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TRB Webinar: Addressing Justice in Transportation

June 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

Environmental justice has historically been a challenge in the transportation industry. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, June 28, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will highlight case studies focused on serving communities affected by past environmental injustice. Presenters will discuss several communities displaced or cut off from economic opportunities due to highway construction. They will also provide solutions that can restore, revitalize, and reconnect the affected communities.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Technical Committee on Equity in Transportation.

There is no fee to attend this webinar. However, preregistration through MyTRB.org is required.

Webinar agenda and presenters

  1. Reconnect Rondo Cultural Enterprise District, St. Paul: Keith Baker, Reconnect Rondo
  2. Connect Oakland project: Chris Sensenig, Raimi & Associates
  3. Question and answer session: Tierra Bills, Wayne State University

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

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss planning solutions to avoid future environmental injustices

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar is approved 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. Please visit the Certification Maintenance section of APA’s website to claim your credits.

If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact AICP.

Registration is available until just before the webinar starts. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to submit your registration. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact the TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.

View our FAQ page for more information.

Registration questions? Contact Elaine Ferrell.

Details

Date:
June 28, 2021
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Event Category:
Website:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182146.aspx

Organizer

TRB
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