Thank you to who attended

ITS HEARTLAND 2022

April 25-27, 2022
Lincoln, Nebraska

On behalf of the ITS Heartland Chapter, We want to thank you for attending the 2022 Annual Conference at the great Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, NE! We had 40 exhibitors sharing important products and services from our region and 24 sponsors and over 200 attendees.

Presentations

Transportation Electrification Presentation – Leslie Hart, City of Ankeny

Keynote Opening – Berry Josh
Lunch Presentation – Kristen Shea, HDR
ITSH – The Year Ahead and Final Thoughts

Technical Session 1A:

“On Your Mark,Get Set, Go”

• Advancing TSMO in Iowa -Todd Szymkowski, Gannett Fleming;Tim Simodynes, Iowa DOT
• Iowa’s Dynamic Approach to TSMO Work Zone Management-Cortney Falero ,SRF Consulting Group; Clayton Burke, IowaDOT
• Design, Implementation, and Impact of the KAITS Queue Warming System-Tucker Brown, Southwest Research Institute

Technical Session 1B:

“Crunching the Numbers”

• Identifying the Quantifying the Causes of Congestion: A New Tool for the Nation’s States and Counties to Better Understand the Contributing Factors toTraffic-Rick Ayers & Mark Franz, CATT Lab
• Leveraging High-Resolution Data and Cloud-Based Arterial Performance Analysis for the Smart Mobility Future-David Spinney, Econolite Systems

Technical Session 2A:

“Cracking the Code”

• IIJA Grant Funding Programs – Which Ones Should You Pursue? – Matthew Volz, HDR
• Embedded Engineers – A Roundtable Solution to Agency Staffing – James Newton, Burns & McDonnell
• TIMS2 GO Mobile Incident Response Tool – Scott Lee, TranSmart

Technical Session 2B:

“We’re Going All In!”

• Nebraska TIM Groups: From Metro Beginnings to Statewide Culture – Austin Yates, Iowa DOT;Matt Baker, Nebraska DOT
• Minnesota’s Approach to Advancing TIM – Tara Kramer & Kelsey Johns, HDR
• Recruiting and Developing TSMO Practitioners -Austin Yates, Iowa DOT; Adam Gleason, HDR; Todd Szymkowski, Gannett Fleming; Ashley Hochberger, Iowa DOT

Technical Session 3A:

“Taking It To The Streets”

• Active Traffic: Management in Michigan – Erik Minge, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
• 69Express – Express Toll Lane Project – Chuck Miller, HNTB Corporation
• Downtown Signal Timing – David Andersen, Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
• Integrating Public Feedback into Traveler Info Design: An Agile Multi-State, Collaborative Approach – Sinclair Stolle, Iowa DOT; Mary Crowe, Castle Rock Associates

Technical Session 3B:

“Henry Ford Would Be Amazed”

• CV Data 101: Understanding the Ecosystem In 2022 and How to Best Leverage it – Nate Reynolds, Rekor
• Leveraging V2X Data to Create Sustainable Public – Private Partnerships – Tucker Brown, Southwest Research Institute
• Co-Optimizing Speed Profiles and Signal Control Settings in Connected Vehicle Environment – Shanjeeda Akter, Kansas State University
• Using Probe Based Connected Vehicle Data to Determine Performance Measures for Signalized Intersections – Rick Ayers, CATT Lab, University of Maryland

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