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TRB 2023 Annual Meeting - AME70 Transportation and Public Health Committee Sessions

by Sener, Ipek

Hello everyone, If you are attending the TRB 2023 Annual Meeting, we hope to see you there. As usual, TRB is full of great sessions, including several sessions that AME70 Transportation and Public Health Committee is sponsoring or co-sponsoring. The full 2023 program, including details on all sessions and workshops, is available now via the online program: https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgram Here are the links to the AME70 sessions: * Workshop: Integrating Health Equity into Pedestrian Safety Through Interagency Collaboration * Sunday, January 08, 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET: https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgram/Details/18964 * Committee Meeting: Transportation and Public Health Committee * Monday, January 09, 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET: https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgram/Details/18584 * Lectern session: Emerging Approaches at the Intersection of Transportation and Health * Monday, January 09, 3:45 PM- 5:30 PM ET: https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgram/Details/19333 * Poster session: Enhancing Our Knowledge of Transportation as a Social Determinant of Health * Wednesday, January 11, 8:00 AM- 9:45 AM ET: https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgram/Details/19483 * Discussion/panel session: Equity and Environmental Justice in Committee Activities Joint Committee Meeting * Wednesday, January 11, 3:45 PM- 5:30 PM ET: https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgram/Details/19387 Thanks, Ipek Ipek Nese Sener, PhD Research Scientist Texas A&M Transportation Institute 505 E Huntland Dr, Suite 455 Austin, TX 78752 Tel 512.407.1119 | Fax 512.467.8971 i-sener(a)tti.tamu.edu<mailto:i-sener@tti.tamu.edu> | http://tti.tamu.edu<http://tti.tamu.edu/>

