California Department of Transportation

Past Planning Horizons

No. Topic Speaker Date
01 Goods Movement LaDonna DiCamillo, Burlington No. Santa Fe Railway
Gordon Palmer, Port of Stockton
Warren Hoemann, CA Trucking Association
Richard Nordahl, Chief, Office of Goods Movement

March 12, 2002
02 Surface Transportation Policy Project James Corless
May 14, 2002
03 Transportation Information Resources

Laurel Clark,  Sup. Librarian II
Shirleigh Brannon, History Librarian

July 9, 2002
04 Future Transportation Trends and Demographics in California Professor Randy Crane & Professor Abel Valenzuela, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies School of Public Policy & Social Research Sept. 5, 2002
05 Airports Need Planning Too

Bob Moore, Chief, Office of Aviation Technical Ser.
Ron Bolyard, Aviation Planner

Nov. 12, 2002
06 Traffic Operations Division Jack Boda, Chief, Division of Traffic Operations|
Video presentation, Powerpoint Slides
April 15, 2003
07 Bus Rapid Transit Azadeh Doherty, Sacramento Regional Transit
Bruce Deterra, Caltrans District 03
Video presentation
April 15, 2003
08 CalPERS Benefits and CalPERS Retirement Planning Sabrina Trafton, CalPERS
Video Presentation - General Member Presentation (morning)
Video Presentation - Retirement Planning (afternoon)
April 15, 2003
09 Innovative Mobility Options Linda Novick, UC Berkeley
Ken McGuire, Local Programs, Bicycle Facilities Unit
Maggie O'Mara, Non-motorized Trans. Design Reviewer
Jeffrey Spencer, New Technology
Video Presentation
May 13, 2003
10 Environmental Justice in Transportation Reza, Navai Division of Transportation Planning
Norman Doug, Office of Policy Analysis & Research
Video Presentation
June 10, 2003
11 Arroyo Seco Parkway Diane Kane- Ph.D., Architectural Historian, Caltrans, Environmental Planning, District 7,
Video Presentation
July 8, 2003
12 CT Employees Health, Safety, Wellbeing and EAP Sally Skidgel - Health & Wellness Specialist and EAP Corrdinator
Rick Carey - Safety Specialist
Video Presentation Part 1
Video Presentation Part 2
Aug. 12, 2003
13 SACOG Blueprint Planning Project Mike McKeever - SACOG, Manager, Blueprint Project
Video Presentation
Sept. 9, 2003
14 Division of Transportation System Information (TSI) Paulette Lautaret, Leo Gallagher, Clarence Mitchell, and Daniel Cherry, Caltrans, Division of Transportation System Information Nov. 12, 2003
15 Expectations for 2004 STIP & Statewide Garvee Progra

Joan Borucki, Chief Deputy Director, California Transportation Commission
Video Presentation

January 13, 2004
16 Basics on Retirement, Including Service Credit & AB719 (ARS) CalPERS, Retirement Planning February 10, 2004
17 Pavement 101

Bill Farnbach, Chief, Office of Pavement Design
Video Presentation
Highway Design Manual

March 9, 2004
18 I-5 Riverfront Connection Project City of Sacramento March 24, 2004
19 Regional Transit Video Presentation - Beverly Scott, General Manager, Sacramento Regional Transit April 13, 2004
20 Opening the Doors to Infill Housing Professor John Landis, UC Berkeley, City and Regional Planning May 11, 2004
21 Division of Mass Transportation/Transit Outreach Peter Steinert, Transit Outreach & Enhancements, and
Jake Smith, Transit Dev. Act (TDA) and Transit Support

May 27, 2004

22 Innovative Financing Ruthanne Taylor Berger, Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) and Mike Yee, Caltrans, Division of Innovative Finance June 8, 2004
23
Mineta Transportation Institute
Peter Haas, Ph.D., Education Dir., Mineta Trans. Institute, San Jose State Univ.
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides
July 13, 2004
24
Civil Rights

Dean Lan, Chief, Office of Equal Opportunity, Department EEO and Affirmative Action Programs
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides

August 10, 2004
25
San Joaquin Valley Growth Response Study
Georgiena Vivian, VRPA Technologies, Inc., Consultant Project Manger, and Panel speakers.
Powerpoint Slides
September 30, 2004
26
What Do The Election Results Mean For Caltrans
Janet Dawson, Assistant Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs
Video Presentation
November 9, 2004
27
BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
Peter Albert, Manager, BART Planning/San Francisco and West Bay
Powerpoint Slides, Video Presentation
December 14, 2004
28
North Region Geographic Information System Tool (NRGIST)
Bruce De Terra, Chief, Office of Transportation Planning – District 03, North, and staff
Video Presentation
January 11, 2005
29
Chat with the Director
Will Kempton, Director, Department of Transportation and
Brian Smith, Deputy Director of Planning and Modal Programs
Video Presentation
February 16, 2005
30
Urban Sprawl and Public Health
Richard Jackson, MD, MPH State Public Office, Department of Health Services
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides
March 8, 2005
31
Delivery of Traveler Information, in CA, in Caltrans, & Thru the Industry (511)
David Lively, Caltrans, Systems Branch
Video Presentation
May 10, 2005
32
PECAS, (Production, Exchange and Consumption Allocation System)
Dr. Douglas Hunt, Prof. Of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Calgary
Video Presentation
June 6, 2005
33
Walkable Community Workshops(the latest concepts in community design and traffic operations)
Lisa Cirill, and Lindsey Cox , California Center for Physical Activity, Dept. of Health Services
Powerpoint Slides
July 26, 2005
34
California BusPool Project (identifying priority park & ride and HOV transit enhancements)

Peter Steinert, Division of Mass Trans.

Antonette Clark, Division of Design
Powerpoint Slides
September 13, 2005
35
Goods Movement presentation on, Ports of Entry and Border Issues
Melisa Montemayor, Texas DOT, Richard Nordahl, Planning, Office of Goods Movement, Bill Figge, Dist. Deputy Dir., Dist. 11, Mark Baza, and Sergio Parada, also District 11.
Powerpoint Slides
January 12, 2006 (in San Diego)
36
Maintaining Sacramento's role as a significant transportation hub.

Jock O'Connell
Powerpoint Slides, PDF Flyer

March 14, 2006
37
Planning - Your Future
R. Gregg Albright, Deputy Director for Planning and Modal Programs
Powerpoint Slides
May 9, 2006
38
The Secretary's/Administration's Vision for Transportation

Sunne Wright McPeak, Secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
Video Presentation

August 16, 2006
39
What is Regional Blueprint, Anyway?
Marilee Mortenson, CT, Planning, Regional Blueprint Planning Program
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides
September 12, 2006
40
Strategic Growth Plan - Where Do We Go From Here?
Will Kempton, Director, Department of Transportation
Video Presentation
January 24, 2007
41
Transportation Planning for Livable Communities
Ryan Snyder, President, Ryan Snyder Associates, LLC
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides
March 22, 2007

42

Corridor System Management Planning

John Wolf, Division of Traffic Operations, and
Pat Weston, Division of Transportation Planning
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides

May 31, 2007

43 PLAN  MOVE  PROSPER:  Integrated Transportation Plan for the Northern San Joaquin Valley Bruce Race, FAIA, AICP, RACESTUDIO
Video Presentation
August 30, 2007
44 Caltrans in Transit

Susan Harrington, Division of Mass Transportation
Judith MacBrine, Division of Mass Transportation
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides

October 25, 2007
45 Building Bridges Between Planning and Structure Construction Dolores Valls, Deputy Division Chief, Structure Construction
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides
December 20, 2007
46 Modeling for Regional and Interregional Planning

Mike McCoy UC Davis; Gordon Garry SACOG; Jerry Walters Fehr & Peers
Video Presentation

Powerpoint Slides

January 24, 2008
47 What Part Does Transportation Play in Tackling Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Sandra Goldberg, Attorney Generals Office; Reza Navi, Caltrans, Office of Policy Analysis & Research; Gordon Garry, SACOG, Dir. Of Research & Analysis
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides

March 12, 2008
48 Behind The Fix I-5 Project – What, When, Where and Why From District 3 Marlo Tinney, Caltrans, District 3, I-5 Corridor Planning Manager
Video Presentation, Powerpoint Slides
May 28, 2008