Education Series Archives
Since 2004, COMPASS has brought regional and national experts to the Treasure Valley to share their experiences and insights into topics affecting the future of the region – growth, transportation, funding, housing, technology, and more.
Archived education series events are listed below. Find this year’s education series events on the Public Events webpage here.
| 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 11 and 12, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Charging, and the Future of Transportation/ Planning for Electric Vehicle Charging in Southwest Idaho (April 11 Presentation Slides, April 12 Presentation Slides) | Whit Jamieson and Varun Bather, Forth |
| June 7 and 8, 2023 | Is your City Smart? Success is not Final; Failure is Not Fatal – How Innovation Happens in the Public Sector and Creating a Smart Region: How the Public Sector Can Lead the Charge in Adopting New Technology | Clayton Levins, Smart North Florida |
| June 27, 2023 | Help for When Your Needs Exceed Your Resources – Exploring US DOT Funding and Financing Tools and Technical Assistance Grant Programs | Sarah Williams, Build America Bureau |
| August 15 and 16, 2023 | Putting Safety into Action and Creating a Safe Multimodal Environment: From Analysis to Implementation (August 15 Presentation Slides, August 16 Presentation Slides) | Dan Nabors, Arlington County, VA |
| 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2022 | The EV’s are coming! Are we ready? | Eric Wood, National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| April 13, 2022 | Road Safety Plans – A Framework for Moving from Intent to Action | Dr. Hillary Isebrands and Rosemarie Anderson, Federal Highway Administration |
| 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2021 | High-Capacity Transit in the Treasure Valley… What Would it Take? | Bob Post, AECOM |
| June 8, 2021 | Growing Pains: How does growth affect my community’s bottom line? | Colin McAweeney, TischlerBise, Inc. |
| December 8, 2021 | A Contemporary Approach to Managing Travel Demand | Eric Schreffler |
| 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2020 | An Introduction to Innovative Transportation Finance | Pete Mancauskas, Federal Highway Administration |
| August 4, 2020 | The Adoption and Impacts of Teleworking…Will it be Different This Time? | Dr. Patricia Mokhtarian, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| December 9, 2020 | Valuing Parking and the Land on Which it Stands | Dr. Normal Garrick, University of Connecticut |
| 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2019 | What Is a “Complete” Street and What Does It Mean To Me? | Peter Eun and Brooke Struve, Federal Highway Administration |
| April 16, 2019 | Planning for a Complete Transportation Network | Peter Eun and Brooke Struve, Federal Highway Administration |
| August 5, 2019 | Try It Before You Buy It – New Ways to Build Cities | Lisa Nisenson, The Wantman Group |
| August 6, 2019 | Next Generation Planning – Pilot Projects to Test and Scale Innovation | Lisa Nisenson, The Wantman Group |
| September 9, 2019 | Joel Feldman, EndDD | |
| September 10, 2019 | Do You Want to Save Lives? Become an “End Distracted Driving” Presenter | Joel Feldman, EndDD |
| 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2018 | Planning for an Uncertain Future | Lorna Parkins, Michael Baker International |
| March 20, 2018 | Using Exploratory Planning to Prepare for an Uncertain Future | Lorna Parkins, Michael Baker International |
| April 2, 2018 | It All Adds Up: How Planning Decisions Affect the Bottom Line | Carson Bise, TischlerBise, Inc. |
| April 3, 2018 | Incorporating Fiscal and Economic Realities into Your Planning Efforts | Carson Bise, TischlerBise, Inc. |
| June 6, 2018 | Steve Meyer, Utah Transit Authority | |
| June 7, 2018 | Creating a Multi-Modal Transportation System: Applying Lessons from the Salt Lake Valley | Steve Meyer, Utah Transit Authority |
| 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2017 | Conservation Easements in Transportation Planning | Dr. Tom Daniels, University of Pennsylvania |
| April 26, 2017 | Risk and Resiliency: Are You Ready for Whatever Comes? | Tim Grose, Cambridge Systematics and Larry Redd, Redd Engineering |
| May 16, 2017 | Trails, Paths, and Dollars – Oh My! | Liz Thorstensen, Rails to Trails Conservancy |
| May 17, 2017 | Active Transportation and Economic Development | Liz Thorstensen, Rails to Trails Conservancy |
| September 11, 2017 | Paul Lewis, Eno Center for Transportation | |
