9:30 am, July 13, 2016
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
Downtown Delivery Symposium II
9:00am-9:30am: Registration (coffee available)
9:30am-9:45am: Welcome
Barry Seymour, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Scott Babcock, Transportation Research Board
9:45am-10:30am: Session I- Urban Freight Transportation: Innovations and Best Practices (Part I)
Moderator: John Tompkins, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Joe Bryan, WSP I PB Freight and Logistics
- Atlanta Regional Freight Plan
Hugo Yoshizaki, University of São Paulo
- The Off Hours Deliveries Pilot Project in São Paulo: Lessons Learned
Paula Dowell, Cambridge Systematics
- Local Intermodal Connecter, Global Impact: Making the Case for Funding
10:30am-11:00am: Session II- Urban Freight Transportation: Innovations and Best Practices (Part II)
Moderator: Fatemeh Ranaiefar, Fehr & Peers
Erica Wygonik, RSG
- Including Truck Touring in Regional Models
Bill Eisele, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- Telling the Freight Mobility Story: National and Texas Experiences
11:00am-11:15am: Break
11:15am-11:45am: Session III- Philadelphia Delivery Handbook
Moderator: Michael Carroll, Philadelphia Streets Department
Ted Dahlburg, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
- Project Background, Handbook Contents, and Next Steps
Michael Ruane, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
- Data Findings and Truck Loading Inventory
Ema Yamamoto, Philadelphia Streets Department
- Audience Input and Downtown Delivery Symposium II Survey
11:45am-1 2:00pm: Session IV- Democratic National Convention
Lou Belmonte, PennDOT
- Road Closures, Traffic Restrictions, and Detours