Interdisciplinary Professional Programs
College of Engineering

Solving Neighborhood Traffic Problems

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe a variety of residential land use and street patterns and their expected effects on neighborhood traffic problems
  • List typical non-traffic characteristics of residential neighborhoods that impact the implementation of traffic control techniques
  • Select appropriate traffic studies and other techniques to identify and quantify the nature of a neighborhood traffic problem
  • Apply appropriate traffic control and calming techniques to reduce traffic problems and increase the livability of existing neighborhoods
  • Describe a variety of existing traffic calming and traffic control devices in use based on their first hand observation
  • Explain typical difficulties and details of implementing a neighborhood traffic control program and how those might be overcome

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What You Will Learn:

Improve your understanding of residential neighborhood street design concepts, including current approaches that reduce traffic problems in existing neighborhoods. Learn from leaders of mature residential traffic control programs, see residential traffic control devices in the field, and try your hand at several problem-solving cases adapted from real life situations.

Who Should Attend:

Who should attend?

  • Public works directors and engineers
  • Police officers with traffic safety responsibilities
  • City and regional planners
  • City administrators and their assistants
  • Local government officials and their staff
  • Planning and engineering consultants

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Course Details: RA00165

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Program Director & Instructors

  • Program Director

    Andi Bill

Total Credits:
CEU 2.1, 
PDH 21, 

Course Administration

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Payment Options

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

  • Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
  • Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
  • You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Enroll over the phone and pay by credit card.

  • Call CERC Registrations at 608-262-2451.
  • Provide the registrations representative with:
    • the course name, dates, and/or course number.
    • the necessary course attendee information and payment information.
  • You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

  • Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
  • Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
  • Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
  • You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

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Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email interpro@union.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

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