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TRB Webinar: Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride


Date(s)
September 19, 2017 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM U.S. Eastern
Cost (for your seat)
FREE
Professional Development Hours for this webinar
0.00 hour(s)
Continuing Education Hours for this webinar
AAE: 0.00 hour(s)
AICP: 2.00 hour(s)
CLE: 0.00 hour(s)
Details

TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, from 2:00PM to 4:00PM ET that features research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 192: Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride.

This webinar will discuss the research that provides transit agencies with a resource to better plan and manage park-and-ride facilities for public transportation by incorporating improved strategies and best practices. The presenters will provide an introduction to the guidebook content and how to use the guidebook.

This webinar is sponsored by the Transit Cooperative Research Program. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

 

Webinar Presenters

  • Linda Cherrington, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  • Kathryn Coffel, Kathryn Coffel Consulting, LLC
  • Paul Ryus, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
  • Michael Walk, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Moderated by:  Katherine Turnbull, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Webinar Outline

  1. Introduction
    • What is park-and-ride?
    • Why do transit agencies provide park-and-ride?
    • Guidebook purpose
    • How the guidebook was developed (case studies)
    • How to use this guidebook
  2. Strategic planning for park-and-ride
    • Master planning/long-range park-and-ride planning
    • Project planning
    • Estimating demand for parking
    • Deciding on facility types and ownership approaches
  3. Operating park-and-ride
    • Park-and-ride operations needs
    • Operations approaches: In-house versus contracting
    • Managing demand for parking
    • Performance metrics
  4. Charging for Parking
    • Whether to charge for parking
    • Setting the amount of parking charges
    • Equity concerns: Title VI analysis
    • Methods of collecting fees
    • Challenges associated with parking charges
  5. Park-and-ride and the community
    • Potential community impacts
    • Community engagement
    • Land use and parking regulations
  6. 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.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will able to:

  • Understand how to use TCRP Report 192: A Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride as a resource to better plan and manage park-and-ride facilities
  • Discuss why transit agencies provide park-and-ride, and describe different approaches to developing and operating park-and-ride
  • List key considerations (pro and con) when deciding whether to charge for parking at a park-and-ride facility
  • Identify the potential community impacts of park-and-ride and discuss how to engage the community as a good neighbor

Registration Information

This webinar is sponsored by the Transit Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar is approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 2.0 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.

This webinar is approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 2.0 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.

Please visit the Certification Maintenance section of APA’s website, Certification Maintenance webpage at https://www.planning.org/cm to claim your credits. You may use the following steps:

  1. Log in using your ID# and password.
  2. Select View my CM log.
  3. Select Add CM-Registered Credits.
  4. Using the CM Search option, type in the name of the event or event number (e.g. 21064) and click "Go".

Please note: If searching for an event by Provider, use the search option, type in the name of the provider and click “Go”. From the results below, select by clicking on the name of the provider.

  1. From the results below, find your event and select "Add to My Log." If this is a multi-part event, you will have the option to select from a list of activity sessions.
  2. Please rate the event, add a comment (optional), and click on the Ethics statement and check the box to confirm. Note: you should see a message indicating the CM reporting period year that you are logging.
  3. 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.