The “Practical Solutions Approach to Project Development” training program summarizes WSDOT’s planning and project development process and explains the Practical Solutions approach. It includes:

• Examples about identifying needs
• Assessing alternative strategies to address performance gaps
• Applying a practical set of solutions
• The importance of community engagement throughout the planning and project development process

Practical Solutions Overview (PS101) training in Vancouver, Washington on April 25, 2017
 

An Overview of Practical Solutions - a visual explanation of Practical Solutions at WSDOT

Practical Solutions overview eLearning
This online training summarizes the content in the WSDOT Practical Solutions Overview training, and is also available in the LMS for WSDOT staff.

Subject Matter Design Tips
These planning and design tips focus on disciplines and modes that promote the Practical Solutions approach. Each tip sheet includes links to resources, including agency policy and guidance, as well as additional resources from industry experts. The user tips provide specific direction and advice for each topic.

• Active Transportation (pdf 51 kb) (docx 52 kb)
• Environmental (pdf 35 kb) (docx 37 kb)
• Equity Inclusion (pdf 46 kb) (docx 48 kb)
• Transportation demand management (pdf 50 kb) (docx 52 kb)
• Transit (pdf 288 kb) (docx 50 kb)
• Transportation systems management and operations (pdf 53 kb) (docx 50 kb)

Practical Solutions 201 Multimodal Fundamentals eLearning Courses
This online suite of courses targets project development staff, and provides modal-specific content, including recognizing that modes are fundamentally different, understanding modal funding, capacity, system-level needs, performance metrics, building teams, transportation’s role in land use and managing multimodal conflict. The course is comprised of nine modules:

• Making the Case – 45 minutes
• Land Use – 30 minutes
• Phases and Needs – 15 minutes
• Performance Basics – 30 minutes
• Transit – 15 minutes
• People Walking – 30 minutes
• People Biking – 30 minutes
• Freight – 15 minutes
• Conflicts and Hubs – 30 minutes

Additional resources

Darlene Sharar
Design Training
360-489-4822