2009 Inter Mountain Meeting Highlights
From May 14-16, 2009 the Intermountain Section of ITE hosted its 49th Annual Meeting in Jackson, Wyoming. With attendance approaching 130 members, the Section was pleased with the turnout considering the tough economic climate. A strong technical program provided the foundation for the meeting and covered varying topics including: sustainability, [...]
Bicycle Facilities in San Francisco
Oliver Gajda, SFMTA Bicycle Program Manager Mike Sallaberry, PE, SFMTA Traffic Calming With a majority of trips in the US under 3 miles long (about 20 minutes by bike) and with the growing interest in sustainable and low impact systems, public health, the strained environment, and efficient transportation the bicycle [...]
District 6 Candidates for Office
The following slate of candidates for District officers was approved at the mid-year Board meeting held on February 6, 2009: President: Michael Sanderson Vice President: Edgar Perez Secretary-Treasurer: Alyssa Reynolds, Scott L. Thorson International Director: Larry Wymer, Dalene J. Whitlock Statements for each of these individuals are presented in this [...]
President’s Message: Moving Forward-Spring Is Here
Monica M. Suter With spring here, let’s move forward toward positive signs of economic recovery. Although remaining economic “humps” rest in the road, a portion of the vast market deflation appears to be based in fear and a lack of trust about portions of the system. If key issues can [...]
Section and Chapter Activities
Click below to see updates on Section and Chapter Activities… […]
2009 Mid-Year Board Meeting Highlights
On February 6, 2009 the Western District Board, commit-tee chairs, section leaders and guests met at the Sheraton Downtown Den-ver, in Denver, Colorado, for the 2009 West-ern District Mid-Year meeting. A total of 27 people were in attendance including Ann Brooks, 2011 LAC Chair, who participated via phone from Anchorage, [...]
Traffic Operations Centers (TOCs) for Smaller Agencies: Colorado Example
Traffic Operation Centers (TOCs) have historically been built and operated by the Traffic Engineering Departments of state departments of transportation (DOTs) and larger cities. For example, in the Rocky Mountain region, the City and County of Denver, City of Lakewood, and Colorado DOT (CDOT) have highly utilized Traffic Operation Centers. [...]
President’s Message
I am pleased to have attended the US Presidential Inaugural Opening Ceremony on Sunday, January 18, 2009, while visiting family in the D.C. area. Hopefully, before you even receive this WesternITE issue, an economic stimulus package with several important infrastructure projects will be on its way to invest in our [...]
Endowment Fund “EF” Spotlight
The March-April Spotlight was written by the new officers of the student chapter at Arizona State University (ASU), recently re-launched with the help of the ITE Arizona Section. The Endowment Fund was established to provide continuous, stable funding for the District’s student initiatives and will provide benefits for students such [...]
Featuring: ITE Student Activities at Portland State University
The Portland State University Student ITE Chapter is very active attending conferences, hosting career informational sessions with local transportation consulting firms and agencies, attending transportation related tours, and organizing social events for their members. […]
