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Sunday, July 9 |
Business Meetings |
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1:00
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Registration |
Crowne Plaza Lobby |
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2:00
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ADC10 Business Meeting
ADC30 Business Meeting |
ADC10 Business Meeting Carlsbad Room
Yosemite Room |
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6:00
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Informal Reception |
Patio |
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Monday,
July 10 |
General
Sessions |
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7:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration |
Crowne Plaza Lobby |
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7:00
a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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8:30
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Welcome |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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8:30
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Welcome |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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Speakers: |
Martin Palmer,
WSDOT NWR Environmental Office
Kevin Ward, FHWA Assistant Washington State Division
Administrator |
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Conference Theme: |
The chairs share thoughts on the
conference theme—“Plain Talk on the Environment and
Transportation.” What it means to our business and what
the future holds. |
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Speakers: |
Mark Kross,
Missouri Department of Transportation, ADC10 Chair
Tom Linkous, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, ADC30
Chair |
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9:30
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Refreshment Break |
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9:45
- 11:00 a.m.
Washington DOT's Reader Friendly Results
Moderator: Carol Lee Roalkvam |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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Presentation and
discussion about the evolution of WSDOT’s
reader-friendly environmental documents and how it has
helped to revitalize community discussions about public
investments in transportation and environmental
resources. |
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Speakers: |
Kimberly Farley, WSDOT
Charlie Raines, Director of the I-90 Wildlife Bridges
Coalition
Stephanie Miller, Parametrix |
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11:30
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own |
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1:00
- 2:00 p.m.
National Status Report
Moderator: Martin Palmer |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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A look at the hot
national issues and a glimpse at the processes that take
an idea from thought to action. |
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Speakers: |
Carol Lee
Roalkvam, SCOE Steering Group Chair
AASHTO SCOE |
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Rhonda Brooks,
WSDOT Environmental Research Manager
National Research Initiatives
Shari Schaftlein, Team Lead for Policy and Program
Development, Office of Project Development and Project
Review, FHWA
FHWA Update |
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2:30
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Refreshment Break |
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3:00
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Linking Planning and NEPA |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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This panel will focus on
Linking Planning and NEPA from a variety of perspectives
and will highlight on-the ground approaches and tools
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Speakers: |
Jim Bartel, Fish and Wildlife
Riverside Habitat Conservation Plan
Aaron B. Willis, Transportation
Planner and Co-Manager for STEP UP, Division of
Transportation Development, Colorado DOT
Colorado’s STEP UP Program-Strategic Transportation
Environmental and Planning Process for Urbanizing Places
Joe Shalkowski, NEPA Group
Practice Leader, PBS&J Transportation
Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Alternative
Project Financing (Tolling) During the Planning and NEPA
Project Development Processes
Kris Hoellen, Director,
Conservation Leadership Network The Conservation Fund
Green Infrastructure as a Tool to Link Planning and NEPA |
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Tuesday, July 11 |
Breakouts,
Tour and Dinner |
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7:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration |
Crowne Plaza Lobby |
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7:00
a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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8:00
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ADC 10 Breakout Session
Moderator: Jeff Heilman |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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Speakers: |
Milton Hill, Oregon Department of
Transportation
Oregon Highways Sensitive Area Mapping Project
Rick Record, Principal and Project
Manager, Balke American, Inc.
Ohio DOT Multimodal Tiered EIS on Hamilton Eastern
Corridor
Mark Hallenbeck, Director, TRAC Program
University of Washington TRAC Program: DOTs and
Universities Partnering on Transportation Research
Paul Tufts, Environmental Program Specialist, FHWA
Resource Center
New Section 4(f) Issues (De Minimus Impacts and Net
Benefit Programmatic) |
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8:00
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ADC30 Breakout Session
Moderator: Mary Gray |
Carlsbad Room |
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Speakers: |
Jennifer Moyer, US Army Corps of
Engineers
Eco-Logical FHWA Effort
Paul Wagner, Biology Program Branch Manager, WSDOT
Interstate 90 Wildlife Crossings
Jim Laughlin, Asst. Air/Noise/Energy Programs
Manager, WSDOT
Update on Barotrauma Issues for Highway Construction
Mary Gray, Environmental Protection Specialist, FHWA
Web-Based Biological Assessments |
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10:00
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Refreshment Break |
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10:30
- Noon
ADC10/ADC30 Combined Session
Moderator: Jill Gurak |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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Speakers: |
Gail Terzi, Environmental Analyst,
Regulatory Branch, US Army Corps of Engineers
Wetland Banking-New Rules
Jan Cassin, Parametrix, Inc.
Innovative Approaches to Wetland Mitigation and Habitat
Conservation in the Northwest
Dick Gersib, Watershed Management Program Manager,
WSDOT
Watershed Approach to Mitigation
Joe Crossett, Senior Manager, TransTech Management
What do Federal Environmental
Mitigation Requirements Cost State DOTs? (A Review of
Project Case Studies) |
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Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch on your own |
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1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Self-Guided Walking Tour to Smith Tower |
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1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Transportation Tour |
Chinese Room, Smith Tower |
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A retrospective of the
development of Seattle’s downtown area since the late
19th Century and a look forward on the transportation
front from the time of the damaging Nisqually earthquake
of 2001. |
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Speakers: |
Chuck Russell-Coons, Director of
Hospitality
John White, Engineering Manager, Alaska Way Viaduct |
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3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Ride or walk Seattle’s Waterfront to Pier 55. Begin
boarding the “Spirit of Seattle” to Kiana at
4:00 p.m.
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4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Board the Boat and Ready Way to Kiana Lodge. Everyone
must board prior to 4:30 p.m.—the boat will not wait!
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4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Tour Boat to Kiana Lodge
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6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Salmon Dinner at Kiana Lodge
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8:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Board the Boat and Ready Way to Seattle Pier 55.
Everyone must board prior to 8:30 p.m.—the boat will not
wait!
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8:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Tour Boat back to downtown Seattle
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10:00 – 10:30 p.m.
Ride or leisurely summer walk back to the Crowne
Plaza Hotel |
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Wednesday,
July 12 |
General
Sessions |
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7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration |
Crowne Plaza Lobby
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7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast |
Evergreen Ballroom
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8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Panel on Changes Being Proposed for the Endangered
Species Act |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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Panel discussion about the changes various
constituencies are offering to the Endangered Species
Act.
Moderator: Tom Linkous |
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Speakers: |
Gene Duvernoy, President, Cascade Land Conservancy
Janice Brown, FHWA Administrator, Montana
Craig Tuss, Field Supervisor, US Fish and Wildlife
Service, Roseburg Field Office
Charlie Raines, Sierra Club Leader and Director of the
I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition |
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10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break |
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10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Moderator: Chris Gesing |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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Speakers: |
Michele Deshotels, Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development,
Environmental Impact Manager
After the Storm: Planning Louisiana’s Future After
the storms of 2005, the Louisiana state legislature
established the Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority (CPRA) as the single state agency with the
power to implement comprehensive coastal protection. The
legislature directed state officials to coordinate
development of the comprehensive coastal protection
master plan. The master plan, due out later this year,
is a collaborative effort that will achieve long-term
protection for Louisiana’s coastline.
John Lenth, Senior Environmental Scientist, Hererra
Innovative Stormwater Mitigation |
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11:30
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Workshop Wrap Up |
Evergreen Ballroom |
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Speakers: |
Mark Kross, Missouri Department of
Transportation, ADC10 Chair
Tom Linkous, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, ADC30
Chair |
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