**Last Week to Register**

Caltrans Local Assistance Day

November 4, 2025, 8:30am – 11:30am PT

It's not too late to register for Caltrans' Local Assistance Day, a statewide webinar meant to inform RTPAs, MPOs, local agencies, and all others.

Planned Topics Include:



• The Buy America Final Rule
• SafeTREC's Active Transportation Data Portal
• Office of Federal Programs Update
• Office of Project Management & Oversight
• Obligation Authority
• Repeat Inactive Projects Notification
• National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program

Workshop: Intro to ATP Planning & Design



The ATRC is hosting free in-person workshops on Active Transportation Planning & Design at sites across California to introduce ATP concepts to planners, engineers, public health practitioners, CBOs, and other champions who might have little to no experience in active transportation planning.

Dates & Locations:

• December 3, 2025, 9 – 4pm PST - Riverside
• January 28, 2026, 9 – 4pm PST - Bakersfield
• February 26, 2026, 9 – 4pm PST - Oakland

Workshop: SB1 Guidelines Development Kick-Off

November 20, 2025, 1pm – 4pm PT

The CTC is hosting a virtual kick-off workshop to begin developing 2026 guidelines for competitive programs under Senate Bill 1 (SB1).

Covered in this Workshop:

• Local Partnership Program (LPP)
• Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP)
• Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP)

Workshop: Strategies to Foster 
the Implementation of Knowledge Management

November 7, 2025, 12pm – 1:30pm PT



AASHTO is hosting an online workshop about knowledge management strategies that have been implemented at state DOTs to help other agencies use lessons from their experience to help shape future implementations.

Topics Include:

• Knowledge Strategy & Orchestration
• Social Learning & Communities
• Knowledge Capture
• Workforce Planning & Development
• Information Curation & Management

Conference: 2025 Ohio Roundabouts

December 10, 2025, 9am – 4:30pm PT



The Ohio LTAP is hosting a 1-day conference to bring together transportation planners, design engineers, elected officials and others involved with current or future Roundabouts in their communities.

Presentation Topics Include:

• A Deeper Look: The Science Behind Roundabout Design
• Future-Proofing Roundabouts: Designing for Expansion & Safety
• Delivering Public Results with Small Roundabouts
• Public Education on Roundabout Navigation

This conference is ideal for agency employees, consultants, contractors and others involved in planning for, installing or maintaining roundabouts.

Webinar: Leading Pedestrian Intervals

November 3, 2025, 11am – 12:30pm PT

ITE is hosting a webinar that focuses on the benefits and best practices of implementing Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs) to improve pedestrian safety and visibility at signalized intersections.

Webinar Topics:

• Purpose & safety benefits of LPI
• Criteria & conditions for implementing LPI
• Identifying LPI phases within signal timing diagrams

Webinar: Diagnostic Assessments & Countermeasure Selection in the Safe System

November 4, 2025, 9am – 10:30am PT



TRB's webinar shares tools & methods for conducting diagnostic assessments and selecting countermeasures within the Safe System framework.

Presenters will discuss how to differentiate between human factors and driver behavior issues, assess contributing factors to crashes, and identify countermeasures that align with underlying causes.

Webinar Agenda:

• Framework & toolbox for diagnostic assessments
• Procedures & decision trees for countermeasure selection
• Real-world applications & benefits to the traffic safety practitioner
• Q&A Session (moderated by TRB's Richard Retting)

Webinar: Rehabilitation 
Strategies for Concrete Pavements

November 12, 2025, 10am – 12pm PT

AASHTO is hosting a free webinar about its Pavement ME Design (PMED) program; software that analyzes various rehabilitation and preventive maintenance strategies for both jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP) and continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP).

Webinar Topics Include:

• Different JPCP & CRCP rehabilitation options available in PMED
• Material & design property inputs for existing concrete pavement
• Typical rehabilitation performance outcomes
• Using preventive maintenance to reset certain performance parameters
• Handling of joint reinforced concrete pavements in the PMED program

Other Upcoming Trainings & Events

Using Concrete Overlays for Local Agencies | Oct 30, 2025, 9am–10am PT

Join this free webinar to explore the benefits, design considerations, and project examples of concrete overlays as a cost-effective pavement solution.

Asphalt Pavement Preservation Treatments | Nov 3–6, 2025, 2pm–4pm PT

This course provides a solid working knowledge of the most common asphalt pavement maintenance and preservation practices.

Caltrans Local Assistance Day | Nov 4, 2025, 8:30am–11:30am PT

Caltrans DLA invites you to join its Local Assistance Day statewide webinar, a quarterly event meant to inform RTPAs, MPOs, and local agencies.

Nevada Infrastructure Concrete Conference | Nov 4–5, 2025

Nevada’s premier conference on resilient, long-life concrete infrastructure is being held this year at the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno.

Winter Maintenance Operator Certificate | Nov 4–5, 2025, 10am–12pm PT

APWA is offering this four-hour certificate program targeted towards those staff in trucks performing winter operations.

Barrier Basics | Nov 5, 2025, 8am–10:30am PT

The Nevada LTAP is hosting this 2.5-hour webinar to explore the basics of longitudinal roadside barriers.

