OPENING SESSION

Welcome
• Edward Anderson, ITS Oregon President, Oregon Department of Transportation (no presentation available)

Keynotes
• Dennis Foderberg, SEH Inc., Rural ITS in the Beginning
• Steve Albert, Rural SIG Chair, Western Transportation Institute, The Future: Culture, Policy, Technology Integration?
• Bill Legg, Washington State Department of Transportation, pending
• Shelley Row, ITS JPO, USDOT, Where Should Rural ITS be Going?

Within the context of the conference theme - Advancing ITS to the Next Level - keynote speakers guided attendees through the evolution of rural ITS. Where did it begin? Where are we now? And, what are, or should we (the rural ITS community) be doing within the next few years to meet our goals?

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

• Ahmed Al-kaisy, Western Transportation Institute
  Weather Adaptive Traffic Control: Practice, Technology, and Future Outlook
• Klaus Banse, ITS Colombia
  Strategy Development for Traffic Management and Control System Modernization
• Peter Davies, Castle Rock
  Interagency Data-Sharing in Sacramento's Regional ITS Deployment
• Steve Garbe, Iteris, Inc.
  I-35W Design-Build ITS Elements
• John Hansen, 2-ITSHelp.com
  A Picture Can Paint a Thousand Words
• John Hansen, 2-ITSHelp.com
  WORK Zones can Equal SAFETY Zones
• Richard Hoke, Digital Traffic Systems, Inc.
  Dual Use Statewide Sensor Network Deployment (Innovative Data Collection/Sharing)
• Richard Hoke, Digital Traffic Systems
  ITS Maintenance Strategy Along A Remote Corridor (Maintenance Needs and Challenges)
• Amanda Ryadi, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Utilizing 511
  

SAFETY TRACK
The Safety Track kicked of early and ran concurrent with portions of the ITS Information Assembly.

Session S1: How to Improve Emergency Response at Rural Locations
Rural crashes often result in fatalities for many reasons. This session explored ways to counteract this trend. By evaluating crash responsiveness, air transport coverage areas, and NEMSIS recording systems, we hope to create a safer rural community.

Moderator: Matthew Volz, Telvent

• Alan Blatt, CUBRC
  Accuracy of Reported Crash Times: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Crashes Using Crash Vehicle Telemetry Data
• Clay Mann, NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center
  Advances and Implementations of NEMSIS Data to Rural Regions
• Kevin Majka, CUBRC
  Differences Between Using Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities, Injuries, and Population Centers as Surrogates for Access to Care Measurements Using Air Medical Transport
• Bruce Coury, NTSB
  Risk Factors for Rural Bus Travel: Potential Areas for Rural ITS Solutions

Session A1: Next Generation 511 Phone System
In 2001-2003, many states benefited from 511 planning ‘seed’ money, and there was much enthusiasm in the industry for 511 rollouts. Now, many states see a need to upgrade, enhance, or expand their 511 phone systems. Deploying a “Next Generation” 511 phone system involves a different set of decisions (Should we hire a new contractor? Is our technology still state of the art?). This session will include presentations from states who have recently planned and/or deployed Next Generation 511 phone systems.

Moderator: Dean Deeter, Athey Creek Consultants

• Jill Sullivan, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
  Planning a New Generation 511 - Alaska's Experience
• Chuck Felice, Utah Department of Transportation
  Utah's 511 Traveler Information System: Second Generation and Beyond
• Glen Hammer, Oregon Department of Transportation
  511, The Oregon Experience

Session A2: Leadership Roundtable - Focusing on the Next Generation of Challenges
In our ever changing world, adapting to change is a necessity. This session will focus on what you, the leaders in your industry, can do to adapt to this ever changing environment. Discussions will center on three topic areas – people, institutions and technology – and will attempt to answer the following questions.

People – How do you help the people who already work for you grow while also identifying those individuals you need to hire to bring your business or organization to the next level?

Institution – Companies and organizations today must provide an environment that encourages people to adapt to changing technologies and needed skills. How do you create that environment and how does it influence your place of work?

Technology – The rapid pace of technology is self-evident in every industry, but is even more apparent in ITS. How do you decide what technologies are right for your organization or business? Are there key technologies that you should be utilizing now or in the near future?

Moderator: Steve Albert, Western Transportation Institute

Panelists -
• Shelley Row, ITS JPO, USDOT
• Rod MacKenzie, ITS America
• Pete Costello, Inrix

Session A3: Wireless Network Solutions - Moving Beyond Fiber (combined Lecture/Roundtable)
Wireless Mesh Networks are continuing to provide innovative solutions to some of transportation’s more challenging problems. This session will highlight the varied uses of these networks and provide examples of how to design and deploy a network.

