Registration Eligibility
TriMet Staff only
Start Date
07/15/2020
End Date
07/15/2020
Description
The Virtual Ride the Rails Tour for July is the: Green Line LRT Project. This is great opportunity for new employees as well as all staff that are interested in finding out the history and tour our amazing transit system. This is a TriMet approved Tour.
This on-site tour will cover the planning decisions, alignment choices and design, station area planning and design, transit oriented development, new advances in safety & security initiatives, coordination and integration of active transportation systems, new community outreach initiatives including highly innovation business support, inclusion of new communications technologies, new conduct of construction measures, advancements in stormwater treatments with environmental restoration of natural systems, and how careful detailing and construction strategies can help with ongoing maintenance challenges.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
Yes
Subjects
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.50
Learning Outcomes
• Tour will present before, during, and after conditions for the Green Line Project. How the coordination of light rail, bicycles and pedestrians along I-205 freeway an greatly contributed to livable communities
• Tour will highlight how TriMet developed new approaches in community engagement which achieved unprecedented project goals; coming in on budget, and on schedule
• Tour will provide insights into an integrated approach to urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering, and rail corridor engineering to achieve improvements in transit operations, public vehicular safety, and active transportation
• Tour will emphasize innovative approaches, which defied conventional thinking, about project design and engineering, project delivery approaches in construction and safety, and integrating cultural diversity in design, construction, and business development
Instructors
Robert Hastings FAIA, TriMet Agency Architect
Course Codes
20200715
Provider
TriMet