Committee ADC60
Transportation Research e-Newsletter
Waste and Environmental Management Issues in Transportation
July 2005
WELCOME BACK! This is the second issue of the TRB Committee
ADC60 e-newsletter. First and foremost, the annual Summer
Workshop is just around the corner. The
Environmental Stewardship in Transportation Through Waste Management, Materials
Reuse, and EMS Conference is being held in Charlotte, North Carolina on July
17-19, 2005. Visit http://www.ncdot.org/~trb for more
information. There is still time to
register, so dont delay.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Committees
brand new website. The web address has
changed, and so has the format; please take a moment to stop by at http://www.trb-adc60.org. With the launch of the website has come a new
e-mail system, so you can e-mail the committee and subcommittee chairs and
officers. The format for the new e-mail
addresses is: first initial and last name@trb-adc60.org (e.g.,
jsmith@trb-adc60.org).
Please forward this e-mail to any of your associates or
contacts who you believe may be interested in this newsletter and possibly
signing up, through either e-mail or on the website, as an official Friend of
the Committee which ensures receipt of all future editions of this newsletter,
as well as other information and updates from the Committee. Thank you!
Other items in this
issue:
Detailed invitation and information for the
upcoming Summer Workshop (in Charlotte, NC from July 17th to 19th,
2005)
Summary of the 84th TRB Annual
Meeting, held in Washington, D.C. on January 9th 13th,
2005
Invitation and Call for Papers, TRB 85th
Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
ADC60 (formerly A1F07) Subcommittees and
Activities Updates and Announcements
Open invitation regarding continuing need for
Liaison volunteers to help formalize relationships with other Committees)
Other Relevant News & Updates
The Waste Management in Transportation Committee continues
to add value to the Transportation Research Board and transportation
professionals. As will be evident in the
rest of this Newsletter, the Committee members and friends are very committed,
active and creative. We are working hard
to be the environmental Committee of choice within the TRB. Highlights of our recent efforts are
presented in the Subcommittee Reports that follow.
This Newsletter is one method the Committee employs to
emphasize the importance of making the
TRB a year-round commitment. The
Committee leadership challenges its members and friends to be sustainable and
contributing members throughout the year, not just at the Annual Meetings and
Summer Workshops. Towards this end, we
emphasize the following 6 actions that will promote this behavior:
Contact another TRB member or friend once a week
Visit the Committee web site once every two
weeks
Volunteer to support one subcommittee
Be a TRB advocate within your respective
organizations
Forward one research needs topic to the
Committee every year
Strive to present one paper or topic every year
at a TRB-sponsored meeting
We look forward to seeing you in Charlotte,
North Carolina for our Summer Workshop
hosted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. It promises to be an excellent program and outstanding opportunity to network with
fellow transportation professionals. See
you there!
The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the
North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources are hosting
the Environmental Stewardship in Transportation Conference in Charlotte on July
17-19, 2005. The conference intent is to explore stewardship through practices
and processes involving waste management, materials reuse and systems-based
environmental management as they relate to the transportation industry. This
conference provides an excellent opportunity for NCDOT employees to learn about
developments, recent research and experiences as they relate to the featured
topics. Please visit our web
site to view the agenda and other information.
All conference events will occur at the Hilton
Charlotte Center City and Discovery
Place museum in uptown Charlotte. Registration is only
$95 for state employees, with no early bird deadline. Room rates are
at the state rate of $57.25 + tax. We
are expecting attendees from across the nation and several foreign countries.
Please join us in representing NCDOT during this exciting and informative
event! For more information, please contact "Summer Conference" at 2005SummerConference@dot.state.nc.us.
PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND The ADC60 summer
conferences are traditionally organized by committee members for committee
members, to demonstrate the committee's commitment to its mission of
disseminating new trends, experiences and research related to waste management
in transportation. Please support your committee's activities both now and
in the future. It's your conference and its success directly influences
others' perceptions of the committee. This summer's conference includes
all of the components necessary to continue the tradition of quality
demonstrated in past years' conferences. The only thing missing is YOU.!
INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS, TRB 85th
ANNUAL MEETING
The TRB 85th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington,
D.C. from January 22-29, 2006. Solicited
and unsolicited papers for presentation and/or publication as part of the 85th
TRB Annual Meeting must be submitted directly to TRB via the online paper
submission website by August 1, 2005. Papers addressing any relevant aspect of
transportation research will be considered. However, some TRB Technical
Activities (Division A) committees are soliciting papers in specific subject
areas. Prospective authors are encouraged to review committee Calls for Papers
and to consult the Information for Authors page for guidance on
preparing their manuscripts.
SUMMARY OF JANUARY 2005 TRB 84th
ANNUAL MEETING
The TRB 84th Annual Meeting was well attended
and very successful, and included a productive ADC60 Committee Meeting. For more information regarding the meeting,
as well as meeting minutes, visit the Committee ADC60 Website,
click Archived Information, and select 2004 Annual Meeting Minutes.
SUBCOMMITTEE NEWS & UPDATES
The following subsections contain announcements, updates
and/or web links summarizing any recent activities or announcement from ADC60 subcommittees.
Steering Subcommittee
The Chair of this committee is Scott Springer (mail to: scott.springer@westonsolutions.com)
of Weston Solutions. Recently, the
Triennial Self Evaluation was completed and officially submitted by the
Committee for review and approval. Please
contact Mr. Springer for more information about the Steering Subcommittee.
Research Subcommittee
The chair of this subcommittee is Dr. Kevin Gardner (mail
to: kevin.gardner@unh.edu) of the
University of New Hampshire. Please
contact Mr. Gardner for more information about the Research Subcommittee.
Publications and Presentations Subcommittee
The chair of this subcommittee is Dave Soltis (mail to: dsoltis@techlawinc.com)
of TechLaw. The Committee has received several
suggestions for papers and presentations at the upcoming TRB 85th Annual
Meeting scheduled for January 22nd through 26th, 2006 in
Washington, DC. We welcome these offers to share best management
practices and innovative ideas and research that further the goals of our
Committee. We encourage all of the members and friends of the Committee
as well as all other transportation professionals to consider preparation of a
paper or presentation. Our Committees Call for Papers can be viewed at http://gulliver.trb.org/am/cfp/2006/ADC60.pdf.
Research and innovation topics of particular interest to this Committee and the
Annual Meeting attendees include:
·Waste management best practices, research, and
innovations;
·New initiatives to promote and measure the
performance and benefits of environmental management systems;
·Pollution prevention and waste minimization
innovations and research; and,
·Initiatives for and innovations in the
assessment and management of contaminated properties.
All papers are due to TRB by August 1, 2005 and must be
submitted via TRBs Papers Submission website.
Please Note, the Committee has also partnered with the Physicochemical
Phenomena in Soils Committee (AFP40) in soliciting papers on the Management of
Petroleum Residuals in Transportation Infrastructure. This Call for
Papers can be viewed at http://gulliver.trb.org/am/cfp/2006/AFP40-ADC60.pdf.
Please contact Mr. Soltis for more
information about the Publications and Presentations Subcommittee.
Communications Subcommittee
The chair of this subcommittee is Tom Lewis (mail to: tlewis@louisberger.com) of The Louis
Berger Group. This subcommittee is
responsible for both internal (intra-Committee) and external (extra-Committee)
communications, including this newsletter. Please contact Mr. Lewis for more information
about the Communications Subcommittee.
The Communications Subcommittee is also responsible for
the Committees newly redesigned web site.
Please take a moment and visit the site (www.trb-adc60.org), which has some new
features, such as news and links. The
new website also makes it easy for you to keep in touch with the
Committee. While visiting the site,
there is a form you can complete to send an e-mail to the Committee, or you can
send a message to one of the Committee officers or subcommittee chairs using
the contact information found on the site.
