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Thursday
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Registration Brown Palace, 2nd Floor Mezzanine
above Lobby |
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1:00
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Committee Business Meetings (ADA40), (ADC10), (ADC30)
Moderator: Carolyn Nelson, CH2M HILL |
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Welcome Reception
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7:30
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5:00 p.m. |
Registration - Comfort Inn, 2nd Floor Conference
Center
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7:00
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5:00 p.m. |
Sponsor Exhibits
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8:30
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9:45 a.m. |
Welcoming Session Keynote Address: Russ George,
Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director
Jeff Kullman, Colorado Department of Transportation
Region 1 Transportation Director
Carol Zimmerman, Chair, Transportation Needs for Parks
and Public Lands (ADA40)
Mark Kross, Chair, Environmental Analysis in
Transportation (ADC10)
Tom Linkous, Chair, Ecology and Transportation (ADC30) |
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9:40
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10:00 a.m. |
Break |
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10:00 a.m. -
11:30 a.m. |
Session #1 Relevance of Climate Change to
Transportation
Moderator: Jeff Heilman, Parametrix
Session 1.1
Changes in Environmental Assessments and
Related Studies
Speaker: Jeff Houk, FHWA
Session 1.2
Considerations for Changes to the
Transportation Infrastructure
Speaker: Margi Lifsey, Oregon Department of
Transportation
Session 1.3
Research, Resources and Guidance on
Climate Change
Speaker: Leni Oman, Washington State Department of
Transportation |
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11:30
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1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (provided) Speaker:
Caley Johnson,
National Renewable Energy Lab
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
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1:00
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Session #2 Sustainability in Parks
Moderator: Susan Law, FHWA Central Federal Lands
Session 2.1
National Park Service Transportation: A
Historical Perspective
Speaker: Kevin Percival, National Park Service
Session 2.2 Climate Friendly Parks Initiative
Speaker: Shawn Norton, National Park Service
Session 2.3
Grand Canyon Transportation Plan
Environmental Assessment
Speaker: Patrick Shea, National Park Service |
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2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Break |
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2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
Session #3 People and Environment
Moderator: Katie Turnbull, Texas Transportation
Institute
Session 3.1
Managing Transportation for Parks,
Outdoor Recreation, and Tourism
Speaker: Bob Manning, University of Vermont
Session 3.2
Yosemite's integrated Visitor Carrying
Capacity Application
Speaker: Bill Byrne, David Evans and Associates
Session 3.3 Green Spaces and Getting Places: A Human
Health Story
Speaker: Sarah Heaton, CDC National Center for
Environmental Health |
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3:45
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Break |
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4:00
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Session #4 Road Ecology
Moderator: Tom Linkous, Chair, Ecology and
Transportation (ADC30)
Session 4.1
Highway Eco-Systems, How Wildlife Adapts
to Use Highways
Speaker: Marcel Huijser, Western Transportation
Institute, Montana State University
Session 4.2
Issues in Wildlife Connectivity and
Collisions
Speaker: Patricia Cramer, Utah State University
Session 4.3
Effects of Air Quality Degradation in
Mountain Areas
Speaker: Chris Shaver, National Park Service |
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5:15
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Dinner (on your own) |
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7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
Special Evening Workshop - Research Needs and
Prioritization by the Three Committees
Moderator: Joe Shalkowski, PBS&J, Inc. |
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7:30 a.m.
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Registration |
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7:00 a.m.
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Sponsor Exhibits
Transportation Tour Option 1 (All Day) - Rocky
Mountain National Park
Tour Guide: Joe Arnold, Rocky Mountain National Park
Tour Guide: John Hannon, Rocky Mountain National Park
Tour Guide: Peter Newman, Colorado State University
Tour Guide: Larry Gamble, Rocky Mountain National Park
Tour Guide: Laura Wheatley, Rocky Mountain National Park
Space on this tour is limited. Tour includes a box
lunch. Rocky Mountain National Park is a living showcase
of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, with elevations
ranging from 8,000 feet in the wet, grassy valleys to
14,259 feet at the weather-ravaged top of Longs Peak.
