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The TRB Technical Activities Committees are divided into subject-area Groups.
Each Group contains Committees whose scope focuses on narrowed topics.

Technical Activities Council [A0000]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Marriott
Presentations That Won't Leave Your Audience in the Dark!
Lees, Patricia, presiding
Learn speaking tips, techniques for preparing high-quality presentations, and on-site troubleshooting techniques. All Annual Meeting attendees are welcome.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 4:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m., Marriott
So You Want To Be a Transportation Professional?
Aspiring transportation professionals have many possible career paths in front of them, and they can benefit greatly from the experience of others who have gone before them. The purpose of this workshop is to give undergraduate students, graduate students, and others who are thinking about entering the transportation field an opportunity to hear from and speak to professionals who currently work in the public, private, and academic sectors. Each speaker will describe the essential work and environmental characteristics associated with a particular career path, identify the key traits that employers typically look for in employees, and discuss key issues and characteristics that employees should look for in prospective employers. The workshop concludes with a period of open discussion in which the audience is invited to engage the speakers and other sector representatives in additional dialogue and discussion.

International Activities [A0010]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Bus Rapid Transit Issues and Answers: Applications in Africa, Asia, and South America
Zimmerman, Samuel, presiding
The issues associated with the successful planning, implementation and operation of Bus Rapid Transit are not only technical, but include complex policy and institutional challenges as well. Given the large number of cities in the developing world contemplating some type of BRT system and the relative newness of the mode, there is a continuing need for the exchange of information among those that have been through planning and development to successful operation and those that are in process. The workshop is intended to be a relatively informal forum for these two groups organized around issues, not specific case studies.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Output- and Performance-Based Road Contracts
Flintsch, Gerardo, presiding
Output- and performance-based road contracts (OPRCs) developed from the earlier contracts for performance-based management and maintenance of roads (PMMR). They are an alternative to the traditional works contracts under which payment is based on the quantity of work executed. Under OPRCs, contractors are paid for achieving specified outcomes, such as a certain road condition over a prolonged period of time, which is normally several years. If structured correctly, OPRC programs can effectively maintain pavements while at the same time contribute to improved social welfare and local economic conditions. OPRCs are now increasingly used worldwide to rehabilitate, upgrade, and maintain roads, and there is an increasing demand for such operations.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Shoreham
Impacts of Rural Roads
Keller, Gordon, presiding
This workshop is designed for professionals working on rural road issues in developing country contexts. The workshop will draw on recent research and may include highlights from the Low-Volume Roads Conference held in June 2007 in Austin, Texas. Case studies investigating both the macroeconomic effects of rural road programs and studies of the local impact of road investment will be considered. In addition, there will be a discussion of the methodologies employed. Since millennium development goals were adopted in 2000 as the world’s common goal for poverty alleviation, rural roads have been receiving renewed interest in their role of helping to reduce poverty and assist with social service delivery. To this end, governments and donor agencies are currently spending many billions of dollars on rural road programs in developing countries and it is important that effective planning procedures be adopted. This year marks the halfway point toward the target year of 2015, making this workshop particularly timely and an opportunity to reflect on how rural roads have contributed to the agenda, as well as to exchange ideas on how to move forward in achieving solid outcomes through rural roads.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Innovations in Transportation for Developing Countries
Bennett, Christopher, presiding
Many developing countries are adopting new and innovative technologies for resolving their transport problems. They are able to leapfrog the traditional long development cycle by implementing proved solutions from developed and other developing countries. This approach is enabling them to become more efficient and competitive in the delivery and management of their transport services and infrastructure.
This workshop will present examples of innovative technologies adopted as part of transport projects financed by the World Bank from around the world. It will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers interested in experiences from different countries.
The workshop will cover technologies in road management, intelligent transport systems, traffic management and public transport, as well as the integration of transport into E-government solutions.
The workshop will include information to assist policy makers and public institutions manage the transition and expectations, as well as avoid the pitfalls that can plague implementations of new technologies.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Transportation in Developing Urban Areas: Addressing Air Quality and Climate Change Issues
Kopp, Andreas, presiding
Developing countries will see a dramatic increase in urban population in the coming decades. The population increase will be accompanied by income growth, which is the basis for the expected strong increase in private car use. Demand management in developing countries seems to be even more difficult than it is in developed countries. What are the opportunities to avoid congestion and local air pollution, which strongly restrict the functionality of cities and their contribution to national economic development? What is urban transport policy’s contribution to reducing CO2 emissions?
The workshop is designed to help practitioners and researchers to find answers to these questions and to help identify an urban transport policy agenda for rapidly-growing metropolitan areas.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Planning Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection: U.S. and International Perspectives
Nelson, Gary, presiding
Transportation planning has evolved to predict and meet social trends in commerce while incorporating changing technologies. The concept of risk--in terms of dealing with uncertain and extreme contingencies--rarely is explicit. The events of September 11, 2001, and emphasis on homeland security have brought new attention to the protection of transportation infrastructure and the accommodation of transportation demands from emergency scenarios. Existing planning practices and institutions generally have to be modified to deal adequately with the extreme contingencies, but within the context of efficient construction, operation, and commerce. New institutional alliances are also being promoted as transportation planning must increase collaboration with emergency management agencies and give more attention to operational issues. This workshop will present innovations and experience in research and practice that address these issues. The scope of the presentations will cover academic, regional planning, and international endeavors to adapt transportation planning to security issues.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 12:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Hilton
Cutting Carbs in the Transportation Sector: International Efforts to Address Global Climate Change
Sadik-Khan, Janette, presiding
Global climate change is an issue that transcends national and international borders and involves all modes of transportation. This workshop will offer the current thinking on global climate change and showcase specific legislative and programmatic actions being taken around the world to cut carbon emissions generated by the transportation sector. Key public officials, private-sector operators, researchers, practitioners, and subject matter experts will highlight efforts in their domain that focus on cutting carbon emissions.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Corruption Risk Management in the Transportation Sector
Irigoyen, Jose Luis, presiding
This workshop is designed for professionals working on Transport in developed as well as developing countries.
The proposed session will be jointly co-sponsored by the International Activities Committee and the Committee on Transportation in Developing Countries. The workshop will draw upon the comparative experience and approaches developed by a variety of country at different levels of development to ensure that transport investments derive maximum value for money and avoid corruption.
Transport budgets in developed and developing countries often account for up to 10-20 percent of the national budget. Leakage due to corruption may range between 5 to 20 percent of transaction costs and even more in some instances. A 2006 estimate by the American Society of Civil Engineers suggests that 10% of the US$ 4 trillion spent annually on construction worldwide is lost to corruption, or between US$390 and 400 Billion. The international business community, the public opinion, sector agencies and governments are increasingly concerned about public investment and development aid effectiveness and integrity. The Transport sector, because of its size is a primary target of attention. At the same time, it has been a leading sector in the development of gradually more sophisticated procurement and risk management procedures in response to the growing public expectations of transparency, efficiency and good governance. This workshop is designed to highlight the vulnerabilities to corruption in the transport sector and methods, mechanisms, and approaches that are currently being used to mitigate and manage such risk in a variety of country situations. The workshop sessions will cover risk management areas such as cost estimation and improved business practices in road agencies, risk smart procurement, prevention of collusion, involvement of civil society, and comprehensive corruption action planning and implementation as have been used by a variety of governments and agencies in the transport sector, particularly in World Bank financed projects. A number of lessons are expected to emerge from this session which will be of relevance to practitioners in the sector at large.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Shoreham
Global Road Safety
Wegman, Fred, presiding
The workshop will address the growing global road safety crisis and its projected impact on vulnerable road users. Innovative developments in the provision of safer infrastructure for vulnerable road users will be presented and a panel discussion will then address and lead discussions on the issues raised. The workshop has been structured to allow ample time for participants to engage fully in this dialogue with the panel members and workshop presenters.

Policy and Organization [AB000]
Thursday, January 17, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Building the 21st Century Workforce: Creating a National Strategy
Benz, Gregory, presiding
The transportation workforce has been a key topic of discussion in recent years. Several initiatives have led to the conclusion that the transportation workforce is critical to all transportation organizations, whether public, private, or academic. The Transportation Research Board Executive Committee identified the workforce as a critical issue for the transportation industry, and TRB standing committees recently confirmed that it remains a critical issue. The cross-group session on the 21st century workforce at the 2007 Annual Meeting was a success, resulting in more than 120 participants, who met for four hours. Key points raised by the panel and recommendations raised by breakout participants are as follows: (a) drawing on key issues identified in the session on building the 21st century workforce at the 2007 Annual Meeting, draft a strategic plan for building the national transportation workforce; (b) share the draft with transportation industry groups such as AASHTO, the American Public Transportation Association, the American Road Builders Association, and others; TRB groups; and participants from the 2007 21st century workforce session; discuss and strengthen the plan and especially develop the objectives and actions in the proposed 2008 Workshop on the 21st Century Workforce; form a 21st century transportation workforce community to implement the final national plan for the 21st century workforce.

