How Shall We Grow? Creating a Shared Vision for Central Florida - Dean Hybl and Phil Laurien, East Central Florida Regional Planning Agency.
Neighborhood Design as a Strategy for Improving Air Quality: Evidence from Northern California - Xinyu Cao, North Dakota State University; Susan Handy and Patricia Mohktarian, UC Davis.
Designing Inside the Box-Strategies to Successfully Marry Smart Growth and Context-Sensitive Transportation Initiatives - G. Wade Walker, Kubilins Transportation Group, Charlotte, NC.
Impact of Transit Stations on Land Use and Development: Shady Grove Metro Station Case Study in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area - Veronica O. Davis, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., Arlington, VA.
Use Of GPS Probe Data and Passenger Data for Prediction of Bus Transit Travel Time - Y. Ramakrishna, P. Ramakrishna, V.Lakshmanan, and R. Sivandan, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India.
Modeling Land Use, Bus Ridership and Air Quality: A Case Study of Chicago Bus Service - Jie (Jane) Lin, Minyan Ruan and liang Long, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Bus Public Transport Energy Consumption and Emissions Versus Individual Transportation- Carla Silva, Goncalves, Jose Mendes-Lopes and Tiago Farias, Instituto Superior T�?�©cnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Production and Vehicle Operation of a Municipal Bus Fleet-the Berlin Application-G.A. Goncalves, J.O. Portugal, and T.L. Farias, Instituto Superior Tecnico.
Review of the Impact of Biodiesel, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel, and Conventional Diesel on Emissions from Orange County School Bus Fleet-Ali Bayat, University of Central Florida.
Transportation Planning and Climate Change: New York Case Study - Mark Gaber, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., Kelly McGourty of Puget Sound Regional Council; and, Greg Nadeau of the Maine DOT
Potential Impacts of Climate Change and Variability for Transportation Long-Range Planning and Investment - John H. Suhrbier, Cambridge Systematics Inc., Cambridge, MA (paper)
An Approach to the Traffic Impact Analysis using CUBE: A Case Study for Xiji of Tongzhou District, Beijing - Xiaomei Song, Beijing Jiatong University, Beijing, P.R. of China and Lei Yu, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX.
The Impacts of Urban Development on Anthropogenic and Biogenic Emissions and Air Quality: A Case Study in Austin, Texas - Elena McDonald-Buller, Jihee Song, Alba Webb and Gary McGaughey, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Barbara Parmenter, Tufts University, Medford, MA; and Brenda Zhou, Jason Lemp, Kara Kockelman, and David Allen, University of Texas, Austin, TX.
State Wildlife Action Plans: Wildlife Conservation as a Smart Growth Tool - Julia Michalak, Jeff Lerner, and Laura Watchman, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC.
Session 6: The New SAFETEA-LU Planning Requirements - Moderator: David Cooper
Overview of the SAFETEA-LU Statewide and Metropolitan Planning Rule - Jim Throne, FHWA Resource Center, Olympia Fields, IL.
Addressing Safety and Land Use in the Planning Process - Jim Thorne, FHWA.
Air Quality Conformity Requirements under SAFETEA-LU- Cecilia Ho, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
Session 7: Vehicular Emissions and Congestion - Moderator: Bob O'Loughlin
Variability of Vehicle Congestion and Emissions Forecasting - Michael Claggett, Federal Highway Administration, Santa Fe, NM, and Sarah Sun, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
Managing Congestion Levels Through Improved Signal Timing- Michael Trueblood and Tom McLaughlin, HDR Engineering, St. Louis, MO.
Vehicle Emissions from the US EPA MOVES Model under Congested Conditions- Joon Byun, FHWA Resource Center, Baltimore, MD.
Session 8: Environmental Impacts of Freight - Moderator: John Suhrbier
Application of an Environmental Intermodal Optimization Model for Freight Transport: The Case of the I-95 Corridor - James J. Winebrake, Aaron Falzarano, and Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology; James J. Corbett, University of Delaware; Steve Zilora, Karl Korfmacher, and Sai Ketha, Rochester Institute of Technology.
Developing a Freight Capacity Model for Land Use Planning and Air Quality Impact Analysis - Sandra Shackelford, American Transportation research Institute, Roseville, MN; Brian Smith, American Transportation Research Institute, Smyma, GA; and Dan Murray, American Transportation Research Institute, Roseville, MN.
