By Pat Marnell, Western District President It's astounding; time is fleeting. It's the end of February and the year is already 15% over. I'm sure you have heard the old bromide "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now." The same could be [...]

By Pat Marnell, Western District President Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that it is already the end of January 2025. I hope each of you took some time over the holidays to relax, recharge, and reflect on the past year. I have a feeling that 2025 is [...]

By Doug Smith, P.E. Western District President As we start winding down the year, I have been reflecting on the year in ITE. I would like to first thank our 2024 ITE Western District sponsors. The support of all our sponsors allows us to provide all the programs the [...]

By Doug Smith, P.E. Western District President As the end of summer approaches and we enter the final quarter of 2024, I am reminded of what a great year it has been so far! Again, I want to thank all the attendees who joined us for the ITE Western [...]

By Doug Smith, P.E. Western District President I hope everyone is having a fun and productive summer of 2024! This summer is going by fast. Since attending the ITE Alaska section meeting in May I have had the opportunity to attend a lunch meeting with the Central California section [...]

By Doug Smith, P.E. Western District President This month I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days in Anchorage, Alaska visiting with our ITE Alaska section members. It was a great trip where I had the opportunity to speak to attendees at the monthly luncheon held at [...]

By Doug Smith, P.E. Western District President Whether you’re a passenger, driver, cyclist, or pedestrian, one of ITE’s collective goals is to ensure safe journeys on the roads of the Western District. The program for the upcoming Western District Annual Meeting provides ample opportunities for attendees to learn from [...]

By Doug Smith, P.E. Western District President I was listening to a webinar related to the changes to the new MUTCD 11 Edition and it made me think about how much our transportation and traffic engineering industry has changed over the last few years. It is an incredibly exciting [...]

By Doug Smith, P.E. Western District President When I was in university (yes a very long time ago), we did not have an ITE Student Chapter at our school to learn more about transportation. I was enrolled in the college of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus on [...]