Strategic Management [ABC10]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Transforming Transportation Organizations: Building and Sustaining Relationship Networks
Park, Hyun-A, presiding
This workshop continues the dialogue from the TRB 2007 summer meeting in Chicago on transforming transportation organizations. Organizational transformation is one of TRB's critical issues and the focus of two of the three topics identified for the 2006 AASHTO CEO Forum. Much of the attention to date has been centered on service delivery and management of the transportation system. This workshop will focus on developing and leveraging external partnerships to address the needs of transportation agencies to adapt their organizations to meet the challenges of 21st-century transportation: less money, growing congestion, aging infrastructure, and information integration, among others. The need to build and maintain relationship networks is going to be key for the progressive organization in getting more done with fewer resources and for DOTs to become better at reaching, influencing and building creditbility with their partners. DOTs need to learn to identify which issues are better addressed with partnerships, how to identify what partners are needed and what roles each partner (including the DOT) is best positioned to serve. There’s a growing sophistication that DOTs can achieve more through partnership on some issues and that partners can reach places DOTs can’t. This workshop will have three presenters who will describe the relationship network used to address specific transportation situations. Participants will learn how to apply relationship mapping and management techniques to any business area in their organization. The second part of the workshop will have groups develop a relationship network using real situations in their organizations. This workshop will bring together practitioners with hands-on experience and researchers to share and discuss ideas for proactively managing organizational improvements through stronger partnerships - legislators, local government officials, environmental interest groups, other state agencies, etc.

Management and Productivity [ABC20]
Thursday, January 17, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Building the 21st Century Workforce: Creating a National Strategy
Benz, Gregory, presiding
The transportation workforce has been a key topic of discussion in recent years. Several initiatives have led to the conclusion that the transportation workforce is critical to all transportation organizations, whether public, private, or academic. The Transportation Research Board Executive Committee identified the workforce as a critical issue for the transportation industry, and TRB standing committees recently confirmed that it remains a critical issue. The cross-group session on the 21st century workforce at the 2007 Annual Meeting was a success, resulting in more than 120 participants, who met for four hours. Key points raised by the panel and recommendations raised by breakout participants are as follows: (a) drawing on key issues identified in the session on building the 21st century workforce at the 2007 Annual Meeting, draft a strategic plan for building the national transportation workforce; (b) share the draft with transportation industry groups such as AASHTO, the American Public Transportation Association, the American Road Builders Association, and others; TRB groups; and participants from the 2007 21st century workforce session; discuss and strengthen the plan and especially develop the objectives and actions in the proposed 2008 Workshop on the 21st Century Workforce; form a 21st century transportation workforce community to implement the final national plan for the 21st century workforce.

Performance Measurement [ABC30]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Output- and Performance-Based Road Contracts
Flintsch, Gerardo, presiding
Output- and performance-based road contracts (OPRCs) developed from the earlier contracts for performance-based management and maintenance of roads (PMMR). They are an alternative to the traditional works contracts under which payment is based on the quantity of work executed. Under OPRCs, contractors are paid for achieving specified outcomes, such as a certain road condition over a prolonged period of time, which is normally several years. If structured correctly, OPRC programs can effectively maintain pavements while at the same time contribute to improved social welfare and local economic conditions. OPRCs are now increasingly used worldwide to rehabilitate, upgrade, and maintain roads, and there is an increasing demand for such operations.

Performance Measurement [ABC30]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Developing Performance Measures for Context-Sensitive Solutions and Community Impact Assessment
Bradley, Scott, presiding
Community impact assessment (CIA) is a multidisciplinary and iterative process that enables transportation professionals to evaluate the effects of transportation project delivery on a community and its quality of life. Context-sensitive solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders in providing a transportation facility that fits its settings. It is an approach that leads to preserving and enhancing scenic, aesthetic, historic, community, and environmental resources while improving or maintaining safety, mobility, and infrastructure conditions. These processes are mutually inclusive and depend on one another for optimum transportation decision making. Although neither of these concepts are new and in fact are supported by numerous laws, regulations, and policies including the most recent SAFETEA-LU legislation, there is heightened visibility and importance around these processes that improve effectiveness and efficiency of project delivery. CIA is a an integral component of CSS because it defines the human environmental context, and both reflect the desired outcome--developing a transportation solution that best fits the needs of the community. In order to advance the state of the practice in both CSS and CIA, it is critical to develop performance measures for both outcome and process goals for transportation project delivery. The workshop will consist of presentations that focus on issues and ideas to promote the development of meaningful CSS and CIA performance measures. It will be followed by facilitated break out groups to identify research needs for developing CSS and CIA related performance measures.

Transportation Asset Management [ABC40]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Data Stewardship: Lessons Learned and Benefits
Stickel, Jack, presiding
Data stewardship is key to successful and efficient decision making--especially in road inventory and asset management. This workshop is the culmination of a trilogy of workshops jointly sponsored by TRB committees on asset and information systems, which began in 2006 with a session on defining and understanding requirements of data stewardship. That workshop was followed by a another in 2007 on benchmarking data stewardship best practices from other industries. The current workshop aims at showcasing actual cases of data stewardship in state departments of transportation, including description of data stewardship organizational architectures, technologies used, and implementation practices. The workshop will also address the role of metadata and data standards in the successful implementation of data management systems. The topics will also focus on documented lessons learned and best practices gained through actual implementation of data stewardship. Presentations will include discussions of data stewardship benefits and the means for quantifying such benefits, as well as discussion about road maps for effective implementation of data stewardships and troubleshooting tools.

Transportation Policy [ABE00]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 12:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Hilton
Cutting Carbs in the Transportation Sector: International Efforts to Address Global Climate Change
Sadik-Khan, Janette, presiding
Global climate change is an issue that transcends national and international borders and involves all modes of transportation. This workshop will offer the current thinking on global climate change and showcase specific legislative and programmatic actions being taken around the world to cut carbon emissions generated by the transportation sector. Key public officials, private-sector operators, researchers, practitioners, and subject matter experts will highlight efforts in their domain that focus on cutting carbon emissions.

Taxation and Finance [ABE10]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
The Emerging Debate about New Systems for Transportation Finance and Funding Approaches for the Future
Munnich, Lee, presiding
The workshop will be structured into two parts and will initiate a dialogue on the emerging issues, which will be continued through Committee meetings and sessions during the rest of the Annual Meeting. The first part of workshop will explore challenges and issues concerning transportation finance and congestion management and will include a USDOT perspective on the issues. A range of key topics will be explored. Should the optimal technology to implement a mileage- and congestion-based transportation finance system be awaited, or should such systems be introduced now, with available technologies? How could the move from variable pilot projects to broad-based deployment of a new system of transportation finance and congestion management be accomplished? How could the public be prepared for the launch of such a new system? Are key transportation stakeholders going to embrace or fight these changes? Are political leaders ready to take on this challenge? Are people ready to embrace a new paradigm for tackling the chronic problems of transportation funding and congestion?
The second part of the workshop will be a forum for feedback to the National Commission on Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing, authorized under section 11142 of SAFETEA-LU, which is planning to issue its first interim report by December 2007. It is required to issue a final report on how the Federal Government should help finance future surface transportation needs by April 2009. The initial report is intended to offer for public comment some initial findings, a list of potential funding sources and financing options, criteria against which the Commission plans to screen the options and a few tentative recommendations. This Feedback Forum will offer a unique opportunity for the audience to hear first-hand about the Commission's work to date, to provide input on its interim report and to offer suggestions to the Commission going forward. Chairman Rob Atkinson and Commissioners Geoff Yarema and Bryan Grote will facilitate a robust discussion of the issues so that all in attendance will be able to participate actively in the Commission's work. Attendees are encouraged to review the first interim report in advance, which will be posted on the Commission's website [accessed through www.dot.gov, under “DOT Highlights”], so they can formulate the questions and comments they wish to offer directly to the Commissioners.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Financing Transportation Infrastructure: Tools to Evaluate the Tradeoffs between Public and Private Approaches
Sale, Suzanne, presiding
With the increasing availability of public-private procurement models, states have many more options for transportation program financing and delivery. Yet, evaluation of these options is often complex. Harris County, Texas decided not to engage in a public private partnership (PPP) for its toll road system, citing concerns about future control, and concluding keeping the system publicly operated would deliver significant benefits. Other state and local governments, including the States of Texas, Florida, and Virginia, have come to different conclusions for some transportation investments, entering into PPPs for new roadway development after careful analysis. And, still others have chosen to enter into long-term leases of existing assets, including the State of Indiana and the City of Chicago.
What criteria should a state or local government use to determine whether a PPP is the appropriate model for new project development and financing? When is it advisable to “monetize” existing assets through long-term lease/concession arrangements? When is it not? A number of parallel efforts are underway to help states evaluate the tradeoffs between public and private financing, delivery, and ownership of transportation infrastructure. These studies will examine how the use of PPPs may affect toll policy, environmental justice, labor relations, life-cycle cost, safety, mobility and other
public sector concerns.
In this interactive session, speakers will discuss a new National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) synthesis report on public sector considerations in PPPs; complexities involved in PPP valuation (from public and private perspectives), FHWA and USDOT research on PPPs, and actual state experience in evaluating tradeoffs on specific projects.

