Events
01.15.2015
Transportation Research Board (TRB) 94th Annual Meeting
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 94th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, DC at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The information-packed program is expected to attract 12,000 transportation professionals from around the world to Washington, DC, January 11-15, 2015.
The TRB Annual Meeting program covers all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 750 sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to all attendeesâpolicy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. A number of sessions and workshops will focus on the spotlight theme for the 2015 TRB Annual Meeting, Corridors to the Future: Transportation and Technology.
11.21.2014
10th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods
RSG Senior Consultant Elizabeth Greene and Director Stephane Hess will attend the 10th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods in Leura, Australia from November 16th-21st. The conference will focus on embracing technological and behavioral changes to improve the conduct of surveys.
Acoustical Society of America Fall 2014 Meeting
RSG Senior Director, Kenneth Kaliski, will be co-chairing a conference session on Wind Turbine Noise at the fall meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) in Indianapolis on October 29th.
Ken will also be presenting a paper with RSG analyst, David-Michael Lozupone, titled, âMassachusetts Wind Turbine Acoustics Research Project â Goals and Preliminary Results.â The presentation will outline the methodologies and preliminary results of a study that RSG is working on with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to provide a quantitative basis for testing and evaluating pre-construction and post-construction wind turbine noise.
10.30.2014
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Annual Conference
RSG Senior Consultant Chad Worthen and Transportation Engineer Kordel Braley will be attending the Utah Department of Transportation Annual Conference in Sandy, Utah. The conference offers unique networking and training opportunities for attendees, including tracks on leadership, program development, and project delivery.
10.30.2014
Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference
RSG Senior Director, Robert Chamberlin, is presenting today at the Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference (OTEC) in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is researching the vulnerability of Ohio's transportation infrastructure to identify climate change impacts. Bobâs presentation titled âODOT Climate Change Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessmentâ will review the status of that research with discussion of initial findings and potential asset-specific adaptation needs.
10.24.2014
Annual Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) Conference
The annual Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) conference will be held this week in Atlanta, GA. RSGers Peter Plumeau and Steven Gayle will be in attendance and RSG Senior Consultant, Jeff Frkonja, will be presenting in the Thursday session titled âProject Evaluation.â His presentation will provide an overview of benefit cost analysis principles, identify environmental issues relevant to long-range transportation plans, describe key inputs and assumptions used in benefit cost analysis, and provide examples and illustrations.
10.17.2014
Renewable Energy 2014 (RE2014) Conference
RSGers Eddie Duncan, Senior Engineer, and Colin High, Principal Consultant, will present this week at RE2014 (Renewable Energy 2014) in Burlington, VT. RE2014 is Vermontâs annual convention bringing together key players in the renewables sector. This year's conference highlights current energy challenges, Vermontâs leadership role in the energy industry, and the steps needed to implement an integrated energy infrastructure.
Eddie will present during the session titled âWind: the Facts on Production, Sound and Wildlife,â and Colin will present on the session titled âThe Transportation Challenge: Meeting 90% by 2050.â
10.16.2014
2014 Indiana MPO Conference
RSG Senior Consultant, Vince Bernardin, will present at the 2014 Indiana MPO Conference in downtown Columbus, Indiana. The presentation titled âNew Modeling Data, Techniques and Capabilities in MACOG, MCCOG, and Beyondâ will review recent work for the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) and Madison County Council of Governments (MCCOG) in the context of new exciting developments in the field of travel data and modeling.
INCEâs NoiseCon 2014
RSG Senior Director, Ken Kaliski, will present at NoiseCon 2014 â The Institute of Noise Control Engineeringâs annual conference â on September 9th in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The presentation titled âThe Massachusetts Research Study on Wind Turbine Acoustics â Methods, Goals and Preliminary Findingsâ will outline the methodologies and preliminary results of a study that RSG is working on with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to provide a quantitative basis for testing and evaluating pre-construction and post-construction wind turbine noise.
07.23.2014
TRB Tools of the Trade Conference
RSG consultants will lead five sessions and one workshop at the 14th National TRB âTools of the Trade Conferenceâ in Burlington, VT from July 21-23. The conference is designed to share knowledge on factors affecting the planning, development, programming, and implementation of multi-modal transportation facilities for small and medium-sized communities. RSG is a gold sponsor of the conference.
Ohio Planning Conference
RSG Senior Director, Bob Chamberlin, will speak at the Ohio Planning Conference on July 15th. He will speak in the session titled, âWhat Do We Plan When We Plan for Climate Variability and Transportation Sustainability.â The conference, held in Columbus, is focused on emerging trends and new tools for effective transportation planning across Ohio.
Advanced Research Techniques Forum
Jeff Dumont and Jeff Keller presented posters at the American Marketing Associationâs 25th Annual Advanced Research Techniques (ART) Forum in Santa Fe, NM this week. Jeff Kellerâs poster focuses on RSGHB (RSGâs modeling package for R) and Jeff Dumontâs explains why individual level models are not better than sample-level models.
ITE Webinar
RSG Senior Consultant, Steve Gayle, will lead an ITE webinar titled âTraffic Engineering Fundamentals. Module 8: Social, Environmental, and Institutional Issuesâ. The webinar series is offered periodically by ITE to teach the basics of traffic engineering. This module, considered the âplanningâ element, covers a variety of topics that may affect the work of an engineer designing a project. These topics range from the Americans with Disabilities Act, to local land use law, to air quality conformity and climate change.
FHWA “Talking Frieght” Webinar
RSG Senior Director, Peter Plumeau, will present âComplete Streets and Goods Movement: Options and Considerationsâ at an FHWA âTalking Freightâ webinar on May 21st. Peter's talk will examine how complete streets approaches and projects have addressed goods movement needs and whether there are opportunities for more fully integrating these needs into complete streets.
The concept of âcomplete streetsâ is becoming an important part of planning and design in urban and community planning across the country. Projects to design and re-engineer our streets to accommodate all users in a more safe and equitable manner have been pursued in large and small cities, with tangible benefits for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, and community quality of life in many locations. However, it is uncommon to find goods movement mobility highlighted as a consideration in complete streets planning and implementation.
FHWA "Talking Frieght" Webinar
RSG Senior Director, Peter Plumeau, will present âComplete Streets and Goods Movement: Options and Considerationsâ at an FHWA âTalking Freightâ webinar on May 21st. Peter's talk will examine how complete streets approaches and projects have addressed goods movement needs and whether there are opportunities for more fully integrating these needs into complete streets.
The concept of âcomplete streetsâ is becoming an important part of planning and design in urban and community planning across the country. Projects to design and re-engineer our streets to accommodate all users in a more safe and equitable manner have been pursued in large and small cities, with tangible benefits for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, and community quality of life in many locations. However, it is uncommon to find goods movement mobility highlighted as a consideration in complete streets planning and implementation.