Iowa Roundabout Conference

Dates and locations

• August 26, 2008 at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, Ames, IA
• August 27, 2008 at the Marriott Hotel, Cedar Rapids, IA

Tentative agenda

8:00 am	Registration
9:00 am	Welcome
	Roundabouts: The basics	Hillary Isebrands, Iowa State University
	Iowa DOT and roundabouts	Tim Simodynes and Dave Little, Iowa DOT
	Break and networking
	Why do we want to build roundabouts?	Brian Walsh, Washington DOT
	Wisconsin’s roundabout experience: Planning to design to construction	Pat Fleming, Wisconsin DOT
	Kansas’s roundabout experience: High-speed roadways to trucks to superloads	Kansas DOT
12:00 pm	Lunch and networking
	Roundabout policy issues (enforcement, driver education, roundabouts first...) - Panel	Brian Walsh, Pat Flemming, and Kansas DOT
	What makes roundabouts work? Design discussion	Lee Rodegerdts, Kittelson & Associates
	Break and networking
	Older drivers, pedestrians, multi-lane roundabouts and a community’s buy in	Ken Sides, City of Clearwater, FL
	Roundabouts on the local system - Panel	Scott Larson, City of Coralville, IA; Ken Sides; and Minnesota agencies
4:00 pm	Closing remarks for the day

Registration

There will be no charge for attendance at this event. Please register online.

Questions?

Contact

Judy Thomas
Center for Transportation Research and Education
2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-294-1866
Fax: 515-294-0467
E-mail: jathomas@iastate.edu