Current News
Call for Papers 2008 Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference
Abstract Deadline has been Extended to January 2, 2008
October 15-18, 2008
Hilton Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
The deadline for submitting abstracts has been extended to January 2, 2008. The 2008 Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference will be located at the Hilton Bellevue in Bellevue, Washington taking place October 15-18, 2008. This conference is designed for planners, designers, owners, researchers, and contractors on the frontline who are constantly challenged to construct and rehabilitate airport and highway pavements that are durable, smooth, quiet, efficient, cost effective, and capable of supporting projected traffic operations. This conference will offer the attendee the opportunity to participate in technical sessions, several workshops along with a technical tour of Boeing’s Everett Assembly Facility, led by knowledgeable engineers participating in the 787 development program and of the new runway at Seattle – Tacoma Airport (Sea-Tac).
To submit an abstract please click here.
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Transportation and Development Institute Journals Seek Paper Reviewers
T&DI sponsors three peer-reviewed archival journals. All are in continuing need of submittal reviewers. Paper reviewers provide a valuable service to the professional community and also can learn new approaches and results from reviewing new papers in their specialization areas. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, contact the editors, providing your specialty area of expertise and interest:
The Journal of Infrastructure Systems publishes cross-disciplinary papers about methodologies for monitoring, evaluating, expanding, repairing, replacing, financing, or otherwise sustaining the civil infrastructure. Contact: Samer Madamet, madanat@ce.berkeley.edu.
The Journal of Transportation Engineering contains technical and professional articles on the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of air, highway, and urban transportation, as well as pipeline facilities for water, oil, and gas. Specific topics include airport and highway pavement maintenance and performance; management of roads and bridges; traffic management technology; construction and operation of pipelines; and economics and environmental aspects of urban transportation systems. Contact: Chris Hendrickson, cth@cmu.edu.
The Journal of Urban Planning and Development covers the application of civil engineering to such aspects of urban planning as area-wide transportation, the coordination of planning and programming of public works and utilities, and the development and redevelopment of urban areas. Subjects include environmental assessment, esthetic considerations, land use planning, underground utilities, infrastructure management, renewal legislation, transportation planning, and evaluation of the economic value of state parks. Contact: Gang-Len Chang, gang@umd.edu.
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Moderators Needed for the First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices
by Lou Cohn, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Past President, Transportation and Development Institute of the ASCE
The program for the First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Best Practices to be held in Beijing, China April 24-26, 2008 is now set. We have a total of 24 sessions across all of T&DI interest areas, and are now in the process of identifying session moderators. Since this is a T&DI event, we would like to give the first opportunity to members of T&DI committees. If you are interested in being considered to be a session moderator, please let me know by January 9, 2008.
For more information please click here.
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Fostering Further Growth
by Kam K. Movassaghi, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
President, Transportation and Development Institute of the ASCE
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Your institute, T&DI, was established on October 1, 2002. Soon after, in February 2004, the institute councils and committee chairs participated in an institute-wide strategic planning workshop in San Diego and produced our first strategic plan. For the past three years, T&DI has operated based on that plan and has met many of its goals and objectives. The Institute Board of Governors felt the time had come to have another gathering and to refresh the 2004 Strategic Plan. The Board felt that our institute had grown through its infancy and needed to review its past and plan for a future that would aggressively foster its further growth and development in providing products and services that are demanded by our society and institute membership. It was decided to have a “leadership workshop” in conjunction with the Board’s fall meeting. It was decided to invite all council and committee chairs to interact with the board members and map out what this institute needs to do in the next few years. Specifically, four issues were identified:
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T&DI Committees Meeting During the Transportation Research Board Week
January 12, 2008-January 16, 2008
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The Board of Governors for the Transportation & Development Institute will be hosting a reception during TRB week. The Reception will be held Monday, January 14, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 7:30pm in the Thoroughbred Room at the Hilton.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Special Issue on Air Transportation
Call for Papers
The Airport Planning and Operations Committee of the ASCE Transportation and Development Institute is soliciting papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Transportation Engineering on current topics in air transportation. The committee is interested in papers on all aspects of airport planning and operations, in particular intermodal issues in aviation, aircraft-airport compatibility, runway safety, airfield capacity and delay, implications of the Next Generation Air Transportation System for airport operations, terminal planning and design, airport land-use compatibility, airport finance and lessons learned from airport development. In order to encourage additional submissions, the deadline for receipt of full papers has been extended to February 1, 2008 to provide authors additional time to prepare their papers.
For more information please click here.
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First International Symposium on
Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices
The First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices to be held in Beijing, China, April 24-26, 2008 is shaping up to be the premier event in China for engineering and planning professionals from around the world seeking to present and learn about innovative best practices in transportation and development. Held in conjunction with Asia’s largest transportation technology exhibition, TRANSPO2008 (www.transpo.com), the event will mark T&DI’s formal entry into the world’s largest developing nation. High-ranking public officials will be participating, including the China Vice Minister of Communications, who will personally open the program.
