Livable Communities Webinar Series



Advancing Trails to Support Multimodal Networks and Resilient Infrastructure

Feb 29, 2024 | Presented by:   Christopher Douwes, FHWA; Dan Gelinne, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Jeff Ciabotti, Toole Design;

Youth-Engaged Design and Quick Build Installation

Aug 01, 2023 | Presented by:   Lauren Marchetti, Senior Strategic Advisor, National Center for Safe Routes to School / Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center; Melody Gibson, Education Director, Civic Design Center; Cydney Thompson, Youth Programs Intern, Civic Design Center; Renee Espiau, Complete Streets Administrator, City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services;

Sidewalk Inventories: A Tool for Equity and ADA Compliance

Jul 26, 2023 | Presented by:   Louise Lockett, America Walks Board Member; Katherine (Kate) Kraft, Independent Consultant; Andrew Dannenberg, University of Washington School of Public Health; Aaron Cahen, Independent Consultant; Mark Hallenbeck, University of Washington; Colin Alexander, City of Birmingham, Alabama;

Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program, and Project Development Guidance

Jul 13, 2023 | Presented by:   Danielle Blackshear, Transportation Specialist, FHWA Office of Human Environment; Darren Buck, Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Coordinator, FHWA Office of Human Environment; Christopher Douwes, Community Planner, FHWA Office of Human Environment; Bernadette Dupont, Transportation Specialist FHWA Office of Human Environment; Mack Frost, Transportation Specialist, Oversight and Stewardship Team, FHWA Office of Planning; Elizabeth Hilton, Geometric Design Program Manager, Office of Preconstruction, Construction and Pavements, FHWA Office of Infrastructure; Barbara McCann, Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Safety, Federal Highway Administration; Shari Schaftlein, Director, FHWA Office of Human Environment; David Cohen, Environmental Protection Specialist, FHWA Office of Project Development and Environmental Review;

Separated Bike Lanes on Higher Speed Roadways

May 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

Mar 08, 2023 | Presented by:   Nancy Pullen-Seufert, National Center for Safe Routes to School / UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Sam Balto, Portland Public Schools; Megan Ramey, Hood River County School District;

Detailed Field Research Findings from the FHWA Crosswalk Marking Selection Guide

Feb 17, 2022 | Presented by:   Mike Alston, Kittelson and Associates; Sarah Brown, Kittelson and Associates; Bastian Schroeder, Kittelson and Associates

Preview of the FHWA Crosswalk Marking Selection Guide

Feb 15, 2022 | Presented by:   Mike Alston, Kittelson and Associates; Sarah Brown, Kittelson and Associates; Bastian Schroeder, Kittelson and Associates

Child and youth pedestrian crashes deserve another look: Why and how to do it

Jan 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

Student Research to Advance Mobility Justice

Sep 01, 2021 | Presented by:   Charles T. Brown, Founder and Principal, Equitable Cities; Sarah Brown, Transportation Analyst, Kittelson and Associates (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Class of 2021); Adrian Ayala, McMahon Associates (Rutgers University, Class of 2021)

Rails-with-Trails: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Aug 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

Planning Multimodal Networks in a Connected and Automated Future

Jul 12, 2021 | Presented by:   Stefanie Brodie, PhD, Toole Design Group; Katie Heuser, Toole Design Group; Dan Goodman, FHWA;

Pedestrian Safety on Arterial Streets

Jun 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

Jun 09, 2021 | Presented by:   Darren Buck, Federal Highway Administration; Eddie Curtis, Federal Highway Administration; Peter Koonce, Portland, OR; Peter Furth, Northeastern University;

Re-envisioning School Streets as Part of Pandemic Recovery

May 25, 2021 | Presented by:   Nancy Pullen-Seufert, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Rachel Buck, Transport for London; Lauren Hassel, Arlington (VA) Public Schools; Ashley Rhead, Seattle Department of Transportation

MPO and DOT Partnership for Complete Streets Projects

Jul 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

Jul 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

Jul 07, 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;

Quick Build Networks for All (Part II)

May 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)

May 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)

Apr 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;

Considerations for Selecting Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Locations

