Dates: May 16-24, 2018
Meets: W and Th from 10:00 AM to 12 N
Location: Online
Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.
Credits
This course grants 0.4 CEUs and 4.0 CMs. (AICP CMs pending approval)Description
This online course takes a look at recent studies on how to improve safety at railroad highway crossings and reduce vehicle-train collisions. The first session will also focus on motorized users, as well as pedestrians and bicyclists who have to cross highway rail crossings on a regular basis. Information will be shared from recent publications including the Highway Rail Crossing Handbook Third Edition and presentations on railroad corridors where speakers from the railroad industry, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) addressed railroad crossing safety and discussed some of the topics listed in the course outline. The second session will focus on light rail systems and their impacts on the operation of streets that they have to cross or share with other motorized traffic. The course will address how best to blend motorized and train traffic as well as handle pedestrians that cross light rail tracks on a regular basis so as to minimize conflicts and collisions. The presentation will be updated to include information from the Highway Rail Crossing Handbook Third Edition where it specifically addresses light rail operations.Click here for a detailed outline.
Topics Include
- Current data on fatalities at Highway Rail Crossings
- Driver behavior at railroad crossings, especially blocked crossings
- Benefits from conducting rail crossings diagnostics
- Updates from the Highway Rail Crossing Handbook Third Edition
- Proven treatments for reducing crashes at rail crossings
- Rail preemption sequence and timing of traffic signals
- Design of pedestrian and bicycle crossings across train tracks
- Highway rail crossing requirements of the CA MUTCD
- Examples of light rail alignments and configurations
- Relevant Light Rail Updates from the Highway Rail Crossing Handbook Third Edition
- Pros and cons of the various light rail alignment and configuration options
- Light rail station location, access, and other considerations
- Impact of light rail on street operations and crash patterns
- Treatments for pedestrian and bicycle crossings in light rail systems
- Light rail operations at roundabouts
- Light rail operations at Diverging Diamond interchanges
What you will learn
Students will obtain a rich source of technical information to help them select appropriate safety improvement options and make better decisions about how to reduce collisions at railroad-highway grade crossings and light rail systems that operate on public streets in non-exclusive rights of way.Who should attend
This course is intended for planners, engineers, and public safety personnel in municipal, county, and state agencies with responsibility for the design and operation of traffic control devices at or near railroad highway crossings as well as light rail systems that operate on public streets which are shared with other road users. Certified planners who need AICP CM credits will be awarded 4.0 credits for this online training course.For More Information
About our courses and credits, see our FAQAbout cancellations, refunds, and substitutions, see How to Enroll
Cancellation Policy
To cancel your registration and receive a refund less a $75 processing fee, you must notify TechTransfer at least five (5) working days before the course is scheduled to begin. Notifications must be made in writing and sent by email to registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu. We reserve the right to charge the full course fee if proper notification is not sent to TechTransfer. We don't offer refunds for classes with registration fees of $75 or less.
In lieu of canceling your registration, you have three additional options: you may (1) transfer your registration to another class, (2) receive a tuition credit for the total amount, useable toward a future class, or (3) send a substitute in your place. Please contact us at least 5 full working days before the class is scheduled to begin so we may process your request.
If you’ve registered for a self-paced class, you cannot receive a refund once you start the class.
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Notes:
Hours: | 4.00 |
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CEUs: | 0.40 |
Fee Breakdown
Category | Description | Amount |
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Fee | CA Public Agency | $ 145.00 |
Fee-Alternate | Standard fee | $ 290.00 |
Online
OnlineNazir Lalani
PE, President- Traffex Engineers Inc., Ventura, CAMr. Lalani is the President of a transportation consulting firm that offers a unique blend of transportation, local agency, technical training and expert witness services since 1996. After relocating to the U.S.A. from the UK where he was working for the Greater London Council, Nazir worked for Jefferson County and the City of Lakewood in Colorado, the City of Phoenix, Arizona, the Cities of Santa Rosa as well as Ventura and the Counties of Santa Barbara and Ventura, California. Nazir currently provides consulting services to local agencies ranging from the complete responsibilities of traffic engineering functions to specialized operations such as synchronized signal systems as well as studies designed to improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Until recently, he was the Contract City Traffic Engineer for the Cities of La Quinta, Ojai and Indian Wells in Southern California. He continues to proving consulting traffic engineering services to several local agencies including the City of Palm Desert and the City of Rancho Mirage. For the past 20 years, including at the present time, Nazir has been an instructor of collegiate courses concerning traffic and transportation engineering. He currently presents approximately 30 webinar per year on a variety of transportation and Traffic Engineering topics.
Date | Day | Time | Location |
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05/16/2018 | Wednesday | 10 AM to 12 N | Online |
05/17/2018 | Thursday | 10 AM to 12 N | Online |