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Upcoming and Archived Conferences, Events, and Seminars
Underlined seminar titles are linked to video recording of the event
Contact Amanda Hanaway if you have questions or suggestions for TRC Seminars and Conferences
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Summer Brown Bag Lectures 12- 1 pm, Decision Theater in Farrell Hall at UVM (210 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT)
May 17 Livable Communities and Transportation
May 31 Assessing the Effects of Unpaved Roads on Lake Champlain Water
See the Brown Bag Series page for more information
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Jan. 23
"Made for Walking: Density and Neighborhood Form"
Julie Campoli, author of "Visualizing Density" and "Made for Walking: Density and Neighborhood Form", speaks about moving away from vehicles and how to develop walkable neighborhoods, while describing her photography from cycling in walkable neighborhood across the country.
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Feb. 15
Burack Lecture: Dr.John Landis, "How Should We Grow? Using GIS to Forecast Future Urban Growth Patterns and their Impacts" - Feb. 28
Clean Fleet Solutions, VT Clean Cities Coalition Stakeholder Meeting, Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM Featured Speaker: Larry Beaulieu, UPS East Region Automotive Manager -
March 27
Conference: TRC Research Expo 2013
Billings Library, UVM
This event hosted by the UVM TRC included sessions with several speakers on transportation topics, including AASHTO President Michael Lewis, and a poster session highlighting the innovative research being done at UVM and statewide. - April 19:
Conference: UVM Student Research Conference. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Davis Center, Fourth Floor
Fifteen students affiliated with the TRC or TRC funded projects will be presented their transportation research.
Click here to see the schedule of transportation presentations.
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Jan. 12
"Burlington Vermont Mayoral Candidate Forum on Transportation and Livability"
6:30PM at the First Unitarian Church of Burlington, the recent mayoral candidates met for a public forum on transportation in the City of Burlington. Hosted by Local Motion, AARP Vermont, and the UVM Transportation Research Center.
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Jan. 23
TRB Graduate Reception
This year at TRB the UVM Transportation Research co-hosted with the University of Connecticut and the University of Rhode Island a graduate student reception for the participants of this year's Transportation Research Boards 91st Annual Meeting.
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March 8
"Introduction to Traffic Safety."
Lisa Aultman-Hall, Director of the National University Transportation Center at UVM.
- March 8
"Eco-Driving: An Economical Way to Take It Easy on the Environment.
Tom McGrath, VT Clean Cities Coalition Coordinator.
- March 14
James Howard Kunstler spoke about "The End of Cheap Energy."
- March 19
Kevin S. Marshia, PE, presented "Creation of the New Vermont Highway Safety Alliance."
- March 21
"Public Meltdown: The Story of Vermont Yankee"
By Richard Watts - March 26
Sergeant Garry M. Scott of the Vermont State Police presented a talk about "Crash Investigation and Reconstruction."
- March 28
"Diversity & Decentralize: GMP's View of the Future"
By Mary Powell
- April 5
"Sustainable Urbanism: Building Accessible, Livable, and Prosperous Communities."
Presented by Dr. Robert Cervero, University of California Berkeley, Department of City and Regional Planning
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April 24-26
Conference:National Transportation Workforce Summit
Washington D.C.
Organized by a consortium of Organizations including the UVM TRC to set a national framework for transportation workforce development - April 25 - 27
National Rural Transportation Conference in Burlington, VT. This is a UVM TRC sponsored annual event that provides peer-to-peer learning for regional planners, state DOT reps and their partners. To learn more go to: http://www.nado.org/events/rpo2012/ - June 15
Summer Brown Bag: Vermont's Infrastructure Report Card
Hosted By: Amanda Hanaway-Corrente of the Transportation Research Center
Discussion leaders: Jason Booth, Bernie Gagnon, and Jessica Louisos with the Vermont Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers
The Vermont Section of the Society of Civil Engineers has completed extensive research to determine the condition of infrastructure in Vermont including Bridges, Dams, Municipal Drinking Water, Municipal Wastewater, and Roads. In addition to a letter grade for each category, the project provides information on condition, required investments, highlights of positive programs, and suggestions for improvements. The Vermont Report Card is an extension of a National Report Card that was completed in 2009.
