ABJ30 Members and Friends,

We have so many great sessions, committee meetings, subcommittee meetings, poster sessions, and casual get-togethers planned for TRB Week in WDC — hope all of you can attend!  I will be very honored as your Chair, to receive the Blue Ribbon Award for ABJ30, at the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture and Presentation of Awards event at the Marriott Hotel at 6:00 PM on Monday, January 13, 2014 – we have accomplished so many of our goals and overcome challenges – yet, it is clear – we have much more to do!!  And, our own Data Section Chair, Joseph Schofer, Northwestern University, will be the featured speaker – a real treat for us all!  

Although we won't have web or phone access to our Committee Meeting on Wednesday morning, 8:00 to noon – please feel free to review the agenda (available on the TRB website and pasted below as well) and send me (lawsonc@albany.edu) any contributions you would like to make on these topics – we will soon be setting our goals for the upcoming year, three-year, and five-year horizons, with a our new Chair, Stacy Bricka, and want to make sure we have input from everyone.  Thanks for a great six years as your Chair, following my nine years as a Committee Member, we have more challenges and successes yet to come!  Safe travels – see you in WDC in the very near future!  

Regards,

Kate


Paper or Conference Session (S)s
 670  (TPS14-003)
Shifts in Travel Behavior: Where Are We Going and How Do We Know? Tenth Annual Travel Data User Forum 
Ed Christopher, Federal Highway Administration, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs

Is our travel behavior changing? Are millennials different from baby boomers? How do we know? What data do we have? What data do we need? Is it all just anecdotal? Come and join in this exciting discussion as the Travel Data Users Forum explores what some believe may be a real change in travel behavior.
Panel Discussion: Millennials' Travel Behavior (P14-5134)
     Steven E. Polzin, University of South Florida
     Nancy McGuckin, Consultant
     Heather Contrino, Federal Highway Administration
     Gregory Mark Spitz, Resource Systems Group, Inc.
     Evelyn Blumenberg, University of California, Los Angeles
     Brian D. Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles
Open Discussion on Millennials' Travel Data (P14-7028)


 295  (TPS14-023)
Time Prediction and Data Quality 
Michael Daniel Fontaine, Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on Highway Traffic Monitoring

This session covers recent research in travel time data. Methods to estimate travel times from point detectors, predict arterial travel times, filter data outliers, and assess data quality of travel time data streams are all reviewed. 
Hybrid Model for Motorway Travel Time Estimation- Considering Increased Detector Spacing (14-2516)
     Ashish Bhaskar, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
     Ming Qu, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
     Edward Chung, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
     Jinwoo (Brian) Lee, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Real-Time Prediction of Arterial Roadway Travel Times Using Data Collected by Bluetooth Detectors (14-4910)
     Soroush Salek Moghaddam, University of Waterloo, Canada
     Bruce Hellinga, University of Waterloo, Canada
Algorithm for Detecting Outliers in Bluetooth Data in Real Time (14-4925)
     Soroush Salek Moghaddam, University of Waterloo, Canada
     Bruce Hellinga, University of Waterloo, Canada
How Much GPS Data Do We Need? (14-4087)
     Anthony D. Patire, Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways
     Matthew Wright, Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways
     Boris Prodhomme, Smart AdServer, France
     Alexandre Bayen, University of California, Berkeley



Poster Session (P)s
 385  (TPP14-001)
Urban Transportation Data Frontiers: New Uses and Applications 
Catherine Theresa Lawson, State University of New York, Albany, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems

