The National Center for Rural Road Safety is excited to announce that the 2023 National Summit on Rural Road Safety will be held September 12-14, 2023 in Oklahoma City, OK. The Summit will be in partnership with the National Association of Development Organization’s (NADO) National Regional Transportation Conference (NRTC). The theme is “Resources for Rurals: […] Read More
December 1st, 2022 Event: NNTW partnered with the National Transportation Training Directors to present a workshop with The Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA/PATCO) that has successfully made use of the principles of comedy improvisation, such as deep listening, empathy, and collaborative trust to nurture leadership skills and cooperation throughout the organization and continue to build […] Read More
The National Center for Rural Road Safety is excited to announce the latest version of the Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP)! This national certificate program is designed to be a “Roadway Safety 101” course. It is best for practitioners in transportation, public health, and law enforcement who do not have deep road safety knowledge. The […] Read More
Front Range Community College (FRCC), in collaboration with highway contractors and state/local agencies including the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), and National Highway Institute (NHI), have established the nation’s first ever on-line Highway Maintenance Associates Degree. This 2-year program (60 credits across 4 semesters) prepares students for management positions in […] Read More
How do we champion women and people of color in the transportation workforce? What opportunities and barriers exist? Recognizing that fewer than 15% of the 15 million jobs in transportation are held by women, researchers with the Center for Urban Transportation Research (University of South Florida), the Mineta Transportation Institute (San José State University), Tennessee State University, and the […] Read More
March 17th, 2022 Webinar: The Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA/PATCO) was engaged in several large, mission-critical projects at a time when morale and trust, both internally and among external stakeholders, were low. They turned to lessons based on the principles of comedy improvisation, such as deep listening, empathy, and collaborative trust. Using a new strategic plan combining […] Read More