| Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Technical Workshop September 28, 2006 Seattle, Washington |
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| Session Type | Time | Topic | Possible Speaker |
| 8-8:30 | Continental breakfast | N/A | |
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Plenary |
8:30 - 8:35 | Introduction | Rick Krochalis, FTA, Region 10 |
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8:35 - 8:55 | BRT in Puget Sound | County Executive Ron Sims, King County |
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8:55 - 9:00 | Workshop overview | Venkat Pindiprolu, FTA |
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9:00 - 9:30 | Moderator: Dennis Hinebaugh (National BRT Institute) Overview of BRT elements and applications |
Bill Vincent, Breakthrough Technologies Institute |
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9:30 -10:10 | Moderator: Dennis Hinebaugh (National BRT Institute) Building a BRT System in Phases: the Metro Rapid Story |
Speaker from LA Metro (Invited) |
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10:10 -10:30 | Break | |
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10:30 - 11:10 | Moderator: Dennis Hinebaugh (National BRT Institute) Dedicated Busway BRT: the Orange Line Experience |
Gary Spivack, LA Metro (Invited) |
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11:10 - 11:40 | Moderator: Dennis Hinebaugh (National BRT Institute) BRT Identity and Branding |
Ellen Bevington, King County |
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11:40 - 1:00 | Lunch Luncheon Speaker Introduction |
Bill Vincent, Breakthrough Technologies Institute |
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Luncheon Speaker: Enrique Penalosa Former Mayor of Bogota, Colombia |
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Breakout I
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1:00 - 3:15 | Traffic Signal Priority for BRT | Peter J.V. Koonce, Kittelson & Associates,Inc. |
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Engineering Implications of BRT | John Bonsall, P.Eng., McCormick Rankin | |
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Traffic Engineering Aspects: The LA Experience | Kang Hu, P.E., Sr. Transportation Engineer, Department of Transportation | |
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Engineering Aspects of Rail and BRT Joint Operations |
City of Los Angeles (Invited) Austin Jenkins, King County Department of Transportation, King County, Washington |
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Breakout II Planning Aspects of BRT (Moderator: John Witmer, FTA Region 10) |
1:00 - 3:15 | Experiences in Planning and Implementing BRT Systems |
Speaker from MBTA, Boston (Invited) Speaker from Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (Invited) Stefano Viggiano, Director of Development Services, Lane Transit District, Eugene, Oregon June DeVoll, Community Transit, Snohomish County, Washington |
| 3:15 - 3:30 | Break | ||
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Plenary |
3:30 - 4:00 | Federal Funding - Small Starts Program | Ron Fisher, FTA Office of Planning & Environment |
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4:00 - 4:30 | Funding Options for BRT | Julia Patterson, PSRC Transportation Policy Board Chair (Invited) |
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4:30 | Wrap Up and Closing | Joyce Olson, Community Transit (Invited) |