Moderator: Doug Galarus, Western Transportation Institute

• Stacy Unholz, PBS&J
  John Bonds, PBS&J
  Design and Development of a City-Wide Pilot Wireless Mesh Network in Wasilla, Alaska
• Taek Kwon, University of Minnesota Duluth
  Wireless Mesh Sensor Network for Vehicle Turning Movement Counting in an Intersection

Panelists -
• John Bonds, PBS&J
• Ian Turnbull, California Department of Transportation

SAFETY TRACK
Session S2: Rural Intersection Safety Panel: Multiple Perspectives on Minnesota’s Advanced Intersection Warning System
This session focuses on unsignalized rural intersections. By helping drivers better estimate approach gaps, lives can be saved. This session groups a number of individuals with different roles in the process of developing a gap assist ITS technology for use at rural intersections. Discussion will cover how the equipment works, what considerations there are for achieving the best results, evaluation of its implementation in Minnesota, and how this applies to states beyond Minnesota.

Moderator: Dr. Karen Dixon, Oregon State University

• Jon Jackels, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  Intersection Warning System
• Marthand Nookala, Hennepin County, MN
  Intersection Warning System (Final Report), MNDOT Innovative Ideas Program
• Jon Jackels, Minnesota Department of Transportation on behalf of Michael Manser, ITS Institute, University of Minnesota
  Improving Driver Behavior at Rural Intersections: Issues to be Considered When Designing Stop Sign Assist and Gap Decision Support Systems
• Richard Storm, CH2M Hill
  A Multi-State Pooled Fund Effort to Understand Intersection Crashes

TRANSIT TRACK
Session T1: Multi-Modal Traveler Information in a Rural Context
Many urban transit systems now provide online trip planning systems that have proved popular among passengers. However, transit properties in rural areas often lack the resources to develop such systems. Statewide passenger information systems are currently being developed that are intended to address this deficiency while also integrating information across different modes and transportation providers. This session will examine some notable examples of these efforts, which hold the promise of providing rural transit users many more travel options than previously available.

Moderator: David Crout, TriMet

• Doug Jamison, LYNX
  Transit Traveler Information in Central Florida
• Peter Davies, Castle Rock
  Modes: Real-Time, Multi-Modal Transit Information - 2009 Updates
• Matthew Barnes, Oregon Department of Transportation
  Statewide Transit Information in Oregon

BREAK
This break sponsored by Ledstar, Inc.

Session B1: Next Generation Reporting Systems
Public agencies often operate condition reporting systems that allow manual and/or automated creation of events to be disseminated on 511 phone and web systems. As the demand for traveler information increases, so does the demand for features and functionalities of the reporting system. The decision to deploy a Next Generation reporting system presents many challenges and issues. This session will include presentations describing the needs that led to second generation reporting systems and the process and procedures followed by states who have completed these system upgrades.

Moderator: Dean Deeter, Athey Creek Consultants

• Julie Theisen, Meridian Environmental Technology
  The Next Evolutionary Stage of Statewide Reporting Systems
• Ed Ryen, North Dakota Department of Transportation
  In-House Development of Next Generation Reporting System: Challenges or Opportunities?
• Vince Garcia, Wyoming Department of Transportation
  Wyoming Citizen's Reporting System
  
• Dennis Foderberg, SEH Inc.
  PSAP Restructuring Report

Session B2: Lessons from International ITS - It’s a Small World After All
Are there lessons to be learned from our international partners? This session will compare and contrast how ITS has evolved in different countries. It will also examine what those countries are doing to make use of ITS and what processes they use to ensure a project’s success. Speakers and panelists from Canada, Colombia and Uruguay will present and answer audience questions.

Moderator: Randy Knapick, IBI Group

• Klause Banse, ITS Colombia
  Fitting ITS Development into a National Government Agenda - Example Traffic Signal Standard in Colombia
• Carl Kuhnke, ITS Canada
  The Development and Current State of ITS in the Great White North
• Milton Torres, CSI Ingenieros - Uruguay
  Pedro Mastrangelo, CSI Ingenieros - Uruguay
  10 years of ITS at Work : The Uruguay Case

Session B3: Rural Intellidrive - Where are we at?
As the national concept of IntelliDrive (sm) evolves, the rural community needs to become engaged in the development of safety and mobility applications enabled by IntelliDrive(sm). This session will provide an overview of what is being considered for development to address rural safety and mobility issues and the role of black box technology. Come and share your ideas for developing applications for Rural IntelliDrive (sm).

