2016 Fall Meeting

Fort Worth

Fort Worth Hilton
Erin Eurek, Jennifer Butcher, LAC Chair
Social Event: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

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Presentations

Session 1: Ignite Your Mind with Innovative Intersection Designs and Methods!

Brian Moen, City of Frisco Evaluation of Multiple Innovative Design Alternatives for the Main/Legacy Intersection
Tom Hartmann, Kimley-Horn Evaluating the Benefits of Diverging Diamond Intersections
Sabas Avila, City of San Marcos Operation of a Continuous Flow Interchange along IH 35 — Lessons Learned
Mark Lenters, GHD Compact and Mini Roundabouts — Low Cost/High Benefits of AWSC Intersections
Matt Tilke, City of Plano Plano’s First Single Point Urban Interchange — Lessons Learned
Derek Mueller, Pape-Dawson Super Street Basics and the Need for Such Facilities
Victor Vargas, Texas Department of Transportation US 290 Corridor CFIs and Median U?Turn Intersections
Rashed Islam, HDR Performance of the IH 35/RM 1431 Round Rock Diverging Diamond Interchange
Niko Mozaffar, I.S. Engineers When Citizens Reject Your Innovative Ideas — Lessons Learned
Lloyd Neal, City of Plano Managing Citizen Reaction to Innovative Transportation Designs

Session 2: Designing for Quality of Life in Texas

Julia Ryan, City of Fort Worth Fort Worth Complete Streets and Master Thoroughfare Plan
Amar Mohite, City of Houston Mobility Planning
Brandy O'Quinn, Healthways Fort Worth Blue Zones Project
Kevin Kokes, North Central Texas COG Planning for Complete Streets and Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

Session 3A: New Technologies in Transportation

David Etherington, Connected Signals CS V2I with Less I
Jon McGill, Lindsay Transportation Solutions/Barrier Systems Low Cost Managed Lanes Using Quick-Movable Concrete Barrier Technology
Roman Prikhodko, Miovision The Urban Revolution

Session 3B: Innovative Planning for Multiple Modes

Upal Barua, City of Austin Vision Zero Action Plan in the City of Austin: Implementation Update
Brice Maryman, MIG Inc. Innovative Design for Complete Streets in Texas
Adam Brewster, Dunaway Associates South Main Redevelopment Complete Street Project
Jared White, City of Dallas Designing for Multiple Modes — The Dallas Bikeway System

Session 4A: Moving More People!

Dan Lamers, North Central Texas COG Moooving Herds
Jim Cline, Denton County Transit Authority Commuter Rail Extension
Chad Edwards, Dallas Area Rapid Transit DART?s Multimodal Transit Services
Curvie Hawkins, Fort Worth Transit Authority Transit Master Plan and the Future of Transit in Tarrant County
Gail Lyssy, Federal Transit Administration Federal Transit Programs and Support of Local Initiatives

Session 4B: Traffic Impact Challenges for Cities

Anna Martin and Donna Galati, City of Austin Managing the Influx of Charter Schools in the City of Austin
Kelly Parma, Lee Engineering Charter School TIA Findings
Elizabeth Crowe, Walter P. Moore Queuing Challenges at Charter Schools
Christina De La Cruz, City of San Antonio Impacts of Charter Schools in San Antonio and Lessons Learned

Session 5A: Roundabouts: Can You See Me Now?

Gary Schatz, Consultant Using Tactical Urbanism Concepts to Implement Roundabouts
Caleb Milligan, Dunaway Associates and Manny Palacios, City of Weatherford Weatherford’s First Modern Roundabout
Todd Estes and Alonzo Linan, City of Fort Worth Constructability, Geometric Constraints
Jay VonAhsen, GHD Roundabouts at Interchanges and High Speed Examples

Session 5B: Managing Special Events and Weather Events

Mike Frisbie, City of San Antonio Downtown Event Traffic Management System
Lee Austin, City of Austin The Perfect Traffic Storm: SXSW and the President?s Visit to Austin
Theresa Poer, Texas Department of Transportation Applying ITS during Special Events and Weather Events
Sushant Sharma and David Galicia, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Traffic Impacts During the Pope Visitation