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2007 Annual Forum
Program & Proceedings
Thursday, March 15 |
| 7:00am | Registration |
| 8:00-9:00am | TRF Annual Membership Meeting and Breakfast
"The Future of Transportation Research"
Robert Skinner, Executive Director, Transportation Research Board |
| 9:00-10:30am | Plenary Panel Session |
"The Big Dig"
Chair - Bill Anderson, Center for Transportation Studies, Boston University
Panel:
- Alan Altshuler, Harvard University
- Steve Bailey, Boston Globe Business Page Columnist
- Richard A. Dimino, CEO and President, A Better City (formerly Artery Business Committee)
- Fred Salvucci, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (former MA Secretary of Transportation)
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| 10:30-10:45am | Break |
| 10:45-12:15pm | Concurrent Sessions 1 |
1-A: Aviation Developments in the U.S.
Chair - B. Starr McMullen, Oregon State University
Innovation and Sustainability: Assessing the Impact of the Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program
- Scott E. Tarry, University of Nebraska at Omaha
What Has Happened to Airline Operating Expenses since Deregulation?
- William A. Jordan, York University, Toronto
Air Traffic Management Reform in the U.S., U.K., and Canada
- Clinton Oster, Jr., Indiana University
- John Strong, College of William & Mary
1-B: Financing Transport
Chair - Richard D. Gritta, University of Portland
Local Innovative Financing, Transportation Funding and Fiscal Diversification for a Regional Transportation Agency in Boise, Idaho
- Sabrina Bowman, Ada County Highway District, Boise, Idaho
- Don Kostelec, Ada County Highway District, Boise, Idaho
- Katey Levihn, Ada County Highway District, Boise, Idaho
Innovative Financing Strategies for Developing New Train Stations in Rhode Island
- Farhad Atash, University of Rhode Island
- Talia McCray, University of Rhode Island
Risk Sharing in Public-Private Partnership Financing - An Evaluation of the U.S. Experience and Potential in Road Transportation
- Cristina Checherita, George Mason University
- Jonathan Gifford, George Mason University
SAFETEA-LU Earmarks in Minnesota: Urban-to-Rural Arbitrage?
- Michael Smart, University of California - Los Angeles
1-C: The Transportation Labor Market
Chair - Michael W. Babcock, Kansas State University
Recruitment, Training, Retention and Rewarding Paratransit Managers
- Karen Wolf-Branigin, Easter Seals Project ACTION
Strategic Management as a Key to Educating the New Aviation Professional
- Isabelle Dostaler, Concordia University
- Triant Flouris, San Jose State University
Transportation Technology Transfer Training and Education Needs
- Ossama Abd Elrahman, New York Dept. of Transportation
- Richard Horn, University of Rhode Island
- Yuko J. Nakanishi, Nakanishi Research and Consulting LLC
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| 12:30-1:45pm | Lunch: The Global Outlook and The Future of U.S. Manufacturing
Sam Kyei, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway |
| 2:00-3:30pm | Concurrent Sessions 2 |
2-A: Financing the Airlines
Chair - William A. Jordan, York University, Toronto
The Temporal-Fares-Offered Curves in Air Transportation
- Kenneth Button, George Mason University
- Henry Vega, George Mason University
Operating, Financial and Total Leverage Present to the U.S. National Air Carriers Since 1990
- Brian Adams, University of Portland
- Bahram Adrangi, University of Portland
- Richard D. Gritta, University of Portland
The Fallacy of Passenger Fare Savings as a Result of Airline Deregulation
- David Richards, retired CAB/DOT/FAA
2-B: Panel Session on "The Rising Cost of Energy"
Chair - David A. Lee, Connecticut Transit
Panel:
- Robert Irwin, Canadian Urban Transit Association
- Walker Kulak, FTA Office of Mobility Innovation
- Steve Warren, CTTRANSIT
2-C: Panel Session on "Institutional Challenges in Adopting ITS"
Chair - Garland Chow, University of British Columbia
Panel:
- Brian Benson, George Mason University
- John Collura, University of Massachusetts
- Kathe Jefferson, Virginia Department of Transportation
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| 3:30-3:45pm | Break |
| 3:45-5:15pm | Concurrent Sessions 3 |
3-A: Information and Transportation Supply
Chair - Brian Benson, George Mason University
Model Analysis and Computer Simulation Study for Feeders of the High-Speed Package Sorter
- M. Tsutsumi, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Xiaoguang Zhou, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications
The Berth Allocation Problem: A Formulation Reflecting Time Window Service Deadlines
- Maria Boile, Rutgers University
- Mike Golias, Rutgers University
- Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University
Washington State All-Weather Road GIS Mapping: Improving Statewide Freight Flows and Connectivity
- Kelley Cullen, Washington State University
- Eric Jessup, Washington State University
- Jerry Lenzi, Washington State Department of Transportation
3-B: Designing Better Transportation Systems
Chair - Carl Martland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Enhancing Transit Facility Design
- Raymond Dominguez, STV Inc.
