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Wednesday, December 7
Session 1 10:30 a.m.-noon	Session 1A: Traveler Information and Incident Reporting Moderator: Leslie McCoy, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Marquette Interchange Project--Using ITS to Build Public Trust I-95 Corridor Coalition Activities, William W. Stoeckert, I-95 Corridor Coalition 511 in Alaska--Travel in the Know, Jack Stickel, Alaska Department of Transportation
	Session 1B: Measuring Performance of ITS Investment: Are We Really Getting "Good Bang for the Buck?" Moderator: Larry Bankert, P.E., Pennoni Associates, Inc. PTC ATIS Phase III Performance Evaluation, Lou Cortelazzi, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and Daniel Corey, DMJM+Harris Evaluation of PennDOT ITS Deployments, Robert Pento, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Potential Benefits of Integrating Planned ATMS During Signal System Design, Matt Kozsuch, McMahon Associates
	Session 1C: Friction and Its Relation to Highway Safety Moderator: Zoltan Rado, Ph.D., Penn State Effect of Wet Pavement Skid Resistance on Wet Accident Rates on Virginia Highways, Jeff Kuttesch, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute "Guide for Pavement Friction," Overview of NCHRP 143, Jim W. Hall, Applied Research Associates
	Session 1D: Context Sensitive Design in the Urban Environment Moderator: John Nawn, P.E., P.T.O.E., GAI Consultants, Inc. Back in Angle Parking in the Central Business District, John Nawn, P.E., P.T.O.E., GAI Consultants, Inc.
noon-1:15 p.m.	Lunch--Keynote Speaker Allen D. Biehler, P.E., Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Session 2 1:30-3:00 p.m.	Session 2A: Highway Safety Management Moderator: Gary Modi, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Development of a Highway Safety Manual (NCHRP 1736), Eric Donnell, Ph.D., P.E., Penn State  Safety-Conscious Planning, Timothy G. Chelius, South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) Pennsylvania's Comprehensive Strategic Highway Safety Improvement Plan (CSHSIP), Andrew Markunas, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
	Session 2B: Congestion Management Moderator: Frank Cavataio, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation CMS--The National Perspective, Brian Betlyon, Federal Highway Administration CMS--The State Perspective, Dan Szekeres, Michael Baker, Jr., Inc. CMS--The Local Perspective, Alfred Sundara, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
	Session 2C: Innovative Transportation Financing Moderator: David C. DiGioia, P.E., PBS&J Florida's Turnpike Enterprise--Tolling Today and Tomorrow, Kevin M. Hoeflich, P.E., PBS&J Tolls and Other Transportation Finance Techniques, Victor P. Poteat, P.E., PBS&J Public Private Partnerships--A Private Sector View, Christopher Kane, P.E., J.D., Washington Group, Intl.
	Session 2D: Performance Measures for Transportation Infrastructure Moderator: Shelley Stoffels, Ph.D., Penn State Transition Towards Performance-Based Civil Engineering, A. Amin Aktan, Ph. D., Drexel University Pavement Performance Measures in Virginia, Khaled A. Galal, Virginia Transportation Research Council
3:00-3:30 p.m.	Break
Session 3 3:30-5:00 p.m.	Session 3A: Advances in Safety Analysis I Moderator: Paul Jovanis, Ph.D., Penn State  CDART--PennDOT's Crash Data Analysis and Retrieval Tool, Andrew Markunas, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Empirical Bayes and Regression to the Mean, Paul Jovanis, Ph.D., Penn State  Full Bayes Models of Pennsylvania Crashes, Jonathan Aguero, Penn State
	Session 3B: Traffic Data Needs for ME Pavement Design Moderator: Mansour Solaimanian, Ph.D., Penn State  Overview of Traffic Needs for Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design, Mansour Solaimanian, Ph.D., Penn State  Traffic Input for the ME Design Guide: A Case Study for I-69 in Indiana, Ghassan Chehab, Ph.D., Penn State  Equipment Requirements for Traffic Data Collection for ME Pavement Design, Gaye F. Liddick, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and Dennis Morian, Quality Engineering Solutions, Inc.
	Session 3C: PennDOT Planning Moderator: Larry Shifflet, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ITS Master Plan, John Ward, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission PennDOT's Mobility Plan, Keith Chase, Gannett Fleming,Inc., Brian Wall, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and Stephen M. Buckley, Parsons Brinckerhoff Planning for Transportation System Operations, R. Craig Reed, P.E., Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
	Session 3D: ADA Issues in Transportation Engineering Moderator: Paul G. Archibald, P.E., P.T.O.E., McCormick Taylor Accessible Pedestrian Signals--The Devil Is in the Details!, Lucas Franck, The Seeing Eye, Inc. Americans with Disabilities Act: Pedestrian Access, Henry Droughter, P.E., Federal Highway Administration

Thursday, December 8
Session 4 8:30-10:00 a.m.	Session 4A: Advances in Safety Analysis II Moderator: Paul Jovanis, Ph.D., Penn State  IHSDM: Overview and Demonstration of Software, Eric Donnell, Ph.D., P.E., Penn State  Safety Analyst/HSM, Darren Torbic, Ph.D., Midwest Research Institute Case Control Methods Applied to Pennsylvania Roads, Frank Gross, Penn State
	Session 4B: What's New in Simulation Modeling and Visualization Techniques? Moderator: Jeannette Quirus, McCormick Taylor, Inc. FHWA Next Generation Simulation (NGSIM) Program, John Halkias, Ph.D., P.E., Federal Highway Administration Streetscene--A New Visualization Tool, Henrique F. Bucher, Ph.D., University of Buffalo Visualization Techniques and Uses, Stephen F. Nieman, A.I.C.P., McCormick Taylor, Inc.
