Roadway Traffic Control I Author: Gregory Taylor This course is the first of two in this series that shows how to effectively use the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for establishing roadway traffic control. Course material will cover Part 1 – Information, Part 2 – Signs, and Part 3 – Markings. The overall…
Enhanced Horizontal Curve Safety Treatments Author: Gregory Taylor The purpose of this course is to encourage you to use this information to evaluate problems and implement appropriate treatments for problem curve locations. These enhanced safety treatments can help reduce roadway departure crashes, injuries, and fatalities. This course summarizes practical information on where, when, or how…
Basic Horizontal Curve Safety Treatments Author: Gregory Taylor The purpose of this course is to present basic safety treatments that may be used for problem horizontal curve locations. These treatments can be used to reduce and/or prevent roadway departure crashes, injuries, and fatalities. This course summarizes practical information regarding the application of basic MUTCD safety…
Open-Graded Friction Course Author: Gregory Taylor This course presents an introduction to today’s roadway open-graded friction courses (OGFC). Participants will be given an in-depth look at the principles and potential trade-offs to be considered when selecting and designing OGFCs. By combining this course material with work experience and engineering judgment, the participant may produce plans…
An Integrated Framework to Restore Small Urban Watersheds Urban watershed restoration has recently evolved into a growing and sophisticated practice. This course introduces the basic concepts and techniques of urban watershed restoration, and sets forth the overall framework used to evaluate subwatershed restoration potential. It presents the basic concepts used to restore urban streams, and…
Complete Streets Design Guidelines “Complete Streets” is a national movement that includes the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), state departments of transportation (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), cities, counties, nonprofits and others. Complete streets offers a valuable approach to providing alternatives to traffic congestion, making places safer and more livable, reducing environmental impacts, and a host…