Congestion Pricing [ABE25]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
The Emerging Debate about New Systems for Transportation Finance and Funding Approaches for the Future
Munnich, Lee, presiding
The workshop will be structured into two parts and will initiate a dialogue on the emerging issues, which will be continued through Committee meetings and sessions during the rest of the Annual Meeting. The first part of workshop will explore challenges and issues concerning transportation finance and congestion management and will include a USDOT perspective on the issues. A range of key topics will be explored. Should the optimal technology to implement a mileage- and congestion-based transportation finance system be awaited, or should such systems be introduced now, with available technologies? How could the move from variable pilot projects to broad-based deployment of a new system of transportation finance and congestion management be accomplished? How could the public be prepared for the launch of such a new system? Are key transportation stakeholders going to embrace or fight these changes? Are political leaders ready to take on this challenge? Are people ready to embrace a new paradigm for tackling the chronic problems of transportation funding and congestion?
The second part of the workshop will be a forum for feedback to the National Commission on Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing, authorized under section 11142 of SAFETEA-LU, which is planning to issue its first interim report by December 2007. It is required to issue a final report on how the Federal Government should help finance future surface transportation needs by April 2009. The initial report is intended to offer for public comment some initial findings, a list of potential funding sources and financing options, criteria against which the Commission plans to screen the options and a few tentative recommendations. This Feedback Forum will offer a unique opportunity for the audience to hear first-hand about the Commission's work to date, to provide input on its interim report and to offer suggestions to the Commission going forward. Chairman Rob Atkinson and Commissioners Geoff Yarema and Bryan Grote will facilitate a robust discussion of the issues so that all in attendance will be able to participate actively in the Commission's work. Attendees are encouraged to review the first interim report in advance, which will be posted on the Commission's website [accessed through www.dot.gov, under “DOT Highlights”], so they can formulate the questions and comments they wish to offer directly to the Commissioners.

Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection [ABE40]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Shoreham
Highway Watch Training Program
Nakanishi, Yuko, presiding
This workshop is cosponsored by the AASHTO Special Committee on Transportation Security. Attendees of the workshop will become trained and certified in the Highway Watch, the roadway sector's national safety and security program, which uses the skills, experiences, and "road smarts" of America's transportation workers to help protect the nation's critical infrastructure and the transportation of goods, services, and people. The program conducts antiterrorism and safety-awareness training for highway professionals, and then observations collected from its members though its Highway Watch Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) are shared and analyzed. The Highway Watch ISAC collaborates with law enforcement, federal intelligence agencies, and transportation industry leaders. In addition to sharing information, Highway Watch helps to enhance preparedness in transportation through its Emergency Planning and Education Center (EPEC). EPEC assists the transportation sector to prepare for potential terrorist attacks or natural disasters through research and technology demonstrations.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Shoreham
Bridge and Tunnel Safety and Security
Western, Jeffrey, presiding
U.S. bridges and tunnels have many safety and security concerns. The collapse of the I-35W/Mississippi River Bridge in Minnesota, the fire collapse of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge off-ramp in California, the Big Dig ceiling collapse, the hurricane-damaged bridges, and the events of September 11, 2001, reveal the vulnerabilities of the nation's transportation infrastructure. Initially guided by the AASHTO Task Force on Transportation Security, significant research has been conducted under TRB's Cooperative Research Program with AASHTO and FHWA, as well as other pooled-fund and FHWA-sponsored research projects, to enhance the safety and security of the nation’s bridges. The AASHTO Special Committee on Transportation Security, FHWA, Transportation Security Administration, TRB, and others continue to address bridge and tunnel safety and security at the national level. This workshop provides an update on national bridge events and activities in the past year. The intended audience are those interested in protecting the nation's bridge and tunnel infrastructure, including state bridge engineers and other bridge owners, consultants, academia, and industry partners.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Remote Sensing Technologies for Transportation Applications
Walker, Robert, presiding
This half-day workshop will consider practical uses of satellite and airborne collected remotely sensed data, its derived information, and attendant geographic information system (GIS)-based algorithms and software tools for use in transportation department functions. Other technologies developed by the U.S. Department of Defense such as RADAR and infrared tags that have transportation applications will be reviewed. Results of the Transportation Applications of Restricted Use Technology (TARUT) Study funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Michigan Department of Transportation will be discussed with an emphasis on lessons learned and next steps. Additional case studies will be presented to demonstrate the broader application of these emerging tools. Implications of the adoption of these new technologies on information technology systems and emerging Internet map services for visualization will also be presented.

Critical Transport System Protection Analysis, Integration and Operations Planning and Management [ABE40-2]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Planning Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection: U.S. and International Perspectives
Nelson, Gary, presiding
Transportation planning has evolved to predict and meet social trends in commerce while incorporating changing technologies. The concept of risk--in terms of dealing with uncertain and extreme contingencies--rarely is explicit. The events of September 11, 2001, and emphasis on homeland security have brought new attention to the protection of transportation infrastructure and the accommodation of transportation demands from emergency scenarios. Existing planning practices and institutions generally have to be modified to deal adequately with the extreme contingencies, but within the context of efficient construction, operation, and commerce. New institutional alliances are also being promoted as transportation planning must increase collaboration with emergency management agencies and give more attention to operational issues. This workshop will present innovations and experience in research and practice that address these issues. The scope of the presentations will cover academic, regional planning, and international endeavors to adapt transportation planning to security issues.

Transportation Demand Management [ABE50]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Transportation in Developing Urban Areas: Addressing Air Quality and Climate Change Issues
Kopp, Andreas, presiding
Developing countries will see a dramatic increase in urban population in the coming decades. The population increase will be accompanied by income growth, which is the basis for the expected strong increase in private car use. Demand management in developing countries seems to be even more difficult than it is in developed countries. What are the opportunities to avoid congestion and local air pollution, which strongly restrict the functionality of cities and their contribution to national economic development? What is urban transport policy’s contribution to reducing CO2 emissions?
The workshop is designed to help practitioners and researchers to find answers to these questions and to help identify an urban transport policy agenda for rapidly-growing metropolitan areas.

Accessible Transportation and Mobility [ABE60]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Accessible Transportation and Pedestrian Infrastructure in Less-Developed Countries
Mitchell, Christopher, presiding
Steps to make public transport and pedestrian infrastructure more accessible and safer in less-developed countries helps the whole population because a majority of all journeys are made on foot or by bus or train. This workshop will provide presentations on accessible bus rapid transit in less-developed countries, the mobility and safety of older and disabled pedestrians, international experience with accessible public transport and taxis, and the development of accessible bus stops and low-floor buses in India. It will include a summary of the main outputs from the 11th International Conference on Transport and Mobility for Elderly and Disabled People (TRANSED 2007).

Transportation in the Developing Countries [ABE90]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Innovations in Transportation for Developing Countries
Bennett, Christopher, presiding
Many developing countries are adopting new and innovative technologies for resolving their transport problems. They are able to leapfrog the traditional long development cycle by implementing proved solutions from developed and other developing countries. This approach is enabling them to become more efficient and competitive in the delivery and management of their transport services and infrastructure.
This workshop will present examples of innovative technologies adopted as part of transport projects financed by the World Bank from around the world. It will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers interested in experiences from different countries.
The workshop will cover technologies in road management, intelligent transport systems, traffic management and public transport, as well as the integration of transport into E-government solutions.
The workshop will include information to assist policy makers and public institutions manage the transition and expectations, as well as avoid the pitfalls that can plague implementations of new technologies.

