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In this issue you will find upcoming trainings on lighting, active transportation, and speeding. 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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Event: Bicycle Safety Month
Date: May 1-31, 2025
Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Communication is a key part of bicycle safety programs and May is Bicycle Safety Month — a great opportunity to include and increase bicycle safety messaging across all platforms.
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Event: Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Date: May 1-31, 2025
Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Millions of people across the United States ride motorcycles – some as a primary or secondary form of transportation, and others as a leisure ride. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month — a great opportunity to include and increase motorcycle safety across all platforms, both for motorcyclists and drivers.
Event: National Public Works Week
Date: May 18-24, 2025
Organization: American Public Works Association (APWA)
This year’s theme, “People, Purpose, Presence,” highlights three cornerstone ideals that motivate public works professionals to serve in their communities every day. Meeting the needs of people is what gives public works its sense of purpose. Many times, public works professionals will never meet those whose lives have been impacted because when things are going right, no one knows that public works is there. Yet, with or without fanfare, public works is ever present, working in the background to advance quality of life for all.
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Webinar: Collaboration in Action - ITE's New Transportation Safety Campaign Resource Hub
Date: May 1, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free members/$79 non-members
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Are you tired of searching multiple websites and incomplete sources for safety campaign ideas? Join us for an exclusive look at ITE’s groundbreaking Transportation Safety Campaign Resource Hub—a centralized, information hub built by and for safety advocates.
In this webinar, you’ll discover how an idea created in LeadershipITE has transformed into a new ITE resource that tackles the common frustrations of disaggregated information, highlights what’s been successful and impactful, and fosters a supportive community dedicated to advancing transportation safety culture.
Learn how to tap into lessons learned, connect with peers, and quickly launch or enhance your own campaigns with reliable data and proven strategies. Don’t miss this chance to help shape a safer future—register now to be part of the conversation!
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://www.ite.org/events-meetings/ite-calendar/collaboration-in-action-dont-reinvent-the-wheel-ites-new-transportation-safety-campaign-resource-hub/
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Webinar: Incorporating Flood Planning and Design
Date: May 7, 2025
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE)
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Webinar: How Technology Can Stop Super Speeders
Date: May 7, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: America Walks, Families for Safe Streets, Institute for Safer Trucking, Vision Zero Network, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Join experts and advocates from across the United States to discuss the potential of Intelligent Speed Assistance - or speed limiter - technology to combat the U.S.’ epidemic of traffic crashes. In 2025, numerous states considered legislation to require implementation of ISA devices on the vehicles of chronic and reckless speeders (“super speeders”). Washington, D.C. and Virginia passed this legislation, showing the path for others to do the same. Gain the perspective of national safety experts, elected officials, regulators, and law enforcement on this burgeoning technology and learn more about the national effort to #StopSuperSpeeders as well as an update to the Safer Fleets campaign for government-owned vehicles.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e_ogNY1ZRWqstgFtm-nm1g#/registration
Webinar: RSCP P&E 4: Overview of Data and Tools for Safety
Date: May 7, 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
Data-driven approaches to traffic safety let agencies make more informed decisions and invest their limited funds more effectively. In this training, learn about the different types of data, data challenges for local agencies, and the various tools available for applying the data you have for screening your network. Discussions include the Highway Safety Manual, usRAP, Road Safety Audits, Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool, and Crash Tree Maker.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4fPvn6IOTNWJL8fEVlgrxA#/registration
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Webinar: MDOT in Motion - Bike Month and Commuter Choice Maryland
Date: May 8, 2025
Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am MT/12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
MDOT in Motion is a series of webinars, interactive sessions, and educational opportunities offered by the Maryland Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Office of Active Transportation and Micromobility. The series highlights multi-modal projects and programs that are designed to get Marylanders moving safely, and to connect them to opportunities and to each other. In Maryland, Complete Streets is the deliberate approach to planning and designing streets for all users, MDOT in Motion aims to make options like walking, biking, and transit more accessible.