| September 12, 2017 | The Future of Transportation Technology: How to React | Paul Lewis, Eno Center for Transportation |
| 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| February 4 and 5, 2016 | Local Option Sales Tax: Creating Cities Where People Want to Live | Mayor Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City, OK |
| March 1, 2016 | Fundamentals of Freight Data | National Highway Institute |
| May 3, 2016 | Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety: Getting to Vision Zero | Peter Lagerwey, Toole Design Group |
| May 4, 2016 | Producing & Implementing a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan | Peter Lagerwey, Toole Design Group |
| May 26, 2016 |
Achieving Green and Sustainable Streets: The Latest Techniques for Green Stormwater Management |
Phil Erickson, Community Design + Architecture |
| June 21, 2016 | What’s Attracting Millennials? | John Martin, Southeastern Institute of Research, Inc. |
| September 6, 2016 | 21st Century Public Transportation: How Innovation, Technology, and Consumer Preferences are Transforming Public Transportation | James Corless, Transportation 4 America |
| September 7, 2016 | Next Generation Public Transportation: New Innovations in Public Transportation and Why They Matter for Idaho | James Corless, Transportation 4 America |
| 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2015 | Better Transportation for Better Communities | Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Group |
| February 6, 2015 | Creating a Business Case for Transportation | Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Group |
| February 19, 2015 | Roadway Safety: Worthy of Investment | Brian Chandler, Leidos |
| February 20, 2015 | Smart Investing: The Roadway Safety Portfolio | Brian Chandler, Leidos |
| March 5, 2015 |
Transportation Funding: What happens to my gas tax dollars and why should I care? |
Frank Tooke, Federal Highway Administration |
| March 6, 2015 | Are we there yet? Navigating the maze of transportation funding | Frank Tooke, Federal Highway Administration |
| May 28, 2015 | Idaho’s Long and Winding Road | Senator Bert Brackett and Representative Joe Palmer |
| September 24, 2015 | Funding Transportation into the Future: Oregon Launches a User Fee Designed to Replace the Gas Tax | Maureen Bock, Oregon Department of Transportation and Colleen Gants, PRR |
| September 25, 2015 | Funding Transportation into the Future: Lessons Learned in Oregon’s Pioneering Road User Fee Program – OReGO | Maureen Bock, Oregon Department of Transportation and Colleen Gants, PRR |
| 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2014 | Reducing Transportation to Dollars and Applying Common Sense |
Gary McVoy, Parsons Brinkerhoff |
| January 24, 2014 | Using Benefit-Cost Analysis to Assess Net Benefits Across the “Triple Bottom Line” | Gary McVoy, Parsons Brinkerhoff |
| February 6, 2014 | Why Invest in Transportation? | Chandler Duncan, EDR Group |
| February 7, 2014 | Using Economics in Everyday Transportation Planning | Chandler Duncan, EDR Group |
| May 8, 2014 | Traveling Smarter: The Future of Transportation Technology in the Treasure Valley | Randy Knapick, IBI Group |
| May 9, 2014 | Transportation System Management and Operations: Achieving the Vision in the Treasure Valley | Randy Knapick, IBI Group |
| 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2013 | What’s Trending Here? | Linda Clark, US Census Bureau |
| February 26, 2013 | Demystifying the Process of Accessing and Using Census Data | Linda Clark, US Census Bureau |
| March 18, 2013 | From Yellowstone to Your Home – Success in Sustainability | Jim Evanoff, National Park Service, Retired |
| March 19, 2013 | Sustainability and Transportation in Yellowstone ― A 141-Year Journey | Jim Evanoff, National Park Service, Retired |
| May 20, 2013 | How Rural Economies Complement Urban Economies | David Shabazian, Sacramento Area Council of Governments |
| May 21, 2013 | Urban Meets Rural: Strategies for Comprehensive Regional Planning | David Shabazian, Sacramento Area Council of Governments |
| June 17, 2013 | Speak up, Act up, and Step Up: A Call to Support Healthy Community Design | Mark Fenton |
| June 18, 2013 | Building Community Health with Sticky Designs | Mark Fenton |
| 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 18 and 19, 2012 | This is Not Your Parents’ Housing Market: How demographic, economic, and financial forces are reshaping America’s housing, neighborhood and community preferences | Chris Nelson, University of Utah |
| April 26, 2012 | Development 101 | Gary Allen, Matt Brookshier, Bruce Chatterton, Diane Kushlan, Robert Taunton, The Urban Land Institute Idaho |
