[H+T--Friends] FW: PBIC Walking and Bicycling in an Automated Future Webinar Series

FYI <http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=7ae385fc8506278c2e453ab5d&id=8411601df3&e=8a52516584> Webinar Announcement Upcoming Webinar Series: Walking and Bicycling in an Automated Future The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is hosting a free webinar series to bring together researchers, practitioners, advocates, policy makers, and industry leaders to think critically about the ways in which automated and connected vehicles may impact pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility, and how cities can remain or become safe and vibrant places for walking and bicycling as the revolution in vehicle automation continues. Part I: The Promise and Challenges of Automated Technologies Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern Time Register Here<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7ae385fc85062… Industry-leading experts from Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, VTTI’s Center for Vulnerable Road User Safety, and Charles River Analytics will share the latest in connected and automated technologies, and describe the challenges and potential for improving pedestrian and bicycle safety and mobility through these innovations. A facilitated discussion will follow. Part II: Policies to Prepare for an Automated Future Thursday, August 31, 2017 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern Time Register Here<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7ae385fc85062… In this webinar, speakers will discuss policy issues and tools that can guide the evolution of automated vehicles in a way that supports vibrant, multimodal communities. Hear perspectives from the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), academics from UC-Davis’s National Center for Sustainable Transportation, practitioners from Sam Schwartz Engineering, and city staff leading the Portland, OR Smart Autonomous Vehicles Initiative (SAVI). Ask questions and share your own ideas in a facilitated discussion afterward. ________________________________ PBIC offers free, public webinars approximately every month. To register for upcoming webinars and to access archived presentations, please visit www.pedbikeinfo.org/webinars<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage.com/tra…8a52516584>. Follow the PBIC on Twitter<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7ae385fc8… and Facebook<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=7ae385fc… and join the discussion [Image removed by sender. https://twitter.com/pedbikeinfo?lang=en]<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-ma… [Image removed by sender. https://www.facebook.com/pedbikeinfo]<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manag… [Image removed by sender. http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/index.cfm]<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manag… ________________________________ Since its inception in 1999, PBIC's mission has been to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is maintained by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. ________________________________ Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 300 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Add us to your address book<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=7ae385fc8506278c2e… Phone: 1.888.823.3977 Fax: 919.962.8710 www.pedbikeinfo.org<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?… If you no longer wish to receive these emails, simply unsubscribe from this list<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7ae385fc85062…p;c=c90ccbec04>. View this email in your browser<http://pedbikeinfo.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7ae385fc85…