Moderator: Steve Albert, Western Transportation Institute

• Steve Albert, Western Transportation Institute
  USE Case
• Robert Koeberlein, Idaho Transportation Department
  Rural IntelliDrive Test Program
• Laura Stanley, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University
  Black Box Technology Applications in Transportation Safety

SAFETY TRACK
Session S3: Rural Safety Initiative
Rural roads carry approximately 40 percent of the vehicle-miles traveled in the United States, yet annually account for nearly 55 percent of the fatalities. To address the challenges of rural safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) began the Rural Safety Initiative in February 2008. The focus of the Rural Safety Initiative is to highlight available options to help reduce fatalities and injuries on rural roads.

One element of the Rural Safety Initiative is the Rural Safety Innovation Program (RSIP). The goal of the RSIP is to improve rural road safety by assisting rural communities in addressing highway safety problems and by providing rural communities the opportunity to compete for project funding to address these problems. This session will provide an overview of the ITS portions of the program as well as highlight RSIP sites.

Moderator: Linda Dodge, ITS JPO, USDOT

Speakers/Panelists -
• Ted Smith, Noblis
• Keith Knapp, University of Minnesota
• Mary Jensen, Iowa Department of Transportation
• Jon Lovell, Arizona Department of Transportation
• Asfand Siddiqui, California Department of Transportation
• Rebecca Szymkowski, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

TRANSIT TRACK
Session T2: What Does Technology Have to Offer Rural Transit?
Innovative technology applications in the rural transit realm abound, ranging from vehicle tracking and communication systems to automated dispatching systems to real-time customer information to online trip planning and mapping. Technology also has the potential to facilitate interagency coordination, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing costs. This session offers a look at four examples of planned and deployed rural transit technology applications across the nation that can greatly improve transportation delivery and service quality.

Moderator: Adrian Pearmine, IBI Group

• Fred Kitchener, McFarland Management, LLC
  Technology Applications are Essential to Idaho's Vision for Future Public Mobility
• Aaron Antrim, Trillium Solutions
  Implementing and Sustaining Google Transit in Micropolitain and Rural Regions
• David Marsh, Capital Area Rural Transportation Systems
  Ken Hosen, KFH Group, Inc.
  Simplifying Coordination Efforts in Rural Transit - Technology Really Does Work
• David Ripplinger, SURTC, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
  Results of the Southwest Demonstration Study: Phase I

ADJOURN

Columbia River Maritime Museum and Dinner in Astoria (group activity)
We will begin the evening dining beneath a beautiful old growth vaulted ceiling overlooking the majestic Columbia River. At The Loft in the Red Building, we will be treated to magnificent views of passing ships and the famous Astoria Megler Bridge. The Astoria Trolley will then transport us as we finish eating to the Columbia River Maritime Museum where we will be able to explore and learn about the Northwest’s maritime history.

One of the finest museums on the west coast, the Columbia River Maritime Museum exhibits maritime artifacts from the Columbia River and the Pacific Northwest. The Columbia River serves as a living backdrop for exhibits that are interactive and touchable. Combining history with cutting-edge technology, visitors are able to experience what it is like to pilot a tugboat, participate in a Coast Guard Rescue, and live in Astoria during the height of salmon fishing. The Museum’s all-donation collection exceeds 30,000 objects, 15,000 photographs, and a 7,000-volume research library.

Transportation will be provided and we expect to return to Seaside between 9:00 and 10:00 pm (bus departure times will be staggered). This event is included in the attendee registration fee (no additional charges are due), but you must sign up to guarantee your seat. Cost to adult guests is $30.00, children (2-11 years) can attend for only $15.00. Remember, SPACE IS LIMITED so please make sure you sign up when you register!

Session C1: Next Generation Traveler Information Websites
Travelers expectations of Traveler Information Websites continue to grow as quickly as technological opportunities. Recent advances in mapping capabilities, expansion of high speed access, and a host of new ‘social networking’ solutions have created many new opportunities. This session will include presentations of Second (or Third) Generation Traveler Information Websites.

Moderator: Lisa Nelson, Telvent

• Kristin Virshbo, Castle Rock
  Mobile ITS Applications
• Rob Shirra, RGS Consulting International
  Traveler Information Meets Social Networking - The iMove Experience in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Bill Legg, Washington State Department of Transportation
  WSDOT Next Generation Traveler Information Website

Session C2: Project Deployment
Oft times, the most valuable experiences we can gain are learned from observing others. This session will highlight three unique and complex ITS project deployments.

