Roundabout Applications
Course Faculty: Brian L. Ray, Wade Scarbrough and Lee A. Rodegerdts
The roundabout has emerged as one of the safest and most efficient methods of managing the transportation system, with increasing use in the Pacific Northwest and around the United States. While roundabouts can often function well under a variety of conditions and design constraints, their design requires careful attention to design details to maximize safety and operational performance.
The instructor experts for this course will present the latest findings and guidelines relative to the development and design of the modern roundabout. In this course, you will review the interrelationships between design, safety, and operational performance as they apply to roundabouts. You will also review the techniques used to successfully accommodate all modes of transportation, including pedestrians and bicycles. You will apply these techniques through a variety of case studies and hands-on exercises covering single-lane roundabouts, multilane roundabouts, and peer reviews of other designs.
The basis for the course is the FHWA document entitled, Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, various State supplements, recent national research and committee activity, and the practical experience of the instructors.
To learn how to bring this course to your organization, please contact us at 206-685-8936.
Course Topics
- Interrelationship between roundabout design, safety, and operations
- Accommodation of all transportation modes
- Single-lane roundabout design
- Multilane roundabout design
- Peer review principles and techniques
Who Should Attend
This course is appropriate for transportation planners and traffic engineers responsible for planning, implementation and evaluation of traffic control devices; public officials charged with the evaluation of traffic control alternatives; and planners and urban designers involved in neighborhood and downtown revitalization.
Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Hours
Course participants will earn 1.4 CEUs/14 PDHs upon successful completion of this course. The CEU is a nationally recognized measure of participation in a noncredit continuing education program that meets established criteria for increasing knowledge and competency.