Explore city, state and federal perspectives on how to achieve greater safety and equity for pedestrians and cyclists as vulnerable road users. The Committee on Safety’s Toward Zero Deaths Subcommittee invites you to this webinar:
Tuesday, October 27 from 12:00 – 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Register online: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7860013212744820236
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Featured speakers:
“Achieving Vision Zero” – 20 Minutes
Anders Hartmann, Oslo, Norway, Senior Adviser, Asplan Viak
In 2019, Oslo recorded zero deaths involving pedestrians or cyclists. Hartmann will share key elements of Oslo’s Vision Zero work, including how they finance it, remove roadblocks to implementation, and how they use tactical, temporary experiments to prove new ideas can work.
“Tools and Techniques for Keeping Vulnerable Road Users Safe” – 30 Minutes
Michelle Atwell, Chief, NHTSA Safety Countermeasures Division
Mike Griffith, Director, Office of Safety Technologies, Federal Highway Administration
This collaborative presentation will build on recent NHTSA/FHWA webinars and discussions by providing a deeper dive into available resources and specific actions states can take to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians.
“Targeting High-Risk Pedestrian Corridors” – 20 Minutes
Jeremy Thompson, Safety Engineer, Ohio Department of Transportation
In 2019, ODOT set aside $10M to work with eight Ohio cities to build pedestrian safety improvements at over 450 locations statewide. Thompson will share how it selected and designed these locations, and the tools they used to build this pilot program.