
2020 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mt. Vernon Pl NW
Washington, DC
United States
Join the more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world — including many of our own — at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting!
Make sure to come see us at the Careers in Motion Networking Fair on January 12 as well! Let’s talk about how you can add your experience to our comprehensive full lifecycle services and multidisciplinary teams.
Our TRB Sessions
Sunday, January 12
Structured Data: The Future Promise of BIM
- 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Presenter: Connor Christian, HDR
Building Information Modeling for Bridges and Structures: Research and What's Next?
- 1:30-4:30 p.m.
- Presenter: Julie Rivera, HDR
Employing Weigh-in-Motion Data to Design, Rate, Manage, and Preserve the Nation's Bridge Structures: Welcoming and Opening Statements from TRB Standing Committee Chairs
- 1:30-4:30 p.m.
- Presenter: Daniel Haake, HDR
Why Quantitative Safety Performance is Important and Process for Achieving Appropriate Decisions
- 1:30-4:30 p.m.
- Presenter: Elizabeth Wemple, HDR
Adaptive Right Sizing: Building and Managing a Transportation System to Meet Evolving Needs
- 1:30-4:30 P.M.
- Marissa Birtz, HDR, presiding
Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Cross-Cutting Issues Subcommittee
- 2:45-4:15 p.m.
- Christopher Kinzel, HDR, presiding
Modifying Highway Capacity Manual Methodology for Inclusion of Flashing-Yellow-Arrow Delay and Suppression
- Presenter: Dan Cook, HDR
Monday, January 13
Rail Transit Infrastructure Committee
- 8-9:45 a.m.
- Anthony Bohara, HDR, presiding
Reference Guide for Load Rating of Tunnel Structures
- 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Presenter: Brian Leshko, HDR
Addressing Changing Demographics in Environmental Justice Analysis: Review of Demographic Trends and State of Practice
- 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Presenter: Madison Levy, HDR
Development of Seaport Berth Utilization Measures using Vessel AIS Data
- 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Presenters: Makarand Gawade & Brittany Wood, HDR
Innovations in Rail Transit System Structures
- 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
- John Lobo, HDR, presiding
Rail Structure Interaction on a Long Transit Structure
- 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Presenter: Ying Tan, HDR
Traffic Safety and Operational Benefits of Connected and Automated Vehicle on Expressways: Application of Real-World Validated CAV Data
- 3:45-5:30 p.m.
- Poster Presenter: Md Sharikur Rahman, HDR
Truck Size and Weight Committee
- 3:45-5:30 p.m.
- Daniel Haake, HDR, presiding
Highway Capacity Manual Interrupted Flow
- 3:45-5:30 p.m.
- Christopher Kinzel, HDR, presiding
Uncovering Deep Structure of Determinants in Large Truck Fatal Crashes
- 3:45-5:30 p.m.
- Poster Presenter: Tahmida Shimu, HDR
Traffic Safety Countermeasures: Considering Impacts on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
- 6-7 p.m.
- Poster Presenter: Dan Cook, HDR
Tuesday, January 14
Taking It to the Streets: Strategies for Protecting the Public Realm of Urban Thoroughfares
- 8-9:45 a.m.
- Craig Churchward, HDR, presiding
Safety and Operational Impact of Connected Vehicles’ Lane Configuration Design on Freeway Facilities with Managed Toll Lanes
- 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Presenter: Md Sharikur Rahman, HDR
Traffic Safety Impacts of Dedicated Lanes for Connected Vehicle Platooning on Expressways
- 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Poster Presenter: Md Sharikur Rahman, HDR
Reference Guide for Load Rating of Tunnel Structures
- 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Presenter: Brian Leshko, HDR
One Federal Decision — Background and Practice
- 1:30-3:15 p.m.
- Presenter: Diane Nulton, HDR
Streamlining the Fabrication Process: The Impact of the BIM for Bridges and Structures Pooled Fund Study
- 1:30-3:15 p.m.
- Presenter: Connor Christian, HDR
Development of a Test Level 4, Side-Mounted, Steel-Tube Bridge Rail
- 1:30-3:15 p.m.
- Presenter: Pascual Mauricio, HDR
Connected and Automated Vehicle Impacts on Highway Agency Maintenance Programs
- 1:30-3:15 p.m.
- Presenter: Jonathan Markt, HDR
Standardizing Micro-Simulations for Local Conditions
- 3:45-5:30 p.m.
- Poster Presenters: Robert Frazier & Adam Hedges, HDR
Transfuture: A Probabilistic Scenario Planning Tool for Considering Emerging Technologies and Societal Trends
- 3:45-5:30 p.m.
- Poster Presenters: Santanu Roy & Makarand Gawade, HDR
Precision Scheduled Railroading
- 3:45-5:30 p.m.
- Kevin Keller, HDR, presiding
Latest in Truck Size and Weight Research
- 3:45-5:30 p.m.
- Daniel Haake, HDR, presiding
Wednesday, January 15
The Hop: An Overview of the Milwaukee Streetcar
- 8-9:45 a.m.
- Presenter: Chris Romansky, HDR
Fifty Years of the National Environmental Policy Act: Is the Clock Ticking? Where We Are at and Where We May Go
- 8-9:45 a.m.
- Presenter: Diane Nulton, HDR
Steel Bridges Committee
- 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Domenic Coletti, HDR, presiding
The Modern Construction Site: Are You Ready for Paperless Plans?
- 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Presenter: Alexa Mitchell, HDR
Incorporating Pavement Smoothness Benefits to Enhance the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Pavement Type Determination Process
- 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Poster Presenter: Christopher Williges, HDR