SafeTREC staff and students attended the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 97th Annual Meeting on January 7-11, 2018, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. to present the latest SafeTREC research and projects. Here are a selection of photos to share what we were up to!
Sunday, Jan 7 2018
Bicycle Safety Across the Pillars of the UN's Decade of Action for Road Safety
Workshop 135 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Convention Center
Presiding: Offer Grembek, University of California, Berkeley, SafeTREC, and Kim Kolody Silverman, CH2M Hill
Safety Sunday @TRB, Safety Conversations & Networking Reception
Hosted by Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS) and Southeastern Transportation Center
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Independence D (M4) Marriott Marquis
Offer Grembek, University of California, Berkeley, SafeTREC, moderating
Monday, Jan 8 2018
Comparison of Pedestrian Count Expansion Methods: Land Use Groups versus Empirical Clusters
Session 310 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Convention Center
Julia Griswold, Aditya Medury, Offer Grembek, University of California, Berkeley, SafeTREC; and Robert Schneider, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Global Road Safety Subcommittee, ANB10(8)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 12 (M2)
Presiding: Offer Grembek, University of California, Berkeley, SafeTREC, and Kim Kolody Silverman, CH2M
Tuesday, Jan 9 2018
Safety Performance Functions for Divided Four-Lane Intercity Highway Under Heterogeneous Traffic Flow
Session 575 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Convention Center
Praveen Vayalamkuzhi, University of California, Berkeley, SafeTREC; and Veeraragavan Amirthalingam, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
How Effective Are Community Pedestrian Safety Training Workshops? Preliminary Findings from a Program in California
Session 576 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Convention Center
Jesus Barajas, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; and Kate Beck and Jill Cooper, University of California, Berkeley, SafeTREC
Incorporating Health Equity in the Potential Third Crossing Between San Francisco and Oakland: From Planning to Evaluation
Session 713 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM | Convention Center
Kate Beck, University of California, Berkeley, SafeTREC; Travis Richards, Edward Forscher, University of California, Berkeley; Anne de Boer; Michael Alston, Alexander Garbier, University of California, Berkeley; and Karen Trapenberg Frick
Wednesday, Jan 10 2018
Determining the Optimal Location for Truck Escape Ramp in the Vicinity of Expressway Tunnels in Mountainous Areas
Session 833 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Convention Center
Cancan Song, Zhongyin Guo, Tongji University and SafeTREC alum; Offer Grembek, University of California, Berkeley, SafeTREC; and Yajie Chen, Shanghai Pudong Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.