On October 21-22, 2015 the Center for Environmental Excellence by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) hosted a Traffic Noise Practitioners Summit in Baltimore, Maryland. This event brought together noise practitioners from 38 states throughout the country, as well as staff from AASHTO and FHWA, to discuss emerging topics of interest in the field and define a roadmap for the future of noise programs and research.
Webinar Presentation
Agenda
Summit Introduction
White Paper
Day 1 Presentations
- Session 1 – 23 CFR 772: Type I Project Definitions
- Session 2 – 23 CFR 772: Land Use Activity Categories and Evaluation Methodologies
- Session 3 – 23 CFR 772: Noise Screening Procedures
- Session 4 – 23 CFR 772: Cost Effectiveness Reasonableness Criteria
- Session 5 – 23 CFR 772: Consideration of Viewpoints of Owners and Residents
- Session 6 – TNM 3.0 Status and Implementation Plans
Day 2 Presentations
- Session 7 – Miscellaneous Traffic Noise Policy, Procedure and Program Topics
- Session 8 – Traffic Noise Modeling: Best Practices for Modeling and Modeling Input and Review of Models
- Session 9 – Design/Build (D/B) Projects
- Session 10 – Construction Noise and Vibration and Pre-Construction Evaluation
- Session 11 – Noise Barrier Materials, Design and Costs
- Session 12 – Enhancing and Improving Technology Transfer, including Training and Recruiting Needs