The World in Motion

Elected to the IISTPS Board of Trustees in August 1992, Donald H. Camph began his career in transportation when he joined the staff of the BART Research Department in 1972. In 1977, he became one of the first employees of the newly formed Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, where he served first as Director of Policy and then as Rail Transit Development Coordinator until 1982.

Camph is President of Aldaron Inc., a consulting firm which has provided political, policy, financing, and strategy advice on transportation related issues to a variety of private and public sector clients since 1982. Camph has played key roles in a variety of major infrastructure projects in Southern California, including the Los Angeles Metro Green Line and Pasadena Blue Line.

From August 1989 to October 1991, Camph served as a special advisor to the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Reporting to the head of the Federal Highway Administration, he helped develop DOT's bipartisan National Transportation Policy which helps to guide legislation reauthorizing the Federal highway and mass transit programs.

In 1985, Camph co-founded the California Institute for Technology Exchange (CITE) and serves on its Board of Directors. CITE is a non-profit organization which was created to facilitate the exchange of technology between public and private sectors in the United States and their counterparts in foreign countries.

Mr. Camph earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT and a Master degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan. He has also completed post-graduate work in a Public Policy doctoral program at Michigan.

Reports for IISTPS' first two research projects are available in June 1996, in conjunction with the Board of Trustees Annual Dinner:

• Conduct of Background Research and Establishment of an International Surface Transportation Policy Conference In California
  Project Leader: Gail Murray

• Development of a Statewide Transportation Information Network Utilizing ITIS (the International Transportation Information System)
  Project Leader: Sandra Belanger

• Issues Relating to the Emergence of the "Information Superhighway" and California Societal Changes
  Project Leader: Dr. Jan Botha

• Analysis of Federal Budget ÒOutlayÓ Rates on Public Transportation Funding, with California as a Case Study
  Project Leader: Dr. Peter Haas

• Zoning and Financing of Transportation Interchange-Point Densification (Analysis of Opportunities and Barriers in Project Development)
  Project Leader: Dr. Scott Lefaver
• Impact of NAFTA on Transportation Systems in California and Other Border States
  Project Leader: George Gray
• Identification of "Best Practices" in Protecting Against Terrorist Attacks on Transportation Facilities, Equipment, and Passengers.
  Project Leader: James Graebner

• Development of Surface Transportation Systems Community Coalitions (Role of Consensus in Shaping Intermodal Investment Decisions)
  Project Leader: Beth Wyman

• Maintenance and Continued Development of Transportation Information Network Utilizing ITIS/Transweb (see accompanying article on Transweb):
  Project Leader: Sandra Belanger
  WebMaster: Dr. Stephen Kwan

• Conduct of the First International Surface Transportation Policy Conference

• An organizational chart of IISTPS with links to Institute personnel, Research Associates, committees, etc.
• Information about the Board of Trustees, including names and positions.
• Information on all of the IISTPS Research Associates, including name, institutional address, telephone and e-mail (where available), educational background, current position, research interests and Institute projects.
• A listing of all of the transportation periodicals available in the Institute's library and through the Internet. This information includes content and issue dates. In addition, reports, books and other publications housed in the Institute's library are now searchable by topic on Transweb. Research Associates currently working on Institute projects and students currently enrolled in Institute transportation courses are eligible to check materials out. To do so, visit the Institute between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or call (408) 924-7560.

The IISTPS Education Program completed its second and third courses in the proposed Transportation Management Masters Program in the Spring 1996 semester. The redefined program, whose proposed name has been modified to Masters of Science in Transportation Management (MS/TM), will change format when it continues in the Fall 1996 semester. The program will consist of ten courses of three-units each, which will be delivered in an accelerated format over an eight week period. Courses will be televised using distance learning facilities with two- way communication capability. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has agreed to originate courses at its Oakland, California, location for employees and broadcasting to other Caltrans sites as well as to the San Jose State University campus. Interested students and organizations from other geographic areas should contact IISTPS immediately for graduate student enrollment and videoconferencing reception information. Through the use of this accelerated format and innovative delivery techniques, the program can be completed in two years while maintaining full-time employment.

The final program proposal (preliminary approval was received) to the California State University Chancellor's Office is being prepared. For administrative purposes, students will be enrolled in the SJSU College of Business MBA program until final program approval. Transportation courses taken under the auspices of the MBA program will be transferable to the MS/TM degree.

The MS/TM has been further "fine-tuned" to enhance its attractiveness to transportation professionals. Inclusive of several disciplines, the program is career focused. The added benefit of the support of and access to transportation professionals worldwide, as demonstrated by the IISTPS Board of Trustees, will assist in establishing career placement as an intrinsic value of the program.

IISTPS' ongoing research in transportation policy and management areas will provide course materials and applied experiences of unique value to students. The program also will provide an optional summer international study tour and research internship opportunities with IISTPS. By maintaining a working relationship with international transportation professionals and organizations, the program will apply the latest management concepts to surface transportation management models.

IISTPS held its second symposium, "Terrorism in Surface Transportation," on March 15, 1996. Some of the nation's foremost experts on transportation security spoke about of recent terrorist attacks on public transportation and the responses that followed. The speakers included:

• Police Chief Ernest R. Frazier, Amtrak, who spoke about the Arizona derailment;
• Chief Security Officer Tom Savage, New York Transit Authority, spoke about the World Trade Center bombing;
• Counter Terrorism Squad Supervisory Special Agent Patrick J. Webb, Federal Bureau of Investigation, discussed the Unabomber case;
• Vice President for Technical Operations Denis Jackson, American Medical Response West. Jackson focused on the Oklahoma bombing and discussed the responsibilities of the private sector in responding to terrorist acts.

The preceedings of the symposium will be published and may be ordered by calling the IISTPS office at (408) 924-7560.

The next IISTPS symposium is scheduled to be held in the Fall of 1996.

The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) Institute Directors Association, chaired by the IISTPS Executive Director, is working with ITS America and the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) on a single ISTEA re-authorization advocacy position. That joint policy statement will stress the retention and strengthing of the current University-based delivery system for surface transportation research, education, and training. The national transportation organizations will be asked to insert compatible language into their policy papers. A fine example of desirable support language was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and was provided as a model thanks to IISTPS Trustee Francis Francois, Executive Director of AASHTO.