The May 19 Talking Freight is now available for registration. Please visit http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm to register.

 

Date: May 19, 2010

Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET

Topic: Data for State and Local Freight Planning

Description: State and local transportation planning typically requires data at a resolution higher than most national data sources offer. In many cases national data must be supplemented by local data and models to plan state and local projects. This session will review what national sources such as FAF can offer; provide examples of successful state and local data collection and modeling efforts; and describe other work previously done and currently underway (e.g., NCFRP-20 to produce a guidebook that identifies resources and procedures for developing local and corridor level commodity flow databases).

Presenters:

·         Dike Ahanotu, Cambridge Systematics

·         Michael Anderson, University of Alabama Huntsville

·         Other Presenters TBD

Talking Freight seminars are eligible for 1.5 AICP Certification Maintenance Credits (for AICP members). In order to receive credit, you must attend the full seminar and login to the seminar with your full name or type your full name into the chat area during the seminar if you are in a room with a group of people. Visit the AICP web site for more information about AICP Certification Maintenance Credits.

If you have not yet participated in Talking Freight, I encourage you to do so. These monthly seminars, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, are held via web conference, which means that you view the PowerPoint presentations over the Internet while listening to the presenters over your computer or the telephone. There is no cost involved and you do not have to leave your desk to participate. More information about Talking Freight is available at http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm  Links to past presentations and recordings are available on http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/freightplanning/talking.htm.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Symoun, SAIC, 703-676-6849 or [log in to unmask]