June 3 5, 2014 Corpus Christi, Texas

June 3 5, 2014 Corpus Christi, Texas

TUESDAY, JUNE 3 FHWA Meeting 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Conference Registration 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. TEMPO Meeting 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Welcome Session 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. BREAK 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Plenary Session 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. LUNCH Concurrent Breakout Sessions 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. BREAK Concurrent Breakout Sessions 3:15 p.m. 4:45 p.m. State and Local Performance- Based Planning Efforts Performance- Based Planning Tools TxDOT s Electronic STIP (E-STIP) THURSDAY, JUNE 5 7:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Conference Registration 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Concurrent Breakout Sessions 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. BREAK Concurrent Breakout Sessions 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Transportation Funding Modeling and Air Quality Topics 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. LUNCH (on your own) Concurrent Breakout Sessions 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Performance Planning and Asset Management 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. BREAK 3:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks TxDOT Corridor Study Updates Data Management Tools Performance Measurement Working With Freight Railroads Data Management Tools (Repeat Session) Port of Corpus Christi Tour 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Climate Change Resiliency Transit Planning Planning and Sustainability Tools Maintaining Project Consistency in Transportation Plans, Programs, and Environmental Documents Pilot Training (Modules 1 & 2) Maintaining Project Consistency in Transportation Plans, Programs, and Environmental Documents Pilot Training (Modules 3 & 4)

2014 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Transportation Planning Conference We are pleased you have chosen to attend and participate in the 2014 Transportation Planning Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas, hosted by the Transportation Planning and Programming Division of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The conference program has been developed to meet your professional needs through the dissemination of the latest information by noted professionals in the transportation field. We re glad you could join us in Corpus Christi! Special thanks to the following organizations for assisting in the planning of the 2014 conference: Association of Texas Metropolitan Planning Organizations (TEMPO) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Corpus Christi MPO Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (CCRTA) TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Staff TxDOT Corpus Christi District TxDOT Public Transportation Division Staff TxDOT Transportation Planning and Programming Division Michelle Conkle Conference Co-chair TxDOT-TPP(S) Casey Dusza Conference Co-chair TxDOT-TPP(S) 1

JUNE 3 TUESDAY, MAY 27 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Registration Corpus Christi Ballroom Foyer 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. FHWA Meeting Aransas 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. TEMPO Meeting Corpus Christi Ballroom A 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Port of Corpus Christi Tour 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Reception Corpus Christi Ballroom 2

JUNE 4 WEDNESDAY, TUESDAY, MAY MAY 2728 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk Corpus Christi Ballroom Foyer 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Corpus Christi Ballroom Foyer 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Welcome Session Corpus Christi Ballrooms A and B MODERATOR: James W. Koch, P.E., Director, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas LtGen J.F. Weber, USMC (Ret), Executive Director, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Honorable Nelda Martinez, Mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas James W. Koch, P.E., Director, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Lonnie Gregorcyk, P.E., District Engineer, Corpus Christi District, TxDOT, Corpus Christi, Texas 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. BREAK Corpus Christi Ballroom Foyer 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Plenary Session Corpus Christi Ballrooms A and B Federal Re-Authorization Update and MAP-21 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Process Harlan Miller, P.E., Planning Engineer, Office of Metropolitan Planning, FHWA HQ, Washington, D.C. Water Ports Origin, Destination, and Everything in Between Dan Harmon, Director, Maritime Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Texas Freight Mobility Plan Caroline Mays, AICP, Freight Planning Branch Manager, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas 3

JUNE 4 WEDNESDAY TUESDAY, MAY 27 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. LUNCH Nueces Ballroom 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Break-out Sessions Session I Corpus Christi Ballroom A STATE AND LOCAL PERFORMANCE-BASED PLANNING EFFORTS MODERATOR: Karen Lorenzini, P.E., AICP, Project Development Manager, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Texas Transportation Plan 2040 Michelle Conkle, Transportation Planner, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Performance-Based Planning: Local Perspective Brad McCaleb, P.E., Executive Director, Bryan-College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization (BCS MPO), Bryan, Texas Session II Corpus Christi Ballroom B TXDOT CORRIDOR STUDY UPDATES MODERATOR: Roger Beall, P.E., Corridor Planning Branch Manager, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Corridor Planning Overview Roger Beall, P.E., Corridor Planning Branch Manager, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas IH-20 East Texas Corridor: Case Study Michael Sexton, P.E., Program Manager and Nishant Kukadia, AICP, PMP, Senior Transportation Planner, Jacobs Engineering Group, Austin, Texas Texas-Oklahoma Rail Study Mark Werner, P.E., Rail Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas 4

