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Program

Updated May 29, 2018 | complete program

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
12:00 noon – 6:30 p.m.

Registration/Information Desk
(Foyer)

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

TEMPO Meeting
(Trinity Ballroom)

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Decision Lens Training – Option 1
(Ballroom AB)

12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Klyde Warren Park Tour
(Foyer)

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Decision Lens Training – Option 2
(Ballroom AB)

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Managing the TDM Process with the TDM Dashboard
(Texas Learning Center)

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Texas Model Users Group – TxMUG
(Trinity Ballroom)

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Reception
(Foyer)

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
7:30 a.m. – 5: 00 p.m.

Registration/Information Desk
(Foyer)

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
(Foyer)

8:30 a.m. – 10 : 00 a.m.

Welcome Session
(Park West Ballroom)

Moderator: Lauren Garduño, P.E., Director, Project Planning and Development, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Dallas County Judge, Dallas, Texas
  • Stephen Salin, AICP, Vice President of Rail Planning from Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, Texas
  • Loyl Bussell, P.E., District Engineer, Fort Worth District, TxDOT, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Mo Bur, P.E., Deputy District Engineer of TxDOT Dallas District, Dallas, Texas
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

BREAK

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Plenary Session Theme 1 – Emerging Technologies and New Mobility Paradigms
(Park West Ballroom)

Moderator: Lauren Garduño, P.E., Director, Project Planning and Development, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Kenneth Petty (Invited), Director, Office of Planning, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC
  • Thomas Bamonte, Senior Transportation Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Arlington, Texas
  • James C. Cline, Jr., P.E., President, Denton County Transportation Authority, Denton County, Texas
  • Brian Moen, Assistant Director of Engineering/Transportation, City of Frisco, Frisco, Texas
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH
(Park West Ballroom)

The Evolution of Transportation in DFW and Future Trends

Keynote Speaker: Michael Morris, P.E., Director of Transportation, North Central Texas Council of Governments

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Plenary Session Theme 2 – Performance Based Planning
(Park West Ballroom)

Moderator: Jose Campos, Intermodal Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division, Austin, Texas

  • Kenneth Petty, Director, Office of Planning, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC
  • Donald Koski, AICP, Director of Planning and Program Development, Federal Transit Administration – Region VI, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Dan Lamers, Senior Program Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Arlington, Texas
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

BREAK
(Foyer)

3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session I: Project Development – A District’s Perspective
(Texas Learning Center)

Moderator: Michael Haithcock, P.E., Director of Transportation Planning and Development, Abilene District, TxDOT, Abilene, Texas

  • Consultant Selection
    Julie Rogers, Contract Specialist, District Design, Abilene District, TxDOT, Abilene, Texas

  • Environmental
    Bobby Burke, Environmental Specialist, District Design, Abilene District, TxDOT, Abilene, Texas

  • Design
    Brandon Vinson, Engineering Assistant, Transportation Planning and Development, Abilene District, TxDOT, Abilene, Texas

  • Utilities
    Cliff Hallford, Transportation Specialist, Advanced Project Development, Abilene District, TxDOT, Abilene, Texas

  • Construction
    Cliff Hallford, Transportation Specialist, Advanced Project Development, Abilene District, TxDOT, Abilene, Texas

Session II: Program /Project Management Plans at TxDOT
(Park West Ballroom)

Moderator: Lynn Isaak, P.E., PMP, Project Portfolio Management Section Director, Transportation Programs Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Management Plans at TxDOT
    Linda Lindsay, P.E., PPM Project Manager, Transportation Programs Division, TxDOT, Houston, Texas
    (Lindsay presentation slides, 1.9MB)

  • Panel Discussion on Development and Implementation of Management Plans
    Juan Quiroz, P.E., PhD., Design Engineer, Bryan District, TxDOT, Bryan, Texas
    Zelma Myers, P.E., Central Design Manager, Fort Worth District, TxDOT, Fort Worth, Texas
    (Lindsay, Quiroz and Myers Panel presentation slide, 1.9MB)

Session III: Corridor Planning – Developing Solutions
(Trinity Ballroom)

Moderator: Roger Beall, P.E., Section Director, Corridor Planning, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • I-37 Corridor Planning Study
    Inas Aweidah, P.E., MBA, PMP, Senior Manager, AECOM, Houston, Texas
    Rodney Bragg, P.E., Associate Vice President, AECOM, Phoenix, Arizona
    (Aweidah and Bragg presentation slides, 4.0MB)

  • Capital – Alamo Connections Study
    Nair Barrios, AICP, Transportation Planner, Jacobs, Austin, Texas
    (Barrios presentation slides, 3.7MB)

  • Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO)
    Marco Cameron, P.E., Transportation Engineer, Traffic Management, Traffic Operations Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Cameron presentation slides, 1.6MB)

