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Kentucky Local Technical Assistance Program - May 04, 2021 | |
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This month, the KY LTAP is offering two interactive webinars, completely free of cost. Each webinar will be worth one professional development hour, and will be recorded for training purposes.
For more information, visit www.kyt2.com/web and remember to bookmark or download our interactive PDF on the bottom of this newsletter so you can stay up to date on our latest webinars that we have available.
All webinars are held in Eastern Standard Time.
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Delivering Big Results with Smaller Roundabouts
May 12
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Demands for road improvements will always exceed resources available to address all needs. Right sizing roundabouts at the appropriate locations is a means to address inadequate funding dilemmas. The Washtenaw County Road Commission has built multiple smaller roundabouts on high speed approaches dating back to 2015. This presentation will provide a time line of those projects and lessons learned so other agencies can determine if building smaller roundabouts is right for their community.
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Speaker: Mark McCulloch has been with Washtenaw County since 1999. He is a leader in the new trend of right-sizing roundabouts at high speed approach intersections to enhance safety and improve efficiencies while stretching limited resources for other uses. McCulloch is a graduate of Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. | |
Speaker: Mike Vaughn is a Transportation Engineer Specialist for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. In his current role, Mike is one of three engineers who in the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). Mike has worked for the KYTC since January 2003. His experience in the Cabinet includes work as a Design Engineer, Bridge Engineer, the Statewide Value Engineering Coordinator, and currently with HSIP. Mike earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky in December 2002. | |
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The Carrot or the Stick? Employee Engagement
May 26
9:00 am - 10:00 am
More now than ever, agencies that maintain highways, roads, and streets are counted on to provide fast, high quality service because good maintenance saves lives andmoney. Meanwhile, the roadway system is growingv in size and complexity, and government agencies are under ever-greater scrutiny by the public to perform at their very best. While maintenance needs increase, the workers, equipment, and funds remain in short supply. Shortages or not, it is vital that workers do good work. The best and quickest way to encourage this is through effective motivation and engagement by their immediate supervisors. This webinar looks at what makes agencies successful,how to define worker needs and wants, and how to take advantage of those for increased productivity and employee engagement. Is it the Carrot or the Stick? Join us and find out!
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Speaker: Todd Morrison is a Technology Transfer Engineer with the Technology Transfer Program, Kentucky Transportation Center. He retired from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet after serving in the Divisions of Construction, Maintenance and Traffic. At the Cabinet, he worked with environmental, work zone, construction and maintenance concerns as an Environmental Coordinator, Maintenance/Traffic Engineer, and as a Branch Manager for Operations. As a Branch Manager, Todd supervised 225 employees as a first, second- and third-line supervisor. Todd is also a KY Certified Public Manager. | |
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May is...
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Get Up to Speed on Motorcycles
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In 2019, there were 5,014 motorcyclists killed in traffic crashes, a decrease from 2018 (5,038). Those deaths accounted for 14% of the total highway fatalities that year.
This May, NHTSA wants to ensure that all vehicle drivers Get Up to Speed on Motorcycles. This campaign helps motorists understand standard motorcycle driving behaviors and learn how to drive safely around motorcycles on our roadways. Safe riding practices and cooperation from all road users will help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on our nation’s highways. It’s especially important for motorists to understand the safety challenges faced by motorcyclists, such as size and visibility, and motorcycle riding practices like downshifting and weaving to know how to anticipate and respond to them. By raising motorists’ awareness, both drivers and riders will be safer sharing the road.
According to NHTSA, per vehicle miles traveled, motorcyclists are approximately 28 times more likely than people in passenger cars to die in a traffic crash.
For more information and to learn about motorcycle safety, visit NHTSA's website here.
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We are offering online, instructor-led courses through the Zoom platform and self-guided courses through Canvas. Participants are able to interact with the instructor and other participants. We are offering a wide range of courses from one hour to six hours depending on the topic. Registration is quick and easy, and we have many guides/videos to help get you familiar with our online format. | |
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Have you or one of your co-workers recently built an innovative gadget or developed an improved way to do a job? Well, now is the time to show off your creativity. The Technology Transfer Program (T2) at the Kentucky Transportation Center is participating in the 2021 Build a Better Mousetrap National Competition sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration’s Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP).
The Build a Better Mousetrap National Competition’s purpose is to collect and distribute real world examples of best practices, tips from the field, and assist in the transfer of technology for local and county transportation workers and other LTAP/TTAP clients.
We are looking for projects that you, your employees or crew designed and built. Projects can be anything from the development of tools, equipment modification, and/or processes that increase safety, reduce cost, improve efficiency, and improve the quality of transportation.
In each category, we are looking for original, innovative projects that provide long-term value to the transportation community. In selecting an honoree, the following criteria will be considered:
• Overall Impact
• Community/Agency Benefit
• Originality
• Applicability to others
• Cost/Time Effectiveness
Submit entries to us at the Kentucky LTAP Center, where an independent panel of judges will pick a state winner. State winners will be announced at the annual Roads Scholar/Road Master graduation.
The deadline to submit your entry is June 04, 2021.
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National Seat Belt Enforcement | |
Seat belts have been proven to be one of the best ways to save your life in a crash. Yet, many still don't buckle up. Worse still, not wearing a seat belt is a habit that will pass on to impressionable youth who, in turn, will think it is safe to not buckle up.
Statistics show that passenger vehicle occupants are buckling up more during the day, but not enough at night. This mobilization is created to increase awareness 24-7, but a strong enforcement effort is urged between the nighttime hours of 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. due to the significant number of violators and fatal crashes during this time.
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Short Duration/Mobile Work Zone | |
This course is a week long, self-guided course. The course will open at 8am on Monday and close at 5pm on Friday. If course work is not completed within the week, the participant will be considered a no show and forfeit the registration fee. Must have internet connectivity to participate.
The purpose of the Short Duration/Mobile Work Zone Training is to provide guidance on short duration and mobile activities while maintaining proper traffic control when performing right-of-way mowing, litter pickup, tree trimming, and spraying operations in accordance with MUTCD and KYTC standards.
We are offering these courses once every month with our next course scheduled for May 17-21. For more information and how to register, click below:
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