Iowa Access and Corridor Management Workshop
A free one-day workshop for engineers, planners, and other transportation professionals in Iowa
About the workshop
During the workshop, you’ll learn
- The ten basic principles of access management.
- The safety and traffic flow benefits of good access management.
- The business and land development impacts of improved access management.
- How to identify access management problems using crash data and other data sources.
- Practical access management problem fixes.
- Access management “do’s” and “don’ts.”
- Effective ways to work with the public, business owners, land owners, and developers on access management projects.
- How land use planning affects access management success negatively and positively.
- How to effectively manage access at the highway corridor level.
- How intergovernmental agreements are being used in Iowa to manage access along corridors.
Each workshop participant will receive an extensive electronic and print library about access management.
Dates and locations
- Friday, October 14, Gateway Center Hotel, Ames
- Friday, October 21, Quality Inn Highlander Hotel, Iowa City
- Friday, October 28, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake
Workshops will run from 8:30AM until 4:00PM and will include a box lunch.
Who should attend
These workshops are free for
- Iowa Department of Transportation staff,
- metropolitan planning organization staff and officials,
- regional planning affiliation staff and officials,
- city and county staff and officials, and
- connsultants who are doing work for the above organizations.
There is a limit of approximately 100 attendees per workshop location.
Cost
Free for eligible participants. See list above.
Registration
Registration is limited to 100 people per workshop location.
Register online or register by e-mail or phone:
Georgia Parham
Center for Transportation Research and Education
2901 South Loop Drive, Suite 3100
Ames, IA 50010-8632
E-mail: gparham@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-2267
Fax: 515-294-0467
Registration deadline
Please be sure your registration is received within seven working days of the workshop you plan to attend.
Instructors
- Dale Harrington, P.E.
Mr. Harrington has been involved in the planning and design of a number of successful access management projects in Iowa. He is the principal author of the Iowa Statewide Urban Design Standards that pertain to access management. - David Plazak, AICP
Mr. Plazak has conducted considerable research around the Midwest on the safety and economic impacts of access management. He is a member of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Access Management.
Questions?
Contact Georgia Parham, gparham@iastate.edu, 515-294-2267, with questions.