3 years, 2 months

Urban Design 4 Health - Presentation for America Walks & Update on Tools

by Jim Chapman

UD4H-Supported Project Selected for a 2022 American Planning Association Excellence Award View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/ud4h/happy-holidays-14221303?e=92a269b69a> <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> UD4H can help you integrate health, equity, and the environment more fully into your work. Our innovative, evidence-based, and objectively-measured data and tools are used to promote human health, social equity, environmental resilience, and sustainable economic development. Learn more about the services <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> we offer. Contact us <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> if you would like to discuss ways we can help. Newsletter Overview <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> - Upcoming Presentation for America Walks Featuring the Application of the National Public Health Assessment Model - 2022 American Planning Association Excellence Award for Developing Guidance for the Los Angeles Disadvantaged Communities Active Transportation Planning Initiative - UD4H Starts New Projects in California and Nevada - 2 New UD4H Publications in *Environment & Behavior* and the *Journal of Transport Policy* Upcoming Presentation for America Walks: The Right Way to do Transportation Cost/Benefit Analysis <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> Register <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> for free for this webinar with America Walks. Date: December 15, 2022 | Time: 2:00PM EST/11:00AM PST <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> Learn how alternative future scenarios of regional growth can impact changes in health and wellbeing, including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and other health outcomes. Three applications of UD4H'sThe National Public Health Assessment Model (N-PHAM) <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> will be shared. These long-range transportation planning examples quantified a range of impacts and monetized the costs of future development patterns. In this webinar, panelists will share how these tools have been applied in their communities. Cost-benefit analyses of road investments has traditionally been focused on time savings for people in vehicles. These new tools work to demonstrate the potential massive health benefits and environmental-related cost savings of investments in active transportation and transit infrastructure. <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> Body Mass Index > 30 current conditions for the Las Vegas region The key learning objectives for this presentation include: - Experiences of regions that have measured the health impacts of transportation and land use plans - The current state of research of the health impacts of transportation decisions and how new tools can quantify these investments - How health costs can far outweigh claimed time savings from roadway expansion Join Urban Design 4 Health's <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> President, Dr. Larry Frank and guest speakers Alex Kone, Assistant Director of the Genesee Transportation Council <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> (Rochester, NY), Deb Reardon, Regional Planning Manager of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> (Las Vegas, NV), and Kim Anderson, Deputy Director of Planning of the San Joaquin Council of Governments <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> (Stockton, CA). Register <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> for free for this webinar with America Walks. Date: December 15, 2022 | Time: 2:00PM EST/11:00AM PST National Public Health Assessment (N-PHAM) Applications UD4H continues to assist agencies to better incorporate health-related outcomes into the transportation, land use, and community design planning process. A few examples are provided below. <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> Recent applications of the National Public Health Assessment Model - Las Vegas Transportation Health Study <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada - Genesee-Finger Lakes (NY) Public Health Assessment Model <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> for Genesee Transportation Council - Health Equity Study using N-PHAM with Envision Tomorrow <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> for the San Joaquin Council of Governments in metropolitan Stockton, CA - Health Assessment of the City of Grand Rapids <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> for Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. - Community Health Assessment for the Houston I-45 Freeway Expansion Area <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> for Air Alliance Houston Award Highlight: 2022 American Planning Association Excellence Award <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)'s Disadvantaged Communities Active Transportation Planning Initiative (DACPI) <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> received an Excellence Award <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> from the American Planning Association (APA), California Chapter. *Urban Design 4 Health (UD4H)*, working as a subconsultant on an Alta Planning & Design team, *played an instrumental role in the health impact analysis in this project.* Each year, the APA California Planning Awards <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> review plans and programs to receive an award of excellence in appreciation of outstanding planning efforts in California. <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> The SCAG Active Transportation Plans for Disadvantaged Communities <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> project developed a planning template for underserved communities with a focus on creating methods and providing "skeleton language" related to the inclusion of health considerations, as well as measures of the built, natural and social environment in the planning process. UD4H led the development of the health assessment component of the project to identify best practices to guide communities in estimating the costs of health conditions. UD4H reviewed current *best practices for incorporating health outcomes into active transportation planning* and standardized these elements. The guide was then applied in 7 disadvantaged communities in Greater Los Angeles. Performance measures such as *physical activity, health outcomes, and safety*, as well as *environmental factors, including air quality and proximity to loud noise* were examined. <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> Walkability and pedestrian and bicyclist-involved fatal traffic crashes in Perris, CA (SCAG region) The project was recognized during the award ceremony at the 2022 APA California Conference <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> on October 3, 2022 in Anaheim. *UD4H was proud to be a sponsor for this year's Conference.* Learn more about the 2022 APA California Conference <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> . Resources <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> - View: Active Transportation Plans for Disadvantaged Communities in Metro Los Angeles <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> - Download: SCAG DACPI - Outreach Best Practices & Equity Framework <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> - Download: SCAG DACPI - Toolbox Webinar <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> New Project Starts <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> UD4H is excited to announce the start of two new projects*:* *1. * *Sacramento Blueprint Health Indicators* <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> with the *Sacramento Council of Governments (SACOG)* - Development of a set of *public health performance metrics* and evaluation the health impacts of future transportation and land use scenarios for Greater Sacramento - A localized version of the National Public Health Assessment Model (N-PHAM) <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> will be used to *forecast future health conditions* as part of the 2024 Blueprint <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> *2. * *Livable Centers Study - Henderson College Area* <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> with the *City of Henderson and the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada* - Evaluation of Henderson College Area neighborhood, which hosts the Nevada State College Campus, as a *mixed-use and walkable Livable Center community* - Application of the *Regional Transportation Commission Public Health Assessment Model (RTC-PHAM)* developed as part of the UD4H-led Las Vegas Transportation & Health Study <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> Recent Publications <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> Continuing its role as a groundbreaking research enterprise, UD4H staff have contributed to two recent journal articles*.* *1. * *Pathways from Built Environment to Health Care Costs: Linking Objectively Measured Built Environment w Physical Activity & Health Care Expenditures* <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> in *Environment & Behavior* - Completed by UD4H as part of the Health & Economic Effects of Light Rail Lines Study <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> supported by the National Institutes of Health - Examined how detailed urban form related to mode specific moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and health care costs - controlling for transit access, residential choices/preferences and sociodemographic factors - Key Findings: - i.) a 1% increase in bike, walk, and transit-related MVPA associated with *lower health care costs by -0.28%, -0.09% and -0.27%* respectively - ii.) A 1-unit increase in neighborhood walkability correlates with a *6.48% reduction in health care costs* - iii.) *Indirect associations between residential choices, attitudes, and health outcomes through MVPA* were also observed *2. * *The Effects of an Urban Light Rail Line on Health Care Utilization & Cost: A Pre-Post Assessment* <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> in *Journal of Transport Policy* - Examined the longitudinal effect of a new light rail transit (LRT) line intervention <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> on health care costs in metro Portland, OR - Findings: - i.) The new LRT *did not lower health care costs as hypothesized* (decline over time, based on demonstrated health benefits of increased transit-related physical activity), at least relative to prior costs and within the first 4.5 years after the LRT opening - ii.) Results were consistent across *outpatient visit costs, medication costs, and when only the 10% most expensive health plan members* were considered - iii.) Despite the findings, research into the potential influence of public transit on *physical activity and downstream health care costs remains warranted* Read more of our publications <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> and past newsletters <https://urbandesign4health.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0caef1ba55fc67…> . Let us know if you would like to explore further and discuss ways UD4H can help you integrate health, equity, and the built, natural, and social environment more fully into your work. 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3 years, 3 months

