FHWA Congestion & Bottleneck Identification & Solutions
Date: Wednesday, June 17th 2015
Oregon ITE and the ITE Roundtable are pleased to bring you this terrific event in association with the FHWA. This workshop will present a number of new strategies and ideas for congestion identification, diagnosis, and mitigation. Bottleneck intensity and frequency can now be precisely identified, in both space and time, in ways that account for visibility and weather. New software tools can analyze annual trends, and allow states to customize their definition of congestion. Data-driven methods of congestion classification, which determine congestion causalities more accurately, are now being developed. Please register here! For agenda and further details, please check out the layer here! The workshop is free to attend. A catered lunch from Elephant's Delicatessen will be available for an a cost of $15 for both ITE members and non-members, or $5.00 for students. There are also several options nearby if you'd prefer an off-site lunch. Indicate your lunch choice and preference in the form below when registering.
Oregon ITE Happy Hour
Date: Wednesday, May 27th 2015
Time: 5:00pm
Place: Lucky Lab Hawthorne Brew Pub, 915 SE Hawthorne
Please join us for a Happy Hour Social on May 27th where we will announce the winners of the 2014/2015 Student Scholarships. This is a great way to kick off the beginning of summer by having a beverage on the back loading dock.
Traffic Day
Date: May 11-12
Place: Sheraton Portland Airport
Please check out this link for more details!
2015 ITE Quad Conference
Date: May 1-2
Place: Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC
The theme for the 2015 QUAD Conference is "Investing in our Transportation Evolution". Many trends are reshaping the transportation industry's landscape, such as social media, autonomous vehicles, and the shift towards active transportation. Discover the innovative ways that transportation professionals are leading this evolution, and how the public and private sectors are investing in this change.
Oregon ITE April Happy Hour
Date: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Place: Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne
The time is nearly upon us for our next happy hour! Come for the delicious Portland microbrew, stay for the wonky conversation with your fellow transportation wonks. As always, the first round is on ITE!
Road to Smart Mobility Workshop
Date: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: Intel Jones Farm Conference Center, 2111 NE 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
Join a cross section of transportation professionals and technologists to explore the rapid technological changes that are impacting how we plan, build, and operate our transportation system.
Oregon ITE April Luncheon
Date: Thursday, April 2nd, 2015
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Kittelson & Associates, 610 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205
Join us at Kittelson for networking, good food and drink, and transportation talk! This month, Dr. Kelly Clifton will present at our April Luncheon on a topic that is of great interest to researchers and practitioners alike: trip generation.
Traditional data and methods used for trip generation have been under scrutiny for their lack of sensitivity to urban context and modes other than the personal vehicle. Recently, several studies have been conducted to find ways to adjust ITE's trip rates to account for these shortcomings, while at the same time promoting new data collection frameworks that can lend support for multimodal analysis in urban areas. This presentation will review these new contributions, including one study from the Portland, Oregon metro area that was sponsored by OTREC, Metro and several local communities, and a framework for future trip generation data collection and analysis.
Kelly J. Clifton is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Portland State University. Dr. Clifton conducts research and teaches courses in various aspects of transportation planning and policy, including: travel behavior, land use and transportation, physical activity and health, and travel survey methods. She is the Director of the Oregon Modeling Collaborative, a consortium of public and private agencies working to research, develop and apply integrated transportation modeling approaches. She is also a fellow in the Institute for Sustainable Solutions and the chair of the World Society for Transport and Land Use Research.
Oregon ITE Winter Workshop
Date: Thursday, February 26th, 2015
Time: 8am - 4pm
Place: 2100 SW River Parkway, Portland
Oregon ITE's 2015 Winter Workshop is upon us! We've got an informative and engaging session planned and lunches from Elephant's Delicatessen are included with your registration. Parking nearby can be hard to come by, so plan on walking, cycling, or taking transit if possible (The DEA building is located along the Portland Streetcar N-S Line). The agenda is below. Workshop Presentations are available for download!
8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Networking
9:00 – 9:10 Opening Remarks--Mike Ard, Anthony Buczek
9:10 – 10:15 Research Roundtable: 5 Quick presentations on a diverse range of topics presented by some of the strongest new voices in transportation--Bryan Blanc, Sirisha Kothuri, Alex Bigazzi, Patrick Singleton (PSU), & Adam Moore (PBOT)
10:15 – 10:45 Break & Networking
10:45 – 11:45 The Next Frontier of Safety: ARTS & the HSM--Kevin Hass (ODOT), Brian Ray and Casey Bergh (Kittelson & Associates, Inc.)
