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State DOT's can enhance their procurement practices for new and innovative transportation system technologies with this NCHRP report
METRANS shows how estimating truck traffic using existing infrastructure can support more informed transportation planning & policy decisions
Watch FHWA's Careers in Gear Summer Webinar Series, highlighting innovative workforce initiatives and success stories from across the nation
Read how LPAs are using automation and AI to overcome staffing shortages, modernize essential services, and build lasting resilience in public service
Read how state and local governments can integrate AI technologies into decision-making to enhance public services and governance
Help identify the barriers and opportunities for the reuse of steel in short-span bridges in California by taking this brief MIT research survey
Become your agency's first Road Safety Champion by registering to attend the National Rural Road Safety Center's new 2025 RSCP training season
Did you miss our ER Time Extension Workshop or are maybe managing an ER project? Take a deep dive into federal relief with this recorded session.
New CRP Report assesses FHWA's Every Day Counts Program impact on state, local, and tribal surface transportation communities
FHWA launches new "SAFE ROADS" roadway safety initiative that targets non-freeway arterial roads in need of safety enhancements
New NCHRP Report helps state DOTs identify the impact of autonomous vehicles on their maintenance programs
Access the latest SWITRS & TIMS data on pedestrian & bicycle safety for California counties (2020-2024) using this updated CATSIP resource
Learn what UC Berkeley experts like SafeTREC director Julia Griswold are doing to make traffic safer in her Traffic Safety 101 in 101 seconds video
Read the July issue of APWA's Reporter Magazine to learn about news in engineering, construction, and APWA Projects of the Year!
The recording of FHWA's most recent Talking Freight webinar, discussing its "Military at the Table" initiative is now available to watch
AUG
2025
TRAINING
8/4/25 - 8/7/25
The course introduces the functional requirements of pavement for different purposes, including streets, roads, highways, and bicycle/pedestrian paths, and the types of pavement that can meet those functional requirements. The class provides a basic understanding of how pavement ...
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2025
Training
8/6/25
The Wisconsin Traffic Operations & Safety (TOPS) Laboratory and FHWA are hosting a series of trainings on Traffic Incident Management (TIM) for first responders. This two-hour instructor-led webinar focuses on the best practices for prevention, response and follow-up ...
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2025
Conference
8/17/25 - 8/20/25
The 2025 APWA Public Works Expo (PWX) is taking place this August 17-20 at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago, IL. PWX provides a first-class multi-modal learning experience designed for professionals at all levels and across the entire spectrum of public works. ...
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2025
Workshop
8/18/25 - 8/20/25
Are you struggling with how to seek and secure the funding needed to bring your Tribal transportation and infrastructure projects to life? If so, you won’t want to miss the upcoming National Tribal Grant Writing Workshop! This comprehensive 3-day event is designed to ...
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2025
TRAINING
8/19/25
Local Assistance Day (LAD) is a free quarterly webinar that provides a regular platform for California’s local public agencies to connect directly with subject matter experts on topics ranging from critical industry announcements to local project delivery policies, processes, ...
AUG
2025
Webinar
8/19/25
The Caltrans Division of Local Assistance (DLA) invites you to join its Local Assistance Day statewide webinar, a quarterly event meant to inform RTPAs, MPOs, local agencies, and other interested transportation parties. Local Assistance Day subjects cover information sharing, ...
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2025
Webinar
8/20/25
Join us for this free 60-minute webinar from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) on New Opportunities for Advance Mitigation: Connectivity Advance Mitigation. Thousands of miles of built infrastructure impede the movements of wildlife in California, ...
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2025
Webinar
8/20/25 - 8/21/25
Join FHWA's Office of Freight Management & Operations for a two-day virtual peer exchange with industry leaders and public-sector professionals on local and regional freight research. This peer exchange will share successful models, identify key opportunities, ...
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2025
Workshop
8/20/25
The Caltrans Active Transportation Program (ATP) team is hosting a free 2-hour workshop that outlines next steps for Cycle 7 awarded agencies on how to begin their projects. ATP Cycle 7 is expected to provide about $568M in project funding that's made up of federal, state ...
AUG
2025
TRAINING
8/25/25 - 8/28/25
This course will orient participants within the bicycle planning discipline, familiarize them with tools and accepted practice, and connect them with essential planning, design, and policy resources. The course covers concepts, practices, and policies employed by the most bicycle-friendly ...
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2025
Webinar
8/27/25
The Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) invites you to its next webinar to learn about two California health databases that can be used to demonstrate need and provide additional context when applying for the Active Transportation Program (ATP). The Healthy Places ...
SEP
2025
TRAINING
9/2/25 - 9/25/25
This twelve-session, live online course is intended to help traffic engineers prepare for the California Traffic Engineer exam to become a professional Traffic Engineer in California. The course includes a set of sample problems for each session with fully-developed solutions ...
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