Opening Plenary Session (De Anza Ballroom II & III, Portola Hotel)

Moderator: Tim Gubbins, Caltrans District 5 Director

Opening Remarks and Introductions 

• Brian Walsh, Chair,  Roundabout and Other Intersection Design and Control Strategies Committee (AKD80)

Welcome to the California Coast

• Clyde Roberson, Mayor of City of Monterey, CA   

Welcome and Presentation from Caltrans (California Dept of Transportation)

• Tim Gubbins,  Caltrans District 5 Director

Break & Poster Session-1    (De Anza Ballroom I, Portola Hotel)

Going ‘Round – Introducing Roundabouts to Oklahoma

• Jessica Gay, CP&Y, Inc.

#RoundaboutsWeek

• Hillary Isebrands, Federal Highway Administration

Planning and Operation of Twin Roundabout Introduced at IC Section of Automobile Expressway

•  Hiroshi Kobayashi, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism

Status of Roundabouts in North America

• Lee Rodegerdts, Kittelson & Associates,Inc. 

Analysis of secular changes in driving behavior after the introduction of roundabout in Japan

• Keisuke Yoshioka, Nihon University

Boronda Road Roundabout Corridor ICE

• Sean Houck, Kimley-Horn and Associates

Caltrans Roundabouts

• Gina Lopez, Caltrans

Session 1A - Roundabout Communities   (Steinbeck I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Rich Deal, Retired Transportation Agency for Monterey County
 

Wisconsin’s Statewide Experience in Roundabout Safety Performance and Development of Safety Performance Functions

•  Amanda DeAmico, MSA Professional Services, Inc.

Evaluation of Louisiana's Roundabouts

•  Julius Codjoe, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

Washington State Roundabout Evolution

• Brian Walsh, WSDOT

Regional Roundabout Study: The Growth of Roundabouts in Monterey County

• Sean Houck, Kimley-Horn and Associates

Session 1B - Mini/Compact Roundabouts     (Spotlight Session) (Serra I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Chris Tiesler, Kittleson Associates Inc. 
 

Small Footprint, Big Impact - Compact and Mini Roundabouts in Newark, Ohio

• Nicholas Shultz, City of Newark
• Aaron Call, OHM Advisors
• Sean Oatman, OHM Advisors

Compact roundabouts as a solution for semi-rural two-way stop-controlled intersections with high crash severity

• Steven Diebol, Concord Engineering

Odd Shapes at Rounadabouts 

• Rachel Price, Roundabotix

Prefabricated Mini-Roundabouts in Downtown Sundre, Alberta

• Phil Weber, CIMA+

Session 1C - Roundabout Planning (Serra II, Monterey Conference Center)

 Moderator: Mike Mastaglo, Urban Engineers

An Extension of the HCM Edition 6 Roundabout Capacity Model

• Mark Besley, Sidra Solutions

Getting Roundabouts on the Ground: a Case Study in Funding Local Roundabouts

• Matthew Enders, Washington State DOT

Traffic Planning with Roundabout Corridors: Performance-based Methodology to Maximize Benefits and Cost Ratios

• Mark Johnson, MTJ Roundabout Engineering

Lessons Learned from ICE

• Gina Lopez, Caltrans

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2A, 2B & 2C

Session 2A - Roundabout Corridor Examples    (Steinbeck I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Jeff Jones, Six Mile Engineering

Massillon Road Corridor – Roundabouts Lead to Total Transformation

• Paul Pickett, City of Green
• Steve Thieken, Burgess & Niple Inc.

Roundabouts in a Row

• Phil Rust, City of San Diego

Going in Circles: The Challenges of Calibrating Five Multi-Lane Roundabouts

•  Amanda Deering, DKS Associates
• Randy Johnson, DKS Associates

Evaluation of Route 160 Widening Project: A Before-And-After Study with Driving Simulator

• Andrew Schlichting, Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly 

Session 2B - Mini/Compact RBs    (Serra I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Howard McCullough, NE Roundabouts

Mini/Compact Roundabout Success & Lessons Learned after a Decade

• Michael McBride, American Structure Point
• Jeremy Kashman, City of Carmel, Indiana

Field Evaluation of North America's Largest Modular Mini-Roundabout

• Wei Zhang, Federal Highway Administration

Recycled Plastic Modular Roundabout System - 2 Year Status

• Adam Lanik, ZKxKZ

Systemic Safety with Compact Roundabouts

• Dina Swires, Washington State DOT

Session 2C - Transit and Trucks    (Serra II, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Brian Walsh, WSDOT
 

WB-67 U-turns in Kent, WA

• Victor Salemann, Transportation Solutions, Inc
• Michelle Mach, Transportation Solutions Inc. 

Roundabout Corridor with Transit Priority

• Sean Houck, Kimley-Horn and Associates

85th Transit I-405 Interchange Design

• Diana Giraldo,HNTB
• Josh Johnson,HDR
• David Gerla,HNTB

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3A, 3B & 3C
 

Session 3A - Complete Streets   (Steinbeck I, Monterey Conference Center)
Moderator: Rebecca Mowry, Caltrans

Roundabouts Can't Exist on Complete Street Corridors...Or Can They??

