2025 Annual Meeting Recap

The ITS Heartland Annual Meeting was held at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas. This annual event brought together transportation professionals from across the five-state Heartland region and beyond; providing an opportunity to showcase innovative ITS technology, solutions, and traffic projects, and to promote expanded ITS deployment, operations, and usage across the region.

 

 

PRESENTATION LINKS

Technical Session 1A: “Resilience & Security in Transportation: Crisis Response, Cyber Threats, and Disaster Recovery”

Lisa Miller, Olsson

Sinclair Stolle, Iowa DOT; Rachel Williams
IDOT & MnDOT, Castle Rock Associates

Technical Session 1B: “Optimizing Infrastructure for the Future: Interoperability, Signal Efficiency, and Smart Traffic Management”

Eric Itzel

Molly Long

Anuj Sharma

Technical Session 2A: “Advancing Urban Mobility: Traffic Signal Master Planning and Integrated Corridor Management”

Raymond Webb, Mid-America Regional Councii;
Blake Hansen, Olsson

Kurt Rotering, Olsson;
Karen Becker, City of Manhattan

Steve Mager, Q-Free

 

Technical Session 2B: “Connected Vehicles & Autonomous Futures: Data, Infrastructure, and Deployment Strategies”

Skylar Knickerbocker, Iowa State University

John Hibbard, Georgia Department of Transportation

Britton Johnson & Samantha Anderson, Kimley-Horn

Technical Session 3A: “Smart Solutions for Disaster Response: Data-Driven Recovery & Traveler Information Systems”

Kristin Virshbo, Castle Rock Associates;
Chuck Miller, HNTB

Jon Markt, HDR

Technical Session 3B: “Innovative Crash Prevention: Rural ITS Tools & Advanced Safety Modeling”

Owen Hasson, MoDOT;
Randy Johnson, KDOT and MoDOT

 

Technical Session 4A: “Transportation Operations & Maintenance: Emergency Response & Panel Discussion on Best Practices”

Blake Hansen, Olsson 

Technical Session 4B: “Enhancing Roadway Safety: Public Engagement & Wrong-Way Driving Prevention”

Shea Saladee, HDR

Tucker Brown, Southwest Research Institute