Our Two Planned Technical Sessions During the 2012 Annual Meeting Include:

CGS12-039
Sustainable Transportation Operations and Infrastructure (Part A) – Planning to Make It Happen
David Emil Soltis, Consultant, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Waste Management and Resource Efficiency in Transportation

Many Transportation Agencies face growing expectations or have pursued internal initiatives to become sustainable. Success in integrating sustainability into the agency corporate culture depends on executive-level support, multi-discipline input and decision-making, and rigorous feasibility evaluations. These presentations provide examples and guidance on the ways in which transportation agencies are incorporating sustainability into their organizations’ routine way of doing business.

Alternative Uses of Highway Rights-of-Way: Accommodating Renewable Energy Technologies (12-1055)
     Carson Poe, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
     Gina Filosa, US DOT/Volpe Center

Making Sustainability Part of a DOT’s Mission, Goals and Strategies – Management Decisions and Actions at Oregon DOT (P12-5666)
Jennie Armstrong, Oregon Department of Transportation

Making Sustainability Part of a Transportation Agency’s Mission, Goals and Strategies – Management Decisions and Actions at New York City Transit (P12-5875)
Thomas Abdallah, New York City Transit

CGS12-040
Sustainable Transportation Operations and Infrastructure (Part B) – Practical Applications
Edward D. Wallingford, Virginia Department of Transportation, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Waste Management and Resource Efficiency in Transportation

When incorporating sustainable principles and practices into transportation operations and infrastructure, agencies must identify practical and cost-effective solutions that can be readily used in their operations and infrastructure. These presentations provide details on operations and infrastructure projects that can be used by other DOTs in pursuing their sustainability initiatives. Presentation details include lessons learned, best practices, performance results, and implementation costs.

Green Infrastructure Lessons Learned and Best Practices (P12-5867)
     Steven Eget, Dewberry

Renewable Energy Technologies in Transportation – Case Studies from across the US (P12-5869)
     Carson Poe, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Sustainable Rest Area Design and Operation (P12-5871)
     Art Hirsch, TerraLogic

VDOT/VCTIR Waste Management Sustainability Initiatives – Processing and Waste-to-Energy (P12-5872)
     Thomas Lewis, Louis Berger Group, Inc.
     David Emil Soltis, Consultant