11:45 – 12:15 Get Lunch and Network
12:15 – 12:45 Vision Zero - Leadership in Transportation Safety A National Perspective--Rob Sadowsky, Bicycle Transportation Alliance
12:45 – 1:30 Panel Discussion on Vision Zero/Towards Zero Deaths--Beth Wemple, Cambridge Systematics to host a discussion
1:30 – 1:45 Break
1:45 – 2:30 Safety Programs in Action---Gabe Graff (Portland) and Joe Marek (Clackamas County)
2:30 – 3:00 Project Focus: Interstate 5 Safety Assessment---Miranda Wells (HDR) /Jon Makler (ODOT)
3:00 – 3:05 Closing Remarks---Rick Nys, Miranda Wells
Date: Wednesday, June 17th 2015
Oregon ITE and the ITE Roundtable are pleased to bring you this terrific event in association with the FHWA. This workshop will present a number of new strategies and ideas for congestion identification, diagnosis, and mitigation. Bottleneck intensity and frequency can now be precisely identified, in both space and time, in ways that account for visibility and weather. New software tools can analyze annual trends, and allow states to customize their definition of congestion. Data-driven methods of congestion classification, which determine congestion causalities more accurately, are now being developed. Please register here! For agenda and further details, please check out the layer here! The workshop is free to attend. A catered lunch from Elephant's Delicatessen will be available for an a cost of $15 for both ITE members and non-members, or $5.00 for students. There are also several options nearby if you'd prefer an off-site lunch. Indicate your lunch choice and preference in the form below when registering.
Oregon ITE Happy Hour
Date: Wednesday, May 27th 2015
Time: 5:00pm
Place: Lucky Lab Hawthorne Brew Pub, 915 SE Hawthorne
Please join us for a Happy Hour Social on May 27th where we will announce the winners of the 2014/2015 Student Scholarships. This is a great way to kick off the beginning of summer by having a beverage on the back loading dock.
Traffic Day
Date: May 11-12
Place: Sheraton Portland Airport
Please check out this link for more details!
2015 ITE Quad Conference
Date: May 1-2
Place: Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC
The theme for the 2015 QUAD Conference is "Investing in our Transportation Evolution". Many trends are reshaping the transportation industry's landscape, such as social media, autonomous vehicles, and the shift towards active transportation. Discover the innovative ways that transportation professionals are leading this evolution, and how the public and private sectors are investing in this change.
Oregon ITE April Happy Hour
Date: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Place: Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne
The time is nearly upon us for our next happy hour! Come for the delicious Portland microbrew, stay for the wonky conversation with your fellow transportation wonks. As always, the first round is on ITE!
Road to Smart Mobility Workshop
Date: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: Intel Jones Farm Conference Center, 2111 NE 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
Join a cross section of transportation professionals and technologists to explore the rapid technological changes that are impacting how we plan, build, and operate our transportation system.
Oregon ITE April Luncheon
Date: Thursday, April 2nd, 2015
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Kittelson & Associates, 610 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205
Join us at Kittelson for networking, good food and drink, and transportation talk! This month, Dr. Kelly Clifton will present at our April Luncheon on a topic that is of great interest to researchers and practitioners alike: trip generation.
Traditional data and methods used for trip generation have been under scrutiny for their lack of sensitivity to urban context and modes other than the personal vehicle. Recently, several studies have been conducted to find ways to adjust ITE's trip rates to account for these shortcomings, while at the same time promoting new data collection frameworks that can lend support for multimodal analysis in urban areas. This presentation will review these new contributions, including one study from the Portland, Oregon metro area that was sponsored by OTREC, Metro and several local communities, and a framework for future trip generation data collection and analysis.
Kelly J. Clifton is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Portland State University. Dr. Clifton conducts research and teaches courses in various aspects of transportation planning and policy, including: travel behavior, land use and transportation, physical activity and health, and travel survey methods. She is the Director of the Oregon Modeling Collaborative, a consortium of public and private agencies working to research, develop and apply integrated transportation modeling approaches. She is also a fellow in the Institute for Sustainable Solutions and the chair of the World Society for Transport and Land Use Research.