For more information please click here.
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Two New Analysis Briefs Published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Analysis Division
Two new analysis briefs were recently published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Analysis Division. The "Large Truck Crash Causation Study” analysis brief contains a short summary of some of the important results from the Study, including relative risk ratios that examine the relationship between the coding of various large truck driver and vehicle factors for crashes where the large truck driver was assigned the “critical reason.” The “2005 Large Truck Crash Overview” is the tenth installment in FMCSA’s publication that examines basic data on large truck crashes, including a comparative analysis of large trucks and passenger vehicles involved in fatal and injury crashes.
For electronic copies of these publications, access the FMCA’s main Web site at www.fmcsa.dot.gov. To find the Large Truck Crash Causation Study Analysis Brief, please click on the tab for the Large Truck Crash Causation Study and then access the “Analysis Briefs” tab. The 2005 Large Truck Crash Overview can be found by accessing the Analysis and Information (A&I) Web site or directly (www.ai.fmcsa.dot.gov) and then clicking on the Analysis Results and Reports tab. If you have any questions or comments about these brochures, please contact the FMCSA Analysis Division at (202) 366-4039.
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Past President of T&DI Appointed as Senior Advisor for International Ventures
The China Emergency Assistance Investment Co., Ltd. announced today the appointment of Eva Lerner-Lam, M.ASCE, F.ITE as Senior Advisor for International Ventures. Ms. Lerner-Lam will advise the CEAI on matters related to the development of joint and cooperative ventures with international partners specializing in disaster and emergency assistance systems and technologies.
The CEAI is the commercial platform of the China Ministry of Civil Affairs’ Promotion Center for Emergency Assistance. The company was registered on September 18, 2007 with registered capital of 100 million RMB (approx. US$13.5 million). In 2008, it plans to establish the CEAI Research Institute of Emergency Industry, CEAI Training & Management Co., Ltd., CEAI Technology & Equipment Co., Ltd., CEAI SOS Services Co., Ltd. and CEAI Emergency Logistics Co., Ltd. CEAI plans to increase its capitalization to 1 billion RMB in 2009 and 5 billion RMB in 2010.
Ms. Lerner-Lam is a Chinese-American and founder and president of the US firm, Palisades Consulting Group, Inc. She received her undergraduate degree in Economics from Princeton University and her master’s degree in Civil Engineering from MIT. Ms. Lerner-Lam served as T&DI's 2006 President.
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Technical Region Directors Report
November 14 , 2007
Stan R. Caldwell, P.E., F. AEI/ F.ASCE, Technical Region Director
Thomas M. Rachford, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, Technical Region Director
All members of the ASCE Board of Direction are expected to communicate
effectively with the constituents in their respective regions. The Technical Region is a worldwide, virtual region comprised of ASCE's seven Institutes. This report is the second in a series of brief summaries intended to keep you informed of news from the ASCE Board of Direction. Communication is a two-way process. Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time with your questions and concerns. I would especially appreciate receiving any thoughts that you might have on how ASCE and its Technical Region can better serve you.
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Announcements
Leadership Training in Government Relations Program
Every spring, ASCE hosts a Government Relations Leadership Training Program in Washington, D.C. This intensive two-day program provides participants with an inside look at the political process, beginning with briefings on the latest civil engineering issues pending in Congress. Participants then head to Capitol Hill to educate their Representatives and Senators on the issues. Download 2008 application Anyone interested in walking the halls of Capitol Hill and learning first hand how policy is crafted would benefit from this program.
The 2008 Leadership Training in Government Relations Program will be held March 5-6 at the Madison Hotel and on Capitol Hill.
For more information please click here.
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Call for Members – ASCE/T&DI/ICPI Structural Design of Interlocking Concrete Pavement Standard Committee
The Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE and the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) are seeking members for the Structural Design of Interlocking Concrete Pavement Standards Committee. The committee is developing a consensus guideline for the design of pavements using interlocking concrete pavers in applications of full traffic loading. Membership on the T&DI/ASCE/ICPI standard committees is open to all those who might reasonably be expected to be or who indicate they are directly affected by the activity without dominance by any single interest group: Producer, Consumer and General Interest, including Regulatory. Those interested in applying to the committee should contact Phillip Mariscal, ASCE Standards Administrator, for an application at pmariscal@asce.org or (703) 295-6338.
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T&DI Transportation Safety Committee Seeks New Members
T&DI's Transportation Safety Committee is seeking people interested in becoming a member of the committee. The committee's responsibilities include dissemination of safety information and to provide education and training pertaining to safety issues related to the planning, design, construction and operation of transportation facilities. The Transportation Safety Committee is also the lead T&DI technical committee in planning the Put the Brakes on Fatalities program. If you are interested in becoming a member of T&DI's Transportation and Safety Committee, please send an e-mail to tanddi@asce.org to obtain a committee nomination form.
