Free Webinar: ATP Cycle 7 “Next Steps”
August 20, 2025
9:00 – 11:00am PT
The Caltrans Active Transportation Program (ATP) team is hosting a free 2-hour workshop that outlines next steps for Cycle 7 awarded agencies on how to begin their projects. ATP Cycle 7 is expected to provide about $568M in project funding that’s made up of federal, state (SB1), and State Highway Account (SHA) dollars.
Topics Covered:
• First Steps & Allocation
• Invoicing & Timely Use of Funds
• Project Management & Reporting
The webinar will also include an overview of resources available through California’s Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC). This workshop is intended to inform both new and past awardees looking to get started.
Conference: APWA Public Works Expo 2025
August 17-20, 2025
7:00am – 5:00pm PT
$984
The 2025 APWA Public Works Expo (PWX) is taking place at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago, IL.
PWX provides a first-class multi-modal learning experience designed for professionals at all levels and across the entire spectrum of public works.
Conference topics include, among others:
• Career & Personal Development
• Construction Management
• Emergency Management
• Engineering & Technology
• Environment/Sustainability
• Facilities & Fleet Services
• Parks & Grounds, Snow & Ice
Webinar Recording: Training Success Stories
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has posted the recording to its Training Success Stories webinar, originally presented July 23rd, 2025, by the EDC-7 Strategic Workforce Development team.
Part of FHWA’s Careers in Gear Summer Series, this webinar featured short videos and real-world examples of training programs from around the country that are making a difference, with speakers that included:
- Marguerite Givings (Wisconsin DOT)
- Rich Granger (DriveOhio)
- Liam Murphy (Teaching the Autism Community Trades)
- Charlie McCullough (Indiana Constructors Inc)
- Marjani Rollins (Caltrans)
- Airton Kohls (University of Tennessee)
Free Webinar: Strengthen Your ATP Application
August 27, 2025
10:00 – 11:00am PT
The Active Transportation Resource Center invites you to its next webinar to learn about two California health databases, the Healthy Places Index and Epicenter databases, that can be used to demonstrate need and provide additional context when applying for the Active Transportation Program.
Presenters:
• Helen Dowling, Public Health Alliance of Southern California
• Mar-y-sol Pasquiers, CA Dept of Public Health
Facilitator:
• Marianne Hernandez, Active Transportation Safety Program, CDPH
Research: Procurement & Management of Advanced Technologies
National Cooperative Highway Research Program’s (NCHRP) “Practices for Transportation Agency Procurement & Management of Advanced Technologies“ presents successful strategies and sustainable practices for procuring new and innovative transportation system technologies. Along with its state-of-practice review, this report identifies common challenges throughout the advanced tech procurement life cycle and provides practical case studies, strategies, and tools for the successful procurement of advanced technology. This report has the potential to enhance procurement efficiency within state DOTs.
Research: Freight Volume Modeling on Major Highway Links
Recent METRANS-funded research studied the feasibility of freight traffic modeling from precise and localized but sparse freight data and built machine learning models that can predict freight volumes on highway segments.
One of the biggest challenges in freight transportation planning is the lack of data on truck movements. The findings of this report offer a privacy-preserving, cost-effective approach for estimating truck traffic using existing roadside infrastructure such as closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras and weigh-in-motion sensors. By enabling accurate freight movement analysis without relying on private GPS data, agencies can establish more informed transportation planning, infrastructure investment, and freight policy decisions.
Stop by CALTAP.org for a calendar view of upcoming training and events focused specifically on local agency project success. For questions or comments, please contact the California LTAP Center.