[ Link to More Information ]- June 22
Summer Brown Bag: Massachusetts Plugs In: EV Lessons from the Bay State
Hosted By: Tom McGrath of the Transportation Research Center
Discussion leader: Stephen Russell (MA Dept. of Energy Resources)
Steve Russell, coordinator of the Massachusetts Clean Cities Coalition and the Alternative Transportation Program at the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, will join us for a Brown Bag discussion on June 22 at noon at Farrell Hall. Steve will address his ongoing EV work in Mass, including their 100 public charging stations and their new EV license plates. Please join us for this discussion as we pave the way for EV readiness in Vermont.
[ Link to More Information ] [ Link to More Information ] [ Link to Recorded Presentation ]- June 29
Summer Brown Bag: Total Failure: Political Decision-Making & the Gasoline Tax
Hosted By: Tom McGrath of the Transportation Research Center
Discussion leader: Richard Watts (UVM - CDAE)
Richard Watts, an Assistant Research Professor in Community Development and Applied Economics, will lead a discussion on the bitter debate around increasing gas taxes -- the new third rail of American politics -- and the failure of the federal government and most states to adequately fund transportation. The discussion will draw from recent research examining AASHTO's daily email news alerts and the policy dispute around funding and re-authorizing the T-bill.
[ Link to Recorded Presentation ]- July 13
Summer Brown Bag: Vermont's Future Electric Vehicle Fleet and the Grid
Hosted By: Glenn McRae of the Transportation Research Center
Discussion leader: Asa Hopkins (VT Dept. of Public Service, Director of Energy Policy and Planning)
Asa was appointed to his position a year ago to develop and implement statewide energy policy, including energy efficiency and demand resource management programs, renewable energy policy, and electric utility planning. The lunch topic will focus on those aspects of his work that inform energy and transportation policy with a special focus on grid interconnection for the anticipated demand by plug-in EVs.
[ Link to Recorded Presentation (Part 1) ] [ Link to Recorded Presentation (Part 2) ] Note: Due to network connectivity issues, there was a short break in the recording. We apologize for the inconvenience.- July 20
Summer Brown Bag: The Future of Regional Public Transportation
Hosted By: Tom McGrath of the Transportation Research Center
Discussion leader: Bill Watterson (CCTA)
Bill Watterson will address the recent successes and future plans of the Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA). Named General Manager of CCTA in March, Watterson has worked in the field of public transportation for more than 20 years. Prior to his current position, he held the position of General Manager of Charlottesville Area Transit in Charlottesville, Virginia for eight years. He also has public transportation experience at the Summit Stage in Breckenridge, Colorado, Link Transit in Wenatchee, Washington, and Intercity Transit in Olympia, Washington. Watterson is a Certified Community Transit Manager and he has completed the Transit Management Program of Pepperdine University and the Graduate Certificate Program in Local Government Management of Virginia Tech.
[ Link to Recorded Presentation ] [ Link to CCTA Transit Development Plan Executive Summary ]
- July 27
Summer Brown Bag: Measuring Livability in Small-Urban and Rural Communities with Disaggregate Data
Hosted By: Tom McGrath of the Transportation Research Center
Discussion leader: Nathan Belz, M.S., E.I. (UVM Transportation Research Center)
New methods and data are presented to measure livability in small-urban and rural areas. These methods also demonstrate how new data, interdisciplinary models and metrics can be used to better define livability. Presented here is a case study of Chittenden County, VT - which represents a mix of urban, suburban and rural landscapes - illustrating the role that disaggregate data plays in livability performance. These data include GIS layers such as: point locations of all residential buildings and types, public infrastructure, employment locations, sidewalks, transit routes, land use and geocoded surveys. These surveys capture residents' attitudes and perceptions about their neighborhood and transportation. Using the seven capital indicators (infrastructure, human, cultural, environmental, financial, political and social) for sustainable and livable communities in conjunction with traditional livability measurement approaches, a better representation of these rural areas can be achieved.
[ Link to More Information ] [ Link to Recorded Presentation ]
- August 17
Summer Brown Bag:Certification for Sustainable Transportation and Green Coach
Hosted By: Tom McGrath of the Transportation Research Center
Discussion leaders: Lisa Chase and David Kestenbaum (UVM - Vermont Tourism Data Center)
The Green Coach Certification Research initiative (GCC) is part of a multi-year project being developed at the University of Vermont, in close collaboration with the American Bus Association (ABA) and the United Motorcoach Association (UMA). This research focuses on a) the interplay of business and environmental concerns among motorcoach operators, tour operators, and riders and b) the development, testing, and evaluation of an 18 month pilot "Green Coach Certification" program for the motorcoach industry. The pilot GCC is based on principles of transparency and voluntary participation, and provides operators with the opportunity to be recognized for existing and emerging efforts to increase their already high level of environmental stewardship. Currently more than 20 companies from across North America have volunteered to participate in the GCC pilot program. This pilot/field test will help to answer a number of important research questions and provide the foundation for a long-term permanent environmental certification program for the motorcoach industry.
