Registration Eligibility
ASLA online learning opportunities are open to all. ASLA members may purchase this presentation at a reduced rate. This is a 2023 conference session.
Start Date
11/07/2025
End Date
11/06/2027
Description
Forty-six million Americans live in rural counties, often in towns of under 5,000 people. This session uses comparative case studies to identify unique needs for active transportation planning and design in small towns across the country, from the perspective of providing equitable access, resilient systems, and healthy environments.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Transportation
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.25
Learning Outcomes
Learn specific strategies for different firm types (public, private, academic) to engage rural residents and decision-makers in the transportation planning process.; Learn methods for developing designs with the limited resources of client communities.; Learn how to leverage partnerships and grant funding to adequately resource the planning, design, and construction of projects.; Learn about mobility challenges of rural residents and how transportation design can facilitate equitable access to resources, services, and healthy activity.
Instructors
Emily Lewis, ASLA; Julia M. Badenhope, FASLA; Kat Shiffler, Associate ASLA
Course Codes
Provider
American Society of Landscape Architects