There is a direct relationship between transportation investments and community resilience, equity, and sustainability. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern that explored how transportation agencies and state departments of transportation (DOTs) have ensured that quality-of-life considerations are comprehensively incorporated into community planning and project development processes through guidebooks, procedures, best practice research, and training. Presenters also highlighted experiences with developing and refining resources designed to incorporate community resources and impacts into transportation decision-making and project planning processes.

This webinar was sponsored by TRB’s Standing Technical Committee on Community Resources and Impacts

The slides and recording are available. 

Webinar agenda and presenters

• Community impact assessment in the United States - John Sherrill, Illinois DOT and Jesus M. Barajas, University of California, Davis
• Promoting public health though transportation - Nissa Tupper, Minnesota DOT
• Question and answer session moderated by Traceé Strum-Gilliam, PRR

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Propose solutions to transportation problems that incorporate community quality-of-life considerations
• Use both qualitative and quantitative data in impact assessments

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar was approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please visit the Certification Maintenance section of APA’s website to claim your credits: https://www.planning.org/cm/. If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact the APA.