[ Link to More Information ] [ Link to Recorded Presentation ]- September 25
"Inequality, Myth, and the American Automobile System"
Presented by Catherine Lutz, Professor of Anthropology and International Studies, Brown University
Watch a quick video of the highlights here
- October 9
"Of Wheelmen, The New Woman, and Good Roads: Historical Perspectives on Bicycling in Burlington, 1880-1920"
Presented by Luis Vivanco, Cultural Anthropologist, Director of UVM’s Global and Regional Studies Program, and Founding Director of UVM’s Global Studies Program
- November 12
"Current Issues in Burlington Transportation"
Presented by Miro Weinberger, Mayor of Burlington
- December 4
"The Future of Transportation Funding in Vermont"
Professor Brian H.Y. Lee hosted the following panelists for the final class of the TRC312 course called "Critical Issues in Transportation for the 21st Century.":
- Joan Shannon, President, Burlington City Council
- Michele Boomhower, Assistant/MPO Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
- Brian Searles, Secretary, VT Agency of Transportation
- Matthew Hake, VT Division Administrator, Federal Highways Administration
- February 8
Invited Presentation: Leadership Champlain – Energy Day at IBM
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - February 11
Burlington Rotary Club
Invited Presentation: Transportation and Research
Lisa-Aultman-Hall, TRC Professor - February 17
Invited Presentation: TSI NH – Critical issues in Transportation
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - March 1
Invited Presentation: Honors College Seminar - Environment and Health- Hosted by Dr. Charles Hulse
Environment, Health and Transportation System Design
Lisa Aultman Hall, TRC Professor - March 8
Invited Presentation: Canaan Tech High School Transportation 101
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - March 16
“Dissecting Motor Vehicle Accidents: Can We Find the Lethal Distraction”
Dr. John Senders, Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, Adjunct Professor of Law at York University, and the 2006 recipient of the James Marsh Professor-At-Large at the University of Vermont
- March 25
“Through the Windshield: Transportation Practices and Dis/Embodied Landscapes”
Denver Nixon, doctoral candidate at the University of Western Ontario, Department of Geography and Visiting Scholar at UBC School of Population and Public Health
- April 7
Invited Presentation: VT Comprehensive Energy Plan
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - April 7
Invited Presentation: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The Future of Transportation: What have we been doing? Where should we be going?
Lisa Aultman-Hall, TRC Professor - April 14
“The Future of Transportation: How The System Must, Can and Will Change”
Dr. Joseph Schofer, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University
- April 20
“Land Use Models of London”
Dr. Michael Batty, Bartlett Professor of Planning at University College London and Director of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
- May 17
Invited Presentation: Powering the Future Sandia National Lab
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - June 10
Summer Brown Bag: Transportation Land-Use Linkages and Regional Sustainability
Discussion leaders: Brian Lee; Zachary Patterson (Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec) - June 28
Invited Presentation: VT Associates and CHSVT – Transportation 101
- June 29
Invited Presentation: Governor’s Council on Energy and Environment
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - July 15
Summer Brown Bag: Engineering New Research for Biofuel Production
Discussion leaders: Tom McGrath; Dr. Mary Dunlop (Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, UVM) -
July 28-30
Conference: World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
- August 12
Summer Brown Bag: Fulbright Studies in Chile: An Optimized Nighttime Bus Schedule for Transantiago
Discussion leaders: Lisa Aultman-Hall, Ph.D.; Kameron D. Harris, University of Vermont (Lyndon State College) -
September 16
Invited Presentation: Travel demand and charging capacity for electric vehicles in rural states: A Vermont case study
Justine Sears, UVM Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate - September
Invited Presentation: TEDPP and Workforce Development Overview
Glen McRae, Forum for State Legislature House Transportation Committee Members - September
Invited Presentation: Sustainable Transportation Certification
Dave Kestenbaum, International Ecotourism Society Conference -