- Patrick J. O'Mara, STV Inc.
- Steven P. Scalici, STV Inc.
CO2 vs. Salmon: Complementary Policies in Wheat Transportation in the Pacific Northwest?
- Ken Casavant, Washington State University
- Marcia Gossard, Washington State University
- Eric Jessup, Washington State University
Assessing the Impact of Modal Diversion on Pavement Maintenance Costs and Asset Management Practices
- Libby Ogard, Prime Focus LLC
- Anthony Pagano, University of Illinois Chicago
3-C: Panel Session on "Transportation Journals and Books: An Editor's Surgery"
Chair - Kofi Obeng, North Carolina A&T State University
Panel:
- Kenneth Button, Transportation Research D and Journal of Air Transport Management
- Wayne Talley, Transportation Research E
- Martin Dresner, Transportation Journal
- Michael Babcock, Journal of the Transportation Research Forum
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| 5:00-6:30pm | Member Reception |
Friday, March 16 |
| 8:00-9:00am | JTRF Breakfast and Meeting |
| 9:00-10:30am | Concurrent Sessions 4 |
4-A: Institutions and Aviation
Chair - John Strong, College of William & Mary
The Impact of Cross-Cultural Factors on Corporate Governance Transparency: The Implication for Strategic Alliances in the Airline Industry
- Catherine Giapponi, Fairfield University
- Carl Scheraga, Fairfield University
Stochastic Benefit Framework: A Framework and an Application in Air Transportation
- Dipasis Bhadra, MITRE/CAASD
- Dave Knorr, ATO-P/FAA
The Impact of Domestic Codesharing: A Case Study of the Southwest and ATA Alliance
- Yan Du, Oregon State University
- B. Starr McMullen, Oregon State University
4-B: Innovations in Transportation Research
Chair - Wayne Talley, Old Dominion University
Container Terminal Seaside Operations Scheduling: Does Current Research Address the Practical Challenges of Berth Planning? - A Critical Review
- Maria Boile, Rutgers University
- Mihalis Golias, Rutgers University
- Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University
Modeling Empty Container Matching Opportunities through a Virtual Container Yard
- Maria Boile, Rutgers University
- Srihari Janakiraman, Rutgers University
- Aristotelis Naniopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University
Rural Transit Demand Estimation: An Alternative Approach in the State of Washington
- Ken Casavant, Washington State University
- Marcia Gossard, Washington State University
- Eric Jessup, Washington State University
- Kathleen Painter, Washington State University
Machine Learning in Modeling Expressway Winter Maintenance Performance
- Hai Sun, SUNY-Buffalo
- Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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| 10:30-10:45am | Break |
| 10:45-12:15pm | Concurrent Sessions 5 |
5-A: Transportation and Economics Development
Chair - Anthony Pagano, University of Illinois
Globalization Implications of Africa's Transportation Infrastructure
- Ambe J. Njoh, University of South Florida
Measuring the Performance of Transport Logistics Corridors in Developing Countries: The FastPath Approach
- Peter D. Cook, Sophia Yu Consultants
- Paul Kent, Nathan Associates, Inc.
