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Pipta 09
Pipta 09
Tacoma, Washington
The Pacific Intermountain Parking and Transportation Association
Pacific Intermountain is comprised of parking and transportation professionals and their
partners in related fields from Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,
Parking & Transportation Association Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
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Sunday, July 26, 2009 (continued)
2:30pm‐3:30pm Concurrent Educational Sessions
Creating A Bicycling Culture: Program Elements that Support and Cavallino
Encourage both Emerging and Savvy Cyclists
Stephanie Frans, Cascade Bicycle Club
In this session, learn how the Cascade Bicycle Club has developed programming
to encourage new and veteran riders alike. From large‐scale programs that
include over 10,000 active participants to smaller programs focused on
specific work sites, discover how to motivate, support and recognize people
to help create a better community through bicycling.
Creative Financial Benchmarking for College and University Parking Systems Burano
John Shaheen, CAPP, Washington State University
This session will share financial concepts used in forecasting at
Washington State University Parking and Transportation Services. It will
provide encouragement to think through the development of unique benchmarks
for parking operations and provide a forum for the exchange of benchmarking
and forecasting methods, concepts, and ideas.
4:00pm‐5:00pm Concurrent Educational Sessions
Not All RFID Readers are Created Equal Cavallino
Ali Khaksar, TagMaster
This session provides an explanation of RFID technology including
the various types and applications of RFID technology in parking and
transportation.
The Changing Perception of Parking Burano
Matt Davis, Watry Design, Inc.
Attendees will learn basic design principles that lead to aesthetically
pleasing design, how to emphasize various features to improve aesthetics
and practical applications of the design principles through the examination
of case studies.
5:30pm‐6:30pm President’s Welcome Reception Venice Ballroom
6:30pm Dinner on Your Own
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Time Event Room
6:00am‐7:30am Sunrise Walk/Run Hotel Lobby
Walk/Run the four‐mile round trip scenic Ruston Way waterfront.
Transportation will be provided.
7:00am‐4:00pm Registration Open Ballroom Foyer
8:00am‐9:45am Welcome Breakfast Venice Ballroom
8:45am‐9:45am Keynote Address: The High Cost of Free Parking
Dr. Donald Shoup, Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA
Dr. Shoup will explain how adopting three key parking policies will help to create
great streets, improve the transportation system, restore the environment, and
stimulate the economy.
10:00am‐11:00am Concurrent Educational Sessions
Economic Development Panel Cavallino
Dennis Burns, Carl Walker, Inc.
Max Clark, Capital City Development Corp.
Anne Guest, Missoula Parking Commission
It is hard to argue that the parking and transportation industries are not negatively
affected by national and local economies. Conversely, the parking and
transportation industries are recognized as effective tools to positively affect
economic development of municipalities. Enhanced access and convenience
(through parking and transportation options) are increasingly utilized by city planners
and administrators to improve the downtown experience. This is especially true
of revitalized, compact downtown areas.
Our Economic Development Panel will provide proven strategies and case
study examples of how parking and transportation programs have played
an important role in the stimulation of economic development in Boise, Idaho,
Missoula, Montana and elsewhere.
The DESIGN of Campus Wayfinding and Signage: Burano
Six Elements of Design for the Organization and Designing of Campus Information
Todd Pierce, PICTOFORM
This session will provide a creative approach to design which incorporates
six steps to organizing and designing information to create a successful
wayfinding and signage program for your campus.
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Monday, July 27, 2009 (continued)
11:00am‐12:00pm Keynote Address: Mobility Oriented Development Placing People Venice Ballroom
at the Centre of Planning
Helle Lis Søholt, Partner and Director, Gehl Architects ‐ Copenhagen, Denmark
Ms. Søholt will examine city transformation projects from around the world
that are aimed at developing people‐oriented and sustainable cities, demonstrating
how a focus on mobility, versus transport, can create a more balanced network.
12:00pm‐1:00pm Lunch with Exhibitors Venice Ballroom
1:00pm‐2:00pm Concurrent Educational Sessions
Bicycle Parking Facilities: Build It and They Will Bike Cavallino
Every Day, Bicycle Alliance of Washington
Inclusion of bicycling as transportation within urban planning and the development
of transportation infrastructure is an environmentally beneficial business practice
in both the public and private sectors. This session will demonstrate how
bicycle parking facilities are essential to increasing bicycle use and growing bicycle
culture, and the model for commuting support at a bicycle parking facility includes
secure parking and amenities such as lockers, restrooms/showers, and bicycle
repair capabilities.
