CORNER STUDIES AND HOV ANALYSIS. PRIOR TO JOINING RTC HE WORKED FOR THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR FIVE YEARS, THREE YEARS IN THE FHWA WASHINGTON D.C. HEADQUARTERS AND WORKED AS A CONSUMMATE FOR EIGHT YEARS. BRIAN WAS INVOLVED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, C.M.S. REGULATIONS THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN 1993, ALONG WITH RELATED TRAINING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. BRIAN WAS ALSO AN INSTRUCTOR FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE AND CLASS ON ACCESS MANAGEMENT, LOCATION AND DESIGN. AS A CONSULTANT, BRIAN WORKED ON SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES CHANGE OF THE INTERSTATE ACCESS REQUESTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS FOR SYSTEM INTERCHANGE AND URBAN FREEWAY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. BRIAN ALSO WORKED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE C.M.S. IN BATON ROUGE. BRIAN EARNED HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MASTER'S FROM BRIGHAM YOUNG, UNIVERSITY AND ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE OFFICER IN THE NAVY CIVIL ENGINEERING CORPS. BRIAN YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JERRY. HELLO, EVERYBODY. MY PRESENTATION TODAY FOCUSES ON LINKING, MONEYING AND OPERATIONS IN -- PLANNING OPERATIONS IN LAS VEGAS. JUST ONE NOTE ON THE BIO, I HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO WORK IN THE FAST DEPARTMENT. I WILL BE AN ASSOCIATE ENGINEER WITH FAST AND SO I WILL GET A CHANCE TO PRACTICE WHAT WE'RE PREACHING IN THIS SEMINAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT OPPORTUNITY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE SLIDES. THE MAIN POINT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT BY BRINGING FAST -- AND I WILL EXPLAIN THE ACRONYMS SHORTLY. UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF OUR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP A FORMAL LINK BETWEEN PLANNING AND OPERATION ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SEVERAL INITIAL CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY AS THEY RELATE TO THE PLANNING AND THE OPERATION CULTURES. I WANT TO BRIEFLY GO OVER THE ROLE OF R.T.C. THAT'S THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA IT. HOUSES OUR N.P.O. AND NOW ALSO HOUSES FAST. FAST IS THE FREEWAY AND ARTERIAL SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION, WHICH OVERSEES I.T.S. ACTIVITIES ARTERIAL MANAGEMENT, FREEWAY MANAGEMENT AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AS WELL. HOW WAS FAST INCORPORATED INTO R.T.C., KIND OF THE STORY BEHIND THIS AND THEN SOME EXAMPLES OF INITIAL PLANNING AND OPERATIONS LINKAGES OCCURRING IN LAS VEGAS. WE ARE BEGINNING THIS. WE ARE KIND OF ESTABLISHING OURSELVES AND GETTING STARTED. THE ROLE OF R.T.C. PRIERKOR TO FAST. R.T.C. IS A MULTI FACETED AGENCY. WE HAVE SEVERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. WE OVERSEE THE FEDERALLY MANDATED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS. WE DIRECT THE EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL AND LOCAL FUNDS. WE MAKE SURE THE TRANSPORTATION PLANS AND FUNDS CONFORM TO AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IS NON-ATTAINMENT FOR CARBON MONOXIDE, OZONE AND P.M.