WEBINAR – Celebrating Safety Month: How Trails Are Making Active Transportation Networks Safer
Join RTC for National Safety Month to learn the important role connected trail networks play in advancing safe outcomes for all road users. During this session, attendees hear from communities across the country that are prioritizing trail infrastructure to address safety concerns in their larger transportation networks.
RTC’s Scott Goldstein, Senior Director of Government Relations is joined by Stacey Proctor, Project Manager for Boulder County Community Planning & Permitting & Ali Imansepahi P.E., Project Manager & BRT Engineering Lead, Boulder County. They discusses the safety issues in the county, and how trails and connected infrastructure are central to addressing those issues.
Related Links
Read Smart Growth America’s 2026 Dangerous by Design report: https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/signature-reports/dangerous-by-design/
Learn more about Vision Zero: https://visionzeronetwork.org/about/what-is-vision-zero/
Find out more about USDOT’s National Roadway Safety Strategy: https://www.transportation.gov/NRSS
Learn more about the Safe System Approach: https://www.transportation.gov/safe-system-approach
Learn more about the ROI of Active Transportation with the Active Transportation Transforms America Report: https://www.railstotrails.org/resource-library/resources/active-transportation-transforms-america-report/
You can find more Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) case studies here: https://www.railstotrails.org/policy/funding/ss4a/case-studies
You can rewatch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adOaWAjFMkM
You can find updates on the project here: https://bouldercounty.gov/transportation/plans-and-projects/highway-119-bikeway-project/
Contact Stacey: sproctor@bouldercounty.gov and Ali: ali.imansepahi@rtd-denver.com if you have more questions!
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