2015 Spring Meeting

College Station

Hilton Hotel and Conference Center
Kay Fitzpatrick, LAC Chair
Social Event: Downtown Bryan

Download the meeting program.

   
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Presentations

Session 1: Signs of the Times: Latest Innovations in the MUTCD

Gene Hawkins, Texas A&M University Back to the MUTCD Future
Michael Chacon, Texas Department of Transportation Stop! In the Name of AFAD
Kay Fitzpatrick, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Walk This Way: Pedestrian Traffic Control Devices
Ronnie Bell, City of Austin Do You Hear What I See?: Audible Pedestrian Signals
Nader Ayoub, Iteris Flash and Arrow - Super Heroes Saving Cities

Session 3A: Bigger Stadium, More Traffic, SECond to None

Mike McInturff, HDR 1st Down: The Plaza Hotel
Peter Lange, Texas A&M University 2nd Down: Kyle Field
Tim Lomax, Texas A&M Transportation Institute 3rd Down: Congestion

Session 3B: Traffic Engineering Innovations

Renee Crepeau, 3M Innovations in Custom Traffic Signage
Eric Raamot, Econolite The Future of Traffic Control Devices for the Connected Vehicle World
Joe Bacon, N-Line Traffic Maintenance Innovations in Portable Traffic Barriers
Mike Kwan, Encom Wireless Innovations in Wireless Communication

Session 4A: Making It Safer: From Prediction to Implementation

Grant Schultz, Brigham Young University Utah’s Crash Prediction Model - Not Born in Texas, But Can Get Here Fast!
Andrew Kwasniak, Lee Engineering Using HSM to Make Better Traffic Safety Investments
Darren McDaniel, Texas Department of Transportation TxDOT’s Highway $afety Improvement Program: Making Cents of the Dollars
Stephen Ratke, Federal Highway Administration USDOT Safety Initiatives

Session 4B: Are You Smarter Than a Bus?

Randy McCourt, DKS Associates Bus Rapid Transit Technologies
Roberto Gonzales, Capital Metro Catch a Ride on MetroRapid
Justin Tippy and Randy Davidson, Texas A&M University Small System - High Tech

Session 5A: Roundabouts: Wide Nodes, Narrow Links

Norman Hogue, Dunaway Associates The Roundabout Option
Gabriela Tassin, Cobb, Fendley & Associates Modeling Roundabouts in VISSIM
Mike McBride, American Structurepoint Enhancing Project Delivery Through Visualization: Carmel, Indiana Keystone Parkway Case Study
Paul Kaspar, City of Bryan A Brazos Valley Perspective of Roundabouts

Session 5B: Squeezing More Traffic Through Our System

Kelly Blume, Kittleson & Associates Evaluating Lane Elimination (Road Diet) Proposals
Jason JonMichael, HNTB Connected Vehicles
Tom Urbanik, Kittleson & Associates An Outcome-Based Approach to Signal Timing - 2nd Edition of Traffic Signal Timing Manual
Peter Eng, City of Tyler Flashing Red Arrow Applications in the City of Tyler