The Clean Air Act General Conformity Process for Harbor Improvements - Robert P. Newman, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc..
Session 9: Mobile Source Air Toxics - Moderator: Mike Claggett
Best Practices for NEPA Air Toxics Analysis of Surface Transportation Projects - David A. Ernst and Edward L. Carr, ICF International, Lexington, MA.
Traffic Emission Impacts on Air Quality Near Large Roadways - R. Baldauf, US Environmental Protection Agency; K. Black and Victoria Martinez, Federal Highway Administration; and E. Thomas and D. Costa, US Environmental Protection Agency.
Hazardous Air Pollutants Benefits Assessment, Houston-Galveston Case Study - Jim Wilson, E.H. Pechan & Associates.
Session 10: Innovative Uses of Technology - Moderator: James Martin
How Reliable Are Our Roads? A Case Study Using Charlotte, NC Data - Nagaswetha Pasupuleti and Srinivas Pulugurtha, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Integrating Environmental Considerations Up Front in the Regional Transportation Planning Process - Suzette Mallette, North Front Range MPO, Fort Collins, CO.
The Easy MOBILE Inventory Tool (EMIT)- Jeff Houk, FHWA Resource Center, Lakewood, CO.
Session 11: Corridor Planning and Prioritization - Moderator: John Suhrbier
Estimating the Emerging Development Pressure for Corridor Prioritization - Jessica Y. Guo and Dadit Hydayat, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and David Cipra, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison, WI.
VMT Forecasting Alternatives for Air Quality Analyses - Daniel Szekeres, Feng Liu, and Jim Frazier, PMP Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Harrisburg, PA.
Reduce Traffic Congestion by Decentralized Planning: A Case Study of India - Kshama Puntambekar, Anuj Jaiswal, and Ashutosh Sharma, MANIT, India.
Session 12: Transportation Technology/Community Design - Moderator: Srinivas Pulugurtha
Thriving with Neighborhood Electric Vehicles - Tom Cosgrove, Councilmember, City of Lincoln, CA, John E. Pedri, P.E., City of Lincoln, CA Bob Watkins, P.E., MHM Engineers & Surveyors, Roseville, CA
Area Travel Plans Versus Local Travel Plans: A Note on the Potential for Rebound Behaviour - David C. Broadstock, University of Surrey, United Kingdom.
Multinomial Modeling of Purpose Driven Trip - Deo Chimbra, Freddie Vargas, and Michael Penn, Stanley Consultants, West Palm Beach, FLA.
Session 13: Air Quality Control Strategies - Moderator: Chris Klaus
Simulation of Ramp Metering Impact on Highway 85 of the Region of Waterloo - Samira Farahani and Behzad Hashemloo, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
A Microscopic Approach to Modeling Air Quality Impacts of HOV Lane Conversion - Kanok Boriboonsomsin and Matthew Barth, UC Riverside.
Study of the Influence of Lane Restrictions on Vehicular Emissions Under Heterogeneous Traffic Flow - S.P. Anusha, R. Sivanandan, and S.K. Senthilraj, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India.
Session 14: Particulate Matter - Moderator: Bob Oâ??Loughlin
PM2.5 Source Apportionment - A Case Study of Hickory, NC - John C. Tippett, Jr., Western Piedmont Council of Governments, Hickory, NC; J. Scott Lane, the Louis Berger Group, Inc., Cary, NC.
PM Hotspot Analysis Under the Conformity Regulation - Jeff Houk, Federal Highway Administration Resource Center, Lakewood, CO.
Creating an Evidence Toolbox to Assist Qualitative PM2.5 and PM10 (Particulate) Hot-Spot Analyses - James A. Frazier, Daniel Szekeres, and Colleen M. Reitz, Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Linthicum, MD.
Session 15: Local Transportation Issues - Moderator: Shauna Hallmark
Implementing Multi-Lane Roundabouts in Urban Areas - Stephen L. Thieken, Burgess & Niple, Inc., Columbus, OH.
