2007 Winter Meeting
Houston
Crowne Plaza Downtown
Stuart Corder, LAC Chair
Social Event: Cajun cooking and Zydeco music
Presentations
Session 1A: Public Image of Transportation
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| Chase, Coby (TxDOT) |
Talking to Texans About Transportation |
| Halvorson, Clifford (TxDOT) |
Talking to Houstonians About Transportation |
| Ericksen, Scott (San Antonio/Bexar Co MPO) |
Public Involvement: The Costs and the Benefits |
Session 1B: Accommodating Pedestrians in the Urban Environment
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| Brewer, Marcus (TTI) |
Traffic Control Devices Used at Pedestrian Crossings |
| Fitzpatrick, Kay (TTI) |
Guidelines for Pedestrian Crossing Treatments: Results from TCRP/NCHRP Project on Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings |
| Dumbaugh, Erik (Texas A&M University) |
Safe Streets, Livable Streets |
Session 2A: Roundtable: Professional Workforce Development
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| Various |
Roundtable discussion: No presentations |
Session 2B: Alternative Intersection Treatments
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| Stiles, Tom & Sean Merrell (Brown & Gay Engineers) |
A Roundabout Way of Solving a Traffic Signal Timing Problem |
| Parma, Kelly (Lee Engineering) |
Conversion of a Congested All-Way Stop Intersection to Roundabout Control |
| Hogue, Norman (City of Waco) & Srinivasa Sunkari (TTI) |
Operating a Three-Level Diamond Interchange with Four Controllers vs. One Controller - A Case Study |
Session 3: Student Presentations
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| Sperry, Ben (Texas A&M University) |
Internal Trip Capture for Mixed-Use Developments |
| Conway, Allison (University of Texas) |
Advanced Technology Use and Inter-Agency Cooperation for Commercial Vehicle Security: A Survey of State Enforcement Authorities |
| Vo, Phong (University of Texas at Arlington) |
Comparing Quality of Service in Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth Using Two-Fluid Model |
| Wang, Ziqianli (Texas Southern University) |
On-Road Vehicle Emissions In Beijing, China: An Experimental Study Using PEMS |
Session 4A: TxDOT Research Highlights
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| Collins, Rick (TxDOT) |
Overview of TxDOT and Federal Research Projects |
| Harrison, Rob (CTR) |
Planning for Container Growth Along the Houston Ship Channel and Other Texas Seaports |
| Parikh, Roy (TxDOT) |
Development of Guidelines for Ramp Reversal Projects |
| Sunkari, Srinivasa (TTI) |
Improving Intersection Safety and Operations Using Advance Warning of End of Green System (AWEGS) |
Session 4B: Rapid Transit through Traffic Engineering
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| Arndt, Jeff (TTI) |
What IS Bus Rapid Transit, Really? |
| Smith, Loyd (Houston METRO) |
Regional Computerized Traffic Signal System Supporting Bus Service Improvements in Houston |
| Hemingson, Todd (Captial Metropolitan Transit Authority) |
BRT Texas Style |
| Biba, Steve (DART) |
Babystepping Into BRT |