• Michael McBride, American Structurepoint
• Jeremy Kashman, City of Carmel, Indiana

Evolution of a Complete Street Roundabout Corridor Project

• Kamesh Vedula, GHD

Roundabouts – The Multimodal Solution for Complete and Safe Streets

• Lindsey Van Parys, GHD

Session 3B - Geometric Design Principles Panel Discussion  (Design Forum with Audience Participation) (Serra I, Monterey Conference Center)

 Moderator: Brian Roberts 

• Mark Johnson, MTJ Roundabout Engineering 
• Daniel Spann, Barge Design Solutions
• Rachel Price, Roundabotix
• Tommy Alexy, Barge Design Solutions

Session 3C - Roundabout Support (Spotlight Session)   (Serra II, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Josh Johnson, HDR

Chief of Police and Fire Chief Roundabout Testimonials, Version 2.0

• Catherine Sydnor, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

IADOT Peer Review Program

• Brian Ray, Sunrise Transportation Strategies, LLC

Supporting Roundabouts at Caltrans

• Ranjeet Bagha, Caltrans

8:00am – 9:30pm

(90min)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4A, 4B & 4C

Session 4A - Safety  (Steinbeck I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Rich Crossler-Laird, Oregon DOT

Addressing the “Merge” Problem at Multilane Roundabouts

• Phil Weber, CIMA+

Safe Systems and Systemic Roundabouts

•  Phil Rust, City of San Diego

Applying Line-and-Island Model Analysis to Real-World Roundabouts

• Joseph Gustafson, Washington County (MN)

Session 4B - Non Motorized Users(Spotlight Session) (Serra I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Nicholas Shultz, City of Newark, Ohio

Raised Crosswalks at Roundabouts: Safety Benefits Realized by All Users

• Michael McBride, American Structure Point
• Jeremy Kashman, City of Carmel, Indiana

Pedestrian/Vulnerable User Safety and Design Implementation at Roundabouts

• Mark Johnson, MTJ Roundabout Engineering

Raised Crosswalks:  Lessons Learned

• Letty Schamp, City of Hillard, Ohio

Session 4C - Crash Investigations    (Serra II, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Matthew Enders, WSDOT

Roundabout Crash Rates - What We Can Learn From Them

• Dan Dovey, King County, Washington State

Anatomy of Multi-lane Roundabout Crashes

• Stephen Thieken, Burgess & Niple Inc.

The New Turbo Roundabout at St-Lambert - User safety at the heart of our concerns

• Jordan Belovski, Stantec

9:30am– 10:00am

(30min)

 Break and Poster Session-2   (De Anza Ballroom I, Portola Hotel)

Application of Roundabout Channelization at Rotaries

•  Radu Nan, Kittelson & Associates Inc.

The Effects of Roundabout Geometry on Ramp Terminal Crashes

• Beau Burdett, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Roundabout Revisited - E. McEwen Drive Roundabout Refit

•  Tommy Alexy, Barge Design Solutions Inc.

Analysis of Traffic Safety for Cyclists at Compact Roundabouts in Japan

• Koji Suzuki, Nagoya Institute of Technology

The Shift to Separate Bicyclists and Pedestrians at Roundabouts

• Jorge Vanegas-Moran, GHD

Developing San Diego's Roundabout Design Guidance

• Phil Rust, City of San Diego

Flared Entries and Geometric Model Comparison

• Mark Johnson, MTJ Roundabout Engineering

10:00am– 11:30am

(90min)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5A, 5B & 5C

Session 5A - Turbo Roundabouts  (Steinbeck I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Lindsey Van-Parys, GHD

Bringing the Turbo Roundabout to the US

• Brian Moore, Arcadis
• Jaap Tigelaar, Arcadis

Buffered Roundabouts

• Sean Houck, Kimley-Horn and Associates

Choice of Design Vehicle for Different Parts of Turbo

•  Bertus Fortuijn, Delft Technical University

Session 5B - Considering All Users  (Serra I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Joe Gustafson, Washington County

San Pablo Ave Corridor Bike Treatments

•  Michael Greer, Dokken Engineering

Meeting the Challenge - Carmel's 96th Street roundabout corridor

• Jeremy Kashman, City of Carmel, Indiana

Ottawa Street Double Roundabouts

• Dot Roga, MTE Consultants

Session 5C – Panel Discussion of Trucks at Roundabouts (Spotlight Session)   (Serra II, Monterey
Conference Center)

Moderator: Hilary Isebrands, FHWA

• Andrew Thompson, Urban Engineers
• Michael Mastaglio, Urban Engineers
• Brian Walsh, Washington State DOT

Lunch (De Anza Ballroom II & III, Portola Hotel)

Speaker: Brian Walsh (TRB Roundabouts Committee Chair)

1:00pm– 2:45pm

(105min)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6A, 6B & 6C

Session 6A - Education/Outreach (Spotlight Session)  (Steinbeck I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Randy Johnson, DKS

Roundabout Education: Going Nowhere in Circles    

• Mi Ae Lipe, Driving in the Real World

The First Dogbone Interchange in Iowa    

• Chris Saxby, Foth

A Few Good Roundabouts:  "You CAN handle the truth!" Making the Case for Roundabouts and Safer Design Alternatives

• Daniel Spann, Barge Design Solutions, Inc.

