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2008 Transportation Short Course:
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Session 19
Traffic Operations II
Wednesday, October 15
Room: 225-226 MSC

Speaker: Susan Chrysler
Title: Senior Research Scientist
Company: Texas Transportation Institute
Location: College Station, TX
Presentation Title: Delineation Guidelines for Two-Lane Rural Roads
Presentation Summary: Research on the effects of chevrons and post-mounted delineators on vehicle speed and alteral placement will be presented.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: Dr. Susan Chrysler is a Senior Research Scientist in the Center for Transportation Safety and the Manager of the Human Factors Program. Her areas of expertise include human factors, driver behavior, older driver issues, visual attention, traffic control devices, and photometry. Sue has a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Since joining TTI in 2001, Dr. Chrysler has led projects on pavement marking and sign design, comprehension, and visibility.
Speaker: Brian Fariello
Title:
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: San Antonio, TX
Presentation Title: Rural Corridor ITS Regionalization Along I-35
Presentation Summary: n/a
Bio/Expertise Highlights: n/a
A/V Needs: podium with microphone
Speaker: Michael Walton
Title:
Company: Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: Arterial ITS Research Project (0-5865)
Presentation Summary: n/a
Bio/Expertise Highlights: n/a
A/V Needs: podium with microphone
Speaker: Brian Burk
Title: Engineer
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: Rural Corridor ITS Regionalization along I-35
Presentation Summary: Discussion of project jointly planned, designed, constructed, operated, and maintained by two TxDOT Districts.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: Brian D. Burk is responsible for developing and implementing an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in the Austin District. This responsibility includes meeting with local officials to develop plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) for ITS projects. Mr. Burk is also responsible for the planning, design, construction support, maintenance, and operations of ITS projects implemented.

Mr. Burk graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988 with a degree in architectural engineering. Mr. Burk began employment with the Department in the summer of 1983 as a rodman with the Austin District Travis County Resident Engineer¿s Construction Office survey party.

Mr. Burk transferred to the Austin District Special Design Office upon graduation in 1988.

Mr. Burk transferred to the Austin District Transportation Operations Office in 1990. Mr. Burk completed the PS&E for the Austin District's first comprehensive freeway corridor traffic management system along a portion of US 183 for contract letting in November 1997.
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, LCD projector
projector screen
Speaker: Alison Conway
Title: Ph.D. Candidate
Company: The University of Texas at Austin
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: Arterial Intelligent Transportation Systems: Preliminary Results from TxDOT Project 0-5865
Presentation Summary: This presentation describes the results of the first year of TxDOT Research Project 0-5865 examining intelligent transportation system elements for Arterial applications.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: Alison Conway is a Ph.D. Candidate in Transportation Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin working with Dr. C. Michael Walton. While at UT, her research has focused on freight policy and intelligent transportation systems. Alison has a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware, and a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, LCD projector
Speaker: Paul Carlson
Title: Research Engineer, Program Manager, Division Head
Company: Texas Transportation Institute
Location: College Station, TX
Presentation Title: New MUTCD Minimum Maintenance Requirements for Traffic Signs
Presentation Summary: TBD
Bio/Expertise Highlights: TBD
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, walk-around microphone, LCD projector
Speaker: Richard Cortez
Title: Freeway Management Engineer
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Dallas, TX
Presentation Title: Dallas ITS Center Presentation
Presentation Summary: The planning, design, construction and operation of the DalTrans ITS Transportation Management Center.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: I was involved in all aspects of this project.
A/V Needs: LCD projector

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