Session Program
The final version of the USS5 Technical Program contains details on each session.
Compendium
The sortable table below lists all of the presentations made in the technical sessions during the 5th Urban Street Symposium. Links to the right of each presentation title point to the paper and presentation file associated with each presentation, as provided by the presenter. Where papers were provided with the presentation files, the authors’ names are listed with the paper title.
Session 11 was a poster session, and all presentation files for that session are PDFs of those posters. Session 14 was a “lightning” session, with shorter presentations than a traditional podium session. Session 1 (opening session) and Session 17 (closing session) were plenary sessions. Remaining sessions were traditional 3- or 4-speaker podium sessions.
| Session # | Presenter Last Name |
Presenter First Name |
Presentation/Paper Title (with Authors’ Names) | Paper | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S01-1 | Fitzpatrick | Kay | History of the Urban Street Symposium – Welcome to the 5th Meeting | Fitzpatrick Presentation (S01-1) | |
| S01-2 | Surasky | Mike | Partnership between TRB and ITE – Welcome to Raleigh | Surasky Presentation | |
| S01-3 | McAvey | Maureen | Metro Winners & Losers: Five Trends to Watch | McAvey Presentation | |
| S02-1 | O’Brien | Sarah | Impact of Superstreet Operations on Pedestrians and Bicyclists | O’Brien Presentation | |
| S02-2 | Fluitt | Travis | NC 55 Bypass at Avent Ferry Road “Reverse” RCUT | Fluitt Presentation | |
| S02-3 | Xu | Liu | Development of Interval-based Planning Models for Evaluating the Bay Length in a Signalized Superstreet | Xu Presentation | |
| S02-4 | Reynolds | Bradley | An Application of the New Synchronized Interchange Design | Reynolds Presentation | |
| S03-1 | Nordback | Krista | Motorist-Cyclist Crash Data Needs for Bicycle Safety Analysis | Nordback Presentation | |
| S03-2 | Le | Thanh | Safety Effects of Turning Movement Restrictions at Stop-Controlled Inersections (by Thanh Le, Frank Gross, and Timothy Harmon) | Le Paper (S03-2) | Le Presentation (S03-2) |
| S03-3 | Srinivasan | Raghavan | Safety Evaluation of Flashing Yellow Arrow Treatment (by Raghavan Srinivasan, Bo Lan, Daniel Carter, Sarah Smith, and Kari Signor) [Award Winner: Best Paper, 5th Urban Street Symposium] |
Srinivasan Paper | Srinivasan Presentation |
| S03-4 | Carter | Daniel | Safety Evaluation of Pedestrian Countdown Signals | Carter Presentation | |
| S04-1 | Jafari | Reza | Characterizing and Treating Lane Discontinuities on North Carolina Streets and Highways (by Joseph E. Hummer and Reza R. Jafari) | Jafari Paper | Jafari Presentation |
| S04-2 | Blackburn | Lauren | Model Policies Guiding the Implementation of Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures | Blackburn Presentation | |
| S04-3 | Murphy | Sean | Traffic Simulation Software Performance with Complex Scenarios (by Sean Murphy and John Sangster) | Murphy Paper | Murphy Presentation |
| S04-4 | Brewer | Marcus | Treatments for Designing Urban Roadways for the Aging Population (by Marcus Brewer) | Brewer Paper | Brewer Presentation |
| S05-1 | Zhang | Wei | Signal Timing Strategies for Georgia’s First In-House Designed DDI (by Yubian Wang, Yi Zhao, Wei Zhang, Joe Bared, and Peter Huang) | Paper (S05-1) | Zhang Presentation (S05-1) |
| S05-2 | Warchol | Shannon | DDI Signal Timing – Lessons Learned | Warchol Presentation | |
| S05-3 | Cheng | Yao | Concurrent Optimization of Signal Progression and Crossover Spacing for Diverging Diamond Interchanges | Cheng Presentation | |