Health/healthcare + transportation outreach opportunities?

by Heidi Guenin

Hello H+T committee, I'm working with the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) on an ITS4US-funded project, [Health Connector](https://www.ridehirta.com/its4us), to improve transportation access to healthcare. Outside of the CTAA conference, the Health Connector project itself doesn't fit perfectly into many other conference and outreach opportunities, but we'd really love to get the word out about it. An important component of our work is making sure that the solution is scalable and transferable to other sites. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for audiences that would be a good fit for projects that aren't fully public health-focused and also not fully non-emergency medical/healthcare focused alongside transportation. Thank you! -Heidi Pronouns: she/her/hers 503.841.7936

3 years, 6 months

AME80 Committee on Community Resources and Impacts seeks paper reviewers

by Carey McAndrews

Hi, everyone in the AME70 Health and Transportation listserv, The Committee on Community Resources and Impacts (AME80) seeks paper reviewers and the topics overlap with health. More information below. Best, Carey *** Dear former ADD20 members & friends, Since the AME80 Standing Committee on Community Resources and Impacts is new and therefore still in the process of establishing its membership base, we are reaching out to y’all to serve as volunteer paper reviewers! We have been assigned 43 papers, each requiring at least two reviewers and covering the following broad topics: · Travel behavior and transportation disadvantaged groups · Mobility and COVID-19 · Access to services and COVID-19 · Health impacts of transportation · Socioeconomic impacts, communities, and well being If you are available to help with this effort, please respond to the Google Form link by Noon on August 17th: https://forms.gle/ZxQMBxZqhZ7NbbpWA Also update your profile and peruse reviewer requirements here: https://www.editorialmanager.com/trbam/default.aspx Thank you all in advance for your participation in the paper review process as we work towards the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Do let us know if you have any questions! Alec Biehl (ORNL) & Eleni Bardaka (NCSU) AME80 Paper Review Coordinators

3 years, 9 months

FW: Announcement: Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity & Equity Events

by Martinez, Victoria (FHWA)

[https://public.govdelivery.com/system/images/29992/original/header-DOT_700x…]<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. DOT Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity DOT is proud to announce the reestablishment<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> of the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> (ACTE), the first federal advisory committee established under Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The ACTE is a direct legacy of Secretary Anthony Foxx who first established it in 2016. The goal of this committee is to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary about comprehensive, interdisciplinary issues related to civil rights and transportation equity in the planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy contexts. DOT is soliciting applications<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> for membership and would love your partnership spreading the word to your networks. The ACTE will consist of up to 25 members with cross-cutting experience at the intersections of civil rights, housing, health care, disability access, and environmental justice. It is expected that the Committee will meet quarterly. To apply, interested parties will need to submit a statement of interest and a statement of qualifications (such as a resume) to equity(a)dot.gov<mailto:equity@dot.gov>. Applications are due by COB on June 15. Join Us: DOT Equity Events ICYMI, DOT will be hosting two equity-focused virtual events in the coming days. On Thursday, May 19 from 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT, join our webinar<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> for potential applicants and their partners to get ready for the forthcoming Reconnecting Communities Pilot discretionary grant program<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. Register here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. On Wednesday, May 25 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT, join Secretary Buttigieg and other DOT leaders for a virtual Info Session on Transportation Equity<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> focused on our first-ever Equity Action Plan<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> and how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law can help advance transportation equity. Register and submit your questions here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. You are receiving this message because you subscribed to receive Transportation Equity updates from the U.S Department of Transportation (DOT). If you received this via a forwarded email, you can subscribe to receive these updates directly from DOT here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. DOT is hiring! Visit our careers website to learn more about the application process and current openings: DOT Careers<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. Prepare to do business with DOT! Learn more about small business programs and resources: DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. ________________________________ You are subscribed to DOT email updates. Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> Questions for DOT? Contact DOT<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> STAY CONNECTED [twitter] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> [facebook] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> [youtube] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> [flickr] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> [govdelivery] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> ________________________________ U.S. Department of Transportation | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington DC 20590 | 855-368-4200 [GovDelivery logo]<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>

