Fwd: PBIC Messenger: Upcoming Webinar Series to Explore Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility

[Bruce Hyman]

For those of you that may be interested in a couple of free pedestrian safety, access and mobility webinars later this month here is some info. If the links don't come through, let me know. I hope you're all doing well.

Bruce

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From: PBIC Messenger <pb...@pedbikeinfo.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 2:10 PM
Subject: PBIC Messenger: Upcoming Webinar Series to Explore Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility
To: <bhy...@portlandmaine.gov>

Webinar Announcement Upcoming Webinar Series on Enhancing Mobility, Access and Safety for Pedestrians Part 1  Tuesday, April 28, 2020 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern Time Register Here Part 2 Thursday, April 30, 2020 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern Time Register Here Communities across the country are working to integrate the needs of pedestrians into transportation decisionmaking. As agencies shift toward adopting roadway design practices and safety countermeasures that enhance the pedestrian experience, attention should also be given to the mobility and accessibility needs of pedestrians of all ages and abilities. In particular, pedestrians who are blind or have low vision have different needs to be considered when deploying safety countermeasures. In this two-part webinar series, we will showcase strategies that can be used to enhance accessibility at crossing locations and along separated bicycle lanes at sidewalk level. Our panelists will share their research and the unique perspective of pedestrians who are not always considered when making transportation decisions. Following their presentations, panelists will respond to questions from attendees. Panelists include: Elizabeth Hilton (Federal Highway Administration), Janet Barlow (Accessible Design for the Blind), Dr. Beezy Bentzen (Accessible Design for the Blind), Dr. Robert Wall Emerson (Western Michigan University), and Donna Smith (Sound Transit). To learn more and register, please visit www.pedbikeinfo.org/webinars. This Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Safety webinar will be delivered by VHB and the UNC Highway Safety Research Center through a contract to provide training and technical assistance to the FHWA-designated Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Focus States and Cities. PBIC offers free, public webinars approximately every month. To register for upcoming webinars and to access archived presentations, please visit www.pedbikeinfo.org/webinars. Follow the PBIC on Twitter and Facebook and join the discussion Since its inception in 1999, PBIC's mission has been to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is maintained by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 300 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Add us to your address book Phone: 1.888.823.3977 Fax: 919.962.8710 www.pedbikeinfo.org If you no longer wish to receive these emails, simply unsubscribe from this list. View this email in your browser

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Bruce Hyman
Transportation Program Manager

Department of Planning & Urban Development
389 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 874-8717 phone

bhy...@portlandmaine.gov
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