ITE Webinar: Strategies for Traffic Speed Control

When: June 30, 2026 | 2:00 -- 3:00 PM ET

This webinar is led by the ITE Traffic Engineering Council.

Webinar Description:

Traffic speeds have been shown to be a major contributing factor in the severity of crashes, especially in relation to pedestrian and non-motorized crashes. With the addition of post-covid traffic patterns, compliance to safely regulated speeds has never been more important (or difficult to improve). Agencies have been resorting to more creative options to ensure motorists are travelling at safe speeds through their communities, which this webinar will showcase.  The webinar intends to show varying speed control techniques from the softer, more psychologically based side of things (like dynamic feedback signage and signal optimization for slower speeds) to physical improvements to ensure safer speeds (speed bumps, traffic circles, and other quick-build methodologies). These systems all have various uses across land use systems, from urban to rural settings, and this webinar will delve into those various types as well as their effectiveness in those types. Participants should come away from this webinar with techniques (and some research to back them up) regarding what might work for their own transportation system. Additionally, appropriate usage of dynamic speed feedback signs in accordance with the 11th MUTCD edition will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of the various types of techniques (dynamic speed feedback signs, quickbuild calming measures, and signal coordination) that can be used to help manage traffic speeds.

• Determine what speed control techniques might work best in specific contexts.

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• Understand the most recent research behind certain speed control measures.

• Understand the appropriate uses of speed feedback signs in accordance with the 11th Edition MUTCD.

Moderator: Barbara Mosier, P.E., Associate Engineer | Kittelson & Associates, Inc. |
Baltimore, MD, USA

Presenters:

• Ethan Fawley, Transportation Planning Manager | City of Minneapolis Public Works | Minneapolis, MN, USA
• Cheryl Stacks, P.E., Transportation Manager | City of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, FL, USA
• Timothy Gates, P.E., Professor | Michigan State University | Lansing, MI, USA