TRB conducted a webinar on June 11, 2015, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm ET that covered RODEL and ARCADY— two software packages used by states for analyzing capacity and traffic flow necessary for efficient operation during the roundabout design phase. This was the second of a series of three webinars that will cover seven software packages (SIDRA Intersection, VISSIM, RODEL, ARCADY, SYNCHRO, SimTraffic, and TransModeler) used to analyze roundabouts.
PART I occurred on May 6, 2015, and
PART III is scheduled for July 14, 2015.
This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Roundabouts.
A certificate for two Professional Development Hours (PDHs) were provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. This webinar was approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for two Certification Maintenance Credits. Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.
Webinar Presenters
- Mark Johnson, MTJ Roundabout Engineering
- James Bedingfeld, Transportation Research Lab (UK)
Moderated by: Brian Walsh,
Washington State Department of Transportation
Webinar Outline
- RODEL
- Background and basis of RODEL
- Critical step-by-step inputs within RODEL
- Analyzing output that will allow practitioners to analyze roundabouts
- Specific strengths of RODEL
- ARCADY
- Background and basis of ARCADY
- Critical step-by-step inputs within ARCADY
- Analyzing output that will allow practitioners to analyze roundabouts
- Specific strengths of ARCADY
- Question and answer session
The first 90 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, for RODEL and ARCADY, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the background and basis;
- Explain the critical inputs;
- Describe the step-by-step data input;
- Discuss the output;
- Analyze the output; and
- Discuss specific use cases for RODEL and ARCADY.
Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of
TRB Sponsors or
TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
- TRB and National Academies employees;
- Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
- Members of the media;
- Employees of tribal governments; and
- Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $99 per site. View our
pricing page for details.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for two Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to individuals who register and attend the webinar. For groups, only the person who registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.
Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in October 2014. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:
www.RCEP.net.
American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits
This webinar is pending approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for two Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.
To report your CM credits, visit
www.planning.org/cm
- Login using your ID# and password
- Select My CM log
- Select Add Credits
- Under Browse you have the option of searching by Date, Provider, or Distance Education and using the search box to type in the name of the event or activity and clicking go
- A pop-up box will appear. If this is a multi-part event you will have the option to select from a list of activities
- Please rate, add a comment (optional), and click on the Ethics statement and answer
- Click submit and the CM credits should appear in your CM log
If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact
AICPCM@planning.org.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
This Summary Last Modified On: 6/12/2015