City of Seattle Electronic Parking Guidance System Burano
Michael Solheim, Seattle Department of Transportation
Meghan Shepard, Seattle Department of Transportation
This session will highlight challenges and opportunities of designing innovative
parking guidance systems, share larger policy context, e.g., guidance system
intended to mitigate parking losses from major capital projects, and discuss
public‐private partnerships being used to implement programs.
1:00pm‐4:30pm Frontline Staff Training
Tactical Communications for Parking and Transportation Professionals Torcello
Cindy Campbell, Chair, International Parking Institute and
Assistant Director, Cal Poly Police Department
Ms. Campbell will help your shuttle drivers, enforcement personnel, parking attendants
and other frontline staff learn communication techniques that encourage voluntary
compliance from difficult and aggressive customers.
2:00pm‐2:30pm Coffee with Exhibitors Venice Ballroom
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Monday, July 27, 2009 (continued)
2:30pm‐3:30pm Concurrent Educational Sessions
Comparative Evaluation of One‐way vs. Two‐way Streets for Downtowns Cavallino
Judith Gray, Kittelson and Associates, Inc.
This session will review the comparative benefits and drawbacks of one‐way
vs. two‐way circulation systems for urban areas. The session will begin
with some basic traffic operations, safety, and design considerations. This will be
followed by case studies that show impacts on traffic operations and traffic speeds;
safety; street design; parking supply; bicycle circulation; pedestrian facilities, and
transit access.
The Art of On‐Street Parking Management Burano
Dennis Burns, Carl Walker, Inc.
Rick Onstott, Anchorage Parking Authority
Joseph Spencer, Spencer Consulting Services
This session will provide instruction for achieving the art of on‐street parking
management by first explaining the characteristics of on‐street parking. This
will be followed by providing on‐street parking management strategies including
implementing an effective on‐street enforcement program and understanding
technology trends. The session will conclude with a case study of new
technology implementation in Fort Collins, CO.
4:00pm‐5:00pm Concurrent Educational Sessions
Seattle's Community Parking Program: Cavallino
Engaging Communities in Comprehensive Parking Management
Allison Schwartz, Seattle Department of Transportation
This session will assist in the understanding of how to manage and develop
plans with community engagement and recognizing the value of traditional and
emerging outreach tools. This session will also provide instruction on how to
integrate TDM programs into parking planning.
Cream of the Crosswalk: Burano
Why Walkable Worksites Matter and How to Create Them
Lisa Quinn, Feet First
This session will highlight the importance of supporting walking for all modes
in order to create a healthier and safer environment, identify changes to policies at
workplaces to make walking more accessible, and identify tools to incorporate
into planning and social change in order to support safer workplaces.
5:30pm‐6:30pm Reception with Exhibitors Venice Ballroom
6:30pm‐9:00pm Awards Dinner Venice Ballroom
Keynote Address: Making Connections – People, States, and IPI
Shawn Conrad, Executive Director, International Parking Institute
Mr. Conrad will explain why parking and transportation’s role in community
management, development, planning, and design has never been more important.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Time Event Room
6:00am‐7:30am Sunrise Walk/Run Hotel Lobby
Walk/Run the four‐mile round trip scenic Ruston Way waterfront.
Transportation will be provided.
7:00am‐1:00pm Registration Open Ballroom Foyer
7:30am‐8:30am PIPTA Business Meeting/Breakfast Venice Ballroom
All Are Welcome
8:30am‐9:30am Concurrent Educational Sessions
Sound Transit Today and Tomorrow Cavallino
Greg Walker, Sound Transit
Learn how Sound Transit overcame defeat at the ballot box in 2007 to gain voter
approval in 2008 of a system plan to implement the next phase of high capacity
transit expansion in the region. Hear how the new plan emphasizes sustainable
system access, adds new flexibility in decision‐making and seeks to leverage other
investments through partnership arrangements. Sound Transit is celebrating the
success of Sounder Commuter Rail and Regional Express Bus services while looking
forward to growing popularity of the newly opened Link light rail service.