JUNE 4 WEDNESDAY, TUESDAY, MAY MAY 2728 Session III Corpus Christi Ballroom C CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY MODERATOR: Kirk Fauver, P.E., Environmental Coordinator-Urban Transportation Planner, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division, Austin, Texas Pilot Study: Climate Change/Extreme Weather Risk Assessment Central Texas Region Cathy Stephens, Environmental Program Manager, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), Austin, Texas Pilot Study: Climate Change/Extreme Weather Risk Assessment Dallas/Fort Worth Region Jeffrey Neal, Program Manager Streamlined Project Delivery Team, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), Arlington, Texas 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. BREAK Corpus Christi Ballroom Foyer 3:15 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Concurrent Break-out Sessions Session IV Corpus Christi Ballroom A PERFORMANCE-BASED PLANNING TOOLS TXDOT S ELECTRONIC STIP (E-STIP) MODERATOR: Casey Dusza, Transportation Planner, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Introduction to the E-STIP Live Demonstration Lori Morel, Transportation Planner, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas 5

JUNE 4 WEDNESDAY TUESDAY, MAY 27 Session V Corpus Christi Ballroom B DATA MANAGEMENT TOOLS MODERATOR: Genevieve Bales, Environmental & Transportation Planning Coordinator, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division, Austin, Texas Statewide Traffic Analysis and Reporting System (STARS) II Bill Knowles, P.E., Traffic Analysis Section Director, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Tx-GIS (GIS Planning Tools) Michael Chamberlain, Data Management Section Director; Mike Zugelder, Data Analysis Mapping and Reporting Branch Manager; David Freidenfeld, AICP, District Data Support Branch Manager; Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Session VI Corpus Christi Ballroom C TRANSIT PLANNING MODERATOR: Bobby Killebrew, Deputy Director, Administrative & Program Support, Public Transportation Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas FTA Section 5310 Process Kelly Kirkland, Director of Planning and Support, Public Transportation Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Title VI Planning Requirements Dave Tovar, Contract Compliance Section Director, Office of Civil Rights, TxDOT, Austin, TX Bicycle-Pedestrian Mapping Pilot: Tyler District Teri Kaplan, Statewide Bike/Ped Coordinator, Public Transportation Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas 6

JUNE 5 WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY TUESDAY, MAY MAY 2728 7:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Registration/Information Desk Corpus Christi Ballroom Foyer 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Corpus Christi Ballroom Foyer 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Break-out Sessions Session VII Corpus Christi Ballroom A TRANSPORTATION FUNDING MODERATOR: Robert Ramirez, Transportation Planner, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Restructuring of Federal-Aid Highway Programs Under MAP-21 Mike Leary, P.E., Director Planning and Program Development, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division, Austin, Texas Letting Allocations Alison McMillan, Letting/Programming Branch Manager, Finance Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Unified Transportation Program (UTP) Project Ranking Process Jessica Butler, P.E., Unified Transportation Program Coordinator, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas 7

JUNE 5 THURSDAY TUESDAY, MAY 27 Session VIII Corpus Christi Ballroom B PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT MODERATOR: Sondra Johnson, Transportation Planner, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Statewide System Performance Measurement Development David Schrank, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas Freight Performance Measures Bill Eisele, Ph.D., P.E., Program Manager, Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas Transit Performance Measures Kelly Kirkland, Director of Planning and Support, Public Transportation Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Session IX Corpus Christi Ballroom C PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS MODERATOR: Greg Wood, Environmental and Planning Coordinator, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division, Austin, Texas Context Sensitive Solutions Kirk Fauver, P.E., Environmental Coordinator-Urban Transportation Planner, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division, Austin, Texas Sustainable Highways: INVEST Tool Melissa Furlong, P.E., LEED AP, Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Pennsylvania Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Corpus Christi Integrated Community Sustainability Plan Jeffrey Pollack, AICP, Project Manager, Environmental Planning, HDR Engineering, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. BREAK Corpus Christi Ballroom Foyer 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Break-out Sessions 8

JUNE 5 WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY TUESDAY, MAY MAY 2728 Session X Corpus Christi Ballroom A MODELING AND AIR QUALITY TOPICS MODERATOR: Jose Campos, Intermodal Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division, Austin, Texas Statewide Analysis Model (SAM) v3 Janie Temple, Transportation Analysis Branch Manager, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas MOVES Update Janie Temple, Transportation Analysis Branch Manager, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Environmental Affairs Division Air Quality Issues Jackie Ploch, Environmental Specialist, Environmental Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Shelley Whitworth, Air Quality Program Manager, Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC), Houston, Texas Chris Klaus, Senior Program Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), Arlington, Texas Session XI Corpus Christi Ballroom B WORKING WITH FREIGHT RAILROADS PANEL MODERATOR: Mark Werner, P.E., Rail Engineer, Rail Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Ysaias Ramos, Safety Manager, Texas Pacifico Transportation, San Angelo, Texas Steve George, President and CEO, Fort Worth & Western Railroad, Fort Worth, Texas French Thompson, Director of Public Private Partnerships for the MidCon Corridor, BNSF Railway, Fort Worth, Texas Eric Watkins, Regional Director of Industrial Development, Union Pacific Railroad, Houston, Texas 9

