Headline
President’s Message: The Future May Arrive Sooner than You Think
My family is remodeling our home and building a new garage. This has required predicting what we will need in what I previously thought was the far off future. For instance, should we have a 9-foot driveway to make backing out easier or will our next car be so smart it only needs a narrow strip of pavement to back out automatically with a push of a button? How many 220-volt outlets should we have … Read entire article »
Latest
Plan Your Phoenix Annual Meeting Trip Now
By now you should have received the e-mail from our Phoenix Local Arrangements Committee announcing the ITE Western District Annual Meeting, to be held Sunday July 14 to Wednesday July 17, 2013 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Activities actually begin a day earlier when we hold our MiteY Race event. This is a popular event for families and friends, and … Read entire article »
Register for the MiteY Race
Join us in Phoenix, AZ on July 13th from 4-6 PM for the next installment of the MiteY Race. This year’s MiteY race is presented in conjunction with the 2013 Western District Annual Meeting as a fundraiser for the Student Endowment Fund.The MiteY Race is modeled after the hit television series “The Amazing Race” with teams followed clues and completing … Read entire article »
Western District PR Committee Takes on Traffic Engineer Bashing
The Public Relations Committee is now focusing most of its efforts on addressing the “Traffic Engineer Bashing” issue. The Committee members have been discussing what people/factors shaped their own approaches to traffic engineering and it is apparent that many attitudes are shaped by circumstances. For example, the people who worked in a multi-modal focused environment early in their careers were … Read entire article »
Volunteers Needed for Collaborative Parking Issues
ITE’s Joint Task Force on Collaborative Parking Issues (JTFP) is looking for enthusiastic volunteers for four different projects. You can view the project summaries in PDF format by clicking on the links below. The summaries describe what we anticipate the project to deliver and should give an estimate of work required from the volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering to work on one of … Read entire article »
Student Endowment Fund Spotlight: May/June
The May-June Spotlight was written by Mike Packard, ITE Hawaii Section President, regarding their recent contribution to the Endowment Fund. The Hawaii Section is the District’s most recent Gold-Level contributor to the Endowment Fund. The following is their article: The ITE Hawaii Section is privileged to be the newest Gold Level sponsor to the Student Endowment Fund. The current Hawaii Section officers felt … Read entire article »
2013 Western District Candidates
Candidates for Office The following are the 2013 Western District Board candidates for office for your consideration. All members are encouraged to vote. Regardless of how you vote, please vote and make your voice be heard. The deadline for voting electronically has been set as late as possible to allow you to meet and/or learn about the Western District candidates before voting. Thanks for helping the Western District serve its members efficiently and effectively! … Read entire article »
Remembering Harry Parker
Harry Parker, past president of the Western District and a highly-respected ITE member in Southern California passed away on March 6, 2013. Harry was born on February 12, 1925 in Vienna, Austria. He once said that he knew at a very early age that transportation was in his future, since at the age of six he was playing with trains. By the age of eight he graduated to drawing sketches of intersections. However, at the age of 14 his family left Vienna as the dark clouds of World War II and the impending Holocaust were on the horizon. They left Vienna, waited in Italy and left for the United States just before the War broke out … Read entire article »
Newly Available Positions [UPDATED]
![Newly Available Positions [UPDATED]](http://westernite.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/jobsavailable-150x150.png)
A new position with LSA Associates in Irvine, CA has been added Jobs Available page! Head over to see the listing, as well as listings from Skillings Connolly, Fehr & Peers, Iteris, the City of Flagstaff, Transportation Solutions, RBF, and LIN Consulting. … Read entire article »
Student Endowment Fund Spotlight: Mar/Apr
Join us in Phoenix, AZ on July 13th from 4-6 PM for the next installment of the MiteY Race. This year’s MiteY race is presented in conjunction with the 2013 Western District Annual Meeting as a fundraiser for the Student Endowment Fund. The MiteY Race is modeled after the hit television series “The Amazing Race” with teams followed clues and completing … Read entire article »
Annual Meetings
Student Endowment
Latest and Archived Newsletters
Follow Us!