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Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs

Audience: This course is targeted to transportation professionals who want to increase their knowledge of bicycle and pedestrian issues, such as the benefits of promoting bicycling and walking, program planning, and safety research.

Description: This workshop is designed to inform transportation professionals to the variety of challenges and opportunities related to bicycling and walking.  With a better understanding of the societal benefits, safety concerns and countermeasures, planning issues, and facility improvement opportunities related to bicycling and walking, transportation professionals can more effectively identify the needs and advocate for investments in bicycle and walking programs by local governments, private-sector employers, and land developers.

Objectives:  After this module, participants should be able to:

• Identify the benefits of bicycling and walking
• Discuss basic bicycle and pedestrian facility treatments
• Identify key planning elements, such as bicycle parking, traffic calming and transit integration
• Understand basic bicycle and pedestrian laws and safety issues
• Advocate for investments in bicycle and walking programs

Instructors: Julie Bond and Ed Hillsman, Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR)

Please note: This module is a required course toward the Florida Commuter Choice Certificate requirements.

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