1. 1 TRB Committee AHB50 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES COMMITTEE Webinar Meeting AGENDA Monday, May 18, 2009 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM CST

2. 2 Agenda – AHB50 Call to Order Call to Order Welcome and committee introductions Welcome and committee introductions Recognition of emeritus committee members Recognition of emeritus committee members Ken Kobetsky Ken Kobetsky Jon Upchurch Jon Upchurch

3. 3 Agenda – AHB50 Approval of the 2009 TRB meeting minutes Approval of the 2009 TRB meeting minutes http://www.topslab.wisc.edu/resources/TRB/TCD/meetingminutes.html http://www.topslab.wisc.edu/resources/TRB/TCD/meetingminutes.html Status Report from TRB Staff Status Report from TRB Staff Rich Cunard Rich Cunard

4. 4 Agenda – AHB50 Updates Updates Notes from TRB Notes from TRB

5. 5 Agenda – AHB50 Results of the 2008-09 Paper Review Process Results of the 2008-09 Paper Review Process All TRB Papers Year 2006200720082009 Total Received2862307028473384 Total Presented1688 (59%)1849 (60%)1759 (62%)1882 (55.6%) Papers in Presentation 888 (53%)935 (51%)867 (49%)900 (47.8%) Papers in Posters 728 (43%)752 (41%)861 (49%)952 (50.6%)

6. 6 Agenda – AHB50 AHB50 Papers Year 200720082009 Total Received283432 Total Presented1726 Papers in Presentation 88 (2 sessions) Papers in Posters918 Total Reviews125 (4.8/paper)149 of 172 (4.4/paper)126 of 153 (3.9/paper) Total published6 (23%)20 resubmitted – 8 (24%)24 resubmitted – 6 published (19%)

7. 7 Agenda – AHB50 Other Papers Information Other Papers Information Paper award submission - none Paper award submission - none Improve review process Improve review process Reviewer membership list Reviewer membership list Need more quality reviewers Need more quality reviewers

8. 8 Agenda – AHB50 Paper review process 2009-10 Paper review process 2009-10 Paper review subcommittee Paper review subcommittee Melissa Finley, Jim Kalchbrenner, Mike Knodler, Tim Gates, David Noyce Melissa Finley, Jim Kalchbrenner, Mike Knodler, Tim Gates, David Noyce ‘Practice Ready’ Review of selected papers ‘Practice Ready’ Review of selected papers Gene Hawkins, Scott Nodes, Mike Reese, John Logan, Scott Wainwright, Scott Kuznicki, David Noyce Gene Hawkins, Scott Nodes, Mike Reese, John Logan, Scott Wainwright, Scott Kuznicki, David Noyce

9. 9 Agenda – AHB50 Ph.D. Student Session - 2010 Ph.D. Student Session - 2010 Mike Knodler Mike Knodler

10. 10 Agenda – AHB50 Committee Membership News Committee Membership News International member – still open International member – still open We have room for additional highly qualified members of this committee We have room for additional highly qualified members of this committee Nominations welcome Nominations welcome

11. 11 Agenda – AHB50 The duties of committee members are to: The duties of committee members are to: Assist in the review, summarization, and evaluation of available research findings on specific problems; Assist in the review, summarization, and evaluation of available research findings on specific problems; Assist in the preparation of committee reports; Assist in the preparation of committee reports; Prepare problem statements of needed research; Prepare problem statements of needed research; Make recommendations to the committee Chair concerning needed research within the committee’s scope and in other areas; Make recommendations to the committee Chair concerning needed research within the committee’s scope and in other areas; Advise the committee Chair and TRB staff of appropriate research that comes to their attention; Advise the committee Chair and TRB staff of appropriate research that comes to their attention; Assist in the preparation of reports and/or bibliographies on current practices; Assist in the preparation of reports and/or bibliographies on current practices; Review papers and other documents referred to them; Review papers and other documents referred to them; Offer their own papers for presentation and publication by TRB and encourage others to do likewise; Offer their own papers for presentation and publication by TRB and encourage others to do likewise; Assist in planning and developing committee ‑ sponsored sessions at the annual meeting, conferences and workshops; Assist in planning and developing committee ‑ sponsored sessions at the annual meeting, conferences and workshops; Participate in committee meetings through in-person attendance or by teleconference when unable to travel to the meeting; Participate in committee meetings through in-person attendance or by teleconference when unable to travel to the meeting; Answer committee correspondence and keep committee officers and TRB staff advised of their current contact information; Answer committee correspondence and keep committee officers and TRB staff advised of their current contact information; Serve on task forces of the Group or Section at the request of the Group or Section Executive Board; and Serve on task forces of the Group or Section at the request of the Group or Section Executive Board; and Perform other functions as requested by the committee Chair. Perform other functions as requested by the committee Chair.

