Active Transportation Academy
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What is the Active Transportation Academy?
The Active Transportation Academy provides training, workshops and implementation programs to communities throughout Ohio. We offer active transportation training on programs, projects and policy that can help your community reach its active transportation goals.
There is no charge for these adult training programs. They provide practical knowledge to implement a variety of safety, education, encouragement, engineering and enforcement opportunities. Workshops are requested through an application process, and awarded based on instructor availability.
Who can apply?
The application is open to any local jurisdiction (ex. local school, school district, government, health department). If a non-profit would like to apply we request they partner with the local jurisdiction.
Who should attend?
Most workshops would benefit school district administration, teachers, staff, health professionals, parents, advocates, transportation professionals and volunteers.
Professional Development Credit: All workshops will provide attendees with public domain continuing education units (CEUs). CEUs from AICP/CM and Educator CEUs are being explored as well for the sessions and may be available for award in the future.
Train the Trainer Programs: These programs educate individuals to teach the topic to other adults, or to conduct a program in their community as the expert instructor. Attendees will be given instruction on how to lead community implementation of these programs, and/or conduct these programs in their community.
Click on the Course Listing below to access a PDF flyer with information specific to the program and a link to apply.
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NEW! Active Transportation Academy Courses
Creating a Rural Active Transportation PlanThis course provides instruction on how to develop and begin implementation of a Rural Active Transportation Plan. The initial challenges of implementing an active transportation plan in rural areas will be discussed incorporating local examples, so this Part includes an evaluation of local active transportation facilities. Then best practices in facility design are outlined,
and the unique modes of active transportation in rural areas. Public engagement is discussed in detail with an activity geared at helping participants determine appropriate stakeholders. Data that will need to be collected to assist in the development of suitable countermeasures for rural active transportation implementation is discussed. Implementation Strategies are discussed and the course concludes with a detailed review of the potential funding and design resources. Mobility Solutions: Transit’s First and Last MileThis course focuses on teaching communities about implementable strategies and processes that better support bicycle
and pedestrian connections to transit. The course is divided into three parts. Part I presents fundamentals of active
transportation and transit, and how they relate. In Part II, trainees identify local policy, systems, and environment-based
options to address first and last mile needs by understand existing conditions and demand. The final section of the training,
Part III, focuses on implementation of first and last mile strategies through prioritization techniques, design options, and
funding sources. Trainees will learn to assess their own community’s needs through group activities.
Advocating for Active TransportationThis course examines the concept of advocacy, in relation to active transportation, and how to design a strategy for building advocacy in your community. It provides guidance to residents, activists, grassroots organizations, and planning and engineering professionals on how to engage elected officials on active transportation issues. The course is divided into three parts. Part I addresses the question “What is advocacy?” from a general definition to how it pertains to active transportation. Part II leads the trainees in understanding the active transportation-related issues in their community and guides them in examining those issues as they relate to potential advocacy efforts. Part III outlines key steps toward designing a strategy to build active transportation advocacy in the participants’ community. Community Traffic Calming ProgramsThis course provides instruction on how to implement a community traffic-calming program centered on neighborhood
involvement and low-cost solutions or temporary test measures. It examines conventional solutions including engineering,
encouragement, and enforcement, as well as innovative approaches like tactical urbanism and psychological traffic calming. Complete Streets ImplementationThe course examines the reason for incorporating Complete Streets programs and projects into a community. It also provides instruction on how to create and integrate Complete Streets into a jurisdiction’s policies and processes. The course is divided into three portions: Introduction, Complete Streets Strategies, and Planning for Implementation. The Introduction provides information on relevant concepts and theories related to the need for Complete Streets. This information dives into historical background, and the benefits of Complete Streets as relates to different policy, systems, and environmental factors. The Complete Streets Strategies section fosters critical thinking about the components of effective Complete Streets plans and policies, and consideration of best practices. The third and final portion – Planning for Implementation – walks the participants through the process of developing a Complete Streets implementation strategy. Conducting Walk and Bike AuditsThe course provides instruction on how local communities can determine if there is a pedestrian or bicyclist safety issue
in certain neighborhoods or along particular corridors. It explains common causes of real and perceived safety issues
and shows how walk/bike audits can identify problems using local knowledge and professional expertise. Instructors will
review different types of walk and bike audits, helpful resources, such as walkscore.com, and special considerations around
intersections, schools, and other potential conflict points and sensitive land uses. During the training, instructors will lead
participants on a mock walk or bike audit at a nearby location that poses safety challenges to pedestrians and/or bicyclists. Creating A Vision Zero Action PlanThis course provides instruction on how to create a Vision Zero Action Plan that centers on addressing crash fatalities. The course is divided into four parts. Part I presents fundamentals of traffic safety and traffic-related crash trends. Wherever possible local examples will be used, so this Part includes an evaluation of local crash patterns and trends. In Part II, state-level traffic safety programs are discussed, and then the three main crash fatality initiatives are reviewed and compared, including Toward Zero Deaths, the Road to Zero, and Vision Zero. Part III then covers Vision Zero in more detail – goals, components, and implementation steps. The course concludes with Part IV, which includes a detailed review of the steps and elements needed to create a Vision Zero Action Plan, including reference and funding information. Health and Equity in TransportationThis course examines the intersection between public health and transportation and the challenges and opportunities
that occupy this interdisciplinary space. It provides instruction on the pivotal role that access to active transportation plays
in creating healthy communities. The course is divided into four parts. Part I provides an overview of relevant concepts
and theories in the field of public health. Part II introduces active living and transportation as a means to address health
disparities and reduce chronic disease. Parts III and IV provide implementation guidance on how communities can expand
active transportation and active lifestyle options to low-income, minority, and underserved populations—as well as the
community at-large—by creating collaborative space for public health and transportation professionals.
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