Nevada Local Technical Assistance Program

Pesticide Applicator Training – Winnemucca
2023-03-29 08:00 - 2023-03-30 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Winnemucca Convention Center, 50 W. Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV, 89445, United States
This course is scheduled for March 29, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm PT through March 30, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm PT, 2023.
A state-issued license to control pests and apply pesticides is required under Nevada state law. Licenses are issued by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. You must complete a general competency exam and a category exam prior to obtain the license.
This 2-day training prepares you to become a professional pest control applicator and pass the license examination. The class explains pest control and pesticide safety concepts. Topics include safe pesticide handling practices, herbicide classification, environmental protection, and noxious weed control. It also prepares you for the G-4 (Terrestial Weed) category examination.
The training program is approved for Nevada Continuing Education Units (CEU’s). For license renewal, twelve credit hours are required in a 4-year period.
Attend this class if you prepare, store, handle, or apply pesticides or supervise those who use pesticides. This includes:

Road maintenance and construction workers.
Current pesticide applicators seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or license renewal.
Government agency personnel who need to obtain their pest control license.

Click here for further information.

FHWA webinar: Sustainability in Asphalt Pavement: EPD’s and LCA Decoded
2023-03-28 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | NV
This Mobile Asphalt Technology Center (MATC) lunch and learn continues its series of sessions conducted for California.

Road Safety Champion Program Core Module #2: Anatomy of a Crash – Understanding Human Factors
2023-03-28 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | NV
This two-hour training will provide an overview of human factors principles. It will allow the non-expert in human factors to more effectively bring consideration of the road user’s capabilities and limitations into policies and practices. Knowing how road users interact with their vehicle, the roadway and other road users can also provide useful insights into roadway safety. Armed with that knowledge, construction and maintenance personnel, planners, engineers, public health professionals and law enforcement can work together to target appropriate countermeasures to help reduce injury crashes.
The National Center for Rural Road Safety will host all seven core modules of the RSCP on Tuesdays starting March 14th and running until April 25th.
NOTE:

These trainings will use Zoom. Please ensure Zoom is on your “safe” email list before registering to ensure you receive the link to attend.
These trainings are part of the RSCP, so the recording WILL NOT be made available to registrants. Please only register if you can attend that day.
You do not need to attend all 7 modules and can take them out of order.
You must attend the entire training to receive a certificate of completion.

Airfield Pavement Maintenance and Repair – Online
2023-03-28 07:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Aloft, 2015 Terminal Way, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
This 1-day workshop (7-am- 4 pm) introduces the different techniques for maintaining and rehabilitating both asphalt and concrete-surfaced airfield pavements. The workshop concludes with a discussion of ways to improve an airport’s pavement program.
This workshop is intended for anyone involved in airfield pavement maintenance. It begins with an introduction to the different types of pavements and materials, including an explanation of how they’re put together and the factors that affect how they perform. That introduction is followed by an overview of how to evaluate pavements by considering different measures of pavement condition. New content on some of the innovative sensor-based technologies being used for pavement evaluation highlight where pavement evaluation is heading. These introductory sessions lay the groundwork for presentations on the different techniques for maintaining and rehabilitating both asphalt and concrete-surfaced airfield pavements. The workshop concludes with a discussion of ways to improve an airport’s pavement program.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to do the following:

Describe the different types of pavements and explain their typical performance.
Identify the different types and causes of distresses associated with flexible and rigid pavements.
List various techniques included in a comprehensive pavement evaluation.
Identify appropriate treatments for flexible and rigid pavements under a range of conditions.

Airfield Pavement Maintenance and Repair is an elective course of the Road Scholar Program.

FHWA Construction and Project Management Forum: Digital As-Builts from a Utility Perspective by Colorado DOT
2023-03-27 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV
FHWA March Digital As-Built Forum: Digital As-Builts from a Utility Perspective presented by Mr. Rob Martindale, Utilities Program Manager
The USDOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) presents The Every Day Counts Innovation “Digital As-Builts” to Improve Safety, Time, and Quality in Transportation Construction. The forums are for transportation professionals to share with their peers how they have advanced the use of Digital As-Built plans within their highway agencies.
Digital As-Builts from a Utility Perspective, Colorado DOT.
To Register: Registration

