ITE Online Learning Gateway

Description: The Institute of Transportation Engineers Online Learning Gateway offers various opportunities to earn the necessary professional development hours and stay current in the field. Participants who successfully complete the final test that accompanies each course will earn professional development hours (PDH) and will be issued a Certificate of Completion. The courses are written by experts and reviewed by peers. Subject matter experts, selected by ITE, work closely with the design and development team to ensure that each course is relevant, current and worthwhile. A Program Content Advisory Committee, appointed by ITE, provides further technical advice.

ITE currently has eight online learning courses available:

  • Designing Accessible Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Rights-of-Way, Modules 1) Pedestrian Accessibility: Introduction and Context; 2) Planning for Accessible Pedestrian Rights-of-Way; 3) Accessible Sidewalks and Pedestrian Access; and 4) Accessible Pedestrian Crossings — This series of four individual courses is intended to provide a better understanding of the latest Public Rights-of-Way guidelines developed by the US Access Board, and how they can be applied in better designing sidewalks and intersections to accommodate persons with disabilities. Each of the four course modules is designed to be informative in the area of identifying the needs of persons with disabilities, provide practical engineering approaches to successfully addressing these needs on existing facilities, and serve as catalysts in promoting innovative solutions to similar challenges at future locations.
  • Transportation Planning-Site Impact Analysis — This course is part of the planning series and has been developed as a guided tutorial to assist transportation professionals in identifying the steps and tools involved in traffic access and impact studies for site development. A case study is used to illustrate the steps in the process.
  • Capacity Analysis-Signalized Intersections — The course is a guided tutorial that assists transportation professionals in applying the 2000 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM 2000) methodology for signalized intersection capacity analysis. Key concepts are explained using an interactive format and reinforced through a case study.
  • Safety Analysis-Signalized Intersections — The course is a guided tutorial that assists transportation professionals in analyzing crash data and identifying appropriate countermeasures to reduce the frequency of crashes and the fatalities, personal injury and property damage involved. Key concepts are explained using an interactive format and reinforced through a case study.
  • Traffic Control Devices-Traffic Signal Needs Determination — This course is part of the traffic control devices series and has been developed as a guided tutorial to assist staff engineers and technicians in using the methodology outlined in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2000 for Traffic Control Signal Needs Study. The key concepts underpinning the process of determining signal needs are explained and case studies are used to illustrate the dependent variables.

Target Audience: The first four modules' principal target audience is transportation practitioners, designers, and planners. The other four courses are for anyone with a grasp of both algebra and English who seek professional development in the field.

Length: The first four modules will take approximately 2 hours each. The other courses will take approximately 6 hours each.

Contact: For technical assistance, please contact Zachary Pleasant, Information Services Manager, at 202-289-0222 ext. 120 or zpleasant@ite.org. For general information about Online Learning or ITE's Professional Development Program, please contact Aliyah N. Horton, Professional Development and Government Affairs Senior Director, at 202-289-0222 ext. 137 or at ahorton@ite.org.

Web link: http://www.ite.org/education/olg.asp