2007 Traffic Signal Forum Presentations

2007 Traffic Signal Forum - March 14, 2007
Presentations (all in pdf)

Keynote Speaker: Regina McElroy, Director, Office of Transportation Management, Office of Operations, Federal Highway Administration: USDOT Congestion Initiative

Opening Remarks:

• Tom Hicks, Director, Office of Traffic & Safety, Maryland State Highway Administration
• Soumya Dey, Deputy Associate Director, District Department of Transportation
• Raymond Khoury, State Traffic Engineer, Virginia Department of Transportation

Sesion 1A - Timing

• Traffic Signal Optimization - Nhan Vu, VDOT
• Adaptive Signal Control - Raj Ghaman, FHWA
• Performance Measures for Signalized Intersections - Darcy Bullock, Purdue University

Session 1B - Equipment/Technology

• Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) - Ed Paulis, MSHA
• Pedestrian Safety Advocate - Philip Strong, American Council for the Blind
• Pedestrian Signal Beacon - Douglas Hansen, Fairfax County

Session 1C - Resources/Training

• IMSA Certification - Mike Licalzi, IMSA
• TWOS/TOPS - Phil Caruso, ITE
• FHWA Resource Center/Arterial Management Program - Eddie Curtis, FHWA

Session 2A - Standards

• Benefits of Standardization - Diederick Van Dillen, Siemens
• LED Signal Standards - Carl K. Andersen, FHWA

Session 2B - Detection

• Non-Intrusive Vehicle Detection Technology - Ziad Sabra, Sabra-Wang & Associates
• County Weather System - Ed Jones, Prince George's County

Session 2C - Systems Integration

• Regional ITS Architecture Challenges for Transit Signal Priority - J.F. Peter Meenehan, WMATA
• Transit Signal Priority, Route 1 Study - Kyoungho Ahn, VTTI
• Integration of Multiple Systems - Wasim Raja, Arlington County

Session 3A - Studies

• Signaling Aspects of Conversion of One-Way Paired Streets to Two-Way - Alex Verzosa, City of Fairfax
• Conversion from Incandescent to LED, Baltimore City - Karen Galindo-White, Energy Systems Group
• Freeway-Arterial Coordination - Bob Sheehan, VDOT

Session 3B - Maintenance

• DDOT Emergency Back-up Generators - Harvey Alexander/William McGuirk, DDOT
• Video Detection - Freddie Neal, Econolite

Session 3C - Regional Projects

• Replacing Urban Traffic Control System - Mike Kinney, Montgomery County DPWT
• 4th of July Operation Fast Forward - Joe Kammerman, DDOT
  

For more information:
Bala Akundi, bakundi@baltometro.org or 410-732-0500 x1019.



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