Designing Streets for People: The New MUTCD, PROWAG, and AASHTO Bike Guide
Thursday, Dec 5
10am-2pm (lunch will be served)
Norman Bird Sanctuary | Mabel’s Studio
583 3rd Beach Rd.
Middletown, RI 02842
Join the team from Ride Island and Toole Design for a dynamic workshop! They’ll cover essentials of NACTO’s Urban Street Design Guide and get real-world insights from the US Access Board’s Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right of Way (PROWAG), plus a sneak peek into the upcoming AASHTO Bike Guide.
Review practical ways to create streets that are safe, accessible, and enjoyable for everyone—whether they’re walking, biking, or riding transit.
This workshop is perfect for planners, designers, engineers, and public officials from Rhode Island and beyond! Whether you’re from the public, private, or non-profit world, you’ll find valuable takeaways to help make your community a better place to get around.
This is a FREE workshop.
What to Expect:
4-hours of classroom-style training which will include presentations in the above-mentioned design guidelines, as well as case studies.
Based on the technical nature of this workshop, planners who attend will be eligible for an anticipated four American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP) credits. No continuing education is required to renew a Professional Engineer Registration in Rhode Island. This is a networking and learning opportunity, free to participants. Registration is required. Lunch will be served.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the content of available planning and design resources to better support priorities of safety, multimodal access, and economic development.
- Understand practical application of design practices in complex, urbanized areas to achieve lower operating speeds and safety countermeasures to address safety and comfort for vulnerable road users.
- Understand the roles of planners, engineers, developers, and elected officials to achieve a safe system approach to street design.
- Understand the lived experiences of people who frequently walk, bike, and take transit in complex urbanized environments.
Bike Newport