Sept. 27
The Role of the Built Environment in Reducing Driving and Promoting Active Travel
Dr. Susan Handy, Chair of the Department of Environmental Science and Policy and the Director of the Sustainable Transportation Center at the University of California Davis. - October
Invited Presentation: Introduction to the Transportation Systems Academy
Glen McRae, State Meeting of CTE Directors for Community High School of Vermont - October
Invited Presentation: Application of Lessons from Vermont TEDPP programs to other states
Glen McRae, Federal Highway Administration - October
Invited Presentation: Transportation 101 Presentation and Activity Session
Glen McRae, Community High School of Vermont, NW Correctional Facility Campus - October
Invited Presentation: Sustainable Transportation Certification for Buses and Motorcoaches
Dave Kestenbaum, California Bus Association Annual Meeting in Monterrey, CA - October
Invited Presentation: Environmental Best Practices and Ecolabels for Passenger Transportation
Lisa Chase & Dave Kestenbaum, TAC Presentation at the VOLPE center in Cambridge, MA - October
Invited Presentation: Electrification of the Transportation Sector: Predicting impacts on VT Electric Utilities
Margaret Eppstein, Statewide VT Utility Smartgrid Consortium - November
Invited Presentation: Transportation Systems Institute
Glen McRae, Concord, NH - November
Invited Presentation: Sustainable Transportation and Going Idle Free
Dave Kestenbaum, Meeting and Presentation to staff at DATTCO, New Britain, CT -
Nov. 7
"Get that Pig Off My Road, Bridge, Runway, and Rail!: The Effect of Politics and Pork on Transportation Funding in the 21st Century"
Russell Mills, PhD Visiting Professor at Kent State University, former TRC Scholar and UVM graduate student in the Masters of Public Administration Program and a Policy Analyst with the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Nov. 16
"Tropical Storm Irene and Vermont's Transportation System: A Look Back and a Look Forward"
Brian Searles is the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Transportation.
- December
Invited Presentation: Webinar: Transportation Workforce Challenges
Glen McRae, Webinar - December
Invited Presentation: Managing Transportation in Parks and Outdoor Recreation
Peter Pettengill & Nathan Reigner, TRC External Review Board Presentation - December
Invited Presentation: Sustainable Transportation Certification and MASS DOT
Dave Kestenbaum, MASS DOT Annual Meeting at Gillete Stadium - December
Invited Presentation: Improved Cluster Identification and Visualization in High-Dimensional Data using Self-Organizing Maps
N. Manukyan, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA
- January 29
Invited Presentation: American Association of Community Colleges Workforce Development Institute:
"Community Colleges and Transportation: A Partnership for Opportunity"
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - February 3
Invited Presentation: State of Vermont Senate and House Transportation Committees: Remarks to the Committees
Lisa Aultman-Hall, TRC Director - February 19
Invited Presentation: Presentation to VT, NH and ME DOT workers: Critical Issues in Transportation
(Part of the Transportation Systems Institute (TSI) of the TEDPP grant)
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager -
Feb. 24
"The Demographics of Aging: Impacts on Transportation and Mobility"
Dr. Joseph Coughlin, Director, MIT Agelab
Burack Distinguished Lecture Series -
March 4
"Reducing Car Use: The Role of Transit-Oriented Development"
Reid Ewing, University of Utah
Co-sponsored by the CCRPC and the CCMPO
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March 16
"Transportation and the National Park System: the Past and the Future"
Kevin Percival, Alternative Transportation Program Planning Group Manager, National Park Service
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April 6
"Climate change and transportation: Lessons from California"
Deb Niemeier, University of California, Davis
Burack Distinguished Lecture Series
- May 12
Conference: 3rd Annual Transportation Research Expo
Burlington, VT - June 4
Summer Brown Bag: Paper Submissions to the Transportation Research Board (Due August 1)
Discussion leaders: Lisa Aultman-Hall and Brian Lee - June 18
Summer Brown Bag: Road Weather Information Systems
Discussion leaders: Jason Shafer (Lyndon State College) - July 9
Summer Brown Bag: Quebec-Vermont Transportation Research Connections
Discussion leaders: Ahmed M. El-Geneidy (McGill University) and Luis F. Miranda-Moreno (McGill University) - July 23