| S05-4 | Cunningham | Christopher | Current and Forthcoming Updates to the DDI Information Guide – Signal, Geometrics, and Safety | Cunningham Presentation (S05-4) | |
| S06-1 | Anderson | Tracy | Beyond Scare Tactics and Statistics – Communication Strategies for Behavior Change Campaigns | Anderson Presentation | |
| S06-2 | Foley | Burke | Data Visualization: Bringing Awareness to Action | Foley Presentation | |
| S06-3 | Riegel | Lisa | How Do You Spell Vision Zero? D-E-S-I-G-N | Riegel Presentation | |
| S06-4 | LaJeunesse | Seth | Vision Zero among Early Adopters: Applying Lessons from other Cities to the North Carolina Context | LaJeunesse Presentation | |
| S07-1 | Hummer | Joseph | Interchange and Grade-Separated Intersection Designs that Promote Arterial Progression (by Joseph E. Hummer) | Hummer Paper (S07-1) | Hummer Presentation (S07-1) |
| S07-2 | Rosepiler | Amy | Tremont Road: Completing the Street | Rosepiler Presentation | |
| S07-3 | Kirkland | Joe | U-5710: Connecting the Coast to the City – A Case Study on Alternative Intersection Design at US 74 and Military Cutoff Road (by Joe Kirkland and Jeremy Jackson) | Kirkland Paper | Kirkland Presentation |
| S07-4 | van Veen | Dick | Shared Spaces and Woonerfs – Why Not Here? | van Veen Presentation | |
| S08-1 | Toombs | Brian | DDI Lessons Learned | Toombs Presentation | |
| S08-2 | Neuman | Jeremy | Frontage Roads and DDIs, An Atypical Pairing (by Jeremy Neuman and Scott Johnson) | Neuman Paper | Neuman Presentation |
| S08-3 | Chase | Thomas | Downstream Intersection and Ramp Terminal Considerations to Improve DDI Corridor Performance | Chase Presentation | |
| S08-4 | Dixon | Karen | Access Management Issues for Cross Streets near Interchange Locations | Dixon Presentation | |
| S09-1 | Flores | Paula | ITE / Vision Zero | Flores Presentation | |
| S09-2 | Davis | Veronica | Building the Vision Zero Plan for the District of Columbia with the Public and Stakeholders | Davis Presentation | |
| S09-3 | Cohn | Jesse | LA VZ Technical Analysis: A Data-Driven Effort to Eliminate Traffic Fatalities | Cohn Presentation | |
| S10-1 | Bradley | Ed | An OEM Perspective on Connected and Automated Vehicles | Bradley Presentation | |
| S10-2 | Clamann | Michael | Did It See Me? Display Design for Autonomous Vehicles | Clamann Presentation | |
| S10-3 | Gibb | Matthew | How Connected Vehicle Deployment is Impacting Oakland County’s Traffic Signals | Gibb Presentation | |
| S11-01 | McDonald | David | How Might Connected Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles Influence Geometric Design? (by David McDonald) [Award Winner: Best Paper, 5th Urban Street Symposium] |
McDonald Paper | McDonald Poster |
| S11-02 | Odynski | Richard | Nope! That’s within our Right-of-Way (by Richard Odynski) | Odynski Paper | Odynski Poster |
| S11-03 | Hummer | Joseph | A Crash Modification Factor for Signalized Superstreet Intersections | Hummer Poster (S11-03) | |
| S11-04 | Hume | Will | Bus Rapid Transit: Geometry & Operations (by Will Hume, Smith Siromaskul, and Tom Shook) [Award Winner: Best Paper, 5th Urban Street Symposium] |
Hume Paper (S11-04) | Hume Poster (S11-04) |
| S11-05 | Siromaskul | Smith | US 192: A Different Take on BRT – A Case Study of Improving Operations for All Users (by Smith Siromaskul and Jeremy Dilmore) | Siromaskul Paper | Siromaskul Poster |
| S11-06 | Al-Ghandour | Majed | The Impact of Junctions on the Frequency and Severity of Road Crashes in Florida | Al-Ghandour Poster (S11-06) | |
