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TRB Urban Data and Information Systems Committee Meeting Info

by ed christopher

Urban Data Committee Members and Friends Attached is the agenda for the Urban Data Committee. Although the agenda looks rather full keep in mind that there is a lot room built into it for discussion. Please note that our committee will be meeting Tuesday morning, which is different day from last year. I would also like to draw your attention to our "Members Activities" round robin and encourage you to bring any materials or handouts that you would like to share with the group on activities that may be of relevance to the group. Over the years I have gotten good feedback on this portion of the meeting and of course, it's success depends on your participation. I did not want to bury with a long list of activities the committee is involved with but instead would encourage you to go to the TRB Interactive Meeting Planner (http://trb.org/meeting/) and enter the key name ABJ30 (that is the committee number) and take a look at what comes up. It will be a list of activities that the committee has either organized or is a partner in sponsoring. I know that there are a lot of time conflicts but I please make an effort to attend at least one other committee event besides our annual meeting. I'll look forward to seeing in a few weeks. -- Ed Christopher, Chair ABJ30 urban Data and Information Systems Committee Resource Center Planning Team Federal Highway Administration 19900 Governors Drive Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) 708-283-3501 (F)

19 years, 1 month

ADUS at TRB annual meeting

by Ralph.Gillmann＠dot.gov

To: TRB Joint ADUS Subcommittee of AFD30 and ABJ30 The Subcommittee, AFD30(1), is meeting on Monday, Jan. 22, at 10:15 AM-12:00 PM, in the Hilton, Dupont room. If you have any agenda items to suggest, please send them to me. ADUS-related activities at the TRB annual meeting: Sunday 1/21/2007 124 Linking ADUS, Performance Measures and Freeway Operations to Improve Mobility, 8:30am - 12:00pm, Hilton, Monroe East Monday 1/22/2007 340 Traffic Data Collection, Shoreham, on Monday, 2:30 PM-5:00 PM 390 Vehicle Detection and Classification, Marriott, Monday, 7:30 PM-9:30 PM 398 Agile Data Standards Development: Pipe Dream or Possibility? Hilton, Monday, 7:30 PM-9:30 PM Tuesday 1/23/2007 Urban and Statewide Data Committees, ABJ20 & ABJ30, Hilton, Tuesday 8:00 AM -12:00 Highway Traffic Monitoring Committee, AFD30, Marriott, Tuesday, 1:30 PM-5:30 PM Wednesday 1/24/2007 634 Highway Traffic Monitoring Data Quality, Shoreham, Wednesday, 8:00 AM-9:45 AM Ralph Gillmann Chair of the Joint ADUS Subcommittee Acting Chief, Travel Monitoring & Surveys Division Federal Highway Administration

19 years, 2 months

Looking for Poster Session Moderator

by Ed Christopher

We have a Poster Session that could use a moderator. Is anyone interested? Attached is a PDF showing the papers and presentations that will be part of the session. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Presiding officers for posters? Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:43:07 -0400 From: "Palmerlee, Thomas" <TPalmerlee(a)nas.edu> A number of committees are designating presiding officers for poster sessions. Here are some general duties and a version of guidelines are attached. It seems to be a good idea. Let me know if you want to add presiding officers to any of your poster sessions. Tom A presiding officer will record missing authors, relative level of attendance, poster quality (including degree of compliance with TRB guidelines), and to make certain the session signs and poster board location labels are in their proper place (though TRB staff has primary responsibility for the last item).

19 years, 4 months

[Fwd: Improving Coordination among the TRB Data and Safety Committee]

by Ed Christopher

If anyone is interested in this let me know and I will pass your interest along.. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Improving Coordination among the TRB Data and Safety Committee Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:24:32 -0400 From: "Palmerlee, Thomas" <TPalmerlee(a)nas.edu> To: <Simon.Washington(a)asu.edu>,<pisarski(a)ix.netcom.com>,<ben(a)ksdot.org>,<edc(a)berwyned.com>,<coutod(a)michigan.gov>,<curtis.clabaugh(a)dot.state.wy.us>,<psh(a)ornl.gov>,<jzmud(a)nustats.com>,<johns003(a)tc.umn.edu>,<mgardner(a)fugro.com>,<harvey.miller(a)geog.utah.edu>,<ritchey(a)battelle.org>,<s-tucker(a)tamu.edu>,<scott.drumm(a)portofportland.com>,<reg(a)iastate.edu>,<gary.spring(a)merrimack.edu>,<mcneil(a)ce.udel.edu>,"Vandervalk Anita " <avandervalk(a)camsys.com> CC: "Palmerlee, Thomas" <TPalmerlee(a)nas.edu> With recent activities like the Integrating Roadway, Traffic and Crash Data Peer Exchange and Information Technology Committees Improving Highway Safety through Crash Data Systems, safety is becoming a bigger part of our portfolio. Rick Pain and I met to discuss improving cooperation and coordination among the TRB data-related committee and those involving safety, which he staffs. We thought that some sort of joint section subcommittee would be a good mechanism. Rick is checking with relevant committees on his side, including the Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation (ANB20) to gage their interest. By this email, I am doing the same thing with all my committees. If you are interested in working more closely with the TRB safety committees, let me know and we will try to start a dialogue. Tom

