Sponsored by ASCE's Transportation and Development Institute and ASCE Continuing Education.

This webinar discusses access management techniques that have potential application to highways and streets. The webinar is organized to describe the context in which access management is commonly used; the government’s role in managing access, including guidelines and driveway design; other access management techniques; and, land use strategies that local jurisdictions can use as part of an integrated access management program for entire corridors.

Purpose and Background

Access management applies roadway and land use techniques in order to preserve the safety, function, and capacity of transportation corridors. The objective is to ensure roadway safety and efficient operations while providing reasonable access to the adjacent land uses. Access management can also improve the environment for pedestrians, bicycles, and motor vehicles in all settings and on all roadway types by reducing and consolidating driveway conflict points. In addition to the insight provided by the instructor, the webinar draws on numerous publications including Access Management Manual (TRB), and A Guidebook for Including Access Management in Transportation Planning (NCHRP) to provide valuable information on the development of access management programs.

Primary Topics of Discussion

• Principles and effects of access management
• Proven safety countermeasures through corridor access management
• Access management techniques and their potential advantages, disadvantages, and applications
• The interrelationship with land development and how to address access management in the context of comprehensive planning and land development regulation
• The rationale for spacing standards and how to choose appropriate standards for connections, signals, corner clearance at intersections, and interchange areas

Learning Outcomes

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

• Become familiar with a variety of countermeasures improving corridor access
• Examine case studies about corridor access management upgrades
• Demonstrate understanding of relevant technical publications

Webinar Benefits

• Learn about access management from both a regional and local perspective and why it is so important
• Become familiar with a wide variety of techniques used in successfully implemented access management programs
• Understand current state of the practice and the most current publications on corridor access management