Consideration of Congestion Pricing and Managed Lanes in Metropolitan Transportation Planning
By William R. Loudon, DKS Associates The following is a summary of a paper to be presented at the ITE Western District 2010 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, June 27-30, 2010. The full paper will be published in the 2010 Compendium of Technical Papers. Overview Under the Federal Highway Administration’s [...]
International Director’s Report
Dalene J. Whitlock, PE, PTOE Whitlock & Weinberger Transp, Inc. ITE’s International Board of Direction met in Savannah, Georgia on March 12 and 13 in advance of the Technical Conference. The Western District was represented by Zaki Mustafa, Ken Ackeret and Dalene Whitlock. Following are highlights of the topics covered [...]
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Oregon ITE: April Section Report
The 20th Annual Oregon ITE Golf Tournament was held on Friday, September 18th, 2009 at the OGA Golf Course in Woodburn, Oregon. As an ITE-sponsored event, the tournament provided a unique opportunity for over 50 private consultants and public officials to engage in an open environment during a friendly game [...]
Student Endowment Fund Spotlight: Mar/Apr
Marc Mizuta, President of the San Diego Section: Over the last several years as I moved up the ranks on the Executive Board of the San Diego Section, I have learned a great deal from my predecessors and especially from Edgar Perez, our current Western District Vice President. While serving as [...]
Summary of San Diego ITE Section Monthly Meeting
Date: 2/4/2010 Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Location: Four Points by Sheraton, 8110 Aero Drive, San Diego, CA 92123 Speaker: Seth Torma, Senior Planner, KOA Corporation Member attended: 55 San Diego ITE President Marc Mizuta kicked off the meeting. Seth Torma gave a presentation on the San Ysidro border [...]
Air Turbulence Generated by Traffic could be used for lighting
This article's source is the Greener Gadget's competition website. All images and references are from the preceding link. As part of the Greener Gadgets competition taking place in New York this February, TAK studio USA has submitted a concept of street lights powered by the displaced air created by fast [...]
Summary of San Diego ITE Section Monthly Meeting
Date: 1/7/2010 Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 6450 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad Speaker: Kenny Perez, Nate Mullen Visual Concepts LLC Member attended: 56 ITE Western District Vice President Edgar Perez sworn in the new officers for San Diego Section, who are: President: Marc Mizuta Vice President: [...]
Colorado/Wyoming Scribe Report: December 2009
Scribe Article By Duane Cleere A Colorado/Wyoming Section of ITE luncheon was held on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Denver. Section President, Ben Waldman, presided over the meeting that was attended by 81 members and guests. Everyone did self-introductions as is customary for the larger [...]
Unspeakable Truths: Is Transforming Transportation A Key To Solving America’s Economic Crisis?
Taken From, Transportation Communications Newsletter: In his fourth book in four years, Professor Joseph M. Giglio argues that our thinking about Transforming Transportation in America must evolve to reflect how the Financial Meltdown and Economic Crisis have changed our world. To help understand why, his book begins by reviewing how [...]