Beginning over a decade ago, the California Oregon Advanced Transportation System (COATS) partnership has served as an incubator for the development and deployment of innovative rural ITS applications. This presentation will cover the history of COATS, accomplishments and products, and future directions and technologies.

To compliment this long-term project deployment perspective will be a presentation from the Washington State Department of Transportation on the rapid deployment of several ITS traveler information and communication components related to the removal and replacement of the Hood Canal Bridge. In addition to the traveler information components, this presentation will cover interjurisdictional cooperation, GIS tools, staffing needs, addition of temporary emergency operations centers, etc.

Lastly, we will hear what the Seattle Transportation Department, in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Transportation, is doing in preparation for the six-year construction of the Alaskan Way Viaduct project. The approach used is sure to be of interest to agencies wishing to participate in the second phase of the Economic Recovery Plan or for other agencies needing solutions for time sensitive delivery.

Moderator: John Mounce, Texas Transportation Institute

• David Veneziano, Western Transportation Institute
  COATS: A Decade of Rural ITS
• Tony Leingang, Washington State Department of Transportation
  Hood Canal Bridge Project: Bringing Urban Technology to a Rural Location
• Eric Shimizu, PE, PTOE, Transpo Group
  Fast Track Deployment of ITS Designs

Session C3: How to Build an ITS Program in Cooperation with Your IT Department (Roundtable)
An issue many states are facing is implementing ITS projects involving software and making them work in their states’ IT environment. Often times, the working relationship between the ITS Department and IT Department is limited to non-existent at best. So, how do you best develop your ITS Program in cooperation with your IT department? Come listen to our expert panel discuss how this is being accomplished around the country. Then join in the roundtable discussion and share your experiences.

Moderator: Galen McGill, Oregon Department of Transportation

Panelists -
• Vince Garcia, Wyoming Department of Transportation
• Robert Koeberlein, Idaho Transportation Department
• Mac Lister, ITS JPO USDOT

SAFETY TRACK
Session S4: Integrating Enforcement to Address Rural Safety
Improving safety on rural roadways, whether it be in work zones or on remote highways, is a concern of nearly every state department of transportation. This session will provide examples of systems and practices that allow enforcement to play a primary role in addressing and improving safety in these areas.

Moderator: Andrew Nichols, Rahall Transportation Institute

• Glen Hansen, Howard County Police Department, TRB Enforcement Committee
  Enforcing with ITS: A Case Study
• Mike Dornfeld, Washington State Department of Transportation
  Washginton State's Automated Speed Enforcement Project: Outcomes from Two Pilot Locations
• Laura Stanley, Western Transportation Institute
  Augumented Speed Enforcement (aSE)

TRANSIT TRACK
Session T3: Reporting to the National Transit Database (Training)
With the passage of SAFETEA-LU came the requirements for recipients of FTA Rural Formula Grants to report to the National Transit Database (NTD). This session will cover common data trouble spots and issues to aid in the submission of the Rural NTD reports. In this interactive session, plenty of time will be allotted for questions on specific issues from the attendees. Data results from the previous report years will be shown.

Instructor: Lauren Tuzikow, Federal Transit Administration

BREAK
This break sponsored by Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

Session D1: Personnel Development for Next Generation ITS Systems
Educating the next generation of workers is a challenge in any industry, but is particularly difficult when coupled with the technical requirements in planning, designing and implementing Intelligent Transportation Systems. This session will highlight proactive solutions implemented by organizations. Specifically, the Kansas City Scout TMC Operator Certification and Training Program as well as information from the Western States Forum on their Maintenance/Technical Project Sharing will be provided. A roundtable discussion will follow the presentations and audience participation is encouraged!

Moderator: Fred Kitchener, McFarland Management, LLC

• Steve Garbe, Iteris
  Kansas City Scout TMC Operator Certification and Training Program Development
• Doug Galarus, Western Transportation Institute
  The Western States Forum: Tech Transfer from the Implementer's Perspective
• Mac Lister, ITS JPO USDOT
  The ITS Joint Program Office PCB Program

Panelist -
• Ian Turnbull, California Department of Transportation

Session D2: Rural Intellidrive - Where are we going?
This session is a continuation of Rural IntelliDrive(sm) Session B3 and will delve into the nuts and bolts of mobile data collection, satellite communications, and on-board equipment that support Rural Intellidrive(sm).

