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The Transportation Committee regularly meets Wednesday morning at the Fall and Spring conference.  Additional meetings may be held on an as-needed basis.

Committee Information

Mission Statement

The Transportation Committee of APWA's Washington Chapter has the following goals (download Word document version):
  • To ensure that the full membership of the Washington Chapter has easy access to current information on transportation issues
  • To provide input to elected officials, civic groups, and others with an interest in APWA's perspective on transportation issues in the State
  • To raise public awareness of the positive contributions of transportation professionals in the State of Washington
  • To advocate for legislation, policies, and practices that will lead to transportation systems that are more effective, more efficient, and more environmentally sustainable
  • To share knowledge through discussions of lessons learned and project examples

Spring 2013 Conference Sessions

Technical Sessions submitted by the Transportation Committee:

Navigating the Maze of ADA Regulations and Standards in the Public Right of Way:  What to Use When and Where (PDF, 37 MB)
Ron Franzen, Project Development Trainer & Statewide ADA Trainer, WSDOT Northwest Region

South Park Bridge
Timothy Lane, P.E., Deputy Project Engineer, King County

Fall 2012 Conference Sessions

Technical Sessions submitted by the Transportation Committee:

Risk Management for Transportation Engineers
Andrew Cooley, Keating Bucklin & McCormack

Progressive Intersection Design - Diverging Diamonds
Dan Grayuski, Fehr & Peers
Genessa Ciebrak, WSDOT Eastern Region

Railroad Quiet Zones  
Jim Dunn, City of Washougal
Mike Cowles, MCR Logistics

Introduction to Greenroads
Freeman Anthony, City of Bellingham
Dan Hansen, Perteet
Aaron Knight, KPG
Jessica Knickerbocker, City of Tacoma

Spring 2012 Conference Sessions

Technical Sessions submitted by the Transportation Committee:

The Swift BRT Program
June DeVoll, Community Transit
Tom Hingson, Everett Transit
Moderator:  Darrell Smith, Perteet

Is LED the answer?  A Panel discussion of Alternative Street Light Technologies
Ken Nelson, City of Kennewick
Paul Cho, City of Redmond
Dana Beckwith, P.E., DKS Associates
Moderator:  Nora Schultz

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