Transportation Education and Training [ABG20]
Thursday, January 17, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Building the 21st Century Workforce: Creating a National Strategy
Benz, Gregory, presiding
The transportation workforce has been a key topic of discussion in recent years. Several initiatives have led to the conclusion that the transportation workforce is critical to all transportation organizations, whether public, private, or academic. The Transportation Research Board Executive Committee identified the workforce as a critical issue for the transportation industry, and TRB standing committees recently confirmed that it remains a critical issue. The cross-group session on the 21st century workforce at the 2007 Annual Meeting was a success, resulting in more than 120 participants, who met for four hours. Key points raised by the panel and recommendations raised by breakout participants are as follows: (a) drawing on key issues identified in the session on building the 21st century workforce at the 2007 Annual Meeting, draft a strategic plan for building the national transportation workforce; (b) share the draft with transportation industry groups such as AASHTO, the American Public Transportation Association, the American Road Builders Association, and others; TRB groups; and participants from the 2007 21st century workforce session; discuss and strengthen the plan and especially develop the objectives and actions in the proposed 2008 Workshop on the 21st Century Workforce; form a 21st century transportation workforce community to implement the final national plan for the 21st century workforce.

Metadata [ABJ00(2)]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Shoreham
Transforming Transportation Organizations: Strategic Executive and Data Partnerships
Reeder, Jill, presiding
This workshop continues the dialogue from the TRB 2007 summer meeting in Chicago on transforming transportation organizations. Organizational transformation is one of TRB's critical issues and the focus of two of the three topics identified for the 2006 AASHTO CEO Forum. This workshop will feature three cases where senior executives have championed successful implementation of information initiatives that strategically used data to make major positive impact on their organizations in a partnership with their technology/data leads who delivered the results. They will share with workshop participants the ingredients that made their initiatives succeed and share lessons learned. The second part of the workshop will have the audience and panelist dialogue about what future opportunities exist for new successes in strategic executive-data partnerships and what research is needed.

National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs [ABJ10]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Application of Passenger Travel Data for National, State, and Local Congestion Performance Measurement
Passenger travel data like the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) coupled with other data programs like the Census Transportation Planning Product (CTPP) and Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) provide a wealth of information about the people who use the system under congested conditions. This workshop will address how passenger travel data can be used to evaluate potential programs, forecast program outcomes, set baseline travel demand measures, and measure performance. The core focus of the workshop will be on how data programs such as NHTS, HPMS, and census data can be used to set baseline measures of the demand-side causes of congestion. The workshop will also touch on behavioral travel demand measures in the areas of safety and intermodalism.

Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems [ABJ20]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Changes to the DOT National Crossing Inventory File and Certain State Initiatives
Hall, James, presiding
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory File database is available on the FAA website, which governmental agencies, railroads, and independent researchers can use to research the many aspects of any of the 277,000 crossings in the nation. Combined with the Crossing Accident-Incident File, the inventory file identifies the most risky crossings for improvements by using the Accident Prediction Model. This workshop will cover the background and purpose of the file, how it works, how updates are obtained, how crossing numbers are assigned, and how to access data. It will include explanations of the DOT accident prediction formula, the GradeDec software, the responsibility for updating (state or railroad), policy and procedures for updating, the new revised inventory form with the added data elements, and the revised file structure. The workshop will include state transportation agency perspectives on the maintenance, management, and use of the rail-crossing file.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Data Stewardship: Lessons Learned and Benefits
Stickel, Jack, presiding
Data stewardship is key to successful and efficient decision making--especially in road inventory and asset management. This workshop is the culmination of a trilogy of workshops jointly sponsored by TRB committees on asset and information systems, which began in 2006 with a session on defining and understanding requirements of data stewardship. That workshop was followed by a another in 2007 on benchmarking data stewardship best practices from other industries. The current workshop aims at showcasing actual cases of data stewardship in state departments of transportation, including description of data stewardship organizational architectures, technologies used, and implementation practices. The workshop will also address the role of metadata and data standards in the successful implementation of data management systems. The topics will also focus on documented lessons learned and best practices gained through actual implementation of data stewardship. Presentations will include discussions of data stewardship benefits and the means for quantifying such benefits, as well as discussion about road maps for effective implementation of data stewardships and troubleshooting tools.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Recommended Revisions to AASHTO Guidelines for Traffic Data Programs
Kreideweis, Jonette, presiding
The first edition of the AASHTO Guidelines for Traffic Data Programs was published in 1992. Since then many advances have been made in traffic monitoring procedures, so an updated Recommended Guidelines document was recently completed as an NCHRP study. The objective of the guidelines is to improve the quality of the traffic information that supports decisions at all levels of the transportation profession. To realize this objective, this document is a reference for professional traffic monitoring and establishes recommended national traffic monitoring practices that reflect advances made in the last several years. This workshop will provide an overview of the Recommended Guidelines and feature speakers at the national and state levels to discuss the new guidelines.

Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems [ABJ30]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Integrating Archived Traffic Operations Data into Planning Data Systems
Turner, Shawn, presiding
As the role of traditional data programs continues to evolve in state transportation agencies, data program managers may be asked to explore alternative data sources to supplement or improve upon existing sources. Archived operations data potentially could be a rich source of traffic data to be integrated into planning data systems. There are several benefits to integrating traffic operations data, but in some cases, there are several institutional and technical barriers. This session includes speakers who will talk about their experiences, their successes, and the barriers they are working to overcome.

Highway Traffic Monitoring [ABJ35]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Recommended Revisions to AASHTO Guidelines for Traffic Data Programs
Kreideweis, Jonette, presiding
The first edition of the AASHTO Guidelines for Traffic Data Programs was published in 1992. Since then many advances have been made in traffic monitoring procedures, so an updated Recommended Guidelines document was recently completed as an NCHRP study. The objective of the guidelines is to improve the quality of the traffic information that supports decisions at all levels of the transportation profession. To realize this objective, this document is a reference for professional traffic monitoring and establishes recommended national traffic monitoring practices that reflect advances made in the last several years. This workshop will provide an overview of the Recommended Guidelines and feature speakers at the national and state levels to discuss the new guidelines.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Integrating Archived Traffic Operations Data into Planning Data Systems
Turner, Shawn, presiding
As the role of traditional data programs continues to evolve in state transportation agencies, data program managers may be asked to explore alternative data sources to supplement or improve upon existing sources. Archived operations data potentially could be a rich source of traffic data to be integrated into planning data systems. There are several benefits to integrating traffic operations data, but in some cases, there are several institutional and technical barriers. This session includes speakers who will talk about their experiences, their successes, and the barriers they are working to overcome.

Travel Survey Methods [ABJ40]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Application of Passenger Travel Data for National, State, and Local Congestion Performance Measurement
Passenger travel data like the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) coupled with other data programs like the Census Transportation Planning Product (CTPP) and Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) provide a wealth of information about the people who use the system under congested conditions. This workshop will address how passenger travel data can be used to evaluate potential programs, forecast program outcomes, set baseline travel demand measures, and measure performance. The core focus of the workshop will be on how data programs such as NHTS, HPMS, and census data can be used to set baseline measures of the demand-side causes of congestion. The workshop will also touch on behavioral travel demand measures in the areas of safety and intermodalism.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Observing Complex Choice Behavior with Stated-Preference Experiments: Innovations in Design
Timmermans, Harry, presiding
This workshop focuses on the tension that exists between extended stated-preference (SP) experiments that allow the study of complex behavior and the limited information processing capacities of decision makers. Although extended SP experiments potentially result in more valid models, they often involve more complex measurement tasks with higher respondent burden and decreased reliability as a result. Recently, various experimental design methods have been proposed that aim at limiting the measurement task and respondent burden, such as uniform designs and D-efficient designs. In this workshop on SP design, contributions to this topic are made by two tutorials on extensions of standard SP experiments and by two tutorials on recently proposed methods to limit the measurement task. Papers on each of the tutorials will be available in advance of the workshop at http://www.travelsurveymethods.org/SP.asp.