Transportation has always been a data-rich environment. Now technological advances in storage, retrieval, algorithm development, and integration are opening up new lines of research and the development of cutting-edge applications. Topics covered in this poster session include new uses of "big data," rail model calibration, freeway performance analysis, automated bottleneck detection, new approaches to data archiving, uses of the General Transit Feed Specification, and much more. 
Relationship Between Travel-Related Feelings, On-Trip Activities, and Use of Different Transport Means in Urban Areas (14-4180)
     Marco Diana, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Arriving Next on Track 1: Online Geospatial Transit Performance Data Archive (14-4766)
     Jonathan Makler, Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
     Morgan Harvey, Portland State University
     Steve Callas, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
     Kristin A. Tufte, Portland State University
     Ryan Peterson, Portland State University
Applying General Transit Feed Specification to the Global South: Experiences in Mexico City and Beyond (14-5657)
     Emily Eros, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     Shomik Raj Mehndiratta, World Bank
     P. Christopher Zegras, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     Kevin Webb, Conveyal
     Maria Catalina Ochoa, EMBARQ/World Resources Institute
Time-Space Diagram Revisited (14-1046)
     Afian Anwar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     Wei Zeng, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Rail Transit Assignment Model Calibration Using Automated Fare Collection Data and Parallel Genetic Algorithm (14-2679)
     Wei Zhu, Tongji University, China
     Ruihua Xu, Tongji University, China
     Yueping Jiang, Tongji University, China
Data-Driven Geospatial-Enabled Transportation Platform for Freeway Performance Analysis (14-3268)
     Sa Xiao, University of Washington
     Xiaoyue (Cathy) Liu, University of Utah
     Yinhai Wang, University of Washington
Novel Approach for Analysis of Weather, Signal, and Recurrent Congestion Impacts on Urban Delay (14-4072)
     M. Anil Yazici, City College of New York
     Camille Kamga, City College of New York
     Yohan Urie, Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'Etat, France
Current Practice of Acquiring Public Road Inventory Data in the United States (14-4003)
     Yuxiao Zhou, Jackson State University
     Yan Qi, University of Montana
     James Fairly, Jackson State University
     Feng Wang, Jackson State University
Automated Congestion Bottleneck Identification for MAP-21 Performance Measure Reporting Using Large Statewide Speed Data Sets (14-4356)
     John Wikander, Texas A&M Transportation Institute 
     William L. Eisele, Texas A&M Transportation Institute 
     David Lynn Schrank, Texas A&M Transportation Institute 
Large-Scale Intelligent Transportation System Traffic Detector Data Archiving (14-5448)
     Tao Qu, University of Wisconsin, Madison
     Steven Parker, University of Wisconsin, Madison
     Yang Cheng, University of Wisconsin-Madison
     Bin Ran, University of Wisconsin, Madison
     David A. Noyce, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Stretching Scarce Dollars Through Streamlined Processes and Partnerships: Prototype Implementation for a Unified, Intelligent, and Sustainable Geolocation Process for Roadway Incidents (14-3207)
     Ilir Bejleri, University of Florida
     Daniel Brown, University of Florida


 382  (TPP14-006)
Preparing for MAP-21: Measuring Travel Time and Travel Time Reliability 
Karl Petty, Iteris, Inc., presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on Highway Traffic Monitoring; Committee on Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems

Because of the recent mandates in MAP-21, there is an increasing interest at the agency level in the accurate measurement and estimation of travel time and travel time reliability. This session covers research into the measurement, modeling, and prediction of travel time and travel time reliability from different sensor sources; methods to detect and filter outlier data; and assessment of overall system data quality. 
Stochastic Volatility Modeling Approach to Account for Uncertainties in Travel Time Reliability Forecasting (14-1066)
     Yanru Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park
     Ali Haghani, University of Maryland, College Park
     Ranye Sun, Texas A&M University, College Station
Application of Finite Mixture of Regression Model with Varying Mixing Probabilities to Urban Arterial Travel Time Estimation (14-3924)
     Peng Chen, Nagoya University, Japan
     Kai Yin, Texas A&M University
     Jian Sun, Tongji University, China
Highway Versus Urban Roads: Analysis of Travel Time and Variability Patterns Based on Facility Type (14-0768)
     M. Anil Yazici, City College of New York
     Camille Kamga, City College of New York
     Kaan Ozbay, Rutgers University
Link and Route Travel Time Prediction Including Corresponding Reliability in an Urban Network Based on Taxi Floating-Car Data (14-5560)
     Mirsad Tulic, Austrian Institute of Technology
     Dietmar Bauer, Austrian Institute of Technology
     Wolfgang Scherrer, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Predict Experienced Travel Times (14-3851)
     Hao Chen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
     Hesham Rakha, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Evaluation of Freeway Sensor Placement Based on Aggregation of Cellular Probe System and Loop Detectors (14-2734)
     Shanglu He, Southeast University, China
     Wei Wang, Southeast University,China
     Jian Zhang, Southeast University,China
     Fengping Zhan, Southeast University, China
     Bin Ran, Southeast University, China
Travel Time Reliability using Hasofer Lind-Rackwitz Fiessler Algorithm and Kernel Density Estimation (14-3545)
     Shu Yang, The University of Arizona
     Arif Malik, Saint Louis University
     Yao-Jan Wu, University of Arizona
Novel Three-Stage Framework for Short-Term Travel Time Prediction Under Normal and Abnormal Traffic Conditions (14-1114)
     Fangce Guo, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
     Rajesh Krishnan, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
     John W. Polak, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Framework to Predict Freeway Traffic Speed in Snowy Weather: Integration of Historical and Real-Time Patterns (14-1545)
     Eunbi Jeong, Hanyang University, South Korea
     Cheol Oh, Hanyang University, South Korea
     Youngho Kim, Korea Transport Institute
     Jisun Lee, Korea Transport Institute
     Soyoung Jung, Hanyang University, South Korea
Recursive-Bayesian Inference Model for Dynamic Travel Time Estimation Using Fusion of Simulated Loop Detector and Probe Data (14-3278)
     Cui Mengying, Dalian University of Technology, China
     Kai Liu, Dalian University of Technology, China
     Jin Chen, Dalian University of Technology, China
Urban Arterial Road Travel Time Variability Modeling Using Burr Regression (14-5654)
     Susilawati Susilawati, Padang Polytechnic, Indonesia
     Michael Taylor, University of South Australia
     Sekhar Venkata Chandra Somenahalli, University of South Australia
Retrieving Dynamic Origin-Destination Matrices from Bluetooth Data (14-1184)
     Gabriel Michau, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
     Alfredo Nantes, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
     Edward Chung, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
     Patrice Abry, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France
     Pierre Borgnat, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France
     Ashish Bhaskar, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Assessment of Speed Information Based on Probe Vehicle Data: Case Study in New Jersey (14-4464)
     Kitae Kim, New Jersey Institute of Technology
     Dennis Motiani, New Jersey Department of Transportation
     Lazar N. Spasovic, New Jersey Institute of Technology
     Branislav Dimitrijevic, New Jersey Institute of Technology
     Steven I-Jy Chien, New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Methods for Quality Assessment of Real-Time Traffic Information (14-2918)
     Gerhard Huber, University of the German Federal Armed Forces, Munich
     Klaus Bogenberger, University of the German Federal Armed Forces, Munich
     Robert Lawrence Bertini, Portland State University
Enhanced Travel Time Outlier Filter for Real-Time Applications (14-0652)
     Yaxin Hu, University of Waterloo, Canada
     Bruce Hellinga, University of Waterloo, Canada
Virtual Sensors: Web-Based Real-Time Data Collection Methodology for Transportation Operation Performance Analysis (14-4119)
     Ender Faruk Morgul, Rutgers University
     Hong Yang, New York University
     Abdullah Kurkcu, Rutgers State University
     Kaan Ozbay, Rutgers University
     Bekir Bartin, Rutgers University
     Camille Kamga, City College of New York
     Richard Salloum, Nokia



Workshop (W)s
 133  (TPW14-003)
Big Data and Open Data for Transportation Services and Public Engagement 
Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom; Harvey J. Miller, Ohio State University, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on Geographic Information Science and Applications; Committee on Visualization in Transportation; Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications; Committee on Intelligent Transportation Systems

