LTAP Webinar Recordings
The Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program’s webinar library is being continuously updated with new, relevant seminars that may be of interest to Iowa’s local agencies.
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New Iowa LTAP Webinars
Description: Guest Speaker Kevin Good, Coleman Moore Co. sales manager, led this Iowa LTAP webinar that discusses highlights of county, city, and department of transportation (DOT) installations covering common maintenance issues.
Description: InTrans Research Scientist Nicole Oneyear led this Iowa LTAP webinar that discussed a recently completed project that evaluated the effectiveness of different transverse rumble strip configurations at rural county intersections in Minnesota.
Description: Iowa LTAP Technical Training Coordinator Paul Albritton led this webinar that explains the hazards of excavation and trenching, how accidents happen, and how worker protective measures should be applied. It’s a great way to inform new employees of safety protocols or to update more experienced employees on new safety information.
Description: The Iowa LTAP webinar included discussion about the commercial driver license (CDL) training requirements process for local agencies. The panel for this webinar comprised representatives from the cities of Des Moines (Sara Thies, Street Maintenance Administrator), Cedar Rapids (Mike Duffy, Streets/Sewer Operations Manager), Ames (Justin Clausen, Public Works Operations Manager), and Iowa City (Dan Striegel, Iowa City Equipment Superintendent).
All Iowa LTAP Webinars by Subject
Safety – General
Low Cost Safety Improvements Webinar Series
- Module 5: Low Cost Safety Improvements for Signalized Intersections
- Module 4: Low Cost Safety Improvements for Unsignalized Intersections
- Module 3: Low Cost Safety Improvements for Roadsides
- Module 2: Low Cost Safety Improvements for Roadway Curves and Segments
- Module 1: Introduction to Low Cost Safety Improvements and Data Analysis
2021 Summer Safety Series
- Take Action Now – Maintaining Safety (Webinar)
- Maintaining a Safer Roadway
- Countermeasures for Road Safety
- 2021 Reading the Road
- Safety Analysis Process
- Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool
Other Safety Webinars
- Evaluation of the Safety Impacts of Transverse Rumble Strip Configurations
- Excavation and Trench Safety Refresher
- Research Series: Evaluating Driver Behavior at Rural Stop-Controlled Intersections
- Iowa’s Multi-Discipline Safety Team (MDST) Program
- Worker Safety for Rural Bridge Construction
- Safety Improvements and Funding
- Just Drive: Distracted Driving Awareness Campaign
- Safety Countermeasures for Unpaved and Gravel Roads
- Evaluating Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Risk Through Systemic Analysis
- Incorporating Safety Into Projects
- Local Road Safety Plan Do-It-Yourself Website Overview
- Reading the Road for Safety
- 2020 Virtual Local Road Safety Workshop
- Countermeasures for Pedestrian Safety – Day 1
- Countermeasures for Pedestrian Safety – Day 2
- Road Diet Overview
- Roadside Safety Basics – Day 1
- Roadside Safety Basics – Day 2
- Chainsaw Safety Overview
- OSHA’s Here, Now What?
Safety – Work Zone Related
- Planning & Design Accommodation for Oversize & Overweight Freight in Work Zones
- SWiZAPP – Smart Work Zone Activity App
- Introduction to Work Zone Crash Modification Factors
- Addressing Work Zone Speed and Safety
- Work Zone Reviews: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Improving Work Zone Safety: Temporary Rumbles Strips, Smart Arrow Boards, and Other Connected Traffic Control Device Technologies
Operations & Maintenance
LTAP Webinars
- MUTCD Sign Retroreflectivity Refresher
- In-Service Sign Retroreflectivity Performance in Iowa
- Crack Sealing Best Practices
- Pavement Marking Material Selection and Application Preparation
- MUTCD and Signing Basics
- Design Length of Steel H-Piles and WEAP
- Iowa DOT Culvert and Bridge Backwater Program Workshop
- Safety and Operational Effectiveness of Traffic Signs
- Completing Traffic Studies
- 2020 Winter Maintenance Operations Workshop
- 2020 MUTCD Signing Review – Day 1
- 2020 MUTCD Signing Review – Day 2
- 2020 MoGO Town Hall
Guest Speaker Series
- Iowa Stormwater Applications – Scour Repair, Culvert Invert Armoring, Bank Stabilization, and Channel Erosion Applications
- Introduction to the New MUTCD Minimum Maintained Retroreflectivity Levels for Pavement Markings
- Using Liquids in Winter Maintenance
- Keep Your Pavements Zipped-Up! Best Practices for Long-Lasting Longitudinal Joints
- Maintenance and Safety Signs and Sign Supports
- Evaluation of Vehicle-Activated Stop Sign Beacons
- Effectiveness of Pavement Preservation
- CityPCI – A New Approach for Calculating Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for Local Agencies
- Everything you Wanted to Know about Concrete but were Afraid to Ask
- Improving Safety through Vegetation Control and Maintenance of Drainage Features
- Validation of Adjustment Factors for Freeway Work Zone Capacity Calculations
Innovations
Local Agency Bridge Innovation and Demonstration Days
Other Innovations
- Work Zone Driveway Assistance Devices (DADs): Past Research & Evaluation of Display Strategies
- 2020 “Build a Better Mousetrap” Innovations (State and National)
- Composite Press-Brake Formed Modular Steel Tub Girders for County Bridges: Development, Experimental Validation, and Case Studies (Webinar)
- Capabilities and Advantages of Steel Buried Bridges
- Top 20 in Rural Bridge Replacement and Repair Innovations
- Building Intelligence for Next Generation Traffic Management
- A Local Agency Perspective on Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures
- Working with Heated Pavements – Recent Technical Advances
Outreach & Education
- Iowa CDL Training Implementation Virtual Town Hall
- Serving Local Agencies: Equipment Loans & Work Zone Sign Packages
- Updates on CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and Entry-Level Driver Training Regulations
- Because I Said So! (Team Productivity Without All the Stress)
- Are All Your Bases Covered with DOT’s Drug and Alcohol Testing and FMCSA Clearinghouse?
- Iowa APWA Fall Conference
- You OK? Suicide Prevention Campaign for the Workplace
- Stress Management Basics (New)
- Effective Communication in Work Gone Virtual
- Remaining Resilient during Challenging Times
- Leadership Skills – Team/Group Development and Organizational Self-Assessment
- 2020 APWA Spring into Summer – Day 1
- 2020 APWA Spring into Summer – Day 2