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INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS SAN DIEGO SECTION San Diego Section NEWSLETTER PRESIDENT Dawn Wilson, P.E., P.T.O.E., T.E. RBF Consulting 760-476-9193 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT Minjie Mei, P.E. City of Santee 619-258-4100 [email protected] TREASURER Kathy Feilen, P.E. City of La Mesa 619-667-1347 [email protected] SECRETARY Mark Jugar, P.E. Rick Engineering (619) 291-0707 [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT Saul Kane, P.E., P.T.O.E. Lin Consulting 858-278-4800 [email protected] President’s Message Feature Article Featured Member Announcements Advertisements Volume 18, Issue 3 Thank You to Our Sponsors President’s Message by Dawn Wilson 1 Inside This Issue... 1-2 3-8 9 7-14 15-18 July - September 2012 Now that fall has arrived, I sit back and reflect on how much our section has accomplished this year – a fun summer social, outstanding lunch programs, collaborative meet- ings with organizations such as APA and Walk San Diego, and most recently our meeting with SDSU students. I have quickly come to realize just how rewarding being a member of the ITE board has been for me. Not only do I have the opportunity to work with an outstanding group of engineers and planners, I have made many new friends both within ITE and across multiple organizations here in San Diego. As a board member, you have the opportunity to shape the future of our organization and build upon a strong foundation that many of the transportation leaders in San Di- ego have built for us. We are now approaching that time of the year when we ask each of you to consider joining the ITE board. If you haven’t had the opportunity to be a board member, I would encourage you to consider all the opportunities being an active member of ITE brings to you. Although five years may seem like a long time to volun- teer with ITE, the time goes by so fast in a large part of the great team of professionals who support the board by actively take on chair or volunteer responsibilities through- out the year. Coming from a working professional, soccer mom, PTA volunteer and wife, I know each and every one of you can carve out the few hours per week it takes to help ITE thrive and succeed year after year. I encourage you to reflect for a moment on what ITE has done for you and what you can do for ITE in the years to come. Speaking of our future… The SDSU students are showing an extraordinary dedica- tion toward making their ITE chapter a stronger, more competitive organization both on campus and at the ITE district and regional levels. For those of you familiar with SDSU, Dr. Supernak has enthusiastically agreed to be the student chapter advisor. He has successfully grown and nurtured the ASCE student chapter and looks forward to providing similar support to our students involved in ITE. I am excited to see the students so enthusiastic about growing and strengthening the chapter. You too can be a part of this growth by mentoring a student, speaking at their lunch meetings or provid- ing internships to future engineers. As the end of the year draws near, we all can look forward to many exciting events. If you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to look over the award applications and nominate either a project or a fellow ITE member in one of our four award categories. We understand that everyone is very busy toward the end of the year, so Leo Esplet worked with Nguyen to simplify the application process. This year, not only can you

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Page 1: ITE July to september newsletter 2012

INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION

ENGINEERS

SAN DIEGO SECTION

San Diego Section NEWSLETTER

PRESIDENTDawn Wilson, P.E., P.T.O.E., T.E. RBF Consulting760-476-9193 [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTMinjie Mei, P.E. City of Santee619-258-4100 [email protected]

TREASURERKathy Feilen, P.E. City of La Mesa619-667-1347 [email protected]

SECRETARYMark Jugar, P.E. Rick Engineering(619) 291-0707 [email protected]

PAST PRESIDENTSaul Kane, P.E., P.T.O.E.Lin [email protected]

President’s Message

Feature Article

Featured Member

Announcements

Advertisements

Volume 18, Issue 3 Thank You to Our Sponsors

President’s Messageby Dawn Wilson

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Inside This Issue...

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7-14

15-18

July - September 2012

Now that fall has arrived, I sit back and reflect on how much our section has accomplished this year – a fun summer social, outstanding lunch programs, collaborative meet-ings with organizations such as APA and Walk San Diego, and most recently our meeting with SDSU students. I have quickly come to realize just how rewarding being a member

of the ITE board has been for me. Not only do I have the opportunity to work with an outstanding group of engineers and planners, I have made many new friends both within ITE and across multiple organizations here in San Diego.

