ITE INSIGHTS APPOINTEE UPDATES
ITE Insights
ITE Canada representatives are appointed to many ITE Technical Committees and Councils to bring our unique Canadian perspective to the work of ITE. In this feature, our appointees share updates about their committees to help our members connect to ITE’s initiatives and the transportation industry more broadly.
Joint Rail Crossing Committee •
Technical presentation during committee meeting on nine different traffic queue mitigation strategies at rail grade crossings involving signage, pavement markings, traffic signal timing, pre-emption, pre-signals, and roundabouts. Ű
Committee organized one session with four presentations at the ITE Annual Conference in Portland (77 attendees at the session).
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Committee organized a tour of a rail grade crossing in Portland during the conference. This crossing had unique roadway geometry and traffic signal operations.
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Two Quick Bites were released: “Track Angle of Railroad Grade Crossings Effect on Bicycles” and “Two-Way Separated Bike Lanes at Railroad Grade Crossings.”
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Planning next Quick Bite to address rail grade crossings with roundabouts. Committee is seeking Canadian input. Reach out to to me at garreth.rempel@trainfo.ca if interested.
Garreth Rempel Ph.D., P.Eng. CEO | TRAINFO
Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee The Complete Streets Mega Meeting was held in person in Portland. Pedestrian and Bicycle Standing Committee falls under the Complete Streets Council and participated in the Mega Meeting alongside Transit and Maas committees. The meeting was indeed MEGA. We overflowed the room and celebrated the progress of our Council and Committees, reviewing publications generated in this past year and charting the way forward.
Mariya (Mars) Otten-Andrew P.Eng., PTOE Principal Consultant | WSP
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