Summer Meeting and Technical Tour of the Barre-Montpelier Road Road Diet Pilot

Institute of Transportation Engineers - Joint Summer Meeting Announcement

VT ITE and VT apbp will be holding a joint Summer Meeting and Technical Tour of the

Barre-Montpelier Road Road Diet Pilot starting at the VTrans Training Facility in

Berlin and including a walking or bicycling tour of the corridor. Anyone involved with

transportation engineering, planning, or other pedestrian and bicycle professions are

encouraged to attend.

Date: Thursday, June 16, 2016

Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM with a networking session to follow

Location: VTrans Training Center, 1716 US Route 302, Berlin, VT

Cost: Free

Please RSVP by June 9th

to Jennifer Conley at conleyj@pbworld.com

Schedule:

3:00 – 3:20 Welcome and Introductions

3:20 – 4:00 Jon Kaplan, David Saladino, and Lucy Gibson

Technical Presentation on Road Diets in Vermont, the Barre-Montpelier Road

project road diet history, design details, and evaluation process.

4:00 – 4:40 Site Visit to the Project which is within walking distance

Attendees are also encouraged to bring bicycles if possible to experience the

corridor’s buffered bike lanes first hand.

4:40 - 5:00 Reconvene at VTrans Training Center to de-brief/discuss

5:00 - ? Adjourn to Barre City downtown for Social Hour – Cornerstone Pub