33rd Annual Nevada Fall Transportation Conference
Conference Agenda
Keynote Speaker
Speaker: Robert Lauer, CEO, Las Vegas Spaceport Inc.
About Robert: Robert Lauer, Developer and CEO of Las Vegas Spaceport, is a commercial real estate developer, pilot, and former U.S. Army Military Police Officer. He has a degree in Political Sciences from University of Southern California.
Day 1 - Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
Registration Opens
7:00 AM
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
Breakfast.
Florentine Rooms: D & E
Opening Ceremony
Florentine Rooms: F & G
7:50 AM - 8:20 AM
Transportation Safety and Sustainability
Florentine Rooms: F & G
8:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Ensuring Safety and Sustainability in Power-Disrupted Intersections, Zach Hoiting
8:20 AM - 8:40 AM
NDOT’s Transportation Emissions Reduction Program: A Collaborative Approach to Sustainable Transporation, Alma Alfawal, Ati Abad
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
The Influence of School Zone Speed Control on Arterial Traffic Signal Coordination: A Perspective of Probe Vehicle Trajectories, Marufa Khan, Aobo Wang, Seri Park, Zong Tian
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Let There Be Light, KevinMaxwell
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Moderator: Anabel Hernandez, Kimley-Horn
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
Florentine Rooms: D & E
Data Visualization
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Digital Twin Technology as a Strategy for Predictive Traffic Signal Operations, Mike McIntee
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Big Data and TDM: How Speed Data Can Enhance Our Models, David Bassett
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Assessing Safety Consideration for Developing Complete Streets: An Illustration of Four Small Towns in Nevada, Juliana Byzyka, William Van Vlerin, Shashi Nambisan
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Advanced Data Visualization for Identifying Bottleneck Intersections and Speed Profiles in City of Henderson's Road Network, Khandaker Arafin Islam
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Moderator: Aileen Pastor, RTC Southern Nevada
Lunch, Keynote Speaker, and Networking
Florentine Room: D
11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
Nurturing the Next Generation of Innovators and Space Explorers in Las Vegas
Keynote Speaker: Robert Lauer, CEO, Las Vegas Spaceport Inc
Moderator: Ian Machen, Ludian
11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
Break
Florentine Room: D
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Florentine Rooms: F & G
1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
NDOT Traffic Safety Engineering
Panel: Lacey Tisler, NDOT Safety; David Bassett, Avenue Consultants
Moderator: Naveen Veeramisti, CA Group
Securing and Supporting Federal Grants Representatives from ITE, ITS, WTS, and ASCE
Panel: Alyssa Rodriguez, ITE; Brij Gulati, RTC Southern Nevada; Angela Brookins, RTC Southern Nevada
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
Moderator: Ben Waldman
Coffee Break
Florentine Rooms: D & E
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
What's New in the Silver State
Panel: Mario Gomez, NDOT; Irene Lam and Julia Uravich, RTC Southern Nevada; Jimmy Benoit, Clark County Public Works; Lacey Tisler, NDOT Safety; Kondala Mantri, City of Las Vegas; Christina Richter, City of Henderson
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Moderator: Venu Parimi, S2 Civil
Panel Discussion
Florentine Rooms: F & G
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Day 1 Closeout
Florentine Rooms: F & G
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Vendor Social and Games
Florentine Room: D
4:40 PM - 6:30 PM
Moderator: Daniel Milly, Sierra Transportation Technologies
Day 2 - Thursday, October 24th, 2024
7:00 AM
Registration Opens
Breakfast
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
Day 2 Welcome
Florentine Rooms: F & G
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
Using Big Data
Florentine Rooms: F & G
8:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Using Behavioral Metrics to Proactively Improve Roadway Safety and Predict Crashes, Jatish Patel
8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
Data-Exchange Platform to Support Regional Multi-Modal Safety, Reliability, and Mobility, Rick Meyers
8:20 AM - 8:40 AM
Exploring the Use of Probe Vehicle Telematics Data for Freeway Detector Speed Accuracy Check and Congestion Monitoring, Jianyuan Xu
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Using Big Data to Make Origin-Destination Data Actionable, Brian Hoeft
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Moderator: Humberto (Bert) Franco Rivas, Clark County Public Works
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Coffee Break
Florentine Rooms: D & E
Traffic, Traffic, Traffic
Florentine Rooms: F & G
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Traffic Signal Reservice - Strategies and Techniques, Andrew Jayankura
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
An Overview of Key Elements in Traffic Citations and Adjudication Processes: Status in Nevada, Shashi Nambisan, Chris Stream, Ryan Cunningham, Kiersten Farmer
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
What to DDI and not DDI - Implementing and Operating a Temporary DDI in Constrained Space at Tropicana Interchange, Jack Sjostrom
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Moderator: Emily Roberts, Kimley-Horn
Coffee Break
Florentine Rooms: D & E
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
Emerging Trends
Florentine Rooms: F & G
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
Transforming Outreach: How Digital Tools Empower Community Voices in the Maryland Parkway BRT Project, Vikas Khorana, Angela Castro
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
An Examination of Accessibility and Mobility Afforded by The Vegas Loop vis-à-vis Select Modes of Travel, Shashi Nambisan, Shrikar Nellutla, Sushma Koneti
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Is AI Ready for our Transportation Challenges? Ian Machen
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Moderator: Joe Podegracz, Kimley-Horn