Transportation Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Access Management Design and Development ...vate and public roadway or site development project. As a transportation engineer and/or planner, understanding the basics of access design and access development is crucial in delivering a successful project to your client. Driveway access to a site can have positive or negative consequences on the amount of potential business a retail site can expect, and at the same time, elimination of a  more...

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Finance - The Stimulus and Beyond ...o look for alternative ways to develop and construct both transportation and social infrastructure (schools, hospitals, prisons, etc.), but this concept is just starting to gain some acceptance in the United States. This teleconference will look at emerging trends - both policy measures and financing tools - that are becoming to be discussed, and even implemented in some areas, for meeting our  more...

Performance Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Constructed Bridges BenefitsThe deterioration of constructed bridges is one of the most critical problems facing the infrastructure of the United States. According to a recent survey (ASCE 2005), an overall grade of D has been given to our infrastructure systems. Typical sources of bridge deterioration include increased live load, environmental attack and physical damage such as collision of heavy trucks. This  more...

Practical Transportation Design and Solutions: Concepts and Implementation ...transportation infrastructure, in conjunction with the increasing demand for travel, the need for ongoing road preservation, safety and mobility projects has continually increased. However, the long term availability of funds for such improvements continues to diminish. Typical planning and design approaches may prioritize projects at the planning and programming stage in order to best address  more...

Understanding LEED. for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance ...g chemical use), recycling programs, purchasing activity, transportation integration and exterior maintenance programs. LEED® EB helps building owners and operators assess the performance of their buildings and assists in the identification of goals and strategies that allow uniform consideration of improvements. n nThis teleconference will help you understand how the U.S. Green Building  more...

Utilizing Congestion Pricing to Reduce Traffic Congestion and Generate Infrastructure Revenue ...asing traffic congestion along with inadequate sources of transportation revenue to address transportation investment needs. After completing this teleconference, you will improve your understanding of the ability of congestion pricing to address both congestion reduction and revenue generation objectives. You will be able to describe some of the basic congestion pricing models used for  more...

Key Provisions of Two New EJCDC Contract Documents ...rastructure projects, including bridge, highway and other transportation projects, water and wastewater treatment facilities, utilities, processing facilities, pipelines, landfills, and other engineer-designed facilities. This teleconference will provide a focused discussion of key provisions of the new editions of two principal EJCDC publications: the standard form of agreement between owner  more...

On-Site Power Generation: Challenges, Opportunities and New Developments ...s; airport air traffic control towers; and other critical transportation centers. The common theme of these facilities is the need for highly reliable and stable power systems to support critical functions. n nMission critical actually refers to any enterprise that needs total continuity of operations regardless of any disruptions due to loss of grid power, severe weather, equipment failure or  more...