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Registered attendees only

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This workshop will examine how to build a digital outreach plan to include historically marginalized and underreached community members in local decision making.

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If you're ready to step through the process of setting contextually-appropriate speed limits on city streets, then this is the workshop for you.

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Registered attendees only

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Peer network meetings

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Presented by Populus

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Presented by one.network

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Presented by Nelson\Nygaard

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Presented by Knight Foundation

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Presented by Ford

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Presented by WSP

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Presented by Saris

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The People’s Improv Theater (The PIT) is teaming up with NACTO to present an exciting, participatory, and fun-fueled 30 minute virtual comedy show!

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Rose Luma is a Certified 500hr Yoga Instructor and Health Coach who has used her practice to create and sustain supportive environments for behavior change.

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In this workshop, participants will learn to infuse equity into their work so that the projects they contribute to may become more equitable.

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In this workshop, hear case studies from four cities that pivoted a project or planning process, working quickly to launch new pilots or overhaul existing existing plans.

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This workshop will examine how cities can evaluate which temporary pop-ups should be converted to permanent projects.

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This workshop aims to help cities align curbside management practices with broader goals of urban sustainability.

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Presented by Ford

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Presented by AARP

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Presented by Waze

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Presented by Zipcar

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Participants will engage in meaningful facilitated discussion on the role of Black spaces in personal and professional life.

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This is an affinity space for people identifying as white to grapple together with their role as white people to address racism, particularly in professional settings.

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This affinity group will discuss the unique experiences and needs of Non-Black planners of color and how to use our relative privilege to take action towards anti-racism and racial justice.

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Registered attendees only

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This workshop will help transportation professionals identify and partner with systematically excluded people and businesses.

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Learn to look at streets through the lens of children and caregivers, and to integrate play, joy, and beauty into safe street design.

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How can cities structure a micromobility program that improves access for residents and is economically and environmentally sustainable?

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Presented by Zipcar

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Presented by Transoft

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Presented by Fehr & Peers

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Presented by Ford

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Share experiences with fatality increases and decreases since Covid-19 public health emergency, including patterns, insights, and any mitigation projects. What data can we be collecting to better understand patterns, and what implications could this have for safety post-covid? Format Charrette +

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Desired Outcomes Sharing ideas, insights and resources; networking and mutual support Format Open discussion Attendee Cap 20 Who is welcome to attend? All welcome Host Company or Agency Rethinking Childhood Tuesday, December 8 12:15 PM ET | 9:15 AM PT Registered attendees only Pre-registration is required to access the session “Join”

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Share and hear from others about what inspired us to join the transportation field. This is also a time for reflection on the things that help us want to stay in the field at times when things are

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Registered attendees only

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Signals. What can't they do? (Narrator: they *can* help manage speeds.) Hear short talks from signal ninjas, and then share your greatest signal phasing triumph, most complicated conflict scenarios, or emerging traffic control solutions. Learn from each other about using

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Bike share has become an integrated part of transportation systems in many US cities. In Metro Boston, as Bluebikes approaches its 10-year anniversary, we've learned a lot about managing a publicly owned bike share system. This year in particular, we've

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Who else is interested in hearing how other cities program manage their Vision Zero programs? Topics could include: Integrating Vision Zero throughout the DPW/DOT and other city departments Program structure/organization structures Program governance Documenting Action Plan progress (quarterly/annually) Document Action

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Learn how jurisdictions are designing intersections where BAT lanes are adjacent to bike lanes. Discussion regarding thresholds for mitigating right turns across bike lanes - conflict marking v.

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Sharing relevant information on San Francisco’s (and other cities if identified) efforts to implement temporary emergency transit lanes as part of the City’s COVID-19 response and economic recovery in the face of impending budget cuts. The discussion will cover the challenges of developing political support, prioritizing corridors, making

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Let's share strategies and responses to constituent requests (and complaints) related to time- and/or capital-intensive interventions, such as traffic-calming tools, bike lanes, or new crosswalks. Here in Boston, we struggle with balancing responding to constituents who have concerns beyond the basics

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Let's share ideas and chat about how to carry temporary pop-ups, bike paths, or shared streets through the cold winter months. Cities welcomed new, innovative, shared, and temporary street uses this spring as the pandemic hit - can we

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We’re excited that a virtual convening means it’s easier for transportation practitioners from across the globe to join us. The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is coordinating Global Day on December 9 to make space for learning and connection across

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We’re excited that a virtual convening means it’s easier for transportation practitioners from across the globe to join us. The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is coordinating Global Day on December 9 to make space for learning and connection across

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We’re excited that a virtual convening means it’s easier for transportation practitioners from across the globe to join us. The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is coordinating Global Day on December 9 to make space for learning and connection across

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We’re excited that a virtual convening means it’s easier for transportation practitioners from across the globe to join us. The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is coordinating Global Day on December 9 to make space for learning and connection across

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Learn to look at streets through the lens of children and caregivers, and to integrate play, joy, and beauty into safe street design.

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If you’re ready to step through the process of setting contextually-appropriate speed limits on city streets, then this is the workshop for you.