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Help ASCE Recognize Greatness
Colleagues who have contributed to civil engineering through their outstanding leadership, research or substantial career accomplishments merit the accolades of their peers. The Society’s Honors and Awards Program invites your nominations for the 2008 selection cycle. Of more than 80 ASCE awards, Transportation and Development Institute members will be especially interested in the following:
Awards for achievement:
Honorary Member
OPAL
Harland Bartholomew Award
James Laurie Prize
Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award
Wilbur S. Smith Award
Francis C. Turner Award
Robert Horonjeff Award
For more information please click here.
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2006 T&DI Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation
The 2006 T&DI Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation Conference Proceedings are now available in bound format. The proceedings can be purchased through the Publications Department of ASCE. To view the table of contents and an abstract or to order your own copy please click here.
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2006 T&DI Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference Proceedings
The 2006 T&DI Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference Proceedings are now available in bound format. The proceedings can be purchased through the Publications Department of ASCE. To view the table of contents and an abstract or to order your own copy please click here.
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Key Contact Program
Public policy information you should know in easy to read briefs. That’s what ASCE’s Key Contact Program can provide to T&DI members. T&DI members are invited to join ASCE’s Key Contact Program and receive “This Week in Washington” a weekly email newsletter with information on issues active in Washington, D.C. and the state capitals. In addition, Key Contacts receive periodic Key Alerts asking for grassroots action from ASCE members on a specific issue.
For more information please click here.
Continuing Education
Webinars
Thursday, January 03, 2008 ~ 12 noon to 1:30pm Eastern Time, The Modern Roundabout As A Traffic Signal Alternative ~ Part I
Thursday, January 10, 2008 ~ 12 noon to 1:30pm Eastern Time, The Modern Roundabout As A Traffic Signal Alternative ~ Part II
Thursday, January 17, 2008 ~ 12 noon to 1:30pm Eastern Time, Signalized Intersection Safety
Thursday, February 07, 2008 ~ 12 noon to 1pm Eastern Time, On-Site Circulation and Access Design for Commercial Developments ~ Part I
Thursday, February 14, 2008 ~ 12 noon to 1pm Eastern Time, On-Site Circulation and Access Design for Commercial Developments ~ Part II
Thursday, February 21, 2008~ 12 noon to 1:30pm Eastern Time, Intersection Design and Channelization
Thursday, February 28, 2008~ 12 noon to 1pm Eastern Time, Traffic Calming: Best Practices ~ Part I
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 ~ 12 noon to 1pm Eastern Time, Signal Synchronization ~ Part I
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 ~ 12 noon to 1pm Eastern Time, Signal Synchronization ~ Part II
Thursday, March 20, 2008 ~ 12 noon to 1pm Eastern Time, Traffic Calming: Lessons Learned, ~ Part II
Seminars
2008
Design and Evaluation of Highway Bridge Superstructures Using LRFD,
February 14-15, Phoenix, AZ.
Techniques for Pavement Rehabilitation, February 27-29, Las Vegas, NV.
Planning & Designing Service & System Interchanges in Urban & Suburban Areas, March 27-28, Las Vegas, NV.
To sign up for either a Seminar or a Webinar please go to the Continuing Education page on ASCE's website located here.
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Become An ASCE Continuing Education Instructor
Share your professional experience and technological advances with your colleagues through ASCE Continuing Education Seminars. As your professional society we need to continually offer the latest information regarding advances and breakthroughs in your field. To do this we need your help - "the practicing engineer". if you are working on something innovative or cost saving that would be of benefit to ASCE consider sharing the news.
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Upcoming Conferences
3rd International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security, March 12-14, 2008, Stockholm, Sweden.
(T&DI is a co-sponsor)
(T&DI Members receive a 10% reduction on the registration fee)
For more information please click here.
The 2008 Design-Build Transportation Conference, April 16-18, 2008, Louisville, KY.
(T&DI is a co-sponsor)
For more information please click here.
First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices (TDIBP 2008), April 24-26, 2008, Beijing, China.
(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)
For more information please click here.
"Emerging Issues in a Challenging and Ever Changing Environment"-11th Annual Aviation Conference at John F. Kennedy International Airport, May 1, 2008 .
(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)
For more information please contact William Fife.
10th International Conference on the Application of Advanced Technology in Transportation, May 27-31, 2008, Athens, Greece.
(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)
For more information please click here.
8th International Conference of Chinese Transportation and Logistic Professionals, July 31-August 3, 2008, Chengdu, China.
(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)
For more information please click here.
First International Conference on Transportation Construction Management, September 9-11, 2008, Orlando, FL.
(T&DI is a co-sponsor)
Product Information
The Transportation & Development Institute in conjunction with Lands' End Outfitters are pleased to announce the addition of the T&DI logo to the Lands' End Family. This logo can be placed on shirts, jackets, sweaters, etc. from Lands' End. Contact Lands' End at www.landsend.com or by phone 1-800-963-4816. Please reference our logo number #0352715W. (There is a fee for the addition of the logo to the garment.)
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