Transport Planning and Traffic Management

TMS offers an extensive range of training courses in the field of Road Safety and Traffic Management.  All courses offer a 'hands on' approach to training and are recognised for CPD by the IHE and CIHT

Transport Planning and Traffic Management

Course Information:

This course will be taught as 4 separate modules of 2 days duration, adding up to a total of 8 days. At the end of each module an assignment will be set. This should be completed by the student and submitted by the start of the next module. There will be around 6 weeks between the modules, which allows students sufficient time to complete the assignment and hand it before the next module commences.  

Aims & Objectives:

This course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to transport planning and traffic management and will give students the confidence to do this type of work once back in the working environment. The course is valuable to students new to the subject matter or those with practical experience but lacking the academic background in the subject area. The qualification is a well respected demonstration of competence in this area of work. 

Topics Covered:

TPTM1:

Transport Administration

• EU, Central and Local Governement
• Highway Authorities
• Public Transport
• Formal Plans

Traffic and Growth

• Distribution and Growth of Traffic
• Future trends
• Traffic generation

Environmental Aspects

• Safety
• Pollution
• Local air quality
• Intrusion
• Noise and vibration

Sustainable Transport

• A sustainable transport strategy
• A walking strategy
• A cycling strategy
• A public transport strategy
• A parking strategy
• Travel planning
• Green tourism

TPTM2:

Surveys, Analysis and Presentation

• Vehicle counting methods
• Special traffic counts
• Analysis and presentation of traffic flow data
• Parking surveys
• Origin and destination surveys
• Home interviews
• Health and safety

Traffic Modelling

• The aims of transport studies
• Tactical transport model
• Traffic generation
• Surveys
• Data analysis
• Traffic assignment
• Model output and application

Accidents

• Road accident casualty saving targets
• The road environment as a contributory factor in accidents
• Collecting road accident information
• Identifying the problem areas
• Accident analysis
• Remedial measures
• Skid resistance
• Implementation
• Dealing with speed
• Before and after studies
• Statistical considerations
• Aftercare
• Safety audit Molasses scheme information database

Design: Roads, Signal and Junctions

• Roads
• Priority junctions
• Traffic signals
• Roundabouts
• Pedestrians

TPTM3:

Parking

• Parking policies
• Parking demand
• Parking studies
• A parking strategy
• New delevelopment parking standards
• Residents' parking schemes
• On-street parking control
• Enforcement
• Off-street car parks
• Park and ride
• Coach parking
• Lorry parking
• Motorcycle and cycle parking
• Special events
• Bus stop design

Environmental Improvements

• Town and city centres
• Central residential areas
• Outer residential areas
• Villages
• Traffic calming
• Home zones
• Quiet roads
• Design and consultation
• Implementation aspects

Other Traffic Management Aspects

• Road markings
• Traffic signs
• Improving flow/capacity
• Speed Limits
• Lorry controls

TPTM4:

Public Consultation

• Methods of communication
• Consultation
• Dealing with public objections
• Improving relations

Legal Aspects and Traffic Regulation Orders

• Legislation relating to highways and traffic
• Traffic Regulation Orders
• TRO procedures
• Sample orders
• Decriminalised parking
• Records

Sustainable Transport Examples

• Safer Routes to School
• The ELGAR project
• Quality bus partnerships
• High Occupancy Vehicle lanes
• Congestion tolling  

Certification:

This course offers a BTEC Level 4 Certificate of Achievement for students through completion of a series of assignments that will be assessed by TMS and City of Bath College. These courses can also contribute to the achievement of a Professional Diploma in Civil Engineering by further study of Highways and Transportation topics material from the TMS and City of Bath College training programme.

Students can attend the courses and not undertake the assignments if they wish and will receive a certificate of attendance (providing all the modules are attended).

A joint TMS / City of Bath College Certificate/Diploma will also be issued to students completing the course.

How much will it cost and what is included?

Fee for this course is £1,549 plus VAT. This is payable in advance of attending the course (not on completion). This will include a course manual, additional notes and lunch / refreshments on the days of the course. The course will be run at a training venue in Coventry.

Course Dates:

The following dates have now been cancelled for this course, alternative dates will be arranged shortly:

TPTM1 - 1st - 2nd February 2012 - Cancelled

TPTM2 - 21st - 22nd March 2012 - Cancelled

TPTM3 - 15th - 16th May 2012 - Cancelled

TPTM4 - 27th - 28th June 2012 - Cancelled

Regional and In-house courses

TMS can also run this course on a regional and in-house basis. The courses can be run in-house for organisations or groups of organisations which can get together. This may be more cost effective for organisations where there are 6 or more students. 

Further Information

Please contact Gill Brooks at TMS or to book a place or download course booking form (pdf format).