MTC Asset Newsletter Winter 2008

Spring Transportation Seminars 2008

Each seminar is broadcast each Friday at 10:00 a.m. in real-time to students at Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, and other sites in Missouri via Internet-based compressed videoconferencing technology. Read more about the seminars.

For information about participating sites, contact David Plazak, dplazak@iastate.edu.

Jan. 18 Nemmers/Vap/McDonald (UMC), Safety Corridors: National Summary

Jan. 25 John Donahue (MoDOT) and Dean Bierwagen (Iowa DOT), Rapid Concrete Pavement Replacement: A Safety Strategy

Feb. 1 Cancelled due to weather

Feb. 8 Lesley Hoffarth (MoDOT), Total Highway Closure as an Option During Reconstruction

Feb. 15 Rudy Umbs (FHWA), Your Legacy in Highway Safety

Feb. 22 Kevin Blanshan (Waterloo/Cedar Falls MPO) and Tom Kane (Des Moines MPO), Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Directions

Feb. 29 Ron Achelpohl (MARC), Highway Safety in the Kansas City Region

Mar. 7 Linda Boyle (University of Iowa), Human Factors Research in Highway Safety

Mar. 14 Stuart Anderson (Iowa DOT), State DOT Revenue Shortfalls and Strategies

Mar. 21 No class due to ISU Spring Break

Mar. 28 Howard Preston (CH2M Hill), State Strategic Highway Safety Plans: Lessons Learned

Apr. 4 Eric Wright (Iowa DOT), How Land Developers Look at Transportation Systems and Access

Apr. 11 Dan McGehee (University of Iowa), Teen Driving Safety Research Using Video

Apr. 18 Edwards/May (Springfield, MO MPO) and Johnson (UMC), Springfield, Missouri Activity Center Based-Planning and Cost Calculator

Apr. 25 Tom Welch (Iowa DOT), Highway Safety Topics TBD

May 2 Doug Harwood (Midwest Research Institute), US and International Road Risk Assessment