-10. WE HAVE A LOT OF AIR QUALITY ISSUES. WE PROVIDE MASS TRANSPORTATION WITHIN SOUTHERN NEVADA. WE ARE THE TRANSIT OPERATOR THE FOR THE FIXED BUS ROUTE SYSTEM AND FOR THE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED BUS TRAFFIC TRANSIT, WHICH WE REFER TO AS M.A.X.. WE ARE NOT MONORAIL OPERATOR. THE MONORAIL HAS RECEIVED SOME BAD PRESS FOR HAVING SOME OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS, GETTING OUT OF THE CHUTE, BUT IT IS CURRENTLY FUNCTIONAL AND IS SERVING THE VISITORS OF LAS VEGAS VERY WELL RIGHT NOW. ESPECIALLY THE CONVENTION ATTENDEES. SO IT -- IT HAS HAD SOME GETTING OUT OF THE BOX PROBLEMS BUT IT IS STARTING TO OPERATE AS PROJECTED. WE ALSO ADMINISTER THE REGION'S TRIP PRODUCTION PROGRAM. THE ROLE OF FAST. FAST, AGAIN, FREEWAY AND ARTERIAL SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION SERVES THE I.T.S. PROGRAM AND IT COMBINES SIGNAL SYSTEM WITH FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE ARE CURRENTLY COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION ON A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER. A LARGE FACILITY AND IT WILL BE CO-HOUSED WITH THE NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL. WE ALSO HAVE A PRIVATELY OPERATED BUT PUBLICLY FUNDED FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL THAT WILL BE OPERATED OUT OF THAT LOCATION AS WELL. FAST, HOW IT EVOLVED, HOW WE CAME ABOUT. WE ACTUALLY STARTED IN THE 1980s, FOCUSING ON ARTERIAL -- THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM ONLY. AND THE LAS VEGAS AREA DEVELOPED A GROUP CALLED THE LAS VEGAS AREA COMPUTER TRAFFIC SYSTEM, OR L.V.A.C. THIS WAS CREATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND ALSO THE VARIOUS LOCAL ENTITIES, THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NORTH LAS VEGAS, HENDERSON, AND CLARK COUNTY. AND CLARK COUNTY IS THE ENTIRE COUNTY THAT LAS VEGAS IS LOCATED IN, THE URBAN AREA OF LAS VEGAS. IN 2003, LV.A.C.s -- L.V.A.C.s AND THE N DOT WERE FORMALLY COMBINED INTO THE SINGLE INTEGRATED ORGANIZATION WHICH IS FAST. ADMINISTRATIVELY SPEAKING, FAST WAS UNDER CONTROL OF CITY OF LAS VEGAS ADMIN STAFF IN TERMS OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCING AND SO FORTH. THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS H.R. AND ADMIN STAFF PROVIDED THAT SUPPORT. IN TERMS OF REPORTING STRUCTURE, FAST REPORTED TO THE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, OR THE O.M.C. THE O.M.C. CONSISTED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AGENCIES THAT I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED N.DOT AND THE VARIOUS LOCAL ENTITIES; HOWEVER, THE OXM.C. AS A WHOLE DID NOT REPORT DIRECTLY TO A LOCAL POLITICAL BODY. AS FAR AS FAST COMING UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL CONTROL OF R.T.C., IN 2001, R.T.C. DEVELOPED A TASK FORCE WHICH WE LABELED R.T.C. 3, COMMUNITY COALITION AND THEY BEGAN TO DEAL WITH THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES THAT LAS VEGAS IS FACING. AND TO FORMULATE SOLUTIONS. WE'VE HAD THE CHALLENGE IN LAS VEGAS OF GROWING VERY RAPIDLY. WE TRIED TO FORECAST POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT INCREASES AS WELL AS POSSIBLE BUT WE TEND TO BE FORECASTING LOW. THE GROWTH HAS BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE. IT HAS BEEN SUSTAINED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AND IT CONTINUES. WE'RE PROBABLY GROWING AS FAST RIGHT NOW, AS WE HAVE BEEN ANY TIME DURING THE PAST 15 YEARS. IT IS AN AMAZING TRANSFORMATION TO SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS TOWN. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO, THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES FROM WHAT RECENTLY WAS HERE. SO WITH ALL OF THOSE ISSUES THAT WE FACE, THIS COALITION WAS FORMED, AND THEY WERE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY OPTIONS TO ALLEVIATE CONGESTION, IMPROVE THE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND PROTECT AIR QUALITY. THESE ISSUES WERE DEVELOPED, AND THEN A SUBCOMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS THE FUNDING ISSUES. R.T.C. 3 COULD DEMONSTRATE THAT 12 YEARS PRIOR, AROUND 1990 THAT A LOCAL FUNDING MEASURE HAD MADE GOOD ON TRANSPORTATION PROMISES. WE -- THE LOCAL COMMUNITY REQUESTED A FUNDING INCREASE, AND VOTERS APPROVED THAT MEASURE AND IT WAS ENACTED INTO LAW. AND BASED ON THE RAPID GROWTH, IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE NEEDED TO GO AFTER ADDITIONAL LOCAL FUNDS; THEREFORE, THE FAIR SHARE FUNDING PROGRAM WHICH WAS ALSO REFERRED TO AS QUESTION 10, WAS DEVELOPED. THIS FUNDING PRESSURE -- MEASURE WOULD RELY ON FUNDS FROM LOCAL TAXES, GAS TAXES, VISITOR TAXES, BUSINESS TAXES AND SO FORTH. SO A WIDE SPREAD IT. WASN'T HITTING ANY ONE KEY GROUP. IT WAS DESIGNED TO SPREAD IT AROUND EVENLY, AS WELL AS POSSIBLE. QUESTION 10 PROVIDES FUNDING FOR A VARIETY OF PROJECTS AND IF YOU SPEAK ABOUT TRADITIONAL PLANNING PROJECTS AND THE PLANNING PROCESS, YOU TALK ABOUT MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS AND MAJOR TRANSIT INVESTMENTS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. IT ALSO PROMISED OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, RETIMED SIGNALS AND NETWORK SYNCHRONIZATION, AND LOOKING AT BUS OPERATIONS, INCLUDING PULLOUT LANES, I.T.S. ACTIVITIES. THE IDEA OF TRADITIONAL PLANNING AND OPERATION DISCIPLINES COMES FROM A RECENT F.H.W.A. PUBLICATION REFERRED TO BY GETTING BY WORKING TOGETHER AND THE WEB ADDRESS IS SHOWN DOWN THERE. YOU CAN ALSO INSERT THAT NAME INTO A SEARCH ENGINE AND COME UP WITH -- GET ACCESS TO THE DOCUMENT. VERY INFORMATIVE DOCUMENT THAT DISCUSSES THINGS THAT ARE PERTINENT TO WHAT LAS VEGAS IS DEALING WITH AS WE MAKE THIS TRANSITION INTO DEALING IN A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS WITH PLANNING AND OPERATIONS TOGETHER. QUESTION 10 ALSO PROVIDES TRANSIT FUNDING AND AS I SAID EARLIER, R.T.C. IS A TRANSIT OPERATOR. AND SO R.T.C. HAS AND DOES HAVE EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. R.T.C. MANAGEMENT, THE POLITICAL BOARD, HAS TO DEAL WITH OPERATIONAL ISSUES. SO AS WE FOCUS NOW ON FREEWAY AND ARTERIAL ISSUES, WE DO HAVE THAT MIND-SET SOMEWHAT IN PLACE, WE JUST HAVE TO FOCUS MORE ON THE FREEWAY AND ARTERIAL SIDE OF THINGS. BASED ON THE PROPOSALS COMING FROM OUR COMMUNITY COALITION, AND QUESTION 10,R.T.C. WOULD BECOME THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR, THE H.R. ADMINISTRATOR, AND THEY WOULD BE THE OPERATOR OF FAST. AND THIS PAST SUMMER, FAST WAS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED INTO R.T.C. BY OUR BOARD. INITIAL CHANGES AND CHALLENGES. FAST AND THE O.M.C. NOW INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH OUR BOARD. THE O.M.C. HAS RESPONSIBILITIES THAT GO DIRECTLY TO A POLITICAL BODY AS OPPOSED TO THE PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENTS WHERE PRETTY MUCH ENDED AT THE TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL LEVEL. OUR FAST MANAGER, MR. NEIL RODER, WHO MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE MET AT THE RECENT I.T.E. CONFERENCE OUT HERE IN LAS VEGAS. HE REPORTED TO THE PEOPLE WHO OVERSEE THE M.P.O. AND SO THERE IS THAT DAY-TO-DAY LINK. DR. FRED OKINI