19 years, 4 months

[Fwd: [CTPP] We Need you Help---PLEASE Comment]

by Ed Christopher

For those on the CTPP listseve bear with me for the duplicate post. As you can see there is a problem statement wending its way through the TCRP process that could use your comments. The details are provided below. I would especially hope that the transit interests on the committee give it some special attention. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CTPP] We Need you Help---PLEASE Comment Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:28:38 -0500 From: Ed Christopher <edc(a)berwyned.com> To: ctpp-news maillist <ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net> This past summer I worked with several TRANSIT planners and developed a research problem statement calling for a "guidebook on using ACS and other census data for transit planning." The official tittle is #32 Census Data for Transit Systems Planning (07-H-03). The problem statement was submitted to the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) of the National Academies of Sciences (TCRP-http://www4.trb.org/trb/crp.nsf) In trying to find out the status of the proposal I just learned that of all the projects submitted, 41 have passed the initial screening phase and have been recommended for funding consideration. Of the 41 projects, about 10 will be selected and COMMENTS are being sought from the community at large. On October 10-20 the TCRP Oversight and Project Selection (TOPS) Committee will meet to select the FY07 problem statements. Specifically, comments are sought on the following aspects of the individual problem statements: 1) the merits of the problem statement and 2) any ongoing work of which you are aware that would create a potential duplication of effort. Your comments would then be made available to the TOPS Committee at the October meeting. Comments will be accepted through Sunday, October 15, 2006. To submit comments, send an email to tcrp(a)nas.edu with the subject "Comments on Problem Statements." Be sure to identify the problem statement(s) being commented on. Here is the URL to the 41 problem statements and further information on call for comments. http://www4.trb.org/trb/crp.nsf/reference/boilerplate/Attachments/$file/200… Feel free to call me with any questions, etc. But most of all please comment. -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 19900 Governors Dr Olympia Fields, IL 60461 _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net http://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news

19 years, 5 months

[Fwd: RE: Speed data for urban commercial vehicles.]

by Ed Christopher

Can anyone help David with his request, see below? In particular I was thinking that Cath Lawson, Shawn Turner or Carl Petty might know of something specific. Besides, this might be a break from papers. So far of the 51 papers we are playing with there are 53 of the 192 outstanding reviews turned in. -----Original Message----- From: David Corley [mailto:rcorley@siue.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:41 PM To: Murakami, Elaine Subject: Speed data for urban commercial vehicles. Hello. I am an mechanical engineering student working on my senior project. I am looking for speed profile data for a commercial vehicle driving a typical urban route. Specifically I am looking for something like a text file with the speed of the vehicle sampled twice a second. Is this data available from your organization? If not, do you know where I might find such data? Thank you David Corley Southern Illinois Univeristy Edwardsville. ------------------------------------------------- SIUE Web Mail -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Speed data for urban commercial vehicles. Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 09:47:54 -0700 From: "Murakami, Elaine" <Elaine.Murakami(a)fhwa.dot.gov> To: "David Corley" <rcorley(a)siue.edu> CC: "Ed Christopher" <edc(a)berwyned.com> Sorry for the delayed response, but I have been having trouble with my email! Most of the work I have done has used GPS, so it is limited to 1-second intervals. Also, most commercial fleet management software uses GPS, so has a similar limitation. You will probably have a lot of difficulty finding a public dataset with sub-second data, combined with GPS, because it would most likely need to be tied to the OBD. You best bet is to find someone at EPA ( I just left a voice mail for someone at EPA in Ann Arbor). IF (big IF) they have something like that you and your professor would need to sign a confidentiality agreement to have access. Another potential source is the California Air Resources Board. You could try Bob Leore at Transport Canada, who did a presentation in Minneapolis at the NATMEC conference on combining OBD-II and GPS. I didn't attend his presentation, did not get a copy of his ppt, so I don't know if he has implemented any data collection, and if so, on what vehicles. I don't have his email address, and it wasn't on the conference list of attendees! I'm sure you can find it. I will CC Ed Christopher who chairs the TRB urban data committee. Maybe he knows of some other possibilities. Or, you could try posting your query on the TMIP listserv. Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning (Wash DC)

