Final paper submission

All paper submitters will receive their notification no later than Friday 31st January.

 

Submitted papers must meet the following requirements:

    • Title Page
      • Each word capitalized in the title (except conjunctions, prepositions, and articles).
      • All coauthor names, affiliations, and email addresses.
      • Coauthor’s ORCiD numbers; https://orcid.org/register (optional but encouraged).
      • Word count (7500 max minus 250 for each table and 250 for each figure after the first 6 figures).
    • PDF manuscript file
      • Tables and figures embedded in text.
      • 8.5”x11” page (not A4) with normal margins.
      • Use Times Roman font for text, 11 pt size or larger.
      • Use Times Roman font for tables, preferred 11 pt size or larger (will consider 10 pt font size if table is legible).
      • Indent each paragraph. No additional space between paragraphs. Double spaced between sections.
      • Single spaced.
      • 5MB max in file size.
    • Remove line numbers (as used in the draft paper for review)
    • Abstract (250 words max).
    • Figures, preference is to limit to 6 figures. Additional figures can be included; however, each additional figure is to be counted as 250 words.
    • Numeric or Harvard Style (Name, Year) references are acceptable.

Please find here the final paper guidelines.

Disclaimer

“By submitting your paper or your presentation you agree to the following:

  • As the designated primary author, I acknowledge that my coauthors and I hold the intellectual property rights and copyrights to the submitted paper/presentation, and all works by others have been appropriately referenced.
  • I also acknowledge that all the required approvals to use intellectual and copyrighted materials belonging to others that have been used or will be used in the submitted paper, and any subsequent presentations and posters to be presented at the 2020 ISHGD/USS, have been obtained.
  • Further, I acknowledge that all rights needed to release all such copyrights to Transportation Research Board (TRB) and Congress By Design, so that these organizations may print and/or distribute the submitted materials either in technical journals, on USB drives, or other electronic means as well as to post the materials on a symposium website for download by Symposium attendees and non-attendees, have been obtained.
  • I also consent to being photographed and recorded, and I provide consent to TRB and Congress By Design to use these photographs and/or audio and video (AV) recordings singularly or in conjunction with other photographs and/or AV recordings for advertising, publicity, commercial or other business and/or educational purposes. I understand that the term “photograph” as used herein encompasses both still photographs and motion picture footage.
  • I hereby release Congress by Design, Association Infra Design, Arcadis, TRB, and any of TRB’s associated committees and members and friends of these committees from any and all claims resulting from breach of any copyright infringements.”

Geometric Highway Design

Network Considerations
  • Highway Network Analyses
  • Robustness Resilience
  • Parallel Systems
  • Multi Modal Interchanges
  • Network Safety
Freeways and Interchanges
  • Horizontal Alignment
  • Vertical Alignment
  • Cross Section
  • Interchanges
  • Connections
Special Highway Design
  • Rush Hour Lanes
  • Dedicated Lanes
  • Tidal Flow Lanes
  • Toll Facilities
Rural Roads
  • Rural Road Design
  • Roundabouts
  • Smart Intersections
  • Speed Management

Integral Design

Road Guidance
  • Road Signs and Posts
  • Markings and Guidance
  • Lighting
  • Roadside use
  • Integral Layout
Workzones
  • Phasing and Contra Flow
  • Guidance and Signage
  • Speed control
  • Roadside Safety
  • Reducing Nuisance
Constructions
  • Bridges – Tunnels
  • Viaducts – Aquaducts
  • Double Deck Roads
  • Integrated Design
Traffic Management
  • Traffic Management Systems
  • Incident Management
  • Evacuation Management
  • Reverse Laning

Urban Street Design

All users
  • Bicyclists – Pedestrians
  • Trucks – Busses – RVs
  • Trams – Light Rail
  • Protected Intersections
Neighborhood Approach
  • Context Sensitive Solutions
  • Layout Network
  • Driveway – Sideway Design
  • Traffic Calming
  • Shared Space
Urban Network
  • Access Management
  • Alignment – Cross Section
  • Innovative Intersections
  • Smart Traffic Control
Vulnerable Users
  • Pedestrians – Disabled
  • Bicyclists – Mopeds
  • Smart Support Vehicles

Design Applications

Processes and practices
  • Design Process
  • Performance-based Design
  • Design Consistancy
  • Design Considerations Decisions
  • Public Involvement
Road Safety
  • Vision Zero
  • Risk and Safety Management
  • Road Safety Audits
  • Human Factors in Design
  • Roadside Safety
Design Modelling
  • Capacity and Safety Evaluations
  • Accident Prediction
  • Sight Distance
Design Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Design Tools
  • Simulation – Visualization
  • Virtual Reality
  • BIM

Challenges and Innovation

Challenges
  • Mitigating Traffic Growth
  • Road Safety towards Zero
  • Environmental Demands
  • Redesign Old Infrastructure
  • Continuing Design Education
Impacts
  • Connected – Autonomous Driving
  • Carbon Free – Electric Driving
  • Climate Change
  • Extreme Weather Impacts
  • Heavy Trucks
Smart Highway Design
  • Design for the Future
  • Smart Adaptive Infrastructure
  • Sustainable Design
Innovation
  • Smart Design Solutions
  • Innovative Case Studies
  • Long Distance Bicycle Lanes