Oregon ITE Winter Workshop
Date: Thursday, February 26th, 2015
Time: 8am - 4pm
Place: 2100 SW River Parkway, Portland
Oregon ITE's 2015 Winter Workshop is upon us! We've got an informative and engaging session planned and lunches from Elephant's Delicatessen are included with your registration. Parking nearby can be hard to come by, so plan on walking, cycling, or taking transit if possible (The DEA building is located along the Portland Streetcar N-S Line). The agenda is below. Workshop Presentations are available for download!
8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Networking
9:00 – 9:10 Opening Remarks--Mike Ard, Anthony Buczek
9:10 – 10:15 Research Roundtable: 5 Quick presentations on a diverse range of topics presented by some of the strongest new voices in transportation--Bryan Blanc, Sirisha Kothuri, Alex Bigazzi, Patrick Singleton (PSU), & Adam Moore (PBOT)
10:15 – 10:45 Break & Networking
10:45 – 11:45 The Next Frontier of Safety: ARTS & the HSM--Kevin Hass (ODOT), Brian Ray and Casey Bergh (Kittelson & Associates, Inc.)
11:45 – 12:15 Get Lunch and Network
12:15 – 12:45 Vision Zero - Leadership in Transportation Safety A National Perspective--Rob Sadowsky, Bicycle Transportation Alliance
12:45 – 1:30 Panel Discussion on Vision Zero/Towards Zero Deaths--Beth Wemple, Cambridge Systematics to host a discussion
1:30 – 1:45 Break
1:45 – 2:30 Safety Programs in Action---Gabe Graff (Portland) and Joe Marek (Clackamas County)
2:30 – 3:00 Project Focus: Interstate 5 Safety Assessment---Miranda Wells (HDR) /Jon Makler (ODOT)
3:00 – 3:05 Closing Remarks---Rick Nys, Miranda Wells
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Oregon ITE Simulation Roundtable: Traffic Analysis Tools – Recommendations on When to Use What
Date: Friday, December 19th, 2014
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PST
Place: HDR Portland Office or Webinar
The Oregon ITE Simulation Roundtable is hosting an event on traffic analysis tools. This event will help answer:
How well do VISTRO/Synchro/SIDRA compare for analysis?
When would you use one vs. the other?
Through a project example, we will showcase the results between the software and talk about some pros and cons of each tool. We will touch on the simulation platforms of these tools as well as what benefits and drawbacks you get with each simulation package.
The presentation will be about 30 minutes with the remaining time open for discussion on others experiences. Feel free to send them in ahead of time for us to pull up on screen or just bring it up in the meeting. The meeting will be facilitated by the OR ITE Simulation Roundtable Co-Chairs, Josh Anderson (DEA) and Randy Johnson (DKS). Presenting will be Miranda Wells (HDR) and Carolyn Mariano (HDR). Lunch will be provided. To attend in person please RSVP to [email protected]. To attend the webinar please go to: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/163954233.
Date: Friday, December 19th, 2014
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PST
Place: HDR Portland Office or Webinar
The Oregon ITE Simulation Roundtable is hosting an event on traffic analysis tools. This event will help answer:
How well do VISTRO/Synchro/SIDRA compare for analysis?
When would you use one vs. the other?
Through a project example, we will showcase the results between the software and talk about some pros and cons of each tool. We will touch on the simulation platforms of these tools as well as what benefits and drawbacks you get with each simulation package.
The presentation will be about 30 minutes with the remaining time open for discussion on others experiences. Feel free to send them in ahead of time for us to pull up on screen or just bring it up in the meeting. The meeting will be facilitated by the OR ITE Simulation Roundtable Co-Chairs, Josh Anderson (DEA) and Randy Johnson (DKS). Presenting will be Miranda Wells (HDR) and Carolyn Mariano (HDR). Lunch will be provided. To attend in person please RSVP to [email protected]. To attend the webinar please go to: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/163954233.
Oregon ITE Traffic Bowl
Date: Thursday, November 20th, 2014
Time: 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Place: Smith Memorial Ballroom, Portland State University.
Registration is now open for our single biggest event of the year, Traffic Bowl! This Jeopardy-style contest pits Oregon & Washington's brightest transportation engineering students against each other, with the coveted Bill Kloos Trophy on the line.