	Session 4C: Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Moderator: Jim Hunt, Federal Highway Administration VII from AASHTO's Perspective, Rodney DeLisle, P.E., New York State Department of Transportation VII from the Manufacturer's Perspective, Steve Tengler, Nissan Technical Center N.A. VII from the State DOT Perspective, Gregory Krueger, Michigan Department of Transportation
	Session 4D: Sign Structures and Light Poles Moderator: Bryan Spangler, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Traffic Pole Failure--What Happened?, Thomas McClelland, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Sign Structure Inspection Findings, William Harris, Mackin Engineering Recent Findings of the Fatigue Performance of Sign Structures and High-mast Light Poles, Robert Connor, Ph.D., Purdue University
10:00-10:30 a.m.	Break
Session 5 10:30 a.m.-noon	Session 5A: Pedestrian/Bicycle Issues Moderator: David Bachman, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation The New Pennsylvania Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan, Dr. Peter Hecht, Philly Walks The Upper Schuylkill County Pedestrian Safety Program, Louis Rader, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation The Pike-to-Bike Trail, Brandon Diehl, Southern Alleghenies Conservancy
	Session 5B: HNTB Corporation, Platinum Sponsor Moderator: Ronald S. DeNadai, HNTB Corporation
	Session 5C: Funding Initiatives Moderator: Steve Barber, Pennoni Associates The Soft Side of PennDOT, Dan Accurti, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Hometown Streets Projects Completed in Lycoming County, Mark Murawski, Lycoming County Planning Commission Paving the Way for Safe Routes to School in Pennsylvania, Allison Topper, Pennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity
	Session 5D: Bridge Barriers and Transitions Moderator: Mark Burkhead, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Pennsylvania-Approved Bridge Barriers, Bryan J. Spangler, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation A Guide to Standardized Highway Barrier Hardware, Update Project NCHRP 20-7(192), William P. Longstreet, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bridge Approach Transitions, Mark Burkhead, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
noon-1:15 p.m.	Lunch
Session 6 1:30-3:00 p.m.	Session 6A: Operations and Safety Research Activities Moderator: Bill Pogash, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation An Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Pavement Marking Treatments on Horizontal Curves, Eric T. Donnell, Ph.D., P.E., Penn State  Safer Driver Actions at Stop Signs, Thomas Fox, P.E., URS Corporation Highway Safety Corridor Analyses--Assessing the Impact of an Enhanced Enforcement and Signing Program on Driver Behavior in High-Crash Areas, Michael Babusci, P.E., Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.
	Session 6B: Land Use/Traffic Relationships Moderator: Christopher J. Williams, P.E., McMahon Associates, Inc. Making Transportation and Land-Use Connections, Angela Watson, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation The Route 113 Heritage Corridor--A Model for Heritage Preservation and Context-Sensitive Design, Mark A. Roth, P.E., McMahon Associates, Inc., and Peter M. Simone, Simone Jaffe Collins
	Session 6C: Michael Baker, Jr., Inc., Platinum Sponsor
	Session 6D: Permitting Issues Moderator: James P. Dimmerling, P.E., Pennoni Associates, Inc. Access Management Model Ordinances for Pennsylvania Municipalities, Jeff Reed, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Acquisition and Dedication Under Highway Occupancies, Gary Fawver, P.E., and Brian Harle, P.E., Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and Thomas Haist, Esq., Governor's Office of General Counsel
3:00-3:30 p.m.	Break
Session 7 3:30-5:00 p.m.	Session 7A: Roadside Safety and Design Moderator: Mike Castellano, P.E., Federal Highway Administration Implementation of Cable Barrier Projects in Pennsylvania, Ricky L. Miller, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Recent Advancements in Roadside Safety, Dean L. Sicking, Ph.D., P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
	Session 7B: Traffic Engineers' Toy Box Moderator: Sean Markey, Carroll Engineering Corporation, and Jeffrey L'Amoreaux, Van Cleef Engineering Associates
	Session 7C: Local Government Initiatives Moderators: Kelby Hunt and Bill Pogash, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Low-Cost Safety Improvements for Local Roads, Michael Baglio, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Superpave Implementation for Locals, Patrick Powers, P.E., Pennoni Associates PennDOT LTAP--Building Successful Partnerships with Planning Partners, Lou Ferretti, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
	Session 7D: Unconventional Intersection Design Moderator: Eric Donnell, Ph.D., P.E., Penn State Overview of Unconventional Intersection Forms and Capacity and Level of Service of Unconventional Intersection Forms, Joseph E. Hummer, Ph.D., P.E., North Carolina State University Safety Effects of Continuous Flow and New Jersey Jughandle Intersections, Ramanujan Jagannathan, BMI-SG, A VHB Company

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