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Happy 34th anniversary to this landmark legislation! ✨ The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paved the way for greater accessibility, independence, and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities. Follow ADA National Network, and read their success stories to find out how they serve communities around the country: https://lnkd.in/g6azSzH #ThanksToTheADA #ADA34 #DisabilityPride

This week in transportation safety... 🔹 New equity-related performance goal recommendations from the US Government Accountability Office 🔹 AAA report reveals the impact of COVID-19 on traffic fatalities 🔹 Free webinar: The Road to Zero Coalition and Vision Zero Network are co-hosting a webinar on August 20, "Progress & Pitfalls: A Real Talk on Equity in Roadway Safety" More news and updates in this week's edition of Safe System Weekly 👇

Great ideas, even better memories. The TRB CATE Conference was one for the books.  Here are a few of our highlights from the event: 👉 We had the pleasure of sponsoring a mentoring event for students and young professionals organized by the Student Engagement Committee, supported by Sarah B.. 👉 We got to meet new CSer, Prashanth Venkataram, who presented a poster on the travel behavior of people with & without disabilities in California. 👉 The crowd was buzzing as they learned about the work behind the 2021 Equity In Transit Symposium in a workshop led by Daniela Waltersdorfer Jimenez, Baird Bream, Alex Karner, and Emily Alter, MPP. 👉 Participants enjoyed a trivia session on EV myths and facts at Adrienne Heller’s presentation on integrating equity into electrification planning. Thank you Transportation Research Board for putting this conference together. We are feeling so inspired by the collective energy and momentum for transportation equity and mobility justice. 

📖 New report 👇 NCHRP Web Resource 3 helps State DOTs and partner agencies address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change effects in transportation environmental reviews. 🌎 Support consideration of GHG emissions and climate change effects in transportation project environmental reviews according to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and state requirements. 🌎 Learn how plan-level or programmatic environmental reviews and assessments can inform project-level environmental reviews. 🌎 Gain tools, methods, and resources for considering equity as related to GHG emissions and climate change effects. Check out the report: https://lnkd.in/e-UEfX-r Thank you Transportation Research Board for your support and acknowledgement of this critical area of study. Kudos to Chris Porter, Adrienne Heller, Benjamin Eskin, Will McKee and Terry Guan for the hard work that went into this report!

In 2021, AASHTO launched the national transportation vision framework. Tomorrow, John Kaliski is joined by Patrick McKenna and Francis O'Connor to present an update on the implementation of the framework, known as the "Moonshot Project," including spotlights on two projects led by the Missouri Department of Transportation and the New Jersey Department of Transportation. AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)

Antoinette Avorgbedor did a fantastic job with her panel workshop at the COMTO National Meeting & Training Conference last week. She and her panelists, Veronica O. Davis, PE and Evan Howard, addressed a very timely and critical topic as the host city of Houston was still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Beryl: resilience planning and transportation equity. The panel emphasized the importance of community engagement and industry diversity for amplifying marginalized voices. COMTO National Office, we thank you for your efforts to keep this event moving forward in the face of a hurricane. Stay strong, Houston!

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Learn practical lessons on integrating procedural equity into planning processes. During this session, presenters will share various case studies to demonstrate community-based planning approaches. Clay Barnes will share how the Maryland Department of Transportation set a baseline and measured the progress of the equity goals in their Long Range Transportation Plan. M. Clay Barnes, AICP is joined by; Aviva (Brown) Klugh, AICP, Dr. Mansoureh Jeihani, and Doug Mowbray. Looking forward to the discussion! Transportation Research Board

Learn strategies for equitable workforce development and project delivery in the transportation sector. Moderated by Daniel Haake, this session will highlight resources from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program and the Federal Highway Administration while covering various topics: 🔷 Recruiting and retaining people with disabilities in the transit workforce 🔷 Mitigating racial disparities in project delivery 🔷 Enhancing equity in design-build contracting Transportation Research Board

In 2021, over 40 national transit equity leaders were invited to an interactive symposium aimed at transit equity solutions. During this workshop, you'll hear the outcomes of these discussions from the experts who facilitated the 2021 Equity in Transit Symposium, including Baird Bream. Next, you'll have the opportunity to participate in an interactive exercise of your own to advance a real-world transit equity challenge. Looking forward to hearing the results of this workshop! Transportation Research Board