| S11-07 | Le | Thanh | Safety Evaluation of Corner Clearance at Signalized Intersections (by Thanh Le, Frank Gross, and Timothy Harmon) | Le Paper (S11-07) | Le Poster (S11-07) |
| S11-08 | Ahmed | Ananna | Driver Simulation State of the Practice and Next Steps (by Ananna Ahmed and John Sangster) | Ahmed Paper | Ahmed Poster |
| S11-09 | Cook | Dan | Operational Effects of Consolidated Movements on Urban Arterials (by Daniel J. Cook) | Cook Paper | Cook Poster |
| S11-10 | Smith | Sarah | Pedestrian Safety Treatments at Unsignalized Crossings | Smith Poster | |
| S11-11 | Wood | Jonathan | Evaluating the Interactive Effects of Traffic Volumes and Access Density on Crash Frequency | Wood Poster | |
| S11-12 | Chlewicki | Gilbert | Evidence of Pedestrian Dilemma Zones at Uncontrolled Crossings (by Gilbert Chlewicki and Said M. Easa) | Chlewicki Paper (S11-12) | Chlewicki Poster (S11-12) |
| S11-13 | Shea | M. Scott | Safety Evaluation of Permitted Flashing Yellow Arrow Indications Considering Intersection Geometric Characteristics | Shea Poster | |
| S11-14 | Das | Subasish | Converting Four-Lane Roadways into Five-Lane Roadways on Urban Structure: Study on Safety Effectiveness (by Subasish Das, Xiaoduan Sun, and Karen Dixon) [Award Winner: Best Paper, 5th Urban Street Symposium] |
Das Paper | Das Poster |
| S11-15 | Zhang | Wei | Visualizing Time Series Analysis in Spatial Domain for Detecting Regional Scale Crash Events | Zhang Poster (S11-15) | |
| S11-16 | Jenior | Peter | FHWA Safety Performance for Intersection Control Evaluation (SPICE) Tool | Jenior Poster | |
| S11-17 | Cunningham | Christopher | Safety Findings at Seven of the First DDIs in the Country | Cunningham Poster (S11-17) | |
| S11-18 | Butorac | Marc | NCHRP 03-120 Assessing Interactions Between Access Management Treatments and Multimodal Users Update | Butorac Poster | |
| S11-19 | Henderson | Roger | Pursuing Design Consistency for Bicycle Facilities | Henderson Poster | |
| S11-20 | Barnwal | Ashirwad | Promoting Active Transportation: A TransCAD-based Approach [Award Winner: Third Place, Student Poster Competition, 5th Urban Street Symposium] |
Ashirwad Poster | |
| S11-21 | Stapleton | Steven | Predicting Yielding Compliance at Midblock Crossing Areas Based on Roadway, Traffic and Crosswalk Characteristics (by Steven Stapleton, Trevor Kirsch, Timothy J. Gates, and Peter T. Savolainen) [Award Winner: Second Place, Student Poster Competition, 5th Urban Street Symposium] |
Stapleton Paper | Stapleton Poster |
| S11-22 | Xue | Chennan | Evaluation of Sound and Vibration of Directional Rumble Strips for Deterring Freeway Wrong-way Entries Award Winner: First Place, Student Poster Competition, 5th Urban Street Symposium |
Xue Poster | |
| S11-23 | Wang | Yaojun | A Data-driven Approach to Design Feeder Bus Network based on Aggregated Cellphone Data and Open GIS Tool (by Yaojun Wang and Yue Liu) | Wang Paper | Wang Poster |
| S12-1 | Reese | Michael | Innovative Intersections and Interchanges in NC | Reese Presentation | |
| S12-2 | Borg | Alex | Alternative Intersections in Australia | Borg Presentation | |
| S12-3 | Chlewicki | Gilbert | Improving Pedestrian Operations at Innovative Geometric Designs (by Gilbert Chlewicki) [Award Winner: Best Paper, 5th Urban Street Symposium] |
Chlewicki Paper (S12-3) | Chlewicki Presentation (S12-3) |
| S12-4 | Reid | Jonathan | Update on the Quadrant Roadway Intersection (by Jonathan Reid) | Reid Paper | Reid Presentation |
