HOUSTON Transportation & Mobility Conference
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WEDNESDAY MAY 16th.
Morning Session - Moderator Steve Clark
Speaker: Dr. Vipulanandan, Chairman
Topic: Welcome
 The UH Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is the host of the conference. Dr. Vipu as Chairman of the department will welcome the audience.
Company: UH Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept.
Speaker: Steve Simmons, Deputy Executive Director
Topic: Current legislation and Comprehensive Development Agreements (CDAs)
 Current legislation is calling for a two-year moratorium in all public private partnerships that would allow private entities to fund future toll roads. Mr. Simmons will provide a legislative update and status on CDAs.
Company: TxDOT Austin
Speaker: James Koch , Director of Design
Topic: Funding of future roadway infrastructure
 The TxDOT Houston District has 12 thousand lane miles of roads which has to be operated and maintained. One of the current challenges is its funding as well as funding of new lanes.

Company: TxDOT Houston District

Speaker: Art Storey, Executive Director
Topic: Public funding of toll roads
 The Harris County Toll Road Authorities has been successful in providing much needed roadway infrastructure. Recently HCTRA and TxDOT have formulated new agreements which, along with proposed state legislaton, might provide toll road authorities first choice in developing new highways.
Company: Harris County
Speaker: Raymond Chong, Deputy Director
Topic: Houston Mobility Response Program
 Relocating from San Francisco, Mr. Chong speaks on the Mayor's Mobility Response Program.
Company: City of Houston
Lunch
Speaker: Isaac Joskowicz, Lecturer UH Civil Environmental Eng. Dept.
Topic: UH Transportation Management Master Degree
 Mr. Joskowics is an adjunct professor at UH teaching courses in transportation engineering. He will introduce the newly developed Transportation Management Master Degree program at UH.
Company: Brown & Gay Engineers
Speaker: Judge Edward Emmett, County Judge
Topic: Transportation in Harris County
 Recently appointed to Harris County Judge, Judge Emmett brings with him extensive experience in freight transportation. He is challenged in continuing an agressive policy for regional mobility and future funding.
Company: Harris County
Afternoon Session - Moderator Sam Lott
Speaker: John Gaynor, Director Transportation Management
Topic: Houston TranStar Technology
 Mr. Gaynor speaks about NASA technology transfer, in particular Transtar that includes many aspects of NASA space control center.
Company: TranStar / Houston District TxDOT
Speaker: Mark Erminger - Technology Transfer
Topic: NASA Commercial Crew & Cargo Program
 Aerospace technology has been succesfully transfered for public and private activities. Recent discussions between NASA and local transportation experts have identified many other transportation needs that can greatly benefit from NASA's aero space technologies such as people detection for HOT lanes.
Company: NASA Johnson Space Center Technology Transfer Division
Speaker: Kari Hackett, Transportation Program Manager
Topic: Congestion reduction strategies through land use planning
 HGAC has developed various land use strategies as an alternative to manage traffic congestion.
Company: H-GAC
Speaker: Martin Lowson, Chief Executive Officer
Topic: Personal transit for sustainable future
 Familiar to Houston Mr. Lowson will introduce ULTra, a people mover to be implemented in London's Heathrow Airport. Previously, ULTra people mover was considered for Houston's Intercontinental Airport.
Speaker: Frank Wilson, CEO and President
Topic: Design build finance and operate approach for building transit
 METRO's mobility plan includes innovative infrastructure development program that will have significant impact in the region's future for public transit.
Company: Houston METRO
Speaker: Don Phillips, Principal
Topic: New York 2nd Avenue Subway
 With years of international experience in large mass transit projects, Mr. Phillips brings to Houston what is considered to be the most expensive transit project in the history of the U.S., the 2nd Avenue Subway in New York.
Company: ARUP
Speaker: Sam Lott, Vice President
Topic: "Mobility Analysis in a Highly Congested Multimodal Environment"
 An international expert in passenger rail engineering Mr. Lott will introduce a paper in addressing congestion on transportation networks.
Company: Kimley-Horn
 
 
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