25 is the premier event for planning professionals looking to explore, learn, and connect. Seize the opportunity to reimagine the future of planning together.
NPC25 will afford you the opportunity to gain access to industry experts, thought leaders, and planning professionals who present during NPC25.
Learn from their expertise, unique perspectives, and the innovative ideas they shared that will help shape the future of planning.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://www.planning.org/conference/
Conference: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety 2025 Safe Mobility Conference
Date: April 7-9, 2025
Location: Madison, WI
Organization: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
The Safe Mobility Conference convenes to create an opportunity for professionals and students from industry, academia, government, and advocacy organizations to connect, share information, and identify challenges, solutions, and best practices geared toward achieving safer mobility for all road users. This is accomplished through the offering of high-quality and diverse workshops, technical sessions, and plenary sessions.
This conference is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and endeavors to draw individuals from an array of backgrounds and experiences to participate in various capacities from organizing to speaking to attending.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://aaafoundation.org/smc/
Conference: NACE Annual Conference
Date: April 14-17, 2025
Location: Chicago, IL
Organization: National Association of County Engineers (NACE)
NACE and the Illinois Association of County Engineers invites you to connect with peers from across the country, discover strategies for cost savings and operational efficiency, and enhance your toolkit with innovative, practical solutions. NACE is thrilled to return to the Midwest for the first time since 2019.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://www.countyengineers.org/2025-annual-meeting/
Conference: National Summit on the Future of the Transportation Workforce
Date: June 2-4, 2025
Location: Westminster, CO
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Convened by TRB, the National Summit on the Future of the Transportation Workforce will be held June 2-4, 2025 in Westminster, CO. This event is the first national conversation on this critical issue since 2012. Thought leaders in transportation workforce recruitment, training, retention, and knowledge management will address the challenges faced in each step of the workforce life cycle. Attendees will include representatives from federal, state, and local transportation agencies; metropolitan planning organizations; public transit agencies; academia; and private industry.
This interactive two-and-a-half-day summit will facilitate innovative thinking and problem solving. The conversation will identify research needs of practitioners to ensure a resilient and skilled workforce for our changing modes and communities.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/917_06-2024_trb-national-summit-on-the-future-of-the-transportation-workforce
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Conference: 7th International Conference on Roundabouts and Geometric Design
Date: June 8-12, 2025
Location: Atlanta, GA
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
The TRB 7th International Conference on Roundabouts and Geometric Design will be held June 8-12, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead in Atlanta, GA. This interactive conference promotes idea sharing, research, and showcases noteworthy practices and solutions. Mini, compact, multi-lane, and turbo roundabouts will all be featured.
The primary objective of the conference is to support and advance global safety, efficiency, equity, and resilience efforts in roadway, interchange, and intersection design for a more sustainable transportation system.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://trb.secure-platform.com/a/page/roundabouts_geometric_design
Conference: National Conference on Tools of the Trade
Date: June 23-25, 2025
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
The TRB National Conference on Tools of the Trade brings together professional planners and practitioners in planning and implementing multimodal transportation for communities with a population of under 250,000 as well as for public lands. The conference provides ample opportunities for academics, agency officials from metropolitan and rural transportation planning organizations, local municipal governments, state governments, public land management agencies, tribal agencies, and the private and non-profit sectors to share research and best professional practices through interactive workshops, sessions, and networking opportunities.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://trb.secure-platform.com/a/page/toolsofthetrade
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Conference: 50th Annual Traffic Records Forum
Date: July 6-9, 2025
Location: Boston, MA
Organization: Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP)
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