The workshop focuses on how open big data can facilitate transportation services and engagement through self-organization, cooperation, and activism. Sponsoring committee chairs are invited to give their perspectives. Topics include data analytics, information extraction from user-generated content, machine-to-machine communications and Internet of Things, open data and civic hacking, volunteered geographic information, visualization of massively large data sets, and open source social software.
Perspectives on Big Data and Open Data (P14-5725)
     Catherine Theresa Lawson, State University of New York, Albany
     Adel W. Sadek, State University of New York, Buffalo
     Matthew G. Karlaftis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
     James P. Hall, University of Illinois, Springfield
Panel 1: Open Data and Civic Hacking (P14-5728)
     Harvey J. Miller, Ohio State University
Urban Digital Infomediaries (P14-6091)
     Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
New Approaches to Public Involvement: Open Source and Crowdsourcing (P14-5729)
     Frank Hebbert, OpenPlans
Mission Possible: Convincing MPOs and DOTs to Open Their Data with Carrots, Not Sticks! (P14-5730)
     Michael L. Pack, University of Maryland, College Park
Panel 2: Research in Open Big Data (P14-5731)
     Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
M2M Communications and Implications for Future Mobility (P14-5732)
     Glenn Geers, National ICT Australia
Extracting Activity Patterns from Cellphones, Points of Interest, and Travel Survey Data (P14-5735)
     Joseph Ferreira, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     Shan Jiang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     Yi Zhu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     Mi Diao, National University of Singapore
Investigating Spatial Big Data for Eco-routing Services (P14-5736)
     Shashi Shekhar, University of Minnesota
     Viswanath Gunturi, University of Minnesota



Published Meeting - Committee (M)s
TPM14-005
Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee 
Catherine Theresa Lawson, State University of New York, Albany, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems


TPM14-017
Census for Transportation Planning Subcommittee, ABJ30(1) 
Clara Reschovsky, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; Mara Kaminowitz, Baltimore Metropolitan Council, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems

The Subcommittee is a forum for those that use Federal demographic statistics in transportation planning, policy, and analysis. Our subjects include the U.S. Census, the American Community Survey, Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP), and the Census API. We discuss applications, data access, accuracy issues, and share innovative uses of data products. Subcommittee members work with data providers to ensure that Federal data products meet the needs of the transportation community.

TPM14-028
Computational Transportation and Society Subcommittee, ABJ30(2) 
Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom; Harvey J. Miller, Ohio State University, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems


TPM14-030
Travel Time, Speed and Reliability Joint Subcommittee of ABJ30, ABJ35 
Karl Petty, Iteris, Inc.; Michael Daniel Fontaine, Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems



ABJ30 Cosponsored Sessions (only editable by the primary committee sponsor)

 KFS14-031 
Please "Like" Our Session on Social Media Data in Modeling 
Floridea Di Ciommo, Technical University of Madrid, Spain, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Transportation Demand Forecasting; Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values; Committee on Effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on Travel Choices; Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on Travel Survey Methods

Probabilistic Activity Model for Predicting the Mobility Patterns of Homogeneous Social Groups Based on Social Network Data (14-1033)
     Francesco Alesiani, NEC Laboratories Europe, Germany
     Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis, NEC Laboratories Europe, Germany
     Roberto Baldessari, NEC Laboratories Europe, Germany
Modeling Individual Activity Patterns Using Large-Scale, Location-Based Data from Online Social Media (14-2287)
     Samiul Hasan, Purdue University
     Satish V. Ukkusuri, Purdue University
From Personal Attitudes to Public Opinion: Information Diffusion in Social Networks Toward Sustainable Transportation (14-3566)
     Ying Chen, Northwestern University
     Andreas Frei, Northwestern University
     Hani S. Mahmassani, Northwestern University
Online Social Networking and Next Generation’s Trip-Making Behavior: Findings from a Latent Class Model (14-5318)
     Maria Kamargianni, University of the Aegean, Greece
     Amalia Polydoropoulou, University of the Aegean, Greece


