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AASHTO Subcommittee on Traffic Engineering Lisa Fontana Tierney, P.E. Traffic Engineering Senior Director June 2010Chicago, IL June 2010Chicago, IL ITE.

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1 AASHTO Subcommittee on Traffic Engineering Lisa Fontana Tierney, P.E. Traffic Engineering Senior Director June 2010Chicago, IL June 2010Chicago, IL ITE Activities Update

2 Traffic Engineering Traffic Signal Maintenance Handbook Published May 2010 Joint publication with IMSA Updates several existing docs with SOA technologies and practices

3 Signal Maintenance Handbook Risk Management Procurement Procedures Design, Const., and Inspection Checklists Preventative and Response Maintenance Design Modifications Asset Management Maintenance Performance Safety

4 Traffic Engineering Traffic Signal Change Interval RP Expected to be published for open comment in Fall 2010 Not changing basic kinematic equation Providing clear guidance on assumptions used in equations (i.e., approach speed determination) Coverage of special applications of the equations (i.e., left turn phase) Not linked to red light cameras Coordinating efforts with related NCHRP work Active AASHTO/NCUTCD participation

5 Design Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach (April 2010) Joint publication with FHWA, EPA and CNU Updates the proposed RP that was published in 2006 “Urban” Flexibility in Highway Design Consistent with AASHTO Green Book Available Free on ITE Website

6 Other NEW Design Resources Neighborhood Street Design Guidelines Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design: An ITE Recommended Practice

7 Design Geometric Design Handbooks Three Volume Set: Freeways/ Interchanges (2005), Urban (2008), and Rural (2011) Practitioner tool “How to”; specific application and implementation to supplement the Green Book Examples of “good” and “poor” design; successful applications (photos, figures, tables)

8 Coming soon Manual of Transportation Studies (Sept. 2010) Parking Generation, 4 th Edition (July 2010) Introduction to Traffic Engineering Textbook (Spring 2011)

9 Other Items of Interest Roundabouts Task Force Climate Change and Energy Task Force Guidelines for Advisory Speed Setting Pedestrian/Bicycle Trip Generation

10 Transportation Certification Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) Voluntary process, Voluntary process, licensed engineers 2,500 individuals certified 2,500 individuals certifiedworldwide Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) Traffic Signal Operations Specialist (TSOS)

11 ITE 2010 Annual Meeting/ 2011 Technical Conference August 8–11, 2010 Vancouver, BC, Canada Moving Toward Zero 2011 ITE Technical Conference and Exhibit April 3-6, 2011 Walt Disney World Swan Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

12 New ITE Headquarters Office at the Army Navy Building 1627 I Street, NW 5 blocks from current offices Two blocks from the White House Two Metro stations within a block Near ITS America, APTA, APWA’s and ASCE’s Washington offices Home for 15 plus years

13 For more information… Lisa Fontana Tierney, P.E. Traffic Engineering Senior Director (202) 289-0222, x116 lfontana@ite.org Institute of Transportation Engineers 1099 14th Street NW Suite 300 West Washington DC 20005 WWW.ITE.ORG


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