Office of Operations
21st Century Operations Using 21st Century Technologies
Table of Contents

Federal Highway Administration National Dialogue on Highway Automation: June 26-27, 2018 Policy and Planning Workshop Summary

Appendix B: Workshop Agenda

Day 1: June 26, 2018
Time (ET) Agenda Item Name
12:30 PM Registration & Sign-In No Value
1:00 PM Opening Remarks Mala Parker, Associate Administrator
FHWA Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs
1:10 PM National Dialogue Overview Heather M. Rose
Senior Transportation Futures Policy Analyst
FHWA Office of Transportation Policy Studies
1:25 PM Breakout Instructions John Corbin
Connected and Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies Team
FHWA Office of Transportation Management
1:30 PM Small Group Session 1: Policy and Planning Issues and Challenges
  • Section 1: Policy Issues and Challenges
  • Section 2: Transportation Planning Issues and Challenges
 All Participants
3:00 PM Break No Value
3:15 PM Report Out All Participants
3:45 PM Collaboration Corner
Market Square Format: Participants rotate around to different stalls to provide input on various topics.		 Topics: 
  1. Communities and AVs: preparing the planning community
  2. State and Local Issues: building capacity and guidance
  3. Developing Policy: identifying issues and priorities
  4. Research Needs: collecting research needs statements
  5. Terminology: developing a lexicon around highway automation
  6. Parking Lot: gathering input on topics not covered at other posts
5:00 PM Wrap-Up and Preparation for
Day 2		 John Corbin
Connected and Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies Team
FHWA Office of Transportation Management
5:30 PM End of Day 1  
 

Day 2: June 27, 2018
Time (ET) Agenda Item Name
8:00 AM Registration & Sign-In No Value
8:30 AM Kick-Off Day 2
  • Agenda Summary Day 2
  • Summary of Day 1 Themes
 Kenneth Petty, Director
FHWA Office of Planning
8:45 AM Introduction Alicia Nolan, Division Administrator
FHWA Pennsylvania Division
9:00 AM Welcome Address Leslie Richards, Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
9:15 AM Preparing for Automated Vehicles: Policy and Planning Perspectives
Policy and Planning leaders discuss key topics related to highway automation, their roles, and their stakeholder perspectives.		 Facilitated by Kenneth Petty, Director
FHWA Office of Planning
  • Robert Grant, Head of Government Relations, Aurora
  • Patricia Hendren, Executive Director, I-95 Corridor Coalition
  • Bill Keyrouze, Technical Programs Director, AMPO
  • Rick Schuettler, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Municipal League; representing National League of Cities
10:15 AM Break No Value
10:30 AM Instructions for Breakouts Corbin Davis
FHWA Office of Planning
10:35 AM Breakout Session 2: Policy and Planning Opportunities
  • Section 1: Policy Opportunities
  • Section 2: Transportation Planning Opportunities
 All Participants
12:00 PM Lunch (not included) No Value
1:30 PM Report Out All Participants
2:00 PM Keynote Speaker Introduction by Martin C. Knopp, Associate Administrator
FHWA Office of Operations
Brandye Hendrickson, Acting Administrator
FHWA
2:15 PM Instructions  Corbin Davis
FHWA Office of Planning
2:20 PM Brainstorming: What’s Next? Each table develops recommendations. All Participants
3:05 PM Report Out All Participants
3:50 PM Wrap-Up and Next Steps Jeremy Raw
FHWA Office of Planning
4:00 PM Open Discussion All Participants
4:30 PM End No Value
Office of Operations