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Pedestrain Facility Design TE-32, May 21-23
State and federal policies assert that pedestrian facilities are important parts of a multi-modal transportation system. Communities across California are asking for more emphasis on walkability, with facilities that are safe and comfortable for all pedestrians, including those who are disabled. This new course covers principles and good practices, including how to plan, design, and operate a wide range of pedestrian-friendly facilities, including sidewalks, crosswalks, and other public spaces adjoining or intersecting the vehicular transportation system. Application of current standards and guidelines is emphasized. Case studies supplement lectures.
Topics Include
treatment options for safe pedestrian crossings, including signal options and operations
design guidelines & standards for pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, transit stops, and public spaces
ways to safely integrate pedestrian facilities with motorized traffic
ADA requirements, guidelines, and implementation strategies
how to formulate community design guidelines for local streets and neighborhoods
integrating pedestrian concerns into local zoning codes and general plan policies
use of GIS tools
What You Will Learn
Students learn how to create a variety of pedestrian-friendly facilities while staying within federal and state standards and guidelines for safety and meeting current ADA requirements.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for engineers, planners, and consultants with responsibility for planning, designing or constructing pedestrian facilities along streets and highways.
Topics Include
treatment options for safe pedestrian crossings, including signal options and operations
design guidelines & standards for pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, transit stops, and public spaces
ways to safely integrate pedestrian facilities with motorized traffic
ADA requirements, guidelines, and implementation strategies
how to formulate community design guidelines for local streets and neighborhoods
integrating pedestrian concerns into local zoning codes and general plan policies
use of GIS tools
What You Will Learn
Students learn how to create a variety of pedestrian-friendly facilities while staying within federal and state standards and guidelines for safety and meeting current ADA requirements.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for engineers, planners, and consultants with responsibility for planning, designing or constructing pedestrian facilities along streets and highways.
Roadway Lighting Design TE-39, May 29-31
This course emphasizes how to design roadway lighting installations that are effective and that meet various standards and requirements. While instruction focuses on use of the illuminance ("foot candle") method, students will also learn about the luminance method. The course covers a wide range of relevant topics, from human factors, including the eye, vision, and perception, to lighting terminology, including light control, luminaire types, and design principles, with reference to IES standard practice, the AASHTO guidelines, and FHWA's Roadway Lighting Handbook. The class combines lectures, hands-on classroom exercises, and case studies.
Topics Include
luminaire design
photometric data
IES luminaire classification
light sources and ballasts
switching
poles
IES Standard Practice (RP-8)
planning and lighting design principles
economics of roadway lighting, maintenance, and energy considerations
What You Will Learn
Students learn key skills needed to design roadway lighting installations using the illuminance method as well as guidelines/standards affecting their design.
Who Should Attend
The course is targeted for public agency staff or consultants with little or no experience in designing or planning roadway lighting. The class also benefits those seeking some refresher training on the current state-of-the-practice.
Topics Include
luminaire design
photometric data
IES luminaire classification
light sources and ballasts
switching
poles
IES Standard Practice (RP-8)
planning and lighting design principles
economics of roadway lighting, maintenance, and energy considerations
What You Will Learn
Students learn key skills needed to design roadway lighting installations using the illuminance method as well as guidelines/standards affecting their design.
Who Should Attend
The course is targeted for public agency staff or consultants with little or no experience in designing or planning roadway lighting. The class also benefits those seeking some refresher training on the current state-of-the-practice.
Bicycle Transportation: Bicycle Path Planning and Design TE-35, Jun 4-6
The third in a series on the planning and design of both on-road and off-road bicycle facilities, this course will focus on the fundamental background knowledge necessary to design and implement off-street shared-use bicycle paths. Case studies will be presented. Sample spatial design problems, use conflicts, and alternative solutions will be illustrated. Federal and State laws and policies affecting pathway design will be reviewed including: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities; the California Highway Design Manual Chapter 1000; and the American With Disabilities Act (ADA), including new Department of Justice rulings on the use of power-driven mobility devices.