12. 12 Agenda – AHB50 Committee web site and listserve Committee web site and listserve http://www.topslab.wisc.edu/resources/ TRB/TCD/index.html http://www.topslab.wisc.edu/resources/ TRB/TCD/index.html http://www.topslab.wisc.edu/resources/ TRB/TCD/index.html http://www.topslab.wisc.edu/resources/ TRB/TCD/index.html tcdmembers@engr.wisc.edu tcdmembers@engr.wisc.edu tcdmembers@engr.wisc.edu

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14. 14 Agenda – AHB50 Recent Web Site Recommendations Recent Web Site Recommendations Make sure someone is assigned to periodically review links and fix those that are broken or remove those that are no longer current. Make sure someone is assigned to periodically review links and fix those that are broken or remove those that are no longer current. Include a link to the webmaster so that problems can be reported. Include a link to the webmaster so that problems can be reported. Style the web pages so the user can always look in the same place for the same information. Keep menu locations consistent and content consistent. Avoid duplicate menu options. Develop each page of a web site to consistently display menus from page to page. Style the web pages so the user can always look in the same place for the same information. Keep menu locations consistent and content consistent. Avoid duplicate menu options. Develop each page of a web site to consistently display menus from page to page. TRB could purchase a domain name to promote consistent naming conventions. For example, the AHB web sites could be www.ahb.org/40 and www.ahb.org/45 and so on. TRB could purchase a domain name to promote consistent naming conventions. For example, the AHB web sites could be www.ahb.org/40 and www.ahb.org/45 and so on. www.ahb.org/40www.ahb.org/45 www.ahb.org/40www.ahb.org/45 Feature TRB logo on committee web page. Include a brief discussion of TRB’s purpose and mission. Use TRB logo as link to home page. Feature TRB logo on committee web page. Include a brief discussion of TRB’s purpose and mission. Use TRB logo as link to home page. TRB should recommend some shareware for web authoring that uses simple html. TRB should recommend some shareware for web authoring that uses simple html. TRB should decide how commercial the committee web sites can be – can they accept advertising? TRB should decide how commercial the committee web sites can be – can they accept advertising?

15. 15 Agenda – AHB50 Old Business Old Business Research Needs Statements Research Needs Statements http://rns.trb.org http://rns.trb.org http://rns.trb.org Kim Eccles Kim Eccles Must be updated every 3 years Must be updated every 3 years

16. 16 Agenda – AHB50 Presentation Presentation Yaz Bilimoria – Mergex Yaz Bilimoria – Mergex http://www.mergexgroup.com/index.cfm http://www.mergexgroup.com/index.cfm

17. 17 Agenda – AHB50 New Business New Business 2010 Annual Meeting Workshops and Sessions 2010 Annual Meeting Workshops and Sessions MUTCD MUTCD Naked Streets Naked Streets Specific paper topic call? Specific paper topic call?

18. 18 Agenda – AHB50 NCHRP Synthesis Topics/Problem Statements NCHRP Synthesis Topics/Problem Statements Jim Kalchbrenner, Bryan Katz, Scott Nodes, Beezy Bentzen, Ken Kobetsky, and Gene Hawkins Jim Kalchbrenner, Bryan Katz, Scott Nodes, Beezy Bentzen, Ken Kobetsky, and Gene Hawkins

