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HOLD THE DATE: AED20 Midyear Meeting June 29 2:00-4:00 PMEastern

by Fontaine, Michael

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is doing well. Based on committee input, we will be holding the TRB Urban Data committee midyear meeting from 2-4 PM Eastern on June 29. Please hold that time. I'll be sending a more detailed agenda and login information for the meeting when we get closer to June 29. Discussion of the TSP will be a major agenda item for the midyear meeting. Thanks! Mike Fontaine Chair, AED20 [image: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DtP82ojGpV6eQOpgom6_13nj_2taODCojrCDBxmIB…] Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Director / Virginia Transportation Research Council Virginia Department of Transportation 434-293-1980 (W) / 434-882-3201 (C) Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.gov

3 years, 1 month

TRB Urban Data Committee (AED20) annual meeting materials/minutes posted to website

by Fontaine, Michael

Hello AED20 Members and Friends, I hope everyone has enjoyed the month long TRB! Thanks to everyone who attended our committee meeting on January 6. We had over 140 people online at the peak of attendance, which is pretty impressive (especially given the events happening in Washington at the same time as our meeting). We have posted the materials from the annual meeting and our meeting minutes to the committee website: https://sites.google.com/site/trbabj30/meetings/2021-annual-meeting We're continuing to work on our website, and I hope to use this more effectively as a way to archive and share committee business moving forward. I would especially like to thank Jinghua Xu and JD Allen for their work on the website and Pavithra Parthasarathi for putting together the minutes. As far as next steps, committee members should be expecting to see drafts of the TSP before the midyear meeting. I'll also be getting in touch with people who volunteered for the two research working groups next week to arrange some brainstorming meetings. We'll also be having a virtual mid year meeting in June or July. I expect to have that scheduled next month so you can block it on your calendar. Mike Fontaine, Chair, AED20 Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Director Safety, Operations, and Traffic Engineering Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-293-1980 (Office), 434-882-3201 (Cell) E-mail: Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.Gov

3 years, 2 months

TRB Urban Data and Information Systems Committee (AED20) Annual Meeting Agenda

by Fontaine, Michael

Hello friends of AED20, I hope everyone is doing well. I have attached the current agenda for the AED20 committee meeting that will be held on January 6 from 2-5 PM Eastern via Zoom. *Please note that all attendees must register for TRB to attend the committee meeting. * The Zoom link to attend the meeting will be available in the TRB interactive program about 48 hours in advance of the meeting, so it is imperative that you register so that you can see the link. The good news is that there is a free registration option if you only want to attend the committee meeting, so I hope that everyone can attend. Details on how the new virtual meeting format will work can be found at: http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting/AMAttendees.aspx and in the attached agenda. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to seeing everyone virtually in January. Have a good holiday and stay safe! Mike Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Chair, AED20 Associate Director Safety, Operations, and Traffic Engineering Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-293-1980 (Office), 434-882-3201 (Cell) E-mail: Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.Gov

3 years, 4 months

Urban Data and Information Systems Committee TRB Schedule

by Fontaine, Michael

Hello AED20 Members and Friends, I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. TRB has released the committee meeting schedule for the 2021 Annual Meeting. Here's the committee meeting schedule for the Urban Data committee and our subcommittees: - *Urban Data and Information Systems Committee (AED20):* 1/6/21, 2:00-5:00 PM Eastern - *Census for Transportation Planning Subcommittee (AED20(1)): *1/8/21, 2:00-3:30 Eastern - *Urban Bug Data Subcommittee (AED20(2)):* 1/13/21: 10:00-11:30 AM Eastern - *Travel Time, Speed, and Reliability Subcommittee (AED20(3)): * 1/13/21: 12:00 - 1:30 PM Eastern I hope everyone can block these times out and attend the meetings. In order to attend the committee meetings, you will need to register for the Annual Meeting. One benefit of the virtual annual meeting, though, is that TRB has introduced a complementary registration category for people that only want to attend committee meetings or exhibits and not the technical sessions. Hopefully this provides an opportunity for a broader audience to attend committee meetings this year, but everyone will need to register to access the meeting. The Annual Meeting registration page is at http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting/Registration.aspx. Zoom links to the committee meetings will be available within the TRB Annual Meeting Online program in advance of the meetings and will only be accessible to people who have registered. I'll be sending an agenda out as we get closer to the meeting date. The committee and our subcommittees also have several virtual poster sessions planned between January 25-28. You can access the current TRB program at: https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgram Please let me know if you have any questions about the virtual meeting. This should be a learning experience for all of us! Mike Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Director Safety, Operations, and Traffic Engineering Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-293-1980 (Office), 434-882-3201 (Cell) E-mail: Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.Gov

