Training and Technology Transfer for Accessibility Guidelines for Roundabouts and Channelized Turn Lanes

The objective of this research was to develop and conduct a training and technology transfer program for the guidebook developed under NCHRP Project 03-78B, Guidelines for the Application of Crossing Solutions at Roundabouts and Channelized Turn Lanes to Assist Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities. The key components of this training program are to (1) develop a public affairs package, (2) prepare training materials, (3) teach 6 in-person workshops per year over two years for 12 training sessions (including one pilot workshop), and (4) deliver 3 webinars over the two-year period. The materials developed as part of the NCHRP 3-78B project will serve as the basis for this training program. The audiences to be included in these workshops may include engineers/administrators who may be responsible for making decisions about roundabout and channelized turn lane designs and installations, and Orientation & Mobility (O&M) professionals who wish to understand better the tradeoffs and considerations of roundabouts and channelized turn lanes for pedestrian access. Agency's final report is available to download at:https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/03-78C/FinalReport.pdf

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4305

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $250000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 03-78C

• Sponsor Organizations:

  State Departments of Transportation (participating member states of American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO))

  American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Parker, Stephan

• Performing Organizations:

  Kittelson and Associates, Incorporated

  610 S.W. Alder Street
  Portland, OR  United States  97205
• Principal Investigators:

  Schroeder, Bastian

• Start Date: 20170104
• Expected Completion Date: 20190630
• Actual Completion Date: 20190630
• Source Data: RiP Project 41404

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Channelized intersections; Guidelines; Pedestrians; Public relations; Roundabouts; Technology transfer; Training; Visually impaired persons; Workshops
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01624292
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 03-78C
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 27 2017 5:44PM