This may be of interest to some on this list. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Nov. 16 NaTMEC webinar focuses on bicycle and pedestrian exposure data Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:38:15 +0000 From: NaTMEC 2020 &lt;natmechost(a)gmail.com&gt; Reply-To: natmechost(a)gmail.com To: edc(a)berwyned.com Nov. 16 NaTMEC webinar focuses on bicycle and pedestrian exposure data view email in browser <https://mailchi.mp/cd0ef20a596e/register-for-natmec-12524234?e=bd10461117> NaTMEC Webinar: Getting at Pedestrian and Bicyclist Exposure from Three Different Approaches NaTMEC is partnering with the Institute of Transportation Engineers <https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d67fec46e0bd96be8050f354&id=2c55bf4f62&e=bd10461117> on a series of free webinars <https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d67fec46e0bd96be8050f354&id=302ec81061&e=bd10461117> to continue the learning and dialogue surrounding multimodal traffic monitoring programs. The next webinar, to be held November 16, is titled "Getting at Pedestrian and Bicyclist Exposure from Three Different Approaches." <https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d67fec46e0bd96be8050f354&id=372d4eb275&e=bd10461117> Details: /Date: /November 16, 2020, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Registration: Visit here <https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4d67fec46e0bd96be8050f354&id=bc23457682&e=bd10461117> to register and for more info. /Presenters:/ * Sean Co, Director of Special Projects, Streetlight Data * Shawn Turner, Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) * Sarah Searcy, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager, Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) /Description: /Bicycle and pedestrian exposure data are needed to help contextualize crash data and determine crash rates. Without the crash rate based on reliable exposure data, it is difficult to understand and accurately determine if crash increases are due to more people on the road or other factors. The first presentation summarizes efforts to launch a statewide pedestrian and bicyclist monitoring program at Texas DOT and provides a foundation for one approach to institutionalize the collection of these exposure data. The second presentation exemplifies how big data can be used to create an exposure map of bicyclists in San Francisco and shows that the number of crashes and the number of people bicycling is needed to understand which corridors have higher risk through crash rates. Finally, a unique type of pedestrian exposure is described through data collection efforts to determine the extent of pedestrian trespassing events along railways in North Carolina. /Learning Objectives:/ * Become familiar with different program strategies and elements used to implement a statewide pedestrian and bicyclist monitoring program. * Understand how location-based service apps combined with machine learning can differentiate transportation modes to identify bicycling activity. * Recognize how estimating the universe of pedestrian trespassing along railroads provides a more complete picture of exposure than the limited strike data available through the Federal Rail Administration that only represents crash events. 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