American Traffic Safety Services Association webinar: Measuring HFST Safety and Functional Performance Over Time
2023-03-23 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | NV
Attend American Traffic Safety Services Association”s (ATSSA’s) upcoming webinar, “Measuring HFST Safety and Functional Performance Over Time”, as part of the High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) webinar series. The 45-minute presentation will conclude with a 15-minute Q&A session. Register here!
HFST is a pavement treatment with exceptional skid-resistant properties not typically provided by conventional materials such as asphalt concrete or Portland cement concrete. It is intended to reduce crashes by enhancing the skid resistance quality of the pavement at locations where vehicles often brake excessively, and conflicts are high.
As a promising initiative to improve safety, HFST was implemented by the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure at several signalized intersections in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island in 2018 and 2019. To provide early evidence of the safety effectiveness of the implemented HFST initiative, the University of British Columbia completed a safety assessment study in 2021.
Typical crash types targeted by HFST are road-departure and rear-end, usually observed at intersection approaches, off-ramps, and horizontal and vertical curves. The objective of this webinar is to present the before-and-after safety effectiveness evaluation of the implemented HFST at intersection approaches.
Speakers include:

Joy Sengupta, P.Eng, RSP1, Principal Highway Safety Engineer with the BC Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure
Mohamed Essa, Senior Road Safety Engineer at the BC Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure
David Merritt, P.E., Project Director with The Transtec Group of Austin, Texas (Moderator)

APWA New England Chapter webinar: Entry Level Driver Training & Your Organization
2023-03-23 08:00 - 09:00 UTC | NV
A New England Chapter Connects Series — Presented by the NE APWA’s Education and Public Works Awareness Committees
When: Thursday, March 23, 2023, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. PT via Zoom Hosted by T2 Center at UCONN
On February 7, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) instituted a new regulation, the Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT): a year later, there is much confusion regarding the requirements of the rule. Do you need to send applicants to a training school? Who needs ELDT and when? What are the training requirements of the rule?
Do you have questions regarding the ELDT rule? This session will focus on those requirements; and what you can do within your organization to get your drivers through the CDL licensing process.
Please join this virtual roundtable discussion; we will cover these questions and more. This session is geared towards people obtaining/upgrading a CDL license and for folks managing/training team members with CDL licenses.

Pavement Marking Installation and Maintenance – Reno
2023-03-22 08:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Washoe County, 3101 Longley Lane, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
This interactive 4.5-hour training explores the standard types and uses of pavement markings. It teaches how to prepare to install markings, and then apply and inspect the work. The training also explores the value of a pavement marking management system, and new and upcoming advancements in materials and equipment.
You will have opportunities to explore pavement marking resources—such as the MUTCD and a variety of local, state, and FHWA documents—and to use those resources to answer questions and make decisions that mirror on-the-job tasks. Be prepared to uncover valuable tips from across the country that your agency might use for installing and inspecting pavement markings, and dig into the Nevada specifications, plans, and field inspection guides.
Click here for more information.

Road Safety Champion Program Core Module #3: Introduction to Traffic Safety Culture
2023-03-21 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | NV
This training introduces growing positive traffic safety culture to significantly improve road safety in America. Participants will leave the training with a better understanding of the elements that shape traffic safety culture, how those factors interact to affect behaviors related to traffic safety, strategies that can be implemented to improve traffic safety culture among various groups, and ideas about how they can leverage their role (and the role of others) in growing a positive traffic safety culture.
The National Center for Rural Road Safety will host all seven core modules of the RSCP on Tuesdays starting March 14th and running until April 25th.
NOTE:

These trainings will use Zoom. Please ensure Zoom is on your “safe” email list before registering to ensure you receive the link to attend.
These trainings are part of the RSCP, so the recording WILL NOT be made available to registrants. Please only register if you can attend that day.
You do not need to attend all 7 modules and can take them out of order.
You must attend the entire training to receive a certificate of completion.

Pothole Patching and Repair web conference
2023-03-16 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV
Using proper patching and repair techniques can improve structural integrity and restore rideability for pavements experiencing local failures. This free 2-hour web conference compares partial- and full-depth repair techniques and the materials used to implement them. By the end of the training, you will be able to:

Describe the types of distresses best addressed by each treatment.
Describe recommended materials and mixtures for each treatment.
Describe recommended construction procedures and key quality control activities for each treatment.

