New Committee Chairs
We have two new committee chairs serving the District. Kimberly Leung from the San Francisco Bay Area Section will be our new Richard T. Romer Student Endowment Fund Chair, and Tom Mericle from the Central Coast Section will be our new Legislative Chair. Past President Walter Okitsu and Dalene Whitlock [...]
Arizona 2013 Technical Compendium
The Technical Compendium of papers and presentations from the 2013 Western District Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona is now available. […]
Student Endowment Fund Spotlight: July/Aug
The July-Aug Spotlight was written by Alyssa Reynolds, Past President of the Western District and mentee of Richard T. Romer, regarding the recent renaming of the Endowment Fund to the Richard T. Romer Student Endowment Fund. The following is her article: Richard T. Romer believed in right and wrong, in [...]
President’s Message: Streets Are Not Complete without Goods Movement
The guest speaker at an ITE Southern California Section, Eric Shen of the Port of Long Beach, made a presentation on the value of goods movement. Among his key points: We shouldn’t be installing bike lanes on every truck route. […]
Early Registration Ends Soon for the 2013 Phoenix Annual Meeting
Hurry to the registration page for the Western District’s Annual Meeting at the historic Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix from Saturday, July 13 to Wednesday, July 17. Early registration ends June 14. […]
Register for the MiteY Race, July 13th
Sign up to participate in this year’s MiteY Race, presented in conjunction with the 2013 Western District Annual Meeting as a fundraiser for the Student Endowment Fund. The race will be held on Saturday, July 13th, from 4 to 6 PM at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. […]
Get Ready for Rapid City!
For the first time in 67 years the Western District’s annual meeting will be held jointly with the Midwest District in the home of Mt. Rushmore – Rapid City, South Dakota June 29-July 2, 2014. […]
President’s Message: Restoring the Reputation of the Flashing Yellow Arrow
Atlantic Cities issued an online article with the headline "Flashing Yellow Turn Signal: Good for Drivers, Bad for Pedestrians". It cites a study by Oregon State/Portland State University researchers where test drivers in a simulator were found to concentrate so much on oncoming vehicles during a flashing yellow arrow display that [...]
Registration is Open for the 2013 Annual Meeting in Phoenix
The Western District will hold its Annual Meeting at the historic Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix from Saturday, July 13 to Wednesday, July 17. The room rate is $149.00 per night including resort fees. The rate will be honored three days before and after the conference. Visit www.arizonabiltmore.com and use the [...]
