Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25
Agenda

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Wednesday, July 24
Session 1 (1:30–2:30 p.m.)
ATSPM - Integrating with Agency Workflows

How do agencies nationwide use Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures as part of their traffic signal operations? This session will have a panel discussion about the state of ATSPM and how ATSPMs are becoming part of an agency’s workflow.

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Moderator:

Justin Effinger, P.E., PTOE, Traffic Engineering & Advanced Mobility Supervisor, Mead & Hunt, Franklin, WI

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Panelists:

• Jamie Mackey, P.E., PTOE, Transportation Operations Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, MN

• Matthew Bonacci, P.E., PTOE, Signal and Arterial Systems Program Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, Richmond, VA

• Joel Quigley, Senior Sales Engineer, Miovision, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

• Chris Day, P.E., Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

• Mark Taylor, P.E., PTOE, Traffic Signal Operations Engineer, Utah Department of Transportation, Salt Lake City, UT
   

Session 2 (2:45–3:45 p.m.)
Emerging Connected Vehicle Applications

What’s the latest on connected vehicle applications for traffic signal systems? Is emerging data from connected vehicles more than cool? Learn about real-world applications and what’s new.

 

Moderator:

Greg Barlow, Software Architect, Miovision, Pittsburgh, PA

Speakers:

• Whitney Nottage, P.E., PTOE, Chief Operations Officer, Q-Free America, Inc., Smyra, GA

• Srinivasa Sunkari, Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX

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Session 3 (3:45–5:30 p.m.)
City of Brotherly Love Traffic Signals Walking Tour

A show and tell session with staff from the City of Brotherly Love. The session will begin with City of Philadelphia staff highlighting recent projects and will continue with a guided tour of traffic signal infrastructure in Philadelphia. The tour will start with a short train ride to Spring Garden Street, followed by a walking tour of a variety of traffic signal infrastructure. Optional social meetup afterward at Yards Brewing.

 

Moderator:

Jay Jackson, P.E., Transit Signal Priority Manager, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston, MA

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Speakers:

• Pat Callahan, P.E., Assistant Chief Traffic Engineer, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

• Claire Adler, Complete Streets Transit Project Coordinator, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

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Tour Information:

• We’ll take the Market-Frankford train a couple stops east to Spring Garden Station. SEPTA has contactless payment, so attendees can swipe a credit card or phone payment option (i.e., Apple Pay) at the turnstile. Train headways around 4:30 p.m. are every 6 minutes.

• Access a variety of signal controllers

• Get to see a different part of the city

• Post-tour social meet-up at Yards Brewing

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Thursday, July 25

 

8:30–9:00 a.m.
ACP25 Subcommittee Meeting: Signal Timing

Chaired by:           Wuping Xin, P.E., Chief Technology Officer, Caliper Corporation, Newton, MA

Burak Cesme, Senior Engineering Associate, Kittelson and Associates, Washington, DC

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9:00–9:30 a.m.
ACP25 Subcommittee Meeting: Simulation

Chaired by:         Taylor Li, P.E., Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
                             Yiheng Feng, Assistant Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

 

9:45–10:15 a.m.
ACP25 Subcommittee Meeting: Asset / System Management

Chaired by:         Kevin Balke, P.E., Manager, KNB Engineering, LLC, Bryan, TX

10:15–10:45 a.m.
ACP25 Subcommittee Meeting: Technology and Standards

Chaired by:         Tom Stiles, P.E., PTOE, Vice President Traffic Systems Engineering, SWARCO McCain,                                           Seattle, WA

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11:00–11:30 a.m.
ACP25 Subcommittee Meeting: Education

Chaired by:         Jay Grossman, P.E., Assistant Professor, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
                             Kevin Chang, P.E., Director and Associate Professor, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
ACP25 Subcommittee Meeting: Multimodal

Chaired by:         Sirisha Kothuri, Senior Research Associate, Portland State University, Portland, OR

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1:00–2:30 p.m.
ACP25 Traffic Signal Systems Committee Business Meeting

Chair:                  Ed Smaglik, P.E., Professor,  Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Secretary:           Kevin Lee, P.E., PTOE, Principal, Illumine Transportation, Cincinnati, OH