FHWA webinar: Value Capture Strategies—Transportation Utility Fees/Road Maintenance Fees – The Primer
2023-03-15 10:00 - 2023-04-05 12:00 UTC | NV
A transportation utility fee (TUF), also known as a street maintenance fee, road user fee, or street utility fee, is an important tool for funding the repair and maintain for the preservation of streets, upgrade sidewalks and add or improve pedestrian safety features and curbs, as well as comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
FHWA has recently published a TUF Primer that provides information for State departments of transportation and local public agencies to consider implementing a TUF. The primer provides practical information on what TUFs are and examples of how municipalities are using them. It also provides points for consideration when thinking about instituting a TUFs program, such as the favorability of the legal and regulatory environment for TUFs, as well as whether and how TUFs can be used for financing. The primer offers examples detailing several ongoing TUFs programs in Texas, Utah, and Oregon.
If your city, county, township, or tribe is facing funding challenges to keep your roadways in good condition and maintain proper safety for all users, join us on April 5th, 2023, from 10:00pm-12:00 PT to learn from experts to find out how TUFs can improve your agency’s roadway condition!
There is no cost to participate, but space is limited. Click here to register for the event!
TARGET AUDIENCE: This webinar is intended for States, cities, counties, tribes, and metropolitan and rural transportation professionals looking for innovative funding and financial strategies to pay for transportation projects. Anyone involved in development or administration of the Value Capture Program Elements.

FHWA webinar: Value Capture Strategies—Developer Impact Fees and Other Fee-Based Development Charges – The Primer
2023-03-15 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | NV
Developer impact fees (DIFs) are also known as transportation impact fees, mobility fees, multimodal transportation impact fees, or system development charges. A DIF is a one-time fee assessed by local governments on developers to share in new or expanded infrastructure costs to the community that will directly address the increased demand for infrastructure and services created by that development. The goal is to have each new development pay a share of the costs of off-site capital facilities needed to serve the new development—to help growth pay for itself and reduce the financial burden on the existing community.
FHWA has recently developed a primer on developer impact fees that provides information to transportation agencies that have DIFs or are considering the use of DIFs. The primer provides practical information on what a DIF is, how it works, and where it can be used, as well as spotlighting case studies. Space is limited, so you register today to reserve your space on March 15th, 2023 at 10:00-12:00 PT!
The program will feature peer experts from leading State and local authorities sharing their respective Development Impact Fees program, including the processes, requirements, accounting and administration, and much more. Participants have an opportunity interact with peer experts to gain an in-depth understanding the benefits and applicability of developer impact fees and negotiated exactions.
Register Now!
TARGET AUDIENCE: Metropolitan and rural planning/programming organization, States, cities, counties, townships, and tribal transportation professionals.

Keeping Your Agency (and You!) Out of Court web conference
2023-03-14 08:30 - 2023-03-15 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV
Do you know how to do your job in a way that minimizes liability for yourself and the agency? Join this class to discover practical tips for every level of the organization.
This instructor-led virtual workshop introduces essential components of tort liability and risk management to transportation workers. In two 3-hour sessions, you will increase your knowledge of assessing and managing the risk of tort liability, considering negligence, documenting your work, and preparing for court if necessary.
You will explore a variety of scenarios and case studies in this highly engaging and interactive class. Claims and lawsuit case studies include traffic control devices, work zones, roadside conditions, roadway design, and pedestrian incidents.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Explain the implications of tort liability risk for roadway agencies.

(Key topics: tort, duty, reasonableness, standard of care, negligence, and the four elements necessary for tort action to proceed to trial)

Describe the elements of the tort liability process.

(Key topics: discovery, depositions, steps in a trial, and handling contacts from outside the agency)

Identify at least five common roadway and pedestrian hazards and propose countermeasures for each hazard.

(Key topics: tort liability risk, enterprise-wide strategies, personal responsibility and strategies, and risk reduction techniques)
This training is recommended for transportation agency personnel who need to manage risk and may be involved in legal proceedings. This can include:

State and local roadway engineers and technicians involved in design, construction, traffic operations, and maintenance.
Public works directors.
Roadway maintenance foremen and supervisors.
Elected officials.

Keeping Your Agency (and You) Out of Court is a required course of the Road Scholar Program.