IS OUR ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, FOR M.P.O. AND STREETS AND HIGHWAY FINANCING. THE R.T.C. STILL EXISTS; HOWEVER, IT FOCUSES ON THE DETAILS OF OPERATIONAL ISSUES. IT RECOMMENDS POLICY. IT OVERSEES THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, AND THE PARAMETERS OF FAST. THE R.T.C. BOARD ESTABLISHES POLICY, WHICH IS RECOMMENDED BY THE -- BY THE OXM.C. -- O.M.C. FAST POLICY ISSUES WHEN THEY WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD, ARE PLACED ON THE R.T.C. AGENDA, AND SO THERE IS A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP THERE. A LOT MORE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THE ARTERIAL MANAGEMENT COMPONENT OF -- OF FAST. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THESE CHANGES WERE IMPLEMENTED AND R.T.C. PROVIDES THAT FUNDING. NDOT PAYS FOR THE FREEWAY COMPONENT AND IT FUNDS KEY POSITIONS BUT THE POSITIONS WILL BE R.T.C./FAST EMPLOYEES. QUESTION 10 IS GOING TO ALLOW FOR SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS ARTERIAL IMPROVEMENTS, FIBER OPTICS, YOU? SIGNALS, CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV DEVICES, ARTERIAL MESSAGE SIGNS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE AROUND 1100 TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND ABOUT THREE HIST QUARTERS OF THOSE -- THREE-QUARTERS OF THOSE ARE UNDER FAST CONTROL. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND TO GET ADDITIONAL CONTROL, AND IN ADDITION, THOSE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING ON A RAPID BASIS. WITH THESE CHANGES COMES OPPORTUNITY. IT ALLOWS THE OPERATIONS STAFF TO WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH THE PLANNING STAFF AND THESE FOLKS BUT THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF CHALLENGES AS WELL. AND KEY CHALLENGES DEAL WITH THE CULTURES. THE CULTURE OF THE OPERATIONS STAFF IS DEALING WITH DAY-TO-DAY ISSUES. WE GET PHONE CALLS AND REQUESTS AND PROBLEMS ARISE AND THOSE HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. WHEN YOU THINK OF THE PLANNING CULTURE, YOU THINK OF LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANS. YOU THINK OF PLANS THAT ARE ADDRESSING ISSUES AS FAR OUT AS 20 TO 25 YEARS IN THE FUTURE. DEADLINES FOR CERTAIN DOCUMENTS, SOMETIMES ARE SPOKEN IN TERMS OF GET IT TO ME NEXT MONTH. GET IT TO ME IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE DEADLINES ON THE OPERATIONS SIDE ARE OBVIOUSLY A LOT MORE TIME CONSTRAINED. BASICALLY YOU NEED IT YESTERDAY. AND THAT WILL HAVE TO BE OVERCOME WITH, AND THERE HAVE BEEN COMMENTS AND ISSUES AND THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH. AND LEARNING. WE ARE LEARNING THE CULTURES, WE'RE LEARNING THE JARGON, WE'RE LEARNING THE NEEDS OF EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. AGAIN, R.T.C. IS MULTI FACETED IN THAT IT OVERSEES THE TRANSIT SYSTEM, IN ADDITION TO THE M.P.O.s AND IN ADDITION TO FUNDING AND SUCH. SO THERE IS SOME OF THAT MIND SET AVAILABLE TO DEAL WITH THESE INITIAL ISSUES. IMPACTS OF OPERATIONS ON CURRENT PLANNING ACTIVITIES, WITH AN M.P.O., THERE ARE A LOT OF STUDIES AND PROGRAMS THAT NEED TO OCCUR. THERE ARE A LOT OF UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH. LET ME SPEAK IN A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL ON SOME OF THESE. AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY RELATED TO TRAFFIC SPEED ISSUES, IF WE CAN GET MORE EFFICIENT ARTERIAL CORRIDORS WITH OUR SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION, IT