The NJTPA will hold its 2019 Tech Tools for Planning Expo on March 19th from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the NJTPA's office. This event will showcase some of the innovative tools that have been deployed or are under development in their region. Applications being showcased include a land use and transit data viewer, […]
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will be hosting a webinar to share the results of their study on "Pavement Preservation When/Where" as part of the fourth round of the Every Day Counts Innovations (EDC). Outcomes from the webinar can be used by practitioners who are interested in adopting preservation into strategic business practices. The presentation […]
Join the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) for an engaging panel discussion to explore the new trends and projects that will shape the future of transportation in Philadelphia. Panelists include: * Leslie S. Richards, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation https://www.penndot.gov/about-us/DepartmentExecutives/pages/secretaryoftransportation.aspx (PennDOT) * Jeff Knueppel, General Manager, SEPTA http://www.septa.org/about/gm/ […]
The second annual TransportationCamp Philadelphia will be held on Saturday, March 30. TransportationCamp is an "unconference" bringing together transportation professionals, technologists, and others interested in the intersection of urban transportation and technology. Unlike a traditional conference, the session topics and activities are suggestion by the attendees. TransportationCamp raises awareness of emerging technology and builds connections […]
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Center for Local-aid Support will be hosting an Innovation Exchange webinar on "Pavement Preservation and Road Edge Stabilization" on April 4th. The goal of the Innovation Exchange webinars is to allow participants to (1) gain best practices of innovation deployment from subject matter experts (2) have a venue to discuss […]
The New Jersey Work Zone Safety Conference promotes work zone safety awareness in local and state roadways for a multi-disciplinary audience of construction, engineering, public safety, and maintenance and operations personnel. The event will feature a presentation on OSHA compliance for work zone safety inspections; an in-depth review of personal protective equipment compliant and noncompliant […]
Lunchtime Tech Talk! Presented by Thomas M. Brennan, Ph.D., PE Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, The College of New Jersey https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-work-zones-smarter-data-driven-decision-making-tickets-58307469210 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-work-zones-smarter-data-driven-decision-making-tickets-58307469210 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-work-zones-smarter-data-driven-decision-making-tickets-58307469210 Sponsored by the NJDOT Bureau of Research, this lunchtime tech talk will feature Dr. Thomas M. Brennan https://civilengineering.tcnj.edu/2015/07/22/dr-thomas-m-brennan/ discussing his research on the use of probe vehicle speed data and how it can […]
NJ TransAction 2019 will feature 70 workshop sessions (5-6 concurrent throughout each day) specializing in bus, rail, roads, bridges, goods movement, pedestrian/bicycle, paratransit, community transportation, ports and much more. Nearly 1000 attendees are expected to attend this year's conference, including transportation management, directors, planners, engineers, grant writers, operators, elected officials, municipal, county and state representatives, […]
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is presenting a webinar series "FutureView" which brings together public transportation practitioners from all facets of the industry to analyze and address the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing public transportation today and into the future. On Wednesday, April 24th, they will host "Building a Resilient Transit System: How […]
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Planning is hosting the first webinar in a series of planned online events https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/public_involvement/vpi/webinars/ highlighting innovative and proven public involvement techniques for today's transportation plans and projects. The webinar will feature speakers from several agencies discussing the following techniques: * Meeting-in-a-box * Pop-up outreach * Interactive maps To […]