Topics Include
User safety as a primary goal
Accommodating shared use on a bicycle path and designing to manage path conflicts
Optimum right-of-way characteristics
Fundamental bicycle path design parameters (including design speed, optimum path width, horizontal alignment and curvature, vertical clearance, longitudinal grade and cross slope, structural section; soil erosion and water quality, obstructions, drainage grates and utility covers, signs, lighting, green path design
Intersection controls where bicycle paths cross roadways and railroad crossings
Avoiding barriers with bicycle bridges, underpasses, and causeways
Environmental values and regulations
Management options and maintenance requirements
Countering NIMBY and BANANA attitudes
What You Will Learn
Students will gain a basic understanding of key technical issues for planning, designing, and implementing multi-use bicycle paths as a key ingredient of a comprehensive non-motorized transportation system for cities and surrounding areas. Through case studies, students will learn how to address a wide variety of site-specific challenges that arise. Students leave class knowing where to find resources, guidelines, and information to aid implementation of the concepts taught in this course.
Who Should Attend
This class is designed for transportation planners, engineers, landscape architects, and bicycle program managers in local and state public agencies. Planning and design consultants will also benefit from a refresher on the standards and best practices for creating bicycle paths.
Topics Include
User safety as a primary goal
Accommodating shared use on a bicycle path and designing to manage path conflicts
Optimum right-of-way characteristics
Fundamental bicycle path design parameters (including design speed, optimum path width, horizontal alignment and curvature, vertical clearance, longitudinal grade and cross slope, structural section; soil erosion and water quality, obstructions, drainage grates and utility covers, signs, lighting, green path design
Intersection controls where bicycle paths cross roadways and railroad crossings
Avoiding barriers with bicycle bridges, underpasses, and causeways
Environmental values and regulations
Management options and maintenance requirements
Countering NIMBY and BANANA attitudes
What You Will Learn
Students will gain a basic understanding of key technical issues for planning, designing, and implementing multi-use bicycle paths as a key ingredient of a comprehensive non-motorized transportation system for cities and surrounding areas. Through case studies, students will learn how to address a wide variety of site-specific challenges that arise. Students leave class knowing where to find resources, guidelines, and information to aid implementation of the concepts taught in this course.
Who Should Attend
This class is designed for transportation planners, engineers, landscape architects, and bicycle program managers in local and state public agencies. Planning and design consultants will also benefit from a refresher on the standards and best practices for creating bicycle paths.
Fundamentals of Inspection Practice PD-01, Jun 18-19
Inspectors are key members of the construction project team. Inspectors ensure that public agencies produce quality projects and help reduce potential liability caused by poor engineering performance. The administrative and technical responsibilities of the inspector continue throughout project delivery and are critical for effectively maintaining a project's compliance with contract requirements.
This course provides an introduction to all of the basic skills needed by the field inspector for most traditional highway construction projects.
Topics Include
scope of an inspector's authority and responsibilities
documentation, reports, and legal requirements
how the inspector helps ensure safety on the job site
how to minimize disputes and claims between parties and get your point across to the contractor
inspection methods and tips for earthworks, pilings, asphalt pavement construction, pipelines, portland cement, protective coatings
duties of the inspector at project closeout
What You Will Learn
Students gain good working knowledge of the sources, scope, and limits of the inspector's authority and responsibilities, including the importance of inspectors for reducing liability risks for the public agency. Students learn how to inspect wood construction, structural steel, earthworks, pavement, pipelines, Portland Cement concrete, and protective coatings; what to do when a problem is found; and how to be an effective member of the construction project team.
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for public agency resident engineers and construction inspectors responsible for the physical observation and inspection of construction work on the job site.
This course provides an introduction to all of the basic skills needed by the field inspector for most traditional highway construction projects.
Topics Include
scope of an inspector's authority and responsibilities
documentation, reports, and legal requirements
how the inspector helps ensure safety on the job site
how to minimize disputes and claims between parties and get your point across to the contractor
inspection methods and tips for earthworks, pilings, asphalt pavement construction, pipelines, portland cement, protective coatings
duties of the inspector at project closeout
What You Will Learn
Students gain good working knowledge of the sources, scope, and limits of the inspector's authority and responsibilities, including the importance of inspectors for reducing liability risks for the public agency. Students learn how to inspect wood construction, structural steel, earthworks, pavement, pipelines, Portland Cement concrete, and protective coatings; what to do when a problem is found; and how to be an effective member of the construction project team.
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for public agency resident engineers and construction inspectors responsible for the physical observation and inspection of construction work on the job site.