Restricted Parking Zones: Burano
Policy and Operational Changes to Seattle's Thirty‐Year Program
Mary Catherine Snyder, Seattle Department of Transportation
Learn how, through community engagement and applying policy and outreach
tools, Seattle DOT officials were able to navigate the political environment with
respect to comprehensive changes to permit programs intended to work more
effectively in mixed‐use neighborhoods.
8:30am‐12:00pm Frontline Staff Training
Tactical Communications for Parking and Transportation Professionals Torcello
Cindy Campbell, Chair, International Parking Institute and
Assistant Director, Cal Poly Police Department
Ms. Campbell will help your shuttle drivers, enforcement personnel, parking attendants
and other frontline staff learn communication techniques that encourage voluntary
compliance from difficult and aggressive customers.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 (continued)
09:45am‐10:45am Educational Session
Finding the Right Fit: Cavallino
Simple Methods to Enhance Employee Recruitment, Selection and Evaluation
Chris Boyan, Washington State University
Bridgette Johnson, Washington State University
This session will provide instruction for applying simple, structured human
resource methods to the employee recruitment, selection and evaluation processes
to increase the probability of finding the right fit for a particular position. Structured
employment practices ensure the greatest level of consistency, reliability and
objectivity when creating the employment contract.
Webinar: Measuring the Real Cost of Parking and Burano
Alternative Transportation Options (continues until 12pm)
Patrick Siegman, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates
Before moving forward with new parking construction, replacing existing parking
spaces, or implementing alternative transportation options, institutions must be able
to quantify the true costs of parking. Having this data allows you to determine the
right mix of transportation options for your campus and make a clear and compelling
case to senior administrators.
11:00am‐12:00pm Considerations for Cost: Cavallino
Effectively Increasing Parking Enforcement Efficiencies
Wayne McCann, Seattle Parking Enforcement Operations
William Timmer, Bluewater Project Management Services, LLC
This session will assist in understanding the scope of equipment systems and deployment
and patrol strategies associated with equipment systems. It will also provide an
understanding of the factors that contribute to the successful deployment of efficiency
improvement changes and the implementations and ongoing economics of the various
efficiency improvement options.
Webinar: Measuring the Real Cost of Parking and Burano
Alternative Transportation Options (continued from 9:45 session)
12:00pm‐1:00pm Farewell Lunch Venice Ballroom
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 (continued)
1:00pm‐2:00pm Concurrent Educational Sessions
Parking “Going Green”: Cavallino
Sustainable Parking Design and Management Strategies
Casey Jones, CAPP, CU‐Boulder
Increasingly, parking and transportation practitioners are being called upon to address
sustainability goals for their communities, universities, hospitals and airports. This
session will focus on practical transportation demand management and sustainability
strategies in place at the University of Colorado today with special emphasis placed on
program cost, considerations and challenges. The session will provide attendees with
a working knowledge of successful sustainability programs and what it takes to
implement them.
Leading‐Edge Employer‐Based Shuttle Programs Burano
Sandy Stutey, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Lynn Frosh, Microsoft Real Estate and Facilities
The session will begin with an overview of the robust employer‐based shuttle programs
at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Microsoft Corporation. Last mile, midday mobility,
and complete commute strategies will be highlighted, including shuttle to transit, transit
alternative, and park & ride, along with inter‐ and intra‐campus shuttles. A panel
discussion will follow.
1:00pm‐4:30pm Frontline Staff Training
Tactical Communications for Parking and Transportation Professionals Torcello
Cindy Campbell, Chair, International Parking Institute and
Assistant Director, Cal Poly Police Department
Ms. Campbell will help your shuttle drivers, enforcement personnel, parking
attendants and other frontline staff learn communication techniques that encourage
voluntary compliance from difficult and aggressive customers.
2:15pm‐4:00pm Networking Activity: Vashon Island Ferry Boat Ride Hotel Lobby
Enjoy a 15 minute ride from Point Defiance, Tacoma to Tahlequah, Vashon Island,
and back aboard the M/V Rhododendron. The Puget Sound is home to one of the
finest ferry boat fleets in the world, and you'll enjoy the brief sail on this classic
1947 built boat.
2:30pm‐4:30pm Networking Activity: Museum “Hopping” with Friends Hotel Lobby
Enjoy a walking tour of the Art District of Downtown Tacoma including visits to
the Museum of Glass, Washington State History Museum, Tacoma Art Museum
and the Chihuly Bridge of Glass.
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