Thursday, June 7, 2018
7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Registration/Information Desk
(Foyer)

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
(Foyer)

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session IV: Freight, International Trade, and Border Planning – TxDOT District’s Perspective
(Trinity Ballroom)

Panel Moderator: Timoteo “Tim” Juarez, Jr., International Trade and Border Coordinator, Freight and International Trade, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Freight: A Border Perspective on International, Interstate, and Intrastate Demands
    Robert Bielek, DPA, P.E., District Engineer, El Paso District, TxDOT, El Paso, Texas

  • Local Implications of the Texas Freight Mobility Plan
    John Speed, P.E., District Engineer, Odessa District, TxDOT, Odessa, Texas

  • Port and Gulf Coast Freight Impacts
    Adam Jack, P.E., Director, Transportation Planning and Development, Beaumont District, TxDOT, Beaumont, Texas

Session V: Redundancy, Repetition, and Repeating Things (Data Management Tools)
(Texas Learning Center)

Moderator: Matthew Washburn, GIS Analyst, Mapping Branch, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Foundation – Linear Referencing System and Roadway Inventory
    Chris Bardash, GISP, Branch Manager, Mapping Branch, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

    David Freidenfeld, Branch Manager, Roadway Inventory Branch, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Applications – Project Tracker, Planning Map, Open Data Portal, Straight Line Diagram, and GRID
    Grace Richey, GIS Analyst, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Dallas, Texas

    Jeremy Rogers, GIS Analyst, Mapping Branch, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

    Jessica Lane, GIS Analyst, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

    Jennifer Bierman, Senior Transportation Planner, Roadway Inventory Branch, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

    Jason Leazer, Planner, District Data Support Branch, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Reporting – State, Federal, and Standard Reports
    Jason Ferrell, GIS Analyst, Mapping Branch, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

    Cody Leitholt, Planner, District Data Support Branch, Data Management Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

Session VI: Transportation Alternatives
(Park West Ballroom)

Moderator: Bonnie Sherman, AICP, Planner, Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
(Sherman presentation slides, 1.0MB)

  • Texas Bicycle Tourism Trail Study
    Carl Seifert, AICP, Transportation Planner, Jacobs, Austin, Texas
    (Seifert presentation slides, 4.6MB)

  • Urban and Rural Area Transit Needs Assessment
    Michael Walk, TTI Research Scientist, Transit Mobility Program Manager, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas
    (Walk presentation slides, 1.2MB)

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

BREAK
(Foyer)

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session VII: Planning for Accelerated Construction
(Trinity Ballroom)

Moderator: Camille Thomason, P.E., PMP, Director, Design Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Accelerated Construction Experience in the Dallas District
    Ceason Clemens, P.E., Director, Transportation Planning and Development, Dallas District, TxDOT, Dallas, Texas
    (Clemens presentation slides, 1.2MB)

  • Planning for Accelerated Construction in the Bryan District
    Allison Kurwitz, P.E., Transportation Engineer Supervisor, Advance Planning, Bryan District, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Kurwitz presentation slides, 1.2MB)

  • Accelerated Bridge Construction Techniques
    Kevin Pruski, P.E., Bridge Construction Supervisor, Bridge Field Operation Section, Bridge Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Pruski presentation slides, 1.2MB)

Session VIII: Planning and Programming Tools
(Texas Learning Center)

Moderator: Robert Ramirez, Statewide Planning Branch Manager, Statewide Planning Section, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Decision Lens
    Kevin M. Ford, Ph.D., Partner, High Street Consulting Group, Chicago, Illinois
    (Begin Ford presentation slides, 3.5MB)

  • Performance Metrics: Data Integration System (PM-DIS)
    Ben Lauritzen, Systems Architect, Alliance Transportation Group, Austin, Texas
    (Begin Lauritzen presentation slides, 3.5MB)

  • Portfolio Prioritization with Decision Lens and Wrap Up
    Dan Saaty, Co-Founder of Decision Lens Arlington, VA
    (Begin Saaty presentation slides, 3.5MB)

Session IX: Environmental Affairs
(Park West Ballroom)

Moderator: Bruce Jensen, Cultural Resource Management Section Director, Environmental Affairs Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Interactive Workshop: So Why Do We Have to Talk to These People? – Section 106 Public Involvement
    Terry Klein, SRI Foundation, New Mexico
    (Klein presentation slides, 927KB)

  • Case Study: Going Above and Beyond – Meeting the Public on Their Terms
    Eddie Valtier, Director of Transportation Planning and Development, and
    Jennifer Wright, Public Affairs, El Paso District, TxDOT
    (Valtier and Wright presentation slides, 1.8MB)

  • New Tools from ENV: Beyond the Road – Engaging the Public on Environmental Issues
    Laura Cruzada, Public Involvement Specialist, Archeological Studies, Environmental Affairs Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Cruzada presentation slides, 1.8MB)