3 years, 5 months

FW: FHWA Talking Traffic Webinar on Vehicle Occupancy Data Development

by Fontaine, Michael

Hello AED20 members and friends, The November FHWA Talking Traffic Webinar will focus on methods to estimate vehicle occupancy, which is a topic that I think is of broad interest to people on our committee. The webinar will be November 19 from 2:00-3:30 Eastern. The invitation and more details on the webinar are attached if you are interested in attending. Background: The transportation community relies on vehicle-based measures to characterize highway demands. The two most common and widely adopted standards are the annual average daily traffic (AADT) and the annual average daily truck traffic (AADTT). While such vehicle-based measurements provide highly effective assessments for highway planning, construction, operations, and maintenance, gaps exist in the number of persons traveling in a vehicle, and the tonnage and dollar values of freight moved on trucks. On the freight front, efforts such as the truck weigh-in-motion program and the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) at the national level have been providing information to link truck flow data to the tonnage and dollar values of goods moved. On the passenger travel front, the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), along with limited state and local surveys, offer a glimpse of vehicle occupancy information. Unfortunately, the current household survey data are not robust enough in deciphering more disaggregated strata such as time of day, seasonality, geographical area, and roadway types regarding vehicle occupancy. The FHWA Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) has carried out two phases of major research and development effort, attempting to derive vehicle occupancy data without resorting to the traditional survey approach. In this webinar, the OHPI will present a set of vehicle occupancy factor estimation methods developed for passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses. Professionals interested in translating vehicle miles traveled (VMT) data to person miles traveled (PMT), assessing how occupancy data are developed for travel demand modeling and forecasting, and attempting to create new measures for highway needs analysis, operational efficiency evaluation, and performance assessment, are encouraged to attend. Objective: The objective of this vehicle occupancy estimation webinar is twofold:  Share the advanced data analytics with the community to promote data innovation,  Gather feedback from the transportation community on potential further method improvements. Mike Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Director Safety, Operations, and Traffic Engineering Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-293-1980 (Office), 434-882-3201 (Cell) E-mail: Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.Gov ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jenkins, Daniel (FHWA) <Daniel.Jenkins(a)dot.gov> Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 1:28 PM Subject: FW: FHWA Talking Traffic Webinar on Vehicle Occupancy Data Development To: michael.fontaine(a)vdot.virginia.gov <michael.fontaine(a)vdot.virginia.gov> Mike, Could you please forward the announcement on our upcoming webinar to members and friends of AED 20? Thanks, Danny -----Original Appointment----- *From:* Jenkins, Daniel (FHWA) *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:21 PM *To:* Tang, Tianjia (FHWA); Lokesh, Hebbani (FHWA); Clark, Clayton (FHWA); Krile, Robert T; stacey.bricka(a)macrosysrt.com; slonee(a)battelle.org; austinmp(a)battelle.org; Taylor, Rich (FHWA); Briggs, Valerie (FHWA); Miller, Vicki (FHWA); Stephanos, Peter (FHWA); Reck, Susanna (FHWA); Sun, Sarah (FHWA) *Cc:* Jessberger, Steven (FHWA) *Subject:* FHWA Talking Traffic Webinar on Vehicle Occupancy Data Development *When:* Thursday, November 19, 2020 2:00 PM-3:30 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). *Where:* Microsoft Teams Meeting Flyer attached. ________________________________________________________________________________ Join Microsoft Teams Meeting <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YWZhMzY1YTktYWRiMC00…> Learn more about Teams <https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options <https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=81c9fd85-fcc5-4669-…> [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_the_Unite…] The United States Department of Transportation Help <https://remedy.dot.gov/arsys/forms/remedy/SRS:ServiceRequestConsole/?mode=s…> ________________________________________________________________________________

