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Site Impact Analysis

September 29-30, 2009

VDOT Fredericksburg
District Office
86 Deacon Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Participants will learn the latest techniques for estimating the traffic impacts of both small and large site developments. Included in the materials will be procedures for land use forecasting, trip generation, trip distribution and assignment, and site impact layout design. Levels of service will also be covered. The workshop will be conducted with manual procedures, but computer software packages suitable for site impact analysis will also be demonstrated.

Dane Ismart has worked with the Federal Highway Administration for 30 years in a variety of policy, planning, and engineering positions. He has authored manuals and taught NHI courses on capacity analysis, access management, travel demand forecasting, intermodal planning, and financial management. He is also a member of the TRB Access Management Committee and the TRB Subcommittee on Unsignalized Intersections through which he worked on the new TRB Access Management Guide. Mr. Ismart is currently a Senior Associate with Louis Berger & Associates. He is a graduate of Georgia Tech (Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering) and the University of Minnesota (Master of Science in Civil Engineering).

Who Should Attend?

The course is designed for transportation engineers, traffic engineers, and planners concerned about the impacts of site development. Previous experience in traffic capacity or planning procedures would be useful.

Contact Hours: 13.0 hrs. Each participant who completes the workshop will be awarded a certificate documenting their attendance and the number of attending hours. For purposes of the VA DPOR continuing eduction requirements for Virginia Professional Engineer license holders this workshop earns 15.6 professional development hours.

Registration/Payment

The public-sector fee (for government, local, and state employees) is $100 and the private-sector fee (for company employees and private consultants) is $195. The registration fee covers the session, all course materials, and meals.

You can complete the registration form and mail it along with a check or government purchase order - made out to Center for Transportation Studies (Virginia LTAP). Credit cards and online payments are not accepted.

Please note that faxed-in registration forms will be considered as a “provisional booking” only. Registration is confirmed once the payment is received.

For more information, call Jane Carlson at (434) 982-2897, fax at (434) 982-2856 or email
ltap@virginia.edu

Special Registration Instructions for Employees of the Virginia Department of Transportation

VA LTAP workshop registration fees and related expenses for all employees of VDOT will be paid from the VDOT Learning Center budget. VA LTAP will direct bill the VDOT Learning Center for workshop registration fees. However, registrants need to contact their District Training Office or the VDOT Learning Center (Central Office employees) for instructions on how to seek reimbursement for travel expenses. Please also note it is not sufficient to enroll in a VA LTAP workshop through the VDOT Virtual University. VDOT registrants must also complete and submit a VA LTAP registration form to the VA LTAP office.

Due to current travel restrictions, VDOT employees are strongly encouraged to attend VA LTAP workshops on a day trip basis. Overnight travel requires permission from your District Administrator or Chief -- and in some cases higher levels of authority. If you require overnight lodging to attend a VA LTAP workshop, consult with your supervisor, District Training Manager, or VDOT Learning Center on travel approval procedures.