PRACTITIONER TOOLBOX
RESOURCES
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Training & Workshops
- Access
Management, Location and Design - National Highway Institute (NHI) Course #133078 - This
course covers access management along streets and highways. General
benefits, as well as the social, economic, political and legal
implications of access control are examined. Existing access management
practices and policies from States and jurisdictions are used as
examples of what types of programs have been implemented and how
effective they have been. Through in-depth discussion, access management
techniques and the warrants for their use are reviewed. Guidelines
for design and application of these access management techniques
are described in detail. Strategies for developing and implementing
retrofit programs to improve existing access control are presented.
The course presents several "before" and "after" case
studies, which show the impacts of retrofit programs on local businesses.
Techniques and procedures for evaluating the impacts of access
control on the safety and operations of the highway system are
also covered.
- Computerized
Traffic Signal Systems - NHI Course
#133010 - This course presents current technology and control options
available for computerized traffic control, including microcomputer
applications. The course covers the technical issues of a computerized
traffic control system and steps necessary to develop and manage
a system using the Systems Engineering process. These steps begin
with establishing system requirements, followed by understanding
and combining system elements, evaluating and selecting the system,
installation, as well as operation, maintenance and continuing
system evaluation.
- Fundamentals
of Signal Timing and Operations (Institute of Transportation
Studies, University of California at Berkeley) - The course covers
the basic concepts and practical applications and operations of
traffic signal timing systems for isolated and coordinated intersections.
The course engages students through hands-on exercises and real-world
examples of signal timing and operations. Some class exercises
and demonstrations are taught in a computer lab.
- MOST (Mobile (Hands-On-Traffic) Signal Timing Training) - MOST
is a mobile signal timing training program that will provide the
skills and competencies needed by transportation engineers, technicians,
and university students. They will be able to use traffic data, existing
traffic signal equipment, software programs and resource material
to determine and establish signal phasing and timing of individual
installations of all types and systems of multiple signal installations
for effective, efficient, and safe traffic control. The objective
of this project is to develop, implement, and test a portable training
course for traffic signal timing, including equipment, training materials
and educated instructors. This project is under development and being
lead by the University of Idaho's National
Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT). For
further information, please contact Eddie.Curtis@dot.gov.
- Professional Development Program Course on CD-ROM (Available from ITE) - Traffic Signal Change Intervals: The change interval at signalized intersections is critical to safe and efficient operation for both vehicles and pedestrians. This one-hour training module reviews the importance of change intervals and the various techniques for calculation of the change interval. Yellow, all-red and pedestrian change intervals are discussed, as well as dilemma zones.
- Traffic
Signal Design and Operation - NHI Course #133028,
formerly NHI Course# 13328 - Congestion and delays that exist on
our streets and roadways can be managed better with a thorough understanding
of effective traffic signal timing and optimization. Well-developed, designed,
implemented, maintained and operated traffic signal control projects are
essential to this process. Engineering tools are available to design, optimize,
analyze, and simulate traffic flow. This course addresses the application
of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to intersection
displays, as well as signal timing, computerized traffic signal systems,
control strategies, integrated systems, traffic control simulation and
optimization software. The course is divided into two primary parts: Traffic
Signal Timing and Design, and Traffic Signal Systems.
- Traffic Signal Timing (TRANSPEED, University of Washington) - The course provides an understanding of both the theory and practice of traffic signal timing. This two-day course focuses on terms associated with signal timing, relating practice in the field with analysis completed using the Highway Capacity Manual and other traffic engineering software. The course covers the development of timing plans, explores types of signal control (including adaptive and priority-based), and investigates the relationship of signal timing to ITS.
- Traffic
Signal Timing Blended Course (CITE - Consortium for ITS Training and
Education) - The course provides students with an understanding of
both the theory and practice of traffic signal timing and its impact on
traffic operations. It gives students an overview of the terms associated
with signal timing; discusses the concepts of cycle length, split, offset,
midblock friction, phase sequences, the signal timing process, and signal
timing optimization; and looks at the types of actuated controllers, passage
time, extension, and the coordination of actuated and pretimed controllers.
It also discusses the development of timing plans, explores types of signal
control (first generation control and advanced techniques, including
Rhodes, RT-TRACS, SCAT, and SCOOT) and investigates the relationship of
signal timing to ITS: regional and system/design.
- Traffic Signal Timing & Coordination Course (MN/DOT) - This three-day Signal Timing and Coordination Course is designed to enable the participants to obtain an understanding of fundamental concepts and Mn/DOT standard practices related to traffic signal timing and coordination of signalized intersections along an arterial network.
NOTE: The traffic signal timing training listed here is not intended to be exhaustive. Training is available from various universities, transportation associations and traffic signal controller vendors.
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