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Important KYSITE Dates
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Spring Technical Meeting
COMING SOON
Scholarship Golf Outing
SUMMER 2018
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Important SDITE Dates
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SDITE Annual Meeting
April 7-11, 2018
Mobile, AL
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2017 Executive Board
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President
Vice-President
Secretary
Directors
Section Rep
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Newsletter Staff
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Editor
Anne Warnick
Guest Contributors
Jarrod Stanley
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Thank you DLZ for your generous support of the KYSITE Scholarship Golf Outing!
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| The Changing Face of Transportation |
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The KYSITE Board would like to thank all of you for your support of our 2017 programming. We are excited to continue to serve you in 2018 by providing great opportunities for continuing education, networking, and advancing the field of transportation engineering!
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| Happy Holidays from KYSITE! |
-KYSITE officers
kysite@kysite.com
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SDITE Call for Abstracts
The Alabama Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, in cooperation with the SDITE Technical Knowledge Team, is now accepting abstracts for the 2018 SDITE Annual Meeting. The 2018 Annual Meeting will be held on April 8-11, 2018 at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel.
Suggested topics include:
- Rural Roads and Intersections
- Traffic Safety
- Bicycle/ Pedestrians
- Access Management
- Complete Streets / Road Diets/ Multi-Modal
- Traffic Control Devices (Traffic Signals, Roundabouts, etc.)
- Natural Disaster Preparedness and Response
- Connected Vehicle Technology
- ITS
Abstracts should contain the following information:
- Title of presentation
- General area or topic of presentation
- Brief summary (250 words or less)
- Presentation needs (e.g. audio, visual, Wi-Fi connection)
- Name and contact information of presenter
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Transportation in the News
Brent Spence Bridge Study recommends new bridge, still no funding plan
The Kentucky Transportation Department (KYTC) says the consultants it hired to do a bridge study recommend building another bridge across the Ohio River to improve safety and travel on I-71 and I-75 between Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. This would be in addition to the Brent Spence Bridge. It also recommends a proposed eastern bypass for further study.
"This study confirms what many already suspected-a new bridge is needed, as well as improvements to I-71/75 to address the explosive economic growth along this important transportation corridor," says Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin who commissioned the report.
It's still unclear who will pay for the bridge, now estimated to cost $2.3 billion in current year dollars and $2.6 billion in future dollars, assuming the bridge opens in 2024.
Read More (WVXU)
Amtrak train was 50 mph over speed limit before crash
A high-speed Amtrak train that derailed near DuPont on Monday, killing three people and sending dozens to the hospital, was traveling 50 mph faster than it should have been at the spot where it derailed, according to federal transportation safety officials.
The National Transportation Safety Board's investigator in charge received a download of the event data recorder on the rear locomotor that indicated the train was traveling at about 80 mph in a 30 mph zone. Investigators obtained the recorder and cameras from the front locomotor and will compare data to make sure it matches.
States see Trump's infrastructure promise slipping away
Last December, a delegation from the U.S. Conference of Mayors attended a meeting on the 29th floor of Trump Tower, and left encouraged: President-elect Donald Trump had reiterated a
promise from the campaign trail that his new administration would use federal dollars to leverage $1 trillion in funding for everything from the nation's roads and bridges, to its transit systems and electrical grid.
In ensuing months, Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the mayors' annual conference, reiterating the White House's commitment to drumming up a massive investment. The administration
tapped two well-connected New York developers to run an Infrastructure Council, but it was later disbanded. White House summits and Trump's "Infrastructure Week"
came and went, but no concerted effort began.
In recent weeks, administration officials have told
industry groups and local government officials
that an infrastructure plan would be unveiled in January, with $200 billion in federal funding that will be parceled out in grants to state and local
governments that promise to match the investments with their own revenue, either in the form of taxes or private money.
Read More (CNN Money)
KYTC approves $85,780 for bicycle, pedestrian programs
KYTC Secretary Greg Thomas has approved the issuance of $85,780 in grants to improve bicycle and pedestrian initiatives. The grants are administered by the Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission through the Paula Nye Memorial Bicyclist and Pedestrian Education Grant program. The grants are awarded to organizations, groups and local governments for bicycling or pedestrian awareness, education and safety projects.
"Bicycling and pedestrian travel are important parts of Kentucky's transportation system," said Thomas. "The Transportation Cabinet is pleased to continue working with our local partners to improve these systems, as well as promoting walking and bicycling as safe and efficient modes of travel."
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Professional Traffic Operations Engineer Refresher Course?
Are you planning on taking the Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) exam? Are you interested in a refresher course? Please contact
David Filiatreau.
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Thanks for your continued support of KYSITE!
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