2011 Fall Meeting
Garland
Hyatt Place - Garland
Allison Franz, LAC Chair
Social Event: Karaoke Night at Firewheel Golf Park Pavillion
Download the meeting program.
Presentations
Session 1: Transportation Safety |
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| Mark Lutjeharms, Schemmer | Teen Driver Safety (The Transportation Engineering Perspective) |
| Allison Franz, City of Garland and Jessica Shutt, City of Richardson | Red Light Cameras - Garland and Richardson's Experience |
| Jere Hart, X8 Environmental | Safety Benefits of Replacing Traffic Signals with Modern Roundabouts |
Session 2: Modern Roundabouts |
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| Mike McBride, Carmel (Indiana) | Implementing Carmel's Roundabouts |
| Jennifer Duthie, University of Texas | CTR's Development of a Roundabout Guide for TxDOT |
| Federico Mendoza, Brown and Gay and Clay Harris, City of Austin | Using a Roundabout to Build a Narrower Roadway in Austin, Texas and save $2.5-3.0M! |
| Patrick McGrady and Rachel Price, Reid Middleton | Does Your Roundabout Waltz? |
Session 3A: Transportation Technology |
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| Pete Costello, INRIX | Cost Effective Implementation of the new Real-Time System Management Information Program |
| Frank Gutierrez, High Sierra Electronics, Inc. | Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) |
| Brian Shockley, Aldis | The Evolution of Vehicle Detection Technology |
| Brett Sumpter, Sensys Networks Inc. | Arterial Travel Time and Performance Measures |
Session 3B: Transportation Studies |
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| Kevin St. Jacques, Freese and Nichols | How to Prepare a Traffic Study for a Municipality |
| Dale Picha, City of Bryan | How to Review a Traffic Study for a Municipality |
| Aaron Nathan, Kimley-Horn and Associates | How to Prepare a Traffic Study for a Private Development |
| Linc Wright, City of League City | How to Review a Traffic Study for a Private Development |
Session 4A: Sustainability |
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| Scott Polikov, Gateway Planning and Tom Grant, Kimley?Horn and Associates | Sustainability in South Padre |
| Randy Schulze, Walter P Moore | University of Houston's Transportation Management Plan |
| Dave Carter, City of Richardson | Pedestrian and Bike Planning in North Dallas, Connecting the Suburbs without Highways |
| Maxwell Fisher, City of Garland | Garland's Transit Oriented Development and Other Initiatives in Sustainability |
Session 4B: Transit |
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| Doug Allen, CapMetro | CapMetro's FTA Funded BRT Lite Program |
| Arturo Herrera Jr., VIA | VIA Primo BRT Project |
| Curvie Hawkins, Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) | FWTA Lancaster Ave BRT Project |
| Michael Feeney, Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam | El Paso Sun Metro BRT Program |
Session 5A: ITS/Operations |
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| Ronnie Bell, City of Austin | Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons |
| John Black and Robert Saylor, City of Richardson | Adaptive Signal Control: Implementation Experience in Richardson, Texas |
| Russ Wiles, City of Fort Worth | The Creation of the Fort Worth Joint Emergency Management System |
Session 5B: Transportation Research |
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| Dan Middleton, Texas Transportation Institute | Integration of ITS into Rural Work Zones |
| Srinivasa Sunkari, Texas Transportation Institute | A Portable Monitoring and Evaluation System for Traffic Signals |
| Laura Higgins, Texas Transportation Institute | Advanced Signing Treatment for Flood-Prone Roadways |
Session Student Poster Session |
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| David Zeng and Kai Yin, Texas A&M University | Modeling Travel Time for Signalized Arterial Roads with Left-Turn Phase |
| Yao Xing, Texas A&M University | AGVs Dispatch Problem for Tandem Lift Quay Cranes in Container Terminals |
| David Salgado Manzano, University of Texas at El Paso | Framework Analysis of Cross Border Mass Transit Operation |
| Mouyid Bin Islam, University of Texas at El Paso | Single and Multiple Vehicle Large Truck-involved Collisions on Highways: An Exploratory Analysis |
| Yubian Wang, University of Texas at El Paso | Safety of Dual Right-Turn Lanes |
| Edgar Saucedo and Lorenzo Cornejo, University of Texas at El Paso | Village of Vinton Multipurpose Center Parking Lot Design |
| Bahareh Bakhtiari, University of Texas at Arlington | Measuring Transportation Sustainability in Texas Cities |
| Dan Fagnant, University of Texas at Austin | A Toolkit for Anticipating and Evaluating Impacts of Roadway Improvements |
| Rosaria Berliner, University of Texas at Austin | Evaluating the Impact of Placing Tolls on IH 93 |