Moderator: Robert Koeberlein, Idaho Transportation Department

• Ralph Robinson, UMTRI
  Satellite Services Enable Rural Intellidrive Applications
• Paul Bridge, Vaisala
  Mobile Road Weather Data Collection
• TBA
  In-Vehicle Devices

Session D3: Open Source Software (combined Lecture/Roundtable)
Open Source software offers rural transportation agencies an opportunity to share development, maintenance, and improvement costs for ITS software. This session will include presentations from several agencies actively using Open Source Software for ITS operations.

Moderator: Leslie Spencer Fowler, Kansas Department of Transportation

• Michael Darter, Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Center, University of California
  Leveraging Multiple States for Cooperative ITS Development: Benefits and Costs from the Caltrans IRIS Demonstration Study
• Bibiana McHugh, TriMet
  Open Source Software Applications
• Dean Deeter, Athey Creek Consultants
  Minnesota IRIS System:  Open Source Release

SAFETY TRACK
Session S5: ITS in Storm Response
Every year jurisdictions across the United States experience some type of major storm - snow, flooding, hurricane, etc. ITS can and is used in the response to these natural events. From informing travelers of expected delays to helping to predict when routes will be reopened, ITS plays a major role in storm response efforts. This session will highlight projects and recent storm response efforts in Michigan, Mississippi and the Pacific Northwest.

Moderator: Galen McGill, Oregon Department of Transportation

• Jennifer Foley, Michigan Department of Transportation
  The Use of the 85 Percentile Speed Data to Determine Performance Level During Winter Snow Events
• Steve Carter, Oregon Department of Transportation
  ITS Usage During Pacific Northwest Storms
• Marshall Elizer, Gresham, Smith and Partners
  The Mississippi msTraffic/MED-COM Project: A Partnership to Improve Storm Response
  

TRANSIT TRACK
Session T4: Coordinated Public Mobility
As human service transportation providers struggle to maintain service in difficult economic times, finding ways to do more with less has become even more important. Many providers are tied to specific programs, which has often led to a duplicative and inefficient transportation system. Further, many rural providers could benefit from technological innovations that would not only make their operations more efficient, but also facilitate coordination. This session will describe initiatives and partnerships that strive to improve the cost-effectiveness and access of rural human service transportation through both coordination and technology.

Moderator: Cindy Howe, Sunset Empire Transit District

• Tom Coogan, Routematch Software
  How to Build a Coordinated Human Service Transportation System
• Bryan Smith, Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority
  Coordination on a Shoestring: Human Services Transportation in Northeast Ohio
• Jerry Douglas, Trapeze Group
  Coordinated Public Mobility

Session E1: Next Generation Weather Systems/Applications
This session will cover next steps in the development of Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) and Maintenance Decision Support Systems (MDSS). Questions such as: “What are the benefits of integrating traffic sensors on RWIS stations?” “How do you more effectively adjust for human factors in applying MDSS?” and “What guides are available for integrating weather information into the operations of TMCs?” will be discussed. It will be an informative session for those agencies looking to expand the usefulness of their existing systems.

Moderator: Jill Sullivan, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities

• Jon Tarleton, Quixote Transportation Technologies
  The Synergy of Road Weather Information and Near Real-Time Traffic Data
• Ben Hershey, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc.
  Human Factor Effects within the Deployment of a Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS)
• Ray Murphy, Federal Highway Administration
  Latest Results fro FHWA's Road Weather Management Program

Session E2: Interagency Cooperation
Successful implementation of many operations strategies relies on good coordination among multiple agencies. For example, it is important to build and maintain strong partnerships to effectively manage emergencies and incidents. Attend this session to learn from some specific examples of how agencies are working together to implement effective operations strategies.

Moderator: Wendy Walsh, PB World

• Robert Frey, HNTB
  The Development of an Emergency Transportation Operations Plan for Wisconsin
• Matthew Volz, Telvent
  Barb Blue, Kansas Department of Transportation
  Regional Operations Coordination in the Midwest
• Pete Costello, Inrix
  The Road Does Not End at the Border

Session E3: Using ITS Web-based Resources
Implementing ITS programs in rural areas is challenging. Having access to lessons learned from other stakeholders as well as benefit and cost information can play a crucial link in the decision making process. This session will explain how to access resources available online to support decisions to invest in and deploy ITS programs and projects.

Instructors -
• Cheryl Lowrance, Noblis
• Greg Hatcher, Noblis

SAFETY TRACK
Workshop on Enhancing Traffic Incident Management in Rural Areas
Crashes, spilled loads and stalled vehicles are all examples of traffic incidents. Throughout the United States these situations account for as much as 60 percent of congestion-related delay in urban areas and up to 100 percent delay in rural areas. The safety of both motorists and emergency responders is an even more serious impact of traffic incidents. Traffic Incident Management, or TIM, a collaborative effort of public safety and transportation agencies, encompasses a planned and coordinated multi-disciplinary process to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as possible. Effective TIM reduces the duration and impacts of traffic incidents and improves the safety of motorists, crash victims and emergency responders.