| S13-1 | Fitzpatrick | Kay | Will You Stop for Me? Roadway Design and Traffic Control Device Influences on Drivers Yielding to Pedestrians in a Crosswalk with a Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacon (by Kay Fitzpatrick, Marcus A. Brewer, Raul Avelar, and Tomas Lindheimer) | Fitzpatrick Paper (S13-1) | Fitzpatrick Presentation (S13-1) |
| S13-2 | Garcia | Alfredo | Frequency of Conflicts on Separated Cycle Tracks as a Function of Cross Section Characteristics (by Alfredo Garcia, Carlos Llorca, and Antonio Angel-Domenech) | Garcia Paper | Garcia Presentation |
| S13-3 | Cock | John | Developing the Effective “Minimum Bikeway Grid” | Cock Presentation | |
| S13-4 | Delk | Todd | Greenway Connectivity Through Innovative On-Road Design—Charlotte Uptown Urban Trails Study | Delk Presentation | |
| S14-1 | Bready | Shaun | 3D Worlds – An Innovative Approach at Elevating Intersection Designs on a Budget (by Shaun Bready and Adam Lynch) | Bready Paper | Bready Presentation |
| S14-2 | Wiseman | Alex | Feasibility Study of Protected-Permitted Phasing at Dual Left Turn Lanes (by Alex Wiseman) | Wiseman Paper | Wiseman Presentation |
| S14-3 | Buasali | Ahmed | Assessing Robustness of Planning Level Tools for Predicting Roundabout Behavior (by Ahmed Buasali and John Sangster) | Buasali Paper | Buasali Presentation |
| S14-4 | James | Rachel | A Capacity Estimation Model for a Contraflow Left-Turn Lane at Signalized Intersections | James Presentation | |
| S14-5 | Zhang | Wei | Operational Evaluation of Virginia’s First Mini-Roundabout | Zhang Presentation (S14-5) | |
| S14-6 | Lynch | Adam | Using a “Slow Ride” Bicycle Group to Accelerate an Active Transportation Program (by Adam Lynch) | Lynch Paper | Lynch Presentation |
| S14-7 | Reyes | Jason | A Primer on the Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks (STAR) Guide | Reyes Presentation | |
| S14-8 | Martinson | Ryan | ITE Practitioner Guides on Transit and Protected Bikeway Design | Martinson Presentation | |
| S15-1 | Hume | Will | Skinny Streets, Big Appetite: Merging Innovation along US 192 (Will Hume and Smith Siromaskul) | Hume Paper (S15-1) | Hume Presentation (S15-1) |
| S15-2 | Thieken | Stephen | Roundabout Lessons Learned | Thieken Presentation | |
| S15-3 | Al-Ghandour | Majed | Comparative Analysis between the Diverging Diamond Interchange and Partial Cloverleaf Interchange Using Micro-Simulation Modeling (by Evangelous I. Kaisar, Borja Galletebeitia, and Majed Al-Ghandour) | Al-Ghandour Paper (S15-3) | Al-Ghandour Presentation (S15-3) |
| S15-4 | Schroeder | Bastian | Considerations and Best Practices for Accommodating Pedestrians and Cyclists at Alternative Intersections and Interchanges | Schroeder Presentation | |
| S16-1 | Doctor | Mark | Road Diet Guidelines for Assessing Candidate Locations (by Mark Doctor) | Doctor Paper | Doctor Presentation |
| S16-2 | Schrader | Michael | Quasi-Couplet: Preserving Mobility While Freeing Urban Street Space (by Joseph E. Hummer, Michael P. Reese, James H. Dunlop, Bailey M. Harden, and Michael Schrader) | Schrader Paper | Schrader Presentation |
| S16-3 | Voigt | Kenneth | Tosa Village Plaza (by Kenneth H. Voigt) | Voigt Paper | Voigt Presentation |
| S16-4 | Sangster | John | Impact of Driveway Density on Operations with Road Diets | Sangster Presentation | |
| S17-1 | Porter | R.J. | Performance‐Based Analysis of Geometric Design of Highways and Streets | Porter Presentation | |
| S17-2 | Walker | Wade | Some Assembly Required: Lessons Learned in Complete Streets Implementation | Walker Presentation | |
| S17-3 | Merritt | George | Current Trends and Tomorrow’s Challenges for Performance-based Practical Design and the Urban Road Environment | Merritt Presentation |