Road Safety Champion Program Core Module #1: Introduction to Road Safety
2023-03-14 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | NV
This two-hour training provides an overview of safety trends, an understanding of the national safety vision, and discusses techniques for safety collaboration. It will also discuss the importance of prioritizing safety and how an individual can become a Road Safety Champion.
The National Center for Rural Road Safety will host all seven core modules of the RSCP on Tuesdays starting March 14th and running until April 25th.
Information on each of these two-hour trainings is provided below (listed by date).
NOTE:

These trainings will use Zoom. Please ensure Zoom is on your “safe” email list before registering to ensure you receive the link to attend.
These trainings are part of the RSCP, so the recording WILL NOT be made available to registrants. Please only register if you can attend that day.
You do not need to attend all 7 modules and can take them out of order.
You must attend the entire training to receive a certificate of completion.

Pesticide Applicator Training – Fallon
2023-03-07 08:00 - 2023-03-08 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribal Council Chambers, 565 Rio Vista Drive, Fallon, 89406
This course is scheduled for March 7, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm PT through March 8, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm PT, 2023.
A state-issued license to control pests and apply pesticides is required under Nevada state law. Licenses are issued by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. You must complete a general competency exam and a category exam prior to obtain the license.
This 2-day training prepares you to become a professional pest control applicator and pass the license examination. The class explains pest control and pesticide safety concepts. Topics include safe pesticide handling practices, herbicide classification, environmental protection, and noxious weed control. It also prepares you for the G-4 (Terrestial Weed) category examination.
The training program is approved for Nevada Continuing Education Units (CEU’s). For license renewal, twelve credit hours are required in a 4-year period.
Attend this class if you prepare, store, handle, or apply pesticides or supervise those who use pesticides. This includes:

Road maintenance and construction workers.
Current pesticide applicators seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or license renewal.
Government agency personnel who need to obtain their pest control license.

Click here for further information.

New York state LTAP webinar: Grants, State Aid, Federal Aid, and other sources of revenue
2023-03-07 06:00 - 07:00 UTC | NV
Join NYS LTAP for an ongoing series of free Foundational Webinars focused on the important principles key to local highway agency operations and management. Focusing on why we do what we do – “Why do we put three signs in advance of a work zone” – each webinar offers a convenient way to learn the basics of a particular topic. Taken together, they cover the foundation of local highway issues. Many webinars will be repeated yearly or every other year to give attendees the opportunity to attend the full series. *Anticipated to be worth 1 PDH for engineering continuing education. View the full series here.

Pesticide Applicator Training – Las Vegas March 2023
2023-03-01 08:00 - 2023-03-02 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130, United States
This 2-day course is scheduled: Day 1, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm PT through Day 2, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm PT, 2023
A state-issued license to control pests and apply pesticides is required under Nevada state law. Licenses are issued by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. You must complete a general competency exam and a category exam prior to obtain the license.
This 2-day training prepares you to become a professional pest control applicator and pass the license examination. The class explains pest control and pesticide safety concepts. Topics include safe pesticide handling practices, herbicide classification, environmental protection, and noxious weed control. It also prepares you for the G-4 (Terrestial Weed) category examination.
The training program is approved for Nevada Continuing Education Units (CEU’s). For license renewal, twelve credit hours are required in a 4-year period.
Attend this class if you prepare, store, handle, or apply pesticides or supervise those who use pesticides. This includes:

Road maintenance and construction workers.
Current pesticide applicators seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or license renewal.
Government agency personnel who need to obtain their pest control license.

Click here for further information.

Road Safety 365 web conference
2023-02-28 08:30 - 2023-03-01 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV
Reducing the number and severity of crashes on local and rural roadways is a number one priority for most agencies. The FHWA Office of Safety developed “Road Safety 365” to provide local and rural agencies with practical and effective ways to incorporate safety solutions into daily activities and the project development process.
This free two-day course, delivered virtually February 28–March 1 (8:30-11:00 a.m. PT), explores how construction, maintenance, and other activities can impact roadway safety and provides practical guidance for improving road safety that is specifically geared to local road projects and day-to-day activities.
After attending training, you will be able to:

Identify safety issues unique to local agencies.
Describe ways to incorporate and implement practical safety solutions during projects and maintenance.
Identify common challenges to improving road safety and list existing resources to address them.
Describe practical and low-cost countermeasures to improve safety.
Identify methods to inform decision makers about practical ways to improve safety on local roads.
Explain some of the potential components of a “safety culture” and describe what it means to have a “safety attitude.”
Demonstrate how to “read the road.”
Describe the role of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan and the importance of a Local Road Safety Plan.

This program is designed for all public works directors, road and highway supervisors and foremen, transportation engineers and other safety professionals. Participants will learn practical ways to “read the road” to improve safety and save lives!
Register here.