As a board member, you have the opportunity to shape the future of our organization and build upon a strong foundation that many of the transportation leaders in San Di-ego have built for us. We are now approaching that time of the year when we ask each of you to consider joining the ITE board. If you haven’t had the opportunity to be a board member, I would encourage you to consider all the opportunities being an active member of ITE brings to you. Although five years may seem like a long time to volun-teer with ITE, the time goes by so fast in a large part of the great team of professionals who support the board by actively take on chair or volunteer responsibilities through-out the year. Coming from a working professional, soccer mom, PTA volunteer and wife, I know each and every one of you can carve out the few hours per week it takes to help ITE thrive and succeed year after year. I encourage you to reflect for a moment on what ITE has done for you and what you can do for ITE in the years to come.

Speaking of our future… The SDSU students are showing an extraordinary dedica-tion toward making their ITE chapter a stronger, more competitive organization both on campus and at the ITE district and regional levels. For those of you familiar with SDSU, Dr. Supernak has enthusiastically agreed to be the student chapter advisor. He has successfully grown and nurtured the ASCE student chapter and looks forward to providing similar support to our students involved in ITE. I am excited to see the students so enthusiastic about growing and strengthening the chapter. You too can be a part of this growth by mentoring a student, speaking at their lunch meetings or provid-ing internships to future engineers.

As the end of the year draws near, we all can look forward to many exciting events. If you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to look over the award applications and nominate either a project or a fellow ITE member in one of our four award categories. We understand that everyone is very busy toward the end of the year, so Leo Esplet worked with Nguyen to simplify the application process. This year, not only can you

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ANNUAL AWARDS Leo Espelet Kimley-Horn & Associates 619-744-0136 [email protected]

DIRECTORY/ ROSTER Phuong Nguyen [email protected]

MEETING LOCATION Miriam Leung, Lindy Pham Parsons Brinckerhoff 619-849-5408, 619-525-8395 [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP K.C. Yellapu LLG Engineers 858-300-8800 [email protected]

NEWSLETTER David Mizell, AICP, PTP RBF Consulting 760-476-9193 [email protected]

MONTHLY PROGRAM Monique Chen Chen Ryan Associates 619-318-4664 [email protected]

SDSU STUDENT CHAPTER LIAISON Joe Schultz Rick Engineering [email protected]

STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT Deanna Chico San Diego State University [email protected]

SDSU STUDENT CHAPTER ADVISOR Dr. Supernak Janusz San Diego State University [email protected]

WEB MASTER Phuong Nyguyen [email protected]

download a PDF of the application, the application is also available in an interactive form on the ITE website. There is no better way to show your appreciation and ac-knowledge the hard work of your staff, colleagues and clients than to nominate them for an ITE award. No project is too big or too small – so take 15 minutes out of your busy day and fill out a nomination! Awards winners and new board members will be announced at our Annual December lunch meeting.

Finally, my favorite part of the year is quickly approaching – the annual Holiday Party. Minjie and Saul have searched high and low for a venue this year for our party and we have selected a beautiful room at the Westin at Horton Plaza. Located in the heart of the Gas Lamp District, the Westin offers hotel rooms at reduced rates for those who chose to make a weekend out of this event! Look for more information on this event in the weeks to come.

It has been a great year so far, but the best is yet to come and I look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming ITE event!

President’s Message

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Feature Article

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STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP Zoubir Ouadah, P.E. City of Poway 858-945-5577 [email protected]

ANNUAL GOLF EVENT Nick Minicilli, P.E. RBF Consulting 760-476-9193 [email protected]

SOCIAL CHAIR Walter Musial LLG Engineers 858-300-8800 [email protected]

VOTING CHAIR Joe De La Garza, P.E. Iteris 619-507-0987 [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY & MOBILITY TASK FORCE Eric Ruehr VRPA Technologies 858-566-1766 [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION LIAISON Linna Zhang, P.E. City of San Marcos 760-744-1050 [email protected]

PUBLIC OUTREACH / EDUCATION Vacant

The City of Carlsbad Takes A Proactive and Progressive Approach to Implementing Complete and Livable Streets to Align with Community Values

ByDavid Mizell, PTP, AICP

RBF ConsultingAnd

Bryan Jones, TE, PTP, AICP, MPADeputy Transportation Director

City of Carlsbad

The City of Carlsbad has recently been making great strides in the implementation of the California Complete Streets Act, which requires that cities and counties throughout the state adopt policies as part of their General Plans to design roadways that safely accommodate all users, which in addition to motorized vehicles includes bicycles and pedestrians. The City of Carlsbad is in the process of updating their General Plan, which is expected to be com-pleted in mid-2013. As part of that General Plan update a robust “Envision Carlsbad” public outreach was conducted to identify the community values. These values include walking, biking, connectivity, active/healthy lifestyle, and small town feel to name just a few. This outreach helped the Mayor and City Council identify Complete and Livable Streets as a Stra-tegic Focus Area in 2012. In addition, the City Transportation Department’s Strategic Plan has allowed staff to take a proactive approach in the design and implementation of improve-ments and programs that incorporate the Complete and Livable Street elements.

