2012 Fall Meeting

Fort Worth

Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth
Natalie Bettger, Jennifer Butcher, LAC Chair
Social Event: Rahr & Sons Brewery

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Presentations

Session 1: Safety - Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

Gail Lyssy, Federal Transit AdministrationMAP-21 and Federal Transit Administration’s New Public Transportation Safety Authority
Brian Barth, Texas Department of TransportationHighway Safety in Texas
Robert Wunderlich, Texas A&M Transportation InstituteThe Other Side of Safety: Investigating, Understanding, Influencing and Determining the Consequences of Driver Actions
Christopher Poe, Texas A&M Transportation InstituteFuture Vehicle Safety - Connected, Cooperative, or Autonomous?

Session 2: Safety Data and Analysis

Jory Dille, North Central Texas Council of GovernmentsUsing Crash Data in the Pursuit of a Safer North Central Texas Region
Brian Moen, City of FriscoFrisco’s Crash Analysis Software
Jeff Kaufman, Houston-Galveston Area CouncilThe Joys and Sorrows of Working with Crash Data
Jim Lee, Lee EngineeringArizona Road Safety Assessment Experience

Session 3A: Transportation Technology (Exhibitors)

Mark Mathis, CTC, Inc.Hardware Innovations in Interconnected Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Tom McKeon, Rhythm EngineeringDocumented Safety Improvements of Adaptive Traffic Control
Dave Gilbert, LeddarTechLED-Based Vehicle Detection - New Technologies Solving Today?s Issues
Brett Sumpter, Sensys Networks, Inc.MicroRadar™ - Next Generation Bicycle Detection
Jeff Campbell, Texas Highway Products and Dan Szgatti, Encom WirelessWireless Broadband Networks for ITS and Traffic Applications

Session 3B: Wrong Way Driving in Texas

Brian Fariello, Texas Department of TransportationSan Antonio Wrong Way Driving Activities
Yang Ouyang and Eric Hemphill, North Texas Tollway AuthorityNTTA Activities
Sonya Jackson Landrum, NCTCOGWrong Way Driving in Dallas County: Seeking a Systemic Solution

Session 4A: Intersection Safety

Tim Taylor, Federal Highway AdministrationFHWA Intersection Safety Implementation Plan
Srinivas Geedipally, Texas A&M Transportation InstituteSafety Benefits of Red Light Cameras
Marc Jacobson, City of San AntonioSan Antonio’s Flashing Yellow Arrow Experience
Justin Smith, University of Texas at TylerCity of Tyler Flashing Yellow Arrow Before and After

Session 4B: Pedestrian Safety

Stephen Ratke, Federal Highway AdministrationPedestrian Safety in Texas
Kay Fitzpatrick, Texas A&M Transportation InstituteRapid Flashing Beacons for Pedestrian Crossing Signs
Norman Hogue, City of WacoExperiences from Waco’s First Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons
Janet Barlow, Accessible Design for the Blind and Melanie White, Bluebonnet Co-op for Students with Visual ImpairmentsDesigning for the Visually Impaired

Session 5A: Safety Outreach

Brian Shamburger, Kimley-Horn and AssociatesDistracted Driver Program Update
Trooper Lonnie Haschel, Department of Public SafetyDistracted Driving
Russell Henk, Texas A&M Transportation InstituteTeens in the Driver Seat, A Peer-to-Peer Traffic Safety Program for America’s Youth
Clint Schelbitzki, Union Pacific RailroadFreight Rail Safety

Session 5B: Keeping Transit Safe and Secure

Kristina Brevard, Denton County Transportation AuthorityRail Safety and a New Passenger Line
Sean Edwards, TSATBA
Dustin Qualls, Traffic Engineers Inc. and Nader Mirjamali, Houston METROImproving Houston METRO HOV/HOT Lane Safety

Session Student Poster Presentations

Peggy Adolph, Texas Southern UniversityPublic Involvement: Exploring Ways to Engage Communities for a Better Tomorrow
Mason Gemar, University of Texas at AustinA Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach for Equipment Replacement Optimization?
Sunil Madanu, University of Texas at ArlingtonHigh-Speed Rail in Existing Highway Corridors: Development of Continuity and Alignment Indices for Sketch Planning
Brad Brimley, Texas A&M UniversityHow Comparable are Retroreflectivity Readings Made with Different Retroreflectometers?
Hussein Hashemi, Southern Methodist UniversityAdvanced Traffic Management System for Congested Urban Networks
Michael DeGaspari, University of Texas at AustinThe Effect of Active Traffic Management on Travel Time Reliability: A Case Study of I-5 in Seattle
Yubian Wang, University of Texas at El PasoMinimum Auxiliary Lane Length at Freeway On-Ramps
Lorenzo Cornejo and Juan Salcido, University of Texas at El PasoReliability Analysis of Bus Routes in El Paso
Da Li, Texas Southern UniversityOperational Impacts of Directional Median Opening