
Course:	NHI - Successful Traffic Signal Management: The Basic Service Approach
NHI Course Number:	133125
SAP Course Number:	78TECH400788

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Intelligent Transportation Systems
Traffic Engineering Studies
Traffic Signals

Class Schedule

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General Information

Summary:	Successful Traffic Management: The Basic Service Approach is a two-day course aimed at helping agencies ensure that their limited resources are directed towards meeting the needs of the agencies most important to stakeholders. A Traffic Signal Management Plan (TSMP) is a tool that documents and aligns an agencies traffic signal design, operation and maintenance strategies to achieve basic service objectives. The application of systematic business processes is integral to maintaining the resources and workforce capability that is necessary to sustain the operational objectives and meaningfully measure performance tend to operate and maintain traffic signal systems more effectively than agencies that fail to document this information. The purpose of this course will be to describe and expand on the Basic Service Concept for use in developing an agency’s Traffic Signal Management Plan. Emphasis will be placed on an agency developing a simply stated goal and then developing objectives, strategies and tactics enabling them to accomplish their stated goal. Each element of the traffic signal management plan will be thoroughly covered, resulting in a guideline that agencies can follow to develop their own TSMP.
Learning Outcomes:	Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: • Formulate clear objectives • Select appropriate standards of performance • Identify performance measures • Relate organizational capabilities and resource allocation to objectives • Asses infrastructure reliability • Identify signal timing strategies • Document communication policies • Apply effective design strategies • Develop a traffic signal management plan
Teaching Method:	Instructor Led
Target Audience:	Professionals involved in the design, management, operation or maintenance of traffic signal systems. This includes design engineers, operations engineers and technicians (advanced) of state/local agencies, consultants, and FHWA Operations Staff.

Final Exam:	No

Continuing Education Credits

National Highway Institute	CEHs	Classes After	CEUs	Classes After	PDHs	Classes After

NHI:			1.20	01/01/15

Awarding continuing education credits (PDH/CEU/CEH) to a training course or other training event does not imply or guarantee that the training course/event is approved by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. According to Pennsylvania Act 25, “Credit determination for activities…shall be the responsibility of the licensee. Continuing professional competency obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or expand skills or knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure, including law and ethics applicable to the profession, or develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.”
For informational purposes only:	1 CEU is equal to 10 hours of instruction
	1 CEH is equal to 1 hour of instruction

Course Contact Information

For technical questions regarding this course, contact the following...
Name:	Virginia Lawson
Phone:	(717) 346-1375
Email:	vilawson@pa.gov
For general questions about the Training Calendar (such as those regarding schedules, locations, instructors or registrations), see Contact Information in specific classes.

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By Kate Kohan/PennDOT On 01/13/15 At 08:34 AM	By Kate Kohan/PennDOT On 05/05/15 At 11:04 AM