Listed below are several projects by the City that reflect the “livable streets” concept, several of which have already been implemented:

• Restriping of La Costa Avenue (implemented in July 2011) • Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program (updated May 2011 and first three neighborhoods April/May 2012) • Carlsbad Boulevard Pedestrian Medians (implemented May 2012) • “Bike the Village” Custom Bike Racks (pilot implemented July 2012) • “Light the Trees” in the Village (implemented August 2012) • Carlsbad Boulevard / Carlsbad Village Drive Pedestrian Scramble Phase - a.k.a. “The Carlsbad Scramble” (implemented in August 2012) • Carlsbad Boulevard / State Street Roundabout and Coastal Rail Trail Reach 1, bike lanes, and sidewalks across Buena Vista Lagoon (in design) • Carlsbad Boulevard Realignment Project (in design)

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LA COSTA AVE. BEFORE LA COSTA AVE. AFTER

Restriping of La Costa Avenue - With Road Diet and Buffered Bike Lane

One of the first projects to be implemented with Complete Streets elements was the re-striping of westbound La Costa Avenue between Romeria Street and Fairway Lane. This section of La Costa Avenue, which is located between El Camino Real and Rancho Santa Fe Road, is primarily fronted by a mixture of single-family and multi-family residences. The combination of high speed, high traffic volumes and vertical and horizontal curvature of the roadway created limited sight distance issues for residents entering and exiting their driveways. The speeds and design of the roadway did not make it feel like a neighborhood and did not create a welcoming environment for residents to bike and walk.

Before the restriping was implemented, this section of La Costa Avenue was striped with two travel lanes in each direction, with a two way left turn lane and on street parking. The restriping project included the following modifications on westbound La Costa Avenue:

• A road “diet” in the westbound direction that reduces the number of lanes from two lanes to one lane; • A new bicycle lane in the westbound direction; and • A striped buffer separating the bicycle lane from the westbound travel lane.

The restriping project was implemented in July 2011, and in addition, the posted speed limit was reduced from 45 mph to 40 mph on La Costa Avenue from just east of El Camino Real to Rancho Santa Fe Road. Speed feedback signs were utilized to educate motorists of their speed and to help reduce speeds along with a partnership between Carlsbad PD with en-forcement. This interim restriping solution for $40,000 was so successful that City Council did not need to proceed with the much more expensive streetscape traffic calming project (project estimates of $1-$3 million) that was being developed parallel with the interim strip-ing plan in case the interim striping plan did not achieve the necessary results.

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Carlsbad Boulevard Pedestrian Medians

It was identified by the community and city council that Carlsbad Boulevard between Carlsbad Village Drive and Tamarack Avenue was a challenge for pedestrians to cross a five lane road-way (two lanes in each direction with a continuous two way left turn lane. In April 2012 Team Transportation brought before City Council five pedestrian medians with high visibility piano key crosswalks. City Council ultimately approved the medians and asked staff to install them before the height of the tourist season starting Memorial Day weekend. Team Transportation de-livered the project on time the Thursday prior to Memorial Day weekend. The new medians al-low for a pedestrian refuge to allow for two stage crossing of the roadway and also shortens the duration a motorist has to wait for a pedestrian to cross. The medians include standard pedestri-an crossing signs along with paddles that state “State Law – Yield to Pedestrians”. The medians have had a lot of success enhancing the pedestrian experience crossing Carlsbad Boulevard.