APWA NorCal Public Works Conference | Nov 5–6, 2025

The APWA Northern California Chapter is still accepting presentation proposals for the 2025 Conference at the Holy Names University.

Bridge Deck Rehabilitation | Nov 6, 2025, 8am–5pm PT

This course presents a methodology to rehabilitate post-tensioned reinforced concrete box girder bridge decks using a thin UHPC overlay.

Multimodal Transport Operations | Nov 10–21, 2025, 10am–12pm PT

This course provides the fundamentals to understand, perform, and interpret the results from multimodal operational analysis and performance evaluations.

Sign Maintenance Management | Nov 12, 2025, 12pm–2:30pm PT

The Nevada LTAP is hosting a 2.5-hour webinar on how to implement a successful sign program at the local level.

Vistro for Traffic Studies | Nov 12–14, 2025, 10am–12pm PT

This course provides beginning-to-intermediate training using PTV Vistro software in developing and effectively QA/QC reviewing traffic impact studies

Overview of USACE Section 404 | Nov 13, 2025, 10am–11am PT

CALTAP is hosting a 1-hour webinar on the USACE regulatory program for Clean Water Act Section 404.

Resilient Streets Through Green Infra. | Nov 13, 2025, 10am–11am PT

The ATRC is hosting a free webinar to explore how greening strategies in active transportation projects can help build climate resiliency.

Technology: ArcGIS Velocity

Esri's ArcGIS Velocity enables organizations to harness the full power of GIS technology for fleet management through real-time situational awareness.

ArcGIS Velocity is a cloud-native add-on capability for ArcGIS Online that enables users to ingest data from internet platforms, message brokers, or third-party APIs. It also helps users process, visualize, and analyze real-time data feeds, store those feeds as data, and perform fast queries & analysis. 

Use ArcGIS Velocity to: Integrate real-time data, monitor critical assets, unlock spatial insights, and trigger alerts.

Open Funding Opportunities

Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants

A total of $34.5M is available for transportation planning projects under Caltrans' FY 2026-27 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program

Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program

The FSP Grant Program is providing funding to improve American passenger rail assets by funding projects that enhance safety or expand existing service

Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund

FHWA has issued an amended NOFO for the 2025 TTPSF and is accepting applications until the deadline on January 15, 2026.

Research: Interim Revisions 
to AASHTO's Steel Member Guide

AASHTO has issued 2025 interim revisions for its Guide Specifications for Internal Redundancy of Mechanically-Fastened Built-Up Steel Members.

The "Interim Revisions" update includes new rules finalized by FHWA in 2022 that pertain to the National Bridge Inspection Standards, including replacing FCM with the term “non-redundant steel tension member” or “NSTM.”

Research: Simplifying Compliance & Reporting



Infotech's latest ebook explores how agencies can collaborate better through connected technology, consistent processes, and shared data, and shares success stories from Iowa and Ohio DOTs.

This e-book offers practical insights on how collaboration and technology standardization can streamline documentation, expedite payments, and build a foundation for data-driven asset management.

Topics Include:

• The key risks of disconnected state & local workflows
• How standardization through technology reduces compliance burdens
• Ways real-time data sharing improves oversight & collaboration
• Specific lessons from Iowa DOT & Ohio DOT on digital transformation
• Long-term benefits of building data readiness for AI & asset management

Research: Municipal Pothole Repair Program



KMI's latest publication serves as a guide to help identify the pros and cons of performing pothole repairs internally versus contracting them out.

This guide includes both a template for those wanting to subcontract out their services as well as a free patching guide for those who'd rather continue to perform repairs in-house.

Other Recordings, Research, & Reports

Climate Resilience for Low-Volume Roads

Learn how enhancing the climate resilience of low-volume roads is vital to maintaining transportation networks.

Self-Paced Virtual Trainings

The Western Tribal Technical Assistance Program announced it is now offering free self-paced, online training.

Improving Pedestrian Safety at Night

This report serves as a state-of-the-art resource for state DOTs to address the high pedestrian fatalities on their roadways, especially at night.

Evaluating Traffic Safety Campaigns

BTSCRP's guide provides insights into current practices for measuring the effectiveness of behavioral-based traffic safety campaigns.

Full-Depth Asphalt Reclamation

NCHRP report documents current practices used by state DOTs to evaluate FDR quality

Reporter Magazine: October 2025

APWA has released the October 2025 issue of Reporter Magazine, which includes features on winter operations, new technology, and its new President

Caltrans Advisory on DBE Program IFR

The recording of Caltrans' webinar discussing significant changes to both the DBE and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) programs is now available

Fleet Management Basics

OpenGov's report showcases how leading agencies move from reactive repairs to proactive strategies that save money and extend vehicle life

2025 Public Transportation Fact Book

APTA's 2025 Public Transportation Fact Book contains national aggregate statistical data covering all aspects of the transit industry in the US & Canada

Talking Freight: Freight Data Analytics

FHWA's most recent "Talking Freight" webinar on Freight Data & Analytics, presented by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, is now available.

** More Training Scheduled in November**

Need a closer look? Stop by CALTAP.org for a calendar view of upcoming training and events focused specifically on local agency project success.

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