Conference on Performance Measures for Transportation and Livable Communities
SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2011 • AUSTIN, TEXAS
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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Day 1 - September 7, 2011 |
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7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Registration | |
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast | |
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Longhorn 3rd Floor |
Opening SessionModerator: Katie Turnbull, Texas Transportation Institute |
Conference Welcome and Overview, Katie Turnbull, Texas Transportation Institute | ||
1.8M | Livable Communities: The Critical Role of Performance Measures from Concept to Implementation, Robert C. Johns, Associate Administrator and Director, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center | |
2.4M | Federal Highway Administration and Livable Communities, Jim Thorne, Federal Highway Administration | |
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
Break | |
10:15 - 11:45 a.m. |
Longhorn 3rd Floor |
General SessionModerator: Laurie McGinnis, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota |
1.4M | Federal Transit Administration and Livable Communities, Keith Gates, Federal Transit Administration | |
3.7M | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guide to Sustainable Transportation Performance Measures, Christopher Forinash, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Sustainable Partnership, Mark Brezina, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fort Worth, TX | ||
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Break | |
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
LuncheonIntroduction: Linda Watson, President/CEO, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TXSpeaker: Texas State Senator Kirk Watson |
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1:15 - 1:30 p.m. |
Break | |
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions 1-3 |
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Austin North 2nd Floor |
Session 1: Complete Streets Performance MeasuresModerator: Fred Dock, City of Pasadena, CA |
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6.7M | Principles for Measuring and Understanding Livability to Guide Transportation Planning and Design Decisions, Bruce Appleyard, University of Utah | |
2.4M | Washington State Main Street Highways Initiative, Paula Reeves, Washington State Department of Transportation | |
1.6M | Performance Measurement of Contact Sensitive Solutions (CSS) in Urban Thoroughfare Design, Brian Bochner and Beverly Storey, Texas Transportation Institute | |
Longhorn 3rd Floor |
Session 2: Sustainability, Livability, Planning, and Policy Performance MeasuresModerator: Antoinette Quagliata, Federal Transit Administration |
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1.9M | NCHRP Project on Sustainability Performance Measures, Joe Zietsman, Texas Transportation Institute | |
977K | Oregon Statewide Project, Mariah VanZerr, CH2M Hill | |
2.1M | Planning for Sustainability at a Regional Scale, Carissa Schively Slotterback, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota | |
540K | Performance Measures or Indicators: Methods for Evaluating Transportation Policy Effectiveness, David Hitchcock and Jennifer Ronk, Houston Advanced Research Center | |
Austin South 2nd Floor |
Session 3: Urban and Rural Livable CommunitiesModerator: Tim Lomax, Texas Transportation Institute |
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262K | Livability and Scenic Byways: An Exploration and Opportunity for Measurement, Brigid Tuck, Center for Tourism, University of Minnesota | |
3.3M | Measuring Livability in Small Urban and Rural Communities with Disaggregate Data, Nathan Belz and Lance Jennings, Transportation Research Center, University of Vermont | |
5.1M | An Evaluation of Automobile Use, Parking Provision, and Urban Activity, Christopher McCahill and Norman Garrick, University of Connecticut | |
909K | Sustainability Performance Measures for El Paso's Transit Corridors, Tara Ramani, Texas Transportation Institute | |
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Break | |
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions 4-6 |
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Austin South 2nd Floor |
Session 4: Transportation Performance Measures for Communities of all Sizes, Shapes, and FormsModerator: Maulik Vaishnav, Arup |
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9.8M | New Tools for Measuring Livability, Jeff Taebel, Houston-Galveston Area Council | |
99K | Targeted Transportation Programs for Livable Communities: Lessons from Three Pennsylvania Programs, Mark Stout, Consultant | |
713K | Learning About Transportation-Related Livability: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Ingrid Schneider, University of Minnesota | |
724K | Livability & Sustainability Efforts Within the State of Texas, Kirk Fauver, FHWA Texas Division | |
Austin North 2nd Floor |
Session 5: Land Use, Social Justice, and Environmental Performance MeasuresModerator: Lucy Galbraith, Capital Area Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX |
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1.9M | Measuring Transportation's Role in Supporting Quality of Life and Livable Communities, Chad McKeown, North Central Texas Council of Governments | |