Carlsbad Boulevard / Carlsbad Village Drive Pedestrian Scramble Phase

This all-pedestrian phase at the intersection of Carlsbad Boulevard / Carlsbad Village Drive, otherwise known as “The Carlsbad Scramble”, was implemented in July 2012 to enhance the safety of pedestrians and improve the flow of both pedestri-ans and motorists through the intersection. This intersection has some of the highest numbers of pedestrian crossings in the City; recent spring and summer counts show up to 6,000 pedestrians a day traverse the intersection. Motorists making right-turns often had to wait for a red light to make the turn due to the high volume of pedestrians blocking the maneuver during a green light. Pedestrians had to cross at their own risk on a green walk phase due to the numerous and potentially impatient right-turning motorists. The traffic signal cycle was modified to include the all-pedestrian phase in which pedestrians can cross the intersection at any direction, including diagonally. Motorists are now prohibited from turning right on red, but the absence of pedestrians crossing during the vehicular green phases allow the motorists to make the right-turns without conflict with pedestrians. All in all, both pedestrians and motorists are winners with the implementation of “The Carlsbad Scram-ble”! Check out the video the city created for this all pedestrian phase by googling “Carlsbad Scramble”.

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Carlsbad Boulevard / State Street Roundabout and Coastal Rail Trail Reach 1, Bike Lanes, and Sidewalks across Buena Vista Lagoon The intersection of Carlsbad Boulevard and State Street is currently configured as more of a merging of two roadways into one rather than an intersection, and was designed and con-structed over 50 years ago with only motorists in mind when Carlsbad Boulevard was State Route 101 Coast Highway. Times have changed, traffic is higher and so are the number of pedestrians and bike riders that pass through and cross this intersection and lagoon.

North of the intersection, Carlsbad Boulevard crosses the Buena Vista Lagoon and into Oceanside, where Carlsbad Boulevard transitions to North Coast Highway 101. The section of Carlsbad Boulevard across the Buena Vista Lagoon is currently built with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane. There are no sidewalks on either side of this section of Carlsbad Boulevard, and pedestrians are currently forced to walk in the shoulder or sensitive habitat to cross the Buena Vista Lagoon between Oceanside and Carlsbad.

The City of Carlsbad plans to construct a roundabout at Carlsbad Boulevard / State Street and to provide sidewalks, Class II bike lanes, and a Class I path/trail on Carlsbad Boulevard across the Buena Vista Lagoon within the existing right-of-way to minimize environmental impacts. This is a resurfacing and repurposing of the existing pavement and could become one of the most Complete and Livable Streets in North County and the San Diego Region. The planned roundabout Carlsbad Boulevard and State Street will improve safety conditions for both pedestrians and bicyclists along Carlsbad Boulevard through and across this inter-section. The planned sidewalks, bike lanes, and trail on Carlsbad Boulevard north of State Street will be accomplished by eliminating one the existing northbound lanes across the Buena Vista Lagoon.

NORTHBOUND EXISTING NORTHBOUND WITH ROUNDABOUT

SOUTHBOUND EXISTING SOUTHBOUND WITH ROUNDABOUT

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Carlsbad Boulevard Realignment Project

Carlsbad Boulevard is currently built as a four-lane arterial roadway between Palomar Airport Road and La Costa Avenue. This section of Carlsbad Boulevard is approximate-ly three and a half miles long, and is generally oriented in a north-south direction with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and beaches. Along much of this section of roadway, a vegetated center median separates the northbound and south-bound lanes, ranging from about 25 feet to over 200 feet in width. In addition, older alignments and on-off ramps of Carlsbad Boulevard still exist from when it was the coast highway.

The City of Carlsbad proposes to realign Carlsbad Boulevard be-tween Palomar Airport and La Costa Avenue. The realignment would primarily consist of relocating the southbound lanes to the east to be adjacent to the northbound lanes, thus eliminating the wide center median along much of this section. This project is part of a partnership with the State Parks Department and will go through public outreach, environmental assessment, and the Federal 6F process to swap excess land between the State Parks Department and City. The project could incorporate a linear trail and enhance beach access and enhance the safety of all users from motorists to bike riders and pedestrians to beach goers and surfers.

RBF Consulting and AECOM are currently working with the City of Carlsbad to develop project design alternatives for public outreach and environmental assessment. The Carls-bad Boulevard Realignment Project truly represents the livable streets values and Envision Carlsbad values that the City has recently embraced as their focus in envisioning the future of Carlsbad’s roadways.

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“Bike the Village” Custom Bike Racks

In partnership with Urban Place, consultants hired to work with the Carlsbad Village Association and city to help real-ize the full potential of the village, the Transportation De-partment installed twenty custom “Bike the Village” bike racks. The city applied for a SANDAG Active Transporta-tion grant in July 2012 to install eighty more bike racks and six bike corrals in the village bound by I-5, Buena Vista Lagoon, Agua Hedionda Lagoon and the Pacific Ocean. Results of the SANDAG Active Transportation grant will be finalized by October 2012.

