Summary of the Conference
The ITS Arizona 29th Annual Conference was held on Wednesday, September 20th and Thursday, September 21st, 2023 at the Mesa Convention Center. The conference began with the day one AV Summit Workshop featuring the AV industry’s movers and shakers. This workshop provided insights into the current landscape of technologies and the dynamics concerning their commercialization. After the workshop, a reception was held with a refreshingly creative guided painting activity where the artistic side of our membership shined.
The second day of the conference began with a great keynote address by Carlos Alban, Senior Vice President, Technical Programs and Partnerships, ITS America. During the breakout sessions, a total of 29 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 2024 ITS Arizona Board of Directors were announced.
Following on the success of the 2023 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 31st Annual Conference.
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Day 1 Workshop: Autonomous Vehicles AV Summit
Workshop Moderator: Marisa P. Walker, Institute of Automated Mobility and Arizona Commerce Authority
Opening Remarks: Karla Petty, FHWA Arizona Division Administrator
FEATURE PRESENTATIONS
1. Dr Junfeng Zhao, AV/EV Lab, Arizona State University
2. Kevin Biesty, Biesty Policy Solutions on Behalf of Waymo
3. Lauren Wilson, Senior Manager for Government Affairs, Cruise
4. Jonathan Garrett, Senior Business Development Manager, May Mobility.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Day 2 Presentations
SESSION 1A—SAFETY 1 (CRISMON / SIRRINE ROOM): Moderator – Heide Young
– Roadway Safety and Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) – Where they are and where we need to go with them to reach their full potential
Seth Chalmers, Dibble
– A new way to interpret safety model results: Exploring the benefits and limitations of applying SHAP
Saquib Mohammed Haroon, Univ. of Arizona and Alyssa Ryan, Univ. of Arizona
–Truck Rollover Safe System
Lina Bearat, Kimley-Horn and James Newton, KDOT
SESSION 1B—LEVERAGING DATA I (POMEROY/ ROBSON ROOM): Moderator – Gurpreet Singh Rai
–Traffic Signal Timing Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (AI): From Limitations to Opportunities. Case Studies from Arizona DOT and the City of Springdale, Arkansas
James Henson Rhythm Engineering
–High Fidelity Connected Vehicle (CV) Probe Data – Driving Insights to Origin Destination Travel Patterns
Rick Ayers CATT Lab – University of Maryland
–Collecting Roadway Asset Data with LiDAR and Photo Imagery
Kendra Johnson, ADOT and Sarvani Duvvuri, MAG
SESSION 1C—PLANNING (CONFERENCE THEATER): Moderator – Smitha Kundur
–ADOT ITS Master Plan – Shaping the Arizona Future
Susan Anderson, ADOT and Deanna Haase, Kimley-Horn
–Enhancing Traffic Signal Management: Gilbert Citywide TranSync Model
Mike Sutton, Town of Gilbert and Felipe Ladron de Guevara, Kittelson & Associates
–Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Infrastructure Development
MariaAngelica Deeb, City of Mesa
SESSION 2A—INTEGRATED CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT (CRISMON / SIRRINE ROOM): Moderator – Yogesh Mantri
-Integrated Corridor Management (Loop) 101
Steven Cheshko, ADOT
-Lessons Learned from Deploying Regional Mobility Management Systems
Sam Burnett, SwRI
-City of Tempe Timing Signals for Major Freeway Construction Closures
Ben Petru, Kimley-Horn and Taylor Dunkle, Kimley-Horn
SESSION 2B—SAFETY II (POMEROY/ ROBSON ROOM): Moderator – Diahn Swartz
-Achieving Enhanced Safety and Efficiency In The Era of Fully Autonomous Vehicular Traffic Using Intelligent Unsignalized Intersection Control
Vishwanath Potluri, ASU
-CAROM Air – Vehicle Localization and Traffic Scene Reconstruction from Aerial Videos
Yezhou Yang, ASU and Bharatesh Chakravarthi, ASU
-Unraveling Factors Impacting Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes at HAWKs
Xi Zhang, Univ. of Arizona
SESSION 2C—LEVERAGING DATA II (CONFERENCE THEATER): Moderator – Matt Wilson
-Olive and Dunlap Avenue Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT) Comprehensive Study
Hasina Luna, MCDOT, Md Tawhidur Rahman, AECOM and Tianhao Wu, AECOM
-Town of Queen Creek: Leveraging High-Resolution Data and Cloud-Based Arterial Performance Analysis for the Smart Mobility Future
Michael Villafuerte, Econolite and Marshall Riegel, Town of Queen Creek
-EyeTS: Seeing More Through Video Analytics
Steven Cheshko, ADOT
SESSION 3A—COMMUNICATIONS (CRISMON / SIRRINE ROOM): Moderator – Yung Koprowski
-Network Upgrade in the City of Peoria – The Redundant Loop and Lessons Learned
Steve McKenzie, City of Peoria and Jodi Breyfogle, City of Peoria
-Where Does The Water Go?
Arthur Dock, for City of Mesa
-ITS Fiber – Leveraging ITS fiber to connect Gilbert Public Works, Libraries, Parks, Police, and Fire and to add Telecom service providers
Mike Sutton, Town of Gilbert and Yogesh Mantri, YSMA
SESSION 3B—TSMO (POMEROY/ ROBSON ROOM): Moderator – Deanna Haase
-How Mobility Performance Measurement Aids in Improving Operation
Arash Cyrus, ADOT
-TSMO – not just for DOTs
Blake Hansen, Olsson, Inc.
-Advancing Arterial Analytics for Improved Traffic Management: A Regional Partnership Approach
Nathan Wade, Flow Labs, April Wire, MCDOT and Leah Hanvey, UrbanLogiq
SESSION 3C—SIGNAL OPERATIONS (CONFERENCE THEATER) Moderator – Scott Clark
-Testing the Sensitivity of Touchless Pedestrian Push Buttons Under Laboratory Conditions
Anthony Eschen, Northern Arizona University and Ed Smaglik, Northern Arizona University
-City of Phoenix Council Approves University of Arizona’s Recommendations on Yellow Change and Red Clearance Intervals: A Data-Driven Approach
Pouya Jalali Khalilabadi, Univ. of Arizona and Simon Ramos, City of Phoenix
-Assessing Traffic Detector Health with a Novel Technique
Ed Smaglik, Northern Arizona University
2024 Board of Directors Election Results
Past Presidents’ Award Winners
Best Use of an ITS Industry Product or Service
Maricopa County Department of Transportation, AECOM
Testing Methodology & Technology Evaluation: ASCT on Olive/Dunlap Avenue
Best ITS Planning Project
MAG and HDR
System Design for Regional Arterials’ Continuous Traffic Data Collection and Monitoring
Best ITS Implementation Project
City of Phoenix and HDR
Implementation of Technologies and Tricks for HAWK Operational Efficiency
Member of the Year Award
David Lucas, Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Graduate Student Paper Competition Winner
Faria Raha, Northern Arizona University
“Where to Implement Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs): An Examination of Turning Vehicle-Pedestrian Crashes at Signalized Intersections”
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