| May 21, 2012 | National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): What is it and how can I get involved? | Lynne McWhorter and Elaine Somers, US Environmental Protection Agency |
| May 22, 2012 | Needs and Strategies for Integrating Planning and the Environment | Lynne McWhorter and Elaine Somers, US Environmental Protection Agency |
| 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 11 and 12, 2011 | Unraveling the Mystery of Paying for Our Transportation System | Anne Wescott, Galena Consulting |
| February 8, 2011 | “Evacuate Now!” The role of transportation in emergency planning and procedures | Gary Gleason, Nusura |
| February 9, 2011 | Emergency Planning and Gap Analysis – The role of transportation in critical incidents | Gary Gleason, Nusura |
| March 23, 2011 | Building Communities through Transportation, Instead of Transportation through Communities | Gary Toth, Project for Public Spaces |
| April 28, 2011 | Solar Roadways – Our Story | Scott Brusaw, Solar Roads, Inc. |
| April 29, 2011 | The Solar Roadways Project | Scott Brusaw, Solar Roads, Inc. |
| May 18, 2011 | Bicycle Transportation and the Future of the Treasure Valley | Mia Burke, Alta Planning + Design |
| May 19, 2011 | Bicycle Transportation: 12 Keys to Success | Mia Burke, Alta Planning + Design |
| 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2010 | The Pedestrian Opportunity: Solving the Challenges and Reaping the Benefits of Walkable Places | Jim Charlier, Charlier Associates, Inc. |
| January 20, 2010 | Pedestrians and Public Policy: Practical State and Local Strategies for Creating Walkable Places | Jim Charlier, Charlier Associates, Inc. |
| March 10, 2010 | Driveways, Signals, and Roundabouts: Oh My! | Philip Demosthenes |
| March 11, 2010 | The Impact of Access: How Signals, Intersections, and Driveways Impact Our Safety, Mobility, and Economy | Philip Demosthenes |
| April 21, 2010 | Enhancing Individual Mobility through Transportation Coordination | Alan Abeson |
| April 22, 2010 | Mobility in Southwest Idaho Coordination Summit | Alan Abeson, Keynote |
| June 2010 | Planning in the West Summit | Various |
| 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2009 | Sustainable Driven to Wealth: Defining the Economic Benefits of Mass Transit | Jacky Grimshaw, Center for Neighborhood Technology |
| April 8, 2009 | Approaches to Funding Context Sensitive Design Even When Money is Tight | Anne Canby, Surface Transportation Policy Partnership |
| November 16, 2009 | Life and Living along a Transportation Corridor | Kevin McDonald, City of Bellevue, WA |
| November 17, 2009 | Planning for a Transportation Corridor: Lessons from the Trenches | Kevin McDonald, City of Bellevue, WA |
| 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2008 | Sustainable Streets: Emerging Priorities, Emerging Practices | Ellen Greenberg, Freedman, Tung & Bottomley |
| March 26, 2008 | Work Smarter, Not Harder to Improve Transportation | Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Institute |
| April 23, 2008 | Property Rights and Public Values | Donovan Rypkema, Place Economics |
| May 7 and May 8, 2008 | Visualizing Density | Julie Campoli, Terra Firma and Alex McLean, Landslides Aerial Photography |
| May 21, 2008 | The Promise of Great Design and the Dangers of Great Design | Dave Leland, Leland Consulting Group and Don Stastney, StastnyBrun Architects |
| June 9, 2008 | Making a Great City by Design – Themes from Recent Vancouver Experience | Larry Beasley |
| November 13, 2008 | Making Connections: A Conference on Transportation Funding, Land Use and Politics | Various |
| 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2005 | Historic Land Use in the Treasure Valley: A Changing Landscape | Barbara Perry Bauer, Historian and co-founder of Arrowrock Group, Inc. |
| June 21, 2005 | The Transportation and Land Use Connection | Michael Lauer, Planning Works |
| July 12, 2005 | Questions About Growth: A Framework for Making Decisions | Terry Moore, ECONorthwest |
| August 17, 2005 | Transportation Funding: Where Does the Money Come From? Where Does it Go? | Matt Stoll, COMPASS; J. Schweitzer, Ada County Highway District; Pamela Lowe, Idaho Transportation Department; Kelli Fairless, Valley Regional Transit |
| September 19, 2005 | Planning Our Future: Growth, Transportation, and the Issues Ahead of Us – A forum for discussion | Scott Polikov, Gateway Planning Group |
| 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Working Together Sure Beats Competing Separately | William Hudnut |