The May 8 webinar will highlight national Bike Month and Commuter Choice Maryland, programs with widespread participation to encourage mode shift. Attendees will hear about the fun events, incentives for multimodal commuting, and about MDOT’s programs which are strategically investing to improve connectivity and safety for people walking and biking to access activity centers.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/588a607c-4524-4751-be0d-303b822cc397@b38cd27c-57ca-4597-be28-22df43dd47f1
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Webinar: How States Can Make the Most of Vehicle Recall Programs
Date: May 8, 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)
Millions of U.S. vehicles have open recalls. Ahead of the GHSA 2025 Annual Meeting, join us for a webinar to learn how states can take advantage of federal grant programs as well as other free resources and tools to help drivers get their vehicles fixed.
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Webinar: Back to Basics - Active Transportation
Date: May 13, 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)
This session will delve into the fundamentals of creating safe, accessible, and innovative active transportation infrastructure. Led by experienced practitioners from British Columbia, this presentation covers key topics such as evolving design standards, solutions like protected intersections and continuous sidewalks, and fundamentals like the modal hierarchy. With a focus on real-world case studies, this event is perfect for professionals looking to improve their understanding of a people-focused design approach, which supports mobility choices, healthier and happier cities, and more sustainable transportation networks.
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Webinar: All About Adaptive Lighting
Date: May 14, 2025
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
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Webinar: Making Rural Roads Safety for All
Date: May 14, 2025
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Rural roads are a key part of towns, villages, and Tribal reservations across the United States. However, rural roads may face transportation safety challenges. During this webinar, you will learn about strategies, tools, and resources to:
- Implement low-cost safety improvements on rural roads,
- Conduct a Road Safety Audit on rural roads,
- Develop State-local partnerships to accelerate project delivery to improve road safety, and
- Identify available programs and resources to improve safety and transit services in rural communities.
This webinar includes presentations from Massachusetts DOT; the Buchanan County, Iowa Secondary Roads Department; the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; and the National Rural Transit Assistance Program. Staff in State DOTs, regional agencies, and local agencies supporting rural communities will learn actionable strategies and tools as well as examples to improve road safety on rural roads.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_f4SHhD4ETY2k-sY3CyVreA#/registration
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Webinar: When Driving Is Not an Option - Community Access for Nondrivers
Date: May 14, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS)
One-third of people living in the United States do not have a driver license. The majority of involuntary nondrivers are disabled, lower income, unhoused, formerly incarcerated, undocumented immigrants, kids, young people, and the elderly. They are also largely invisible due to a mobility system designed almost exclusively for drivers. When Driving is Not an Option shines a light on the reality for nondrivers and explains how improving our transportation system with nondrivers in mind will create a better quality of life for everyone.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://unm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tq5mEigjRbCOi5qBGUsbiw#/
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Webinar: RSCP P&E 5 & FR 2: Crash Reporting
Date: May 14, 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 the role of crash data collection and reporting in reducing severe crashes and how such reporting benefits from cross-coordination among law enforcement, engineers, planners, and public health professionals. This training also reviews challenges with crash and injury surveillance, some nuances of crash data collection and reporting, and ways crash and injury data can be used to inform the design of safety interventions. Project Selection Tool, and Crash Tree Maker.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TFjMto1NTmeRpiUvjhOlaw#/registration
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Webinar: Application of AI for Low Volume Roads
Date: May 20, 2025
Time: 8:00 am to 9:30 am MT/10:00 am to 11:30 am ET
Cost: Free
Organization: International Road Federation (IRF)
Join IRF for an insightful webinar on performance monitoring and the application of AI for low volume roads. This session will delve into innovative methods for continuous roughness monitoring on unpaved roads using smartphones, showcasing practical examples. Additionally, this webinar will explore how AI can be utilized to classify photos of unpaved road defects, providing valuable insights into road maintenance and management.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5764971907728338261
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Webinar: RSCP P&E 6: Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool
Date: May 21, 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
Take a deep dive into the Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool. The tool is a process for identifying the factors that can contribute to crashes and implementing effective countermeasures. The training will also cover the seven steps of the safety analysis process and discuss how it can be applied using both the traditional site safety analysis method and the systemic analysis method.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xF1V4Y_sQOeRhxg9raPL3A#/registration
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Training: Safe Roads By Design - Road Safety Audit: From Concepts to Results
Date: May 19-23, 2025
Location: Alexandria, VA
Organization: International Road Federation (IRF)
Road safety audits play a crucial role in the Safe System approach, which challenges the belief that deaths and serious injuries on our roads are an unavoidable result of human error. Instead, this innovative framework emphasizes the importance of designing and maintaining roads to actively prevent crashes and to mitigate their severity when they do occur.