Multidisciplinary training is critical to effective TIM. Typical training tends to focus on urban issues and does not address the TIM problems and needs unique to rural areas. With nearly three-quarters of the National Highway System located in rural areas, a need exists to recognize the importance of TIM for rural roadways. This 4-hour workshop will concentrate on rural TIM and will target transportation and public safety agencies/personnel that respond to highway emergencies in these areas. The workshop will be highly interactive and include a combination of seminars, case study discussions, and hands-on exercises (as time allows). Specific topics that will be covered include:

• TIM Fundamentals (including the National Unified Goal for TIM and associated strategies)
• Emergency Traffic Control and Scene Management
• TIM Training (including considerations for training volunteer responders)
• Resource Management
• Technology Tools
• Communication Interoperability
• Work Zone Safety and Mobility

Instructors -
• Robert Frey, HNTB
• Katherine Belmore, HNTB

TRANSIT TRACK
Professional Tour
The tour will visit Sunset Empire Transportation District’s two dispatch centers: one which schedules paratransit services for all Clatsop County residents, and the other which brokers Medicaid ride services for Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook Counties.

The District will provide a bus to pick up tour participants at the Convention Center. The bus will proceed to the paratransit dispatch center in Warrenton, where a dispatcher will go over how rides are dispatched and how their operations are coordinated with the Northwest Ride Center in Astoria. Then, tour participants will go to the Ride Center facility to learn how it operates. Participants will then be taken back to the Convention Center. Seating is limited and individuals are encouraged to sign up early.

Guides -
• Cindy Howe, Sunset Empire Transit District
• John Layton, Sunset Empire Transit District

BREAK
This break sponsored by TransCore and Delcan Corporation

Session F1: Decision Support Tools for Weather Applications
A need exists for decision support tools not only for roadway maintenance, but also operations and future RWIS deployments. This session will highlight FHWA’s Maintenance and Operations Decision Support System, Michigan Department of Transportation’s newly developed regional concept of operations for RWIS and Wyoming’s weather integrated Variable Speed Limit system.

Moderator: Julie Theisen, Meridian Environmental Technology

• Rhonda Young, PhD, University of Wyoming
  Weather and Speed Indicators to Support Variable Speed Limit System in Southeastern Wyoming
• Jeff Dale, Kimley Horn & Associates
  Matt Radulski, Michigan Department of Transportation
  Regional Concept of Operations for Roadway Weather Information Systems
• Ray Murphy, Federal Highway Administration
  Environmentally Sustainable Road Weather Systems

Session F2: Improving TMC Operations
TMCs are the hub of system operations and management activity and are the focal point for data gathering and information dissemination. This session will highlight tools and techniques for improving TMC operations.

Moderator: Manny Puentes, ITS Consensus/ITS America

• Ming-Shiun Lee, URS Corporation
  TMC Pooled Fund Study: Advancing the State of Knowledge for TMC Operations through Cooperative Research and Technology Transfer
• Fred Kitchener, McFarland Management, LLC
  Weather Integration in TMC Operations
• Michael Rottler-Gurley, GeoDecisions
  Right-Sizing Rural TMCs

Session F3: Systems Engineering
All too frequently, the steps in a rural ITS project’s systems engineering analysis are skipped, or given little attention. This session will look at what system engineering tools are available for rural projects and look at two examples of the use of systems engineering in a rural environment.

Moderator: Nathaniel Price, FHWA - Oregon

• Jeff Brummond, Iteris
  Systems Engineering Tools for Rural Projects
• Doug Galarus, Western Transportation Institute
  Shaowei Wang, Western Transportation Institute
  Caltrans WeatherShare Phase II System: An Application of Systems and Software Engineering PRocess to Project Development
• Brian Burkhard, HNTB
  Full System Engineering Approach to ITS in Bay Region, Michigan

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY NIGHT
Scheduled Activity - Wine Tasting at the Crow’s Nest
Enjoy distinctive wines made locally in Nehalem Bay while taking in the views of the Necanicum River and Pacific Ocean from the Crow’s Nest roof-top viewing deck at the Rivertide Suites Hotel. The Nehalem Bay Winery will bring several different types of their finest wines from the White Riesling, Pinots, and Merlots to their specialty wines - Honey Mead, Nahalem Red Sweet, Rhubarb and Pear - for tasting. Appetizers will be served. Cost is $30.00 per person.

