C-TEP is pleased to present a short course; Innovative Intersections & Interchanges, March 14-16, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta.

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1 C-TEP (Centre for Transportation Engineering & Planning) is a leader in offering professional development training and supporting applied research in the areas of transportation engineering and planning. In this role, C-TEP provides a forum for dialogue, collaboration and technology transfer among stakeholders in the transportation engineering community in Canada. Our website: C-TEP is pleased to present a short course; Innovative Intersections & Interchanges, March 14-16, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta. Course Description The 3-day course on Innovative Intersections & Interchanges is a professional development course for transportation planners, traffic engineers and highway designers. It is an advanced level course for those with at least two years of experience and an appropriate educational background. The course contains lectures, demonstrations, and problems (projects) for maximum involvement and understanding by the participants. The projects demonstrate the application of innovative solutions to intersection and Interchange vehicle capacity and compatibility with all user modes. The course material is based on many years of practical experience with application to design solutions based on material from the following publications: Signalized Intersections: An Informational Guide; US DOT Alternative Intersections/Interchanges: Informational Reports; and many other publications as well as the instructors many years of practical experience presented in power point and overhead transparencies. The course exposes participants to unique and innovative solutions to solving intersection and interchange capacity and crash issues which apply under appropriate conditions. The participants, consequently, will be able to apply this knowledge on future projects by defining and then resolving capacity and crash issues to the benefit of the travelling public. Each course participant will receive a set of reference materials for use during the course and after. The reference materials include text, figures, tables, and photographs. Course Topics - Introduction to intersection planning and design for all user modes - Traffic and crash characteristics of intersections - Intersection planning and design procedure - Signalized intersection operational analysis and lane determination - Jug-handle and quadrant intersection solutions for left turns design and operational characteristics - New and innovative intersection forms including the Crossover Displaced Left Turn Intersection, Parallel Flow Intersection, Restricted Crossover U-Turn Intersection design and operational characteristics 1

2 - Innovative 2-level intersections including the Exit Only 2-Level Intersection, Entrance Only 2- Level Intersection, Center Turning Overpass Intersection, Echelon Interchange, Left Turn Overpass Intersection design and operational characteristics - Arterial Arterial Street interchange solutions including the SPUI, TUDI, Partial Cloverleaf and Roundabout Diamond design and operational characteristics - Diverging Diamond/Double Crossover Diamond and the Displaced Left Turn Interchange design and operational characteristics with examples and videos - Project / Problem Intersection solution development Participants should bring: pencils, scale, note paper and a calculator Course Instructor: Joel P. Leisch, PE, Transportation Planning/Engineering Consultant The course is taught by Joel Leisch, PE, BSCE, MSCE, LMITE, FASCE who has more than 45 years of experience as a consultant to 26 Departments of Transportation in the USA, the USDOT, and transportation agencies in Israel, Japan, Canada, Greece, Russia, Ghana and New Zealand. Mr. Leisch has been a guest lecturer at numerous Universities in the USA and taught professional development courses in highway and traffic engineering for transportation agencies in the USA, Israel, Denmark, Canada, South Africa, Russia, Ghana, Thailand and Greece. Mr. Leisch is the author of the ITE, Freeway and Interchange Geometric Design Handbook. He was involved with the FHWA research project: Field Evaluation of the Double Crossover Diamond (Diverging Diamond). Much of his work was incorporated into the geometric design chapter in the latest FHWA Guide on the Diverging Diamond. He guided the FHWA research on Ramp and Interchange Spacing. Mr. Leisch was a long time member of the TRB, Highway Capacity Committee and is an Emeritus Member of the TRB, Geometric Design Committee

3 COURSE SCHEDULE Morning Session (March 14) 8:30-9:00 am Welcome and Course Introduction 9:00-10:00 am Lecture Overview of Intersection Planning/Design & Operations for all users including intersection driver tasks, characteristics and expectations 10:15-11:15 am Lecture Intersection Traffic and Crash Characteristics 11:15-11:30 am Break 11:30-12:00 Noon Project Introduction Intersection Operational Analysis and Alternative Concept Solutions 12:00-1:00 pm Lunch Afternoon Session (March 14) 1:00-2:00 pm Lecture Intersection Design Study Procedure 2:15-3:30 pm Lecture Capacity Analysis/Lane Determination - Signalized Intersections 3:30-3:45 pm Break 3:45-5:00 pm Project Operational Analysis/Lane Determination (Existing Traffic/Existing Geometry) Morning Session (March 15) 8:30-9:30 am Project Operational Analysis/Lane Determination (Future Traffic Lane Requirements) 9:30-9:45 am Break 9:45-11:00 am Lecture Jug-Handles, Left Turn Treatments, Quadrant Intersections Project Discussion Jug Handles, Left Turn Treatments, Quadrant Intersections 3

4 11:00-11:15 am Break 11:15-12:00 noon Lecture Innovative / Unique At-Grade Intersections 12:00-1:00 pm LUNCH Afternoon Session (March 15) 1:00-2:00 pm Lecture, continued Innovative / Unique At-Grade Intersections Project Discussion Innovative / Unique At-Grade Intersections 2:15-3:15 pm Lecture - Arterial-Arterial Interchanges 3:15-3:30 pm Break 3:30-5:00 pm Lecture - Two-Level Intersections and Project Discussion Arterial-Arterial Interchanges and Two-Level Intersections Morning Session (March 16) 8:30-9:30 am Lecture - Introduction to the Diverging Diamond (DDI) 9:30-9:45 am Break 9:45-10:45 am Lecture Diverging Diamond (DDI), Geometric Design 10:45-11:00 am Break 11:00-12:00 Noon Lecture DDI Multimodal Accommodation (Peds., Bikes, Public Transport) 12:00-1:00 pm LUNCH Afternoon Session (March 16) 1:00-2:00 pm Lecture DDI Multimodal Accommodation and Signalization and Project Discussion 2:15-4:45 pm Project Concept Solution Development and Analysis with Break 4:45-5:00 pm Course Summary and Closing 4

5 REGISTRATION Innovative Intersections & Calgary, Alberta March 14-16, 2016 (8:30 AM 5:00 PM) VENUE: The Glenmore Inn 2720 Glenmore Trail SE Calgary, Alberta T2C 2E6 Ph The Registration/Cancellation Deadline is March 7, 2016 Space is limited. Early registration is encouraged. Name(s): Organization: Address: City: Postal Code: Phone: Course Fees: C-TEP Members $1,349 per person Non Members $1,799 per person GST Exempt (course materials, refreshments and lunches are included) Payment Options: Amount of payment: $ A) Visa or MasterCard: this page to: info@c-tep.com Ph Credit Card Number: Print name as it appears on the card: Expiry Month/Year: Signature: Date: B) By cheque, payable to C-TEP and remit with this form to: 0) C-TEP c/o Stantec, Transportation 200, th Street SE Calgary, AB T2A 7H8 Attention: Neil Little Executive Director 5