Summer Brown Bag: Complex Governance Modeling
Discussion leaders: Chris Koliba, Asim Zia, Brian Lee - August 6
Summer Brown Bag: The National DOE Clean Cities Program
Discussion leaders: Michael Scarpino (US Dept of Energy) - August 13
Summer Brown Bag: Travel Patterns of Women in Vermont
Co-sponsored by the new Vermont chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar
Discussion leaders: Cassandra Gekas, Justine Sears, Karen Glitman - August 20
Summer Brown Bag: Colchester Avenue Transportation Corridor Study
Discussion leaders: Joe Segale (RSG Inc.) - September 7
Conference: Ecodriving
Burlington, VT
- October 18-19
Conference: Research Perspectives on Transportation Systems for Livable Communities: A Conference
The National Academies Keck Center, Washington, DC
Organized by the Transportation Research Board and supported by Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
- October 24-27
Conference: 19th National Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Conference
- November 12
Invited Presentation: Vermont Driver and Traffic Safety Education Annual Fall Conference
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager Nov. 17
Health, Transportation and Bicycling: Connecting the Dotted Lines
Jennifer Dill, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., Portland State University Director, Oregon Transportation Research & Education Consortium (OTREC)
- Jan. 15
Dan & Carole Burack President's Distinguished Lecture "Two Billion Cars:
Driving Toward Sustainability"
Daniel Sperling, Director, Institute of Transportation Studies; Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Professor, Environmental Science & Policy, University of California, Davis
7:00 - 8:00 pm; Livak Ballroom, Dudley H. Davis Center - Feb. 12
"Aging in Rural and Small Urban Environments: Are Travel Needs Being Met?"
Jill Hough, SURTC Program Director, North Dakota State University -
February 22
Invited Presentation: The Snelling Center and AARP: Presentation
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - March 18
"Innovative Approaches for Addressing Airport Capacity Issues"
Thomas Adler, PhD, President Resource Systems Group, Inc.
3:00 - 4:30 pm; Farrell Hall -
March 19
Invited Presentation: The Center for Research on Vermont: "Transportation Efficiency: Reducing the Carbon and Economic Costs of Automobility in Vermont"
Richard Watts, TRC Research Director -
April 14
Invited Presentation: Vermont Clean Cities Coalition Annual Stakeholders Meeting: "Vermont Clean Cities Coalition: 2008 Year in Review"
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager -
April 14
Invited Presentation: Vermont Clean Cities Coalition Annual Stakeholders Meeting: "Transportation Efficiency in Vermont"
Richard Watts, TRC Research Director -
May 1
Invited Presentation: Connecticut Energy Advisory Board: Presentation
Richard Watts, TRC Research Director - May 16
Conference: 2nd Annual Transportation Research Expo
Burlington, VT
- May 22
Invited Presentation: Dartmouth College: "Transportation Planning & Vehicle Emissions: Where are We? Where are We Going?"
Download Video
Lisa Aultman-Hall, TRC Director - May 27
Conference:The Case for Natural Gas Vehicles
Burlington, VT
- June 5
Summer Brown Bag: "Smart-Growth Strategies for Rural Areas: A Case Study From Maine"
Andrew Weeks, Transportation Research Center - June 5
Invited Presentation: Brown Bag Lunch Discussion: "Modeling the Transportation Impacts of Smart Growth Development in Maine"
Andrew Weeks, TRC Research - June 12
Summer Brown Bag: "Tailpipe Emissions and Public Knowledge: Informed or Ignorant Public?"
Tom Macias, Sociology - June 19
Summer Brown Bag: "On the Road with the Test Van: Second-by-Second Vehicle Emissions in Vermont: Summer 2009"
Karen Sentoff and Mitch Robinson, Environmental Engineering - June 26
Summer Brown Bag: "Transportation as Recreation: Standards for Traveling in National Parks"
Peter Pettengill, Rubenstein School of Natural Resources and the Environment - July 10
Summer Brown Bag: "Transportation Efficiency: Reducing Energy Used in Transportation: The Hinesburg Case Study"
Jennifer Kenyan, Public Administration - July 17
Summer Brown Bag: "Gas Tax Increases: Political Suicide or Visionary Leadership?"
Richard Watts, Transportation Research Center - July 24
Summer Brown Bag: "Public Transit in Vermont: An Analysis of Vermont Density using the E911 Data Base"
Nate Belz, Civil Engineering - July 31
Summer Brown Bag: "Transportation Efficiency: Does Least Cost Planning Work?"
