In cooperation with the TRB Committee on Transportation and Sustainability, our Center is sponsoring an exciting and enlightening opportunity to explore policies and technologies needed for the sustainable transportation system in the 21st Century. All participants will be given the opportunity to engage in interactive sessions to develop and evaluate alternatives for a sustainable transportation future.
For more information, please visit www.rethinkingtransportation.com
]]>Event: The2008 Road Dust Management Practices and Future Needs Conference
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Schedule: November 13-14, 2008.
Content:
- Critical background information on past, continuing and new dust management efforts.
- Learn more about (1) environmental impacts of dust suppressants, (2) topical dust suppression, (3) soil
stabilization, and (4) planning and design for the future.
Early registration deadline: October 17, 2008
For more information, please visit www.meetingsnorthwest.com/DustConference.htm
To register, please visit http://www.pdshowcase.org/register/signup/16
Check-in for the workshop will begin at 12:30pm on the 14th and presentations will begin at 1:00pm and last until 3:45pm. A night time field trip to demonstrate real-time installation procedures is included. The second day starts with comments from the contractor at 12:00pm and runs through 4:00pm. There is a $15 registration fee.
Safety equipment is required to participate in the field trip portion of the meeting. Attendees who want to be able to walk the job site and hear the accompanying information must provide their own hard hat, boots (no street shoes or sneakers), and a safety vest.
For more information, please visit http://www.pdshowcase.org/home/showcase/16
]]>To register, please visit the Utah LTAP Center website at http://www.utahltap.org/Services/Workshops/productdemoshowcase/MDSS/registration/hg1x5.php
You can also
register at the Product Demonstration Showcase website at http://www.pdshowcase.org/register/signup/11
Check-in for the workshop will begin at 8:00 am on the 10th and presentations will begin at 8:20am and last until 4:00pm. There is a $30 registration fee.
For more information, visit www.utahltap.org or www.pdshowcase.org
NOTE:
The University of California, Berkeley's Technology Transfer program will be offering a two-day training class on Roundabout Design on December 11-12 in La Jolla immediately following the Roundabout Showcase. This class requires separate registration. For more information or to register, click on the link: www.techtransfer.berkeley.edu
The Fellowship supports participation at a public works conference of one of our international partners and a public works study tour in that country. APWA is currently accepting proposals for Australia, Mexico, or the Slovak and Czech Republics. The Fellowship generally covers the cost of airfare. Applications are due to Kaye Sullivan, APWA Deputy Executive Director, by November 14, 2008. Click here http://vadcmd.apwa.net/vadcmd/documents/08Jennings-Randolph%20Brochure.pdf for more information.
]]>Join us online Sept. 4, from 1-2 PM EDT for this informational session on the new FHWA regulation that takes effect November 24, 2008.
Speakers will be Hari Kalla, MUTCD Team Leader for FHWA's Office of Operations and Janice Bradley, Technical Director of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA).
Who needs to know?
People who have responsibility for workers on Federal-aid highway
projects: Construction and maintenance workers, Survey crews, Utility crews, Emergency and Incident responders. Qualified participants may receive one Professional Development Hour for this session.
Offered by the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse;
this session will be recorded and made available in our video vault for later viewing.
This year the FHWA is teaming up with AASHTO to bring a Free, 1-day "Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS)" product demonstration showcase (PDS) to Pennsylvania the day before the 2008 Eastern Snow Show.
Those planning to attend the AASHTO Eastern Snow Show on Thursday, August 28, should make plans now to be there a day early (on Wednesday August 27), and take advantage of this free technical program, making your trip to PA for snow and ice information twice the value!
For more information visit www.utahltap.org
]]>John Dewar, FHWA-HSSP, is the team leader for State and Local Safety Programs in the Office of Safety, and attended the ribbon-cutting with the Deputy Secretary Barrett yesterday. John will become the Agreement Officer’s Technical Representative (AOTR) for center at the CERS Summer Institute at the end of July.
]]>Winter road maintenance is a complex and challenging endeavor for any highway maintenance agency. MDSS exceeds current capabilities by providing roadway treatment recommendations based on state-of-the-art techniques in weather prediction, and in-house maintenance rules of practice.
For more information and to register go to http://www.utahltap.org
]]>Description: Keep? Replace? Trade?
Tough questions faced by every fleet manager. Get tips and strategies from fleet professionals, from various-sized fleets, on benchmarks and best practices for your fleet replacement program.
Areas of Discussion:
Proper selection of vehicles and equipment
Disposal methods
Controlling fleet "creep"
"Greening" your fleet