KAI's Transportation Education Series provides interactive presentation sessions intended to promote professional development and advancements in transportation engineering and planning.
Transportation agencies across the country are increasingly focused on managing speeds as part of a Safe System approach to reduce crashes, support community goals, and create safer streets for all users. Join Kittelson for a breakfast seminar exploring current thinking on speed management, target speed, traffic calming, and emerging research shaping transportation practice. Based on national guidance, Oregon & Washington practice, and ongoing NCHRP research, the session will provide practical tools and real-world examples that agencies can apply to local projects.
During this seminar, you will:
Learn how speed influences safety outcomes for all roadway users and why safe speeds are a key component of the Safe System approach.
Explore the evolution from traditional speed-setting approaches toward the target speed concept and context-sensitive speed management.
Understand how roadway context, land use, multimodal activity, and community priorities can inform speed decisions.
Review speed management and traffic calming strategies that can help achieve desired operating speeds.
Learn about speed management practices in Oregon and Washington.
Get a preview of ongoing national research on speed management for urban and suburban roadways and designing for target speed.