LTAP/TTAP Roundabout

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Community News

• The 2013 National LTAP/TTAP Conference is rapidly approaching! We look forward to seeing everyone in Boise, ID on July 22-25. Click here for more information and to register.

• Tune in on April 16 at 3pm ET for an FHWA LTAP/TTAP Information Clearinghouse Webinar on Using the Forums! More

• The FHWA Safety Compass Newsletter is accepting articles/noteworthy information for the Spring 2013 issue, due by 5/1/2013. More

Articles and Reports of Interest

• New Study: Teen Driver Deaths Increase in 2012. More

• NADO Vibrant Rural Communities Case Studies Series. More

• Warm Weather Boosts Highway Construction Market Activity in January, Analysis Shows. More

• Environmental Justice and NEPA in the Transportation Arena: Project Highlights. More

• Solar Roadways envisions changing energy collection. More

• State legislatures know that infrastructure investment boosts safety, economic competitiveness. More

Opportunities/Events

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

• Free Webinar: 50 Ways to Lose Your Money, a presentation about basic Uniform Act requirements: April 17, 2013 from 1-3pm ET. More

• Free Webinar: Maximizing District-wide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Student Transportation Departments: April 18, 2013 from 2-3pm ET. More

• National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference in Greenville, SC: April 24-26, 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

• Community Transportation EXPO in Albuquerque, NM: June 2-7, 2013. More

• 2013 ARTBA Federal Issues Program & TCC Fly-In in Washington, DC: June 3-5, 2013. More

• 2013 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation in Scottsdale, AZ: June 23-27 2013. More

Resources

• FHWA's Steel Bridge Design Handbook. More

• FHWA's Pavement Management Roadmap. More

• The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute's 2012 Rural Transit Fact Book. More

• Federal-aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies: Job Site Worker Safety. 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].