Join FHWA Center for Local-Aid Support (CLAS) for an Innovation Exchange Webinar on Effective Culvert Repair Practices. As metal culverts age, they begin to rust and deteriorate, leaking pollutants into the water and becoming prone to blowouts. Voids begin to grow beneath them, making the chances of a culvert washout greater. But repairing culverts can … Read more Effective Culvert Repair Practices Webinar
UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is working with Caltrans on bicycle and pedestrian safety studies. They are seeking bicycle and pedestrian count data from California to generate new and updated existing exposure models. To learn more about the exposure models, click here. SafeTreck is requesting the following: Counts collected on state … Read more Bike and Ped Count Data Needed
Another round of earmark repurposing is beginning. To be eligible for repurposing, an earmark must have been designated on or before September 30, 2008, and must be either: Less than 10 percent of earmark funds obligated, or Completed and closed if more than 10 percent earmark funds are obligated To receive repurposed earmark funds, a … Read more 2019 Earmark Repurposing
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Center for Local Aid Support (CLAS) is hosting an Innovation Exchange Webinar on Crowdsourcing for the Local Agency Level. Current data sources in traffic operations often come from fixed sensors that monitor traffic conditions at fixed locations. The use of crowdsourced data turns transportation system users with smartphones and other … Read more Crowdsourcing for the Local Agency Level
Check out these upcoming webinars from Transportation Research Board (TRB): Continuous Deflection for Comprehensive Pavement Assessments, May 30th at 10am PST Simple Highway Capacity Manual Analysis Tools for Planning Applications, June 10th at 11am PST Communication Strategics for Talking Tolls and Public-Private Partnerships, June 11th at 11am PST Limitations of Drug Fatality Data, June 13th … Read more Upcoming TRB Webinars
Six scholarship opportunities are available from the California Transportation Foundation (CTF), a nonprofit organization. These scholarships are available for applicants in their senior year of high school through college/university undergraduates. Note that each scholarship has different qualifying criteria. Applications will be accepted through June 30, 2019 for the following scholarships: 2019 CTF Transportation Scholarship – … Read more 2019 Scholarships for Transportation Students – Now Accepting Applications