PREVIEW
SHARECourse Info
6 video lessons (51 Mins)
Published
2025
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Preview Course
Browse Course Chapters
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1.Introduction
3 mins
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2.Safe Intersection Design
9 mins
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3.Designing a Protected Roundabout
15 mins
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4.Designing Protected Intersections
7 mins
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5.Intersection Design in the North American Context
11 mins
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6.Conclusion
3 mins
What You Will Learn
- Understand the differences between safe and unsafe intersection design
- Understand the Dutch strategies for safe intersection design
- Learn how to design protected intersections and roundabouts
- Learn about signalized vs unsignalized intersections
- Learn how to safely design intersections for all road users
- Understand the correlation between safe intersection design and traffic calming
- Understand the history and challenges of intersection design in the North American Context
Course Description
Despite the spread of Vision Zero approaches and the stated aim of many jurisdictions to reduce road violence, fatalities caused by road transport systems are increasing in the USA. This course focuses on the intersection from the perspective of the safety of users outside the private car, particularly people walking and cycling. Students will review core concepts in the Dutch approach to the design of intersections, with particular attention to interventions that can be effective upstream of the junction. These fundamentals are then discussed in the North American context, where the history and challenges of implementing safe intersection design will be explained. Students will learn how to draw an intersection and justify their choice of signalized and unsignalized treatments for the intersection.
Learn these skills
- Bicycle Planning
- Pedestrian Planning
- Transportation
- Urban Design
AICP CM
This course is approved for .75 AICP CM credit.
