Sustainability Subcommittee

What is Sustainability?

The definition of sustainability used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United Nations comes from a 1987 report by the UN Commission on the Environment and Development. Sustainability, according to the report, is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The report establishes three pillars for sustainability and the areas that they encompass:

• Environmental: Ecosystem services, green engineering and chemistry, air quality, water quality, stressors and resource integrity.
• Social: Environmental justice, human health, participation, education, resource security and sustainable communities.
• Economic​: Jobs, incentives, supply and demand, natural resource accounting, costs and prices.

Check out this TED Talk by Jeralee Anderson: "How Can we Build Greener Roads?"

Mission Statement
To provide transportation professionals and the public with the tools and education to
facilitate a safer and more inclusive sustainable transportation system.

​Vision Statement
Our vision is to advance equitable, economical, and environmental transportation across Oregon
​through knowledge sharing and supporting individuals, organizations, and projects.

Core Values
         Safety
         Equity
         Community
         Innovation
​         ​Integration
         Education

What is Greenroads?

• a rating system for building sustainable transportation projects
• an education platform for training seminars, online learning, and professional credentials to become a certified "Sustainable Transportation Professional" (STP)
• an elite global community of transportation professionals, public agencies, and other organizations to connect with 

As a member, ITE Oregon has access to: 

• savings on education programs and STP exams 
• the online rating system, as well as other tools and templates
• technical team volunteer opportunities
• technical assistance requests

For more information on becoming a certified Sustainable Transportation Professional, contact the co-chairs!

Contact the co-chairs for more general information or check out the Greenroads E-newsletter, here.

Join Us!

Oregon ITE's Sustainable Transportation Subcommittee holds quarterly meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month.​​​

• March 18, 2021
• June 17, 2021
• September 16, 2021
• December 16, 2021 ​

If you are interested in joining Oregon ITE's newest Subcommittee, please contact Brian Davis! Events and volunteer opportunities are forthcoming.

For additional information on ITE International Sustainability Standing Committee, click here.

Contact

Brian Davis, AICP
Sustainability Subcommittee Co-Chair
Studio Davis