Section ‐ Design (AKD00)

Committee Scope : The Design Section is part of the Transportation Infrastructure Group. It consists of eight committees that propose research, share research findings, sponsor special activities, and provide a forum for transportation professionals to discuss today’s and tomorrow’s design-related transportation issues. The chairs of each of these committees are members of the Design Section Executive Board, who along with the section chair, provide general oversight of the activities within the Section.

Hermanus Steyn, Section Chair

hsteyn@kittelson.com

Brian Roberts - TRB Staff Representative

Standing Committees

Standing Committee on Performance Effects of Geometric Design (AKD10)

David McDonald, Chair, dmcdonald@hanson-inc.com

TRB Staff Representative: Brian Roberts 

Standing Committee on Roadside Safety Design (AKD20)

James Kovar, Chair, j-kovar@tti.tamu.edu

TRB Staff Representative: Brian Roberts 

Standing Committee on Low-Volume Roads (AKD30)

Laura Fay,  Chair,  laura.fay1@montana.edu

TRB Staff Representative: Brian Roberts 

Standing Committee on Landscape and Environmental Design (AKD40)

Willson McBurney, Chair, wmcburney@moffattnichol.com

TRB Staff Representative: Brian Roberts 

Standing Committee on Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Stormwater (AKD50)

Michael Perez,  Chair,  map0032@auburn.edu

TRB Staff Representative: Brian Roberts 

Standing Committee on Utilities (AKD60)

Roy Sturgill, Chair, sturgill@iastate.edu

TRB Staff Representative: Brian Roberts 

Standing Committee on Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies (AKD70)

Wei Johnson, Chair, johnsonwh@scdot.org

TRB Staff Representative: Brian Roberts 

Standing Committee on Roundabouts and other Intersection Design and Control Strategies (AKD80)

Hillary Isebrands, Chair,  hillary.isebrands@dot.gov

TRB Staff Representative: Brian Roberts 

Subcommittees

Subcommittee on Context Sensitive Solutions

Faisal Hameed, Chair, Faisal.Hameed@exp.com