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NYCDOT Workshops: Traffic Fundamentals
C2SMART hosted a two-day Traffic Fundamentals workshop for employees of the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), featuring courses on traffic control methods, simulation and modeling, traffic management technologies and congestion pricing, and more.
The workshop had 27 attendees from several departments
at NYCDOT, with courses taught by C2SMART Director
Kaan Ozbay, Deputy Director Joseph Chow, Professor Elena Prassas and Professor John Falcocchio, as well as C2SMART research associate Abdullah Kurkcu and Ph.D. candidate Jingqin Gao. Jack Bringardner, C2SMART’s Associate Director for Education and Workforce Development Initiatives, coordinated the workshop.
Over the course of two days, the workshop covered the basics of traffic signals through the beginnings of more advanced traffic management techniques and technologies. The full agenda included the following courses:
• Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering
• Traffic Control & Operations
• Introduction to Traffic Simulation & Modeling
• ITS & Advanced Transportation Systems
• Traffic Studies
• Traffic Management: Technologies & Congestion Pricing
• Incident Management & Advanced Traffic Control
A second, more advanced workshop is planned for fall 2019.
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