Training Services

In addition to multi-modal planning, engineering, research, and design,  Sprinkle Consulting, Inc. develops curriculum and delivers training for clients across the country. From FHWA’s National Highway Institute (NHI) trainings to local trainings for communities such Snohomish County, Washington we deliver training that is relevant to the needs of the client. A sampling of our training, along with the clients, is provided below:

• Pedestrian Facility Design FHWA NHI (Course No. 142045)

• Bicycle Facility Design FHWA NHI (Course No. 142046)

• Washington DOT Pedestrian Facilities Planning and Design

• Colorado DOT Shared Use Path Design

• Florida Bicycle Facilities Planning & Design (FBPE Provider #0004289)

• Florida Pedestrian Facilities Planning & Design (FBPE Provider #0004289)

• Georgia DOT Bicycle Facilities Design

• Arizona DOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Level of Service

• Ohio DOT Bicycle Facilities Design

• Florida DOT District 1 Multi-modal Level of Service

We truly enjoy creating the curriculum and teaching the courses, love the positive interaction with the participants from a variety of backgrounds, and are committed to “going the extra mile” in delivering and maintaining up-to-date design courses. With hands on exercises and field trips that equip planners and engineers to better design bicycle and pedestrian facilities, Sprinkle Consulting keeps course participants engaged, interested and - most importantly – learning throughout the training.  

For additional information or to schedule a training, please contact Caralynn Dame at cdame@sprinkleconsulting.com.

Sprinkle Consulting Training Staff

Sprinkle Consulting’s training staff are practicing professionals. They perform planning studies , prepare corridor plans, design trails, and conduct research on a regular basis. This on-going experience ensures they understand the needs of transportation professionals. They also understand the challenges these professionals face in implementing multi-modal transportation networks.

Another important perspective our key staff brings to training sessions is that of an expert witness.  We work for entities around the country defending good designs against lawsuits.  On occasion, when presented with a particularly egregious design, we have worked with plaintiffs to seek damages for injuries.  We can relate valuable insights on why the guidelines or standards are what they are and how their proper application in design can ensure safe operations.

Lead Trainers

Theodore A. Petritsch, P.E., PTOE, LCI has over 15 years of experience in the planning, design, implementation, and operations of bicycle facilities. He is a nationally recognized expert on pedestrian and bicycle facilities design, operations and safety.

Before joining Sprinkle Consulting, Theo was with the Florida Department of Transportation for eleven (11) years. He served as a Traffic Operations Engineer for five years. During this time he was also the FDOT District 2 Bicycle / Pedestrian Coordinator. He then moved to Tallahassee where he served for six years as Florida’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinator in the FDOT’s Safety Office. Mr. Petritsch works on the local, state and national levels developing guidelines for the design and operation of pedestrian and bicycle facilities. He is a member of the Bicycle Technical Committee of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD). Mr. Petritsch co-authored the Florida Greenbook’s chapters on pedestrian facilities, bicycle facilities, traffic calming, and residential street design.

Theo’s design experience includes shared use paths through rural landscapes and through downtown central business districts. He has designed bicycle boulevards, traffic calming treatments, sidewalks and on-street bicycle facilities. He also performs roadway / route specific bicycle and pedestrian operational and safety audits.

Theo’s relevant experience is not limited to design and operations; he has worked with cyclists, educators, health care professionals, and law enforcement to promote safe cycling.  He is a League (of American Bicyclist) Certified Instructor, LCI, for road cycling courses. He’s developed and implemented numerous bicycle safety educational campaigns. He was also a white paper author and presenter on the subject of law enforcement for bicycle safety at the first LAB Bike Summit in Washington, D.C.; he has twice been invited back to present at this conference.

Mr. Landis’ extensive work in bicycle and pedestrian level of service and facility performance measures has been adopted by many state DOTs, regional agencies, and cities.  He is one of the primary authors of Florida’s statewide Multi-modal Level of Service Guidelines.  His research is frequently published in TRB, ITE and other technical journals.

Mr. Landis was the co-developer, with Theo Petritsch, of the curriculum for the National Highway Institute’s (NHI) Bicycle (and Pedestrian) Facilities Design courses.  He develops and provides training courses for numerous DOTs including Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, and Georgia. Mr. Landis serves on committees of the Transportation Research Board, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and a number of other organizations dedicated to improving transportation systems.

He is a noted researcher, author, and speaker at bicycle, pedestrian, and urban trail conferences throughout the United States and the world.  He serves as an expert witness bicycle and pedestrian-facility design and traffic safety related cases throughout the United States.

Assisting Training Staff

Peyton McLeod is a Project  Planner with who has been integrally involved in numerous multimodal planning projects.  His wide range of experience includes multimodal level of service analyses, non-motorized facilities and conditions mapping, national transportation safety studies, multimodal facility demand analyses, evaluation of transit systems, and performing traffic impact studies for various jurisdictions to determine adherence to concurrency laws. Mr. McLeod has been central in the development of numerous pedestrian, bicycle, and pathways plans. He has worked with MPOs and cities to develop network evaluation and project prioritization methodologies to rank and implement non-motorized transportation projects. His experience includes using innovative GIS methods to determine non-motorize transportation demand and calculate pedestrian and bicycle level of service or regional transportation networks. He is currently working on an FDOT project to develop a Mode Shift and Induced Recreational demand model to predict the use of planned facility improvements. He has taught courses to staff from client jursidictions and FDOT on the use of the FDOT non-motorized LOS methodologies. Mr. McCleod has also given award winning presentations at TRB and in Tampa Bay to the modeling software applications group (TBAG).

Christopher Fellerhoff, MLA is a highly-talented planner and landscape designer with Sprinkle Consulting.  Chris is central to Sprinkle Consulting’s practice in area-wide bicycle and pedestrian planning, master corridor designs, and facility design and research projects.  His experience includes analysis of bicyclists’ behavior and facility preference analyses, GIS-mapping of non-motorized facilities and operating conditions, and multimodal facility demand analyses.  Mr. Fellerhoff programs and conducts public workshops and focus groups for transportation departments and agencies across the United States, which yield insight and design input regarding facility improvement needs.  He also coordinates multi-disciplinary design teams in creating master designs for urban rail-to-trail conversion projects and other off-street multi-use facilities.