Posted October 7, 2024 in Weblog
Our widespread reside month-to-month webinars can’t probably accommodate all of the content material related to advancing walkability. So we’re launching an on-demand video collection that we’re calling “The Technical Collection”. Pre-recorded with main professionals, our imaginative and prescient is to current subjects that permit a deeper dive into the main points of insurance policies, implementation or finest practices. Our aim is to assist advance the information of practitioners within the area, whereas concurrently de-mystifying subjects for neighborhood advocates.
So what are we speaking about? Listed below are our first 4 technical collection webinars:
Understanding the New Handbook on Uniform Site visitors Management Units (MUTCD)
Offered by Matthew Roe, Senior Affiliate, Mobility Planning & Design at Stantec and former Technical Lead at NACTO, and Mike McGinn, Govt Director at America Walks
At America Walks we name the MUTCD “a very powerful pedestrian security doc you might have by no means heard of.” However really, when you work on avenue design as knowledgeable or an advocate it has most actually come to your consideration for the way it shapes our native streets. On this two half collection, Matthew Roe, previously Technical Lead at NACTO and now with Stantec, takes us by way of the numerous revisions just lately adopted.
Half 1: Understanding the New MUTCD – Pace Limits, Crosswalk Markings & Sidewalk Extensions, Asphalt Artwork, Alerts & Warrants
Half 2: Understanding the New MUTCD – Bike Infrastructure
A Framework for Integrating Land Use and Transportation
Offered by Ian Lockwood, Livable Transportation Engineer at Toole Design, and Mike McGinn, Govt Director at America Walks
Ian Lockwood takes us by way of his conceptualization of how planners, neighborhood members, and leaders can deal with the inherently associated subjects of land use and transportation. Shifting by way of historic shifts in transportation planning (from historic cities to the arrival of ideas like LOS, VMT, and the Common Equation), you’ll learn to plan walkable, equitable, and memorable locations.
Mapping Excessive Damage Streets
Offered by Theja Putta, PhD, Analyst III at Toole Design, Sarah Abel, Sustainable Security Observe Lead at Toole Design and Mike McGinn, Govt Director at America Walks
Learn to use the Safer Streets Precedence Finder, an open supply software to establish the streets in your neighborhood which have the best danger to pedestrians and different avenue customers.
Proper now we’re providing the technical collection webinars free of charge – all that we ask for is a registration – however we anticipate that we might migrate this to premium content material for our members solely as we add to the video library.
And if you’re knowledgeable involved in working with us to develop extra content material, tell us. We hope you benefit from the movies and we’re grateful to Toole Design and the Nationwide Affiliation of Metropolis Transportation Officers for sharing their experience with us and also you!