19 years, 6 months

Chip Nottingham Leaving FHWA Policy Office

by Ed Christopher

Many of the data programs which we have grown to know and love (NHTS, HPMS, travel monitoring, highway statistics, etc) were under Chip's domain as well as FHWA policy analyses like Truck Size and Weight. For the curious, here is the web site for the policy shop (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/index.htm). -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: Announcement of Key Leadership Change from J. Richard Capka Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:48:44 -0500 From: "Christopher, Ed" <Ed.Christopher(a)fhwa.dot.gov> To: <edc(a)berwyned.com> From: HAHR EXRES Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 9:10 AM To: HQTRS; ##ALLFIELD Subject: Announcement of Key Leadership Change from J. Richard Capka Charles (Chip) Nottingham, the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Associate Administrator for Policy and Governmental Affairs, assumed the position of Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board on August 14. During the past 4 years, Chip has provided exceptional leadership as the senior policy, legislative, and congressional affairs manager for the FHWA. Among his many accomplishments, he successfully coordinated the team that played the key role in enabling Congress to pass, and the President to sign the surface transportation reauthorization bill. Please join me in wishing Chip well in his new position.

19 years, 6 months

TRB Papers

by Ed Christopher

It is time for a quick update on TRB papers. This year I am doing something that I have learned that several other committees do. I am sending around the list of Papers assigned to the committee and asking for volunteers. Of course, I will also be making assignments as I don't expect every paper to be fully subscribed. Attached is the list of papers we have so far. Its only 21. I emphasis "so far". Yesterday, due to the excessive demands on the TRB servers, TRB extended the deadline another day and I am sure that TRB staff is waiting for things to settle down before they take another run at their committee assignments. If you see a paper that you would like to review let me know as soon as possible. Also, if you see a paper and you know of someone not on the committee who is a particular expert in the area and interested let me know that too. As in years past, I expect to be pulling in reviewers from outside the immediate committee to assure that we have the proper expertise reviewing. Thanks -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 19900 Governors Dr Olympia Fields, IL 60461

19 years, 7 months

STEP Program and TMIP

by Ed Christopher

I snagged this off the TMIP listserve and thought I would pass it along. I would encourage folks to take a look at the STEP website and provide their research ideas where appropriate. There ae so many ways where data fits into this. ---------------------------------------------- Subject: Feedback on FHWA Research Program Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:21:50 -0400 From: Fred.Ducca(a)DOT.GOV To: TMIP-L(a)LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU The purpose of this message is to update you on the status of the Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program (STEP). Section 5207 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) established the STEP program. The goal of the STEP is to improve understanding of the complex relationship between surface transportation, planning, and the environment. The STEP program will be the primary source of funding for TMIP. By September 15, 2006, FHWA invites stakeholders to review the implementation strategy and provide suggested lines of research that may be pursued during fiscal year 2007 via the STEP website at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/HEP/STEP. For example, stakeholders who have an interest in the "Tools to Support Environment and Planning" emphasis area might suggest that it is important to research ways to implement tour-based travel forecasting models or to integrate freight forecasting models within MPO forecasting procedures. Access to the STEP Emphasis Areas can be found by clicking on Strategies, then on STEP Emphasis Areas. The STEP website and feedback system are available now, so please provide comments at your earliest convenience. FHWA does not seek specific, detailed research proposals and discourages researchers from submitting proposals of that nature. Specific research work statements, if pursued under the STEP, would be crafted by FHWA, after careful consideration of stakeholder views. Please share information about the STEP implementation strategy and Web-based feedback system with other stakeholders. We look forward to your feedback regarding this important cooperative research program. -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 19900 Governors Dr Olympia Fields, IL 60461

19 years, 7 months

TRB Strategic Plan

by Ed Christopher

One of the issues presented to the TRB committees at the recent summer meetings was the strategic planning process which TRB is doing. As part of that effort we have been asked to provide input on the following questions. Please take some time to answer the questions and respond to me by August 11 and I will compile them and turn them in. 1. What does TRB do best? 2. What could TRB do better? 3. What else can TRB do to meet the needs of your committee? 4. Do you feel that constituencies in your committees areas of interest are adequately represented and involved in TRB? 5. If the answer to the above question is no, what constituencies should TRB reach out to in order to improve the representation of your committees areas of interest? 6. What should TRB do to stimulate greater involvement by those in your committees areas of interest? 7. Please list any specific issues that TRB should address or new directions that your committee would like to see TRB pursue in the future. -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 19900 Governors Dr Olympia Fields, IL 60461

19 years, 7 months

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