The park provides visitors with opportunities for
countless breathtaking experiences and adventures. On
this tour you will explore the park shuttle system, see
the results of a major road reconstruction project, and
learn about the many transportation challenges the park
faces to meet the NPS dual mission of protecting
resources while allowing for visitor enjoyment. |
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8:00 a.m.
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Session #5 Sustainability
Moderator: Doug Smith, DMJM Harris
Session 5.1
Corps Proposed Rule and Watershed
Approach
Session 5.1 Handouts
Speaker: Steve Martin, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers/Institute for Water Resources
Session 5.2
Looking Back and Looking Ahead:
Environmental Performance Measures
Speaker: Jennifer Finch, Colorado Department of
Transportation
Session 5.3 Facilitated Discussion on Research for
Expanded Environmental Analysis
Facilitator: Mark S. Kross, Chair, Environmental
Analysis in Transportation
Speaker: Audience Participation |
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10:00 a.m.
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Break |
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10:15 a.m.
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Session #6 Colorado - Environmental Sensitivity in
Action, Ballroom A
Moderator: Bryan Roeder, Colorado Department of
Transportation
Session 6.1
Innovative Conservation of Species at
Risk on Colorado's Prairie: Balancing Human Needs and
Conservation Priorities
Speaker: Bill Ulfelder, The Nature Conservancy
Session 6.2
Castlewood Canyon
Speaker: Paul Jesaitis, Colorado Department of
Transportation
Session 6.3
East Plum Creek Habitat Conservation Bank
Speaker: Mark Bakeman, Ensight Technical Services, Inc. |
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Noon
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Transportation Tour Option 2 (Half Day) - Castlewood
Canyon Ecological Restoration Tour
Tour Guide: Rich McEldowney, PBJ&S, Inc.
Tour Guide: Paul Jesaitis, Colorado Department of
Transportation
Tour Guide: Mark Bakeman, Ensight Technical Services,
Inc.
Tour includes a box lunch. The Castlewood Canyon project
replaced an historical bridge over Cherry Creek in
Castlewood Canyon State Park. Cherry Creek is occupied
by the Preble's meadow jumping mouse and also provides
habitat for a wide range of other species. Project
designers and engineers devised and implemented
innovative methods to prevent birds from attempting to
nest on the bridge until project completion, and to
prevent waste material from falling into the canyon
below.
East Plum Creek through Castle Rock was downcutting due
to excess flow from upstream development. This left its
riparian vegetation above the water table and dying. In
addition, a sewer line that had once been buried by
several feet of sediment became perched well above the
water line. CDOT stopped the downcutting. These efforts
restored the ground water and subsequently the riparian
vegetation and Preble's mouse habitat. |
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6:30 p.m.
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Conference Banquet and Festivities - The Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
A "strolling" reception with full meal, on two levels of
the museum overlooking City Park and the Rocky
Mountains. We will have private, after-hours access to
many of the museum exhibit areas. Cash bar and access to
outside veranda with views. |
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7:00 a.m.
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Sponsor Exhibits |
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8:00 a.m.
- 10:00 a.m. |
Session #7 New Research Assessment Techniques and
Tools
Moderator: Joe Shalkowski, PBS&J, Inc.
Session 7.1
A Case Study of North Shore Road (Great
Smokey Mountains National Park)
Speaker: Kristina Miller, ARCADIS
Session 7.2
New Thoughts on Linkages between
Transportation and the Environmental Research
Speaker: Wayne Kober, AASHTO, Kim Fisher, TRB
Session 7.3
How to Develop and Fund research Efforts
Speaker: Leni Oman, Washington State Department of
Transportation
Session 7.4 Overview of Tuesday Evening Research
Session - Next Steps
Speaker: Audience Participation |
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10:00 a.m.
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Session #8
Workshop Wrap Up
Session 8.1 Concluding Remarks
Carol Zimmerman, Chair, Transportation Needs for Parks
and Public Lands (ADA40)
Mark Kross, Chair, Environmental Analysis in
Transportation (ADC10)
Tom Linkous, Chair, Ecology and Transportation (ADC30) |
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10:30 a.m. |
Joint Summer Meeting Adjourns |
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