3 years, 10 months

FHWA Senior Level Team Leader Position Open in Office Of Natural Environment

by Martinez, Victoria (FHWA)

Please consider applying for, or sharing with your networks, this FHWA opening: The Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty is recruiting a Lead Environmental Protection Specialist (GS-15) to serve as a Team Leader in the Office of Natural Environment. The duty location is Washington, DC, and the vacancy announcement opened today, Monday, May 16, 2022, and will close on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. We are seeking a senior level professional and technical expert to advance innovative strategies for addressing climate change and building resilient and sustainable transportation systems that are cost-effective, long-lasting, and efficient. The selected individual will lead an excellent team of resiliency and environmental specialists and will focus on multi-disciplinary issues regarding climate change, extreme weather, and natural disaster resiliency. The vacancy announcement can be found at: FHWA.HEP-2022-0012, (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees): https://www.usajobs.gov/job/654584900<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajo…>

3 years, 10 months

FYI - Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary grant program NOFO

by Martinez, Victoria (FHWA)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that the application process is now open for communities of all sizes to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year 2022 funding to help them ensure safe streets and roads for all and address the national roadway safety crisis. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary grant program<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trans…> provides dedicated funding to support regional, local, and Tribal plans, projects and strategies that will prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. The SS4A program supports the Department's comprehensive approach, laid out in the National Roadway Safety Strategy<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trans…>, to significantly reduce serious injuries and deaths on our Nation's highways, roads, and streets and is part of our work toward an ambitious long-term goal of reaching zero roadway fatalities. This comes at a time when traffic fatalities are at the highest level they have been at in over a decade. The primary goal of the SS4A grants is to improve roadway safety by supporting communities in developing comprehensive safety action plans based on a Safe System Approach<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trans…>, and implementing projects and strategies that significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries involving pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micromobility users, commercial vehicle operators; and motorists. Funding can also be used to support robust stakeholder engagement in order to ensure that all community members have a voice in developing plans, projects and strategies. Applications may come from individual communities, or groups of communities and may include Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), counties, cities, towns, other special districts that are subdivisions of a state, certain transit agencies, federally recognized Tribal governments, and multi-jurisdictional groups. The Department has made the application process to receive funding to develop a comprehensive safety action plan as easy as possible to reduce administrative burden and encourage broad participation in this new funding program, especially for smaller communities, Tribal governments and new federal funding recipients. The Safe Streets for All Notice of Funding Opportunity can be found at https://www.transportation.gov/SS4A<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trans…>. Applications are due on or before Sept. 15, 2022. The Department will convene a series of stakeholder webinars in June to help potential applicants learn about the SS4A Grant Program and what they need to know to prepare an application. 1. Monday, June 13: How to Apply for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Opportunity 2. Wednesday, June 15: How to Apply for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Opportunity: Focus on Action Plan Grants 3. Thursday, June 23: How to Apply for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Opportunity: Focus on Implementation Grants Additional information and resources about the SS4A Grant Program, including webinar links, also can be found at https://www.transportation.gov/SS4A<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trans…>.

3 years, 10 months

FYI - FW: INFORMATION/COMING SOON: Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program - DOT Webinar on May 19th from 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

by Martinez, Victoria (FHWA)

