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Tenth National GIS in Transit Conference
September 6-8, 2017 (Note that Labor Day is Sept 4)
Washington, DC

The National Center for Transit Research, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association and the Transportation Research Board are pleased to announce the 10th National GIS in Transit Conference, taking place September 6-8, 2017 in Washington, DC! Join us for comprehensive education, networking, and professional development. The conference counts toward GISP Education Points and was approved for 46.5 AICP-CM credits. Take advantage of this outstanding continuing education opportunity.

Creating an attendee profile within Sched DOES NOT REGISTER you for the conference or specific workshops. You must register for the conference here. 

Details about exhibiting or sponsoring this conference: Exhibitor & Sponsor Invitation
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Scudder Wagg, AICP

Jarrett Walker & Associates
Senior Associate
Richmond, VA
Websitejarrettwalker.com/
Scudder Wagg is a consultant in public transit and multimodal transportation planning. His focus is on transit network redesign, facilitating conversations about multimodal planning issues, and applying innovative mapping tools to enrich conversations about planning issues. He has a passion for using innovative mapping tools, like interactive isochrone web maps, to foster clearer conversations about different transit options.

He has successfully directed public and stakeholder outreach on numerous local, regional, and statewide transportation projects using his technical knowledge and broad experience to make transit and multimodal planning issues understandable to a wide audience.
Thursday, September 7
 

10:30am EDT

Leveraging Data: Modeling and Planning for Transit Mobility - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Oval Office - Sphinx on K (formerly known as the Almas Conference Center)Drew Dara-Abrams • Nilesh Deshpande, AICP • Peter Hadley • Rik Williams

12:00pm EDT

Sponsor Spark and Hosted Lunch Grand Ballroom - Sphinx on K (formerly known as the Almas Conference Center)

1:30pm EDT

Visualization and Communication of Real-Time Travel Information, Travel Patterns and Performance Information - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Grand Ballroom - Sphinx on K (formerly known as the Almas Conference Center)M. Nazrul Islam, PhD, PE • Stephanie Dock, AICP • Mark Haberle • Nikola Ivanov

3:30pm EDT

Putting Transit on the Map: New Agencies Entering the World of GTFS, Multi-Model Performance Measurement, GTFS Implementation in Small/Rural Areas - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Grand Ballroom - Sphinx on K (formerly known as the Almas Conference Center)Emily Grise • Shuman Tan, AICP • Rodney Bunner • Melinda Morang • Alexander Oberg • Stuart Powell
 
Friday, September 8
 

8:30am EDT

America’s Next Stop Model: Better Ridership Forecasting Using GIS, GTFS, and Public Data - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Grand Ballroom - Sphinx on K (formerly known as the Almas Conference Center)M. Nazrul Islam, PhD, PE • Alex Rixey, AICP • Jonathan Avner • Catherine Lawson

10:30am EDT

Minding the Gap? Designing Transit Services to Fill Gaps and Enhance Access - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Hamilton/Madison - Sphinx on K (formerly known as the Almas Conference Center)Sara Hendricks, AICP • Scudder Wagg, AICP • Jacob Labutka, MCRP • Jieping Li, PhD

12:00pm EDT

Food Truck-a-Palooza (non-hosted lunch) TBA

1:00pm EDT

Dessert Break with Exhibitors Grand Ballroom - Sphinx on K (formerly known as the Almas Conference Center)

1:30pm EDT

Closing Keynote Address: Creating the National Transit Map How we are Leveraging Standards and Open Data for a New National Geospatial Asset Grand Ballroom - Sphinx on K (formerly known as the Almas Conference Center)Martin Catala • Derald Dudley