The 2008 ITS Georgia/TIME Task Force
meeting was held at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront Hotel, are Oct. 19 - 21. We
want to thank our sponsors, exhibitors, presenters and attendees
who made the conference a success.
Below are presentations and other
information from the conference.
Opening Session
Gary Millsaps, Time Task Force
President (pdf) (flash)
Tom Kern, Executive Vice
President, ITS America (pdf) (flash)
Session 1: ITS TIME Lessons Learned Moderator: Marion Waters, Director of ITS &
Traffic Engineering, Gresham, Smith and Partners
The National Traffic Control
Centre, Birmingham, UK Scott White, Head of Services,
Serco Integrated Transport An overview of Britain’s
approach to traffic management. (pdf) (flash)
September 11: Looking Back
Joe Wolff, President, 3Es
Key insights and lessons
learned about traffic incident management during the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001 (pdf) (flash)
Public-Private Partnerships
Keith Hulbert, Vice President
of Transportation, Serco, Inc.
A look at utilizing private
investment to fund transportation projects. (pdf) (flash)
The Atlanta Tornado: The
Emergency Response
Charlie Dawson, Director of Operations, Georgia Emergency
Management Agency/Office of Homeland Security (GEMA)
Lessons learned from the
response to the tornado that struck downtown Atlanta in March,
2008. (pdf) (flash)
Session 2A: Responder
Safety Moderator: Major Calvin
Moss, Atlanta Police DepartmentSafe Incident Management
Work Zones Sgt. Claude Moore, Atlanta
Police Department Best practices for
increasing responder safety, such as emergency vehicle placement at incident
scenes. (ppm)
Emergency Light Discipline Captain Rory Howe (Ret.),
Roswell Police Department A discussion of “the
carnival effect” of multi-colored lights and best practices for emergency
responders. (ppm) Traffic Incident
Management and Emergency Traffic Operations—The Wisconsin Experience Steve Cyra, National
Traffic Operations Leader, HNTB Corporation A presentation of
successful traffic incident management techniques utilized in Wisconsin to
increase responder safety. (pdf)
(flash) Safety of Emergency
Response Personnel: A National Perspective John O’Laughlin, Vice
President, Emergency Transportation Operations, Delcan Corporation An overview of best
practices throughout the U.S. and suggestions for improving responder safety in
Georgia. (pdf)
(flash) Session 2B: Current ITS Developments Moderator: Carla Holmes,
Vice President/Principal, Grice & Associates
Strategic Deployment Plan Andy Phlegar, Project
Manager, PBS&J An overview of the Georgia
ITS Strategic Deployment Plan (SDP), developed to provide specific guidance
regarding ITS deployment anywhere in the state. (pdf)
(flash)
SR 9 ITS Corridor—Sandy
Springs, Roswell & Alpharetta Scott Mohler, ITS/Traffic
Department Head, URS Corporation Innovations in intelligent
transportation systems as applied to one of the busiest arterials in metro
Atlanta. (pdf)
(flash)
Ramp Metering Kristin Turner,
Transportation Engineer, StreetSmarts The latest results of the
ramp meter deployment project from one of the Transportation Management Center’s
Traffic Specialists. (pdf)
(flash)
Session 4A: Safe, Quick Clearance Moderator: Christine
Macaulay, Eastern Region Area Manager, Emergency Transportation Operations,
Delcan Corporation
North Carolina: The Issue
of Abandoned Vehicles Brian Purvis, State
Incident Management Engineer, North Carolina Department
of Transportation (NCDOT) An initiative aimed at
reducing traffic congestion and improving highway safety via removal of
abandoned vehicles. (pdf)
(flash)
Law Enforcement Accident Investigations Captain Soffie Thigpen,
Georgia Department of Public Safety A review of accident
investigation procedures that clarifies the reasons for lengthy lane closures. (pdf)
(flash)
The Towing & Recovery
Incentive Program (TRIP) Ted Smith, Senior Project
Manager, Emergency Transportation Operations, Delcan Corporation An update on the launch of
TRIP, an initiative to reduce clearance times of major commercial vehicle
wrecks. (pdf)
(flash)
Managed Lanes Patrick Vu, Senior
Transportation Consultant, State Road & Tollway Authority One possible way to reduce
congestion and increase revenue via managing access to certain travel lanes. (pdf)
(flash)
Session 4B: Greener Roads Moderator: Kenneth
Voorhies, Senior Associate, Cambridge Systematics
ITS Performance/Benefits Dashboards Marcus Wittich, Director
of Transportation Management Services, Serco, Inc. A preview of the
anticipated changes to the GDOT weekly performance report. (pdf)
(flash)
Return on Investment Results Beth Schapiro, President,
Schapiro Research Group Measuring ROI of ITS
services from the taxpayers’ perspective. (pdf)
(flash)
Green Initiatives in
Toronto, Ontario Rod McPhail, Director of
Transportation Planning, City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada An overview of
world-leading “green” initiatives in Toronto, including ITS. (pdf)
(flash)
The 511 Effect Monica Luck,
Communications Specialist, Georgia Department of Transportation An examination of 511’s
effectiveness at reducing traffic congestion, thereby reducing smog. (pdf)
(flash)
Session 5A:
Prompt, Reliable Incident Communication Moderator:
Lokesh Hebbani, ITS Safety & Traffic Management Engineer, Federal Highway
Administration
Public
Safety Integration Kevin
McGinnis, Program Advisor, National Association of State EMS Officials The “golden
hour” and why EMS needs broadband to save lives. (pdf)
(flash)
Utilizing
Public Communications & Media Outlets Art Mehring,
Senior Traffic Reporter, Clear Channel Radio/Total Traffic Networks Part of an
overall strategy to reduce traffic congestion via the airwaves.
Southern
Traffic Incident Exchange Program (STIX) Captain
Henry DeVries, New York State Police Department An overview
of the I-95 Corridor Coalition’s initiative to expand incident communication
across state lines in the Southeast.
(pdf)
(flash)
Viability of Real-Time Prediction and Prevention of Crashes Dr. Mohamed
Abdel-Aty, Professor, University of Central Florida An
exploration of proven methods in preventing traffic incidents. (pdf)
(flash)
Session 5B: ITS Delivery
Models Moderator: Shahram Malek,
Vice President, Southeast Region, Iteris
Delivering ITS Operations Jon Ringler, Program
Director, Serco, Inc. How declining revenues,
increased costs and lowered customer confidence are forcing changes in the
public sector’s approach to business. (pdf)
(flash)
Information Delivery Models Pete Costello, Senior
Manager, Public Sector, INRIX Various approaches to
dissemination of travel information, via technology and strategic partnerships. (pdf)
Ubiquitous Traveler
Information—Where Are We, and What’s Next? Cy Smith, President,
AirSage Using aggregate data to
provide partners and customers with real-time, high-quality travel information. (pdf)
(flash)
Project Prioritization Process Angela Alexander, State
Transportation Planning Administrator, Georgia Department of
Transportation An effort undertaken by
GDOT to develop a documented, quantifiable process for determining
transportation priorities for the state. (pdf)
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