UMass Transportation Center virtual training – Complete Streets 302: Safety Countermeasures
2023-02-28 06:00 - 08:30 UTC | NV
This training will help professionals better understand what is a holistic approach to implementing safety countermeasures along complete streets. The course will review common countermeasures, the appropriate contexts where countermeasures can be most effective, and give an overview of current safety manuals and research. How to fund a safety project will also be discussed.
Register here.

FHWA Resource Center: Nevada Project-level Air Quality Conformity Webinar Series - Webinar 2
2023-02-23 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV

FHWA Resource Center: Nevada Project-level Air Quality Conformity Webinar Series - Webinar 1
2023-02-23 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV

Constructing Thin Surface Treatments for Asphalt Pavements web conference
2023-02-23 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV
Choosing the proper surface treatment can add life to your pavements and make the best use of your agency’s pavement preservation budget. This free 2-hour web conference introduces thin surface treatments, including slurry seals, microsurfacing, and chip seals.
By the end of the training, you will be able to:

Describe the types of distresses best addressed by each treatment.
Describe recommended materials and mixtures for each treatment.
Describe recommended construction procedures for each treatment.
State typical performance concerns for each treatment.

FHWA webinar: Value Capture Strategies—Innovative Finance and Project Bundling
2023-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | NV
States and local governments are challenged to address their aging infrastructure with limited resources. Evaluating the effectiveness of existing revenue sources, taking advantage of the most current Federal programs, and exploring the potential of new revenue sources can lead to an increase in available funding. However, finding ways to maximize the spending power of the revenue collected is equally important by delivering economies of scale through bridge/project bundling. Many infrastructure assets are too small on an individual basis to attract the attention of bidders or investors. A solution to this problem is an asset bundling contract. There is not a one-size-fits-all approach to project bundling. To develop the best funding and financing strategy for bridge bundling within a particular State and locality, it is essential for agencies to understand the application of each tool and to work collaboratively to pair the right project with the right tools. Utilize bridge/project bundling strategies to meet the requirement threshold which addresses the growing need of aging infrastructure in a way that can expedite project delivery, reduce costs, and improve contracting efficiency.
Project bundling has proven success and happens across agencies. States may lead the bundled projects with local agency participation or local agencies may bundle projects with other local agencies. For example, the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission is encouraging member agencies to bundle paving projects to expand treatment options not feasible in small quantities.
Join us in February 22nd, 2023 at 10:00-12:00 PT to learn about implementing the nation’s infrastructure through Innovative Financing and bridge/project bundling project delivery. The webinar features experts on how Innovative Finance approaches are used to advance bridge/project bundling projects. How can smaller projects be effectively bundled together to create projects that are more attractive bidders, meet Federal requirement thresholds, quickly improve the infrastructure condition, and expedite project delivery, reduce costs, and improve contracting efficiency? How best do we capture efficiencies and encourage collaboration in cross jurisdictional infrastructure projects?
Space is limited so you must register to reserve your space. Register today for the Value Capture Strategies: Innovative Finance and Project Bundling. Experts will present case studies demonstrating how all project bundling methods have been strategically used Innovative funding and financing approaches can be leveraged to potentially improve project efficiencies, reduce costs, enhance delivery timeframes and free constrained public resources for other priorities and projects. Register today!
TARGET AUDIENCE: This webinar series is intended for States, cities, counties, tribes, and metropolitan and rural transportation professionals looking for innovative funding and financial strategies to pay for transportation projects. anyone involved in development or administration of value capture techniques is welcomed.

Arkansas LTAP webinar – Asphalt 101: Materials & Mixes
2023-02-21 11:30 - 13:30 UTC | NV
This 2-hour webinar provides an introduction toasphalt pavements and why they behave the way they do. Material properties and mixture components will be discussed, as well as their relationship to pavement performance. Quality control and recycled materials topics will also be included. PDHs available.
Register here

National Center for Rural Road Safety webinar: Road Ecology – Safety for Four-Legged Pedestrians
2023-02-16 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | NV
The National Center for Rural Road Safety and NLTAPA Safety Work Group are co-hosting this FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Road ecology has made substantial advances over the last few decades. Our knowledge has increased and mitigation measures to reduce the impacts of roads and traffic on wildlife are now widespread and implemented regularly. In many cases, the mitigation measures address human safety through reducing collisions with large mammals, provide safe crossing opportunities for wildlife, and it can even make economic sense to implement these mitigation measures. With funding for wildlife provisions, research, and training recently being added in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), let’s dive into a discussion on wildlife-vehicle collision mitigation.

