Federal Highway Administration National Dialogue on Highway Automation: June 26-27, 2018 Policy and Planning Workshop Summary

Appendix B: Workshop Agenda

Day 1: June 26, 2018

Time (ET)	Agenda Item	Name
12:30 PM	Registration & Sign-In
1:00 PM	Opening Remarks	Mala Parker, Associate Administrator FHWA Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs
1:10 PM	National Dialogue Overview	Heather M. Rose Senior Transportation Futures Policy Analyst FHWA Office of Transportation Policy Studies
1:25 PM	Breakout Instructions	John Corbin Connected and Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies Team FHWA Office of Transportation Management
1:30 PM	Small Group Session 1: Policy and Planning Issues and Challenges Section 1: Policy Issues and Challenges Section 2: Transportation Planning Issues and Challenges	All Participants
3:00 PM	Break
3:15 PM	Report Out	All Participants
3:45 PM	Collaboration Corner Market Square Format: Participants rotate around to different stalls to provide input on various topics.	Topics:  Communities and AVs: preparing the planning community State and Local Issues: building capacity and guidance Developing Policy: identifying issues and priorities Research Needs: collecting research needs statements Terminology: developing a lexicon around highway automation Parking Lot: gathering input on topics not covered at other posts
5:00 PM	Wrap-Up and Preparation for Day 2	John Corbin Connected and Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies Team FHWA Office of Transportation Management
5:30 PM	End of Day 1

 

Day 2: June 27, 2018

Time (ET)	Agenda Item	Name
8:00 AM	Registration & Sign-In
8:30 AM	Kick-Off Day 2 Agenda Summary Day 2 Summary of Day 1 Themes	Kenneth Petty, Director FHWA Office of Planning
8:45 AM	Introduction	Alicia Nolan, Division Administrator FHWA Pennsylvania Division
9:00 AM	Welcome Address	Leslie Richards, Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
9:15 AM	Preparing for Automated Vehicles: Policy and Planning Perspectives Policy and Planning leaders discuss key topics related to highway automation, their roles, and their stakeholder perspectives.	Facilitated by Kenneth Petty, Director FHWA Office of Planning Robert Grant, Head of Government Relations, Aurora Patricia Hendren, Executive Director, I-95 Corridor Coalition Bill Keyrouze, Technical Programs Director, AMPO Rick Schuettler, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Municipal League; representing National League of Cities
10:15 AM	Break
10:30 AM	Instructions for Breakouts	Corbin Davis FHWA Office of Planning
10:35 AM	Breakout Session 2: Policy and Planning Opportunities Section 1: Policy Opportunities Section 2: Transportation Planning Opportunities	All Participants
12:00 PM	Lunch (not included)
1:30 PM	Report Out	All Participants
2:00 PM	Keynote Speaker	Introduction by Martin C. Knopp, Associate Administrator FHWA Office of Operations Brandye Hendrickson, Acting Administrator FHWA
2:15 PM	Instructions	Corbin Davis FHWA Office of Planning
2:20 PM	Brainstorming: What’s Next? Each table develops recommendations.	All Participants
3:05 PM	Report Out	All Participants
3:50 PM	Wrap-Up and Next Steps	Jeremy Raw FHWA Office of Planning
4:00 PM	Open Discussion	All Participants
4:30 PM	End