Date: Thursday, November 20th, 2014
Time: 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Place: Smith Memorial Ballroom, Portland State University.
Registration is now open for our single biggest event of the year, Traffic Bowl! This Jeopardy-style contest pits Oregon & Washington's brightest transportation engineering students against each other, with the coveted Bill Kloos Trophy on the line.
Oregon ITE October Luncheon
Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2014
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Kell's Irish Restaurant & Pub
Join us at Kell’s for networking, good food and drink, and transportation talk! Register here. A buffet lunch will be provided, including options for chicken, pork, salads, veggies, rice, bread, and soft drinks. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45.
At our October event, we welcome David Hurwitz of Oregon State University, who will present the latest and greatest findings from OSU’s renowned driving simulator. Traffic signal countdown timers (TSCT) are innovative, practical and cost effective technologies with the potential to improve efficiency and safety at signalized intersections. The purpose of these devices is to assist motorists in decision making at signalized intersections with real time signal change information. Green and red signal countdown timers were investigated in an online survey (177 subjects) and two driving simulator studies (55 subjects). The online survey resulted in an overall comprehension rate of 82% for TSCT and provided guidance on the most useful TSCT to model in the driving simulator study. In the driving simulator studies, (1) the presence of red signal countdown timers resulted in a 0.72 seconds reduction in the first headway of queued drivers responding to the green indication and (2) in presence of green signal countdown timers, driver’s probability to stop at the onset of the circular yellow indication increased by approximately 13%. These results are suggestive of an improvement in intersection performance with the inclusion of TSCT.
Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2014
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Kell's Irish Restaurant & Pub
Join us at Kell’s for networking, good food and drink, and transportation talk! Register here. A buffet lunch will be provided, including options for chicken, pork, salads, veggies, rice, bread, and soft drinks. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45.
At our October event, we welcome David Hurwitz of Oregon State University, who will present the latest and greatest findings from OSU’s renowned driving simulator. Traffic signal countdown timers (TSCT) are innovative, practical and cost effective technologies with the potential to improve efficiency and safety at signalized intersections. The purpose of these devices is to assist motorists in decision making at signalized intersections with real time signal change information. Green and red signal countdown timers were investigated in an online survey (177 subjects) and two driving simulator studies (55 subjects). The online survey resulted in an overall comprehension rate of 82% for TSCT and provided guidance on the most useful TSCT to model in the driving simulator study. In the driving simulator studies, (1) the presence of red signal countdown timers resulted in a 0.72 seconds reduction in the first headway of queued drivers responding to the green indication and (2) in presence of green signal countdown timers, driver’s probability to stop at the onset of the circular yellow indication increased by approximately 13%. These results are suggestive of an improvement in intersection performance with the inclusion of TSCT.
Oregon ITE Happy Hour
Date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Place: Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne
Join us for an evening of wonky revelry!
Date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Place: Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne
Join us for an evening of wonky revelry!
Breakfast *Off* The Bridges!
Date: Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Time: 7:30 to 9:00 am
Place: West side of SW 3rd & Ankeny
Join us across the street from Voodoo Doughnuts for breakfast with Better Block PDX! ITE is teaming up with the Young Professionals in Transportation, Women's Transportation Seminar, SHIFT, and Oregon Walks to take a look at the efforts of Better Block PDX, whose goal is to activate SW 3rd Avenue in downtown Portland with a rethinking of the urban space. What happens when you take a one-way street that is currently three lanes wide, largely unchanged from the 1970s, and provide one automobile lane and one protected bike lane?
Our strategically-located meeting space will provide us with a wonderful vantage point to view how SW 3rd works with a narrower traffic cross section. Join ITE and other practitioners to debate the space and the Interim Design proposed by the Better Block Team over Coffee & Doughnuts. Following the event, Peter Koonce, City of Portland Signals Engineer, will lead a #Walktober event through downtown discussing issues with the City's traffic signals.
Date: Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Time: 7:30 to 9:00 am
Place: West side of SW 3rd & Ankeny
Join us across the street from Voodoo Doughnuts for breakfast with Better Block PDX! ITE is teaming up with the Young Professionals in Transportation, Women's Transportation Seminar, SHIFT, and Oregon Walks to take a look at the efforts of Better Block PDX, whose goal is to activate SW 3rd Avenue in downtown Portland with a rethinking of the urban space. What happens when you take a one-way street that is currently three lanes wide, largely unchanged from the 1970s, and provide one automobile lane and one protected bike lane?
