| #e.21621 | Thursday 9:00AM to 2:30PM
October 4,
2012 | CM | 5.00 |
The Path to Sustainable Streets and HighwaysParsons BrinckerhoffToronto, ON Free event In this half-day seminar, participants will explore three major areas:
1. What is CSS all about?
2. The concepts of “sustainable highways”
3. Environmental stewardship, which provide the philosophical basis for CSS.
The goal is to dispel the conventional notion that highways are inevitably an obstacle to sustainability. Opportunities are identified for CSS practices that can support sustainability goals, while recognizing that highway projects aim to achieve key functionality objectives for improving safety, service levels, and structural adequacy.
How is CSS different? CSS is defined and key principles are identified and explored. Major milestones are described, and the differences between CSS and more conventional processes are discussed. Findings and observations stemming from the 2006 National CSS Peer Review are also presented. How is it applied? Examples from State DOTs are presented demonstrating the application of CSS principles and practices. Important relationships with land use planning and value engineering are explored. The applicability of CSS across a spectrum of highway types, area types, project phases, and disciplines is emphasized.
Objectives:
1. Describe CSS principles;
2. Describe how CSS differs from traditional methods;
3. Describe CSS roots in Sustainable Development;
4. Explain what Environmental Stewardship means to AASHTO and member departments;
5. Explain how Environmental Stewardship is the key to CSS and Sustainable Highways;
6. Describe the use of CSS across disciplines, from transportation and land use planning to construction and maintenance.
Presentation format is lecture and discussion. Participants will be prompted to ask questions and participate in the discussions, as well as discuss how CSS principles and practices can be applied. Participants will also review and discuss case studies of various CSS projects. Participants will complete an evaluation that solicits feedback on the course and instructors.
Instructors: Hal Kassoff HAL KASSOFF Senior Vice President, PB Americas, Inc. Principal Professional Associate Highway Market Leader Years of Experience 43 (12 with PB; 31 with others) Education M.S., Transportation, Northwestern University, 1966 B.S., Civil Engineering, City University of New York, 1965 Post Graduate Program in Public Transportation, Carnegie Mellon University, 1977 Professional Affiliations American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Life Member; Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE); Chi Epsilon: Life Member; American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC): Transportation Committee Key Qualifications Hal Kassoff is a nationally recognized leader in the highway and surface transportation industry. In his current position as a senior vice president with Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), he serves both as a principal professional associate working with clients on key assignments and as a highway market leader participating with a number of industry organizations in advancing the state of the practice in highways and surface transportation. Mr. Kassoff’s experience in transportation is both broad and deep, stemming from a long career of working in highways and, to a lesser degree, in public transportation, with PB, the Maryland Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration. He is considered by many to be a strategic thinker and an excellent communicator, and has testified before Congressional committees on a number of occasions. Mr. Kassoff’s recent work has focused on: • Sustainable transportation and context-sensitive solutions • Performance-based transportation management • Transportation program management. Marsha Kaiser Urban Planning & Policy Practice Leader, PB PlaceMaking Senior Supervising Planner Years of Experience 27 Education M.S., Public Administration, Shippensburg University, 1979; B.S., Social Welfare, Lock Haven University, 1976 Professional Affiliations Transportation Research Board: Multimodal Statewide Planning Committee; Urban Land Institute (ULI), Women’s Transportation Seminar Key Qualifications Marsha Kaiser serves as the managing principal and Policy Practice Leader at PB’s PlaceMaking service center. Her extensive experience in planning is focused on the environmental, economic, land use and developmental impacts of transportation projects. She has a broad-based background in all aspects of transportation planning and financing, and specializes in the development and implementation of complex, public-sector programs that involve technical analysis, policy guidance, and building collaborative partnerships. (0 Ratings)
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