OTHER TRB COMMITTEES OF INTEREST LIAISON,
NEWS & UPDATES
Open Invitation for Liaison Volunteers to Committee ADC60
There were some responses for our request to have members and
friends of ADC60 sign up as liaisons with other TRB committees, but more are
needed.. The
following is a list of some of the other TRB committees with interests and/or
missions related to ADC60:
Transportation in Developing Countries Committee
Technology Transfer Committee
Environmental Analysis in Transportation
Committee
Natural Resources and Stewardship Subcommittee
Transportation and Air Quality Committee
Ecology and Transportation Task Force
Transportation and Sustainability Task Force
Landscape and Environmental Design Committee
Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Water Quality
Emerging Technology for Design and Construction
Transportation Earthworks Committee
Environmental Maintenance Subcommittee
Bridge Steel Coatings Subcommittee
Environmental Issues in Transportation Law
Committee
Transportation Safety Management Committee
Environmental Issues Related to Guided Intercity
Passenger Transportation Subcommittee
Environmental Impacts on Aviation Committee
Marine Environmental Task Force
Please consider attending and reporting to ADC60 on any
meetings held by these other committees.
Liaison volunteers will also be asked to consult the upcoming Annual
Meeting Program Book and identify the date and time of the subject other
Committees meeting of their choice, attend and observe that meeting, introduce
themselves as representing Committee ADC60, mention our Committees interest in
potential future collaboration, and then email to Tom Lewis (tlewis@louisberger.com)
a brief summary of any activities or discussions of potential interest to
Committee ADC60.
NATIONAL NEWS OF INTEREST
FHWA:
Environmental Stewardship President Bush
issued Executive Order 13274 on September 18, 2002 to enhance environmental
stewardship and streamline the decision-making process in connection with major
transportation projects. Visit the Environmental
Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews web site
to find out more about the implementation of Executive Order 13274.
The Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) was enacted June
9, 1998, as Public Law 105-178. TEA-21 authorizes the Federal surface
transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit for the
6-year period 1998-2003.
AASHTO:
Center for Environmental Excellence - The AASHTO Center for
Environmental Excellence (ACEE) was recently developed in cooperation with the
Federal Highway Administration to promote environmental stewardship. Their web site at http://environment.transportation.org
includes many relevant and useful items on subjects such as Environmental
Management Systems, Smart Growth, and Waste Recycling and Management. Please visit the Centers web site for more
information on these environmental issues as well as several useful links to
State and Federal Agencies, Trade Associations and other entities associated
with the environment.
TEMSAP One recently initiated activity being executed by the
Center is to develop and implement the Phase1 of the AASHTO Transportation
Environmental Management System Assistance Program (TEMSAP) to provide state
transportation agencies on-site technical assistance to support the start-up
phase of the development and implementation of an EMS.
The start-up technical assistance will be supplied by a team of highly
qualified and experience transportation environmental management consultants
under contract with the ACEE. Initially, the TEMSAP will supply start-up
technical assistance to several state transportation agencies that have made a
strong commitment to developing and implementing an EMS.
The goal of Phase 1of the TEMSAP is to assist several state
transportation agencies in successfully completing work plans and schedules for
the development and implementation of their EMSs by September 30, 2006. The work plans
and schedules will include strategies, actions, resource requirements, and
timeframes for developing and the agencies environmental management system.
Future phases of the TEMSAP will be initiated to fulfill the
technical assistance needs as they are identified. Future phases could include
start-up technical assistance for additional state transportation agencies and
on-going technical assistance for the state transportation agencies receiving
the start-up technical assistance and pursing the development and
implementation an EMS.
National
Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse Summer 2005 Connections Newsletter The
latest issue of Connections, the quarterly newsletter of the National
Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse, is now available. The issue includes
an overview of how states spent TE funds from fiscal year (FY) 1992FY 2004. To
access the issue, link
here.
THE RECYCLED MATERIALS RESOURCE CENTER:
Web Site Includes Information on Other Events and
Meetings Please visit the Centers web site at http://www.rmrc.unh.edu/ as an
excellent resource for information about materials recycling and reuse as well
as for several links to other U.S. and international events of relevance to
materials reuse and environmentally sustainable approaches to project planning,
design, specifications and construction.
The TRB ADC60 Committee e-Newsletter is distributed
semi-annually. If you have any questions
or comments about this publication or the Committee, please feel free to
contact Leigh Leventhal, the editor of this e-newsletter, at lleventhal@louisberger.com.