Information Systems and Technology [ABJ50]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Data Stewardship: Lessons Learned and Benefits
Stickel, Jack, presiding
Data stewardship is key to successful and efficient decision making--especially in road inventory and asset management. This workshop is the culmination of a trilogy of workshops jointly sponsored by TRB committees on asset and information systems, which began in 2006 with a session on defining and understanding requirements of data stewardship. That workshop was followed by a another in 2007 on benchmarking data stewardship best practices from other industries. The current workshop aims at showcasing actual cases of data stewardship in state departments of transportation, including description of data stewardship organizational architectures, technologies used, and implementation practices. The workshop will also address the role of metadata and data standards in the successful implementation of data management systems. The topics will also focus on documented lessons learned and best practices gained through actual implementation of data stewardship. Presentations will include discussions of data stewardship benefits and the means for quantifying such benefits, as well as discussion about road maps for effective implementation of data stewardships and troubleshooting tools.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Marriott
Using Information Technologies to Support Better Construction Management IV
Williams, Trefor, presiding
This popular half-day workshop will examine emerging technologies and technology tools for improving data collection, communications, and management as well as automation of information management and knowledge discovery that will improve the way construction projects are managed. The participants will examine technologies that are in various phases of development for use on construction job sites. It is expected that examining technologies at various points along the development pipeline will allow the workshop attendees to better understand which new technologies can be leveraged today to increase the production of construction and which technologies might likewise be used in the future. Topics of interest include on-site and site-office communications; intelligent automation of construction tasks; knowledge extraction and management; infrastructure conditioning assessment, modeling, and sensing; integration of project information into visualization and simulation models; project control systems and field management technologies; and communication, collaboration, and coordination technologies. Workshop participants will be asked to generate a list of research topics.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Integrating Archived Traffic Operations Data into Planning Data Systems
Turner, Shawn, presiding
As the role of traditional data programs continues to evolve in state transportation agencies, data program managers may be asked to explore alternative data sources to supplement or improve upon existing sources. Archived operations data potentially could be a rich source of traffic data to be integrated into planning data systems. There are several benefits to integrating traffic operations data, but in some cases, there are several institutional and technical barriers. This session includes speakers who will talk about their experiences, their successes, and the barriers they are working to overcome.

Geographic Information Science and Applications [ABJ60]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Remote Sensing Technologies for Transportation Applications
Walker, Robert, presiding
This half-day workshop will consider practical uses of satellite and airborne collected remotely sensed data, its derived information, and attendant geographic information system (GIS)-based algorithms and software tools for use in transportation department functions. Other technologies developed by the U.S. Department of Defense such as RADAR and infrared tags that have transportation applications will be reviewed. Results of the Transportation Applications of Restricted Use Technology (TARUT) Study funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Michigan Department of Transportation will be discussed with an emphasis on lessons learned and next steps. Additional case studies will be presented to demonstrate the broader application of these emerging tools. Implications of the adoption of these new technologies on information technology systems and emerging Internet map services for visualization will also be presented.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Improving Geospatial Safety Data for Transportation Planning, Design and Operations
Pulugurtha, Srinivas, presiding
Geospatial analysis has become a mainstay of traffic safety planning and analysis. However, safety analysts, engineers, and planners often have to deal with inaccurate and incomplete data. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for a broad range of transportation stakeholders and researchers to identify critical geospatial data needs in support of improved transportation safety. The objectives of the workshop are 1) to identify critical geospatial issues such as procedures, technology, and accuracy of data that are being or need to be collected to support transportation safety, and 2) to recommend actions that may be taken over a three year period to improve geospatial analysis of transportation safety problems at the local, state and national level.

Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications [ABJ70]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Traffic Sensing: Application of Sensing and Planning
Cooper, James, presiding
The workshop is intended to provide an overview of the transportation applications of the current and new generations of sensing equipment and the role these may have in the development of planning tools and live diversion advice. This overview will encompass the development of live information feeds that have played a role in guidance and traffic information systems, but will also look at the potential for intelligent sensing, which can be further applied to the creation of live traffic restriction (of the types used in London and proposed in some other U.K. cities). The presentations will provide a strong introduction to the forms of technologies currently in use and begin to introduce the theories behind them.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
How to Make Maximum Use of Qualitative Information
Kikuchi, Shinya, presiding
The information used in transportation takes many forms. Traditionally, the data that take the form of natural language, approximate numbers, and incomplete data are considered difficult to deal with or sometimes not precise enough, and thus they are often discarded or not seriously taken into account. Yet, after all, most transportation analyses involve data and knowledge bases that are perceptive, language-based inference, and language-based interpretation of the results. In recent years, various artificial intelligence (AI) methods have been developed to treat these nonquantitative data and argue for the scientific credibility of the analysis. This workshop presents the current developments in handling different types of data and knowledge and shows how to apply such techniques to transportation analysis. Included in the presentation are fuzzy set theory, possibility theory, probability theory, data mining, and other techniques for formalizing informal knowledge. Expert presentations will be followed by an audience discussion and exchange of experiences on real-world application of such approaches.

Statistical Methodology and Statistical Computer Software in Transportation Research [ABJ80]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Marriott
Doctoral Student Research in Bituminous Materials and Mixtures
Diefenderfer, Stacey, presiding
This workshop provides the opportunity for doctoral students to present the results of their ongoing research in asphalt materials and mixtures. The presentations will help students by giving them feedback on their research efforts, allowing them to develop and practice presentation skills, and give them the opportunity to meet and interact with graduate student peers.

Planning and Environment [AD000]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Innovative Doctoral Transportation Research by Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship Recipients
Sutton, Gwen, presiding
This workshop features innovative research by advanced Ph.D. Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship students on a broad array of significant transportation topics.

Public Involvement in Transportation [ADA60]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Shoreham
Context-Sensitive Solutions and Managing Effective Public Involvement: Stop the Pain and Increase the Gain
Bradley, Scott, presiding
Context-sensitive solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, multidisciplinary, and integrated approach that relies heavily on meaningful stakeholder and public involvement to plan, develop, and maintain transportation systems and facilities in a manner that preserves or enhances aesthetic, scenic, historic, environmental, and community assets in balance with safety and mobility needs. At the very least, meaningful public involvement should be a purposeful planning and implementation of a program for engagement of potentially affected stakeholders and interested parties in transportation decision making, planning, and project development. Meaningful public involvement should improve and sustain processes and decisions in seeking out and co-creating solutions; it should not sell solutions. Public involvement is required by federal law, and the federal rule making for the recent SAFETEA-LU transportation reauthorization legislation further heightens the requirements and expectations for public involvement in transportation planning and project development. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has been among the leaders in both CSS and public involvement and published “Hear Every Voice: A Guide to Public Involvement at Mn/DOT” in June 1999. Mn/DOT has undertaken a renewed effort, with the assistance of the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) past president and certified master trainer Patricia Van Gorp, to create and deploy Hear Every Voice II as a total revamping and updating of their guidance, as a statewide public involvement plan, with a comprehensive training curriculum offering to mainstream current best practices and SAFETEA-LU compliance. Scott Bradley, of Mn/DOT and TRB Context-Sensitive Design and Solutions Task Force chair, and Patricia Van Gorp, of Beacon Associates International and IAP2, will lead this interactive workshop to share and discuss critical aspects, foundations, best practices, and the appropriate selection of techniques from the toolbox for this approach to planning and managing effective public involvement in transportation.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Developing Performance Measures for Context-Sensitive Solutions and Community Impact Assessment
Bradley, Scott, presiding
Community impact assessment (CIA) is a multidisciplinary and iterative process that enables transportation professionals to evaluate the effects of transportation project delivery on a community and its quality of life. Context-sensitive solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders in providing a transportation facility that fits its settings. It is an approach that leads to preserving and enhancing scenic, aesthetic, historic, community, and environmental resources while improving or maintaining safety, mobility, and infrastructure conditions. These processes are mutually inclusive and depend on one another for optimum transportation decision making. Although neither of these concepts are new and in fact are supported by numerous laws, regulations, and policies including the most recent SAFETEA-LU legislation, there is heightened visibility and importance around these processes that improve effectiveness and efficiency of project delivery. CIA is a an integral component of CSS because it defines the human environmental context, and both reflect the desired outcome--developing a transportation solution that best fits the needs of the community. In order to advance the state of the practice in both CSS and CIA, it is critical to develop performance measures for both outcome and process goals for transportation project delivery. The workshop will consist of presentations that focus on issues and ideas to promote the development of meaningful CSS and CIA performance measures. It will be followed by facilitated break out groups to identify research needs for developing CSS and CIA related performance measures.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Right-Sizing Your Public Involvement Program
Meyer, Judy, presiding
This workshop will provide participants with hands-on experience in developing an appropriate public involvement program for a particular type of planning effort. Three levels of planning will be discussed: the regional or metropolitan planning organization; corridor feasibility or alternatives; and the specific project (such as an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement). Participants will consider a range of communications tools and techniques in developing the public involvement programs.

