Upcoming Webinars
MTI organizes or participates in several transportation-related webinars each year. You can find leading transportation experts at all of these webinars, making them an excellent resource for professional and research insights. You can also view our past webinars.
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| September 15, 2026 |
Trailblazer Tuesday with Lynda Tran 12:00-12:30 p.m. (PT) | Link to register. The Mineta Transportation Institute is hosting a series of virtual fireside chats featuring influential women leaders in transportation. These successful women—representing academia, public and private industries, and the nonprofit sector—will share their compelling personal narratives and leadership journeys. Gain valuable insights into their strategies for balancing assertiveness with emotional intelligence, overcoming stereotypes, and leading with intention. Join us to explore the profound impact of reshaping perspectives and championing women's roles within the transportation industry and beyond. Featured Guest: Lynda Tran, CEO, Lincoln Room Strategies & MTI Trustee Moderator: Dr. Karen Philbrick, Executive Director, MTI This webinar is co-sponsored by COMTO. *0.5 PDH credit available
About the Featured GuestLynda is a nationally recognized leader in transportation and infrastructure policy. She is on the Board of Trustees for the Mineta Transportation Institute and serves on the Board of Directors for STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs, and manages infrastructure projects across North America. Lynda is a member of the Board of Directors for Main Street America, a national network of local and grassroots leaders working to strengthen economies and improve quality of life in thousands of downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts all across America.
During her tenure at DOT, Lynda served as the agency’s official designee to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawai’ians and Pacific Islanders. Lynda returned to federal service after co-founding 270 Strategies, where she developed public engagement strategies for a variety of campaigns, companies, and causes across the globe. A CBS News Political Contributor and columnist through the 2020 campaign cycle and frequent commentator, Lynda regularly appears in major national and international broadcast, print, and interactive news media. She has been featured on Glassceiling.com and was profiled by Modernae Woman.
During the Obama Administration, Lynda was director of communications for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation. She steered NHTSA through numerous communications crises and helped inform key policy decisions by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, NHTSA Administrator David Strickland, and White House officials. In this role, Lynda oversaw the agency’s nationwide earned and paid media efforts, including messaging on federal regulations, new automotive safety technologies, and vehicle fuel economy, as well as nearly $30 million each year dedicated to NHTSA’s “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaigns.
Lynda earned a Masters degree in International Policy and Development from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania. She speaks Vietnamese, French, and conversational Spanish.
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| October 20, 2026 to October 22, 2026 |
2026 Research to Practice Transit Symposium - Online
The 2026 “Research to Practice” Transit Symposium will be held October 20-22, 2026. The symposium will take place online and be streamed on YouTube. As the transit industry is experiencing significant changes (e.g., new technologies, potential funding shortage) in recent years, the Symposium provides a platform where transit experts share insights on how evidence-based research is being used or can be used to make the most of these opportunities in a dynamic environment. The agenda for this year’s symposium is still being finalized. Register today to receive updates on the upcoming sessions and speakers as they are announced. Past year’s symposiums included the following topics:
Information about previous years’ events can be found here. In addition to the opening and closing plenaries, the symposium features two types of sessions:
AICP credits will be available for this event. Questions? Contact the following: Chad Riding Dr. Xiang ‘Jacob’ Yan The Symposium is convened by a partnership between California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), University of Florida (UF) Transportation Institute, University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Transit Research Center, American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI), and the Safety and Mobility Advancements Regional Transportation and Economics Research (SMARTER) Center. |
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