Safe Access for Everyone is Good for Business

This webinar will discuss the recently released U.S. DOT report “Safe Access for Everyone is Good for Business.” The full report is available here: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop24003/fhwahop24003.pdf. The purpose of this document and webinar is to address the concerns of business owners about the potential effects of such changes in roadway design on their businesses. Research and experience show that after construction, access changes are unlikely to negatively affect a business. The success or failure of a business depends on many other, more prominent, factors, including the business plan, the quality of the product, demand for the product, competition, price, and customer service.    
                        
Absent a major change such as the relocation of a major road away from the business or the construction of a view-limiting berm or noise wall, the effects of a change in access tend to occur during construction and are short term.Speakers and agenda will be announced the weeks before the webinar.