ITE Alaska Section Blog Being Updated Again!

 After a year and a half break from making updates, we are now back updating our online presence!

ITE 2021 Scholarship Program

 

INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS

ALASKA SECTION

2021 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Alaska Section is seeking candidates for the 2021 Scholarship Program.  One (1) scholarship of $2,000 two (2) scholarships of $1,500, and two (2) scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded. 

Scholarship application materials may be found here.

 
Submit completed scholarship application, with all required signatures, on or before April 19, 2021!

 

 

 

National Safety Council: Motor Vehicle Deaths in 2020 Estimated to be Highest in 13 Years, Despite Dramatic Drops in Miles Driven

 A 24% spike in roadway death rates is highest in 96 years; NSC calls on President Biden to commit to zero deaths immediately.

"The National Safety Council (NSC) released their preliminary fatality data for 2020 and the results are both startling and sobering.  For the first time since 2007, NSC estimates that more than 42,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes. That marks an 8% increase over 2019 in a year where people drove significantly less frequently because of the pandemic. The preliminary estimated rate of death on the roads last year spiked 24% over the previous 12-month period, despite miles driven dropping 13%. The increase in the rate of death is the highest estimated year-over-year jump that NSC has calculated since 1924 – 96 years.  As transportation professionals we clearly have much work to do to reverse this trend and move the numbers in the direction of Vision Zero."

   - ITE Exec Director Jeffrey Paniati

Press release: https://www.nsc.org/newsroom/motor-vehicle-deaths-2020-estimated-to-be-highest

State-by-state data: https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/overview/preliminary-estimates/data-details/

 

 

 

INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS

ALASKA SECTION

2019 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Alaska Section is seeking candidates for the 2019 Scholarship Program.  One (1) scholarship of $2,000 two (2) scholarships of $1,500, and two (2) scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded. 

Applications are available on the right hand side of this page.

Submit completed scholarship application, with all required signatures, on or before October 14, 2019

One ITE - Information for Alaska Section Members

Alaska Section Members,

You may have heard about One ITE, an initiative from ITE International to consider the structure of the organization including Sections like the Alaska Section. To help you understand the implications of One ITE, we have attached a presentation to the Western District and a One ITE Fact Sheet for you to review. Please take some time to look at the materials, as One ITE will change the way the Alaska Section operates.

The presentation and Fact Sheet have been saved in the 2018 Meeting Minutes folder, which is available by clicking the link on the right hand side of this page or by clicking the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RHvVGLpNl7ZtxhD50oPowieWdomEsCG4

The Alaska Section Board has been asked to provide feedback by September 21. If you have specific comments, please email us at alaskaite@gmail.com.

Attention Students: Apply Now for an ITE Scholarship!

Join us for our Meeting on September 11th!

ITE Alaska Section 2018 Scholarship Program Applications NOW OPEN!

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Alaska Section is seeking candidates for the 2018 Scholarship Program. One (1) scholarship of $2,000, two (2) scholarships of $1,500, and two (2) scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded. It is desired that the recipients attend the September ITE luncheon meeting on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 where the scholarships will be presented.

Requirements for Application:

 

Alaskan Resident

Full-time, undergraduate student, with sophomore, junior or senior standing for Fall 2018 enrollment, and enrolled in an accredited engineering program, (University of Alaska preferred).

Cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 or greater.

Member of ITE National or a local Section. National and local membership is free for students.

Applications must be submitted on or before May 11, 2018. For copies of the application forms, or to ask any questions, please email alaskaite@gmail.com.

Application forms are also available on the right hand side of this page.

 

 

Join us for the Monthly Luncheon on Tuesday, March 6th @12:00pm!

Save the Date for Our Upcoming Forum on Autonomous Vehicles

2017 ITE Alaska Section Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to our 2017 ITE Scholarship winners: Melissa Frey, Patricia Jackson, Kelly Yanoshek, and Mohamed Niagne. Through generous donations from our sponsors and our fundraising event, we were able to award $6000 worth of scholarships this year.

We are looking forward to seeing you today for the ADA Design vs. Practicality: Training Engineers to Go Beyond the Manuals presentation. Mark Spencer, President of ITE Western District will be presenting.

The Institute of Transportation Engineers Alaska Section 2017 Scholarship Application is now available.  Please see the link on the right hand side of the blog for the full application.

Don't forget to RSVP today for the Meeting on March 7th.  We hope to see you there.

We are thrilled to have the President of ITE Western District, Mark Spencer, PE with us on Tuesday March 7th. He'll be presenting on ADA Design vs. Practicality: Training Engineers to Go Beyond the Manuals. Please join us for this meeting!

Don't forget about our upcoming meeting on Feb 7th.  See you there!

Today's presentation on the Response to the Dalton Highway Extreme Flood Event is going to be exciting. Michael Coffey will be presenting on this topic. We are looking forward to seeing you today!

Don't forget to RSVP today for next weeks presentation on the Response to the Dalton Highway Extreme Flood Event! This should be a very exciting presentation to kick off the new year.

We have an exciting meeting coming up about the Response to the Dalton Highway Extreme Flood Event. Michael Coffey will be presenting on this topic. Don't forget to RSVP by Friday, January 6th.

Today's presentation on the Using New Technologies to Gather Origin-Destination Data, by Jeanne Bowie is going to be awesome! We are looking forward to seeing you today and learning about this new technology!