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Click here to download the
outline all of Sprinkle Consulting's Workshops.
Accommodating all Modes in Constrained Rights-of-Way
Click here to download the
outline for the Accommodating all Modes in Constrained Rights-of-Way workshop.
Join us to learn how to provide multiple modes of transportation, preserve motor vehicle capacity
and leverage the existing transportation infrastructure to achieve these oft-perceived divergent goals.
Firmly grounded in AASHTO design fundamentals, the instructors show how agencies are using recent
operational research by FHWA and state DOTs to meet today's real-life challenges. This fast paced,
highly interactive course culminates in design team activities and lively group presentations
Multi-Use Pathway Design Seminar
Click here to download the outline for the Multi-Use Pathway Design workshop.
While shared use (a.k.a. Multi-use) pathways are perhaps the facility type with the most public support,
their design and operations are often the least understood by elected officials, planners and designers.
This in-depth seminar focuses first on the fundamentals of multi-use pathway users, operations and geometric
design. The seminar then covers the very popular facility variant, the multi-use facility placed alongside
roadways,the one that frequently experiences high crash rates due to poor, or incomplete design. Mid-block
trail crossings of roadways is also a core subject of this informative course, with examination of factors in the design progression of at-grade crossings' safety
and traffic control of all approaches and travel modes. This course is taught by experienced engineers
and design professionals who are the leading expert witnesses and among the most active researchers of
these facilities. They meld existing design standards with emerging practice shaped by recent research and
distinctive recent tort law.
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:
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Pedestrian
Facility Design FHWA NHI (Course No. 142045)
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Bicycle
Facility Design FHWA NHI (Course No. 142046)
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Washington
DOT Pedestrian Facilities Planning and Design
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Colorado DOT
Shared Use Path Design
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Florida
Bicycle Facilities Planning & Design (FBPE Provider #0004289)
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Florida
Pedestrian Facilities Planning & Design (FBPE Provider #0004289)
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Florida DOT
Field Applications of the ADA
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Georgia DOT
Bicycle Facilities Design
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Arizona DOT
Bicycle and Pedestrian Level of Service
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Ohio DOT
Bicycle Facilities Design
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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 Jennifer Bartlett at
jbartlett@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.
To better assist
with small group exercises, manage session materials, and provide a
variety of perspectives to course participants, Sprinkle Consulting
typically provides two instructors for its trainings. One of our
lead instructors will be the primary instructor for each course we
provide.
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.
Bruce W. Landis, PE, AICP has virtually unparalleled experience
and credentials in the planning, design and construction of roadways
and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. He has conducted over
200,000 miles of roadway and urban trail network analysis and level
of service evaluation, and performs facility selection and design.
He is familiar with the challenges facing designers as they address
the needs of all roadway users in constrained rights-of-way. He is
a registered engineer in numerous states and his practice spans
North America, with projects ranging geographically from Florida to
New York, Texas, Arizona, California, Washington, Alaska, and
Hawaii.
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. |
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