 MMM14-031 
Health and Transportation Joint Subcommittee of ADD50, ADD40, ADB10, ABJ30 
Ed Christopher, Federal Highway Administration; Eloisa Tigre Raynault, American Public Health Association, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Environmental Justice in Transportation; Committee on Health and Transportation; Committee on Transportation and Sustainability; Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values; Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems



 MMP14-001 
Creative Use of Data in Transportation and Public Health Planning 
Carolyn McAndrews, University of Colorado, Denver, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Environmental Justice in Transportation; Committee on Health and Transportation; Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values; Committee on Transportation and Sustainability

Make Way for Play: Creative Use of the Public Way to Increase Healthy Activity (P14-5711)
     Drusilla van Hengel, Alta Planning + Design
TransBase: Innovative Data Initiative Linking Health and Transportation Data in San Francisco, California (P14-5746)
     Megan L. Wier, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Importance of Co-location and Culture in Determining Destinations for Transport Planning: Case Study of Access to Suburban Healthy Food Basket (P14-5747)
     Jennifer Mindell, University College London, United Kingdom
     Ashley Dhanani, University College London, United Kingdom
     Laura Vaughan, University College London, United Kingdom
     Shaun Scholes, University College London, United Kingdom
Linking Transport and Health: Better Data Sets for Better Policy Making (P14-5748)
     Clemence Cavoli, University College London, United Kingdom
     Jennifer Mindell, University College London, United Kingdom
     Helena Titheridge, University College London, United Kingdom
     Nicola Christie, University College London, United Kingdom
Techniques for Using Hospital, Police, and Travel Survey Data to Analyze Transportation Injury Risk (P14-5749)
     Carolyn McAndrews, University of Colorado, Denver
     Kirsten Beyer, Medical College of Wisconsin
     Clare Guse, Medical College of Wisconsin
     Peter Layde, Medical College of Wisconsin
Incorporating Health Considerations into Collaborative Transportation Decision Making (P14-5750)
     Amy Ingles, Georgia Institute of Technology
     Jamie Montague Fischer, Georgia Institute of Technology
     Elise Barrella, James Madison University
     Adjo A. Amekudzi, Georgia Institute of Technology
Integrating Health and Transportation Data in Health Impact Assessments for Active Transportation: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities (P14-5751)
     Donald Kostelec, Kostelec Planning
Prototype Regional Nonmotorized Travel Sketch Planning Tool: Promoting Walk Activities in Communities (P14-5752)
     Ho-Ling Hwang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
     Shih-Miao Chin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
     Timothy Reuscher, MacroSys Research and Technology
     Daniel W. Wilson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
     Robert Taylor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
     Jiaoli Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
     Elaine Murakami, Federal Highway Administration


 MMS14-001 
Raising Public Health Issues to a Higher Level in the Transportation Sector 
Ed Christopher, Federal Highway Administration, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Environmental Justice in Transportation; Committee on Health and Transportation; Committee on Transportation and Sustainability; Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values

Panel Discussion: Perspectives on the Nexus Between Health and Transportation (P14-5000)
     Richard Davey, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
     Cheryl Bartlett, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
     Michael P. Lewis, Rhode Island Department of Transportation
     Lynn Peterson, Washington State Department of Transportation
Transportation, Statewide Planning, and Health: Case Studies from Five States (P14-5974)
     William M. Lyons, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center


 TPP14-005 
Developments in Active Transportation: Meeting the Challenges of Demand for Data in Bicycle and Pedestrian Fields 
Elizabeth Stolz, Sprinkle Consulting Inc, presiding


