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Beyond the Sign: Ensuring Safety Through Speed Limit Establishment

This webinar is led by the ITE Younger Member Committee.

Webinar Description:

Join us for an informative webinar on establishing safe speed limits with a strong focus on safety-driven approaches. In this session, our speakers, including a consultant (PA) and public sector employee (GA), will share their insights, experiences, and best practices for setting speed limits that prioritize safety on our roads. Whether involved in urban planning, transportation engineering, law enforcement, or public policy, this webinar offers actionable strategies and perspectives that are being used to enhance your approach to setting safe speed limits and promoting road safety for all. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from industry leaders and contribute to the conversation on creating safer streets for everyone.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore effective methodologies and best practices employed by consultants and public sector professionals in setting appropriate speed limits to mitigate road risks and enhance overall safety.
  • Identify key factors influencing speed limit decisions, such as road type, traffic volume, pedestrian activity, and surrounding land use, and learn how to apply these considerations in practice.
  • Understand the principles of safety-driven speed limit establishment, including the role of data analysis, road design, and community engagement in ensuring safe travel conditions.

Moderator:
Tyler Hartman, P.E., Traffic Design Manager | Century Engineering, A Kleinfelder Company | Dover, DE, United States
Morgan Nelson, P.E., PTOE, Traffic Engineer | Kimley-Horn | Saint Paul, MN, United States

Presenters:
  • Marvin Ta, P.E., Staff Engineer II | Pennoni | Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • Samuel Harris, P.E., Assistant State Traffic Engineer | Georgia Department of Transportation | Atlanta, GA, United States
To read the presenter bio in detail, please view the live event page here

Fees:

ITE Members: Free
Non-Members: $79.00

Registration for webinar includes the live event, an archived recording with access for 30 days to each registrant. If you are a non-member of ITE you will need to create an account to register. You can create an account here.

PDH/CM Credit Certificate: If you would like PDH/CM Credit for this webinar, there is a processing fee for each registrant of $20 regardless of membership status to receive 1.5 PDH/CM credits certificate.

Instructions and link will be provided at the conclusion of the live event. For the on-demand recording, instructions are provided at the bottom of this page on how to purchase the evaluation to complete and receive the PDH credit certificate. Participants are able to purchase and retrieve their certificate until their access to the content expires. After the content expires the certificate opportunity is forfeited.


Recordings:
All registrants will have access to the recording for 30 days once it is posted. Additional attendees at one location are not eligible to earn PDH credit for viewing an archived recording.

Additional Attendees at one Location:
Additional Live Webinar Attendees at one location are eligible for earning credit for attending. The registrant, with whom they view the webinar with, must distribute the same evaluation purchase link they are provided on the PDH Credit Certificate -- Fees Associated page to their additional attendee to purchase the PDH Credit Certificate.

How to Earn Credits:
See PDH/CM Credit Certificate section above.

PDF of Presentations:
Webinar Contributors typically provide a PDF of their presentations; but this may vary on a case by case basis. If they are provided, ITE will upload the presentations into the resources tab of this event within 24 hours after the live event.

Event Log-on Instructions:

On the day of the webinar, return to this page to join the live web event that you purchased. Click the live web event below, and a button to join will appear 30 minutes before the specified start time.

Policies:
Registration for the live webinar will close 30 minutes prior to the start.
The webinar recording will be made available on-demand it will have a shelf life of 60 days to register before it is archived. Participants are able to purchase and retrieve their PDH credit certificate until their access to the content expires. After the content expires and goes into archive, the PDH credit certificate opportunity is forfeited. No refunds.