TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Traveler Information and Travel Reliability (L14)

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on August 26, 2014 regarding foundation research on how to communicate information about travel time reliability to motorists so they can make informed decisions. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.

The objective of SHRP 2 Reliability Project L14 is to foster better public awareness and understanding of the variability of travel time allowing road users to learn to work around nonrecurring delays due to incidents, bad weather, work zones, special events, and malfunctioning traffic control devices. This project has produced two reports that have pertinent findings and lay the groundwork for future research on traveler information concerning travel time reliability: A Lexicon for Conveying Travel Time Reliability Information, and Effectiveness of Different Approaches to Disseminating Traveler Information on Travel Time Reliability.

View the recorded webinar.

Webinar Presenters

• Beverly Kuhn, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Vaishali Shah, Noblis
• Jimmy Chu, Federal Highway Administration

Moderated by: William Hyman, Transportation Research Board


Webinar Outline

• PART 1: Brief overview of SHRP 2 mission, objectives of the Reliability focus area, and related SHRP 2 research
• PART 2: Research methodology -- interviews and laboratory experiments
• PART 3: The lexicon, limitations, and basis for future research
• PART 4: Implementation of the L14 research
• PART 5: Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar is for presentations and the final 30 minutes is reserved for audience questions.


Learning Objectives
After completion of this SHRP2 Tuesday Webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Identify efficient methods to introduce public awareness and understanding of the variability of travel time;
• Identify effective terms to convey travel time reliability information to travelers; and
• Identify efficient methods to communicate travel time reliability information to be understood and used by road travelers.

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Registration Information
This webinar is sponsored by SHRP 2, and there is no fee to register or participate.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) 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.

This webinar was developed in June 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, PO Box 1686, Clemson, SC, 29633. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.