Apr 22, 2020 | Presented by:   Bill Stone (Arizona Department of Transportation); Mike Cynecki (Lee Engineering); Mailén Pankiewicz (City of Phoenix)

Creating Age-Friendly Streets - Part 2

Apr 29, 2019 | Presented by:   Jana Lynott, AARP; James Shahamiri, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Creating Age-Friendly Streets - Part 1

Apr 22, 2019 | Presented by:   Bill Armbruster, AARP; Laurie Beck, CDC; Tim Platts-Mills, UNC Department of Emergency Medicine

Preparing for Successful Safety Education and Enforcement Efforts

Mar 14, 2017 | Presented by:   Kara Macek, Governors Highway Safety Association; Laura Sandt, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Shannon Purdy, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Lt. Joe Raulerson, Gainesville Police Department; Lt. Michael Montanye, Greenville (NC) Police Department

Improving Multimodal Outcomes through Performance Measurement and Design Flexibility

Nov 14, 2016 | Presented by:   Dan Goodman, Federal Highway Administration; Carl Sundstrom, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Conor Semler, Kittelson and Associates, Inc.; Michelle Danila, Toole Design Group

What the U.S. can learn from international efforts to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety

Mar 24, 2016 | Presented by:   Hana Maier, Federal Highway Administration; Libby Thomas, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Conor Semler, Kittelson and Associates

Integrating Pedestrian and Bicycle Concepts into University Courses: New Materials and Noteworthy Practices

Aug 19, 2015 | Presented by:   Mike Flynn, Director of Active Transportation, Sam Schwartz Engineering; Carl Sundstrom, Engineering Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Dr. Kari E. Watkins, P.E., Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech; Dr. Jeff LaMondia, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Auburn University

A Resident's Guide for Creating Safer Communities for Walking and Biking

Feb 10, 2015 | Presented by:   Tamara Redmon, FHWA; Laura Sandt, PBIC; Eva Garcia, City of Brownsville, Texas; Ramiro Gonzalez, City of Brownsville, Texas; John Paul Shaffer, Livable Memphis

Statewide Complete Streets: How states are working with communities for friendlier roads

Apr 10, 2014 | Presented by:   Stefanie Seskin, Deputy Director for the National Complete Streets Coalition; Lauren Blackburn, North Carolina DOT Ped/Bike Coordinator; Paula Reeves, Washington State DOT Community Design Office Manager; Chris Berrens, Senior Planner with Minnesota DOT

Accessible Pedestrian Signals

Mar 11, 2014 | Presented by:   Daniel Carter, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Janet Barlow, Accessible Design for the Blind.

Transportation Equity: Issues and Approaches to Reduce Disparities in Access to Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities and Programs

Dec 02, 2013 | Presented by:   Tab Combs, Institute of the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Dana Dickman, Alta Planning and Design; Keith Holt, United Cycling Voices.

Bike Sharing in the United States: State of the Practice and Guide to Implementation

Apr 26, 2012 | Presented by:   Josh Moskowitz, Capital Bikeshare Project Manager; Julia Diana, manager of the San Antonio Bikes Program; R.J. Eldridge, Director of Planning for Toole Design Group; Mauricio Hernandez, Transportation Planner with Toole Design Group

Walkability for Older Pedestrians: Using a Free NHTSA Workshop that Gets Results

Feb 07, 2012 | Presented by:   Nancy Pullen-Seufert, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Seth LaJeunesse, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Rhianna Babka, California WALKS; Susan Sutherland, Delaware General Health District

Fundamentals for Connecting Transit and Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities

Sep 23, 2010 | Presented by:   Dan Nabors, Senior Transportation Engineer, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.; Daniel Rodriguez, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, UNC-Chapel Hill

Community Approaches to Pedestrian Safety Education

Mar 18, 2010 | Presented by:   Dr. Gillian Hotz, Associate Research Professor, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Director of WalkSafe™ & BikeSafe™ Programs; Christine Stinson, WalkSafe™ Project Coordinator Linda Crabill Byrne, San Jose, CA, Traffic Safety Education Manager; David Parisi, PE, TE, Parisi Associates Transportation Consulting