12 PDH/1.2 IACET CEU

Approved Certification Maintenance (CM) credits for this activity.

ITE has developed a suite of Web seminar courses on the basics of transportation planning. Aimed at educating entry-level professionals and others that are new to the transportation planning field, this new resource is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of key practices and serve as a solid foundation for a practicing transportation planner's skill set. The suite of courses includes the following eight (8) learning modules: Introduction to Transportation Planning, Data Collection, Land-Use and Transportation, Planning for All Modes, Transportation Modeling, Transportation Financing, Site Impact Analysis, and Planning for Operations. While the courses may be taken separately, participants are encouraged to attend the courses in the scheduled order.

Various experts from Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc.

This is an overview of transportation planning's history and applications. The role of the transportation planner will be described along with how this professional interacts with others in the industry. The relationship with land use patterns and transportation planning will be described with emphasis on knowing legislation that has helped to define the transportation planner's role. The suite of courses includes the following eight (8) learning modules: Introduction to Transportation Planning, Data Collection, Land-Use and Transportation, Planning for All Modes, Transportation Modeling, Transportation Financing, Site Impact Analysis, and Planning for Operations. The series serves as an introduction to some of the core knowledge, skills and abilities needed to work effectively and efficiently in the transportation planning field. While the courses may be taken separately, participants are encouraged to attend the courses in the scheduled order.

At the conclusion of the Web seminar, participants should be able to:

1) Define the role of transportation planners as part of the overall transportation planning process.
2) Identify future trends in transportation planning.
3) Explain transportation planning history and important  legislation and its relationship  with land use patterns and the planner's role.

Mark J. Magalotti, P.E, MITE, Principal-in-Charge, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Mark received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and have over 32 years of practical experience in transportation planning/traffic engineering. His experience includes teaching an introductory graduate level course on transportation planning since 2002, conducting transportation-related educational seminars for various organizations and educating clients and public stakeholders unfamiliar with the transportation planning process. As a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, his role has been to teach the introductory course in transportation planning as well as redesign the master's degree curriculum to reflect the needs of today's working professionals.

This module will explain the purpose and importance of data collection in the transportation planning process. Various data collection techniques and its relationship to methods in transportation analysis will be discussed.

At the conclusion of the Web seminar, participants should be able to:

1) Explain the goal of transportation data collection and the relationship to the transportation planning process.
2) Describe the data collection techniques available.
3) Explain the use of data that is collected.   

INSTRUCTOR:

Mark J. Magalotti, P.E, MITE, Principal-in-Charge, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Mark received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and have over 32 years of practical experience in transportation planning/traffic engineering. His experience includes teaching an introductory graduate level course on transportation planning since 2002, conducting transportation-related educational seminars for various organizations and educating clients and public stakeholders unfamiliar with the transportation planning process. As a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, his role has been to teach the introductory course in transportation planning as well as redesign the master's degree curriculum to reflect the needs of today's working professionals.  

The focus of this module is the inter-relationship between land-use planning and transportation planning. Basic concepts of land-use planning such as zoning, density and permitted uses will be described to provide participants with a background in land-use terminology. Various types of land-uses will be explored to uncover their trip generation, trip distribution and assignment characteristics, as well as modal split variances.

At the conclusion of the Web seminar, participants should be able to:

1) Recognize the inter-relationship between land-use  planning and transportation planning.
2) Describe the basics of land use planning concepts such as zoning, density and permitted uses.
3) Identify the types of land uses and their person trip generation characteristics, modal split variances and trip distribution and assignment characteristics. 

Jason Collins, Ph.D., P.E., AICP, MITE, Senior Manager, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA

Jason received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Vanderbilt University, and a M.S. in Transportation Engineering and Ph.D. from the University of South Florida. In addition to his consulting experience in transportation engineering, Jason was a teaching assistant at the University of South Florida for a course in Access Management, and also was a guest lecturer on traffic operations and corridor redevelopment projects. 

The history of modal development in the United States and other countries will be explained to provide a backdrop on the importance of multi-modal planning. The goals of people and goods movement along with the role that each mode can play will be discussed along with the relationship between modes and intermodal transfers.

