The program for the second Fairfax Bike Summit, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 at George Mason University, is nearly finalized. Congressman Gerry Connolly and other dignitaries will welcome participants at 10 a.m.. The keynote speaker is Jeff Olson, author of the The Third Mode: Towards a Green Society, about the importance of walking and bicycling [...]
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YPT Event Discount: Smart Growth Social
Hey DC-area YPTers! The Coalition for Smarter Growth, the DC region's leading organization advocating for transit, pedestrian, and bicycling infrastructure, has invited YPT members and friends to attend its Smart Growth Social with special guest and author Jeff Speck on Wednesday, October 2. We've worked with the Coalition for Smarter Growth to offer YPT members and friends a special [...]
Register for ARTBA’s TransOvation Conference in San Jose
October 28-30 Dr. J Don TransOvation™ WorkshopThird Annual Event Held at San Jose Tech Museum of InnovationRegister: www.transovation.orgThere is little doubt Google’s driverless car and other technologies under development by manufacturers will transform the future of U.S. transportation. But, how will these innovations impact the design and construction of highways and bridges? What will it mean for [...]
Former Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to Speak at YPT Leadership Seminar
YPT is excited to host the former US Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta at its next Leadership Seminar, on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 6pm at AASHTO Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mark your calendars! Given Secretary Mineta’s most distinguished government career as Mayor and Congressman from San Jose, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, [...]
DC Event Alert: USDOT Workshop on Analysis of Network and Non-Network Impacts upon Traveler Choice
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is hosting a workshop on integrating traveler choice into transportation models and forecasts. This workshop provides an opportunity for stakeholders to provide input and perspectives that are necessary for advancing the state of the practice in traveler choice research. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, [...]