Our strategically-located meeting space will provide us with a wonderful vantage point to view how SW 3rd works with a narrower traffic cross section. Join ITE and other practitioners to debate the space and the Interim Design proposed by the Better Block Team over Coffee & Doughnuts. Following the event, Peter Koonce, City of Portland Signals Engineer, will lead a #Walktober event through downtown discussing issues with the City's traffic signals.
Oregon Transportation Summit
Date: Monday, September 15th, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Portland State University's Smith Memorial Ballroom
Portland State University is hosting the sixth annual Oregon Transportation Summit (OTS), a unique conference that brings together transportation practitioners and academics from throughout Oregon. The Summit aims to disseminate new knowledge and to help inform transportation research. Register here.
Date: Monday, September 15th, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Portland State University's Smith Memorial Ballroom
Portland State University is hosting the sixth annual Oregon Transportation Summit (OTS), a unique conference that brings together transportation practitioners and academics from throughout Oregon. The Summit aims to disseminate new knowledge and to help inform transportation research. Register here.
Oregon ITE Golf Tournament
Date: Friday, September 5th, 2014
Time: 7:30 a.m. shotgun start
Place: Stonecreek Golf Club, Oregon City
Registration is now open for one of the marquee Oregon ITE events of the year: The 25th annual golf tournament! The cost is $75 which includes your green fees, motorized cart, range balls, and lunch. If you have any questions please contact Matt Hughart at [email protected].
Date: Friday, September 5th, 2014
Time: 7:30 a.m. shotgun start
Place: Stonecreek Golf Club, Oregon City
Registration is now open for one of the marquee Oregon ITE events of the year: The 25th annual golf tournament! The cost is $75 which includes your green fees, motorized cart, range balls, and lunch. If you have any questions please contact Matt Hughart at [email protected].
Oregon's 2014 Statewide Traffic Incident Management and Incident Response Workshop
Date: Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: DPSST - Hall of Heroes 4190 Aumsville Highway, Salem OR 97317
Agenda is available for download. If you have any questions please contact Darin Weaver at
[email protected]
Date: Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: DPSST - Hall of Heroes 4190 Aumsville Highway, Salem OR 97317
Agenda is available for download. If you have any questions please contact Darin Weaver at
[email protected]
OR ITE Simulation Roundtable Workshop
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2014, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Portland State University Engineering Building Rom 102 (1930 SW Fourth Ave)
Details for the ITE Simulation Roundtable can be found here:
http://www.tft.pdx.edu/tft50/Draft_Program_072314.pdf
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2014, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Portland State University Engineering Building Rom 102 (1930 SW Fourth Ave)
Details for the ITE Simulation Roundtable can be found here:
http://www.tft.pdx.edu/tft50/Draft_Program_072314.pdf
OR ITE Simulation Roundtable Joint TRB Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 13th, 2014, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: David Evans & Associates, 2100 SW River Pkwy, Portland, OR
The OR ITE Simulation Roundtable is joining the TRB Traffic Flow Theory summer meeting this year. The roundtable is Integrated Architecture for linking the USDOT’s Active Transportation Demand Management/Dynamic Mobility Applications Testbed to FHWA’s Predictive Engines. For more information on the TRB event check out: http://www.tft.pdx.edu/tft50/tft50.htm.
Date: Wednesday, August 13th, 2014, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: David Evans & Associates, 2100 SW River Pkwy, Portland, OR
The OR ITE Simulation Roundtable is joining the TRB Traffic Flow Theory summer meeting this year. The roundtable is Integrated Architecture for linking the USDOT’s Active Transportation Demand Management/Dynamic Mobility Applications Testbed to FHWA’s Predictive Engines. For more information on the TRB event check out: http://www.tft.pdx.edu/tft50/tft50.htm.
Oregon Traffic Control Devices Committee (OTCDC) Meeting
Date: Friday, July 18th, 2014, 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Location: ODOT TLC Bldg., Alsea Conference Room, 4040 Fairview Industrial Drive, Salem, OR
Date: Friday, July 18th, 2014, 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Location: ODOT TLC Bldg., Alsea Conference Room, 4040 Fairview Industrial Drive, Salem, OR