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Kentucky Local Technical Assistance Program - May 7, 2024

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Rev Up Your Awareness: May Marks Motorcyclist Safety Month

During the month of May, we are participating in Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. As motorcyclists begin their riding season in America, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and T2 remind all motorists that Motorcyclist's Safety is Everyone's Safety. Motorcycle safety is an ongoing responsibility for all road users. Each year motorcyclists are overrepresented in traffic crashes. Two leading contributors to this reality are speeding and alcohol impairment.


By consistently following safe driving and riding practices and sharing them with others, all motorists can help reduce the number of motorcyclists fatalities on America's roads.


To learn more about how NHTSA is helping to promote safe behaviors on our nation's roads, click here.

Roll the Dice on Recruitment & Retention for Webinar Wednesday

Our Webinar Wednesday series is back. This year, webinars will follow two informational tracks: Soft Skills & Transportation. These topics are applicable to transportation professionals and decision makers.


All Webinar Wednesday classes are held via Zoom from 9:00-10:00am. Webinar Wednesdays are approved by the Departments for Local Government (DLG) for the County Elected Officials Training Incentive Program. Webinars are worth one credit hour.


This year's topics include:

Ethical Decision Making | Mini Roundabouts | Recruitment & Retention |

Roadside Barriers 101 | Defusing Hostile Customers & Clients |

Local Road Safety Plans & Crash Data


More topics to be announced soon. Register for upcoming Webinar Wednesdays or follow along for updates on our website.

Recruitment & Retention

May 8, 2024


Does your employee recruitment resemble a game of einy, meeny, miney, moe? This webinar will offer some tips and tricks for tackling one of the riskiest things employers do - hire good, honest, and dependable employees who will stick around. We will examine best recruitment, interview, and retention strategies to help you find the best candidate for your open position(s).

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Become a Champion for Road Safety in Your Community

The Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) is a nationally-recognized certificate program designed to build a knowledgeable, safety-minded workforce, responsible for operating, maintaining, and designing local roads. Road Safety Champions prioritize safety and are motivated to implement safety improvements that reduce fatalities and serious injuries on rural and local roads. Aspiring Road Safety Champions take core courses as well as trainings specific to their line of work. When all requirements are met, participants will be awarded a Road Safety Champion Program Certificate.

Most Road Safety Champion Program webinars are held via Zoom from 9:00-11:00am. Road Safety Champion Program Zoom webinars are approved by the Departments for Local Government (DLG) for the County Elected Officials Training Incentive Program. Webinars are worth two credit hours.

May 22

June 26

July 24

August 28

September 25

October 23

Intersection of Transportation, Public Health, & Law Enforcement

Low-Cost Safety Measures

Intersection Safety

Local Road Safety Plans

Overview of Data & Tools

Countermeasures for Road Safety

Browse the program requirements on the Road Safety Champion webpage and register for upcoming webinars today.

Intersection of Transportation, Public Health, and Law Enforcement

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This two-hour training will discuss the need for transportation, public health, and law enforcement agencies to work together on Road-to-Zero strategies.


May 22, 2024

Register today


If you attend the Safety Summit Conference on May 14-16 (see below for more information), you may receive substitute credit for the Intersection of Transportation, Public Health, and Law Enforcement webinar. Contact miriam.reber@uky.edu after attending the conference to verify your credit.


A free offering of Traffic Incident Management (TIM), another RSCP elective, will also be offered at the Safety Summit.

Safer Together at Kentucky's Safety Summit Conference

The 2024 Safety Summit will be the first annual state conference featuring transportation safety topics for travelers and workers alike. It will bring together a combination of engineering, education, emergency services, enforcement, employee safety professionals, and transportation safety warriors to share best practices, research, and proven innovations.


Save your seat for three learning-packed days full of opportunities for networking, discussion, and information sharing.

Safer Together


May 14-16, 2024

Hyatt Regency | Lexington, KY


Register to attend

Celebrating Road Safety Champion Program Graduates

Please join us in congratulating our most recent participants, Lance Cook and Chuck Crabtree, on graduating from the Road Safety Champion Program. Graduates of RSCP must complete 24 hours of training and submit a final project.


Be the next Champion for Road Safety. Learn more about the program here.

Advancing Quality of Life for All:

Celebrating National Public Works Week

American Public Works Association (APWA) is proud to announce this year's theme for the 2024 National Public Works Week, Advancing Quality of Life for All. This year, join T2 in recognizing how public works professionals contribute to and enhance the quality of life in all the communities they proudly serve.


National Public Works Week will be recognized May 19-25, 2024.

TAP-IT! Sheets

Quick Reference Guides


The Technical Assistance Program, Information Transfer (TAP-IT!) sheets are quick reference guides used to highlight important topics applicable to local governments.


Other topics include horizontal alignment signing, low-cost safety measures, Safety Analysis Process, and more.

View our collection of TAP-IT! Sheets and other technical assistance resources on our website here.

Introduction to Road Safety

Learn about the three types of data collected regarding road safety -- crash frequency, crash rate, and crash outcomes -- and how these impact the countermeasures we take to improve road safety.

Salt Auction Deadline Nears


This year, KACO's salt auction will be held June 12 and 13. The deadline to register for participation is May 15. To register, go to www.kacoauctions.com.


Learn more or contact Lindsey Bowman with questions.

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