Here is a summarization of the 2009 WVDOT/MPO/FHWA Planning Conference, held at the Ramada Plaza, South Charleston, WV, on September 16-17, 2009. Click on the links for a PDF version of the PowerPoint presentations.
Reauthorization
* Mark Johnson, Assistant Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration,
West Virginia Division
Highway Safety Improvement Plan (HSIP)
* Hamilton Duncan, Traffic and Safety Engineer, Federal Highway Administration,
West Virginia Division
* Tom Hammonds, Highway Safety Improvement Plan Coordinator, Traffic Engineering Division,
West Virginia Division of Highways
Intelligent Transit (Charleston/Huntington) – (No Presentation)
* Doug Hartley, Assistant General Manager, Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority
Air Quality Conformity Issues
* Fred Durham, Assistant Director of Planning, West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection,
Division of Air Quality
* Fred Rader, Community Development Director, Wood-Washington-Wirt Interstate Planning
Commission
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Initiative
* Bruce Kenney, Intelligent Transportation Systems Coordinator, Traffic Engineering Division,
West Virginia Division of Highways
Primavera Update
* Rob Pennington, Director, Program Planning and Administration Division
Statewide Plan
* Perry Keller, Urban Studies Team Leader, Program Planning and Administration Division,
West Virginia Division of Highways
* Wes Stafford, P.E., AICP, Wilbur Smith Associates
Bridge Color Studies: Visualization and Public Involvement (Eugene A. Carter Memorial
Bridge Color Study & Market Street Bridge), TransCad Implementation,
and Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program Update
* Perry McCutcheon, Urban Studies Section, Program Planning and Administration Division,
West Virginia Division of Highways
Geographical Information System (GIS) Update
* Hussein Elkhansa, Geospatial Transportation Information Section Head,
Program Planning and Administration Division, West Virginia Division of Highways
* Brandie Yalniz, Geographical Information System Programmer Analyst, Program Planning
and Administration Division, West Virginia Division of Highways
Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) Program Overview
* Janet Lemon, Highway Data Services Supervisor, West Virginia Division of Highways
* Michelle Frame, Transportation Engineering Technician, West Virginia Division of Highways
Overview of the Research Program
* Don Williams, Section Head, Research and Special Studies Section, Program Planning
and Administration Division, West Virginia Division of Highways
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
* Bill Robinson, Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator, State Trail Coordinator, and Recreational Trails,
Grant Administration, Program Planning and Administration Division, West Virginia
Division of Highways
Non-Traditional Transportation Grants
* Harold Simmons, Unit Head, Grant Administration, Program Planning and Administration
Division, West Virginia Division of Highways
West Virginia American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Program
* Robert L. Pennington, Director, Program Planning and Administration Division,
West Virginia Division of Highways
High Performance Planning: A State of the Practice on the use of Project Prioritization
Procedures & Performance Measures
* Jeff Blanton, Director of Program Development, Federal Highway Administration,
West Virginia Division
Linking Planning and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
* Jason Workman, Environmental Protection Specialist, Federal Highway Administration,
West Virginia Division
Metro Government – (No Presentation)
* The Honorable W. Kent Carper, President, Kanawha County Commission
Roundabouts
* Steve Thieken, P.E., Director, Traffic Engineering, Burgess & Niple, Inc.
Smart Growth – City of Ranson
* Dave Mills, City Manager, City of Ranson
Last Updated: 12/03/2012