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| #e.21992 | Wednesday 3:00PM to 4:00PM
October 17,
2012 | CM | 1.00 |
Live webinar: FHWA Experimentation for Advancing Best PracticesAssociation of Pedestrian and Bicycle ProfessionalsCedarburg, WI The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) formal experimentation process is an essential part of identifying best practices for bicycle and pedestrian design. The process offers many benefits but is not well understood. Although some practitioners mistakenly regard the process as difficult, time-consuming and expensive, in fact formal experiments can move innovative devices to implementation more quickly, reduce the use of non-compliant devices, and help protect jurisdictions from liability while innovative treatments are tested. Planners and engineers should attend this session to learn the truth behind the misconceptions, how to develop and successfully apply for a safe, effective experiment, and how the results of experimentation are institutionalized in design guidance.
Bruce Friedman, a Transportation Specialist on the MUTCD Team in the Office of Transportation Operations at FHWA, will lay the groundwork and outline the application and experimentation process. Nadia Barrera, a Project Coordinator with the City of Austin Public Works Department, will describe four official experiments that the City of Austin, Texas, carried out related to new facilities requested in the 2020 Bicycle Plan Update that were not at the time in the MUTCD (sharrows, bike boxes, colored lanes, and "bicycle may use full lane" signs).
More Instructors: Bruce Friedman Bruce Friedman, P.E., is a Transportation Specialist on the MUTCD Team in the Office of Transportation Operations at the Federal Highway Administration in Washington, DC. The MUTCD Team is responsible for the development and publication of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and Mr. Friedman’s specific responsibilities include being the primary contact for Parts 4 and 8, Highway Traffic Signals and Traffic Control for Grade Crossings, respectively. Until recently, Mr. Friedman was also responsible for Part 9, Traffic Control for Bicycle Facilities. Mr. Friedman has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. He has specialized throughout his career in traffic signals, traffic control devices, and traffic operations. Prior to joining FHWA, Mr. Friedman was employed by the consulting firm of Kimley-Horn and Associates for 27 years and prior to that was employed by the Florida DOT and by the City of Charlotte, NC’s Traffic Engineering Department. He was a technical member of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD) for more than 25 years and served as the Chair of the Signals Technical Committee and as the Chair of the ITE Delegation to the NCUTCD. Mr. Friedman is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and is a Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Mr. Friedman was selected as the Florida Section of ITE’s Transportation Engineer of the Year for 2002. Mr. Friedman has conducted a large number of web seminars for a variety of professional associations and has made numerous presentations in person at professional association meetings. Nadia Barrera Nadia Barrera, PMP, is a Project Coordinator with the City of Austin Public Works Department in the Neighborhood Connectivity Division. The Neighborhood Connectivity Division consists of the Bicycle, Pedestrian, Child Safety, and Urban Trails programs. She holds a Master's degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Austin and serves as project and implementation coordinator for the Bicycle and Sidewalk Master Plans. (27 Ratings)
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