Things We Do: Moving Our Rural Programs Forward with Transportation Technology

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This webinar is supported by the National Rural ITS Steering Committee.

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Webinar Description:
This webinar includes presentations on ITS systems that use real time data to create actionable information for agencies and the public for pre-planned detours, traveler information, and rural multi-modal transportation systems. The development of these applications are supported by a variety of funding sources such as those available as part operations program, transportation pooled fund study, and U.S. DOT SMART grant(s).

Learning Objectives:

Understand the approach and relationship to other programs of a state DOT pre-planned detour system that is moving forward even though a PROTECT grant application was declined.
Identify the key characteristics of one stop web-based application for traveler information and the supporting usage analytics that lead to continuous improvements to the resource.
Describe the approach to integrating intelligent sensors to support variable travel demand in a multimodal system

Policies:
The webinar recording will be made available on-demand it will have a shelf life of 60 days to register before it is archived. Participants are able to purchase and retrieve their PDH credit certificate until their access to the content expires. After the content expires and goes into archive, the PDH credit certificate opportunity is forfeited.

Contributors

Moderator: Steven P. Latoski, P.E., PTOE, Director | Mohave County Public Works | Kingman, AZ, USA

Steve Latoski is in his 16th year as Director of Mohave County Public Works, an American Public Works Association accredited agency. Steve manages maintenance and operation of 2,100 road miles as well as 4 public water systems, County regional and community parks, motor pool and building facilities through $50 million annual budget and 185 staff.
Over the past decade, he secured over $18 million in federal funding for County road and traffic safety improvements including two Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program grants and an Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation program grant. Steve also developed numerous national engineering handbooks and training courses on traffic incident and planned special events management.
In 2021, the National Association of County Engineers awarded Steve the 2021 Urban County Engineer of the Year Award. Presently, he chairs the Institute of Transportation Engineers National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems Steering Committee.
Steve holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from Purdue University. Steve is a registered professional engineer in 4 states and maintains Professional Traffic Operations Engineer certification.
Deanna Brewer, Incident Management and Virtual Coordination Center Program Manager | Washington State Department of Transportation | Olympia, WA, USA

Deanna Brewer has worked for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for over 35 years. Deanna is the Incident Management Program Manager where she oversees the implementation of policies, programs, and activities focused on maximizing the safety, efficiency, and reliability of WSDOTs transportation system. Additionally, she is the Program Manager for the Virtual Coordination Center (VCC). The VCC is an integrated corridor management program that enables stakeholders to share a common working environment in support of coordinated mobility management.
Douglas Galarus, Associate Professor | Montana Tech | Butte, MT, USA

Dr. Douglas Galarus is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Montana Technological University. Doug has 34 years of experience in systems and software engineering, information technology development, testing, implementation, management and instruction. Doug has extensive experience as the project manager, principal investigator and lead for mobile data communications systems, database-driven web sites, web site design, desktop applications, kiosk development, PDA, SmartPhone and Tablet PC –based development, and interactive CD-ROMs. At the Western Transportation Institute, Doug applied technical expertise to the development of applications for transportation safety, including improved tools for road weather management, incident management, traveler information and data communications. Doug grew a nationally recognized, award-winning program, and supervised numerous students, staff and multiple labs. Doug delivered and facilitated multiple technical training and professional development opportunities for engineers and technicians. As an Assistant Professor at Utah State University, Doug carried forward with similar research and development, with a focus on Data Science, Data Quality, Spatio-Temporal Data, Intelligent Transportation Systems and Applications of Data Science to Intelligent Transportation Systems. Now, as an Associate Professor at Montana Tech, Doug continues forward in applying his experience to instruction and research in Computer Science, Data Science, and Software Engineering to students in his home state of Montana. Doug has taught introductory, upper-division and graduate-level courses. Dr. Galarus holds a PhD in Computer Science from Montana State University and master’s degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics Education from the University of Montana.
Jeremiah Pearce, Chief, Office of ITS Engineering and Support, District 2 |Caltrans|Redding, CA

Mr. Jeremiah Pearce, P.E. has been the Office Chief for the Office of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Engineering and Support for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 2, since March 2017. He has been the Rural Research Program Technical Advisor Panel (TAP) Chairman since 2015 and started his career with the Office of ITS Engineering and Support as an ITS Engineer in April 2007.
Before joining the Caltrans District 2 Office of ITS Engineering, he worked as an Electrical Design Engineer at Caltrans North Region, Redding, for two years. He graduated from Utah State University in 2004 with a BS in Applied Physics with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering.
Jim Marino, Deputy District Manager | Tahoe Transportation District | Stateline, NV, USA

Jim Marino is currently the Deputy District Director of the Tahoe Transportation District, a California/Nevada bi-state agency created to facilitate and implement safe, environmentally positive, multi-modal transportation plans, programs, and projects for the Lake Tahoe Basin. Mr. Marino has 36 years in capital project delivery, with over 22 years delivering public sector projects and programs specific to transportation and environmental improvements. He began his career in the greater Philadelphia PA region and after a brief ski trip to Lake Tahoe in 1988, decided to relocate to the area to enjoy the beauty of the Sierra. Jim works closely with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, California Department of Transportation, Nevada Department of Transportation, and multiple local jurisdictions to deliver transportation projects and programs. When not working, Jim enjoys the spectacular outdoors Lake Tahoe is known for.

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Contributors

Moderator: Steven P. Latoski, P.E., PTOE, Director | Mohave County Public Works | Kingman, AZ, USA

Deanna Brewer, Incident Management and Virtual Coordination Center Program Manager | Washington State Department of Transportation | Olympia, WA, USA

Douglas Galarus, Associate Professor | Montana Tech | Butte, MT, USA

Jeremiah Pearce, Chief, Office of ITS Engineering and Support, District 2 |Caltrans|Redding, CA

Jim Marino, Deputy District Manager | Tahoe Transportation District | Stateline, NV, USA