Growth in Air Transportation of Sub-Saharan African Nations
- Abdussalam A. Addus, North Carolina A&T State University
- David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University
Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Activity: Evidence Using Vector Autoregession, Error Correction and Directed Acyclic Graphs
- Eric Jessup, Washington State University
- Steven Peterson, Washington State University
5-B: Improving Safety, Security and the Environment
Chair - John R. C. Robinson, Texas A&M University
Overriding Trends in Cross-Border Regulations and Programs Impacting the Security, Safety and Efficiency of Freight Movements
- Garland Chow, Bureau of ITS and Freight Security
- Dave Frank, Bureau of ITS and Freight Security
- Alicja Gados, Bureau of ITS and Freight Security
Benefits of Security Measures on Transportation
- Allister Hickson, University of Manitoba Transport Institute
- Barry Prentice, University of Manitoba Transport Institute
5-C: Panel Session on "What to do to Improve Transportation Statistics"
Chair - T.R. Lakshmanan, Boston University
Panel:
- Gordon Baldwin, Statistics Canada
- Michael Bronzini, George Mason University
- William A. Jordan, York University, Toronto
- Carl Martland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| 12:45-2:00pm | Lunch
"The Flight from Deregulation from Airlines to Telecommunications to International Trade"
Alfred Kahn, Cornell University |
| 2:00-3:30pm | Concurrent Sessions 6 |
6-A: Security Issues
Chair - Carl Scheraga, Fairfield University
Aviation Catastrophic Planning and the TSA
- Kathleen Sweet, Purdue University
Commercial Aviation Security: Why People are More Dangerous than Bombs
- Timothy M. Ravich, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and University of Miami School of Law
Supply Chain Analysis: Port Security Measures and Catastrophic Events
- Ken Casavant, Washington State University
- Eric Jessup, Washington State University
- Grant Monson, Washington State University
6-B: Inland Water Transportation
Chair - Maria Boile, Rutgers University
Barge Hub Terminals: A Perspective for More Efficient Hinterland Container Transport for the Port Rotterdam
- Rob Konings, Delft University of Technology
- Ben-Jaap Pielage, Delft University of Technology
- Joan Rijsenbrij, Delft University of Technology
- Maurits van Schuylenburg, Port of Rotterdam
Analyses of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers as Transport Arteries
- Luis Fellin, Texas A&M University
- Stephen Fuller, Texas A&M University
- John Kruse, University of Missouri
- Seth Meyer, University of Missouri
- Abner Womack, University of Missouri
A Model of Corn and Soybean Shipments on the Ohio River
- Michael W. Babcock, Kansas State University
- Stephen Fuller, Texas A&M University
6-C: Panel Session on "Current Challenges in U.S. Aviation"
Chair - Scott E. Tarry, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Panel:
- Martin Dresner, University of Maryland
- David Pitfield, Loughborough University
- John Rowcroft, University of New Brunswick
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| 3:30-3:45pm | Break |
| 3:45-5:15pm | Concurrent Sessions 7 |
7-A: Emerging Transportation Issues
Chair - Garland Chow, Bureau of ITS and Freight Security
Residential and Travel Choices of Elderly Residents of Northern California
- Xinyu Cao, North Dakota State University
- Susan Handy, University of California, Davis
- Patricia Mokhtarian, University of California, Davis
Culture and Aviation
Optimal Winter Speed Limit
- Toru Hagiwara, Hokkaido University
- Seiichi Kagaya, Hokkaido University
- Suthipun Thanesuen, Hokkaido University
- Ken-etsu Uchida, Hokkaido University
7-B: Developments in Freight Transport
Chair - Gene Griffin, North Dakota State University
Spatial Investigation of Mineral Transportation Characteristics in the State of Washington
- Eric Jessup, Washington State University
- Hayk Khachatryan, Washington State University
Cotton Transportation and Logistics: A Dynamic System
- Steven W. Fuller, Texas A&M University
