TRB or Railvolution?

Would you be more inclined/interested to attend the mid-year TPD meeting if it were not held so close to the National meeting? TRB has been a good fit for us over the years, but we are considering moving the mid-year meeting to Railvolution (October 26-29, San Francisco) to spread things out a bit on the calendar.

One upside is that it isn't so close on the calendar to APA National. One downside is that Railvolution is heavily oriented to transit, and may not be of interest to non-transit TPD members.

Please answer the polls on the right. Feel free to add you comments about this idea to this post.

Thanks!

ISO: TPD webmaster

The TPD is looking for one volunteer to edit and maintain our website. It shouldn't be a bit commitment of time - mostly just posting new content.

Drop me an email (hilary dot perkins at gmail dot com) if you are interested.

Thanks,
Hilary

Transportation Communications Newsletter

This is a great - and brief - daily newsletter that is packed with transportation-related news. It's also conveniently sorted by topic (aviation, tolling, GIS, etc). It's a great daily read!

You can subscribe this way:

The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday.

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APA's Draft Policy Guide on Planning & Climate Change

APA is encouraging members to read and comment on the Draft Policy Guide on Planning and Climate Change. Please let us know your thoughts and we will summarize and submit to APA.

Other APA policy guides can be found here.

TPD's letter to AICP regarding certification maintenance

Based on the survey results, the letter that the TPD Executive Committee sent to AICP is here.

Roundabouts

How popular are roundabouts as solutions in your respective communities? Are they viewed as a panacea (the solution to every traffic problem) or a deathtrap (drivers will never adjust)? Something in between?

Planetizen editorial on CM

Several academics and the editor of Planetizen have posted an editorial about APA's CM program.

What do you think as Transportation Planning professionals? Can we agree that in order for the credential to mean anything, it should be backed up by ongoing professional development?

There have been a lot of interesting comments and perspectives in the survey the division is undertaking, but is there more that needs to be discussed?

Note that the survey closes March 31st, 2008.