Training

Complete Streets

In January of 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the National Roadway Safety Strategy. This document provides a comprehensive approach to  reducing fatal and serious injuries significantly on the Nation’s highways, roads, and streets. Formally adopting the Safe System Approach, this strategy considers five complimentary objectives: 1) Safer People, 2) Safer Roads, 3) Safer Vehicles, 4) Safer Speeds, 5.) Post-Crash Care.

Federal grant opportunities available in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will incorporate Complete Streets criteria in their eligibility and scoring process. Additionally, states and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) will be required to use planning funds to develop Complete Streets policies and prioritization plans.

In coordination with the Nebraska Department of Transportation, MAPA is hosting Federal Highway Administration training to help local jurisdictions and planning organizations to understand and apply policies that prioritize the safety of all users in transportation network planning. The training topics below are open to all individuals involved in assisting Nebraska communities and Iowa communities within the MAPA region with transportation safety-related project planning, design, and implementation. Please be sure to register below prior to the event.

Click Here for a List of Complete Streets Trainings and Registration

Systemic Safety Analysis Workshop

FHWA provided a four-hour training session introducing the Systemic Safety Analysis Process. Slides from this training as well as a link to the video recording are available.

Presentation Slides and FHWA Systemic Safety Analysis Toolkit

FHWA Petrucci Introduction to Systemic Safety 05-11-2022

FHWA Systemic Safety Tool (PDF)

Meeting Recording:

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/4WA-eP5oZZk24m-Vt646WQyYxp5fGwaAVdgEj0zZXdWovngth2dKqQt4LC1JP5aV.JdIEX5O94DHMoREM

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Safe Roads and Streets for All

Training topics focused specifically on the implementation of Safe Systems and supporting communities in applying for Safe Roads and Streets for All are listed below. This list will be updated as additional training topics are added.

Getting Ready for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program – Counties, Cities, Towns, Other Special Districts That Are Subdivisions of a State, and Transit Agencies.

Informational Webinar for preparing to submit a grant application and associated slides.

Road Diet Workshop

The FHWA provided a workshop held over two days introducing the Road Diet planning process. A link to the recordings from each day’s session are available below.

Topic: Road Diet Virtual Workshop
Start Time: Jun 28, 2022 08:53 AM
Meeting Recording:
https://unl.zoom.us/rec/share/Vhjnj2VRgobAPdkTLmxYeJ-p-CS-fyhPF2heIO_qKRHUFKc7IC56eiuhtWzXGZAA.3OPjMBrVwgtUSLJo

Topic: Road Diet Virtual Workshop
Start Time: Jun 29, 2022 08:51 AM
Meeting Recording:
https://unl.zoom.us/rec/share/AFFX_uTBPQlRPBqLFMuLqP10gzlOn1guZiwrB6Bhh_I_UIfGOMxg-HBIOzXhleu4.F3hRFKDQi1qa1Ff6

What is a ‘Stroad’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=OZ1HhLq-Huo

Prospect Rd visualization (NC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzT8I_RKOHA&feature=youtu.be

FHWA Road Diets Resources: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/road_diets/resources/