19. 19 Problem Statements Title - The title should be specific and concise, preferably not exceeding l0 words. Title - The title should be specific and concise, preferably not exceeding l0 words. Problem - A statement of the problem and the need, in one or more paragraphs. Problem - A statement of the problem and the need, in one or more paragraphs. Objective - A clear, concise, specific statement of what the research is expected to achieve and the benefits that may accrue. Objective - A clear, concise, specific statement of what the research is expected to achieve and the benefits that may accrue. Key Words- For classification purposes, suggest key words not apparent in the title. Key Words- For classification purposes, suggest key words not apparent in the title. Related Work - Provide a context for the proposed research by briefly describing related work currently under way or recently completed. Related Work - Provide a context for the proposed research by briefly describing related work currently under way or recently completed. Urgency/Priority - A statement concerning the urgency or relevance of the suggested work to transportation needs in general and/or an indication of the priority given this research need relative to other Research Project Statements generated by the committee. Urgency/Priority - A statement concerning the urgency or relevance of the suggested work to transportation needs in general and/or an indication of the priority given this research need relative to other Research Project Statements generated by the committee. Cost - Give best (ballpark) estimate of the cost of conducting the research proposed. Cost - Give best (ballpark) estimate of the cost of conducting the research proposed. User Community - A description of the audience that should receive this research problem statement (e.g., AASHTO, APTA, FHWA, NHTSA). User Community - A description of the audience that should receive this research problem statement (e.g., AASHTO, APTA, FHWA, NHTSA). Implementation - A statement describing possible ways in which the findings of the proposed research might be implemented. Implementation - A statement describing possible ways in which the findings of the proposed research might be implemented. Effectiveness - Give a best estimate of the societal impacts of this research. If possible, describe the relevant measures of effectiveness. Effectiveness - Give a best estimate of the societal impacts of this research. If possible, describe the relevant measures of effectiveness.

20. 20 Agenda – AHB50 Web conference ideas Web conference ideas

21. 21 Agenda – AHB50 TRNews paper reviewers TRNews paper reviewers No requests thus far. No requests thus far.

22. 22 Agenda – AHB50 TRB webinars TRB webinars Topic Ideas Topic Ideas Who will develop? Who will develop?

23. 23 Agenda – AHB50 Future Committee Activities Future Committee Activities

24. 24 Agenda – AHB50 Subcommittee on emeritus members Subcommittee on emeritus members Demonstrate long-term service to TRB’s Technical Activities Division, having served on one or more of the Division’s standing committees for at least 18 years (with at least 12 years of active participation on the committee submitting the nomination), dedicated a career to TRB standing committee service and activities in the transportation field, and been an effective ambassador of TRB. Demonstrate long-term service to TRB’s Technical Activities Division, having served on one or more of the Division’s standing committees for at least 18 years (with at least 12 years of active participation on the committee submitting the nomination), dedicated a career to TRB standing committee service and activities in the transportation field, and been an effective ambassador of TRB. Served in one or more leadership positions of the TRB standing committee submitting the nomination, and provided leadership in implementing new activities, developing procedural changes affecting Technical Activities Division committees, guiding the organization and development of specialty conferences, and/or producing significant Technical Activities Division publications such as state-of-the-art reports and circulars. Served in one or more leadership positions of the TRB standing committee submitting the nomination, and provided leadership in implementing new activities, developing procedural changes affecting Technical Activities Division committees, guiding the organization and development of specialty conferences, and/or producing significant Technical Activities Division publications such as state-of-the-art reports and circulars. Authored papers or reports published in TRB publications and/or served on cooperative research program panels or other committees. Authored papers or reports published in TRB publications and/or served on cooperative research program panels or other committees.

25. 25 Agenda – AHB50 Conference – Conference – 2nd International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations 2nd International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations June 21-24, 2009 – Honolulu, Hawaii June 21-24, 2009 – Honolulu, Hawaii

26. 26 Agenda – AHB50 Midyear meeting(s) Midyear meeting(s) June 23 – Hawaii June 23 – Hawaii Tuesday June 23, 2009 at 8 to 10 AM Hawaii time. 2:00 PM Eastern Time, 11 AM Pacific. Tuesday June 23, 2009 at 8 to 10 AM Hawaii time. 2:00 PM Eastern Time, 11 AM Pacific. Fall – Web meeting Fall – Web meeting Other Business Other Business Announcements Announcements

27. 27 Agenda – AHB50 The End!! The End!! Look forward to working with all of you. Thanks!! Look forward to working with all of you. Thanks!!