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TSC* at TRB: Traffic Safety Center researchers, students, and staff are participating in the following events at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 10-15, in Washington, D.C., the world's largest gathering of transportation professionals and academics. Click on titles below to see descriptions on the TRB Web site, as well as links to session details. Download schedule as PDF.

An Interactive Workshop to Assess Pedestrian Research Activities vs. Research Needs
Robert Schneider, University of California, Berkeley, among the organizers
Saturday, January 10, 2009, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Marriott

Analysis of Wet-Weather-Related Collision Concentration Locations: Empirical Assessment of Continuous Risk Profile
Abstract | Full text download of the paper (09-0366)
Soonmi Oh, University of California, Berkeley
Koohong Chung, California Department of Transportation
David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley
Ching-Yao Chan, University of California, Berkeley
Monday 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Marriott, Salon 2

Research Subcommittee: High-Occupancy Vehicle, High-Occupancy Toll, and Managed Lanes Committee
Session description on TRB program | Agenda of session | Web site of full committee
Kitae Jang, UC Berkeley
Monday 10:15 PM - 12:00 PM, Marriott, Jackson

Evaluation of Urban Travel Training for Older Adults
Abstract | Full text download of the paper (09-2843)
Rhianna JoIris Babka, University of California, Berkeley
Jill F. Cooper, University of California, Berkeley
David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley
Monday 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton, Lincoln West

PBIC International Working Group
David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley
Monday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Marriott

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Research Showcase Part 1
Resource Allocation for Pedestrian Safety Programs: Methodologies for Identifying High Priority Pedestrian Locations: SMART Corridors Pedestrian Safety (P09-1275)
Tierra Bills, University of California, Berkeley
Monday, 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Marriott, Salon 2

San Francisco PedSafe II Project Outcomes and Lessons Learned
Abstract | Full text download of the paper (09-2988)
Jenna Hua, University of California, Berkeley, Traffic Safety Center
Nicolas Gutierrez, University of California, Berkeley, Traffic Safety Center
Ipsita Banerjee, University of California, Berkeley
Frank Markowitz, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley, Traffic Safety Center
Monday 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Marriott, Maryland B

High-Visibility Enforcement Programs: California’s State and University Traffic Safety Partnership
Abstract | Full text download of the paper (09-3042)
Jill F. Cooper, University of California, Berkeley
Irene Kan, University of California, Berkeley, Traffic Safety Center
Akilah Cadet, University of California, Berkeley, Traffic Safety Center
Sharleen Rauch, University of California, Berkeley, Traffic Safety Center
Christopher J. Murphy, California Office of Traffic Safety
Monday 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Marriott, Salon 2

Comparing Node And Link Based Indices To Street Network Length As Measures Of Neighborhood Connectivity (09-3769)
Alberto Manuel Ortega Hinojosa, University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Monday 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Hilton, Cabinet

Pedestrian Safety Poster Session
Robert James Schneider, University of California, Berkeley, presiding
Tuesday 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Marriott, Salon 2

Safety Performance of High-Occupancy-Vehicle Facilities: Evaluation of HOV Lane Configurations in California
Abstract | Full text download of the paper (09-3206) | PDF of poster
Kitae Jang, University of California, Berkeley
Koohong Chung, California Department of Transportation
David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley
Ching-Yao Chan, University of California, Berkeley
Tuesday 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Marriott, Salon 2

High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane Configurations and Safety Performance of California Freeways: Investigation of Differential Distributions and Statistical Analysis
Abstract | Full text download of the paper (09-3027)
Kitae Jang, UC Berkeley
Ching-Yao Chan, UC Berkeley
Tuesday 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Marriott, Salon 2

Vulnerable Road Users: Safer and Greener, Planning Meeting (Members Only)
David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley, attending
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 12:15 PM - 3:15 PM, Marriott

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Research Showcase Part 3
Improving Yield Sign Compliance at Locations with High Collision Risk (P09-1172)
Robert Campbell, University of California, Berkeley
Tuesday 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Hilton, International Center

Methodology for Counting Pedestrians at Intersections: Using Automated Counters to Extrapolate Weekly Volumes from Short Manual Counts Abstract | Full text download of the paper (09-3172)
Robert James Schneider, University of California, Berkeley
Lindsay S. Arnold, University of California, Berkeley
David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley
Wednesday 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Marriott, Thurgood Marshall North

Pilot Model for Estimating Pedestrian Intersection Crossing Volumes
Abstract | Full text download of the paper (09-3156)
Robert James Schneider, University of California, Berkeley
Lindsay S. Arnold, University of California, Berkeley
David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley
Wednesday 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Marriott, Thurgood Marshall North

*(WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE that, starting October 26, 2009, the Traffic Safety Center has a new name, SafeTREC, the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center.

Our new name more accurately reflects the manner in which our mission has grown since our founding nearly 10 years ago to encompass safety and travel risk in a multi-modal transportation system; a robust and diverse research agenda across multiple disciplines; and development and enhancement of curriculum, training, and outreach on the graduate and undergraduate levels, as well as for professionals and members of the community.)