ALLOWS US TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WAY. MANY OF OUR PROJECTS THAT DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE WE DO BRING IN STAFF FROM FAST TO SIT IN ON THOSE MEETINGS AND UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THERE. LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, LOOKING AT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BUT ALSO LOOKING AT I.T.S. ENHANCEMENTS TO THOSE PROJECTS, LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND LONG-RANGE PLAN. OUR TRAVEL DEMAND FORECASTING PROGRAM RELIES ON A LOT OF REAL DATA OUT THERE, TRAVEL SPEED DATA, VOLUME, CAPACITY RELATIONSHIPS ON THE ARTERIALS. AND SUCH. AND BY WORKING WITH THE OPERATIONS STAFF, WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET BETTER DATA THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE IT INTO OUR FORECASTING ACTIVITIES. THE M.P.O. HAS ALWAYS OVERSEEN CORRIDOR STUDIES AND NOW WE COORDINATE THOSE MORE CLOSELY WITH THE OPERATORS. WE LOOK AT SPECIFIC ARTERIALS, ESPECIALLY ON THE PERIPHIALS OF THE VALLEY WHERE THE GROWTH IS OCCURRING AND LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SYNCHRONIZATION AND THE COORDINATION WITH TRAVEL BETWEEN THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM AND THE FREEWAY SYSTEM, THE EFFECTS OF RAMP METERING AND THE SPILLBACK ON OTT ARTERIAL AND THE SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE -- YOUR TYPICAL WEEKDAY COMMUTES AND TRAVEL PATTERNS BUT WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT THE WEEKEND, AND SPECIAL EVENT ACTIVITIES, AS WELL. OUR LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD CALLED THE LAS VEGAS STRIP IS TYPICALLY A LOT MORE CONGESTED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS THAN IT IS ON A WEEKDAY MORNING COMMUTE OR AN EVENING COMMUTE. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF RELEVANT ISSUES THERE THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH. GETTING MORE BY WORKING TOGETHER. SOME OF THESE SUMMARIES COME FROM THAT LINKING, THAT F.H.W.A. REPORT AND ULTIMATELY, THE USER, THE TRAVELLER SEES THE SYSTEM. THEY DON'T APPRECIATE OR SEE WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. THEY DON'T SEE THE PLANNING. THEY DON'T SEE THE OPERATIONS. THEY JUST SEE THE END RESULT, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CORRIDOR. AND BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING BETTER TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE VISITORS TO THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. BENEFITS FOR PLANNERS. WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE ACCESS TO REALTIME TRANSPORTATION DATA. OUR ARCHIVED DATA USER SYSTEM OR A.D.I.S. IS COMING ONLINE WITH THE T.M.C. THAT WILL ALLOW US TO LOOK AT DATA THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE INTO OUR PLANNING ACTIVITIES AND SIMULATION ACTIVITIES. WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON ISSUES SUCH AS RELIABILITY, SECURITY AND SAFETY, WHICH OFTEN ARE SEEN AS A DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION TYPE ACTIVITY. WE'LL BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT MIND-SET INTO WHAT IS DONE ON THE PLANNING SIDE. BENEFITS FOR OPERATORS IN LAS VEGAS, THE KEY ONE THERE IS THAT BY BRINGING FAST INTO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, THERE ARE INCREASED RESOURCES. THERE ARE MORE RESOURCES IN TERMS OF STAFF, AND FINANCING FOR PROJECTS BEING GIVEN TO OPERATIONS, PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST BENEFIT THERE. BENEFITS FOR THE SYSTEM USERS. ULTIMATELY THERE'S AN IMPROVABILITY TO ADDRESS THE SHORT TERM AND THE LONG-TERM NEEDS. WE CAN LOOK AT THE DAY-TO-DAY NEEDS, AND THE LONG-TERM NEEDS MORE EFFECTIVELY. BETTER RELIABILITY AND IMPROVED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. AND FINALLY, INFORMATION ON GETTING IN TOUCH WITH R.T.C. AND, AGAIN, WITH THESE CHANGES AND WITH US STAFFING UP OUR FAST PROGRAM, I WILL BE HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK DIRECTLY UNDER THE FAST SYSTEM MANAGER, NEIL RODER AND BRING MY PLANNING BACKGROUND AND MY R.T.C. BACKGROUND AND BRING THAT TO PLAY ON THE OPERATIONS SIDE OF THING AND LOOK FORWARD TO THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANKS VERY MUCH, BRIAN. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE AT R.T.C. AND RECENTLY BECOMING MUCH MORE INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS IN YOUR REGION, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE FAST ORGANIZATION. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO POST QUESTIONS RELATED TO ANY OF THE ISSUES YOU RAISED OR ANY OF THE OTHER PRESENTERS RAISE. AGAIN, JUST POST IT INTO THE CHAT AREA ON YOUR SCREEN AND WE'LL GET TO IT AFTER OUR FINAL PRESENTATION. OUR SECOND PRESENTER IS JOHNNY- BORDELON P.E. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. HE WILL TELL US ABOUT A CASE STUDY FROM NEW OR LEANS, LOUISIANA. THE R.P.C. SERVES AS THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE NEW ORLEANS REGION. JOHNNY JOINED THE R.P.C. STAFF IN 2001. BEFORE JOINING THE R.P.C. HE WORKED FOR TEN YEARS, AS A DISTRICT OPERATIONS TRAINING ENGINEER FOR THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, D.O.T.D. DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE NEW ORLEANS NORTH SHORE. IN THAT ROLE, JOHNNY GAINED EXTENSIVE FEED EXPERIENCE IN ALL FACETS OF TRAFFIC OPERATIONS. HE'S A GRADUATE FROM LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, WITH A DEGREE IN CIVIL ENG FEARING. JOHNNY, YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY. HI, JERRY. HI. EXCUSE ME. IT KIND OF CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE THERE. I THINK I HAVE CONTROL, RIGHT? YOU DO. I WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE I WORK. AND I TOLD JERRY I WOULD TRY TO KEEP MY SOUTHERN ACCENT IN CHECK HERE. SO -- SO EVERYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND ME. BUT ANYWAY, I WORK ABOUT TWO BUILDINGS DOWN FROM THE DOME. AND THE NEXT SCREEN YOU SEE IS ME. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA THAT I WORK HERE. I'M THE LONE ENGINEER AMONG NINE PLANNERS, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT. SO THEY TRY TO KEEP ME IN CHECK AND I TRY TO KEEP THEM IN CHECK BUT WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO TODAY, IS JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE R.P.C. DOES. WE DO A LOT. WE DO WHAT MOST M.P.O.s DO, BUT TODAY I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS IN TERMS OF SAFETY, INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, AND HURRICANES EVAC. SO TO BEGIN WITH, I WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE R.P.C.'S ROLE AND TRANSPORTATION SAFETY. ONE THING WE DO THAT WAS KIND OF UNIQUE, STATE FARM HAD A PROGRAM WHERE THEY WERE ACTUALLY GIVING GRANTS TO STUDY SITES THAT THEY HAD SHOWN WERE PROBLEMS FOR THEM. EXCUSE ME. ANYWAY, IN THE -- THE R.P.C. TEAMED UP WITH THEM. YOU CAN SEE WHERE I WAS INVOLVED AND DID THE ACTUAL STUDY.