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SSP Idea Sharing Network: SSP Lights & Sirens
October 13, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT
Description
Join the SafeHighways.org Safety Service Patrol (SSP) Idea Sharing Network for a virtual peer-to-peer discussion focused on SSP lights and sirens. This interactive session will bring together SSP professionals from across the country to share experiences, policies, and lessons learned related to the use of emergency lighting and sirens on SSP vehicles.
The discussion will explore state laws and requirements, light colors and placement, certification and training, responder and motorist safety, visibility, and the benefits and challenges of operating with lights and sirens. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss emerging lighting technologies, including UV lighting, and approaches to gaining agency and legislative support for changes to SSP lighting policies. If you’d like to share any resources ahead of the session date, please email us at SSP@safehighways.org.
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TOM Talks Webinar Series
October 14, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
Description
This webinar will explore how agencies use collaboration and outreach to strengthen transportation operations and advance TSMO programs. Presenters will discuss approaches to aligning policies and objectives, coordinating real-time operations, and building partnerships through both informal relationships and formal agreements. Attendees will learn about the benefits of collaboration and how it can improve program and project delivery. Speakers will include:
- ALDOT and UAH: Partnering on TMC Operations – Phillip R. Day, P.E., Region TSM&O Engineer, North Region, Alabama Department of Transportation
- Regional Collaboration Across New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine – Nicholas H. King, TSMO Bureau Administrator, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
- I-10 Corridor Coalition: Collaboration Across California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas – Keith Holowecky, Transportation Engineer, TSMO Research Branch, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
TOM Talks is a webinar series from the National Operations Center of Excellence that focuses on using the Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) to implement TSMO strategy and tactics and to expand practitioner knowledge on TSMO.
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Connected and Automated Vehicles: V2X Funding and Procurement
October 21, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
Description
This webinar, hosted with AASHTO's Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Community of Practice, will explore current funding and procurement challenges and opportunities related to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) deployment. Topics include regional approaches such as cooperative purchasing, as well as potential future funding opportunities and procurement reforms. Presenters will share how agencies and industry are addressing these challenges today, with practical examples, and how the process may evolve in the future. Speakers will include:
- FDOT's Perspective on V2X Funding and Procurement – Christine Shafik, P.E., State Connected Mobility & Technologies Engineer, Traffic Engineering & Operations, Florida Department of Transportation
- Industry Perspective on V2X Funding and Procurement – Jason Conley, OmniAir Consortium
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Professional Development Hours Available
NOCoE provides Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for all live webinar attendees. PDHs are provided in collaboration with AASHTO, based on guidance provided by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
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About the National Operations Center of Excellence
National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) provides services to the transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) community to saves lives, improve travel times, and enhance economic vitality. With an emphasis on workforce development, NOCoE aims to assist in the deployment of technologies and the mainstreaming of TSMO solutions by fostering education, networking, communication, and knowledge transfer.
For more information, please visit www.transportationops.org.
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