Bicycles and Pedestrians: Meeting the Needs
July 8 and 9, 2025 – 9:30am to 12:30pm EST
PDHs AVAILABLE
6 Professional Development Hours can be granted for this course. No partial credit available. Attendees must attend at least 90% of the workshop to get 6 PDHs.
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT
The objective of this session is to equip participants with information on providing safer, more connected, more comfortable, accessible communities so that walking is a viable transportation choice for everyone, including seniors, children and people with visual, mobility and other disabilities, and that bicycling is a viable transportation choice for people of all ages. The session provides current information on the design, operation and maintenance of successful pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Topics include characteristics of pedestrians and bicyclists, creating connections, road design controls and guidelines, sidewalks and associated environments, intersections and crossings, maintaining facilities for all users and bicycles facilities, including share use paths.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is intended for all transportation practitioners responsible for the design, operation and maintenance of pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
INSTRUCTOR
Ronald W. Eck P.E.
Ron is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at West Virginia University and Director of the West Virginia Local Technical Assistance Program (WV LTAP). He has been involved in traffic engineering, including pedestrian and bicycle transportation, for over 45 years. He is a past member of the Pedestrian Committee of the Transportation Research Board. He authored the chapter on Pedestrians in McGraw-Hill’s Handbook of Transportation Engineering. He regularly teaches classes on pedestrians and accessibility for public works agencies throughout the United States.
REGISTRATION
This workshop is free for employees or elected officials of counties, cities, towns, and similar forms of local government. All other participants, including employees of the Tennessee Department of Transportation, must pay a registration fee of $120. Pre-registration is required for all participants. Paying registrations must be received at least one business day before the workshop to ensure that you will receive your Zoom invitation before the event begins.
All city or county employees register for FREE here.
For all other attendees (including TDOT employees) the registration fee is $120. Register here.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Due to schedule commitments from our instructors, the registration fee is not refundable if a registrant withdraws less than 48 hours before the workshop. If you cannot attend, you may designate a substitute participant for the workshop at no additional cost (please notify us in advance if possible). TTAP may reject registrations from participants who do not select the correct fee option. If you are unsure which option you should select, please contact us at TTAP@utk.edu.