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Multidisciplinary Roadway Safety Series – Ames

Event Details
LOCATION

Ames, Iowa

VENUE

Institute for Transportation
Room 4040
2711 S Loop Dr #4700
Ames, IA 50010

Map

DATES

October 8, 2024

TIME

Registration check-in begins at 7:45 a.m.
Workshop starts at 8:30 a.m.

Event Contact
David Veneziano
InTrans, Iowa LTAP
515-294-5480
dvenez@iastate.edu

Description

The Multidisciplinary Roadway Safety Series (formerly the Local Road Safety Workshops) is an annual series held at convenient locations in Iowa to provide the most current information and advice for improving safety on local agencies’ roads and streets in terms of planning, law enforcement, education, and engineering. This is an opportunity to hear about the latest work and programs aimed at reducing fatal crashes on Iowa roadways from various safety partners in the state, including the Iowa DOT Traffic and Safety, Local Systems and Systems Planning Bureaus, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Iowa Division, Governors Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB), and the Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP).

Who Should Attend?

Interested professionals from engineering and planning agencies, law enforcement, consulting, and other disciplines interested in an opportunity to meet, learn, interact, and share experiences, opinions, and suggestions for strengthening and expanding the overall safety program for local roads and streets in Iowa in a multi-disciplinary manner.

Agenda and Presenters

  • 8:30 AM          Welcome and Introductions, Overview of the day
  • 8:40 AM          Safety Funding Case Studies (LTAP)
  • 8:55 AM          Implementing the Safe Systems Approach (FHWA)
  • 9:25 AM          Rural Safety Peer Exchange (LTAP)
  • 9:35 AM          Rural Roadway Safety Countermeasures (LTAP)
  • 10:05 AM        Break
  • 10:20 AM        Update – Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria 6th Edition (Iowa DOT)
  • 10:30 AM        Traffic Safety Improvement Program Considerations (Iowa DOT)
  • 11:00 AM         Local Sheriff’s Top 5 Safety Issues (Local Law Enforcement)
  • 11:30 AM         Automated Speed Enforcement Update (Iowa DOT)
  • 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM – Lunch
  • 12:30 PM         Distracted Driving: The Legislative History of Hands-Free (DPS/GTSB)
  • 1:00 PM           Iowa Driver’s Education Perspectives (Iowa DOT)
  • 1:30 PM           Break
  • 1:35 PM           Roadway Cross Section Reconfiguration (LTAP)
  • 1:45 PM           Local Systems Bureau Updates and Safety Project Funding (Iowa DOT)
  • 2:15 PM           Wrap-up/Evaluations/Adjourn
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