66K | Social Equity Impact Assessment, Marc Brenman, Social Justice Consultancy | |
1.2M | Transportation, Sustainability, and Urbanization, Jason Zheng, University of Connecticut | |
9.6M | On Modeling the Travel Behavior – GHG Emissions Linkage, Chandra Bhat, University of Texas at Austin | |
Longhorn 3rd Floor |
Session 6: Livable Communities and Transit Performance MeasuresModerator: Kartik Sribarra, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy |
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932K | FasTracks Quality of Life Study: Measuring the Effects of Implementing Rapid Transit, Genevieve Hutchison, Regional Transit District, Denver, CO | |
1.8M | Performance Measures for the New Houston METRO, Kim Slaughter, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, TX | |
830K | Using Integrated Data to Measure Performance at TriMet, David Crout, Portland TriMet | |
1.4M | More than Lines on a Map: How Capital Metro is Using Performance Measurement to Shape Transit Service, Todd Hemingson, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX |
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Day 2 - Thursday, September 8, 2011 |
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7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Registration | ||
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast | ||
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions 7-9 |
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Austin North 2nd Floor |
Session 7: Access to Destinations Performance MeasuresModerator: Gina Baas, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota |
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6.2M | Lowering the Barriers on Performance Measures: An Open Source Approach to Calculating Transit Accessibility, Mike McGurrin, Noblis, Inc. | ||
3.0M | Access to Destinations Study – Key Findings, Michael Iacono, University of Minnesota | ||
1.2M | Impact of Light Rail Implementation on Labor Markets Accessibility: A Transportation Equity Perspective, Andrew Guthrie, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota | ||
939K | Accessibility Ratings of Massachusetts Municipalities, Anna Gartsman and Jessica Casey, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University | ||
Longhorn 3rd Floor |
Session 8: Freight, Economic Development, and Return on Investment Livability Performance MeasuresModerator: John Elias, U.S. Department of Transportation |
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615K | Freight, Economic, and Global Competitiveness Performance Measures, Katie Turnbull, Texas Transportation Institute | ||
928K | Using Performance Measures/Indicators to Calculate the Triple Bottom Line, Leigh Lane, Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University | ||
6.4M | Parking Policies and Livability, Valerie Knepper, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco Bay Area | ||
Economic Development and Return on Investment Livability Performance Measures, Kevin Johns, City of Austin, TX | |||
Austin South 2nd Floor |
Session 9: FTA Livability Performance Measures Projects
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817K | Overview of FTA Transit and Livability Performance Measures, Angela Dluger, Federal Transit Administration | ||
820K | Rural Transit Performance Measures, Suzie Edrington, Texas Transportation Institute | ||
836K | Spatial Display of Transit Livability Performance Measures, Martin Catala, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida | ||
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Break | ||
10:15 - 11:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions 10-11 |
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Longhorn 3rd Floor |
Session 10: State, MPO, and Local ExamplesModerator: Sam Seskin, CH2M Hill |
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1.0M | Ohio Futures Statewide Plan, Elizabeth Sanford, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. | ||
990K | Transportation Outlook 2040, Tom Gerend, Mid-America Regional Council, Kansas City, MO | ||
7.1M | Livability Measures in Practice: Case Study Examples, Kevin Tilbury, Gresham, Smith and Partners | ||
286K | Data Points for Measuring Livability in the Austin Area, Betty Voights, Capital Area Council of Governments, Austin, TX | ||
Austin North 2nd Floor |
Session 11: Bicycle and Pedestrian Performance MeasuresModerator: Joan Hudson, Texas Transporation Institute |
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615K | National and International Perspective in Bicycle and Pedestrian Data and Performance Measures, Shawn Turner, Texas Transporation Institute | ||
298K | Roadway Bicycle Compatibility, Livability, and Environmental Justice Performance Measures, Greg Griffin, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Austin, TX | ||
2.3M | Multimodal Arterial Level-of-Service Measures, Bruce Landis, Sprinkle Consulting, Inc. | ||
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Break | ||
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
Closing Luncheon - Review of Conference ThemesModerator: Eric Gleason, Texas Department of TransportationJoe Zietsman, Texas Transportation Institute Lynne Bly, Minnesota Department of Transportation Christopher Forinash, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - 149K |
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2:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Tours
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