Traveler Behavior and Values [ADB10]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Practical and Institutional Issues in the Transition to Activity-Based Models
Bradley, Mark, presiding
Previous TRB sessions and workshops on activity-based modeling methods have focused on the behavioral theory and the technical aspects of the models. In this panel session, we will learn about the practical aspects of the transition to these methods within the institutional frameworks of US regional, state and county government agencies. Speakers from several agencies that have implemented or are planning to implement new activity-based models will give their unique perspectives on a number of topics, including: obtaining funding and board/decision-maker approval; the transition process from the previous models to the new ones; the roles and responses of staff and partner agencies; and the features of the new models that have proven most appealing or problematic in practice.
We envision this as a very interactive workshop. The format will be a panel session with very short introductory presentations, followed by interactive discussion on a number of focused topics.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Doctoral Student Research in Transportation Modeling
Lovell, David, presiding
This half-day seminar consists of reports of Ph.D. student research on transportation modeling and travel behavior. Reports of recently completed or nearly completed Ph.D. dissertations and research in progress are featured.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Observing Complex Choice Behavior with Stated-Preference Experiments: Innovations in Design
Timmermans, Harry, presiding
This workshop focuses on the tension that exists between extended stated-preference (SP) experiments that allow the study of complex behavior and the limited information processing capacities of decision makers. Although extended SP experiments potentially result in more valid models, they often involve more complex measurement tasks with higher respondent burden and decreased reliability as a result. Recently, various experimental design methods have been proposed that aim at limiting the measurement task and respondent burden, such as uniform designs and D-efficient designs. In this workshop on SP design, contributions to this topic are made by two tutorials on extensions of standard SP experiments and by two tutorials on recently proposed methods to limit the measurement task. Papers on each of the tutorials will be available in advance of the workshop at http://www.travelsurveymethods.org/SP.asp.

Telecommunications and Travel Behavior [ADB20]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Doctoral Student Research in Transportation Modeling
Lovell, David, presiding
This half-day seminar consists of reports of Ph.D. student research on transportation modeling and travel behavior. Reports of recently completed or nearly completed Ph.D. dissertations and research in progress are featured.

Transportation Network Modeling [ADB30]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Doctoral Student Research in Transportation Modeling
Lovell, David, presiding
This half-day seminar consists of reports of Ph.D. student research on transportation modeling and travel behavior. Reports of recently completed or nearly completed Ph.D. dissertations and research in progress are featured.

Transportation Demand Forecasting [ADB40]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Practical and Institutional Issues in the Transition to Activity-Based Models
Bradley, Mark, presiding
Previous TRB sessions and workshops on activity-based modeling methods have focused on the behavioral theory and the technical aspects of the models. In this panel session, we will learn about the practical aspects of the transition to these methods within the institutional frameworks of US regional, state and county government agencies. Speakers from several agencies that have implemented or are planning to implement new activity-based models will give their unique perspectives on a number of topics, including: obtaining funding and board/decision-maker approval; the transition process from the previous models to the new ones; the roles and responses of staff and partner agencies; and the features of the new models that have proven most appealing or problematic in practice.
We envision this as a very interactive workshop. The format will be a panel session with very short introductory presentations, followed by interactive discussion on a number of focused topics.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Integrated Urban Models in Practice: Decision Support for Sustainable Urban Growth
Miller, Eric, presiding
The primary purpose of this workshop is to provide case studies of operational integrated transportation–land use models in North America and Europe and to demonstrate ways in which these models are being used in practice to guide transportation investment and land development decision making for sustainable urban growth. Many urban planning organizations are still not familiar with the concept of integrated modeling or are not conversant with the extent to which modern integrated urban models are increasingly being used in practical planning settings. This workshop will briefly define what is meant by integrated urban modeling, the motivation for using integrated models within urban land use and transportation planning, and what the current state of the practice is. The majority of the workshop will then focus on a set of case studies of operational integrated models and their policy analysis applications presented by the planning organizations using these models. Throughout the workshop emphasis will be on the policy analysis capabilities and impacts of these models rather than on their technical details. Thus, it is hoped that the workshop will be of particular interest to planning and modeling directors and managers with responsibility for urban planning, policy analysis, and decision making.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Doctoral Student Research in Transportation Modeling
Lovell, David, presiding
This half-day seminar consists of reports of Ph.D. student research on transportation modeling and travel behavior. Reports of recently completed or nearly completed Ph.D. dissertations and research in progress are featured.

Moving Activity-Based Approaches To Practice [ADB60T]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Practical and Institutional Issues in the Transition to Activity-Based Models
Bradley, Mark, presiding
Previous TRB sessions and workshops on activity-based modeling methods have focused on the behavioral theory and the technical aspects of the models. In this panel session, we will learn about the practical aspects of the transition to these methods within the institutional frameworks of US regional, state and county government agencies. Speakers from several agencies that have implemented or are planning to implement new activity-based models will give their unique perspectives on a number of topics, including: obtaining funding and board/decision-maker approval; the transition process from the previous models to the new ones; the roles and responses of staff and partner agencies; and the features of the new models that have proven most appealing or problematic in practice.
We envision this as a very interactive workshop. The format will be a panel session with very short introductory presentations, followed by interactive discussion on a number of focused topics.

Environment and Energy [ADC00]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 12:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Hilton
Cutting Carbs in the Transportation Sector: International Efforts to Address Global Climate Change
Sadik-Khan, Janette, presiding
Global climate change is an issue that transcends national and international borders and involves all modes of transportation. This workshop will offer the current thinking on global climate change and showcase specific legislative and programmatic actions being taken around the world to cut carbon emissions generated by the transportation sector. Key public officials, private-sector operators, researchers, practitioners, and subject matter experts will highlight efforts in their domain that focus on cutting carbon emissions.

Environmental Analysis in Transportation [ADC10]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Integration of Planning and Environmental Analysis in Transportation
Opperman, Antony, presiding
This workshop is designed for both practitioners and researchers to provide an understanding of how resource planning and transportation planning are being integrated to ensure coordinated, transparent, and balanced results yielding solutions that protect the environment and advance the delivery of transportation projects. Joint planning (in keeping with Sections 6001, 6002, 3005, and 3006 of SAFETEA-LU) has received increasing emphasis.
The workshop will provide:

A broad overview of the regulatory intent and objectives of the planning regulations in 6001, 6002, 3005, and 3006 of SAFETEA-LU;
An overview of conservation tools in place and how they can be used to aid the integration of various planning processes;
A brief overview of case studies from around the country;
A forum for sharing experiences involving efforts to integrate natural resource, cultural resource, and social environments into transportation planning to facilitate the environmental review process; and
Identify potential new research or process initiatives that can enhance effectiveness of balanced and streamlined decision-making.

Workshop participants will be invited to share experiences, provide insights, make recommendations and provide valuable perspectives for enhancing the effectiveness of transportation decision-making.
Whether you are attending or not, please enrich the workshop by sharing your experiences and insights by e-mailing your thoughts to Martin Palmer at palmema@wsdot.wa.gov by December 15, 2007.

Transportation and Air Quality [ADC20]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Addressing Data and Integration Issues for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency MOVES Model
Byun, Joon, presiding
The workshop will investigate the latest research and cooperative efforts to ensure that transportation and air quality agencies have or are developing sufficient data sources so that the U.S. EPA MOVES model will produce robust results when used for regulatory and planning purposes. The workshop will also look at the challenges of integrating the MOVES model with in-use transportation models for analysis at both the metropolitan and regional levels as well as at the project level.

Ecology and Transportation [ADC30]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Integration of Planning and Environmental Analysis in Transportation
Opperman, Antony, presiding
This workshop is designed for both practitioners and researchers to provide an understanding of how resource planning and transportation planning are being integrated to ensure coordinated, transparent, and balanced results yielding solutions that protect the environment and advance the delivery of transportation projects. Joint planning (in keeping with Sections 6001, 6002, 3005, and 3006 of SAFETEA-LU) has received increasing emphasis.
The workshop will provide:

A broad overview of the regulatory intent and objectives of the planning regulations in 6001, 6002, 3005, and 3006 of SAFETEA-LU;
An overview of conservation tools in place and how they can be used to aid the integration of various planning processes;
A brief overview of case studies from around the country;
A forum for sharing experiences involving efforts to integrate natural resource, cultural resource, and social environments into transportation planning to facilitate the environmental review process; and
Identify potential new research or process initiatives that can enhance effectiveness of balanced and streamlined decision-making.

Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration [ADC40]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
How to Design and Build Quieter Pavements
Rasmussen, Robert, presiding
This full-day workshop has two primary objectives: to educate the transportation industry about the fundamentals of tire-pavement noise and quieter pavements and to update the transportation industry about the state of the practice in designing and building quieter pavements. The morning session, Tire-Pavement Noise 101, will be based on the successful FHWA workshop of the same name, managed by Mark Swanlund of the Office of Pavement Technology and Mark Ferroni of the Office of Natural and Human Environment. Instructors will include Rob Rasmussen, of the Transtec Group; Bob Bernhard, of Purdue University; and Paul Donavan, of Illingworth & Rodkin. The afternoon session, on the state of the practice, will include a practicum session that brings in additional invited speakers including Andre Smit, of the National Center for Asphalt Technology; Paul Wiegand, of the National Center on Concrete Pavement Technology; representatives from state departments of transportation; and national and international leaders in this field. Specific topics will include better practices for designing and building quieter pavements, available measurement technologies, and the status of quiet pavement research programs both nationwide and worldwide.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Wayside Transit Noise Predictions Used to Supplement the FTA Noise Impact Methodology
Wolf, Steven, presiding
Some of the practices currently used to supplement the FTA transit noise guidance methodologies will be presented. Topics include vertical propagation of wayside train noise; evaluation and prediction of wheel squeal noise; prediction of at grade and grade crossing noise; wayside noise from train horns; and innovative wayside noise mitigation measures.

