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Local Programming: Bridging Planning and Engineering for Context-Sensitive Transportation

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Course Details

How do planners meet the needs of vulnerable road users in a county that spans diverse land use and transportation environments that range from Detroit’s inner and outer-ring suburbs to burgeoning cities, coastal towns, and rural townships? How do we root plans in the realities of right-of-way constraints, engineering standards, and competing interests in order to increase opportunities for implementation?

Learn how planners addressed these questions in Macomb County, Michigan’s, Comprehensive Transportation Safety Action Plan and Complete Streets Design Guidelines. Walk away appreciating metro Detroit’s non-motorized transportation challenges, as well as practical tools for:

  • Making the most of SS4A’s methodology, which blends planning and engineering practices;
  • Using technology to predict risks and justify safety improvements for vulnerable road users;
  • Developing frameworks for implementing context-sensitive transportation solutions;
  • Aligning plans with policy changes to deliver lasting change; and
  • Communicating clear standards and processes to encourage collaboration and increase the likelihood of project success.

Whether you want to develop a safety action plan or Complete Streets guidelines for your community, or see more walking and biking infrastructure built, this presentation is for you.

 

Learning Outcomes

  • Bridge the gap between planning and engineering perspectives and practices to deliver context-sensitive transportation solutions.
  • Use your safety action plan as a tool for both project and policy implementation.
  • Create a culture that increases the likelihood of successful complete streets and context-sensitive transportation projects by communicating expectations and processes early.