[H+T--Friends] Webinar: National Online Dialogue Results

Hi all, This might be worth attending. Note the emphasis on MAP-21 performance measures and the fact that the availability of ped/bike data is one of the topics that US DOT solicited ideas about in terms of performance measures. Phyllis ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: &lt;michael.nesbitt(a)dot.gov&gt; Date: Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 6:28 AM Subject: Webinar: National Online Dialogue Results To: michael.nesbitt(a)dot.gov ** ** Greetings:**** *Thank you for **viewing or contributing to FHWA’s National Online Dialogue on Improving Transportation Performance.* Your participation in the dialogue made it a success. During the dialogue, stakeholders explored a variety of important topics, such as the**** **** - Adequacy of arterial traffic volume data for performance management**** - Need for better trade-off analysis tools**** - Need for more peer-to-peer workshops **** - Availability of bicycle/pedestrian data**** - Development of methods for establishing performance measures and target setting**** *FHWA is hosting a webinar on how the results of the dialogue will be used. During the webinar, FHWA will share:***** - Details on how it is using selected idea submissions to shape its stakeholder engagement and communication activities.**** - Results from the online dialogue, including a full report for download. **** - Upcoming transportation performance management stakeholder engagement activities and opportunities**** **** *Please share the attached flyer and register for the Ideas in Action: National Online Dialogue Results Webinar***** * ***** Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012**** Time: 1:30-3:00 EDT**** To register for the webinar visit the link below:**** http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.as… **** **** **** *The archive of the National Online Dialogue will be available until August 17. ***** To review the archives visit : https://fhwaperformance.ideascale.com/<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/t… **** **** Coincidently, the dialogue concluded a few weeks before the signing of a 27-month authorization for surface transportation funding. Included in the 27-month funding authorization is language requiring the use of performance management principles. The dialogue allowed FHWA to have a timely, “no-harm” conversation with a diverse group of stakeholders on how the transportation community can better use performance management principles. * *** **** *A summary of highway priorities in the Moving America Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) can be found at * http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/summaryinfo.cfm<http://links.govdelivery.c… *. * * * *A pdf version can be downloaded at * http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/docs/map21_summary_hgwy_provisions.pdf<htt… **** **** For more additional information contact:**** **** Michael Nesbitt**** Stakeholder Engagement Lead**** Proposed Office of Transportation Performance Management**** 202-366-1179**** michael.nesbitt(a)dot.gov**** **** **** ------------------------------ [image: Description: http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwNzIz…] **** -- Communications Director Safe Transportation Research and Education Center<http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu/> (SafeTREC) University of California Transportation Center <http://www.uctc.net/> (UCTC) Institute for Urban and Regional Development <http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu/> (IURD) California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages<http://catsip.berkeley.edu/> (CATSIP) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#!/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#!/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#!/IURDBerkeley> @trbhealth <https://twitter.com/#!/trbhealth>