$50 Registration

*Funding support provided by The National Safe Routes to School Clearinghouse.*

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Traffic Engineering Council (TENC) Committee 106-01 conducted a survey on school-related traffic control devices in several states and cities. This briefing will discuss the findings from the web-based survey; identify unique components of school zone procedures; identify general guidance material on schools and pedestrians; and will present several state procedures and guidance materials available. 

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

1) Identify current trends and practices with respect to traffic control devices near schools
2) Reference state-of-the-practice information on signing and marking in school zones

Kay Fitzpatrick, P.E., FITE, Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Engineer, College Station, TX, USA

Kay has more than 20 years of research experience in the fields of safety, geometric design, and traffic operations. Dr. Fitzpatrick recently completed the TCRP/NCHRP project on Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Roadway Crossings, which recommended selected engineering treatments to improve safety for pedestrians and modifications to the MUTCD pedestrian traffic signal warrant. She also recently finished TxDOT projects that developed an Urban Intersection Design Guide and Traffic Operations and Safety at Schools, Recommended Guidelines. She is the chair of the ITE TENC Committee 106-01 on Survey of Practice for Signing and Markings near Schools.