This 2-session online course (4 hrs/session) provides beginning-to-intermediate training using PTV Vistro software in developing and effectively Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) reviewing traffic impact studies.

Using a combination of interactive lecture, question and answer, and hands on computer lab, you will become proficient using the Vistro Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Module. Skills that you will learn include defining a project (residential, office, industrial or mixed-use) trip generation analysis, project trip distribution, and vehicle trip assignment using a real-world multi-modal project.

Students will use Vistro to review software generated TIA Reports using the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 7th Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analysis (TRB 2022 and HCS7) for analysis of vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists level of service for signalized intersections, unsignalized intersections, and also roundabouts.

Students will learn how to review Vistro traffic study parameters, including geometrics, multi-modal volumes, and signal timing inputs, including the use of Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) to improve pedestrian safety at signalized intersections.

This course will also teach you how to review traffic studies and understand the potential differences / impacts in average delay, level of service, and queuing analysis when analyzing and comparing No Project and With Project Conditions.

Additional course detail is provided in the sections below.

• Course Topics
  • Vistro Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Module input requirements
  • Vistro network for a real-world multi-modal project
  • Vistro analysis of signalized & unsignalized intersections & roundabouts
  • How to analyze the use of Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) to improve pedestrian safety at signalized intersections
  • Multi-modal vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle LOS using HCM 7th Edition
  • Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) of Vistro TIA analysis Results
• Course Outline

  [no course outline provided]

• What you will learn

  Using a real-world project in a virtual computer lab class setting, students will be able to interact with the instructor as they learn how to develop a Vistro Traffic Study using the Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Module.

  This includes defining a project (residential, office, industrial or mixed-use) trip generation, trip distribution and assignment. Students will learn how to review Vistro traffic study parameters, including geometrics, multi-modal volumes, and signal timing inputs, including the use of Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) to improve pedestrian safety at signalized intersections.

  Students will also learn the steps to effectively Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) Vistro Traffic Study Reports, including the analysis of level of service for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists, for signalized, unsignalized and roundabout intersections.

• Who should attend

  No prior experience using Vistro is necessary.

  This course is designed for transportation planners, traffic engineers, and technicians in both public agencies and private firms who engage in developing and also effectively Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) reviewing traffic studies completed using the Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) module in the Vistro software.

• Course Prerequisites

  A limited trial, educational demo version of VISTRO will be provided for students who register for this class. If you already have VISTRO on your computer, you may also use that, but it isn't required to attend this course.

  For the best learning experience, it's recommended that you have two monitors. You will not be able to attend this class on your phone.

  We recommend students connect directly through their agency's network and not attend class from remote access or Wi-Fi. For any questions or concerns, please email the class coordinator, Bernadette Edwards.

• Course Instructors

  Fred Choa, P.E.,Principal, Fehr & Peers

  Mr. Choa is a registered Professional Traffic Engineer in California with over 30 years of experience in multi-modal traffic engineering and signal operations analysis. He 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, Mr. Choa has enjoyed giving back to the transportation community by being an instructor for the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies, Technology Transfer Program for the past twenty-six (26) years. On occasion, he 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

  Registration for this course occurs at the TechTransfer training host site. Use the button to the right to directly access the course page and registration portal. You will be asked to create a user account as part of the registration process.

  Approximately one week before the course start date, all paid students will receive detailed instructions on how to access the web-based lecture and course site. You will also receive instructions on how to access the student course notebook.

  If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the TechTransfer Registrar at (510) 643-4393 or registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu.

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  Cancellation Policy:

  The cancellation fee for this course is $75. At TechTransfer, there are no refunds for classes with registration fees of $75 or less. For all other classes, you may cancel your enrollment and receive a refund of your registration fee less $75, provided they receive your written request to cancel at least 5 full working days before the class is scheduled to begin.

  In lieu of canceling your registration, you may (1) transfer your registration to another TechTransfer class, (2) receive a tuition credit for the full amount, useable toward a future class, or (3) send a substitute in your place.

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