2013 Spring Meeting

Richardson

Marriott Renaissance Richardson
Dave Carter and Mark Titus, LAC Chair
Social Event: Richardson Civic Center - District Traffic Bowl

Download the meeting program.

   
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Presentations

Session 1: Transportation Funding

Barbara C. Maley, Federal Highway Administration Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21): Financing Federal-aid Highways
Marc Williams, Texas Department of Transportation Transportation Funding in Texas
Nicholas Williams, Houston-Galveston Area Council Review of H-GAC Project Prioritization and Proposed Transportation Funding Legislation
Gail Lyssy, Federal Transit Administration MAP-21 – Transforming the Way We Build, Manage and Maintain our Nation’s Transit Systems

Session 2: Accessibility

Elizabeth Hilton, Federal Highway Administration ADA Transition Plans 101
Kristi Avalos, Accessology Too ADA Transition Plans: We have to do WHAT?!
Melissa Anderson, US Access Board Accessible Intersection Design

Session 3A: Transportation Technology (Exhibitors)

Matthew Baker, Polara Engineering Changes in the MUTCD and ADA affecting Pedestrians at Signalized Intersections
Kurtis McBride, Miovision How Technology Mega-Trends are Changing Traffic Control as We Know It
Roger Allen, C J Hensch & Associates Utilizing Bluetooth Technology for Traffic Data Collection

Session 3B: Bicycle Program Successes and Innovative Applications

Annick Beaudet, City of Austin
Max Kalhammer, City of Dallas
Julia McCleeary, City of Fort Worth

Session 4A: Pedestrians

Jim Dale, City of Austin Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons: The Austin Experience
Peer Chacko, City of Dallas Dallas Complete Streets Initiative
Scott Cooner, Texas A&M Transportation Institute West 7th Street Bridge Project

Session 4B: ITS and Operations

Gary Schatz, City of Austin & Aaron Nathan, Kimley-Horn and Associates Circuit of the Americas – Traffic Management for the 2012 US F1 Grand Prix
Gary Jost, Teal Engineering Services & Curtis Jarecki, City of Dallas Procuring Local Controller Hardware and Software – A Multi-Agency Approach
Kevin Balke, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Regional Traffic Signal Operations
Kent Kacir, Kimley Horn and Associates & Sharmon Owens, City of Lubbock City of Lubbock Advanced Traffic Management System

Session 5A: Transportation Planning in a Downtown Setting

Kerri Collins, Pape-Dawson City of San Antonio Downtown Transportation Study
Gary Schatz, City of Austin Transforming South Congress in Austin, Texas
Mukul Malhotra, MIG Inc. reStreets: Redesigning the Public Right-of-Way within Downtowns

Session 5B: Accessibility Improvements Through Transit

Paris Rutherford, The Catalyst Group TOD – Transit in Partnership with Development
Rod Kelly, HDR Dallas CBD Streetcar Plan/Improving Accessibility
Roberto Gonzales & Travis Housmann, CAPMETRO Public Private Partnership Linking Buildings to Bus Stops
Dan Reich, Burns Group The Job Access Reverse Commute Federal Initiative

Session Student Poster Presentations

Lisa Larsen, Texas A&M University Education Level and Transportation Trends – Findings from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey
James Robertson, Texas A&M University A Balanced Scorecard Approach to Selecting Traffic Control Devices
Chao Huang, Texas A&M University How Gas Price Variation Impacted the Use of Toll Road
Brice Nichols, University of Texas at Austin Who Rides and Who Pays: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of Motorcycling in the United States
Christopher Melson, University of Texas at Austin Integration of Dynamic Traffic Assignment and the Traditional Transportation Planning Model
Jack Bringardner, University of Texas at Austin Subnetwork Analysis for Dynamic Traffic Assignment Models: Strategies for Selection and Implementation
Chelse Hoover, Texas Southern University Exploring the Affects of Emission Output on Alternative Origin-Destination Routes in the Houston Area
Qun Zhao, Texas Southern University Reduction of Motorists Crash Potential Upstream of Highway Work Zones
Sandra Onyejekwe, Texas Southern University Evacuation in Zone A: Examination of Public Transit’s Role during a Natural Disaster
Sasanka Pulipati, University of Texas at Arlington Establishing Criteria and Their Weights for Evaluating Transportation Funding Alternatives Using a Delphi Survey
Ziaur Rahman, University of Texas at Arlington Development of a Freeway Incident Rating System Based on Fuzzy Logic Approach
Tomas Horak, University of Texas at El Paso Synergy of High-Speed Rail and Air Transportation
Katerina Strelcova, University of Texas at El Paso Technical and Business Model for Transatlantic Air Transportation
Yubian Wang, University of Texas at El Paso Development of Recommendations to Include Auxiliary Lanes at Freeway Weaving Segments