Thursday, December 6, 13, (Modules 1 & 2) and January 10-31, 2013 (Modules 3-6)

MODULE 1: PLANNING AND LAND USE
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Discuss basic relationships (interaction between land use and transportation, modes, parking, functional classification).
2) Identify levels of scale (statewide, region, corridor, neighborhood, site).
3) Recognize role of transportation in comprehensive planning.
4) Integrate Context sensitive solutions

MODULE 2: DATA AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Identify the linkage between data and planning uses.
2) Define data collection methodologies (counts, surveys, census).
3) Compare analysis of transportation data (peak spreading, origin-destination, transit ridership, collisions).
4) Identify data considerations for such things as mobility, freight, security, management, operations and ITS).
5) Identify transportation facility and service needs

MODULE 3: PLANNING ANALYSIS
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Recognize different analysis tools and methodologies.
2) Model a transportation network.
3) Recite factors that affect transportation system and facility performance.
5) Apply basic mathematical relationships that define system performance.

MODULE 4: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM EVALUATION
At the conclusion of the module, participants should be able to:
1) Understand basic concepts of evaluation.
2) Define the characteristics of benefits and costs.
3) Apply evaluation approaches (cost/benefit, cost effectiveness).
4) Recognize the different types of actions and strategies that can result from evaluation in addition to physical capacity (TDM, TSM, ITS, land use , urban design).

MODULE 5: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Identify different types of environmental impacts (air quality, wetlands, noise).
2) Recognize environmental and community impact analysis approach (scale, plan, project, regulatory issues).
3) Describe impact analysis tools and their use in the transportation planning process.

MODULE 6: POLICY AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Describe the characteristics of implementing plans and programs.
2) Recall the basics of financial analysis.
3) Apply project prioritization and program development techniques

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Instructors:

Michael Meyer

(2 Ratings)