This immersive two-day online course (8 hours total) is designed for beginner-to-intermediate learners seeking hands-on training in multi-modal transportation engineering software. Through an interactive blend of live lectures, Q&A sessions, and guided computer labs, participants will gain the skills needed to analyze and recommend intersection improvements that enhance operations, safety, and efficiency for all roadway users.

Additional course detail is provided in the sections below.

• Course Topics
  • Detailed review of multi-modal intersection input requirements
  • Develop Synchro, Vistro & Sidra models to assess intersection control improvements
  • Analyze results in terms of delay, vehicle queues, & level of service
  • Determine optimal operational & safety improvements for all roadway users

   

• Course Outline

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• What you will learn

  Students will learn how to analyze the four key intersection types (roundabouts, unsignalized side-street stops, unsignalized all-way stops, & signalized intersections) and evaluate real-world projects using specialized analysis tools to compare the benefits & limitations of each control strategy.

  In addition, students will gain practical experience with both macroscopic and microscopic simulation tools, Synchro/SimTraffic, Vistro/Vissim, & Sidra/Sidra Intersection, and apply these tools to assess multimodal performance for cars, buses, trucks, pedestrians, & cyclists.

  By the end of the course, students will be equipped to conduct technical safety analyses of intersections aligned with FHWA and individual State DOT guidelines. Students will learn how to apply the Intersection Safety and Operational Assessment Process (ISOAP) to identify and support optimal intersection safety solutions.

• Who should attend

  This course is designed for traffic engineers and transportation planners in both public agencies and private firms who engage in either preparing and/or reviewing Intersection Safety and Operation Assessment Process (ISOAP) analysis reports. No prior experience using Synchro/SimTraffic, Vistro/Vissim, or Sidra/Sidra Intersection is necessary. 

• Course Prerequisites

  [no prerequisites identified]

• Course Instructors

  Fred Choa, P.E.

  Fred Choa is a registered Professional Traffic Engineer in California with over 30 years of experience in multi-modal traffic engineering and signal operations analysis. Fred serves as Fehr & Peers' National Multi-Modal Traffic Operations Safety Leader, mentoring the next generation of leaders based on his experience working on operations (Synchro, VISTRO, Tru-Traffic, PASSER, and TRANSYT),simulation (SimTraffic, CORSIM, Paramics, and VISSIM), and Travel Demand Forecasting (VISUM, Cube, and TransCAD) to improve safety and operations for all travel modes (passenger cars, pedestrians, transit, trucks, and bicyclists).

  In addition to being a transportation professional, Fred has enjoyed giving back to the transportation community by serving as an instructor for the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies Technology Transfer Program for the past twenty-six (26) years. On occasion, Fred also teaches as a guest lecturer for both undergraduate and graduate level transportation classes, teaching how to use a combination of the Cube / TransCAD / VISUM Travel Demand Forecasting (TDF) Models and SimTraffic / VISSIM to forecast and analyze corridor operations for automobiles, pedestrians, transit, trucks, and bicyclists.

• Registration Information

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