3 years, 5 months

AED20 Midyear Meeting Summary and Paper Survey

by Fontaine, Michael

Hello everyone, Thanks to everyone who attended the TRB Urban Data Committee midyear meeting on June 26. For those that could not attend, I have attached a copy of the meeting minutes, the slides I presented, and the slide presentation that TTI provided on Wejo connected car data. I would like to thank Pat Coleman for stepping in to take notes during the meeting. If you have any edits to the meeting minutes, please let Pat and I know. Please note that the attendance list was pulled from the Zoom list, so it may not be 100% accurate. *Also, please remember to respond to our committee paper review survey by Wednesday July 29:* https://virginia.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1HZfyx9U3MDJOPb The survey is an important tool that we use to make paper assignments, so please respond. Thanks everyone, Mike Fontaine Chair, Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (AED20) Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Director Safety, Operations, and Traffic Engineering Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-293-1980 (Mon), 434-882-3201 (Tues-Fri) E-mail: Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.Gov

3 years, 8 months

Fwd: Please distribute:: TRB Webinar: Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World

by Fontaine, Michael

Hello AED20 members and friends, TRB will be holding a webinar that discusses COVID-19 impacts on agency asset management programs on July 15. The webinar is free, but pre-registration is required. Please see more details below if you are interested. Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Director Safety, Operations, and Traffic Engineering Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-293-1980 (Mon), 434-882-3201 (Tues-Fri) E-mail: Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.Gov ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Palmerlee, Thomas <TPalmerlee(a)nas.edu> Date: Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 11:28 AM Subject: Please distribute:: TRB Webinar: Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World To: Alison J. Conway (aconway(a)ccny.cuny.edu) <aconway(a)ccny.cuny.edu>, Anastasopoulos, Panagiotis <panastas(a)buffalo.edu>, chad.baker(a)dot.ca.gov < chad.baker(a)dot.ca.gov>, Coco Briseno - California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) (cbriseno(a)comcast.net) <cbriseno(a)comcast.net>, Ed Christopher (edc(a)berwyned.com) <edc(a)berwyned.com>, Fontaine, Michael D. < Michael.Fontaine(a)vdot.virginia.gov>, Frank Broen (fbroen(a)teachamerica.com) < fbroen(a)teachamerica.com>, hall.jim(a)uis.edu <hall.jim(a)uis.edu>, Kevin Gilson - WSP (gilson(a)pbworld.com) <gilson(a)pbworld.com>, Dorn, Keyara <KDorn(a)nas.edu>, Mohan, Sid <SMohan(a)nas.edu>, Palmerlee, Thomas <TPalmerlee(a)nas.edu>, Patricia.Hu(a)dot.gov <Patricia.Hu(a)dot.gov>, Peggi.Knight(a)dot.iowa.gov < Peggi.Knight(a)dot.iowa.gov>, Reginald R. Souleyrette (rsouley(a)engr.uky.edu) < rsouley(a)engr.uky.edu>, Seven T. Parker (sparker(a)engr.wisc.edu) < sparker(a)engr.wisc.edu>, Sherif Ishak (sishak(a)odu.edu) <sishak(a)odu.edu>, Viswanathan Krishnan (kviswanathan(a)camsys.com) <kviswanathan(a)camsys.com>, Weinberger, Penelope <pweinberger(a)aashto.org> This live virtual discussion that should be extremely interesting. I recommend it. No fee to attend this webinar, but preregistration is required <https://nasem.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kPIYy3wrQUSzx96ryyp43w>. http://www.trb.org/Calendar/Blurbs/180812.aspx TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM Eastern with transportation agency executives who will examine the impact COVID-19 has had on their agencies’ asset management programs. They will discuss how they are adjusting their operational budgets and how the pandemic will impact their programs. *Panelists:* - Carlos Braceras, Executive Director, *Utah Department of Transportation* - Julie Lorenz, Secretary, *Kansas Department of Transportation*, and Director, *Kansas Turnpike Authority* - Therese McMillan, Executive Director, *Bay Area Metro* - Leslie Richards, General Manager, *Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority* - Greg Slater, Secretary, *Maryland Department of Transportation* - Paul Wiedefeld, General Manager and CEO, *Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority* Moderated by Neil Pedersen, Executive Director, TRB

