Instructors Patrick McGrady and Rachel Price of Reid Middleton are civil/transportation engineers with 19 and 10 years experience, respectively, in roundabout analysis and design. Their roundabout experience includes public involvement, establishing design criteria, evaluating roundabout feasibility, conceptual layouts, traffic analysis, and full PS&E. In addition to participating in the WSDOT Roundabout Task Force, they are annual guest lecturers on roundabouts at the University of Washington and active members of the TRB Roundabout Task Force. Patrick has made presentations at the Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting in Washington D.C., Oregon State APWA Conference, Washington ITE Annual Meeting and others. Patrick and Rachel also presented at the May 2008 National Roundabout Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. They have provided roundabout design and plan review training to over 700 students representing 140 public and private agencies. |