Thursday October 5, 2023
Continuing a multi-part series, SSTI talks with researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Accessibility Observatory about their collaborative effort to document access to opportunity at a national scale.
Webinar
Measuring Accessibility: Expanding the Practice
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
As agencies continue to integrate accessibility analysis into policy and planning, new research can guide the expansion of current and best practices. In this session we will talk with Louis Merlin from Florida Atlantic University and Dana Rowangould from the University of Vermont about their research into pedestrian and other accessibility metrics, and the practitioners who use them.
Measuring Accessibility: Advances in Project Evaluation
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
In the second of a multi-part series, SSTI talks with MnDOT and Caltrans about addressing equity with accessibility metrics, their latest tool advancements, and takeaways from their recent interactive TRB workshop.
Measuring Accessibility: Planning for Success
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
In the first of a multi-part series, SSTI will be talking with several organizations about how they implement accessibility in planning to improve access to opportunities in the long term.
Advancing Complete Streets Among State DOTs
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Implementing Complete Streets policies requires major shifts in framework and thinking compared to how most roads are now designed. In collaboration with Smart Growth America, we invite you to join us November 17 to discuss Advancing Complete Streets Among State DOTs.
Managing travel demand through development rules
May 5, 2022
As cities become more interested in limiting car traffic and supporting walking, biking and public transit, some are beginning to look at how land use policies, specifically the development review process to move closer to (or further from) those goals. In partnership with Smart Growth America, SSTI invites you to a webinar featuring staff from both cities as they discuss their new programs and ongoing efforts putting them into practice.
Cutting transportation emissions: How Minnesota DOT and SSTI are tackling the challenge
April 12, 2022
SSTI has worked with MnDOT and several other agencies over the past year to start framing the momentous challenge ahead, establish benchmarks, and identify important next steps. This webinar is presented by SSTI and Smart Growth America.
Cutting transportation emissions: Lessons from California and Colorado
March 1, 2022
State DOTs across the country are exploring ways to cut transportation emissions, partly by investing in transportation solutions that let people drive less. This webinar, presented by SSTI and Smart Growth America, features California and Colorado DOTs.
Parking reform for 21st century communities: getting more out of public space
February 25, 2020
The Form-Based Codes Institute and the State Smart Transportation Initiative, programs of Smart Growth America, are hosting a webinar to explore how the reform of parking regulations can enhance our communities
Transportation project prioritization: Hear from Virginia and Hawaii
July 10, 2019
State DOTs are moving toward more transparent, data-driven, and multimodal project prioritization and SSTI invites agency leaders to join the effort. Join SSTI’s Chris McCahill, to learn more about our upcoming work, along with Virginia Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment’s Chad Tucker and HDOT’s Ed Sniffen as they share lessons and visions for these innovative approaches.