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Ginger Goodin, P.E.

Ginger Goodin, P.E.

Senior Research Engineer
Austin Office
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 300E
Austin, TX 78723
ph. (512) 467-0946 · fax (512) 467-8971
g-goodin@tamu.edu
Homepage: http://ttiresearch.tamu.edu/g-goodin

Short Biography

Ginger Goodin is Program Manager and Senior Research Engineer in TTI's Austin Office. Her areas of expertise include the research, evaluation and implementation of managed lanes, HOT lanes, HOV facilities, and toll facilities. Ms. Goodin is also TTI's lead researcher on the subject of mileage-based road user fees.

Ms. Goodin was co-supervisor of TxDOT's comprehensive multi-year research project "Operating Freeways with Managed Lanes," which was named one of TxDOT's Top Research Innovations of 2005. In this capacity she provided technical leadership for the research project with a focus on applied research directed toward effective managed lane project implementation. She recently completed a TxDOT-sponsored study to explore the tradeoffs associated with providing carpool preferences in managed lanes.

Ms. Goodin chairs the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on HOV, HOT and Managed Lanes. She is considered a national expert in HOT and managed lanes and supports FHWA with broad implementation in this emerging area. Ms. Goodin has both led and participated on several research teams that have conducted federally-funded congestion pricing studies in Texas, including those associated with managed lanes in Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. She has specific expertise in assessing and improving HOT lane compliance by strengthening enforcement during HOT lane operations. She served as research supervisor for two of the HOV Pooled Fund Study (PFS) research projects related to HOV/HOT enforcement: a national handbook on HOV enforcement and a white paper that explores advanced technologies for HOV/HOT vehicle occupancy verification.

In addition to her research associated with urban freeway congestion and special use lanes, Ms. Goodin has been involved in a variety of research activities in the Northeast Texas region associated with rural and small urban community implications of tolling and innovative transportation financing options.

Ms. Goodin has led Texas research in the emerging area of mileage and VMT-based revenue generating mechanisms since 2007. She supervised the study Feasibility of Mileage-Based User Fees: Application in Rural/Small Urban Areas of Northeast Texas that examines public attitudes and perceptions of mileage-based user fees. She is currently leading a study exploring the alternative technology solutions for potential implementation of a VMT fee pilot project in Texas. She chairs the first national Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees scheduled for April 14-15, 2009 in Austin, Texas. The symposium will bring together professionals from the U.S. and Europe to present results of VMT fee field pilots and European implementation projects and to help frame a potential implementation path for mileage-based fees.

Professional Interests

Congestion pricing

High occupancy toll lanes

HOT Lanes

High occupancy vehicle lanes

HOV Lanes

Managed Lanes

Road pricing

Tolls

Toll Collection

Variable Tolls

Urban transportation

Education

M.Eng., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1984.

B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1983.

Experience

Senior Research Engineer, Austin Office, Texas Transportation Institute, November 2008 - Present.

Research Engineer, Austin Office, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2004 - October 2008.

Associate Research Engineer, Agency Liaison Office, Texas Transportation Institute, May 1996 - August 2004.

Central Area Engineer, Construction Inspection Division, City of Austin, 1994 - January 1996.

Operations Engineer, Street and Bridge Division, City of Austin, 1990 - January 1994.

Project Manager, Engineering Management Division, City of Austin, 1988 - January 1990.

Transportation Engineer, Transportation Engineering Division, City of Austin, 1985 - January 1988.

Research Assistant, Texas Transportation Institute, September 1983 - December 1984.

Professional Registration

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, Registration No. 64560.

Affiliations

Committee Chair, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee AHB35, HOV, HOT, and Managed Lanes.

Past Chair, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee AHB35(1), Managed Lanes Joint Subcommittee.

Selected Publications

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, S.T. Chrysler. Managed Lanes Handbook Training Materials. 5-4160-01-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2009.

V.D. Goodin, M.W. Burris, C.M. Dusza, D. Ungemah, J. Li, S.A. Ardekani, S. Mattingly. The Role of Preferential Treatment for Carpools in Managed Lanes. Research Report. 0-5286-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. June 2009.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin. Managed Lanes Handbook Training: Year 2 Report of Activities. 5-4160-01-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2009.

R.T. Baker, V.D. Goodin, E.W. Lindquist, D. Shoemaker. Feasibility of Mileage-Based User Fees: Application in Rural/Small Urban Areaas of Northeast Texas. UTCM 08-11-06. October 2008.

R.T. Baker, D.H. Ungemah, V.D. Goodin, T.S. Geiselbrecht. Moving Beyond Lexus Lanes: Equity Considerations for Managed Lanes. 87th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. January 2008.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin. Managed Lanes Handbook Training: Year 1 Report of Activities. 5-4160-01-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2007.

V.D. Goodin, T.S. Collier. Case Study Analysis of Mid-Size Urban/Rural Area Toll Road Options - Year 2 Report. Implementation Report. 5-4055-01-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2007.

V.D. Goodin, T.S. Collier. Lessons Learned from Loop 49: Implementation of a New Toll Road in Tyler, Texas. Implementation Report. 5-4055-01-6. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2007.

D.H. Ungemah, V.D. Goodin. Guidelines for Opening HOV Lanes to All Traffic During Mainlane Incidents. Product. 0-4740-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2006.

D.W. Fenno, R.J. Benz, M.J. Vickich, S.E. Ranft, D. Ungemah, V.D. Goodin. Improved Quantification of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Delay Savings: Year Two Results. Technical Report. 0-4740-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2006.

W.L. Eisele, H.T. Wilner, M. Bolin, W.R. Stockton, M.W. Burris, V.D. Goodin, T.S. Collier, J.R. Winn, L. Xu, M.L. Hoelscher. Evaluating Criteria for Adapting HOV Lanes to HOT Lanes: Development and Application of HOT START Software Tool. Technical Report. 0-4898-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2006.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin. Findings From Texas: Five Years of Research on Managed Lanes - Summary Report. PSR. 0-4160-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2006.

V.D. Goodin, G. Fisher. Decision Framework for Selection of Managed Lanes Strategies. Technical Report. 0-4160-21. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2005.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, A.J. Ballard, M.A. Brewer, R.E. Brydia, J.L. Carson, S.T. Chrysler, T.S. Collier, K. Fitzpatrick, D.L. Jasek, C.M. Dusza, G.L. Ullman. Managed Lanes Handbook. Technical Report. 0-4160-24. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2005.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, A.J. Ballard, M.A. Brewer, R.E. Brydia, J.L. Carson, S.T. Chrysler, T.S. Collier, W.L. Eisele, D.W. Fenno, K. Fitzpatrick, G.L. Ullman, S.P. Venglar. Findings from Texas: Five Years of Research on Managed Lanes. Technical Report. 0-4160-25. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2005.

M.W. Burris, K.N. Womack, T.S. Collier, S.R. Vadali, J.R. Winn, V.D. Goodin, M.D. Middleton. Credit-Based Value Pricing in Texas: An Examination of the Issues. PSR. 0-4119-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2005.

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