Roundabout Public Engagement – Telling our Story  

• Hillary Isebrands, FHWA

Session 6B - Rail   (Serra I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Ranjeet Bagha, Caltrans

Light Rail and Roundabouts – A True Complete Street on Main Street

• Joseph Perrin, A-Trans Engineering
• Bill Baranowski, RoundaboutsUSA

Replacing traffic signals at-grade rail crossings and roadway junctions with roundabouts, for better operation, recovery, and safety.    

• Frank Penry, GHD Inc.
• Matt Wargula, GHD Inc.

Don't Let Tracks Stop You    

• Brian Walsh, Washington State DOT

Roundabouts and Railroads Can Co-Exist - Implementation Experience and Overcoming Challenges

• Hardik Shah, American Structurepoint

Session 6C - Safety Principles   (Serra II, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Dan Dovey, King County

Size Does Matter

• Christopher Raymond, Georgia Department of Transportation

Developing Project-specific Geometric Design Domains Using Human Factors & Highway Safety Principles

• Rudy Clayton, Morrison Hershfield Ltd.

Right-Sized Roundabouts - Considerations for Design

• Jeff Jones, Six Mile Engineering

Bardin Roads Safe Routes to School Project

• Sean Houck, Kimley-Horn and Associates

3:15pm – 4:45pm

90min

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 7A, 7B & 7C

Session 7A - Education and Outreach  (Steinbeck I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Nathan Belz, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Keeping Traffic Moving in Cottonwood Heights

• Bill Baranowski, RoundaboutsUSA

Roundabout Public Education: How Insufficient Outreach Limiting Progress Toward Vision Zero

• Michael McBride, American Structurepoint

Navigating the Stakeholder Engagement Process for Roundabouts on State Highways and Freight Routes

• Rich Crossler-Laird, Oregon Department of Transportation

Session 7B - Challenges of 2x2 (Spotlight Session)  (Serra I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Phil Weber, CIMA+

How We “Fixed” our High Crash Roundabouts…Did it Work?

• Letty Schamp, City of Hilliard

FHWA Pooled Fund study

• Justin Bansen, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

Signing and Pavement Marking Principles to Optimize Safety of Multilane Roundabouts

• Mark Johnson, MTJ Roundabout Engineering

Session 7C - Design Analysis  (Serra II, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Joseph Balkus, VHB

Choosing the Right Traffic Analysis Tool

• Stephen Thieken, Burgess & Niple, Inc.

A Comparative Analysis of Exponential and Linear Roundabout Capacity Models Using HCM Research Data

• Mark Besley, SIDRA Solutions

Capacity analysis of Roundabout

• Rajashekar Reddy Dudipala, Osmania University

Session 8A - Research Projects  (Steinbeck I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Amanda Austin, Texas DOT

Overview on Roundabout Research

• Hillary Isebrands, FHWA

NCHRP 03-130  Guide For Roundabouts Update

•  Brian Ray, Sunrise Transportation Strategies, LLC

Roundabout Research

• Nathan Belz, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Session 8B - Innovation and Technology  (Serra I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Michelle Mach, Transportation Solutions Inc. 

Capacity Increase at the i-Roundabout and i-Turboroundabout Compared

• Bertus Fortuijn, Delft Technical University

An innovative assessment of roundabout gap acceptance using Artificial Intelligence analytics

• Frank Penry, GHD 

Workflow for a 3D Conflict Analysis Between Roundabout Surfaces and OSOW Vehicles.

• Elisabeth Hofbauer-Spitzer, Transoft Solutions Inc. 

How We Got to Roundabout Metering 

• LisaRene Schilperoot, WSDOT

Session 8C - A Challenge to the Status Quo  (Serra II, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Daniel Spann, Barge Design Solutions Inc. 

Flexible Roundabout Lighting Design: Pennsylvania DOT’s New Lighting Policy

• Lee Rodegerdts, Kittelson & Associates Inc. 

Steepening the Curve - Roundabouts on Grade

• Daniel Kehrer, GHD

Roundabout Evolution in Georgia

• Jaap Tigelaar , Arcadis
• Scott Zehngraff, Georgia DOT

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 9A & 9B 

Session 9A - Roundabout Video Theater   (Steinbeck I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Rachel Price, Roundabotix

An Interactive Discussion of Current Roundabouts in Operation 

Session 9B - Innovative Intersections   (Serra I, Monterey Conference Center)

Moderator: Steve Thieken, Burgess & Niple Inc. 

Veterans Memorial Parkway and State St

• Jeff Jones, Six Mile Engineering

Innovation in Bike Treatments

• Michael Greer, Dokken Engineering

DDI in California

• Matt Brogan, Mark Thomas