Technical Program
 

TECHNICAL PROGRAM
SDITE 54TH ANNUAL MEETING
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
APRIL 2-5, 2007

 
Monday, April 3

 

Opening Session

Windsor II

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

 

ABD Exhibits

Windsor III, IV & V

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

Beverage Break – Exhibit Hall

Windsor III, IV & V

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

 

Plenary Session

Windsor II

10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon

Hurricane Evacuation, Impacts and Post Storm Rebuilding

Moderator – Steve Strength, LADOTD, New Orleans, LA

Panel Members: MDOT representatives -  Willie Huff, Bob Chapman, Sharpie Smith; LADOTD representatives - Chris Morvant, Stephen Glascock, Major Ralph Mitchell, Jr.

 

Lunch – Exhibit Hall (ticket required)

Windsor III, IV & V

12 Noon - 1:30 p.m.

 

Technical Session 2 A

 Windsor II

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Hurricane Evacuation and Recovery

Moderator – Doug Robert, TTE Consulting, New Orleans, LA

1.      Brian Wolshon, LSU, LA – Plan Development and Traffic Patterns from the Katrina Evacuation

2.      John Hibbard, PBS&J Atlanta, GA – Florida Contraflow Plan for Emergency Evacuation

3.      Amanda Dykes, Urban Systems, New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Signal Restoration

4.      Jonathan Kiser, Neel-Schaffer, Inc., Biloxi, MS – Debris Removal and Coastal Cleanup, Impacts on Traffic

 

Technical Session 2 B

Churchill I & II

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Roadway Capacity, Design and Speed Control

Moderator – Richard Young, PBS&J, Jackson, MS

1.      Tracy Newsome, City of Charlotte, NC – Urban Street Design Guidelines: Planning for Context Sensitive Intersections

2.      Douglas Allen, HNTB Atlanta, GA – HOV lanes, Still a Relevant Management Tool?

3.      Kumar Neppalli, City of Chapel Hill, NC – Procedures and Policy for Traffic Calming Measures

 

Beverage Break – Exhibit Hall (last chance to view the exhibits)

Windsor III, IV & V

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

 

Technical Session 3

Windsor I

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Traffic Bowl – Preliminary rounds

 

 

Tuesday, April 4

 

SDITE Annual Business Meeting

Windsor II

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

 

Beverage Break

Windsor II

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

 

Technical Session 4 A

Windsor I

10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon

Funding and Construction

Moderator – Andy Hughes, FHWA Division Administrator, Jackson,

MS

1.      Jeff Kolb, FHWA, Jackson, MS – SAFETEA-LU programs and funding

2.      Louis Chalmers, LAI Eng and Carlton Urban, Fulton County, GA – Design-Build Signal projects

3.      Vivian Coleman, City of Charlotte, NC – Sidewalk Retrofit Policy

 

Technical Session 4 B

Windsor II

10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon

Environmental and Location Studies Issues

Moderator – Karen Mohammadi, HNTB – Louisville, KY

1.      Rosemary Aldridge and Donna Lum, Neel-Schaffer, Jackson, MS  – Principals of NEPA: As Easy as ABC and 123

2.      Wade Walker, Kubilins Transportation Group, Charlotte, NC – Don’t Fear the Charette, Four Principles to Success in Community Led Design

3.      Connie Moran, Mayor, Ocean Springs, MS – Transportation Planning for Smart Growth

4.      Larry Meisner, Kimley-Horn, Raleigh, NC, and Jimmy Shirley, Neel-Schaffer Inc., Jackson, MS – I-69 EIS through the Mississippi Delta

 

Lunch (ticket required)

Windsor III, IV & V

12 Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Traffic Bowl – Finals

 

Technical Session 5 A

Windsor I

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Traffic Operations

Moderator – Brian Fulton, Neel-Schaffer, Inc., Biloxi, MS

1.      Tony Tramel, Lafayette Consolidated Government, Lafayette, LA – Red Light Running Program

2.      Bill Finger, City of Charlotte, NC – Transit Signal Priority

3.      Mike Bruce, ABMB Baton Rouge, LA – Continuous Flow Intersections

4.      Mike Reese, NCDOT, Raleigh, NC, - Signalized/Unsignalized Intersection Analysis Program.  The Use of Non-Strategic Information Technology in Support of Engineering Goals

 

Technical Session 5 B

Windsor II

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Access Management & Corridor Planning

Moderator – Jeff Pierce, Jackson, MS

1.      Brad Morrison, Town of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Richard Fangmann, Day Wilburn Assoc. Inc., Atlanta, GA, and Larry Meisner, Kimley-Horn, Inc., Raleigh, NC  – Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Mobility Study, Mt. Pleasant, SC

2.      Mike Hollier, Lafayette Consolidated Government, Lafayette, LA – Master Plan/Access Management Process

3.      David Gwynn, HNTB, Orlando, FL – Access Management Applications for Developing or Redeveloping Corridors

4.      Jan Anderson, RS&H, Arch, Eng, Plan, Charlotte, NC  – Corridor Studies for Different Time Frames and Different Budgets

 

Beverage Break

Windsor II

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

 

Technical Session 6 A

Windsor I

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Moderator – Wes Dean, Jackson, MS

1.      Ken Voorhies, Cambridge Systematics, Atlanta, GA, and Dong Chen, FDOT, Ft. Lauderdale, FL- ITS Performance Measures

2.      Kevin Smith, Kimley-Horn, Raleigh, NC,  and Jose Thommana, Arlington County, VA – CCTV Video on Existing Communication Lines

3.      Jeff Minnix, URS, Virginia Beach, VA – Modern Day TMC performance measures

 

Technical Session 6 B

Windsor II

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Modeling and Simulation

Moderator – Ryan Tice, Neel-Schaffer, Inc., Biloxi, MS

1.      Jim Evans, PBS&J, Atlanta, GA – I-285 Atlanta Simulation Project

2.      Carmelo Gutierrez, Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants, New Orleans, LA – The use of Computerized 3D modeling in Design and Presentation

3.      Eric Tripi, Wilbur Smith, North Charleston, SC  - NCDOT Statewide Transportation Plan

 

 

Wednesday, April 5

 

            Local Arrangements Committee Breakfast

            Briarwood Room

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Passing the Torch

           

Strategic Planning for SDITE

Newbury Room

8:30 a.m.  – 12 Noon (Beverage Break from 10:00 a.m. – 10: 30

a.m.)

Facilitator – Richard Atkins, Triad Transportation Partnership,

Greensboro, NC

 

Professional Development I

Windsor II

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Cultural Competency in the Workplace

Moderator – Carol Jones, SCDOT, Columbia, SC,

Vangela Wade, The Wade Group, PLLC, Jackson, MS

 

Beverage Break

Windsor II

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

 

Professional Development II

Windsor II

10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon

Ethics for Engineers

Joe Goff, MDOT Attorney

 

 

 
 

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