JUNE 5 THURSDAY TUESDAY, MAY 27 Session XII Corpus Christi Ballroom C MAINTAINING PROJECT CONSISTENCY IN TRANSPORTATION PLANS, PROGRAMS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS PILOT TRAINING (MODULES 1 & 2) Transportation Planning and Programming and Environmental Staff 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. LUNCH (on your own) 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Break-out Sessions Session XIII Corpus Christi Ballroom A PERFORMANCE PLANNING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT MODERATOR: Lori Morel, Transportation Planner, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Texas Transportation Plan 2040 Michelle Maggiore, P.E., Director, Performance and Asset Management Highway/Bridge Market Segment, CH2MHill, Chantilly, Virginia Transportation Asset Management Plan Brian Huntsinger, P.E., Director Pavement Asset Management, Maintenance Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Design-Build Projects Dieter Billek, P.E., Manager, Procurement/Implementation Coordination, Strategic Projects Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas 10

JUNE 5 WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY TUESDAY, MAY MAY 2728 Session XIV Corpus Christi Ballroom B DATA MANAGEMENT TOOLS (REPEAT SESSION) MODERATOR: Michael Chamberlain, Data Management Section Director, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Statewide Traffic Analysis and Reporting System (STARS) II Bill Knowles, P.E., Traffic Analysis Section Director, Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Tx-GIS (GIS Planning Tools) Michael Chamberlain, Data Management Section Director; Mike Zugelder, Data Analysis Mapping and Reporting Branch Manager; David Freidenfeld, AICP, District Data Support Branch Manager; Transportation Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT, Austin, Texas Session XV Corpus Christi Ballroom C MAINTAINING PROJECT CONSISTENCY IN TRANSPORTATION PLANS, PROGRAMS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS PILOT TRAINING (MODULES 3 & 4) Transportation Planning and Programming and Environmental Staff 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. BREAK Corpus Christi Ballroom Foyer 3:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks Corpus Christi Ballrooms A and B Marc D. Williams, P.E., Director of Planning, Administration, TxDOT, Austin, Texas 11

TUESDAY, NOTES MAY 27

TUESDAY, NOTES MAY 27

Transportation Planning Conference 2014 Conference WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, TUESDAY, Evaluation MAY MAY 27 29 Form 28 Please select the category that best describes your affiliation. TxDOT Employee Association Government Official Private Sector Media University or Research Personnel Other (please elaborate) Your opinion is valuable. Please fill out this form and include your comments and suggestions for future conferences. Place an X in the box that best represents your evaluation. EXCELLENT ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE UNSATISFACTORY Overall conference rating? Did the conference provide needed/wanted information? Did the conference meet your expectations? How was your registration experience? Were the meeting rooms and other hotel accommodations suitable for the conference? PLENARY SESSIONS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Place an X in the box that best represents your evaluation. EXCELLENT ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE UNSATISFACTORY WELCOME: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. The session met my expectations: The quality of the content for the session was: The educational value of the session was: PLENARY SESSION: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. The session met my expectations: The quality of the content for the session was: The educational value of the session was:

Transportation Planning Conference 2014 Conference WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, TUESDAY, Evaluation MAY MAY 27 29 Form 28 BREAK-OUT SESSIONS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Please check the session you attended. Place an X in the box that best represents your evaluation. 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Session I: State and Local Performance-Based Planning Efforts Session II: TxDOT Corridor Study Updates Session III: Climate Change Resiliency The session met my expectations: The quality of the content for the session was: The educational value of the session was: 3:15 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Session IV: Performance-Based Planning Tools TxDOT s Electronic STIP (E-STIP) Session V: Data Management Tools Session VI: Transit Planning The session met my expectations: The quality of the content for the session was: The educational value of the session was: EXCELLENT ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE UNSATISFACTORY (please continue evaluations on back)

Transportation Planning Conference 2014 Conference WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, TUESDAY, Evaluation MAY MAY 27 29 Form 28 BREAK-OUT SESSIONS: THURSDAY, JUNE 5 Please check the session you attended. Place an X in the box that best represents your evaluation. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Session VII: Transportation Funding Session VIII: Performance Measurement Session IX: Planning and Sustainability Tools The session met my expectations: The quality of the content for the session was: The educational value of the session was: 10: 00 a.m. 11:45 p.m. Session X: Modeling and Air Quality Topics Session XI: Working with Freight Railroads Session XII: Maintaining Project Consistency in Transportation Plans, Programs, and Environmental Documents Pilot Training (Modules 1 & 2) The session met my expectations: The quality of the content for the session was: The educational value of the session was: 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Session XIII: Performance Planning and Asset Management Session XIV: Data Management Tools (Repeat Session) Session XV: Maintaining Project Consistency in Transportation Plans, Programs, and Environmental Documents Pilot Training (Modules 3 & 4) The session met my expectations: The quality of the content for the session was: The educational value of the session was: EXCELLENT ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE UNSATISFACTORY

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THANK YOU The Texas Department of Transportation Planning Conference, hosted by the Transportation Planning and Programming Division of the Texas Department of Transportation, wishes to thank our sponsor and exhibitors for their support. SPONSOR EXHIBITORS TXDT1413.0514.350