12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH
(Park West Ballroom)

Everything I Needed To Know…

Keynote Speaker: Lani Marshall, P.E.,LEED A.P., Deputy Director, Advance Project Development, Dallas District, TxDOT, Dallas, Texas

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session X: Online Engagement: Maximizing Public Participation
(Park West Ballroom)

Moderator: Jefferson Grimes, Section Director, Public Involvement, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Lynda Rife, President, Rifeline, Austin, Texas

  • Jeremy Wyndham, P.E., Manager/Transportation Engineer, Jacobs, San Antonio, Texas

  • Lena Camarillo, Senior Environmental Project Manager, Poznecki-Camarillo, Inc., San Antonio, Texas

  • Catherine McCreight, Senior Transportation Planner, Houston District, TxDOT, Houston, Texas

Session XI: Metropolitan Planning Organization Efforts and Effects
(Trinity Ballroom)

Moderator: Christie Gotti, Senior Program Manger, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Artlington, Texas

  • Addressing North Central Texas Transportation System Vulnerability and Resiliency
    Jeffery C. Neal, PTP, Program Manager – Congestion Management and Innovative Project Delivery Team, NCTCOG, Arlington, Texas
    (Neal presentation slides, 2.1MB)

  • Planning for Resiliency – A Roundtable Discussion about Pilot Applications
    (Planning for Resiliency – Panel presentation slides, 1.0MB | Planning for Resiliency – Pollack presentation slides, 626KB)

  • Bicycle Mobility by Design in Corpus Christi: Installing the Right Infrastructure in the Right Places
    Jeff Pollack AICP, ENV SP, Director, Corpus Christi MPO, Corpus Christi, Texas
    (Pollack (Bicycle Mobility) presentation slides, 5.6MB)

Session XII: TxDOT Project Cost, Scoping and Agreements
(Texas Learning Center)

Moderator: Jessica Butler, P.E., Transportation Program Branch Manager, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, Austin, Texas

  • TxDOT Project Costing Demo
    Justin Lawson, Accounting Specialist, Finance Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    Maria Maldonado, Project Ledgers and Federal Billing Manager, Finance Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Lawson and Maldonado presentation slides, 1.8MB)

  • Introduction to Transportation Planning & Development (TPD100)
    David M.Y. Millikan, P.E., Director, Local Government Projects, Transportation Programs Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Millikan (TPD100) presentation slides, 1.1MB)

  • Project Scoping Guidebook for MPO Transportation · TxDOT Risk Assessment Process for Local Government Projects and Advance Funding Agreements · LGPP Training Re-qualification Requirements
    David M.Y. Millikan, P.E., Director, Local Government Projects, Transportation Programs Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Millikan (Guidebook) presentation slides, 565KB)

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

BREAK
(Foyer)

3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session XIII: FHWA/FTA
(Texas Learning Center)

Moderator: Michael Leary, Director of Planning and Program Development, Federal Highway Administration – Texas Division, Austin, Texas

  • Transit Asset Management Plan and Performance Based Planning Requirements for Transit
    Donald Koski, ACIP, Director of Planning and Program Development, Federal Transit Administration – Region VI, Fort Worth, Texas
    (Koski presentation slides, 1.0MB)

  • Update on Performance-Based Planning and Programming (PbPP) in Texas
    Kirk Fauver, Planning and Research Engineer, Federal Highway Administration – Texas Division, Austin, Texas
    (Fauver presentation slides, 4.4MB)

  • QA / QC TIPs, MTPs, CMAQ, and TE Reporting

  • Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration

  • Queries / Retorts for Federal Partners

Session XIV: Journey from Data Collection to Decision-Based Planning
(Trinity Ballroom)

Moderator: Chris Didear, Branch Manager, System Support, Traffic Analysis, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
(Didear (Moderator) presentation slides, 194KB)

  • Where the Data Begins…
    Catherine Wolff, Branch Manager, Field Operations, Traffic Analysis, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Wolff presentation slides, 542KB)

  • STARS II and Data Evolution
    Chris Didear, Branch Manager, System Support, Traffic Analysis, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Didear (STARS) presentation slides, 2.6MB)

  • Reaching Your Decision Destination
    Janie Temple, Branch Manager, Transportation Analysis, Traffic Analysis, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas
    (Temple presentation slides, 1.1MB)

Session XV: Maritime
(Park West Ballroom)

Moderator: Alisha Peña, Maritime Program Coordinator, Maritime, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

  • Ports and Waterways
    Alisha Peña, Maritime Program Coordinator, Maritime Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas

    Lauren Brand, PPM, Associate Administrator for Intermodal Systems Development, U.S. Maritime Administration, Washington D.C.

    Sheridan Willey, P.E., Civil Engineer/Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Galveston District, Galveston, Texas

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