The growth of active transportation monitoring has led to the need to accurately measure bicycle and pedestrian volumes. This session presents recent work in the field of data collection, demand estimation, behavior and route choice, and extrapolation from limited ground counts to systemwide usage.
Impact of Climate Change on Bicycle Counts (14-0429)
     Zia Wadud, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Using Gradient Boosting Machines to Predict Bikesharing Station States (14-1261)
     Robert Regue, University of California, Irvine
     Will Recker, University of California, Irvine
Institutionalizing Bicycle and Pedestrian Monitoring Programs in Three States: Progress and Challenges (14-4181)
     Greg Lindsey, University of Minnesota
     Krista Nordback, Portland State University
     Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
Pedestrian Detection and Real-Time Performance Measures at Intersections (14-4230)
     Ajith Muralidharan, Sensys Networks, Inc.
Automated Classification in Traffic Video at Intersections with Heavy Pedestrian and Bicycle Traffic (14-4337)
     Sohail Zangenehpour, McGill University, Canada
     Luis Fernando Miranda-Moreno, McGill University, Canada
     Nicolas Saunier, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada
Adaptation and Implementation of a System for Collecting and Analyzing Cyclist Route Data Using Smartphones (14-4637)
     Stewart Jackson, McGill University, Canada
     Luis Fernando Miranda-Moreno, McGill University, Canada
     Yannick Roy, City of Montreal, Canada
     Colin Rothfels, Consultant
Analysis and Planning of Bicycle Parking for Transport Interchanges (14-5380)
     David Arbis, University of New South Wales, Australia
     Taha Hossein Rashidi, University of New South Wales, Australia
     Vinayak V. Dixit, University of New South Wales, Australia
     Upali Vandebona, University of New South Wales, Australia
Estimating Daily Bicycle Volumes Using Manual Short Duration and Automated Continuous Counts (14-5395)
     Sherry Ryan, San Diego State University
     Bruce Appleyard, San Diego State University
     Caleb Schroeder, San Diego State University
     Andrew Prescott, San Diego State University
Comparison of Nonmotorized and Motorized Traffic Patterns (14-5711)
     Krista Nordback, Portland State University
     Kowat Bahrami, University of Colorado, Denver
     Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver


 TPS14-013 
Future Directions for Transit Geographic Information Systems 
Linda K. Cherrington, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, presiding


This session summarizes an October 2013 conference that brought together transit planners, managers, researchers, and GIS industry experts to exchange ideas about how geographic information science and applications can add value for transit. Conference participants identified emerging trends in geospatial analysis and transit informatics. This session highlights the opportunities for public-private partnerships to advance practical applications of new technologies that enhance public transit. 
Enhancing Service Planning and Improving Performance (P14-5492)
     Ed Wells, Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority
GIS Innovations and Applications (P14-5493)
     Michael L. Pack, University of Maryland, College Park
Opportunities for Public-Private New Technology Partnerships to Enhance Public Mobility (P14-5494)
     Martin Catalá, University of South Florida


 TPS14-024 
Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts, Factoring, and Forecasting: Employment in Diverse Applications 
Elizabeth Stolz, Sprinkle Consulting Inc, presiding


Increasing numbers of entities require bicycle and pedestrian count data to inform decisions regarding policy, resource allocation, and infrastructure investment. The amount of data being collected is increasing, aided by automated counting equipment. However, challenges remain in the areas of data collection, factoring of data to standardize counts, and delivery of data to decision makers, planners, and the public. This session examines some of the tools developed to address these issues.
Estimation of Annual Average Daily Bicycle Traffic Using Adjustment Factors (14-0436)
     Mohamed El Esawey, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Estimating Spatially and Temporally Continuous Bicycle Volumes Using Sparse Data (14-1038)
     C. Alec Gosse, University of Virginia
     Andres Clarens, University of Virginia
Automated Analysis of Pedestrians' Nonconforming Behavior and Data Collection at Urban Crossings (14-3761)
     Mohamed H. Zaki, University of British Columbia, Canada
     Tarek Sayed, University of British Columbia, Canada
Methodology to Characterize Ideal Short-Term Counting Conditions and Improve AADT Estimation Accuracy Using Regression-Based Correcting Function (14-5572)
     Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
     Pamela Johnson, Portland State University
     Christopher M. Monsere, Portland State University
     Krista Nordback, Portland State University
Creating the Bicycle Count Data Clearinghouse for Los Angeles County, California (14-5720)
     Herbie Huff, University of California, Los Angeles
     Madeline Brozen, University of California, Los Angeles


