Earlier in 2022, Professor Tian joined the Florida LTAP Center in Tampa for a Hands-On Signal Coordination Timing training. Due to the overwhelming popularity, he was invited back to do a virtual version of this training.
Upon completion of this two-part webinar series, attendees will be able to:
- Achieve a good understanding of signal timing and coordination principles.
- Develop optimal signal coordination timing plans.
- Gain insights into meaningful performance measures and reports.
- Gain knowledge of emerging technology tools on improving signal timing practice.
Instructor Bio:
Dr. Zong Tian is an internationally recognized expert in traffic signal control. He is currently a Professor and Director of the Center for Advanced Transportation Education and Research (CATER) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). He obtained a Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University (2004) and had previously worked at Kittelson and Associates, Inc. (1995-1999) and the Texas Transportation Institute (2000-2004). Dr. Tian is active in several transportation professional organizations. He served as a committee member for two major committees of the Transportation Research Board (TRB): the Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee, and the Traffic Signal Systems Committee. He is the Topic Area C Manager of the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS), overseeing the society’s four special interest groups in the area of urban traffic control, system operations, ITS, and safety. His specialty area is in traffic signal systems and operations, highway capacity, and integrated freeway and arterial operations. He received the Young Consultant Award from ITE in 1997. He has more than 80 referred journal publications with the majority in the area of signal control and highway capacity analysis. He has published two books titled “Integrated Diamond Interchange Ramp-Metering Traffic Control Systems” and “Global Practices on Traffic Signal Control”. Dr. Tian invented the state-of-the-art TranSync tool for improving the state of practice in signal timing and coordination.
RECORDINGS
To earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or a Certificate of Completion for each recorded webinar, you must view the entire webinar. After viewing, please fill out the web form at the link below to request your certificate. The Florida LTAP Center will follow-up within 2-3 weeks.
Each session will award 2.0 PDHs. A total of 4 PDHs can be earned for fully viewing all recordings.
Click the tabs below to view the recorded webinars.
Part 1 of 2 – Signal Timing Elements and Development
This first session will cover signal timing basics, key elements and workflow of signal timing process, timing sheets and the time-space diagram, and signal coordination principles.
Handouts
Part 2 of 2 – Signal Timing Optimization and Performance Evaluation
The second session will cover the signal timing optimization process, common issues, and automated signal performance measures (event-based and trajectory based).
Handouts
- See part 1