Jim Sullivan, Transportation Research Center - August 7
Summer Brown Bag: "Driving Better: A Study of Changing Driver Behavior to Reduce Gasoline Use"
Micheal Schwob, Statistics - August 14
Summer Brown Bag: "PHEVS: Why the US Cannot Meet President Obama's Goal of 1 Million by 2015"
Jon Dowds, Rubenstein School of Natural Resources and the Environment - August 14
Invited Presentation: High Meadows Foundation: "Vermont Transportation Snapshot"
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - August 21
Summer Brown Bag: "Physical Health and the Built Environment: Do Sidewalks Matter?"
Ruth Willis, Nursing " - August 28
Summer Brown Bag: "Transportation and Equity: Obstacles for Women in Transportation"
Cassandra Gekas, Community Development and Applied Economics - September 12
Invited Presentation: HPV Burlington Bikefest: "Bicycle Transportation in the US, Canada and Europe: Assessing Policies that will Create Change"
Lisa Aultman-Hall, TRC Director - Sep. 15
"Transportation Research Board Overview"
Steve Maher, Engineer of Design, Transportation Research Board - Oct. 9
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Workshop
Ellen McShane, UVM Director of Academic Support Programs - October 14
"Transportation and quality of life in rural areas"
Dr. Jane Kolodinsky, Community Development and Applied Economics - Oct. 21
"The Relationship of Housing and Community Development to Transportation"
Sue Minter, VT Legislator/Dept. of Housing and Community - October 25
Invited Presentation: AASHTO: "Are We There Yet? Making the Case for Revenue"
Richard Watts, TRC Research Director - Nov. 5
"Community and Transportation: an Analysis of Roundabouts as a Solution"
Dr. Per Garder, Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine
- Nov. 10
"Lessons Learned: Results from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Mobility International Scan"
Jon Kaplan, VTrans Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator
"Advancing Non-motorized Transportation in Vermont"
Lisa Aultman-Hall, Ph.D., Transportation Research Center - Nov. 11
"Transportation & social equity--Transportation is access: issues for people with disabilities"
Phil Hammerslough, Transportation Advocate and Carmen George, Good News Garage
- November 18
Invited Presentation: Jericho Town Energy Committee: "Vermont Transportation Energy"
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - November 18
"Transportation Planning and Community Development in Urban Areas"
Elizabeth Deakin, Professor of City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley - Dec. 7
"Research Directions in Understanding and Visualizing Rural Health Access and Traffic Safety"
Thomas A. Horan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Claremont Graduate University & Research Director, Center for Excellence in Rural Safety, University of Minnesota (UVM Class of '81)
- Feb. 13
"Where Transportation Is Going: Transportation in the 'Complex, Large-Scale, Interconnected, Open, Sociotechnical' Systems Era"
Joseph Sussman, Jr.,Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems, MIT
11:15 am; 101 Perkins Hall -
April 25
Invited Presentation: Tri-state Meeting of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont: Briefing
Lisa Aultman-Hall, TRC Director, and Richard Watts, TRC Research Director - May 12
Conference: 1st Annual Transportation Research Expo
Burlington, VT
- May 16
"Merging Epidemiologic Methods with Transportation Data: the Example of the Black Women's Health Study"
Patricia Coogan, ScD, Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University - June 13
Summer Brown Bag: "Publishing Transportation Research Board Articles"
Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall, TRC - June 20
Summer Brown Bag: "Financing Transportation: Crisis or Opportunity?"
Karen Glitman, TRC, and Mel Adams, VTrans - June 27
Summer Brown Bag: "Land Use and Transportation: Can We Get There From Here?"
Beth Humstone, Planner, and Austin Troy, UVM - July 1
Conference: Bridge Preservation and Maintenance Conference
Burlington, Vermont
- July 11
Summer Brown Bag: "Gasoline Costs & Consumer Behavior: Dramatic Changes or Status Quo?"
Richard Watts, TRC, andSue Minter, Vermont Legislature - July 25
Summer Brown Bag: "The Future of Transportation in a Carbon Restrained World"
Jennifer Jenkins, UVM, and Gina Campoli, VTrans - August 8
Summer Brown Bag: "Alternative Fueled Vehicles: A Solution or Just More of the Same?"