ABJ30 Urban Transportation Data and 
Information Systems Committee
Hilton, Cabinet Room

January 15, 2014
8:00AM – 12:00PM


I. Welcome and Introductions (name, affiliation, two research areas of interest) (8:00 – 8:10)

II. Approval of the Minutes - Maren Outwater [MOutwater@rsginc.com] (8:10 – 8:15)

III. Reports

a. Chair’s Report - Kate Lawson [lawsonc@albany.edu] (8:15 – 8:20)
b. TRB Report – Tom Palmerlee [TPalmerlee@nas.edu] (flexible, if necessary) (8:20 – 8:25)
c. Section Chair Report – Joe Schofer [j-schofer@northwestern.edu] 
(8:25 – 8:30)
d. RITA/BTS Report – Tom Bolle [thomas.bolle@dot.gov] (8:30 – 8:35)
e. Subcommittee Reports
i. ABJ30(1) Subcommittee on Census Data – Clara Reschovsky [[creschovsky@mwcog.org], MWCOG/Mara Kaminowitz [mkaminowitz@baltometro.org], BMC (8:35 – 8:45)
ii. ABJ30(2) Computational Transportation and Society - Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah [vonu-pt@uic.edu], University of Glasgow/Harvey Miller [harvey.miller@geog.utah.edu], University of Utah (8:45 – 8:55)
iii. ADD50(1) Health and Transportation – Ed Christopher [edc@berwyned.com], FHWA/ Eloisa Raynault [eloisa.raynault@apha.org], American Public Health Association (8:55 – 9:05)
iv. ABJ35(3) Bike and Pedestrian Data – Liz Stolz [lizstolz@sprinkleconsulting.com], Sprinkle Consulting (9:05 – 9:15)
v. ABJ35(1) Archived Data User Service Subcommittee Kristin Tufte [tufte@cs.pdx.edu], Portland State University (9:15 – 9:25)
vi. ABJ30(3) – Travel Time, Speed and Reliability – Karl Petty [karl@bt-systems.com], Iteris, Inc./Michael Fontaine [Michael.Fontaine@VDOT.Virginia.gov], Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research (9:25 – 9:35)

f. Sunday Workshop Wrap-up Report – Next Steps?
i. Big Data and Open Data for Transportation Services and Public Engagement - Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah [vonu-pt@uic.edu] University of Glasgow/Harvey Miller [harvey.miller@geog.utah.edu], University of Utah (9:35 – 9:50)

IV. Break (9:50 – 10:00)

V. Original/Emerging/Re-emerging Topics 
a. Reflecting on our Research Accomplishments: Blast from the Past – Nanda Srinivasan, [NSrinivasan@nas.edu] TRB (10:00 – 10:10)
b. Matrix Project for the Future – Nancy McGuckin [N_McGuckin@Rocketmail.com] Travel Behavior Analyst/Marcelo Oliveira [MarceloOliveira@westat.com] Westat (10:10 – 10:40)
c. Connected Vehicles: Where is the Data? – Group Discussion (10:40 – 11:00)
d. GTFS setting the “Trend”: New Subcommittee Forming within Public Transportation (AP000) (11:00 – 11:05)
e. Research Needs Statement Update – James Jan-Mou Li [lij3@ornl.gov] Oak Ridge National Labs (11:05 – 11:30)
f. Weather Report: Data Issues Ahead – Group Discussion (11:30 – 11:40)

VI. New Business
a. Upcoming Conferences and Workshops (11:40– 11:50)
i. NATMEC - Chicago
b. Research Roundtable Discussion (11:50 – noon)

Interactive Program View Across Committees

 

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