Free Webinar on FHWA resources
News Brief
January 16, 2021
CHAPEL HILL , NC—The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) announces the next free Webinar in its Livable Communities Webinar Series:
FHWA Resources for Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
Tuesday, March 1, 2021
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. E.S.T.
Presented by:
Dan Nabors, Senior Transportation Engineer, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Charlie Zegeer, Director, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Libby Thomas, Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center
Tamara Redmon, Pedestrian/Bike Safety Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration
To register, please visit https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/656793107.
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, along with the Federal Highway Administration, will provide an overview of tools available to communities to enhance walking and bicycling in their local area. In this presentation, Dan Nabors, Senior Transportation Planner with Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. and PBIC Director Charlie Zegeer will discuss Federal Highway Administration resources available to pedestrian and bicycle professionals. The Webinar will cover a range of available tools including the Resident’s Guide, the Pedestrian Road Safety Audit, How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan and several others. Libby Thomas, will present on BikeSafe, the Bicycle Countermeasure Selection System (BIKESAFE) intended to provide practitioners with the latest information available for improving the safety and mobility of those who bicycle.
PBIC offers free, public Webinars approximately every other month. To register for upcoming Webinars and to access archived presentations, please visit www.walkinginfo.org/webinars.
Content from the PBIC Livable Communities Webinar series is drawn from the PBIC’s in-person trainings focused on pedestrian safety and creating livable communities. The trainings provide in-depth technical assistance, allow hands-on work with the experts, and generate detailed action plans. Complete information on these trainings can be found on the PBIC training Web site at www.walkinginfo.org/training.
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