“Light the Trees” in the Village

Also in partnership with Urban Place, the Transporta-tion Department helped bring electricity to light up tree branches and trunks along State Street between Carlsbad

Village Drive and Grand Avenue. In addition street lights on Carlsbad Village Drive between Carlsbad Boulevard and Roosevelt Street were wrapped with rope lights. These pedestrian oriented lights help create an inviting and welcoming evening experience in the village, which has resulted in more foot traf-fic for restaurants and businesses in the village.

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Featured Member

FeaturedMember

What is the craziest (or the scariest) thing you have ever done?My low-risk taking nature took a backseat when I decided to move to San Diego in the early 90’s. I had never visited, knew nobody, had no job, no place to live and drove over 2,300 miles from Michigan on a newly purchased used ’84 Jetta Diesel! I knew I wanted to be a transportation engineer and I wanted nice weather! I don’t know if you categorize it as crazy or scary, but there was a level of anxiety that definitely gets your heart pumping.

Describe a memorable/unusual experience/event in your life.The most memorable experience has to be the journey my wife, Cynthia, and I made half-way around the world to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to adopt our daughter (Mimi) in May 2011. Wading through the paperwork, background checks, and governmental requirements, as well as two trips to Africa was definitely an adventure that I will not soon forget. Spending time in Ethiopia and all of the warmth from the community was amazing and seeing our daughter grow into the healthy girl she is now has been wonderful!

Where did you grow up?My father is in the Life Insurance field and moved around quite a bit so every 3 to 4 years there was a new place to experience…Born in Dallas, Texas, moved to Atlanta, Georgia for a few years, lived in Raleigh, North Carolina for 4 years, lived in Springfield, Illinois for another 4 years, and then Austin, Texas for 3 years, then West Bloomfield, Michigan for 7 years, before moving to San Diego. So I grew up in a lot of different areas!

What or who influenced you to chose Transportation Planning/Engineering? (Please describe in detail)My university was very small and there was only one transportation engineering professor. He taught every transportation related course and he became a huge influence on me. I couldn’t wait to take more classes from him each semester. His name is R. James Diegel, PhD and without his guidance and direction I would not be in the transportation profession or the person that I am today.

What do you value most about your ITE membership?ITE membership has allowed me to interact with people with similar interests and develop friendships that extend beyond the professional side. I definitely value the technical and social aspects of the organization!

What are some of your hobbies and interests?I have been taking photographs ever since my parents bought me a 110 film camera in the late 70’s. I continue to be an amateur photographer, mainly digital now, and have been selected a few times for the San Diego International Photography Exhibition and have two honorable mention ribbons. My daughter has now become the focus of my viewfinder! Some other interests include playing and watching soccer and remodeling a 1920’s Spanish house.

What schools did you attend for your degrees?Started at the University of Texas in Architectural Engineering and finished up in Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan.

What interesting talents do you possess?I love building things and have become a decent woodworker and like to translate my detailed pencil drawings into finished designs. I can also translate my daughter’s baby talk/Amharic/English pretty well!

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Summary of San Diego ITE Summer Social

Date: Sunday, July 29, 2012 Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Location: Crown Point, Mission Bay

Over 50 persons attended our annual summer social, held at Crown Point, Mission Bay. Members and their friends and families enjoyed the sunny weather, delicious food (yummy tacos) and each other’s company. Whether it was cooling off in the bay or getting cooled off by a water balloon, a fun and relaxing time was had by all. We even played a friendly game of volleyball! Thanks to all who attended and made this event a suc-cess!

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2017 WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCESAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

ITE San Diego is looking for current members who wish to volunteer for the 2017 Western District Annual Conference. The conference will be held at a location to be determined and during June or July of 2017. We know it’s a long way out, but planning has already started. If you have any inter-est in being part of an amazing experience within your local section of ITE, then this is the perfect opportunity for you.