Please excuse multiple postings. Please share this information with your contacts. The U.S. Department of Transportation will host a webinar for potential applicants to get ready for the forthcoming Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) discretionary grant program<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trans…> on Thursday, May 19th from 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT. Please register here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fusdot.zoo…> to participate in the webinar. The Opportunity: Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program The Department anticipates posting one or more Notices of Funding Opportunity for the RCP Program in summer of 2022. The RCP was created under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will provide up to $1 billion over the next 5 years. The program's funds can support planning, capital construction, and technical assistance to equitably and safely restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation, or replacement of eligible transportation infrastructure facilities that create barriers to mobility, access, or economic development. Get Ready: Attend a Webinar on the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program On Thursday, May 19th, DOT invites you to join Christopher Coes, DOT Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, for a 60 minute webinar intended to help potential applicants and their partners better understand the upcoming program before its official launch. This introductory webinar is free and open to the public. It is intended for a broad range of attendees, including representatives of organizations eligible to receive funds under the RCP program: States, units of local governments, Federally recognized Tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, and owners of transportation facilities eligible for capital construction grants. If you/your members need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please contact ReconnectingCommunites(a)dot.gov.<mailto:ReconnectingCommunites@dot.gov> Learn More and Stay Connected: * Register for the RCP program Webinar on May 19, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fusdot.zoo…>. * Visit the RCP web page here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trans…>. * Subscribe to receive RCP program email updates here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fservice.g…>. * Consider additional DOT discretionary funding opportunities here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trans…>. Please share this information with your state and local partners. If you have any question about the program or would like to submit questions in advance of the webinar, please contact ReconnectingCommunities(a)dot.gov<mailto:ReconnectingCommunities@dot.gov>.

3 years, 10 months

FW: ACTION: Transportation Alternatives Guidance Webinar June 1

by Martinez, Victoria (FHWA)

FYI The purpose of this email is to inform you of a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Guidance<https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/guidance/> Webinar to be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, from 12:30 to 2:00 pm (ET) and ask that you share this information with the Target Audience. The webinar will describe the Guidance<https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/guidance/> released on March 30, 2022, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Policy<https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/building_a_better_am…>, financial management, project eligibility, safety, and other guidance topics. Target Audience This public webinar is open to all stakeholders interested in the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside. Please share this information with Division and State staff responsible for the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside<https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/>, Recreational Trails Program<https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/>, Safe Routes to School<https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/safe_routes_to_school/>, Bicycle and Pedestrian<https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/index.cfm> issues, Safety, and financial management, and to Federal Land Management Agencies, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and others who may be interested in the webinar. The webinar will be recorded and materials will be available after the presentation. Closed captions will be provided. * Participant link: https://usdot.zoomgov.com/j/1615200355?pwd=dDU2SWc3aUtCTit6RVE3VEZuRmRVQT09<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fusdot.zoo…> This webinar does not have a registration process. Interested participants should reserve time on their calendars and connect on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 12:30 pm (ET). Presenters * Moderator: Danielle Blackshear, Office of Human Environment * Policy Overview: Shari Schaftlein, Office of Human Environment * Overview of Guidance: Christopher Douwes, Office of Human Environment * Financial: Adam Makuley, Danial Parker, Office of the Chief Financial Officer * Project Selection: Harlan Miller, Office of Planning * Safety: Karen Scurry, Office of Safety Questions Participants may submit questions before the webinar to Christopher.douwes(a)dot.gov<mailto:Christopher.douwes@dot.gov> by May 26, 2022. Accommodation Requests The Federal Highway Administration is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please contact Christopher Douwes at 202-366-5013 or Christopher.douwes(a)dot.gov<mailto:Christopher.douwes@dot.gov> with your request by close of business May 26, 2022. Thank you. Shari Shari Schaftlein Director, Office of Human Environment FHWA, Room E74-310 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 Office: 202-366-5570

3 years, 10 months

Multiple Openings at FHWA - Climate change and Sustainable transportation systems - Environmental Protection Specialists (GS-13/14) positions -

by Martinez, Victoria (FHWA)

The Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty (Office of Natural Environment) is recruiting for multiple Environmental Protection Specialists (GS-13/14) positions. The duty location is Washington, DC, but we are also advertising under FHWA's Alternative Duty Location Program. The vacancy announcements opened today, Thursday, May 5, 2022, and close on Monday, May 16, 2022. We are seeking senior professionals to advance innovative strategies for addressing climate change and building resilient and sustainable transportation systems that are cost-effective, long-lasting, and efficient. The selected individuals will join an excellent team of resiliency, energy, and environmental specialists and will focus on multi-disciplinary issues regarding climate change, extreme weather, and natural disaster resiliency. The vacancy announcements can be found at: * FHWA.HEP-2022-0010, (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees): https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/652618500 * FHWA.HEP-2022-0011, (Open to FHWA Employees with Status - ADL): https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/652618300

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