The suite of six courses will introduce the participants to the basics of access management. The modules will evaluate ways in which to develop policies and apply design principles directed toward establishing system classification standards that address longitudinal operational impacts designed to preserve the functional integrity of the transportation system while effectively managing access to and from land developments. The series includes: Access Management Principles and Practices, Safety Impacts of Access Management, Economic Impacts of Access Management, Applying Access Management Principles to Existing Roadways, Access Management at Intersections Part I and Access Management at Intersections Part II. While the courses may be taken separately, participants are encouraged to attend the courses in the scheduled order.

William L. Eisele, Ph.D., P.E., Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX, USA and William E. Frawley,  AICP, Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute, Arlington, TX, USA and Marc Butorac, P.E., PTOE, Kittelson & Associates, Inc., Portland, OR, USA

This Web seminar will introduce the participants to the basic principles of access management, answering the question, “Why should we implement access management techniques?” Instructors will explain the safety benefits and economic impact research findings associated with raised medians and access point density. The seminar will also introduce various access management techniques, such as acceleration/deceleration lanes, raised medians, right-turn lanes, and driveway consolidation, and suggest when they may be appropriate. Photographic examples of treatments in various locations will be provided.

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

1) Discss basic principles of access management.
2) Summarize safety benefits and economic impact research findings associated with raised medians and access point density.
3) Apply various access management techniques.

William L. Eisele, Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX, USA and William E. Frawley, Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute, Arlington, TX, USA

Dr. Eisele has worked extensively in many areas of access management and corridor management including economic impacts, planning, design, safety and operations for over 13 years. He is a Member of the Transportation Research Board Access Management Committee. He has provided access management technical assistance to other states and internationally. He has made significant contributions to the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT's) statewide access management program that ultimately included technical assistance on the TxDOT on-line Access Management Manual. He recently co-developed and co-instructed outreach materials to assist TxDOT staff in responding to stakeholder concerns when implementing access management improvements. Dr. Eisele also co-developed and co-instructed access management workshops across Texas that included interactive examples and case studies to assist TxDOT staff in implementing the state's access management guidelines.

Mr. Frawley has more than 17 years experience in access management issues in the local government and research arenas. His work for the Charlotte County, Florida planning department included implementing and access management ordinance. While working for the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), he has been involved in numerous access management research and implementation projects investigating safety and economic impacts, applications for arterial streets, and access management program development. He assisted the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in the development and implementation of its current access management program, including developing and delivering training workshops to all 25 TxDOT districts. Mr. Frawley is the secretary to the Transportation Research Board’s Access Management Committee.

This web seminar will highlight the safety impacts associated with typical access management treatments, while focusing on raised medians and access point density.

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

1) Define access management and typical access management treatments.
2) Describe the impacts of access management on crash rates.
3) Describe the impacts of access management on crash types.

William L. Eisele, Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX, USA and William E. Frawley, Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute, Arlington, TX, USA

Dr. Eisele has worked extensively in many areas of access management and corridor management including economic impacts, planning, design, safety and operations for over 13 years. He is a Member of the Transportation Research Board Access Management Committee. He has provided access management technical assistance to other states and internationally. He has made significant contributions to the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT's) statewide access management program that ultimately included technical assistance on the TxDOT on-line Access Management Manual. He recently co-developed and co-instructed outreach materials to assist TxDOT staff in responding to stakeholder concerns when implementing access management improvements. Dr. Eisele also co-developed and co-instructed access management workshops across Texas that included interactive examples and case studies to assist TxDOT staff in implementing the state's access management guidelines.

Mr. Frawley has more than 17 years experience in access management issues in the local government and research arenas. His work for the Charlotte County, Florida planning department included implementing and access management ordinance. While working for the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), he has been involved in numerous access management research and implementation projects investigating safety and economic impacts, applications for arterial streets, and access management program development. He assisted the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in the development and implementation of its current access management program, including developing and delivering training workshops to all 25 TxDOT districts. Mr. Frawley is the secretary to the Transportation Research Board’s Access Management Committee.

