Urban Street Design Guide Application Workshop-Memphis

Start Date:

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Summary:

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) in conjunction with National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO),and with support from the US-DOT Federal Highway Administration will host a workshop based on the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide. Participants will analyze a corridor and a critical intersection in Memphis, TN, evaluating its potential as a multimodal street and applying interim design strategies, intersection design strategies and street typologies, as well as other topics addressed in the Guide.

The design charrette format will incorporate classroom and field activities; and provide a forum for dialogue and engagement between engineers, planners and other stakeholders. The registration includes the Urban Street Design Guide, beverage breaks and lunch.

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
50 N. Dunlap Street
1st Floor “Teleconference” meeting room
Memphis, TN 38103

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to:

  1. Apply principles of the Urban Street Design Guide
  2. Identify workable design solutions to enhance multi-modal safety and create a vibrant public realm.

Cost:

$250 per person

Course Credit:

6 PDH/Pending 6 CM

Instructors:

  • Matthew Roe, Designing Cities Director, NACTO, New York, NY, USA
  • Michael Flynn, AICP LEED-AP, Director, Active Transportation, Sam Schwartz Engineering, New York, NY, USA
  • Kyle Wagenschutz, Bike/Ped. Coordinator, City of Memphis, TN, USA

Event Type:

Workshop

Organizational Capability Element:

    Planning
    System Architecture / Engineering
    Project Systems Engineering
    Traffic Incident Management
    Active Traffic Management/Travel Demand Management/Pricing
    Technical Understanding
    Education, Training & Professional Activities
    Staff Development
    Public safety agency collaboration

Operations Area of Practice:

    Corridor and Arterial Traffic Management
    Active Traffic Management (ATM)
    Training and Profesional Development
    Strategic Planning
    Traffic Impact Assessment
    Planning for Operations
    Livability / Environmental Sustainability

Role in Organization:

Transportation Planner
Senior Engineer
Principal Engineer
Engineer
Transit Professional
Associate Engineer