TRB Webinar: Creative Ways to Consider Funding Future Transportation

TRB Webinar: Creative Ways to Consider Funding Future Transportation 01/01/2016 04:52 PM EST TRB will conduct a webinar on April 15, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will cover new ways of funding transportation infrastructure. Webinar presenters will provide a brief overview of common approaches to funding transportation and highlight several emerging models, including cooperative ownership models, roadway usage charges, and transportation utility fees. The presenters will explore how these approaches may generate new funding for transportation capital and operating programs. This webinar is a reprise of the highly acclaimed session at the TRB Fifth International Conference on Surface Transportation held in July 2014 in Irvine, California, and aims to make content available to practitioners who were unable to attend in person. This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Revenue and Finance. 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 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual. This webinar is pending approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Webinar Presenters Carole Turley, University of California at Los Angeles David Ungemah, Parsons Brinckerhoff Chris Swenson, Parsons Brinckerhoff Moderated by: Sharon Greene, HDR; Sharon Greene and Associates Webinar Outline PART 1: Promises and pitfalls of transportation utility fees PART 2: Developing a cooperative ownership model for surface transportation infrastructure PART 3: Roadway usage charges: A retrospective from 2050 on how we got there PART 4: Question and answer session The first 60 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 health, safety, and welfare including core technical. Learning Objectives At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: List existing funding sources for transportation programs; Describe three new approaches for funding transportation programs; Explain new models of managing transportation infrastructure to facilitate these funding approaches; State the challenges associated with implementing new transportation funding programs; and Apply the findings of the webinar to inform state and local transportation funding decision-makers. 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.   You can go to the following website to submit your registration:http://www.trb.org/Calendar/Blurbs/172141.aspx   Professional Development Hour Information A certificate for 1.5 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 is pending approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 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 contactAICPCM@planning.org. Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.