3 years, 9 months

TRB Urban Data Committee Paper Review Survey

by Fontaine, Michael

Hello TRB AED20 (formerly ABJ30) committee members and friends- I hope everyone is staying healthy, safe, and sane throughout this pandemic. As we discussed at the midyear meeting, there is still some uncertainty about whether the TRB Annual Meeting will take place in person, virtually, or as some sort of hybrid model. One thing is certain, though: the TRB paper submission deadline remains on August 1 and we need to plan for paper reviews. Once papers are submitted, papers will be assigned to committees by TRB and then the committees will assign the papers to the reviewers. The paper review period is August 15 – September 15. We must complete the entire process by mid-September, with review results and final session details input into the TRB system before October 1. Given the unusual circumstances, it is hard to determine whether we will see an increased or decreased paper load. In prior years, members received 4-5 papers to review from this committee and friends were asked to review 1-2 papers (but if you’d like to review more, we’re happy to assign more to you!). You may receive additional reviews from different committees – we don’t have a way of coordinating assignments across committees. Review loads may differ this year depending on what gets submitted. As a “high volume” committee (i.e., we receive more than 100 papers to review each year), your assistance in reviewing papers is a critical element as each paper needs multiple reviewers with a diversity of experience to ensure well-rounded reviews. * To help us connect reviewers with papers, please complete this very short survey by Wednesday July 29:* https://virginia.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1HZfyx9U3MDJOPb Early completion of the survey will be very helpful for us! A couple important reminders are: - Please make sure your e-mail address in MyTRB (www.mytrb.org) is accurate. We will be using this to contact you about reviews. We will also be using this to create our new committee mailing list - As you receive email notifications of paper assignments, please login to the TRB Editorial Manager and accept/decline each paper assigned as quickly as possible. This helps us manage the review process more efficiently. Thanks in advance for your help! Mike Fontaine, Chair AED20 Paper review chairs: ABJ30 (general): Clotilde Minster. Charlotte Frei, and Mara Kaminowitz Travel time, speed and reliability (TTSR) focus: Ram Venkatanarayana and Jiaqi Ma Urban Big Data focus: Pat Coleman Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Director Safety, Operations, and Traffic Engineering Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-293-1980 (Mon), 434-882-3201 (Tues-Fri) E-mail: Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.Gov

3 years, 9 months

Next Generation NHTS Program Webinar

by Fontaine, Michael

Hello everyone, FHWA will be hosting a webinar on the Next Generation National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) program on Thursday July 23 from 2-3:30 ET. Please see the details Danny Jenkins has provided in the email below if you are interested in attending. Mike Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Director Safety, Operations, and Traffic Engineering Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-293-1980 (Mon), 434-882-3201 (Tues-Fri) E-mail: Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.Gov ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jenkins, Daniel (FHWA) <Daniel.Jenkins(a)dot.gov> Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 1:45 PM Subject: Next Gen NHTS Program Webinar To: Michael Fontaine <michael.fontaine(a)vdot.virginia.gov> Mike, We are hosting a webinar on the Next Gen NHTS program on July 23 at 2pm ET. Could you please forward the announcement below to members and friends of AED 20? You are invited to attend a webinar FHWA is hosting on the Next Generation National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) program on Thursday July 23 from 2-3:30 ET. The agenda for the webinar is as follows: 1. Welcome: Intro to Next Gen NHTS and its data components, current pooled fund status, and how to join. (approx. 15 min.) 2. Core data update: National design and how it compares to 2017 methods, brief mention of pooled fund data purchase. (approx. 20 min.) 3. Passive data update: National truck and person OD – what are the product requirements and the geography, general plans for the program (approx. 20 min) 4. Moderated Q&A (30 minutes) 5. Closing – with contact information for those who are interested in joining pooled fund. To join the webinar, use the following link: https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/tvt/ Phone: (877)873-8017, access code 7702025 Thanks, Danny Daniel E. Jenkins, PE Senior Transportation Specialist National Travel Behavior Data Program Manager Office of Highway Policy Information 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Room E83-414 Washington, DC 20590 Phone: 202-366-1067 Fax: 202-366-7696

3 years, 9 months

AED20/ABJ30 Centennial Paper

by Fontaine, Michael

Hi everyone, The TRB Centennial paper from ABJ30 (now AED20) was highlighted today in the TRB E-newsletter. Please take a look. Special thanks to Marcelo, Leta, and Stacey for all of their hard work on this! http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/centennial/papers/ABJ30-Final.pdf Mike Michael D. Fontaine, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Director Safety, Operations, and Traffic Engineering Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-293-1980 (Mon), 434-882-3201 (Tues-Fri) E-mail: Michael.Fontaine(a)VDOT.Virginia.Gov

3 years, 10 months

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