Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Comprehend the holistic planning and design for pedestrians and cyclists
• Understand the most common principles, planning processes, and design techniques of active transportation
• Analyze facilities, design key components, and develop facilities, considering geometric issues
• Perform data collection, audits, safety analysis, and apply vision zero approaches and techniques to ensure facility safety by design
• Measure and justify bicycle and pedestrian improvements to local authorities, elected officials, transportation staff, and citizens

Description
This course covers methods and best practices used by professional planners, engineers, and consultants/researchers. This course does not focus on advocacy; instead, it introduces current approaches to bicycle and pedestrian safety planning. A key objective of this course is to help you become better ped/bike practitioners. This course is broadly divided into three parts.

Part 1: The point of this course (or involving oneself in bicycle and pedestrian planning) is not to spend time preaching to the choir. Instead, learning how to measure and justify bicycle and pedestrian improvements to local authorities, elected officials, transportation staff, and citizens is essential.

Part 2: This section of the course focuses on the varying characteristics of pedestrians and bicyclists that will need to be considered in the planning profession. It will include facility design needs, important safety considerations, and aspects of the connection between land use and transportation planning, including planning for accessibility for all types of pedestrians.

Part 3: This section will focus on the elements of pedestrian and bicycle plans – what they are, their purpose, and how they are created, implemented, evaluated, and updated.

Readings in the syllabus are divided into 2 groups: 1. The ones that apply to the day’s lecture, 2. The ones that should be on the shelf of a ped/bike professional. Readings in the syllabus are also prioritized so that students can devote time to the most important ones. 

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for a broad range of professionals who are involved in the planning, design, and implementation of pedestrian and bicycle facilities. It is particularly beneficial for planners who develop and manage urban and transportation plans, as well as municipal engineers who oversee the design and maintenance of infrastructure. Supervisors and managers responsible for ensuring the safety and efficiency of transportation systems will find this course invaluable.

Construction managers engaged in building pedestrian and bicycle facilities can gain insights into best practices and design standards. Educators and students in urban planning, transportation engineering, and related fields will also benefit from this comprehensive overview of active transportation planning and design. Additionally, this course is suitable for consultants and researchers who provide expert advice and conduct studies on bicycle and pedestrian safety and infrastructure.

By participating in this course, professionals will enhance their ability to measure and justify bicycle and pedestrian improvements to local authorities, elected officials, transportation staff, and citizens, ensuring the successful implementation of safe and efficient active transportation systems.