Discussion: Can Planners and Engineers Really Coexist?

Bio: I am a senior traffic engineer and project manager at ARCADIS. I manage the traffic modeling and design department. I work closely with our planners and roadway engineers to ensure our project recommendations are functional, viable and cost efficient.

Education: Masters in Civil Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2002 Bachelors in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India - 2000

Key Publications: - Sinha P., and M. Hadi., “Modeling Reductions in Freeway Capacity due to Incidents in Microscopic Simulation Models,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record 1999, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2007, pp. 62-68.

Other Publications: Publications: - Hadi, M.A., P. Sinha, and J. Easterling IV, “Effect of Environmental Conditions on Image Recognition-Based Lane Departure Warning System Performance,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record 2000, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2007, pp. 114-120 - Hadi, M, P. Sinha, and J. Schuerger, “Assessment of Lane Departure Warning Systems that are based on Image Recognition,” Presented at Transpo2006, Palm Harbor, FL, December 2006. - Sinha P., M. Hadi, D. Quigley, and L. Hsia, “Using IDAS as Part of the Ranking Process of ITS Deployment Alternatives,” Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on ITS, San Francisco, CA, November 2005. - Hadi, M.A., P. Sinha, D. Quigley, and L. Hsia, “ITS Benefit and Cost Parameters for Use in IDAS Evaluations of ITS Deployments in Florida,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record 1910, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2005, pp. 57-63 - Sinha P., and M. Hadi., “Effect of Calibration on Simulation Model Freeway Link Capacities,” Presented at Transpo2004, Jacksonville, FL, December, 2004. - Hadi, M.A. and P. Sinha, “Effect of Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity on the Performance of Vision-Based Lane Departure Warning Systems” Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Taylor & Francis Publishers, (in press), Oxford, UK, expected publication date early 2009. - Hadi, M.A., P. Sinha, J. Scherer and J. Easterling IV, “Commercial Vehicle Driver Acceptance of Lane Departure Warning Systems,” Journal of Institute of Transportation Engineers (on the web), Washington, D.C., March 2008.

Past Assignments: Presentations: 1. Presentation - HBR Corridor Study at Georgia ITE Summer Seminar 2012, St. Simons Georgia 2. Justifying the Benefits of ITS Deployments,ITS World Congress, Vienna, Austria, Oct 2012. 3. An innovative approach for estimating ITS benefits, Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference, Columbus, Ohio, Oct 2012. 4. Methodology for Measuring GDOT NaviGAtor Performance, ITS Georgia 2010 5. Benefit-Cost Analysis of Pavement Marking Improvements in Support of Lane Departure Warning Systems, Prasoon Sinha, ARCADIS, ITS America 2010

Bio: Richard Fangmann has worked in the fields of transportation engineering and planning for the past 20 years. He has performed detailed traffic analysis and simulaiton of roads, intersections, and interchanges. He has also prepared transportation plans for state, local, and regional agencies including preparation of land use inputs for transportation planning models, development of goals, objectives, and performance measures, and prepartion of needs assessment and project recommendations. Recently, he has been involved in several livable centers initiatives, preparing multimodal transportation recommendations to support planned land use changes to develop live, work, and play communities. He has also prepared pedestrian and bicycle plans at the regional, corridor, and local agency levels. This combination of transportation planning and engineering experience enables him to consider the varitey of factors affecting transportation systems and their interaction with the community.

Education: Bachlor of Civil Engineering (BCE)1991, Georgia Institute of Technology. Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) 1992, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Past Assignments: Institute of Transporation Engineers, Georgia Section, Summer Seminar, July 2011. Application of New Tools in the Pedestrian Safety Toolbox.

Bio: 2010-present: Project Planner with ARCADIS 2004-2010 Principal Planner, Atlanta Regional Commission

Education: Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia, 2002. BS, Sociology, College of Charleston,1999. BA, Urban Studies, College of Charleston, 1999.

Bio: I have over 16 years of transportation planning experience in the Atlanta Region at both the regional and local levels. A lifelong resident of the Atlanta area, I am currently the Transportation Planning Manager for the City of Roswell, Georgia’s Department of Transportation. My division is responsible for coordinating with regional and state partners to program projects, maintain the City’s $330M Transportation Master Plan, coordinate Department priorities with the development of an annual budget as well as a variety of other tasks. Prior to coming to Roswell, I worked at the Atlanta Regional Commission where I managed the Atlanta region’s short-range $8.5 billion transportation improvement program.

Education: I graduated from Georgia State University with a BA in Geography with emphasis in Urban Transportation.

Bio: Timothy Preece, AICP, CTP has more than 22 years of experience in transportation and urban planning. His particular areas of expertise include comprehensive transportation planning, corridor planning, transit planning, bicycle and pedestrian planning, implementation planning, and land use planning. He is familiar with local, regional, MPO and state planning processes and requirements. He has successfully undertaken and managed numerous citywide and countywide transportation plans, multimodal corridor studies, and area plans for city, county, regional, and state transportation agencies.

Education: Mr. Preece has a Bachelor of Arts dual degree from Towson University in Towson, Maryland, and is a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), a Certified Transportation Planner (CTP) through AICP’s Advanced Specialty Certification program, and is active in the American Planning Association, Georgia Chapter – being both a Board member and co-chair of the Transportation Planning Committee. His ongoing professional development training includes recent training in NEPA project management, MPO planning processes, multi-jurisdictional decision making, and in comprehensive development planning.

Key Publications: Transportation Agencies Taking a Comprehensive Approach, published in the Georgia Engineer, April/May 2008. Bus Rapid Transit on Fast Track in Georgia, Institute of Transportation Engineers, July 2004.

Past Assignments: The True Cost of Gas, American Planning Association Georgia Chapter, October 2008. Access Management, American Planning Association Georgia Chapter, October 2007.