Promising Practices and Solutions in Accessible Transportation: Crossing Solutions at Roundabouts and Channelized Right Turn Lanes for Pedestrians with Visual Impairments


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As part of its Promising Practices and Solutions in Accessible Transportation series, Easter Seals Project ACTION is pleased to partner with the Transportation Research Board (TRB) for a webinar on a newly released report by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) on navigating roundabouts and channelized right turn lanes for pedestrians who have visual impairments. The webinar features panelists who will evaluate accessibility at a complex intersection and discuss the impacts of site geometry and operational characteristics on site accessibility. The panelists will also discuss empirical study results for several infrastructure-based treatments geared at improving accessibility of roundabouts and channelized right turn lanes. The webinar will conclude with a perspective on the implications of the report from a certified orientation and mobility specialist as well as a registered professional engineer.

Target Audience

  • Traffic and civil engineers
  • Planners
  • Pedestrian advocates
  • Older adults
  • Travel trainers and O&M instructors
  • Disability advocates
  • Complete streets and livable community advocates
  • Transportation providers

Learning Objectives

  • Summarize the components of what constitutes an accessible crossing for a pedestrian who is blind
  • Discuss challenges to crosswalk accessibility in relation to site geometry and traffic operational factors
  • Describe infrastructure-based treatments to aid with improving accessibility at crosswalks
  • Synthesize research results and accessibility challenges to co-workers and project stakeholders.

Presenters

  • Bastian Schroeder, North Carolina State University
  • Janet Barlow, Accessible Design for the Blind
  • Lee Rodegerdts, Kittelson, Inc.

Resources

One professional development hour (PDH) will be provided to professional engineers that attend the entire webinar session. To claim a PDH, please fill out this separate form.

Resources for this event will be available for download from this page approximately two days prior to the event.

Event Date: August 17
Event Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EDT | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. CDT | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. MDT | 11:00am - 12:30 p.m. PDT
Registration deadline: August 12

Note: Space for this event is limited. When possible, please share one registration and phone line. 

To ask the presenter questions in advance or for general inquiries about the event, please email us at ESPADistanceLearning@easterseals.com and type "Crossing Solutions at Roundabouts and Channelized Right Turn Lanes" in the subject line.

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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