Western States Intermodal Planning Group Annual Conference

Held in Phoenix, Arizona, Sunday, September 30 through Tuesday, October 2, 2001

Note: Due to the large size of the files presented at the conference, rather than posting them all on-line, MAG is making them available on CD ROM for a nominal cost. Please call 602-254-6300 for more information.

Program and Press Releases

• Download the latest IPG program and schedule (PDF, 386 KB)
• IPG Conference Press Release
• Western States IPG Annual Conference Registration Form (PDF, 40 KB)
• Read the story about the conference in the MAGAZine (PDF, 63 KB)

IPG Conference Presentations
Monday, October 1, 2001

Welcome and Introduction

• Welcome
• What's Happening in Transportation in the Western United States, Presented by Kelly Taft and Eric Anderson, Maricopa Association of Governments

Regional Governance for the 21st Century

• Regional Governance in the Maricopa Region, James M. Bourey, Maricopa Association of Governments
• Voluntary Regionalism — Denver Case Study, Peter Kenney, Center for Regional Neighborhood Action

Lunch Speaker

• Mobility for the New Millennium: Regional Transportation Plan Update, Eric Anderson, Maricopa Association of Governments

 Environmental Streamlining

• Context Sensitive Design, U.S. 93 Evaro to Polson, Montana, Loran Frazier, P.E.,
  Montana Department of Transportation

Integrating Multi-modal Transportation Options

• Metropolitan Phoenix Light Rail Project, Wulf Grote, Regional Public Transportation Authority
• Phoenix Rapid Bus Transit, Mark Reddie, City of Phoenix Public Transit Department
• North San Diego County Transit, Pete Aadland, North County Transit District
• On Track to the Future in Salt Lake City, Mike Allegra, Utah Transit Authority

Dealing with Future Freight Challenges

• CIRIS: California Inter-Regional Intermodal System, Steve Gregory, Port of Oakland
• Dealing with Future Freight Challenges, Karen Schmidt, Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board, Washington State
• California's Goods Movement Initiative, Joan Sollenberger, California Department of Transportation

Legal Challenges to Transportation Conformity

• Potential Effects of Transportation Conformity Litigation on Regional Mobility, Alan Clark, Houston-Galveston Area Council
• General Observations on Having Your Planning Process Challenged, Mick Crandall, Wasatch Front Regional Council
• Legal Challenges to Conformity in Maricopa
  County, Arizona, Cathy Arthur, Maricopa Association of Governments

Airspace and Airport Congestion Super Session

• Roundtable discussions and presentations

IPG Conference Presentations
Tuesday, October 2, 2001

ITS Planning: Data, Architecture and Operations

• “Recycling” ITS Data: Using Operations Data for Planning, Shawn Turner, Texas Transportation Institute
• Developing the Regional ITS Architecture in Puget Sound, Bart Cima, IBI Group
• Title, Sarath Joshua, ITS Manager, Maricopa Association of Governments

Title VI/Environmental Justice in Transportation Planning

• Title, Albert Elias, Department of Transportation, City of Tuscon,
• Title VI/Environmental Justice, Shanna O'Hare, City of Oakland (slide presentation)
• Title VI/Environmental Justice in Transportation Planning Techniques for Successful Implementation, Esther Corbett, Intertribal Council of Arizona
• Making Diversity Work, Carlos Jurado, Community Outreach Associate, Maricopa Association of Governments,

Performance Based Planning

• Performance Measurement in Transportation Investment Decisions, Steve Pickrell, Cabridge Systematics
• Performance Based Planning, Chris Brittle, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (overhead presentation)
• Performance Indicators at SCAG, Jim Gosnell, Southern California Association of Governments

Report from Aviation Super Session

• Summary from Aviation and Airspace Sessions, Michael Tragarz, Flight Standards Coordinator – America West Airlines

Reauthorization

• Reauthorization of TEA-21, Janet Oakley, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (Powerpoint presentation)
• TEA-21: Stay the Course, Randy Rentschler, Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Connecting to the Regional Community - Videoconferencing Demonstration Project

• MAG Videoconferencing System – Connecting Communities, Heidi Pahl, Maricopa Association of Governments
• The Evolution of Videoconferencing, Andrew W. Davis, Wainhouse Research
• e-Conferencing and Collaborative Business, Rick McConnell, Latitude Communications