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Border-Wide Assessment of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Technology—Current and Future Concepts

Final Report


APPENDIX A: FIRST BORDER-WIDE ITS WORKSHOP

List of Participants of the First Border-Wide ITS Workshop

Name Organization Name Organization
Marisa Walker ADOT Alesia Gamboa TxDOT Traffic ITS
Bill Tate Battelle Charlie Farnham TxDOT Traffic ITS
Crystal Jones FHWA Scott E. Nodes ADOT
Sylvia Grijalva FHWA Doug Woodall TxDOT Turnpike Authority
Travis Black FHWA Matt Schiemer  
Chris Flanigan FMCSA Jesse Glazer FHWA California
Charles Remkes New Mexico Frank Cechini FHWA California
Michael Smelker New Mexico Steve Pyburn FHWA California
Kate Hartman RITA Vivien Hoang FHWA New Mexico
Samuel Johnson SANDAG Andrea Hoffman SANDAG
Tina Casgar SANDAG Christopher Burke SANDAG
Juan José Erazo SCT Jonathan Sabean Transport Canada
Manuel Cuan Chu SCT Edgar Fino TxDOT- El Paso
Tammy Duncan Southwest Research Institute Danny Magee TxDOT- Laredo
Harry Grothues Southwest Research Institute Melissa Montemayor TxDOT- Laredo
Juan Carlos Villa TTI Linda Sexton TxDOT Turnpike Authority
Rajat Rajbhandari TTI Reza Karimvand ADOT
Roberto Macias TTI Mario Orzo Caltrans
Eduardo Hagert TxDOT - GPA-IRO Jennifer Brown FHWA Arizona
Agustin de la Rosa TxDOT - IRO Manuel Sanchez FHWA California
Esther Hitzfelder TxDOT - IRO Mark Olson FHWA Texas
Manuela Ortiz TxDOT - IRO Gabriela Contreras-Apodaca New Mexico
Charles Koonce TxDOT - TRF-ITS Jesse Medina Pharr
Jesus Leal TxDOT- Pharr

Agenda of the First Border-Wide ITS Workshop

Item Description Schedule Speaker
Introduction, Welcoming Remarks, Ground Rules 08:30-08:45 Crystal Jones
US DOT ITS Program Overview 08:45:9:15 Kate Hartman
Goals and Objectives of the Project 09:15-09:20 Bill Tate
Scan Methodology and Approach 09:20-09:30 Juan C. Villa
Planning and Cross-Border Coordination 09:30-09:40 Juan C. Villa
Tolling Issues in Border Regions – Transaction Processing 09:40-09:55 Roberto Macias
Tolling Issues in Border Regions – Electronic Tolling Operations 09:55-10:10 Roberto Macias
Tolling Issues in Border Regions – Technology 10:10-10:30 Roberto Macias
Break 10:30-10:45  
Border Transportation Operations 10:45-11:00 Rajat Rajbhandari
Enforcement 11:00-11:15 Juan C. Villa
Traffic Management 11:15-11:30 Rajat Rajbhandari
Traveler Information 11:30-11:45 Rajat Rajbhandari
Archived data management 11:45-12:00 Rajat Rajbhandari
Lunch Break 12:00-13:15  
ITS Commercial Vehicle Safety IBC E-Screening initiative 13:15-13:35 Chris Flanigan
Border ITS Canadian Perspective 13:35-13:55 Jonathan Sabean
Border ITS Mexican Perspective 13:55-14:15 Juan J. Erazo
Open Discussion on Current and Future ITS Needs of the Stakeholders at the Border 14:15-15:00 Floor
Break 15:00-15:15  
Operational and Technological Challenges to Meet the Needs of the Stakeholders 15:15-16:00 Floor
Feedback from the Participants about Technology Solutions to be Demonstrated and Discussed.  Define specific implementation case studies that could be requested to industry 16:00-16:45 Juan C. Villa
Closing Remarks and Adjourn 16:45-17:00 Crystal Jones

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