This web seminar will highlight the economic impacts associated with common access management treatments.

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

1) Define access management and typical access management treatments.
2) Discuss the relationship of access management and property values.
3) Discuss business and customer survey results of access management implementation.                  4) Recognize how to become actively involved in promoting appropriate access management techniques to the business community.

William L. Eisele, Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX, USA and William E. Frawley, Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute, Arlington, TX, USA

Dr. Eisele has worked extensively in many areas of access management and corridor management including economic impacts, planning, design, safety and operations for over 13 years. He is a Member of the Transportation Research Board Access Management Committee. He has provided access management technical assistance to other states and internationally. He has made significant contributions to the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT's) statewide access management program that ultimately included technical assistance on the TxDOT on-line Access Management Manual. He recently co-developed and co-instructed outreach materials to assist TxDOT staff in responding to stakeholder concerns when implementing access management improvements. Dr. Eisele also co-developed and co-instructed access management workshops across Texas that included interactive examples and case studies to assist TxDOT staff in implementing the state's access management guidelines.

Mr. Frawley has more than 17 years experience in access management issues in the local government and research arenas. His work for the Charlotte County, Florida planning department included implementing and access management ordinance. While working for the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), he has been involved in numerous access management research and implementation projects investigating safety and economic impacts, applications for arterial streets, and access management program development. He assisted the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in the development and implementation of its current access management program, including developing and delivering training workshops to all 25 TxDOT districts. Mr. Frawley is the secretary to the Transportation Research Board’s Access Management Committee.

This web seminar will highlight examples where access management treatments have been retrofit into existing roadways—typically using raised medians and access consolidation.

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

1) Define access management and typical access management treatments.
2) Recommend successful techniques for applying access management retrofits when
adequate right-of-way is available or limited.

William L. Eisele, Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX, USA and William E. Frawley, Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute, Arlington, TX, USA

Dr. Eisele has worked extensively in many areas of access management and corridor management including economic impacts, planning, design, safety and operations for over 13 years. He is a Member of the Transportation Research Board Access Management Committee. He has provided access management technical assistance to other states and internationally. He has made significant contributions to the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT's) statewide access management program that ultimately included technical assistance on the TxDOT on-line Access Management Manual. He recently co-developed and co-instructed outreach materials to assist TxDOT staff in responding to stakeholder concerns when implementing access management improvements. Dr. Eisele also co-developed and co-instructed access management workshops across Texas that included interactive examples and case studies to assist TxDOT staff in implementing the state's access management guidelines.

Mr. Frawley has more than 17 years experience in access management issues in the local government and research arenas. His work for the Charlotte County, Florida planning department included implementing and access management ordinance. While working for the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), he has been involved in numerous access management research and implementation projects investigating safety and economic impacts, applications for arterial streets, and access management program development. He assisted the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in the development and implementation of its current access management program, including developing and delivering training workshops to all 25 TxDOT districts. Mr. Frawley is the secretary to the Transportation Research Board’s Access Management Committee.

This web seminar will provide an overview of the principles of access management techniques as principally related to intersections. Participants will be introduced to the concepts of intersection physical and functional area and how to calculate and draw a schematic "windows of opportunity" for various access management intersection configurations along an arterial highway.

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

1) Understand the principles that define access management techniques at intersections.
2) Analyze the factors that should be considered when implementing access management at intersections.
3) Identify and compare the physical and functional areas of a signalized intersection

Marc Butorac, PE, PTOE, Associate Engineer, Kittelson & Associates, Inc., Portland, OR, USA

Continuing rom the “Access Management at Intersections Part I" web seminar, this web seminar will highlight major classifications of access management techniques at intersections, such as objective of separating conflicts, geometric access management and operational techniques

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

1) Identify and cite the major advantages and disadvantages, applications and safety benefits of access management techniques being used at intersections.
2) Identify techniques to improve intersection operations and safety.
3) Identify implementation practices.

Marc Butorac, PE, PTOE, Associate Engineer, Kittelson & Associates, Inc., Portland, OR, USA