SSTI’s final 2020 Community of Practice meeting covered how DOTs can be leaders in reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to reduce emissions.
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Caltrans to Begin Phase Four of Usage-based Road Tax Pilot
Caltrans is recruiting volunteers for the fourth phase of its Road Charge Pilot Program, which aims to replace declining gas tax revenue and encourage people to drive less.
DOTs Can Take Steps Toward Antiracist Policies and Practices
From our virtual Community of Practice Meeting: State DOTs are wrestling with a long history that has often marginalized and underserved communities of color. For some agencies, that means rethinking how to approach decision making through an antiracist lens and taking steps to reverse past damage.
Changes in Travel Behavior Show Need for Nimble Approach to Planning
At our virtual 2020 COP events, the theme of changing travel patterns and how transportation agencies must reaction was a common concern.
Oregon DOT Plans Improved Outreach to Diverse Stakeholder Groups
An audit by the Oregon Secretary of State shows successes and suggestions for ODOT, including shifting its stakeholder process to include more bicycle and pedestrian groups.
Announcing our Virtual Community of Practice
Learn more about the virtual content we’re offering as a part of our 2020 Community of Practice.
Techniques for reducing crashes at multilane roundabouts
Multi-lane roundabouts introduce several types of crashes that are not possible at single-lane roundabouts. There are new design possibilities to increase safety for all road users.
The troubles with traffic forecasts
A new Vice report analyzes transportation models ―conceived more than fifty years ago in the early days of national highway building― as the “broken algorithm that poisoned American transportation.”
Roadway Design is Often Responsible for Driver Error
A new study shows that drivers do not make choices through conscious, intentional decisions but instead through the inference of expected behavior based on the roadway type.
NACTO releases safe speed limit guidance
As the transportation field gradually moves away from its singular focus on high motor vehicle speeds and its reliance on motorist behavior to set speed limits, NACTO has just released comprehensive guidance on speed limits on surface streets in metro areas.