2023 Nevada Asphalt Conference
2023-02-15 - 2023-02-16 | Whitney Peak Hotel, 255 N Virginia St, Reno, IL, 89501, United States
The 2023 Nevada Asphalt Conference is open for registration for attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors! The conference is February 15–16 at the Whitney Peak Hotel in Reno.
Check out more details and register here.

America Walks webinar: The Walk Edit–An Effective Tool for Community Change, February 14
2023-02-14 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | NV
Conducting a Walk Audit is the first step for many walkable community advocates, and it often leads to positive community change for people of all ages.
Join America Walks and AARP Livable Communities on Tuesday, February 14th for a webinar titled The Walk Audit: An Effective Tool for Community Change, which will include an announcement about new resources and funding. A panel of Walking College Fellows will discuss their experience using Walk Audits to engage the public, build awareness of the importance of walkable design, identify specific pedestrian safety issues, and advance policy and community development goals. An extremely versatile tool, a Walk Audit can be conducted alone, with a group of other concerned residents to document needed changes, or with public officials who have the power to do something about it.
After registering for this webinar, review America Walks’ How to Conduct a Walk Audit video and AARP’s Walk Audit Tool Kit. Then, learn about the AARP Community Challenge grant program, which helps communities become great places for people of all ages. In 2023, a new funding opportunity – Capacity-Building Microgrants – combines $2,500 in funding with training, cohort learning opportunities, and one-on-one coaching from America Walks to help communities to implement Walk Audits.

Constructing a Quality Crack Treatment web conference
2023-02-14 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV
Constructing quality crack treatments is essential if you are to use your agency’s resources effectively and efficiently. This free 2-hour web conference training teaches you all the steps to complete to obtain a quality crack treatment. They include:

Selecting the right projects and materials.
Conducting adequate crack preparation.
Applying a treatment following best practices.
Inspecting the work.
Identifying and troubleshooting issues that arise during the project.

Transportation Research Board webinar: How DOTs Manage to Keep Maintenance Workers Safe
2023-02-09 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | NV
Maintenance and other field workers are exposed to hazards that require a higher level of management than traditional office-based positions within state departments of transportation (DOTs). TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, February 9, 2023 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Pacific that will explore the national state of practice and trends on the use of safety management systems to manage maintenance worker safety. Presenters will also provide a perspective from a national DOT leader in the area of safety and practices for managing heat stress.

FHWA webinar: Value Capture Strategies as Economic Development Tools
2023-02-09 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | NV
With the interstate highway system in its seventh decade, it is nearing the end of its useful service life with deteriorated condition and required modernization. Crumbling viaducts and other unsafe conditions call for costly emergency maintenance and an urgent fix. But rebuilding is complicated by rising construction costs, higher engineering and safety standards, scant funding, and other emerging factors. While the Federal Government underwrote most of the cost of building the interstate system in the 1950s and 1960s, State and local governments now provide about 80 percent of public infrastructure funding. With the perspectives on land use, transportation, and equity also evolving, many cities are finding themselves at a crossroads when it comes to aging highways: remove or rebuild? Over the next decade, these aging highways will need to be replaced, reconstructed, removed, or otherwise changed. The decision will be focused of what comes after to maximize the economic impact of the infrastructure investments, generate new tax revenues, grow businesses and jobs, and strengthen the livability and vitality of communities and regions.
Utilize Value Capture to monetize the future new property tax and economic activities revenues to supplement funding needed of rebuilding aging infrastructure. The four value capture techniques best suited for this type of project are: tax increment financing; special assessment districts; development impact fees; and development agreements. Value capture techniques recover a portion of the increased property tax revenues and value of increased economic activity.
The webinar on February 9th, 2023 features experts experienced with these value capture techniques to share their experiences, lessons learned, and key takeaways. Come with your questions about these programs and initiatives and walk away with some next steps for applying and tips for putting the concepts into action! Seats are limited, register today to reserve your slot.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This webinar series is intended for States, cities, counties, tribes, and metropolitan and rural transportation professionals looking for innovative funding and financial strategies to pay for transportation projects. Anyone involved in development or administration of value capture techniques is welcomed.
