NJLTAP – Traffic Calming (In-Person)
Course Description:
This course introduces engineering tools that address excessive traffic speed and/or cut-through traffic on residential streets and provides information that can help municipalities establish a traffic calming program for their roadways. This course defines traffic calming, describes various traffic calming devices, outlines potential positive and negative impacts on a neighborhood, and reviews a sample traffic calming program. It also investigates related issues, such as impacts of traffic calming devices on liability, roadway maintenance, and emergency service.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the various traffic calming measures and the traffic situations they apply to
- Identify traffic calming impacts
- Identify legal authority and liability of installing engineered traffic calming measures
Intended Audience:
The intended audience is anyone who is responsible for receiving complaints or inquiries about speeding and/or cut-through traffic issues. This includes engineers, public works superintendents, municipal managers, planners, etc. Law enforcement and elected officials may also benefit from this course.
Pre-Requisites:
None
Credits:
4 PDH; 4 CPWM Technical Contact Hours
Presenter:
Gordon Meth
Sponsor:
This workshop is sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and New Jersey Department of Transportation through the New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program.
University Smoking Policy:
Rutgers University is dedicated to ensuring a safe and healthy environment for students, staff, visitors, and guests. The use of any tobacco or tobacco-related products, including E-cigarettes, is not allowed on any University-owned, operated, leased, occupied, or controlled property. Consequently, smoking is not allowed outside the CAIT building. Individuals who breach this updated policy will be requested to vacate the premises.