Historic and Archeological Preservation in Transportation [ADC50]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Integration of Planning and Environmental Analysis in Transportation
Opperman, Antony, presiding
This workshop is designed for both practitioners and researchers to provide an understanding of how resource planning and transportation planning are being integrated to ensure coordinated, transparent, and balanced results yielding solutions that protect the environment and advance the delivery of transportation projects. Joint planning (in keeping with Sections 6001, 6002, 3005, and 3006 of SAFETEA-LU) has received increasing emphasis.
The workshop will provide:

A broad overview of the regulatory intent and objectives of the planning regulations in 6001, 6002, 3005, and 3006 of SAFETEA-LU;
An overview of conservation tools in place and how they can be used to aid the integration of various planning processes;
A brief overview of case studies from around the country;
A forum for sharing experiences involving efforts to integrate natural resource, cultural resource, and social environments into transportation planning to facilitate the environmental review process; and
Identify potential new research or process initiatives that can enhance effectiveness of balanced and streamlined decision-making.

Transportation Energy and Alternative Fuels [ADC75]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 12:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Hilton
Cutting Carbs in the Transportation Sector: International Efforts to Address Global Climate Change
Sadik-Khan, Janette, presiding
Global climate change is an issue that transcends national and international borders and involves all modes of transportation. This workshop will offer the current thinking on global climate change and showcase specific legislative and programmatic actions being taken around the world to cut carbon emissions generated by the transportation sector. Key public officials, private-sector operators, researchers, practitioners, and subject matter experts will highlight efforts in their domain that focus on cutting carbon emissions.

Social and Economic Factors of Transportation [ADD20]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Developing Performance Measures for Context-Sensitive Solutions and Community Impact Assessment
Bradley, Scott, presiding
Community impact assessment (CIA) is a multidisciplinary and iterative process that enables transportation professionals to evaluate the effects of transportation project delivery on a community and its quality of life. Context-sensitive solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders in providing a transportation facility that fits its settings. It is an approach that leads to preserving and enhancing scenic, aesthetic, historic, community, and environmental resources while improving or maintaining safety, mobility, and infrastructure conditions. These processes are mutually inclusive and depend on one another for optimum transportation decision making. Although neither of these concepts are new and in fact are supported by numerous laws, regulations, and policies including the most recent SAFETEA-LU legislation, there is heightened visibility and importance around these processes that improve effectiveness and efficiency of project delivery. CIA is a an integral component of CSS because it defines the human environmental context, and both reflect the desired outcome--developing a transportation solution that best fits the needs of the community. In order to advance the state of the practice in both CSS and CIA, it is critical to develop performance measures for both outcome and process goals for transportation project delivery. The workshop will consist of presentations that focus on issues and ideas to promote the development of meaningful CSS and CIA performance measures. It will be followed by facilitated break out groups to identify research needs for developing CSS and CIA related performance measures.

Community Impact Assessment [ADD20(1)]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Shoreham
Context-Sensitive Solutions and Managing Effective Public Involvement: Stop the Pain and Increase the Gain
Bradley, Scott, presiding
Context-sensitive solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, multidisciplinary, and integrated approach that relies heavily on meaningful stakeholder and public involvement to plan, develop, and maintain transportation systems and facilities in a manner that preserves or enhances aesthetic, scenic, historic, environmental, and community assets in balance with safety and mobility needs. At the very least, meaningful public involvement should be a purposeful planning and implementation of a program for engagement of potentially affected stakeholders and interested parties in transportation decision making, planning, and project development. Meaningful public involvement should improve and sustain processes and decisions in seeking out and co-creating solutions; it should not sell solutions. Public involvement is required by federal law, and the federal rule making for the recent SAFETEA-LU transportation reauthorization legislation further heightens the requirements and expectations for public involvement in transportation planning and project development. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has been among the leaders in both CSS and public involvement and published “Hear Every Voice: A Guide to Public Involvement at Mn/DOT” in June 1999. Mn/DOT has undertaken a renewed effort, with the assistance of the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) past president and certified master trainer Patricia Van Gorp, to create and deploy Hear Every Voice II as a total revamping and updating of their guidance, as a statewide public involvement plan, with a comprehensive training curriculum offering to mainstream current best practices and SAFETEA-LU compliance. Scott Bradley, of Mn/DOT and TRB Context-Sensitive Design and Solutions Task Force chair, and Patricia Van Gorp, of Beacon Associates International and IAP2, will lead this interactive workshop to share and discuss critical aspects, foundations, best practices, and the appropriate selection of techniques from the toolbox for this approach to planning and managing effective public involvement in transportation.

Transportation and Land Development [ADD30]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Integrated Urban Models in Practice: Decision Support for Sustainable Urban Growth
Miller, Eric, presiding
The primary purpose of this workshop is to provide case studies of operational integrated transportation–land use models in North America and Europe and to demonstrate ways in which these models are being used in practice to guide transportation investment and land development decision making for sustainable urban growth. Many urban planning organizations are still not familiar with the concept of integrated modeling or are not conversant with the extent to which modern integrated urban models are increasingly being used in practical planning settings. This workshop will briefly define what is meant by integrated urban modeling, the motivation for using integrated models within urban land use and transportation planning, and what the current state of the practice is. The majority of the workshop will then focus on a set of case studies of operational integrated models and their policy analysis applications presented by the planning organizations using these models. Throughout the workshop emphasis will be on the policy analysis capabilities and impacts of these models rather than on their technical details. Thus, it is hoped that the workshop will be of particular interest to planning and modeling directors and managers with responsibility for urban planning, policy analysis, and decision making.

Transportation and Sustainability [ADD40]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Hilton
Output- and Performance-Based Road Contracts
Flintsch, Gerardo, presiding
Output- and performance-based road contracts (OPRCs) developed from the earlier contracts for performance-based management and maintenance of roads (PMMR). They are an alternative to the traditional works contracts under which payment is based on the quantity of work executed. Under OPRCs, contractors are paid for achieving specified outcomes, such as a certain road condition over a prolonged period of time, which is normally several years. If structured correctly, OPRC programs can effectively maintain pavements while at the same time contribute to improved social welfare and local economic conditions. OPRCs are now increasingly used worldwide to rehabilitate, upgrade, and maintain roads, and there is an increasing demand for such operations.

Design and Construction
Geometric Design [AFB10]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Marriott
Future of Geometric Design and Graduate Student Research Summaries
McDonald, David, presiding
In this two part workshop, there will be discussion on the committee’s vision of geometric design and research reports on graduate student geometric design research.
Part A. How can we support the future needs of Geometric Design?
The AFB10 committee addresses the design of highway and street geometric elements that affect efficient traffic operations and safety. The committee focuses on the research, development, documentation, and presentation of geometric design criteria, standards, and methods. The committee also encourages the adoption of revised geometric design criteria, standards, and methods into operational guides for both state and local governments. The challenge is to create a framework to enhance geometric design by leading the development of criteria and guidelines for safe and efficient roadway space sensitive to user needs, vehicle characteristics, and the human and natural environment.

The workshop will begin with an overview of the Geometric Design committee’s evolution over the past year.
• Process taken to reorganize the committee,
• Revised organizational structure,
• Goals and vision of the committee (including how to support geometric design research, how this committee will interact with other TRB committees / subcommittees, how we will interact with AASHTO, and how to engage people in our activities), and
• Time for consensus building.

Part B. Graduate Student Research.
Graduate students will report on geometric design research. Reports of recently completed or nearly complete dissertations and theses will be presented.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Shoreham
Guidelines for Historic Road Corridors
Hadlow, Robert, presiding
NCHRP is currently developing guidelines for managing and improving historic road corridors. The effort focuses on the development of guidelines and management recommendations that will integrate safety, roadway performance, and historic preservation for historic roads. The first part of the workshop will provide participants with an overview of the current state of the practice in historic road corridor design and management. Results from an extensive survey of professional practitioners involved in historic roadway management and design will be shared. A list of issues and needs related to design and management identified in the research of current practices will be presented. The second part of the workshop will include small-group facilitated sessions to gather ideas from participants on potential design recommendations and guidelines to address the issues and needs of historic corridors.

