Interactive & Video Discount Package - North Carolina Transportation and Ethics 15 PDH

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides guidance on the most important design aspects and elements of different types of roundabouts.

Roundabout design involves trade-offs among safety, operations, and accommodating large vehicles. Some roundabout features are uniform, while others vary depending on the location and size of the roundabout. Roundabout design is an iterative process, in which small changes in geometry can result in substantial changes to operational and safety performance. This presentation will detail design considerations specific to multilane roundabouts, rural roundabouts, and mini roundabouts.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is intended primarily to traffic engineers, transportation planners, managers, and other technical professionals who are involved in the geometric design of roundabouts.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a brief overview of the guidelines for the design of traffic elements, illumination, and landscaping associated with roundabouts.

Signing, striping, illumination, and landscaping are the critical finishing touches for an effectively functioning roundabout. The design of these elements is critical in achieving the desired operational and safety features of a roundabout, as well as the desired visibility and aesthetics.

This 1 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to traffic engineers, transportation planners, conceptual and detailed designers, and other technical professionals who are involved in the traffic design and landscaping of roundabouts.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a brief outline of the planning considerations for separated bike lanes and provides a menu of design options covering typical one and two-way scenarios.

Separated bike lanes are one of many “tools in the toolbox” that communities will use to create connected bicycle networks. They can boost bicycle ridership and draw a broader spectrum of users, and they may provide safety and economic benefits to non-users as well. 

This presentation highlights different options for providing separation, while also documenting midblock design considerations for driveways, transit stops, accessible parking, and loading zones. It provides detailed intersection design information covering topics such as turning movement operations, signalization, signage, and on-road markings. Case studies highlight best practices and lessons learned throughout the presentation.

This 3 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to urban planners, practitioners, engineers, and designers who are interested in implementing this facility type.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides guidance for maintaining pedestrian facilities with the primary goal of increasing safety and mobility.

Although there are guidelines and standards to aid in the design of pedestrian facilities, it can be difficult to adequately maintain facilities once they are in place, so they remain safe and accessible. Aside from unavailable federal funding for maintenance activities, there are also liability consequences related to poor, inadequate, or infrequent inspection and maintenance of pedestrian facilities.

The purpose of this presentation therefore is to identify effective and exceptional practices, along with barriers for pedestrian facility maintenance: what works and what does not work based on experience from state and local agencies.

This 4 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to any agency or organization that builds and maintains pedestrian facilities. This includes government bodies at the state, county or local level, but it may also include homeowners’ associations, private land management organizations and other groups.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a brief overview on the role of smartphone applications in identifying services and choices and in influencing transportation activities of its users.

Over the years, smartphone applications have evolved from early basic applications to multi-platform, advanced features that we commonly see today. Demographic shifts, improvements in computing power and mapping technology, the use of cloud computing, changes in wireless communication, concerns about congestion, and increased awareness about the environment and climate change are changing the way people travel.

This presentation is intended to demonstrate how vital smartphones are becoming to the transportation network and how smartphones play a vital role in identifying services and choices for traveling individuals.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to public agencies, transportation managers, elected officials, and other mobility consumers who want to gain a perspective and understanding of smartphone “apps” and their influence on transportation activities.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a detailed exploration of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) and its role in optimizing transportation system performance, safety, and reliability. It highlights strategies to enhance the efficiency of existing infrastructure across modes and jurisdictions, addressing challenges such as congestion, incident response, multimodal integration, and traveler information.

This presentation begins by introducing the purpose and scope of TSMO, discussing institutional and technological enablers like interagency coordination and intelligent transportation systems. It delves into practical TSMO strategies, including active traffic management, adaptive signal control, integrated corridor management, dynamic lane assignments, and weather-responsive operations. Participants will gain insights from real-world case studies on freeway, arterial, incident, work zone, and special event management. Additionally, the presentation emphasizes measurable benefits of TSMO initiatives, such as reduced delays, improved safety, lower emissions, and increased traveler satisfaction, supported by innovative planning and stakeholder engagement.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is designed for transportation engineers, planners, public safety professionals, and infrastructure managers seeking to implement scalable, cost-effective, and innovative TSMO strategies to enhance system reliability and user experience.

This online engineering PDH video presentation presents the laws and rules of ethics and professional responsibility governing the practice of engineering in the State of North Carolina.

 

Engineering ethics is (1) the study of moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations involved in engineering and (2) the study of related questions about moral conduct, character, ideals and relationships of peoples and organizations involved in technological development (Martin and Schinzinger, Ethics in Engineering).

 

This 1 PDH online video presentation is applicable to Professional Engineers licensed in the State of North Carolina and who are required to demonstrate continuing professional competency in engineering ethics as a condition of their license renewal (effective 2024). For each renewal period, every licensee must complete fifteen (15) professional development hours, at least one of which must be in ethics or rules of professional conduct.