Friday, October 22, 2004 

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (T&DI) DAY

T&DI members will take part in two focused events on Friday, beginning with a breakfast and award lecture that leads up to the comprehensive T&DI Workshop on Bus Rapid Transit Technology.

Special One-Day T&DI DAY Registration for ASCE/T&DI members, and BRT Workshop Partners’ members and staff, by 10/1: $150. Onsite: $175. Includes Breakfast, Lunch, Refreshment Breaks, Workshop Materials & Expo.

Sponsored by URS Corporation

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Francis C. Turner Award & Lecture Breakfast
Start your Friday morning off right by hearing Thomas M. Downs present the 2004 Francis C. Turner Lecture and receive the Francis C. Turner Award. Mr.Downs, who is President and CEO of the ENO Transportation Foundation, was formerly the Chairman, CEO, and President of Amtrak, a past Executive Director of the Federal Transit Administration, a past Associate Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and a past Commissioner of Transportation for the State of New Jersey.Mr.Downs has also been associated with the National Association of Home Builders as its CEO and the National Center for Smart Growth as its Director. Everyone is invited to join ASCE and the Transportation and Development Institute to honor this leader in transportation for his lifelong achievements.

LECTURE:
Thomas M. Downs, President & CEO, ENO Transportation Foundation
TRANSPORTATION

Additional tickets: $25.

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
SPECIAL WORKSHOP: Bus Rapid Transit Technology
ASCE’s Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) and its partners the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) will sponsor this focused workshop on an emerging technology for mass transit, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The workshop will cover land use elements of BRT, traffic engineering impacts of BRT, running way and station design, precision docking, lane vehicle guidance, and more.
Materials for the workshop will be based on the new Characteristics of BRT Manual currently being prepared by FTA, to become available in August 2004. Details for this workshop are still in development.

Please check the ASCE Conference website: www.asce.org/conferences/annual04 for specific program updates.

Workshop-Only Registration: $125.
Includes Lunch, Refreshment Breaks,Workshop Materials & Expo..

Proposed Agenda for the BRT Workshop
October 22, 2004
Baltimore, Maryland


8:30 — 9:00       Welcome and Opening Remarks (Barbara Sisson, P.E., Associate Administrator, Research, Demonstration and Innovation, FTA (Invited), Robert Stevens, Ph.D., P.E., President, T&DI, Representative of ITE)

9:00 — 9:15       Goals of Workshop (Jonathan Esslinger, P.E., Director, T&DI)
Get feedback on specific aspects of BRT and highlighting of the key aspects of BRT to be discussed, including:

  • Planning
  • Engineering
  • Traffic operations
  • Vehicle design
  • Vehicle guidance

    9:15 — 9:45       Overview of Key Aspects of BRT (Sam Zimmerman, DMJM+Harris, Washington, DC)

    9:45 — 10:05       CBRT (Barbara Sisson, FTA, Invited)

    10:05 — 10:20       Networking and Refreshment Break

    10:20 — 10:40       Transportation Planning Aspects of BRT (June DeVoll, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Invited.)

    10:40 — 10:55       Discussion and Feedback

    10:55 — 11:15       Engineering Aspects of BRT Operations (John Bonsall, P.Eng., McCormick Rankin, Invited.)

    11:15 — 11:30       Discussion and Feedback

    11:30 — 1:00       Lunch and Keynote Speaker (Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation, Invited.)

    1:00 — 1:20       Traffic Operations Aspects of BRT (Peter J.V. Koonce, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.)

    1:20 — 1:35       Discussion and Feedback

    1:35 — 1:55       Vehicle Design Aspects of BRT (Fred Silver, West Start, Invited.)

    1:55 — 2:10       Discussion and Feedback

    2:10 — 2:45       Networking and Refreshment Break

    2:45 — 3:05       Vehicle Guidance and ITS Aspects of BRT (Steve Shladover, California PATH, Invited)

    3:05 — 3:20       Discussion and Feedback

    3:20 — 3:45       Case Study (Representative of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)

    3:45 — 4:00       Break

    4:00 — 5:00       Panel Discussion and Open Forum — Future Content for the FTA's BRT Guideline Document (Dennis Hinebaugh, Director, National Bus Rapid Transit institute)

    5:00       Closing Remarks and Acknowledgements




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