Breakout Session

We’re excited that a virtual convening means it’s easier for transportation practitioners from across the globe to join us. The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is coordinating Global Day on December 9 to make space for learning and connection across

Breakout Session

We’re excited that a virtual convening means it’s easier for transportation practitioners from across the globe to join us. The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is coordinating Global Day on December 9 to make space for learning and connection across

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Conversation and proposed approaches about interpreting 'equity' and 'accessibility' in transportation or transition plans, and how to operationalize these into day-to-day decision making processes. Desired Outcomes Conversation and proposed approaches about interpreting 'equity' and 'accessibility' in transportation or transition plans, and how to

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Discuss strategies for maintaining project momentum across new administrations, changing priorities, or stakeholder controversy. We especially welcome stories of large projects that may take multiple years to plan, design, and build. Format Open discussion Attendee Cap 20 Who is welcome to attend? Everyone Host Company or Agency DDOT Wednesday,

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Discuss next steps for temporary projects installed in 2020 to support active transportation. Hosts Barbara Grey (General Manager of Transportation Services, Toronto) and Juan Jose Mendez (Secretary of Transportation and

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In 2020 Boston built an unexpected and incredible amount of protected bike lanes. Learn how we did it and what challenges we faced along the way. Boston’s Healthy Streets initiative accelerated the delivery of key projects in our long-term transportation plan,

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Share reflections and lessons learned from places that have had big shifts in culture and funding towards active transportation, safety and transit infrastructure. Thoughts on how solid foundations in planning, programs, process, trust-building, inclusive infrastructure, and much more all lay

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How are city agencies/departments incorporating green elements, from rain gardens to planters, into their projects, and what are the mechanisms they are using to maintain this infrastructure without relying on Neighborhood organizations to bear the main responsibility/cost? How are they

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The COVID-19 pandemic, its economic impacts, and the movement for racial justice have affected how city and county policymakers approach new mobility policy. During this event, participants will hear from the City of L.A. on their approach, as well as

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In the time of social distancing, Boston Transportation Department (BTD) has made extensive use of ESRI's Storymaps to create interactive "virtual open houses" for projects at various stages of delivery. We will share several examples, discuss

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Share ideas and tips to get established in the field, find mentorship, grow professional networks, and advance. Format Open Discussion with some Facilitated Questions Attendee Cap 350 Who is welcome to attend? Open to all attendees (new and more experienced) to both listen and share their

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Let's reflect, identify opportunities, and commit to personal actions to remove barriers in our work. More information: During this session, the facilitator will offer personal examples of mistakes and mishaps that she has caused and encountered while working to create processes that are welcoming to more people. Participants

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Space for city DOT staff to have an open discussion and share ideas, challenges on the role of enforcement in Vision Zero / Traffic Safety, especially from the lens of racial disparities in traffic enforcement. Key topic areas include:

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Public agency staffers will learn and share project communications strategies, public engagement tactics, and outreach best practices in today's world. Attendees will work together to avoid potential pitfalls and tackle communication barriers of real-world transportation projects and programs. Format Workshop Attendee Cap 20 Who is

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Strengthen collective knowledge and technical skills to more effectively serve Black, Brown, and low income populations via transit service amidst pandemic induced financial constraints. Format Panel & Open Discussion Attendee Cap 250 Who is welcome to attend? Priority to Black and Brown participants and those actively

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How to organize around a multimodal recovery plan How to work with other government organizations during a crisis (department of public health, economic recovery task force, etc.) How to evaluate temporary measures on the 'road' to permanence Format Presentation, followed by

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Connect with other urban planning professionals passionate about conservation and biodiversity Brainstorm ways to incorporate conservation work into our jobs as transportation planners and designers Co-create and envision a future where all built environment projects create safe habitat for

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We’re excited that a virtual convening means it’s easier for transportation practitioners from across the globe to join us. The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is coordinating Global Day on December 9 to make space for learning and connection across

Breakout Session

We’re excited that a virtual convening means it’s easier for transportation practitioners from across the globe to join us. The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is coordinating Global Day on December 9 to make space for learning and

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Get yourself a drink and commiserate. We'll swap stories about the times we just *could not*. The times a colleague told you a barrier wasn't visible even though it had an object marker sign on it. When a resident told you

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Share experiences forming and working with outreach advisory groups Identify resources and best practices Troubleshoot challenges together Discuss strategies to adapt to COVID-19 Format Open discussion Attendee Cap 20 Who is welcome to attend? Open to all! Host Company or Agency City of Boston, Boston Transportation Department Thursday,

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Many cities are grappling with large freeway projects and figuring out how to take advantage of the investments while ensuring they avoid negative impacts, meet the community’s needs and

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Create a feeling of proximity and empathy among participants after sharing fun, curious, exciting, difficult moments that we lived while implementing projects in our city. Format Open Discussion, each participant will have a set time to share a story Attendee Cap 10 Who is welcome

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Registered attendees only

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Hear from one another about what's working and what isn't, how your peer cities maintain their stuff on the street, and help keep NACTO up to speed! Format Open Discussion Attendee Cap 30 Who is welcome to attend? Everyone Host Company or Agency City of Providence, City and

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We can all use some well wishes. This is a space for you to share what you're planning (work, personal, or other) in the near future and to receive a few words of encouragement as #NACTO2020 comes to an end. May

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Understand how jurisdictions around the country are handling requirements for loading in relation to development proposals. Issues, balancing acts, technical analysis, solutions - an overall picture of the complex issues involved. Have the struggles resulted in changes to perspective, to