Agenda

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Day One: Monday, April 12, 2021
11:00 am – 2:30 pm CDT (including a 15-min. break)
Day Two: Tuesday, April 13, 2021
11:00 am – 2:30 pm CDT (including a 15-min. break)

Presented by
George Lueck, P.E.

Transportation Planning Workshop: Processes
and Preliminary Engineering Considerations, Day One
Monday, April 12, 2021 | 11:00 am – 2:30 pm CDT (including a 15-min. break)

Non-Automobile Considerations
Multi-modal considerations
Freight considerations
Hike and bicycle planning
Safe routes to school

Thoroughfare Development
Functional street classifications
Transportation planning process
Transportation improvement plan
Comprehensive improvement plan
Metropolitan transportation plan
Unified planning work program


Transportation Planning Workshop: Processes

and Preliminary Engineering Considerations, Day Two
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 11:00 am – 2:30 pm CDT (including a 15-min. break)

Capital Improvement Plan
Prioritizing projects
Safety
Congestion mitigation
Cost effectiveness
Land use goals

Transportation Financing Tools
Property tax
Transportation utility fee
Transportation reinvestment zone

Alternative Route Considerations
Planning for traffic incidents and natural disasters

Highway Corridor Studies
Mobility
Geometry
Access needs
Public involvement

Intelligent Transportation Systems and Air Quality Considerations
Travel time improvement
Reduction of stops
Congestion mitigation and air quality

Demonstration and Class Exercise


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Credits

Professional & Civil Engineers
6.5 PDHs in all states

Certified Planners
CM|6.5


Continuing Education Credit Information
This live interactive webinar offers 6.5 PDHs/continuing education hours to professional and civil engineers licensed in most states.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (S-0130), and North Dakota. Other states do not preapprove educators or courses.

This course is approved by the American Planner Association AICP for CM | 6 for Certified Planners (9212801).

Course completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete the webinar in its entirety, respond to all the prompts during the instruction, and earn a score of 80% on the quiz that follows the instruction (multiple attempts allowed).

Speakers

George Lueck, P.E.

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

Mr. Lueck, P.E., has 17 years of experience with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He started his career performing design and surveying for a variety of roadway projects ranging from farm-to-market roads, urban roadways, and high design speed facilities in the Waco district. Mr. Lueck later transferred to the construction division, where he provided oversight to statewide districts in the areas of construction project management, construction engineering, inspection, and contract claims. After serving in this capacity for over 9 years, he transferred to the transportation planning division. As Assistant Director of Traffic Analysis, he oversaw transportation data collection and reporting, corridor-level plans, and travel demand modeling. Mr. Lueck then served the City of Killeen for 11 years as Assistant City Engineer and Director of Transportation. He had oversight of all operations of the city’s transportation system. Mr. Lueck also ensured that the city’s transportation system was planned, constructed, and maintained in a cost-effective manner to effectively address the region’s growing safety, mobility, and reliability needs. For the last 9 years, Mr. Lueck is self-employed as an independent consultant providing services to local governments and civil engineering firms in a variety of services ranging from proposal development/review, transportation plans, dispute resolution, plan review, street, and traffic operations analysis.