- John L. Park, Texas A&M University
- John R. C. Robinson, Texas A&M University
Preparing Tomorrow's Transportation Workforce Professional
- Christine L. Toole, Virginia Tech
- Joseph S. Toole, Federal Highway Administration
Multi-Commodity Network Flow Based Approaches for the Railroad Crew Scheduling Problem
- Bala Vaidyanathan, Univesrity of Florida
7-C: Panel Session on "Solving the Capacity Issues in Railroad Operations"
Chair - Paul Gessner, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Panel:
- Jane Bachner, Federal Railroad Administration
- Dan O'Neil, Greenbrier Corporation
- Larry Shughart, Innovative Scheduling
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| 5:30-6:00pm | TRF Special Interest Chapter Meetings |
| 6:30-7:30pm | Social |
| 7:30-10:00pm | Dinner and Presentation of Awards |
Saturday, March 17 |
| 8:00-8:45am | Coffee |
| 8:45-10:30am | Concurrent Sessions 8 |
8-A: Financial Challenges in Transportation Provision
Chair - John Rowcroft, University of New Brunswick
Is a Vehicle-Mile Tax a Viable Alternative to the Fuel Tax?: Socio-Economic and Distributional Impacts
- B. Starr McMullen, Oregon State University
- Lei Zhang, Oregon State University
Evaluating Congestion Pricing Impacts Under Peak Spreading
- Pierre Vilain, The Louis Berger Group
- Carolyn Wolff, The Louis Berger Group
Marginal Costs Estimation in Airports. Multiproductive Cost Functions and Stochastic Frontiers: International Airport Case Study
- Juan Carlos Martín, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Augusto Voltes-Dorta, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
8-B: Panel Session on "Senior Mobility: Important Issues for an Aging Population"
Chair - Jill Hough, North Dakota State University
Panel:
- Joseph Coughlin, MIT AGELAB
- Jill Hough, North Dakota State University
- Helen Kerschner, Beverly Foundation
8-C: Panel Session on "History of Decision Support in the Rail Industry 1967-2007"
Chair - Carl Martland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Panel:
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| 10:30-10:45am | Break |
| 10:45-12:30pm | Concurrent Sessions 9 |
9-A: Issues in Long-Haul Freight Transport
Chair - John R. C. Robinson, Texas A&M University
Current Issues before the Surface Transportation Board Affecting Long Haul Freight Rail Transportation Rates and Service
- Francis P. Mulvey, Surface Transportation Board
Private Sector Benefits of Adopting FAST: The Canada - U.S. Transport Market
- Garland Chow, University of British Columbia
Using Simulation Modeling to Quantify the Benefits of Replacing Traditional Truck Weigh Stations with Weigh-In-Motion
- David Frank, BITSAFS, Sauder School of Business, UBC
- Teresa Jiang, BITSAFS, Sauder School of Business, UBC
Projections of Washington-British Columbia Trade and Traffic, by Commodity, Route and Border Crossing
- Ken Casavant, Washington State University
- Hamilton Galloway, Washington State University
- Eric Jessup, Washington State University
9-B: Using the Ports
Chair - Paul Gessner, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Modeling Containerized Hay Shipments in the Pacific Northwest: Investigating Cost and Volume Impacts as Port of Portland Container Services is Reduced
- Ken Casavant, Washington State University
- Eric Jessup, Washington State University
- Stephanie Meenach, Washington Apple Commission
Financing Port Dredging Costs: Taxes Versus User Fees
- Wayne K. Talley, Old Dominion University
A New Hinterland Transport Concept for the Port of Rotterdam: Organisational and/or Technological Challenges?
- Rob Konings, Delft University of Technology
- Ben-Jaap Pielage, Delft University of Technology
- Johan Visser, Delft University of Technology
- Bart Wiegmans, Delft University of Technology
9-C: Panel Session on "The Railroad Industry in 2027 - What's it look like?"
Chair - Larry Shughart, Innovative Scheduling, Inc.
Panel:
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Updated: Mar. 28, 2007
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