Low-Volume Roads [AFB30]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Shoreham
Impacts of Rural Roads
Keller, Gordon, presiding
This workshop is designed for professionals working on rural road issues in developing country contexts. The workshop will draw on recent research and may include highlights from the Low-Volume Roads Conference held in June 2007 in Austin, Texas. Case studies investigating both the macroeconomic effects of rural road programs and studies of the local impact of road investment will be considered. In addition, there will be a discussion of the methodologies employed. Since millennium development goals were adopted in 2000 as the world’s common goal for poverty alleviation, rural roads have been receiving renewed interest in their role of helping to reduce poverty and assist with social service delivery. To this end, governments and donor agencies are currently spending many billions of dollars on rural road programs in developing countries and it is important that effective planning procedures be adopted. This year marks the halfway point toward the target year of 2015, making this workshop particularly timely and an opportunity to reflect on how rural roads have contributed to the agenda, as well as to exchange ideas on how to move forward in achieving solid outcomes through rural roads.

Landscape and Environmental Design [AFB40]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Shoreham
Context-Sensitive Solutions and Managing Effective Public Involvement: Stop the Pain and Increase the Gain
Bradley, Scott, presiding
Context-sensitive solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, multidisciplinary, and integrated approach that relies heavily on meaningful stakeholder and public involvement to plan, develop, and maintain transportation systems and facilities in a manner that preserves or enhances aesthetic, scenic, historic, environmental, and community assets in balance with safety and mobility needs. At the very least, meaningful public involvement should be a purposeful planning and implementation of a program for engagement of potentially affected stakeholders and interested parties in transportation decision making, planning, and project development. Meaningful public involvement should improve and sustain processes and decisions in seeking out and co-creating solutions; it should not sell solutions. Public involvement is required by federal law, and the federal rule making for the recent SAFETEA-LU transportation reauthorization legislation further heightens the requirements and expectations for public involvement in transportation planning and project development. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has been among the leaders in both CSS and public involvement and published “Hear Every Voice: A Guide to Public Involvement at Mn/DOT” in June 1999. Mn/DOT has undertaken a renewed effort, with the assistance of the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) past president and certified master trainer Patricia Van Gorp, to create and deploy Hear Every Voice II as a total revamping and updating of their guidance, as a statewide public involvement plan, with a comprehensive training curriculum offering to mainstream current best practices and SAFETEA-LU compliance. Scott Bradley, of Mn/DOT and TRB Context-Sensitive Design and Solutions Task Force chair, and Patricia Van Gorp, of Beacon Associates International and IAP2, will lead this interactive workshop to share and discuss critical aspects, foundations, best practices, and the appropriate selection of techniques from the toolbox for this approach to planning and managing effective public involvement in transportation.

Context Sensitive Design/Solutions (CSD/CSS) [AFB50T]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Shoreham
Context-Sensitive Solutions and Managing Effective Public Involvement: Stop the Pain and Increase the Gain
Bradley, Scott, presiding
Context-sensitive solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, multidisciplinary, and integrated approach that relies heavily on meaningful stakeholder and public involvement to plan, develop, and maintain transportation systems and facilities in a manner that preserves or enhances aesthetic, scenic, historic, environmental, and community assets in balance with safety and mobility needs. At the very least, meaningful public involvement should be a purposeful planning and implementation of a program for engagement of potentially affected stakeholders and interested parties in transportation decision making, planning, and project development. Meaningful public involvement should improve and sustain processes and decisions in seeking out and co-creating solutions; it should not sell solutions. Public involvement is required by federal law, and the federal rule making for the recent SAFETEA-LU transportation reauthorization legislation further heightens the requirements and expectations for public involvement in transportation planning and project development. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has been among the leaders in both CSS and public involvement and published “Hear Every Voice: A Guide to Public Involvement at Mn/DOT” in June 1999. Mn/DOT has undertaken a renewed effort, with the assistance of the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) past president and certified master trainer Patricia Van Gorp, to create and deploy Hear Every Voice II as a total revamping and updating of their guidance, as a statewide public involvement plan, with a comprehensive training curriculum offering to mainstream current best practices and SAFETEA-LU compliance. Scott Bradley, of Mn/DOT and TRB Context-Sensitive Design and Solutions Task Force chair, and Patricia Van Gorp, of Beacon Associates International and IAP2, will lead this interactive workshop to share and discuss critical aspects, foundations, best practices, and the appropriate selection of techniques from the toolbox for this approach to planning and managing effective public involvement in transportation.

Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Quality [AFB60]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Marriott
Design for Fish Passage at Roadway-Stream Crossings
Hotchkiss, Rollin, presiding
FHWA is in the process of developing a hydraulic engineering circular on the design for fish passage at roadway-stream crossings. The proposed circular (Phase II) will use a recently completed FHWA synthesis report (Phase I) on the topic as a base reference. This workshop will present the issue of fish passage at culverts using the completed synthesis report and will cover the following topics: culverts as potential barriers to fish passage, creation of a culvert inventory and assessment and priority-ranking of culverts for rehabilitation or replacement, currently available design procedures for culvert design for fish passage, and construction, maintenance, and inspection issues. Completed examples of projects will be shown and an open discussion will be held on research needs for the future.

Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction [AFB80]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Hilton
Remote Sensing Technologies for Transportation Applications
Walker, Robert, presiding
This half-day workshop will consider practical uses of satellite and airborne collected remotely sensed data, its derived information, and attendant geographic information system (GIS)-based algorithms and software tools for use in transportation department functions. Other technologies developed by the U.S. Department of Defense such as RADAR and infrared tags that have transportation applications will be reviewed. Results of the Transportation Applications of Restricted Use Technology (TARUT) Study funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Michigan Department of Transportation will be discussed with an emphasis on lessons learned and next steps. Additional case studies will be presented to demonstrate the broader application of these emerging tools. Implications of the adoption of these new technologies on information technology systems and emerging Internet map services for visualization will also be presented.

Pavement Management Systems [AFD10]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Shoreham
Using a Pavement Management System to Locally Calibrate Models in Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
Stephanos, Peter, presiding
This workshop will present best practices to locally calibrate the performance models within the new Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide by using a pavement management system. The workshop will include presentations on best practices used across the country to calibrate models, guidance on effective approaches to calibrate models, case studies from lead states that have taken steps to calibrate models, and elements of a pavement management system that are essential to effectively calibrate models.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Shoreham
Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Workshop
Fults, Kenneth, presiding
The workshop will include topical areas covering local calibration, materials characterizations, and traffic and axle weight data and will feature a discussion by at least two state departments of transportation on implementation issues. Time will be set aside for questions and answers.

Pavement Monitoring, Evaluation and Data Storage [AFD20]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Marriott
Automated Survey of Pavement Distress
Wang, Kelvin, presiding
Survey of pavement distresses is a critical component in pavement evaluation and rehabilitation. State and local highway agencies are increasingly relying on distress data for their pavement management systems. In recent years, there have been substantial progresses in data acquisition and data automation. In particular, laser based illumination technology has solved decades old problem of not being able to obtain shadow-free images of pavements. Software based processing techniques allow comprehensive evaluation of various types of pavement distresses. This workshop will review the state-of-the-art developments for automated distress survey, including data collection and data interpretation. Another main thrust of the workshop is the presentations by government and research agencies on their experiences in using various techniques in data acquisition and processing. Developers and vendors of technologies will demonstrate their latest wares during the presentation.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Shoreham
Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Workshop
Fults, Kenneth, presiding
The workshop will include topical areas covering local calibration, materials characterizations, and traffic and axle weight data and will feature a discussion by at least two state departments of transportation on implementation issues. Time will be set aside for questions and answers.

Full-Scale and Accelerated Pavement Testing [AFD40]
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Marriott
Validation of Advanced Flexible Pavement Modeling with Accelerated Pavement Testing Data
Al-Qadi, Imad, presiding
The state of the art of modeling pavement materials and pavements continues to advance as formulations for inelastic constitutive modeling take cues from thermodynamics, chemistry, and other sciences. Such advanced models provide better numerical tools to describe the behavior of pavement materials in primary response (strain, stress) and secondary response (distresses, cracking, permanent deformation). However, the laboratory setting is more often the choice to validate advanced models, and if validation is done appropriately, it should be under conditions that are considerably different from those for calibration--different temperature, load rate, stress conditions, and sample geometry conditions. The ultimate condition for validation is in the field, where layered pavement structures are loaded by live tires repeatedly. Increases in computational power also provide more opportunities to apply advanced models where it has been traditionally too costly in time. However, it is generally understood that direct application and prediction of pavement structural responses throughout a meaningful period with advanced material models is still out of reach for real pavements under operating conditions. Co