August 8-9, 2022
Spooky Nook Sports
​Manheim, PA

Thank you to everyone who helped make our Annual Conference a huge success!

Check out our Program

Monday, August 8th

11:30 am to
​12:30 pm

Registration

12:30 pm to
​1:00 pm

Welcome Message and Featured Speaker

​Kristin White, JD
​Chief Operating Officer
​ITS America

1:00 pm to
​2:30 pm

Session 1A: Equity and Inclusion

"Workforce Development at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission"
Charles Duncan, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

"Racial Inequities in Transportation"
Katherine Kortum, TRB, National Academy
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"Transportation Equity: How to incorporate diverse perspectives that lead to a more accessible transportation system of the future"
Kristin White, ITS America
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Moderator: Amber Reimnitz

Session 1B: SMART Intersections and Signal Performance

"SMART Intersections"
Shannon Warchol, Kittelson & Associates
James Lentz, Rybinski Engineering

"Smart Spines, VDX"
Scott Thompson-Graves, WRA
Stephanie Zolnak, PennDOT District 11-0
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​Moderator: Ross Buchan

2:30 pm to
​3:00 pm

Break with our Exhibitors

3:00 pm to
​4:30 pm

Session 2: Policy and Legislative Panel

Charles Duncan, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Nolan Ritchie, Senate Transportation Committee
Rebecca Oyler, Motor Truck Association
​Kristin White, ITS America

​Moderator: Leeann Sherman

4:30 pm to
​5:00 pm

Break with our Exhibitors

5:00 pm to
​6:00 pm

Networking Happy Hour Event

Tuesday, August 9th

8:00 am to
​8:30 am

Breakfast

8:30 am to
​10:00 am

Session 3A: Evolution of ITS

"Connected and Automated Vehicle Hotspots in Pennsylvania"
John Hicks, Kittelson & Associates

"The PA Turnpike's Updated CA/V Roadmap"
Keith Meehan, Michael Baker International

"Delaware's Roadway Flood Monitoring and Warning System"
Dan Ormand, Rybinski Engineering

Moderator: Amber Reimnitz

Session 3B: Next Generation Work Zones
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"Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement Update in Pennsylvania"
Ben Snyder, RK&K
Hannah Landvater, RK&K

"Work Zone Evolutions Using Crowdsourced Data"
Ralph Volpe, FHWA

"Safe Integration of AVs in Work Zones"
Gunnar Rhone, PennDOT
Vijay Varadarajan, HNTB

​Moderator: John Egger

10:00 am to
10:30 am

Break with our Exhibitors

10:30 am to
​12:00 pm

Session 4A: Incident Response and Operations

​"Can We Talk? - How Convenience Is Killing Us"
Todd Leiss, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

"It's Great Work If You Can Fund The People"
Chuck Yorks, Gannett Fleming
Joshua Spano, Southwestern Planning Commission
Paul Carafides, Gannett Fleming
Greg Maser, PennDOT

"Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Technology and Data"
John Parker, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Moderator: Gabrielle Benson

Session 4B: Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO)

"TSMO Performance Reports"
Ryan McNary, PennDOT

"Publication 852, TSMO Guidebook, Part II: Design"
Joe Burns, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Steve McGinley, Kimley Horn

"PennDOT Signal Ownership Pilot Update"
Kevin Lewis, PennDOT District 6-0
Brian Keaveney, Pennoni
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​Moderator: David Wolfe

12:00 pm to
​1:30 pm

Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Jennie Louwerse, AICP
Deputy Secretary of Transportation
​Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Awards Presentations

1:30 pm to
​3:00 pm

Session 5A: Technology Evolution

"CMU Research and Strategic Plan Update"
Stan Caldwell, Carnegie Mellon University

"PennDOT Transformational Technology Initiatives"
Mark Kopko, PennDOT

"Transit Platooning Study (Bus)"
Kevin Tobias, PennDOT
Jeff Kupko, Michael Baker International

​Moderator: Jim Katsafanas

Session 5B: Electric Vehicle Initiatives, Policy, and Funding

"How State Government is Supporting Vehicle Electrification in Pennsylvania"
Colton Brown, PA DEP
Natasha Fackler, PennDOT

"Planning for Public Electric Vehicle Charging - Ready for Prime Time?"
Glenn Havinoviski, JMT

Moderator: Dan Corey

3:00 pm to
3:30 pm

Break with our Exhibitors

3:30 pm to
​5:00 pm

Session 6: Agency Updates from PennDOT and the PA Turnpike

Frank Cavataio, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Ryan McNary, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Mark Kopko, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Michael Pack, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

​Moderator: Larry Bankert