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Madison, WI
Joined March 2013
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State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
Our streets are still dangerous by design. That message is clear in the new edition of our signature report. 🚨
Dangerous by Design 2026 shows that pedestrian deaths are still at record highs, and most places are becoming more dangerous.
Read the report: smartgrowthamerica.org/dange…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
High Road Strategy Center's 2025 Year in Review highlights key accomplishments from our work with cities and states across the country.
From transportation reform to small business growth, explore what we accomplished in 2025.⤵️
highroad.wisc.edu/2025-year-…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
@SmartTransp Now Hiring: Transportation Partnership Specialist
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State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
Join @SmartTransp for a webinar with the WSDOT staff and researchers on Wednesday, July 23, at 12 p.m. ET!
During the webinar, learn how they're working towards accessibility-forward planning through their OpenSidewalks initiative.
Register here ⤵️
uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/re…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
It’s #WorldBicycleDay!
New research confirms what riders have known all along: low-stress roads + bike lanes aren’t just about comfort, they actually save lives. 🚲 ssti.us/2025/05/28/low-stres…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
🚲 May is Bike Safety Month, and @SmartTransp is spotlighting why safer bike infrastructure matters for everyone, not just cyclists.
Over the next few days, we’ll highlight some of our favorite blogs unpacking what the research says about safer, fairer streets. #BikeSafetyMonth
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
OUT NOW! 2024 Year in Review 🚨
Our latest report highlights the progress cities and leaders have made in advancing high-road policies, from safer streets to stronger worker protections. See how communities nationwide are driving change!
Read more ⤵️
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State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
A new network of advocates across seven states is highlighting how transportation policies that are good for the environment offer many other benefits too.
Learn more in this blog from @SmartTransp👇
ssti.us/2025/04/01/advocates…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
@SmartTransp's Innovative DOT has four key steps: 1) set your agency on a path to resilience, 2) build for people, not just cars, 3) make the most of your assets, and 4) fuel a culture of innovation.
ssti.us/innovative-dot/
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
The Innovative DOT provides a forward-looking framework for those ready to lead. This guide offers targeted strategies to address today’s urgent challenges, drawing from recent lessons learned as culture and technology have evolved. @SmartTransp
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State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
Our friends at @SmartTransp have a new framework to help state DOTS navigate today's evolving transportation landscape.
It includes examples and best practices that planners and advocates can look to for inspiration.
Learn more 👇
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State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
State Transportation Agencies Can Still Lead on Sustainability and Equity. Here’s How. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/d…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
Shoutout to @Nerd4Cities for his latest video, 'Why Traffic Is Worse Than Ever (and can NYC fix it?)', featuring @SmartTransp research. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=rM6NoYyG…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
Check out what virtual workshops hosted by @SmartTransp & @SmartGrowthUSA with support from @CDC_DNPAO revealed about the realities of managing & maintaining rural highways ⤵️ #ActivePeople
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State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
The participatory “co-design” process can result in better safety interventions than those made by professional engineers alone, according to a new study.
Learn more from our friends at @SmartTransp ⤵️
ssti.us/2024/11/12/involving…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
Top officials from 14 state DOTs gathered in Minnesota earlier this month for @SmartTransp's annual meeting.
They shared innovative ideas through roundtable discussions, tours, and informal networking.
Learn more about their takeaways ⤵️
ssti.us/2024/10/14/ssti-annu…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
Find case studies like these from @NebraskaDOT and @MoDOT in an #NCHRP report. This @SmartTransp article highlights ways AI could help speed response to a traffic #crash.
State DOTs like Nebraska and Missouri are testing #AI tools to enhance incident management and other functions, while learning about the risks and pitfalls. buff.ly/3YacTvR
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
In 2022, 7,522 pedestrians tragically lost their lives. Pedestrian fatalities have risen largely due to road designs prioritizing moving cars quickly over safety. We must do more to prevent these tragedies.
#PedestrianSafety #SafeStreets
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State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
I like this analogy from @SmartTransp: measuring #LevelOfService is like taking someone's temperature-it can be only one of many data points in a diagnosis.
An engineer can evaluate #multimodal #accessibility & address #congestion with #DemandManagement.
ssti.us/2024/10/02/moving-fr…
State Smart Transportation Initiative retweeted
The risk our roads & vehicles pose to pedestrians with disabilities; a #PedestrianSafetyMonth 🧵
Our roads & vehicles are #DangerousByDesign—& that danger is increased for those who have #disabilities, especially as the size of our vehicles increases 🛻📈
ALT Dustin, a white man, seated in his manual wheelchair in front of a large truck whose hood is so high up that the driver would not be able to see him
ALT A photo of Courtney, a white woman, holding her white mobility cane and standing in front of a large truck whose hood is about the height of her shoulders