At the conclusion of the Web seminar, participants should be able to:

1) Apply basic concepts of solving transportation problems through multi-modal planning.
2) Recognize the relationship between modes and intermodal transfers.
3) State the history of modal development in the US and other countries.  

Victor Maslanka, P.E., FITE, Senior Project Manager, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc., Harrisburg, PA, USA

Victor received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, and a M.A. in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton University. He has over 27 years of experience in transportation planning/traffic engineering, and has developed curriculum and facilitated courses for the University of Massachusetts, where he served as a full-time faculty member for two years. 

The various types of transportation models used for forecasting and analysis will be discussed in this module. Travel forecasting, and how it is used to compare to transportation capacity, will be discussed to define the relationship between transportation and the fundamentals of supply and demand. The relationship between data collected (inputs) and model outputs will also be discussed. 

At the conclusion of the Web seminar, participants should be able to:

1) Identify various transportation model types.
2) Show the relationship between data collected and output of models.
3) Explain how travel forecasts are used to compare to transportation capacity for a supply/demand analysis.

Jason Collins, Ph.D., P.E., AICP., MITE, Senior Manager, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA

Jason received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Vanderbilt University, and a M.S. in Transportation Engineering and Ph.D. from the University of South Florida. In addition to his consulting experience in transportation engineering, Jason was a teaching assistant at the University of South Florida for a course in Access Management, and also was a guest lecturer on traffic operations and corridor redevelopment projects. 

This module will summarize the history of transportation financing and describe how federal authorizations determine funding levels and programs. The transportation programming process used by most metropolitan planning organizations to determine funding allocations and additional funding concepts, such as user fees and public/private partnerships will also be discussed

At the conclusion of the Web seminar, participants should be able to:

1) List the funding process.
2) Identify alternatives to traditional federal funding of transportation projects.
3) Summarize funding concepts of user fees and public/private partnerships.

Mark J. Magalotti, P.E, MITE, Principal-in-Charge, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Mark received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and have over 32 years of practical experience in transportation planning/traffic engineering. His experience includes teaching an introductory graduate level course on transportation planning since 2002, conducting transportation-related educational seminars for various organizations and educating clients and public stakeholders unfamiliar with the transportation planning process. As a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, his role has been to teach the introductory course in transportation planning as well as redesign the master's degree curriculum to reflect the needs of today's working professionals.  

This module will describe the reasoning behind and framework of how traffic impact studies are conducted and how they interact with regional and local comprehensive transportation plans. The major steps used in the traffic impact study process will be discussed along with how analysis results should be presented. Potential criteria used by state and local jurisdictions used to measure and mitigate traffic impacts will be identified.

At the conclusion of the Web seminar, participants should be able to:

1) Select alternative methods to mitigate off-site traffic impacts.
2)  Describe the framework of traffic impact studies and how they interact regional or local comprehensive transportation plans.
3) Identify the major steps used in a traffic impact study and how to present the results.

Mark J. Magalotti, P.E, MITE, Principal-in-Charge, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Mark received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and have over 32 years of practical experience in transportation planning/traffic engineering. His experience includes teaching an introductory graduate level course on transportation planning since 2002, conducting transportation-related educational seminars for various organizations and educating clients and public stakeholders unfamiliar with the transportation planning process. As a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, his role has been to teach the introductory course in transportation planning as well as redesign the master's degree curriculum to reflect the needs of today's working professionals. 

The basic concept of operations along with the role of the operations engineer and its relationship with transportation planning will be described. The project development process will be described to illustrate the interface between the planning study and project design that evolves. Various key factors that must be communicated from the transportation planner to the operations engineer will be discussed along with common errors

At the conclusion of the Web seminar, participants should be able to:

1) Identify methods of communication that could improve the dialogue between planners and operators.
2) Identify key factors that must be communicated from the transportation planner to the design/operations engineer and common errors.
3) Compare the concepts of design/operations engineering and other disciplines and their relationship to transportation planning.

Victor Maslanka, P.E., FITE, Senior Project Manager, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc., Harrisburg, PA, USA

Victor received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, and a M.A. in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton University. He has over 27 years of experience in transportation planning/traffic engineering, and has developed curriculum and facilitated courses for the University of Massachusetts, where he served as a full-time faculty member for two years.