TRB‘s latest edition of the Highway Capacity Manual, Seventh Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analytics(HCM7) is now available. Over the years, the manual has evolved to keep pace as the focus of surface transportation planning and operations as the United States has moved from designing and constructing the Interstate highway system to managing a complex and multimodal transportation system that serves a variety of travelers and society. TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern that provides an overview of multimodal methods in the HCM, and examines updated applications for pedestrians, as well as new applications for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs).

This webinar was sponsored by the TRB Standing Technical Committee on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service.

This was the third part of a three-part series on the HCM. Part 1 on June 7 addressed overall new methods in the HCM7 and covered ways these new methods affect practitioners. Part 2 coverednew facilities and systems methods in HCM7 in the series on July 14.

The slides are linked in the meeting materials. View the recorded webinar below.

Webinar agenda and presenters

• Pedestrian and bicycle methods – Paul Ryus, Kittelson and Associates
• Methods and applications for CAVs – Burak Cesme, Kittelson and Associates
• Question and answer session – Bastian Schroeder, Kittelson and Associates

The first 60 minutes of the webinar were for presentations and the final 30 minutes was reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants can:

• Identify potential applications and tools for the HCM7’s pedestrian and bicycle methods
• Judge potential impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) on roadway capacity

Professional Development Hours

This webinar was delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.