Traffic Signal Operations, Part 2 TE-10, Jun 26
This two-day course focusing on advanced signal operations topics, will enable you to develop and evaluate performance of two types of traffic signal coordination -- time of day and traffic responsive systems. This course also introduces the advanced traffic adaptive system. For time of day and traffic responsive systems, attendees learn how to determine good timing and coordinated solutions with innovative approaches for managing vehicle queues, turns, and potential gridlock situations, how to find optimal timing solutions, and how to safely accommodate non-motorists. Students will work on signal timing plans using several signals along arterials including freeway interchange signals; assess whether more complex timing solutions offer operational improvements; solve specialized problems such as offset intersections and diamond interchanges; and learn to perform analysis and evaluation of traffic volumes and field checks. The operational concept for traffic adaptive systems will be introduced and results compared with results from the time of day and traffic responsive plans. A basic knowledge of SYNCHRO is helpful.
Topics Include
principles of traffic signal coordination
analysis of volume and system characteristics
software and hardware requirements for signal coordination for each time of day, traffic responsive, and traffic adaptive systems
use of SYNCHRO to develop time of day and traffic responsive timing plans
find optimal timing solutions
working concepts of traffic adaptive control
performance comparison of the three timing strategies
overall evaluation of maintenance of optimized signal timing and operations
integration of arterial systems with freeway ramp metering and control systems.
What You Will Learn
Students learn to plan major signal coordination projects, when to use the different types of timing strategy (time of day, traffic responsive, traffic adaptive), how to proceed from data collection to satisfactory system operation and fine-tuning, and how to update signal coordination plans as traffic conditions change over time. Traffic adaptive software, a key to many "intelligent" traffic management systems, will be introduced.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for traffic engineers from public agencies and consulting firms who already have some experience in signal coordination work, or who have completed preliminary courses equivalent to Fundamentals of Signal Timing and Operations (TE-04) and Basic SYNCHRO and SimTraffic (TE-13).
Topics Include
principles of traffic signal coordination
analysis of volume and system characteristics
software and hardware requirements for signal coordination for each time of day, traffic responsive, and traffic adaptive systems
use of SYNCHRO to develop time of day and traffic responsive timing plans
find optimal timing solutions
working concepts of traffic adaptive control
performance comparison of the three timing strategies
overall evaluation of maintenance of optimized signal timing and operations
integration of arterial systems with freeway ramp metering and control systems.
What You Will Learn
Students learn to plan major signal coordination projects, when to use the different types of timing strategy (time of day, traffic responsive, traffic adaptive), how to proceed from data collection to satisfactory system operation and fine-tuning, and how to update signal coordination plans as traffic conditions change over time. Traffic adaptive software, a key to many "intelligent" traffic management systems, will be introduced.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for traffic engineers from public agencies and consulting firms who already have some experience in signal coordination work, or who have completed preliminary courses equivalent to Fundamentals of Signal Timing and Operations (TE-04) and Basic SYNCHRO and SimTraffic (TE-13).
Pedestrain Facility Design TE-32, May 21-23
State and federal policies assert that pedestrian facilities are important parts of a multi-modal transportation system. Communities across California are asking for more emphasis on walkability, with facilities that are safe and comfortable for all pedestrians, including those who are disabled. This new course covers principles and good practices, including how to plan, design, and operate a wide range of pedestrian-friendly facilities, including sidewalks, crosswalks, and other public spaces adjoining or intersecting the vehicular transportation system. Application of current standards and guidelines is emphasized. Case studies supplement lectures.
Topics Include
treatment options for safe pedestrian crossings, including signal options and operations
design guidelines & standards for pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, transit stops, and public spaces
ways to safely integrate pedestrian facilities with motorized traffic
ADA requirements, guidelines, and implementation strategies
how to formulate community design guidelines for local streets and neighborhoods
integrating pedestrian concerns into local zoning codes and general plan policies
use of GIS tools
What You Will Learn
Students learn how to create a variety of pedestrian-friendly facilities while staying within federal and state standards and guidelines for safety and meeting current ADA requirements.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for engineers, planners, and consultants with responsibility for planning, designing or constructing pedestrian facilities along streets and highways.
Topics Include
treatment options for safe pedestrian crossings, including signal options and operations
design guidelines & standards for pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, transit stops, and public spaces
ways to safely integrate pedestrian facilities with motorized traffic
ADA requirements, guidelines, and implementation strategies
how to formulate community design guidelines for local streets and neighborhoods
integrating pedestrian concerns into local zoning codes and general plan policies
use of GIS tools
What You Will Learn
Students learn how to create a variety of pedestrian-friendly facilities while staying within federal and state standards and guidelines for safety and meeting current ADA requirements.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for engineers, planners, and consultants with responsibility for planning, designing or constructing pedestrian facilities along streets and highways.