In this 5-day, in-person course, participants will gain a practical understanding of how to identify and address road design flaws that contribute to severe injuries and fatalities. The curriculum covers a wide range of road safety engineering solutions, guiding students through the process of analyzing specific site conditions, evaluating relevant technical standards, and selecting the most appropriate safety measures.
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Training: Highway Safety Analysis Based on HSM/HSS
Date: July 15-16, 2025
Location: Online
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
This course is designed for engineering, planning and road safety professionals who want to be familiarized with the Predictive Methods of the Highway Safety Manual and their applications, with a focus on the Highway Safety Software (HSS). It is also designed to provide a solid foundation for those studying for the PE exam.
Experienced instructor(s) will provide an overview of the methodology steps, highlighting key concepts, best practices, common limitations of the methods. Several example problems will be discussed in class, and students will have the opportunity to practice the use of the Highway Safety Software (HSS) to perform HSM predictive analyses.
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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
Conference: 2025 Safe System Academy
Date: June 2-6, 2025
Location: Washington, DC
Organization: Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy
Join John Hopkins University in Washington DC on June 2-6 for the Safe System Academy, presented in partnership with the Swedish Transport Administration.
Johns Hopkins University is pleased to offer the 5-day workshop featuring international instructors alongside U.S. road safety leaders to provide attendees with an in-depth understanding of Safe System theory and practice.
The course will include a tour of local road safety improvements and a Technology Symposium at the Swedish Embassy.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://jhu.campusgroups.com/BSPHCenterforInjuryResearchandPolicy/rsvp_boot?id=1954231
Conference: International Conference on Transportation & Development
Date: June 8-11, 2025
Location: Glendale, AZ
Organization: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
This unique international conference collaboration will provide an exclusive opportunity to network, interact, and exchange information with worldwide leaders in the fields of transportation & development and pavements. It will bring together transportation systems and infrastructure practitioners and researchers, operation managers, project/construction managers, academics, and transportation & development practitioners, consultants, and contractors from around the world.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Link: https://www.asce-ictd.org/
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
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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Conference: Washington Traffic Safety Summit
Date: July 15-17, 2025
Location: Spokane, WA
Organization: Washington Traffic Safety Commission, Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Department of Licensing
Join the Washington Traffic Safety Commission at the Traffic Safety Summit in Spokane, Washington, to learn about the Safe System Approach. Together, we can lead the charge to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries in our communities. This event brings together planners, officials, law enforcement, public health professionals, and others committed to making roads safer. We all play a crucial role in this life-saving mission. Hear from national and local experts, share ideas, and explore strategies to reduce traffic deaths and injuries.
Conference: National LTAP & TTAP Annual Conference
Date: July 20-24, 2025
Location: Kansas, MO
Organization: National Local Technical Assistance Program & Tribal Technical Assistance Program (National LTAP & TTAP)
Conference: 12th Annual Distracted Driving Summit
Date: August 7-8, 2025
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Organization: DRIVE SMART Virginia
For the past eleven years, hundreds of attendees have listened to speakers from around the country talk about the most cutting-edge solutions for distracted driving. The Summit will be a day-and-a-half event with general and breakout sessions and an exhibitor area.
Conference: 2025 Joint ITE International National Rural ITS Conference
Date: August 10-13, 2025
Location: Orlando, FL
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems (NRITS)
Conference: GHSA 2025 Annual Meeting
Date: August 23-27, 2025
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Organization: Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)
Conference: APBP Virtual Summit
Date: September 23-24, 2025
Location: Online
Organization: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)
This fall, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals will hold a live two day, educational summit composed of two keynote speakers and 6 breakout sessions focused on the many facets of the active transportation field.
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Conference: Vision Zero Cities 2025
Date: October 28-30, 2025
Location: New York, NY
Organization: Transportation Alternatives
The 12th annual Vision Zero Cities will convene global leaders dedicated to achieving Vision Zero. This gathering unites city officials, planners, engineers, advocates, scholars, and industry leaders to share insights, explore innovative strategies, and discover cutting-edge solutions for challenges facing our cities. Over three days, participants will engage in keynotes, in-depth breakouts, immersive field tours, and personalized networking, all geared towards advancing safer and fairer streets and public spaces.
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