Ginger Goodin, P.E.

Goodin, Ginger

Division Head, TTI

Austin Planning Division
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
505 East Huntland Drive, Suite 455
Austin, TX 78752
ph. (512) 467-0946 Ext. 12114 · fax (512) 467-8971
g-goodin@tamu.edu

Short Biography

An employee of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute since 1996, Ginger Goodin is Division Head and Senior Research Engineer in TTI's Austin Office. Her areas of expertise include both policy research and implementation support for various forms of road pricing, including managed lanes, high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, toll facilities and road user fees.

Ms. Goodin chairs the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on HOV, HOT and Managed Lanes and is considered a national expert in managed lanes, supporting the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) with broad implementation of lane pricing. Ms. Goodin has both led and participated in 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, and has provided expertise on projects in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington State. She recently completed a TxDOT research effort to develop a framework for using performance measures to ensure operational sustainability of managed lanes. Ms. Goodin is currently serving on USDOT's National Evaluation Team for the Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and Congestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) programs as the national evaluation expert for tolling. In this capacity she is leading the development of evaluation strategies and test plans for the tolling and lane pricing components of UPA/CRD projects in Minneapolis, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.

Ginger has led research in the emerging area of mileage and VMT-based revenue generating mechanisms since 2006. She supervised three studies exploring public perceptions, alternative technology solutions and institutional issues associated with mileage-based feesunder the sponsorship of the University Transportation Center for Mobility at TTI. Ginger has co-chaired the annual Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees since 2009, which has brought together professionals from the U.S., Canada and Europe to share results of VMT-fee field tests and to engage participants in defining a potential path forward. More information on this and related projects can be found at http://utcm.tamu.edu/mbuf. Ms. Goodin is currently serving as principal investigator for a USDOT study on road user fee collection technologies, and she provides technical support and policy research expertise to the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas State Legislature as the state examines vehicle mileage fees as a long-term option to replace the state fuel tax.

Ginger attended Texas A&M University, receiving her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Masters of Engineering in Civil Engineering. She is a registered professional engineer in Texas. She is a member of the Leadership Texas Class of 2010.

Education

  • M.Eng., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1984.
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1983.

Experience

  • Division Head, Mobility Management, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, April 2011 - Present.
  • Senior Research Engineer, Austin Office, Texas Transportation Institute, November 2008 - April 2011.
  • 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.
  • Member, Leadership Texas, Class of 2010.

Honors & Awards

Woman of the Year - Heart of Texas Chapter, Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS), 2011.

Selected Publications

J.C. Lowery, M.W. Burris, T.S. Geiselbrecht, V.D. Goodin. Reaction to Value Pricing by Different Suburban Populations. Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2221, 2011, pp. 74-82.

V.D. Goodin, R.T. Baker. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Fees Study. 0-6660-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2011.

V.D. Goodin, M.W. Burris, T.J. Lomax, T.S. Geiselbrecht, R.E. Brydia, J.C. Pourteau. Pre-Determining Performance Based Operational and Toll Rate Setting Measures. 0-6396-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2011.

J.H. Overman, P.L. Ellis, W.E. Frawley, R.F. Taylor, T.S. Geiselbrecht, V.D. Goodin. Rural Planning Organizations - Their Role in Transportation Planning and Project Development in Texas: Technical Report. 0-6483-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. June 2011.

V.D. Goodin, M.W. Burris, T.J. Lomax, T.S. Geiselbrecht, R.E. Brydia. Operational Performance Management of Priced Facilities. 0-6396-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2011.

R.T. Baker, L. Ding, J. Epps, C.K. Estakhri, G. Fry, T.S. Geiselbrecht, V.D. Goodin, J.G. Hudson, T.J. Lomax, C.A. Morgan, J.P. Orsak, D.L. Schrank, T. Scullion, W.R. Stockton, S.P. Venglar, J.C. Villa, B.A. Wood, D.M. Winterich, R.E. Lee, J. Zietsman. TxDOT Administration Research: Tasks Completed FY2010. 0-6581-TI-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2011.

R.T. Baker, V.D. Goodin, J.C. Pourteau. Is Texas Ready for Mileage Fees? A Briefing Paper. 0-6660-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2011.

R.T. Baker, V.D. Goodin. Exploratory Study: Vehicle Mileage Fees in Texas. 0-6660-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2011.

J.H. Overman, P.L. Ellis, W.E. Frawley, V.D. Goodin, R.F. Taylor. Rural Planning Organizations - Their Role in Transportation Planning and Project Development in Texas. 0-6483-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2010.

V.D. Goodin, R.T. Baker. Mileage-Based User Fees: The Path Forward - Report on Closing Discussion Session. University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas Transportation Institute. 2009.

R.T. Baker, V.D. Goodin. Mileage-Based User Fees- Defining a Path Toward Implementation: Phase I: Identifying a Research Strategy. UTCM 09-00-16. University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas Transportation Institute. November 2009.

V.D. Goodin, R.T. Baker, L. Taylor. Mileage-Based User Fees - Defining a Path toward Implementation: Phase2: An Assessment of Institutional Issues. UTCM 09-39-07. University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas Transportation Institute. November 2009.

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.

M.S. Bomberg, R.T. Baker, V.D. Goodin. Mileage-Based User Fees - Defining a Path toward Implementation: Phase 2: An Assessment of Technology Issues. UTCM 09-39-07. University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas Transportation Institute. 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.