Thursday, May 9, 2024 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET)
About the Webinar:
Traffic congestion poses significant challenges to communities, impacting economic productivity, public health, and environmental sustainability. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) play a crucial role in addressing congestion through transportation policy and planning, but many MPO Board members lack essential knowledge of their role in influencing congestion management initiatives. This webinar covers the development and implementation of a training program aimed at educating MPO Board members on the complexities of multi-modal congestion and empowering them to enact effective solutions. Drawing on insights from transportation experts and collaboration with leading organizations in the field, the training program addresses key areas including federal regulations, MPO responsibilities, and congestion reduction techniques. Through a systematic approach, the training program equips MPO Board members with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the intricacies of congestion management and make informed decisions that positively impact their communities. By bridging the gap between knowledge and action, this research contributes to the advancement of transportation planning and management practices, fostering more sustainable and efficient urban transportation systems nationwide.
All MPO Board Member Training material addressed in this webinar can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/@mpocongestionreductiontraining
About the Presenters:
Jeff Kramer, AICP, is the program director for Transportation Planning, Policy, and Processes (TP3) at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, FL. His research primarily focuses on metropolitan and statewide transportation policy, planning, and processes and has published numerous reports, papers, and articles about various aspects of transportation planning, Mr. Kramer has worked with the Federal Highway Administration, state departments of transportation, MPOs, and statewide associations of MPOs on a variety of issues related to transportation policy and practices and has provided training for hundreds of MPO Governing Board members.
Tia Boyd, AICP is a research associate with the TP3 program at CUTR. Her research focuses on transportation decision-making, with an emphasis on multimodal transportation planning, public participation, and the social impacts of transportation. She led several projects developing methods and tools that support transportation planning processes. Tia has contributed to planning and engineering pedagogy with curricula for multimodal transportation planning, a textbook on multimodal transportation planning, and citizens’ academies geared toward community empowerment through education. She also serves in supporting roles for several projects focused on statewide and metropolitan policy, planning, and programming, and strategic and organizational management.
Taylor Dinehart, AICP is a research associate with the TP3 program at CUTR. Her research focuses on policy, land use, and technology as it relates to transportation, with an emphasis on accessibility, resiliency, and public health considerations in transportation planning. She has a Master of Regional and Urban Planning from the University of California – LA (UCLA) and a Master of Public Health from the University of South Florida. She has contributed to the development of projects related to corridor planning in the Greater Tampa Bay area and provides research support for projects related to congestion reduction, multi-modal transportation planning, Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO), and best practices for metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) policy and planning.
