ABJ30 Members and Friends,

Below is our draft agenda - we will plan to keep to it as much as possible - noting some of our guests/speakers have indicated possible conflicts -

 

For planning purposes – check our TRB website details on ABJ30 and Events Schedule for Annual Meeting

http://www.trb.org/directory/comm_detail.asp?id=1141

http://www.trb.org/am/ip/assembly_search.asp?c=ABJ30&comm=Urban+Transportation+Data+and+Information+Systems

 

For those of you not able to join us in Washington, D.C., (and those who will and want to get a head start on our discussions), I will be forwarding some additional listserv messages for confirmation/discussion/edits, etc.). 

 

 IMPORTANT ISSUES – please let me know your response to the two issues below (either using this listserv, by emailing directly – lawsonc@albany.edu or contributing to our discussion at TRB Meeting) – thanks!

 

First, we need input on the best option for a sustainable internet strategy --  as we thank Chuck Purvis, previous Committee Chair, for his generous contribution of hosting our Committee's website.  Over the last 12 months, we have not been able to schedule a new host - and given the problems with keeping a website current -  please consider the following options:  should we use a "wiki" service (Shawn is trying this strategy with the ADUS Subcommittee)? - should we use a "free" site (e.g., Google)? - should I "lobby" TRB staff for a user-friendly single page TRB-hosted website that would provide a generalized format with information on how to participate in a dedicated wiki? -- other ideas or offers of host capability??    

 

Second, I am hearing some concerns about travel funds for our summer meeting – should I ask TRB staff about holding a webinar as part of our Summer Events?  This would allow more of our Members, Friends, and with sufficient advanced notification – our target population – transportation planners, MPOs, consultants, university faculty, and interested citizens, to participate – let me know and I will try to get confirmation that we could use webinar technologies.

 

 

ABJ30 Committee on Urban Transportation Data and

Information Systems

Draft Meeting Agenda

Monday, January 12, 2008, 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Hemisphere, Hilton Hotel

 

1:30 – 1:34      Call to Order  Catherine Lawson

1:35 – 1:44      Introductions  All

 

1:45 – 1:49      TRB Talk*  Tom Palmerlee

1:50 – 2:09      State of the Committee, Chair Report  Catherine Lawson

 

2:10 – 2:19      ABJ30(1) Subcommittee on Census Data  Clara Reschovsky/Kristian Rohanna

2:20 – 2:29      AFD30(1) Archived Data User Service Subcommittee  Shawn Turner

3:00 – 3:14      RITA/BTS Activities and Initiatives*  Thomas Bolle

 

3:15 – 3:29      BREAK

 

3:30 – 3:44      The “Virtual” Project*  Kim Fisher, TRB

3:45 – 3:59      NHTS Update  Heather Contrino, FHWA

4:00 – 4:14      Data in Action  Kuo-Ann Chiao, NYMTC

4:15 – 4:29      Travel Survey Archive Project  Pavithra Parthasarathi, University of Minnesota

4:30 – 4:44      New Tools for Analysis  Nathan Erlbaum, NYSDOT

 

 

4:45 – 5:14      Special Discussion Topic  Catherine Lawson and All

 

                                    Are we ready for 2010?  Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Urban Transportation Data

 

5:15 – 5:29      Other New Business

 

5:30                 Adjourn

 

*Times may vary due to other obligations

 

Midyear Meeting: Seattle, WA, July 19th – 21st, 2009

 

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Catherine T. Lawson, Ph. D.

Director, MRP Program

Associate Professor

University at Albany

Geography & Planning

AS 218 1400 Washington

Albany, New York 12222

(518) 442-4775

(518) 442-4742 FAX

lawsonc@albany.edu