TRB conducted a webinar on October 2, 2014 that examined transportation agencies’ performance metrics, data, and sources, as well as the systems and tools for performance evaluation in maintenance and operations for resilience in adverse weather events. Webinar presenters discussed rationales for selecting options, such as cost, anticipated reduction in damage, and other negative impacts. Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu for information on obtaining the webinar recording.
Reliable performance measures help transportation agencies select the most appropriate and effective strategies, implement programs of continuous improvement in operations, and demonstrate the value of, and business case for, investment. Innovative transportation agency performance measurement programs will be presented, as well as information on how some agencies are setting levels of service, seeking to deliver demonstrable benefits in cost savings, and seeking to reduce risks, accidents, and delays.
Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. A certificate for two Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual. This webinar has been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for two Certification Maintenance credits.
Webinar Presenters
- Steve Cook, Michigan DOT, Engineer of Systems Operations and Maintenance Field Services
- Sue Lodahl and Jakin Koll, Minnesota DOT, Regional Implementation Coordinator MDSS, RWIS, AVL
- Steven Olmsted, Arizona DOT, Environmental Planning Group
- Rukhsana Lindsey, Utah DOT, Deputy Maintenance Engineer
- Christian Axelsen, Danish Transport Directorate
Webinar Outline
- How weather related data can feed and improve decision-making and outcomes for the public
- Existing performance measurement and management programs and tools related to road weather
- How maintenance and operations (M&O) set targets and measure performance
- Performance measurement and management activities that can benefit from data that is becoming available
- State departments of transportation, transit agencies, and national road directorates’ adaptation actions and M&O-focused planning to minimize risk from extreme weather events
- Demonstrable benefits in cost savings and risk, accident, and delay reduction from the use of performance metrics and weather-related feedback and preparation
- Best practices in operations extreme weather management and cost-effective risk reduction
- How to increase capacity in emergency operations in constrained budget environments
- How weather data can be linked to Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O), Maintenance Management Systems (MMS), and Maintenance Decision Support Systems (MDSS), in order to inform maintenance and operations activities
- Question and answer session
The first 90 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to business practices.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Gain insight into state DOT weather-related and risk-based process identification
- Learn about DOT needs and metrics for gauging performance in maintenance and operations achievement areas, especially those affected by weather
- Learn how agencies are selecting the most appropriate and effective strategies
- Learn how some agencies are implementing metrics and/or processes for continuous improvement
- Learn how/what metrics some agencies are using for weather-related and resilience performance evaluation. How can level of service be used in relation to resilience?
- Identify maintenance and operations activities that can be employed to achieve targets.
- Identify performance measurement and management activities that can benefit from data (especially weather-related data) that are becoming available
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Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of
TRB Sponsors or
TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
- TRB and National Academies employees;
- Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
- Members of the media;
- Employees of tribal governments; and
- Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $89 per site. View our
pricing page for details.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for two Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.
Individuals registered as Florida PEs are required to email Reggie Gillum,
RGillum@nas.edu, with their license number.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in August 2014. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:
www.RCEP.net.
American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits
This webinar has been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for two Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.
To report your CM credits, visit
www.planning.org/cm
1. Login using your ID# and password
2. Select My CM log
3. Select Add Credits
4. Under Browse you have the option of searching by Date, Provider, or Distance Education and using the search box to type in the name of the event or activity and clicking go
5. A pop-up box will appear. If this is a multi-part event you will have the option to select from a list of activities
6. Please rate, add a comment (optional), and click on the Ethics statement and answer
7. Click submit and the CM credits should appear in your CM log
If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact
AICPCM@planning.org.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
This Summary Last Modified On: 10/2/2014