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Kenneth Voigt, P.E.

ITE International President

These are both Challenging and Exciting Times !!

American Recovery and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009Reinvestment Act of 2009

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

$ 45.2 billion total• $ 27.5 billion for roads and bridges

• $ 8.4 billion for transit• $ 9.3 billion for rail

• $ 1.5 billion for competitive surface transportation projects

• $ 0.8 billion for transportation enhancements

American Recovery and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009Reinvestment Act of 2009

Opportunities for ITE Members

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Information Sources• www.ite.org/

Government Affairs Action Center• ITE Webriefings – free• ITE Reauthorization Position Statement

American Recovery and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009Reinvestment Act of 2009

Your Responsibility !

Investment in Member Services Investment in Member Services ProgramProgram

Update…

Recent PublicationsRecent Publications

Trip Generation, 8th Edition• Updates to most major land uses including

data from more than 550 sites and 12 new land use classifications

Urban Geometric Design Handbook• New practice-oriented guidance focused on

the operational and safety aspects of urban street geometric design

Just Released Publications !Publications !

• Traffic Engineering Handbook, 6th Edition

• Traffic Signal Timing Manual

• Transportation Planning Handbook, 3rd Edition

ITE Major ResourcesComing Soon!

Traffic Signal Maintenance Handbookin cooperation with IMSA

Manual of Transportation Studies

updated techniques for data collection

Introduction to Transportation Studiesnew university textbook

Other ITE Major ResourcesComing Soon!

Several New Web Seminar Series

Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering

Fundamentals of Transportation PlanningFundamentals of Transportation SafetyUrban Geometric Design Series

http://www.ite.org/education/webinars.asp

AcademicAcademic --Refereed JournalRefereed Journal

New Student InitiativesNew Student Initiatives

1. International Traffic Bowl Competitions at District Meetings

2. Poster Sessions at the ITE Annual Meeting

Special Task Forces Recently Special Task Forces Recently FormedFormed

1. Roundabouts

2. Energy, Environment and the Economy

Membership Growth !Membership Growth !

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ITEITE’’s Memberships Membership

Global Network• Individual Membership

• In 90+ Countries• 18,550 members

• 3,495 Students

“Community of Transportation Professionals”

ITE 2009 Technical Conference and Exhibit Transportation Operations in Action

Phoenix, AZ, USAMarch 22–25, 2009

ITE 2009 Annual Meeting and Exhibit

San Antonio, TXAugust 9–12, 2009

Immediately following the ITE 2009 Technical Conference and Exhibit

March 25–26, 2009Phoenix, AZ, USA

ITE Western District ITE Western District Annual MeetingAnnual Meeting

Denver, COJuly 12-15, 2009

www.westernite.org

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