Paul Hines, UVM CEMS, and Chapin Spencer, Local Motion - August 22
Summer Brown Bag: "Energy Efficiency & Transportation: Lessons Across the Energy Divide"
Scott Johnstone, MPO, and Beth Sachs, VEIC - August 29
Summer Brown Bag: "Transportation Photos from Around the World: Bring Your Own" TRC Staff - September 1
Invited Presentation: Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce: "The Future Ain't What it Used to Be"
Karen Glitman, TRC Program Manager - September 11
Conference: Bridge Preservation and Maintenance Conference
Rutland, Vermont
- Oct. 17
"Community Design, Traffic Safety and Sustainability"
Norman Garrick, University of Connecticut
2:30 - 3:30 pm; 209 Votey Hall -
November 4
Invited Presentation: "Bicycle Safety Seminar/Human-powered Vehicle Bikefest": Presentation
Lisa Aultman-Hall, TRC Director - Nov. 14
"CAFE Credits and the Energy Act of 2007"
Jonathan Rubin, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine
11:00 am - 12:00 pm; Farrell Hall
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November 17
"Invited Presentation: Transportation Efficiency: Reducing the Carbon and Economic Costs of Automobility in Vermont"
Richard Watts, TRC Research Director - December 4
Panel Discussion: "Critical Issues in Transportation for the 21st Century"
David Dill, VTrans Secretary; Cindy Burbank, Parsons-Brinckerhoff; Dr. Tom Adler, President, Resource Systems Group, Inc (RSG); Lisa Aultman-Hall (moderator), TRC Director
3:30 - 5:00 pm; Farrell Hall
- Dec. 5
"Fuel Cells and Transportation"
Trent Molter, Research Scientist and Business Development Officer, The Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center, The University of Connecticut
2:30-3:30 pm; 209 Votey Hall - December 8
Conference: Rural Transportation Funding Summit
Burlington, Vermont
- Feb.
"Stochastic Transportation Network Modeling Overview and Current Research Challenges"
Satish Ukkusuri, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) - March
"Development of an Optimization Methodology for Adaptive Traffic Signal Control at Diamond Interchanges"
Clara Fang, University of Hartford - April
"Public Involvement in Transportation Projects"
Ted Grossardt, University of Kentucky - June 7-8
Conference: Transportation & Historic Preservation: The Road to Affordable Context Sensitive Solutions
Burlington, VT
- July 13
Summer Brown Bag: "Transportation Research at VTrans"
William Ahearn, Materials and Research Engineer, VTRANS, and Richard Tetreault, Director of Program Development, VTRANS - July 20
Summer Brown Bag: "Electric Efficiency & Transportation"
Adel Sadek, PhD, UVM CEMS, and Beth Sachs, Executive Director, VEIC - July 27
Summer Brown Bag: "Physical health and Transportation Systems"
Jane Kolodinsky, Professor, UVM Community Development and Applied Economics Department, and Suzanne Kelley, Vermont Dept. of Health - July 30-31
Conference: 2007 Rural Safety Summer Institute
Burlington, VT
- August 10
Summer Brown Bag: "UVM and Burlington's Transportation Vision"
Katherine (Deac) DeCarreau, Director Parking and Transportation Services, and Dan Bradley, Transportation Coordinator, City of Burlington - August 24
Summer Brown Bag: "Transportation Photos from Around the World Bring Your Own"
Lisa Aultman-Hall, Director, Transportation Research Center - Sep. 20
"Safety and Transportation in Vermont"
Kevin Marshia, Program Manager, Roadway, Traffic & Safety, VTrans
3:30pm - Sep. 26
"Measuring Benefits for Context-sensitive Solutions Projects"
Dr. Nikiforos Stamatiadis, University of Kentucky
12:00 - 2:00 pm - October
Conference: Vermont Biodiesel Conference
Burlington, VT
- Oct. 18
"An Overview of Air Pollution Issues"
Richard Valentinetti, Associate Director, Air Pollution Division, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
3:30 pm - Dec. 6
Panel Discussion: "Critical Issues in Transportation for the 21st Century"
Neale Lunderville, VTrans Secretary; Cindy Burbank, Parsons-Brinckerhoff; Peter Plumeau, Resource Systems Group (RSG); Lisa Aultman-Hall (moderator), TRC Director
3:30 - 5:30 pm; Chittenden Room, Dudley H. Davis Center
- June 22

