LTAP/TTAP Roundabout

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Community News

• New Podcast: Jim Grothaus, NLTAPA President, provides a recap of the 2013 TRB/Winter National LTAP Association Business Meeting held in Arlington, VA on January 13, 2013; including highlights of sessions, speakers and much more. Click here to listen!

Articles and Reports of Interest

• Motor Vehicle Deaths Up 5 Percent in 2012. More

• America's Roads and Bridges 'Not Crumbling'. More

• FMCSA welcomes incoming Safety Investigator class to the front lines of commercial motor vehicle safety. More

• Public Roads: Managing Traffic Signals During Storms. More

• Preserving the Unpaved Road. More

• Traffic Safety Community Calls on Congress to Fully Fund Highway Safety Grant Programs. More

• Electronic toll roads envisioned for nation.More

Opportunities/Events

• Nominations for the ARTBA Young Executive Development Program: Deadline March 15, 2013. More

• Best Practices for Rural Traffic Safety Webinar Series- Effectively Using and Improving Safety Data: March 27, 2013 from 2-3pm ET. More

• State of Good Repair Summit in New Brunswick, NJ: March 27, 2013. More

• 2013 National Roadway Safety Awards Call for Nominations: Deadline March 31, 2013. More

• 2013 Northeast Transportation Safety Conference in Concord, NH: April 3-4, 2013. More

• 2013 APWA North American Snow Conference in Charlotte, NC: April 7-10, 2013. More

• Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility (DPFA) Train-the-Trainer Workshop in Lakewood, CO: April 29-May 3, 2013. (Space is limited to approximately 25 individuals!) More

Resources

• Technical Update from the Ohio LTAP Center: Children at Play and Hidden Drive Signs. More

• Federal Highway Administration's INVEST (Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool), a free Web-based collection of best practices designed to help transportation agencies integrate sustainability into their programs and projects. More

• FHWA's Best Practices for Road Weather Management. More

• Washington State Department of Transportation Research Report on Pavement Edge Treatment. More

• Louisiana Department of Transportation Research Report on Low-Cost and Environment-Friendly Asphalt Treated Mixtures. More

• Potential for Natural Brine for Anti-Icing and De-Icing. More

• Federal-aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies: Work Zone Traffic Control Reviews. More

 

 

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The "News Roundabout" is a weekly news update for LTAP/TTAP Centers and the local roads community. Send articles and events to Carolyn Kramer at [email protected].