Livability Webinars/Tools

This page provides links to webinars and tools sponsored by the FHWA Livability Initiative that promote livability in transportation planning. The links are intended to assist decision makers and stakeholders interested in integrating livability principles into their communities’ transportation systems.

• Livability in Transportation Guidebook training series – The Livability in Transportation Guidebook training videos highlighting key concepts and case studies from The Livability in Transportation Guidebook.
  • Part 1: Visioning, Planning and Process, and Policy (transcript)
  • Part 2: Partnership, Design, and Implementation & Funding (transcript)
• Livability in Transportation Webinar Series – These FHWA hosted webinars highlight practices and techniques for promoting livability.
  • “Effective Practices in Planning for Livable Communities at Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)”. November 12, 2012. This FHWA and FTA webinar explored several innovative MPO programs that promote livability as a follow up to the 2010 FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning Capacity Building (TPCB) Program sponsored peer exchange held in Atlanta, GA.
  • “Advancing Livability with Geographic Information Systems (GIS)”. August 9. 2012. This webinar helps planning and development practitioners to better understand the potential applications of geospatial technologies for advancing livability.