We’re looking for volunteers to lead and/or participate in one of the many available positions with-in the Conference’s committees. The following is a list of the committees and whether the Chair position is available or filled:

Local Arrangements Chair (LAC) – Not availableFinancial Chair – AvailableRegistration Chair – Not availableTechnical Chair – Not availableTechnical Tour Chair – AvailableAccompanying Person/Youth Activities Chair – AvailableExhibit/Vendor Chair – AvailableFamily Night Chair – Not availableWebsite Chair – AvailablePhotography Chair – AvailableAdditional Issues Chair – Available

If you would like to sign up as a volunteer for a Chair position or would like to be on the list to help out in one of these committees, please contact Saul Kane via email at [email protected] or by phone at (858) 278-4800.

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Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012

Location:

Program:

Bridging the Gaps through Leadership in Transportation

SANDAG Policies on Active Transportation and our Regional Vision for Safe Route to Transit and Bike Plan Implementation

Non-Motorized Transportation Evaluation and Monitoring –

Brief: Bike Laws from the Drivers’ Perspective

Program: Planning for Different Types of Cyclists – How to Improve Safety for Bicyclists in the US

Directions to Handlery Hotel:

RSVP by Monday, 10/15/2012 to:

Cost:

Guest Speakers:Bryan Jones, TE, PTP, AICP, MPA is Deputy Transportation Director for the City of Carlsbad where he is leading a cultural transformation to align transportation decisions and projects with community values. Bryan was formerly with the City of Fresno where he implemented the Intelligent Transportation Program, adopted a progressive award winning bicycle master plan, and developed the multiple award winning I BIKE FRESNO campaign. Chris Kluth, SANDAG - As the Active Transportation Planning Program Manager for SANDAG, Mr. Kluth manages and coordinates the development, preparation and implementation of a diverse range of active transportation planning projects and programs to implement the Regional Bicycle Plan and the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan. Christine Eary, SANDAG - Christine Eary is an Associate Planner at SANDAG, where she is responsible for Active Transportation program development and implementation. She is developing the Regional Active Transportation Early Action Program and Safe Routes to Transit Regional Plan, and is responsible for data collection and modeling for active transportation. Sherry Ryan, SDSU/Chen Ryan Associates - Dr. Ryan is a principal with Chen Ryan Associates and has over 15 years of experience working as a San Diego-based transportation consultant and is also a professor at San Diego State University in the School of Public Affair’s City Planning Program. Andy Hanshaw, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition - Andy Hanshaw, MPA, has been Executive Director at the SDCBC since July of 2011. He is also the founder and organizer of the annual Bike The Bay community bike ride that takes place each August in San Diego. Brett Hondorp, Alta Planning - Brett Hondorp, AICP, is a Principal of Alta Planning & Design and Alta Bicycle Share, firms dedicated to creating communities where walking and bicycling are safe, healthy, fun and normal daily activities. He has over 14 years of experience working on bicycle, pedestrian, trail, and Safe Routes to School projects throughout the US and internationally.

jjooiinnttllyy pprreesseennttActive TransportationWorkshop & Luncheon

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NOMINATIONS FOR 2011/2012 AWARDS

The Institute of Transportation Engineers San Diego Section is soliciting nominations for 2011/2012Awards. The awards will be considered for the following categories this year: 1) TransportationProfessional of the Year; 2) Young Transportation Professional of the Year; 3) Project of the Year; 4)Technical Document of the Year; and 5) Public Agency of the Year.

The awards committee is seeking nominations for individuals, projects, technical documents andagencies. Nominations should consider accomplishments that occurred from July 1st, 2011 throughNovember 2nd, 2012. The ITE section is looking for individuals and/or projects have made a notablecontribution to the enhancement of the local and/or regional transportation industry.

The following is a summary of the purpose and requirement for each of the awards:

1. Transportation Professional of the Year Award

Who is eligible: Any current ITE San Diego Chapter member.

Purpose of the Award: To recognize outstanding contributions to the San Diego Section of ITE.The award is intended to acknowledge the personal commitment to the overall success of thesection, personal sacrifices for the betterment of the organization and recognized leadership intheir field of expertise.

Restrictions: None

2. Young Transportation Professional of the Year Award

Who is eligible: Any current ITE San Diego Chapter member who is 35 years old or younger as ofNovember 2nd, 2012.

Purpose of the Award: To recognize outstanding contributions of our young members to the SanDiego Section of ITE. The award is intended to acknowledge the personal commitment to theoverall success of the section, personal sacrifices for the betterment of the organization andrecognized leadership in their field of expertise.

Restrictions: Must be 35 years old or younger as of November 2nd, 2012.

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