Summary: | Walking and bicycling are integral to Pennsylvania’s transportation system. More than 250,000 Pennsylvanians walk or bike to work every day. This course gives PennDOT, local agencies, and consultants an up-to-date perspective on integrating bicycle and pedestrian facilities into Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure. It encourages consideration of more friendly bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
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Learning Outcomes: | Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- List the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians as transportation facility users
- Identify common roadway and traffic conditions that affect bicyclists and pedestrians
- Describe the characteristics of a roadway that is designed to accommodate bicyclists
- Describe the characteristics of a roadway corridor that is designed to accommodate pedestrians
- Recognize the importance, variety and challenges of intermodal connectivity
- Describe the characteristics of a shared use path designed to accommodate both bicyclists and pedestrians
- List the benefits to the transportation system of accommodating bicyclists and pedestrians with different abilities
- Recognize opportunities to accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians during the planning, design, construction, and operational phases of a project
- Understand that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires newly constructed and altered sidewalks to be accessible and usable by people with disabilities, and accessibility improvements need to be implemented for existing facilities
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Teaching Method: | Instructor Led
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Target Audience: | The target audience for this course includes Federal, State, or local engineers with planning, design, construction, or maintenance responsibilities; bicycle specialists, transportation planners, landscape architects, as well as decision makers at the project planning level. This includes Metropolitan Planning Organizations/Regional Planning Organizations and Municipal Officials within the MPO.
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Final Exam: | Yes |
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