Non-Scheduled Activities
Attendees and their families/guests can take advantage of a number of fun activities in and around Seaside this evening. A partial list can be found by visiting the Activities page.

Session G1: RWIS Installation, Specialization and Evaluation - Increasing Motorist Safety
This session will touch on three different projects that are improving the safety of traveling motorists. From emphasizing integration of sensor stations to provide improved condition reporting throughout an entire road system to addressing localized weather hazards with systems that change driver behavior for improved safety, participants at this session will benefit from the different perspectives gained throughout the decision, installation and evaluation of an RWIS system.

Moderator: Ian Turnbull, California Department of Transportation

• Eric Gibbons, High Sierra Electronics, Inc.
  Specialized/Site Specific RWIS vs. full RWIS Implementation
• David Newman, Digital Traffic Systems, Inc.
  Deployment of RWIS Along a Major Arterial Flyover (Systems Engineering Considerations)
• Roger Lindgren, Oregon Institute of Technology
  Butte Creek Ice Detection and Advanced Warning System Evaluation

Session G2: ITS Innovations and Solutions
This session will underscore three unique projects that are using technology to improve the lives of rural travelers. 511 systems, ATMS and avalanche infrasound detection will be some of the technologies highlighted.

Moderator: Jeff Dale, Kimley Horn & Associates

• Liz Justison, ICx Transportation
  Caltrans District 6 Fog Detection and Warning System
• Chuck Felice, Utah Department of Transportation
  Can You Hear Me Now? An Evaluation of UDOT's Avalanche Infrasound Detection
• Jack Brown, Vanus
  Leslie Spencer Fowler, Kansas Department of Transportation
  KDOT I-70 Corridor ITS Fast Track Deployment

Session G3: Commercial Vehicle Operations and Freight Mobility - Part 1
The two Commercial Vehicle Operations and Freight Mobility Sessions will investigate innovations in heavy truck prescreening technologies and permitting. These advances bring the promise to improve truck safety and provide more efficient freight movement by reducing the time truckers must stop at weigh stations and ports of entry.

Moderator: Chris Lane, ITS America

• Andrew Nichols, Rahall Transportation Institute
  Extracting Freight Corridor Performance from Weigh-in-Motion Data
• Roy Czinku, International Road Dynamics
  Idaho's Truck Screening Program
• Enrique Cramer, Intelligent Imaging Systems
  Smart Roadside Inspection Systems

TRANSIT TRACK
Human Services Transportation Workshop
This workshop, hosted by the United States Department of Transportation ITS Joint Program Office, invites all conference participants who are interested in coordinating community transportation utilizing ITS. The workshop aims to promote knowledge and information sharing on innovative community transportation practices and the usage of ITS technologies. Please come and join your colleagues to hear the community transportation coordination in action, share the latest news and provide your thoughts on this very important subject. Adjourns at 4:00 pm.

Moderator: Yehuda Gross, USDOT

• Elaine Wells, Ride Connection
  Opening Remarks
• Yehuda Gross, USDOT and Doug Birnie, USDOT
  USDOT Update: United We Ride (UWR) and Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA) Initiatives
• Gwo-Wei Torng, Noblis
  TMCC Community Website
• Lynnda Basham, Lower Savannah Council of Governments
  Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) in the Making - Aiken, South Carolina Model Deployment

Professional Tour - Road Weather Information Systems
This tour will provide a brief overview of ITS applications that have been developed for use by ODOT maintenance personnel. The tour will include a stop at the Seaside Flood Warning system to look at one local ITS system for notifying maintenance of high water on the road and for warning travelers. The tour will also stop by ODOT’s Seaside Maintenance facility for demonstration of the following applications:

• Maintenance kiosk system that provides access to road condition and weather information for maintenance personnel.
• RWIS notification system that provides capability for ODOT staff to subscribe to specific alerts and notifications based on ODOT’s RWIS data.
• Crewlogger – an intranet application that allows maintenance staff to report on duty/off duty status to ODOT’s Transportation Operations Center Staff.
• InView – an intranet application under development that will allow field staff to manage crew contact information, work schedules including on-call responsibilities, enter maintenance or construction information into ODOT’s traveler information system, and view incident status from ODOT’s Transportation Operations Centers.

Seating is limited and individuals are encouraged to sign up early.

