This webinar is co-sponsored by ASCE's Transportation and Development Institute and ASCE Continuing Education

Purpose and Background

This webinar will benefit you if you are a professional who manages, provides consulting for, or is considering a school zone safety program in your community. The presentation begins with an explanation of the current guidelines in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, or MUTCD, to help you identify whether the current practices in your city, town, or jurisdiction are in compliance. Case studies and specific examples will be provided to help you understand why different treatments apply to different conditions. Updates from the new 2009 MUTCD will then be highlighted. The presentation concludes with a discussion on the Safe Routes to School Program and the important guidance that you can provide to your community to foster an environment that promotes safety for both the motoring and non-motoring public near your neighborhood schools.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Examine existing MUTCD guidelines to help determine whether or not their city, town, or jurisdiction is in compliance
• Recognize different school zone speed assembly options and the pros and cons of each
• Determine specific solutions or treatments to improve school zone safety in their communities
• Identify proposed changes in the 2009 MUTCD
• Observe school zone safety and the correlation between travel behavior and student health
• Share success stories implemented by other jurisdictions throughout the country

Webinar Benefits

At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

• Determine how and when to appropriately use school zone signage
• Understand the benefits of school zone safety for your community
• Implement a Safe Routes to School Program; and
• Provide detailed information about school zone safety to your community, clients, managers, and elected officials 

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

This webinar will benefit transportation professionals (including engineers and planners) who work for cities, towns, counties, state agencies, consultants, and others who are responsible for managing school zone safety in their community. This webinar is designed for individuals with some background or training in traffic operations and with some familiarity of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, (MUTCD).

Webinar Outline

• Introduction
• The importance of school zone safety
• School safety in the MUTCD
• Signage enhancements
• Safe Routes to School Programs
• Conclusions/webinar takeaways