Session: 12
Session Title: Future Covid Impacts to Traffic
Organizer: John MacAdam
Moderator: John MacAdam
Topic A Title: INRIX predictions
Speaker (s): Ted Trepanier, INRIX
Name, Company, Location: INRIX, Seattle, WA
Topic A Description: Many people keep asking “When will traffic return to pre-COVID levels?” INRIX, a national leader in analyzing traffic data, will share their theories on how COVID may likely have impacted travel patterns for the foreseeable future.
Topic B Title: COVID impacts to cab services
Speaker (s): Morgan Kauffman, Columbus
Name, Company, Location: Columbus Yellow Cab
Topic B Description: The entire business model for the cab industry has been impacted by Covid-19. Morgan will discuss potential long-term impacts to the industry.
Topic C Title: Long term outlook on physical workspaces and impact to commuter traffic
Speaker (s): Monali Shah
Name, Company, Location: Google, Chicago
Topic C Description: A lot of people suddenly began working from home in 2020. Google will share their predictions on how long businesses may continue to work remotely, and what this means for traffic impacts.
Topic D Title: Future outlook of Traffic Studies
Speaker (s): Dave Holstein
Name, Company, Location: ODOT
Topic D Description: There is a lot uncertainty with long term impact to traffic planners. Dave will discuss data reliability, various available data sources/tools, and the impacts to long term-traffic planning.
Q&A session with all speakers
