How Technology and Sharing Data Can Save Lives in Work Zones and Beyond

A 2022 Digital Education Webinar with one.network

Webinars

Issues:

Emerging Technology

May 25, 2022 | 2:00 pm ET

WZDx and the Importance of a National Communications Strategy

This webinar will be a lively and important discussion with private and public sector speakers stressing the need for evolving technology and strategies to address the rising number of crashes and deaths in work zones and beyond. According to the National Safety Council, in 2020, a year in which traffic volumes dramatically decreased because of COVID, work zone fatalities increased. In that year alone, 857 people were killed and 44,240 people were injured in work zone crashes.

Participants in this webinar will highlight the importance of information and data sharing as a safety tool. They will discuss the U.S. Department of transportation’s Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) initiative as a major step in sharing accurate and timely work zone information with agencies, private companies, and GPS navigation apps.

one.network’s James Harris and North Carolina DOT’s Kelly Wells will discuss how their organizations collaborated to provide the most robust WZDx feed to date. As Executive Director of one of California’s most influential transportation authorities, Timothy Haile will offer a Bay Area perspective on the importance of cross-jurisdictional information sharing and the National Safety Council’s Jane Terry will offer a view from the nation’s most respected workplace safety organization.

Speakers Include:
James Harris, Founder and CEO, one.network
Timothy Haile PE, Executive Director, Contra Costa Transportation Authority
Murat Omay, Program Manager, US DOT ITS Joint Program Office
Ryan Pietzsch, MS, Program Technical Consultant, Driver Safety, National Safety Council
Kelly Wells PE, State Traveler Information Engineer, North Carolina Department of Transportation

Let’s Transform the Future Together.

Technology evolves faster than we can imagine the future. Rapidly evolving transportation innovations are being developed and deployed that promise to entirely reshape the way our transportation network operates, facilitating vast improvements to transportation safety and overall mobility. The promise of these innovations is apparent, but the deployment and application of these technologies is not without challenges. While technology disrupts the transportation ecosystem with new innovations and ideas, government, communities, private companies, and researchers must race to catch up to and contend with ideas never thought possible. How do we accelerate change and safely embrace new technology while promoting collaboration across industry to advance shared societal goals? Through nonprofits like the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America).

ITS America and its members have been at the center of these innovations, advocating for transformational technology to save lives, promote sustainability, and improve access to mobility.

Join us.

As advocates for transportation innovation throughout the world’s largest transportation network, ITS America’s public, private and academic members are dedicated to championing smart mobility strategies to ensure safe and thriving communities.
Ramin Massoumi, Global Solutions Director – Mobility, arcadis
Private companies, public agencies and academic institutions committed to influencing the future of intelligent transportation come together at ITS America. Every day, our members advance technology solutions that save lives and improve mobility across the country – in cities, suburbs, and rural communities.
Malcolm Dougherty, National Practice Executive, Transportation, Michael Baker International
At ITS America, our public, private and academic sector members are committed to deploying intelligent transportation technologies to save lives and improve mobility on our nation’s roads. While transportation constantly evolves, we will do all we can to ensure it continues to be the engine that drives our nation’s economy and contributes to improving our quality of life.
Carlos Braceras, Director, Utah Department of Transportation