Guides:
• Adam Bradford, Oregon Department of Transportation
• Kelle Forbes, Oregon Department of Transportation

Session H1: Methods for Quantifying and Qualifying Rural Congestion
How long does it take you to get somewhere? How much are you willing to pay for it? This session focuses on using ITS applications to determine travel times and cost of delay calculations. Discussion will range from using Bluetooth phone MAC addresses to create millions of travel time probes to using specially equipped vehicles to estimate travel times, and finally to how we quantify these results in to economic considerations.

Moderator: Pete Costello, Inrix

• Robert Koeberlein, Idaho Transportation Department
  Congestion Tracking and Costs
• Jeffrey Miller, University of Alaska-Anchorage
  Distributed Rural Data Gathering and Congestion Tracking in a Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Architecture
• Eric Hathaway, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
  The Use of MAC Address Readers to Evaluate Rural Roadway Progression

Session H2: Commercial Vehicle Operations and Freight Mobility - Part 2
The two Commercial Vehicle Operations and Freight Mobility Sessions will investigate innovations in heavy truck prescreening technologies and permitting. These advances bring the promise to improve truck safety and provide more efficient freight movement by reducing the time truckers must stop at weigh stations and ports of entry.

Moderator: Bill Gouse, Open Roads Consulting, Inc.

• Ann Ford, Washington State Department of Transportation
  The Future Direction of Commercial Vehicle Screening
• Dean Deeter, Athey Creek Consultants
  Researching Corridor-Wide Truck Permitting for the North/West Passage Program
• Randal Thomas, Oregon Department of Transportation
  Managing Freight Mobility During Construction

SAFETY TRACK
TSAG Workshop - continues

TRANSIT TRACK
Human Services Transportation Workshop - continues

Moderator: Yehuda Gross, USDOT

• Kim Adair, Paducah Area Transit System
  Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) in the Making - Paducah Kentucky Model Deployment
• Bruno Fisher, Montachusett Regional Transit Authority
  MART's Integrated Traveler Services
• Bryan Smith, Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority
  Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) in the Making - Kent, Ohio Phased Implementation

Professional Tour - Evacuation/Tsunami Warning System
This tour includes a brief overview and presentation by staff from both the Seaside Planning Department and the Communications Department, followed by a walking tour that shows some of the tsunami evacuation routes as well as selected examples of equipment.

The tour group will assemble at the Convention Center, then walk to Seaside City Hall, about 1/4 mile from the Center. At City Hall, participants will convene in a conference room, where an overview presentation will be given, followed by a brief Q&A period. Then participants will proceed on a walking tour that will include evacuation signing, warning sirens, and other equipment. Time permitting, the group will also simulate the time it will take to evacuate, by walking along a designed evacuation route. At the end of the tour, participants will walk back to the Convention Center (anticipate return by 3:30 pm). Seating is limited and individuals are encouraged to sign up early.

Guide: Kevin Cupples, Seaside Planning Director, City of Seaside

Workshop on Advanced Planning for Operations
This workshop will show planners and operators how they can utilize an objective driven, performance based approach to determine what operations projects and programs should be advanced to enhance the operating efficiency of our highway and transit transportation systems. This workshop will adjourn at 5:00 pm.

Participants will be able to:
• Understand and gain ability to explain to stakeholders what an objectives-driven, performance-based approach is and how it is applied in the planning process to advance Operations. They will also be able to explain it’s importance in planning for operations.
• Understand, explain and promote benefits of Regional Concept for Transportation Operations (RCTO) to operations staff at State DOT and local agencies.
• Understand and explain to stakeholders what maintenance and operations (M&O) strategies can be utilized to advance planning for operations in rural areas. These tools include Regional Coordinated Traffic Signal Systems, ITS Architecture, as well as TDM Programs and related initiatives.

Instructors -
• Mac Lister, ITS JPO USDOT
• Rick Backlund, Federal Highway Administration

TRANSIT TRACK
Human Services Transportation Workshop - continues

Moderator: Yehuda Gross, USDOT

• Robin Phillips, American BUs Association
  Linking Intercity Bus Service for Integrated Mobility Services
• Bibiana McHugh, Trimet
  Traveler Information Using Available Tools and Resources
• Mike Haner, Transpro
  Service Coordination through Enabling Technologies

TRANSIT TRACK
Human Services Transportation Workshop - continues until 4:00 pm.

Moderator: Yehuda Gross, USDOT

• Greg Hatcher, Noblis
  ITS Support Resources
• Doug Birnie, USDOT
  United We Ride and Related Resources
• Yehuda Gross, USDOT
  Closing Remarks

TSAG Business Meeting
This meeting has been cancelled - we apologize for any inconvenience.