2017 Conference – Building Smart Infrastructure

The ITS Arizona 24th Annual Conference was held on Wednesday, September 27th and Thursday, September 28th, 2017 at the Mesa Convention Center. The conference began with a very well-attended half-day Smart City workshop that featured federal, state and local experts providing insights on Smart City visions, initiatives and innovative funding opportunities.

The second day of the conference began with a great keynote address on Technology and Transportation: Past, Present & Future. During the breakout sessions, a total of 25 presentations and a panel discussion were available to attendees, along with several opportunities to visit the booths of our great sponsors and exhibitors and learn more about their latest products and services. During lunch, the Past Presidents’ Awards were presented, highlighting the excellent work being done in the region.  In addition, the ITS Arizona Member of the Year was announced, the Graduate Student Paper Award was presented and the results of the elections for the 2018 ITS Arizona Board of Directors were announced.  Following on the success of the 2016 conference, we again had excellent attendance by both individuals and sponsors/exhibitors, and we look forward to continuing the trend at next year’s ITS Arizona 25th Annual Conference.

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Photo Gallery – Day One Workshop

Photo Gallery – Day Two Technical Sessions

Photo Gallery – Sponsors & Exhibitors

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Conference Program and Presentations

Final Conference Program

Day 1 – Smart City Workshop

• Part I – Smart Cities Applications Panel
  • Smart City Challenge – USDOT’s Perspective
    • Smart City Pitch – Columbus
  • Smart City Tucson: Tales of Local and Regional Implementation
  • Innovative Funding for Smart Cities
  • Living Labs – A Model to Accelerate the Development of Next Generation Technology, Products, Processes and Services
  • Advanced Networks for Smart Communities

Day 2 – Conference Sessions

• SESSION 1A – OPERATIONS AND SAFETY
  • Using Analytics to Improve Preemption Performance
  • Expand the Capabilities of Your Traffic Signal Management System By Centralizing EVP & TSP
  • Integrating Local Police and Fire Events for Transportation Operations
• SESSION 1B – TMC/TOC
  • TransSuite as a TMC/TOC – User Group Panel Discussion
    • City of Phoenix
    • City of Tempe
    • City of Scottsdale
    • ADOT
• SESSION 1C – FREEWAY AND ARTERIAL ITS
  • I-10 Corridor Coalition
  • Analysis of Factors Affecting the Frequency and Severity of Freight-Related Crashes Along the Arizona I-10 Corridor
  • Wrong Way Detection – FLIR Thermal Camera
• SESSION 2A – MOBILITY/TRANSIT
  • Applications of ATSPM Deployment Including BRT Monitoring
  • ITS and Transit in the City of Tempe
  • Planning for Streetcar Tracking and Signal Priority
• SESSION 2B – ARTERIAL ITS
  • AZTech ATSPM Deployment
  • ATSPM System – Phoenix Case Study
  • Leveraging High-Resolution Data Beyond ATSPMs
• SESSION 2C – ITS AND PLANNING PERFORMANCE MEASURES
  • ADOT TSM&O Performance Measure Project
  • MAG TSM&O Plan Performance Measurement
  • Transportation Planning Performance Measures in the MAG Area
  • PAG Performance Measure Dashboard
• SESSION 3A – ADAPTIVE CONTROL
  • Deep Learning Systems for Adaptive Traffic Control
  • East Valley Congestion Map
  • Implementation of Adaptive Signal Control at City of Scottsdale
• SESSION 3B – EXPANDED ITS TECHNOLOGY
  • Optimize Traffic Operations with Performance Monitoring & Artificial Intelligence
  • Connected Vehicle in the Work Zone
  • How AI is Transforming Roadway Maintenance
• SESSION 3C – FREEWAY AND ARTERIAL ITS
  • Complete Streets and the Intersection of the Future
  • Integrating Automation Into the City of Peoria’s Signal Coordination Program
  • Data-Driven Approaches for Arterial Traffic Management

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2018 Board of Directors Election Results

President – Kim Carroll Vice-President – Ratna Korepella Secretary – Sanjay Paul Treasurer – Arnab Gupta Past President – Scott Clark Members-at-Large – Michelle Beckley, Jeff Jenq, David Lucas and Mike Sutton

Sanjay Paul, Jeff Jenq, Srinivas Goundla, Kim Carroll, David Lucas, Scott Clark, Arnab Gupta, Mike Sutton and Michelle Beckley. Not pictured: Ratna Korepella

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Past Presidents’ Award Winners

Best ITS Implementation Project East Valley ARID Sensors and Arterial Travel Map TOWN OF GILBERT, CITY OF MESA & CITY OF TEMPE (In Partnership with Iteris, OZ Engineering & Roadway Electric)	Jeff Jenq, Roger Koehler, Tricia Boyer, David Lucas, Ken Lowery and Scott Clark
Best New or Updated ITS Industry Product AZTech Regional Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (In Partnership with OZ Engineering)	Jeff Jenq, April Wire and Scott Clark
Member of the Year SCOTT MILLER HDR	Scott Miller and Scott Clark

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Graduate Student Paper Competition Winner

Amin Ariannezhad, from The University of Arizona, won for his paper titled “Mining ITS Sensor Data for Freeway Real-Time Crash Prediction in Arizona”.

Amin Ariannezhad and Scott Clark