2012 Programs

• May

May Classes / Events:

How to Effectively Coordinate Land Use and Transportation: Tying the Two Elements Together

 (Co-sponsored by the Berks County Planning Commission)

Date and Time:
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
6:30 – 9:30 PM

Location:
Albright College
Campus Center South Lounge
13th & Bern Streets, Reading

Center Sponsors: $45.00
Non-Sponsors: $55.00    

Please make check payable to“Albright College”

AICP CM Credits Pending
An application is pending for 3.00 CM credits.

Master Planner Certification
Master Planners will receive 3 hours of credit toward Advanced Master Planner certification by the Center and the Berks County Planning Commission.

Registration:
Pre-registration is required.  The deadline for this workshop is Tuesday, May 15, 2012.  Cancellations must be received three working days prior to the program for refund.  

For More Information:
Contact Andrea Weist at 610/929-6503 or aweist@alb.edu

Situation: Two of the most important areas of municipal decision making involve land use and transportation. The failure to coordinate these decisions can lead to congestion, travel delays, and unsafe conditions. These decisions frequently impact not only the local community but also neighboring municipalities as well. In addition, transportation improvements can be very costly at a time when municipalities are seeking to conserve resources.

The Response: Local officials are paying more attention to the land use and trans-portation context in which decisions are made. This includes focusing on roadway and roadside design values and guidelines for addressing issues, such as access management, shoulders, medians, and bikeways. Several planning tools will be pre-sented to assist officials in accommodating growth and achieving the desired land use and transportation coordination.

Workshop Content:

1. What is Smart Transportation and why is it Important
2. Defining the land use and transportation context
3. Selecting design values
4. Roadway and roadside guidelines
5. Road system issues
6. Accommodating growth within the transportation and natural environment
7. Planning tools

Instructors:

Brian Hare, Chief, Planning and Contract Management Division, PennDOT
Brian Wall, Transportation Planning Specialist Supervisor, PennDOT
Angela Watson, Senior Transportation Planner, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Alan Piper, Transportation Planner, Berks County Planning Commission
Shannon Rossman, Intergovernmental Planner, Berks Co Planning Commission

Who should attend:

Governing body members, municipal managers and secretaries, planning commis-sioners, road masters and street superintendents, and other officials interested in the topic.

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