Models to Measure Pedestrian Activity at Intersections - Srinivas S. Pulugurtha and Sudha R. Repaka, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Innovative Mobility Solutions in Evora: A Historical Medium Sized City in Portugal - S. Vasconcelos, S. Taborda, and T.L. Farias, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal.
Session 16: Diesel and Alternative Fuels - Moderator: Chris Klaus
Financing the Clean-Up of America's Diesel Engine Fleets - Yuriko Medina and Oliver Gao, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
The Impact of Biodiesel on Emissions from School Buses - Mohamadreza Farzaneh, Josias Zietsman, and Dennis G. Perkinson, Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX.
Impact of Alternative Vehicle Technologies on Vehicle Emissions - Haibo Zhai, Christopher Frey, and Nagui Rouphail, North Carolina State University.
Results of implementing aggressive PM reduction on non-road construction equipment at two Lower Manhattan project sites - Ramesh Raman, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, NY. Â
Session 17: Integrating Transportation, Land Use and Air Quality I -
Estimating Mobile Source Emission Benefits from Land Use Change -
Transportation Agency Strategies for Affecting Land Use and Air Quality -
The Impact of Transportation and Land Use policies on Mobile Source Emissions: Interactions of the Economy, Land Use and Transportation -
Session 18: Air Quality Models - Moderator: Jeff Houk
Benefits of Air Quality Simulation Models - Brian Kim, Wyle Laboratories, Woodstock, GA.
Highway Air Quality Model Shootout - Michael Claggett, Federal Highway Administration, Santa Fe, NM.
MOBILE 6.2/EMFAC 2007 MSAT Comparison - Mike Claggett, Federal Highway Administration.
Session 19: Surface Transportation Projects - Moderator: Cecilia Ho
The Emissions Score, a Composite Measure for Ranking TCMs and Similar Projects in Terms of Emissions Benefits - Robert d'Abadie and Robert Kaiser, Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Linthicum, MD.
Noise Barrier and Vegetation Influences on Air Quality Near Roadways - R. Baldauf, US EPA, Research triangle Park, NC; C. Bailey, US EPA, Ann Arbor, MI; V. Isakov, US EPA, Research Triangle, NC; E. Thoma, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and A Khlystov, Duke University.
PM 2.5 Project-Level Conformity for Projects of Air Quality Concern- Jesse Mays, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Frankfort, KY.
Session 20: Integrating Transportation, Land Use and Air Quality II - Moderator: Srinivas Pulugurtha
Integrated Impacts of Regional Development, Land Use Strategies and Transportation Planning on Future Air Pollution Emissions - Song Bai, Debbie A. Niemeier, Susan L. Handy, Michael J. Kleeman, and Shengyi Gao, UC Davis, Davis, CA.
Using TRANUS to Construct an Integrated Land Use-Transportation-Emissions Model of Charlotte, North Carolina - Brian J. Morton, Daniel A. Rodriguez, and Yan Song, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Linking Urban Structure and Air Quality - H. Martins, A.I. Miranda, and C. Borrego, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
1. US EPA MOVES Model (John Byun, FHWA) Basic orientation on the upcoming MOVES model. 2. Developing a Vision Plan for Land Use (Chris Porter, Cambridge Systematics) Examples of land use vision plans from local communities. 3. Next Generation Transportation Models (Fred Ducca, FHWA) Applications of the TRANSIMS model. NAS findings on travel forecasting.
1. US EPA MOVES Model (John Byun, FHWA) Basic orientation on the upcoming MOVES model.
2. Developing a Vision Plan for Land Use (Chris Porter, Cambridge Systematics) Examples of land use vision plans from local communities.
3. Next Generation Transportation Models (Fred Ducca, FHWA) Applications of the TRANSIMS model. NAS findings on travel forecasting.
4. FHWA Mobile Source Air Toxics Methodology (Jeff Houk/Mike Claggett, FHWA) How to do a project-level MSAT analysis. 5. Land Use Analytical Tools (Chris Porter, Cambridge Systematics) Examples of the use of GIS based land use tools. 6. TRANSCAD (Paul Ricotta, CALIPER) How to use TRANSCAD.
5. Land Use Analytical Tools (Chris Porter, Cambridge Systematics) Examples of the use of GIS based land use tools.
6. TRANSCAD (Paul Ricotta, CALIPER) How to use TRANSCAD.
