Register now for 7/25 Caltrans Research Workshop: Developing an Active Transportation Census Program

July 11, 2022

SafeTREC's Julia Griswold to present in Caltrans Research Workshop

 Developing an Active Transportation Census Program"

Registration is now open for a virtual workshop hosted by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST), "Developing an Active Transportation Census Program" which will be held Monday, July 25, 2022 from 8am - 12:30pm PT. SafeTREC Researcher Julia Griswold will join fellow researchers from Caltrans, UNC's Highway Safety Research Center and Texas A&M to discuss the efforts to design an active transportation census program.

Event Overview

This workshop will help to build a common understanding among Caltrans staff and partner agencies to facilitate development of a statewide active transportation census program. Major workshop topics include: 1) the purpose of and vision for creating a statewide active transportation census program; 2) key considerations for designing and operating an active transportation census program; and 3) integrating the census program with emerging, third-party data sources to provide information across the entire transportation network.

Workshop Agenda:

Welcoming RemarksCaltrans' commitment to developing a statewide active transportation census program. Speaker: David Man, Caltrans.

Federal Perspective:Why collecting bicycle and pedestrian count data is important. Speaker: Darren Buck, Federal Highway Administration

Keynote Address: Developing a successful active transportation census program. Speaker: Elizabeth Stolz, Marlin Engineering

Overview Presentations: The nuts and bolts of designing an active transportation census program. Speakers: Andreas Krause, Caltrans; Krista Nordback, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; Philip Stark, UC Berkeley; Julia Griswold, UC Berkeley; Phil Lasley, Texas A&M

Panel Discussion: The California experience with designing and operating active transportation census programs. Speakers: Hina Chanchlani, Southern California Association of Governments; and TBD.

Presentation: Integrating continuous bike/pedestrian counts with emerging third-party data sources. Speaker: Sirisha Kothuri, Portland State University.

Closing Remarks: Next steps. Andreas Krause, Caltrans.

Visit the event website for more information and resources.