Active Travel – Planning & Design

This 4 day course provides delegates with the information and skills to develop designs for walking and cycling infrastructure within the UK regulatory framework.

The Department for Transport Cycle Proofing Working Group has listed the IHE Professional Certificate & Diploma in Active Travel as an acknowledged product for engineers planning and designing active travel infrastructure.

Description

Learning Outcomes
Delegates will be able to understand the role of walking and cycling as modes of transport; plan spatial route networks; and, design appropriate links, crossings, junctions and other infrastructure to accommodate these modes.

You will receive a Certificate...

Learning Outcomes
Delegates will be able to understand the role of walking and cycling as modes of transport; plan spatial route networks; and, design appropriate links, crossings, junctions and other infrastructure to accommodate these modes.

You will receive a Certificate of Attendance with CPD just for attending the course.

Achieving the Certificate or Diploma
If you wish to go on to gain the Professional Certificate or Diploma then you will need to submit an Individual Portfolio of Evidence, which documents how you have achieved the competencies required.

Achieving Professional Registration
In addition, you can also make an application for EngTech Professional Registration if you meet the requirements.

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Requirements

This course is intended for local authority staff, transport planning consultants and contractors working in the design of highway infrastructure.

You will learn

• Describe the role of walking and cycling within the wider context of transport planning;
• List the main sources of design guidance for these modes in the UK;
• Understand how to use an evidence-based approach for planning local route networks;
• Describe the 5 main design criteria that underpin walking and cycling infrastructure;
• Apply the design criteria in different types of road environment (links, crossings, junctions);
• Understand the regulatory signs and markings associated with different types of infrastructure;
• Plan and design direction signs for walking and cycling;
• Plan and design cycle parking;
• Undertake a review of existing or planned infrastructure to identify the design requirements;
• Develop design solutions in accordance with national design guidance.

Who is it for?

• Engineer