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2007 Transportation Short Course:
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Speaker Information and Needs

Session 16
Planning
Wednesday, October 17
Room: 212 MSC

Speaker: Peggy Thurin
Title: Statewide Planning Coordinator
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: NAFTA Study Update
Presentation Summary: Presenting the findings of the NAFTA Study update
Bio/Expertise Highlights: Project manager of the study
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, LCD projector
laptop
Speaker: John Munoz
Title: Deputy Director, Finance Division
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: Future Transportation Funding Outlook in Texas
Presentation Summary: Anticipated funding available from traditional and innovative funding sources.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: I have 20 years of experience managing the traditional funding sources and I am heavily involved with public private partnership procurement activities, bond financing, pass-through and toll equity funding programs, .
A/V Needs: podium with microphone
Speaker: Agustin De La Rosa
Title: Director
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: Border Planning Organizations & Their Roles in Transportation Planning
Presentation Summary: Discuss various groups and organizations that focus on the U.S./Mexico Border for transportation planning to facilitate the flow of people and goods.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: As Director of the IRO, I have represented TxDOT on several bi-national committees that focus on transportation planning at the U.S./Mexico Border. These include the U.S./Mexico Joint Working Committee, U.S./Mexico Bi-National Bridges and Borders Crossing Group, and the Border Governors Conference Border Crossings Worktable. Additionally, I have coordinated various activities with numerous groups that focus on the U.S./Mexico Border. The IRO takes the lead for TxDOT in coordinating border transportation issues.
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, LCD projector
Lab Top; Screen
Speaker: Christina Currier
Title: Senior Researcher
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: Effects of the Panama Canal Expansion on Texas Ports and Highways
Presentation Summary: My presentation will focus on the effects of the Panama Canal expansion on Texas ports and highway corridors.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: I am a senior research specialist with the Research Section of the TxDOT Government and Public Affairs Division. I will be relating information from a study conducted by Cambridge Systematics for TxDOT on the Panama Canal expansion's effects on Texas ports and highways.
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, LCD projector
laptop for powerpoint
Speaker: Michael Cline
Title: Demographer
Company: Inst. of Demographic & Socioeconomic Research at UTSA
Location: San Antonio, TX
Presentation Title: Demographic Trends in Texas
Presentation Summary: An overview of demographic trends and their implications for transportation planning in Texas.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: Mike Cline is a demographer at the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Mr. Cline has over fifteen years of experience providing demographic analyses for a variety of governmental agencies, economic development groups and businesses. Mr. Cline coordinates a project for TxDOT to understand how future changes in the demographic structure of Texas may impact transportation planning. The Institute and its sister agency, the Texas State Data Center, produce the official population estimates and projections for Texas places and counties. A native of Snyder, Mike Cline holds a M.A. in Geography from Kansas State University and a B.A. in Geography from Texas Tech University.
A/V Needs: walk-around microphone, Internet access, LCD projector
Speaker: Janie Temple
Title: Transportation Analysis Branch Manager
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: Traffic Projections: How, Why, and What is Available
Presentation Summary: The presentation will provide information about the types of traffic projections available from TPP's Traffic Analysis Section.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: 10 years experience in traffic analysis and transportation planning with TxDOT. Served as transportation analysis branch manager for 6 of these years with responsibility for producing transportation analysis for 25 Districts, for the development of 22 travel demand models and providing support for air quality conformity.
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, LCD projector
Moderator: Richard Skopik
Title: Waco District Engineer
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Waco, TX
Presentation Title: Transportation Planning for Texas Future
Presentation Summary: Moderate and Introduce Speakers for the second half of the Planning Session
Bio/Expertise Highlights: Since 1998, have served as the Disrict Engineer for TxDOT addressing and coordinating a wide range of transportation planning matters for an eight-county area of central Texas. This includes transportation funding, prioritizing needs and providing guidance to two Metropolitan Planning Organizations for the Waco and Killeen/Temple Urban Areas.
A/V Needs: None
Moderator: Brian Bochner
Title: Senior Research Engineer
Company: Texas Transportation Institute
Location: College Station, TX
Presentation Title: Planning Corridors and the Border
Presentation Summary: Moderating session
Bio/Expertise Highlights: Served as project director for Binational Border Transportation Planning and programming Study and developed a prototype for more efficent commercial vehicle border crossings.
A/V Needs: LCD projector
Speaker: Jack Foster
Title: Director, Statewide Planning and Program Management
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: Border Travel Time Stuudy
Presentation Summary: I will be providing an update on the border travel time study.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: I am the director of the Statewide Planning and Program Management section of the Transportation Planning and Programming division. Our group has worked on border transportation issues since the early 1990's.
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, LCD projector

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