Traffic Signal Systems Summer Meeting 2016, July 24-26 Pittsburgh

Summer Meeting Announcement

The 2016 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Traffic Signal Systems Committee (TSSC) mid-year meeting is being held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from July 24 through 26, 2016.

This years’ mid-year meeting theme will include sessions and technical tours highlighting emerging technology in traffic signal systems and their interaction with autonomous and connected vehicles. We are planning some great tours and social events, including a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game and a bike tour of Downtown.

More Details Can Be found At:

http://www.tssc2016.org/

Annual Meeting TRB 2016

TRB 2016- AHB 25 Sessions and Meetings [ Meeting Minutes]

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Sunday

9:00AM- 12:00PM Convention Center, 151B  Workshop 105: Designing Streets for Transit, More Details…
1:30PM- 4:30PM Convention Center, 151B
 Workshop 158: Leveraging Traffic Count Data and ITS Data for Shared Usage. More Details…
1:30PM- 5:00PM Convention Center, Salon B
 Workshop 193: Protected Bike Lanes in North America and the European Union:
New FHWA Guide. More Details…
2:00PM- 3:00PM Marriott Marquis, Gallaudet University (M1) Asset Management for Traffic Signal Systems Subcommittee, AHB25(6). More Details… [Agenda]
3:00PM- 4:00PM Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 17 (M1)
Multimodal Traffic Signal Systems Subcommittee, AHB25(5). More Details… [Agenda]
4:00PM- 5:00PM Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 17 (M1) (***NEW***)
Traffic Signal Systems Education Subcommittee AHB25(7). 
More Details… [Agenda]
Monday
8:00AM- 9:00AM Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 17 (M2)
 Simulation of Traffic Signal Systems Subcommittee, AHB25(3). More Details… [Agenda]
9:00AM- 10:00AM Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 17 (M2)
Traffic Signal Systems Research Subcommittee, AHB25(2). More Details… [Agenda]
10:00AM- 11:00AM Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 17 (M2)
Technology and Standards Subcommittee, AHB25(4). More Details… [Agenda]
11:00AM- 12:00PM Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 17 (M2)
Traffic Signal Timing Subcommittee, AHB25(1). More Details…
1:30PM- 5:30PM Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 6 (M2)
Traffic Signal Systems Committee Meeting. More Details… [Agenda]
7:30PM- 10:00PM Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 10 (M2)
Traffic Simulation Models Joint Subcommittee of AHB45, AHB40, AHB25, AHB20, ADB30, AHB55, ADC20. More Details…

Tuesday

8:30AM- 10:15AM Convention Center, Hall E
Poster Session 534 : Advances in Adaptive Signal Control and Optimization. More Details…
 8:30AM- 10:15AM Convention Center, Hall E
 Poster Session 535: Innovations in Signal Timing Design and Coordination. More Details…
10:45 AM- 12:30 PM Convention Center, Hall E
Poster Session 588: Performance Evaluation of Signal Control Systems. More Details…
1:30 PM- 3:15 PM Convention Center, Salon A
Lectern Session 619: Traffic Management Capabilities and the Next Generation of Traffic Management Systems and Centers More Details…
3:45 PM- 5:30 PM Convention Center, Salon A
Lectern Session 693: Active Traffic Management Applications Mitigating the Impacts of Nonrecurring Congestion More Details…
4:15 PM- 6:00 PM Convention Center, Hall E
Poster Session 726: Multimodal Traffic Signal Control More Details…
 Wednesday
8:00AM- 9:45AM Convention Center, 101
Lectern Session 765: Signal Control with Priority for Multimodal Transportation Systems. More Details…

TSSC Summer Meeting Presentations

Presentations- Workshop on Connected Vehicle Dynamic Mobility Applications and Multi Modal Intelligent Traffic Signal Systems

Meeting Minutes

Agenda

Sunday – May 17

6:30 PM – 8:30PM Cloud/Distributed/Parallel Compute Traffic Simulation (ETFOMM) and Traffic Signal Controller (SCOPE), La Valencia A, More..
Monday – May 18
8:30AM- 9:15AM Opening Session, La Valencia A

Jennifer Toth, Director MCDOT
Dallas Hammit, P.E., ADOT Deputy Director for Transportation/State Engineer
TBD – FHWA

9:15AM- 10:15AM  Connected Vehicle Systems, La Valencia A

CVRIA – Walt Fehr, USDOT
Integrated Vehicle Prototype– Kevin Balke, TTI
AASHTO Roadmap– Douglas Gettman, Kimley-Horn and Associates

10:45AM- 12:00PM Standards, Security and Mapping/Positioning, La Valencia A

Standards – Gary Duncan, Econolite
Security – Walt Fehr, USDOT
Positioning and Mapping– Mike Todd, Jay Ferrell, Matt Barth, UC Riverside

1:00 PM- 2:00PM MMITSS Algorithms – Part I: Architecture, Vehicle Awareness, and Intelligent Signal Control, La Valencia A

MMITSS Architecture – Larry Head, University of Arizona
Intelligent Signal Control– Yiheng Feng, University of Arizona
CA Intelligent Signal Control– Kun Zhou, UC Berkeley – PATH

2:00 PM- 3:15PM MMITSS Algorithms – Part II: Architecture, Vehicle Awareness, and Intelligent Signal Control, La Valencia A

Priority Control (AZ Model) – Mehdi Zamanipour, University of Arizona
Priority Control (CA Model)– Kun Zhou, UC Berkeley – PATH
Pedestrian Accessibility Application– Navin Katta, Savari) and Sara Khosravi
Bicycle Application– Douglas Gettman, Kimley-Horn and Associates

3:30 PM- 4:30PM MMITSS System – Evaluation and Performance Observation, La Valencia A

Simulation and Field Test Results – Govind Vadakpat, FHWA
Performance Observation – Shayan Khoshmagham, University of Arizona

4:30PM – 5:30PM Traffic Signals in a CV Environment – Research Needs/Questions, La Valencia A

Facilitated Discussion by Govind Vadakpat, FHWA and Cheryl Lowrance, Noblis
Are there other algorithmic approaches that should be explored?
What factors were not considered?
How can we evaluate systems like MMITSS in the field?