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Important KYSITE Dates
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Spring Technical Meeting
April 18th
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
David Filiatreau
Vice-President
Secretary
Directors
Section Rep
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Happy Spring!
April is a busy month for KYSITE! We have the Southern District conference coming up April 8-11th in Mobile, Alabama. If you are going, come cheer on the UK student team at the Traffic Bowl on Monday.
Then, when we return, we will be hosting the Spring Technical Meeting on April 18th in Cincinnati, Ohio. We will continue our look into the future of transportation and what it means for transportation professionals.
More details on both events are in this newsletter.
We would love to see you there!
-KYSITE officers
kysite@kysite.com
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New Website!
The website has gotten a makeover! Check out the NEW, fully updated KYSITE page HERE.
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Southern District ITE: Mobile, Alabama
The biggest event of the year, the SDITE conference is coming up this month. The event will take place from Sunday, April 8th to Wednesday April 11th.
The registration window is now open so register if you haven't already.
The
traffic bowl is Monday and our students are ready to show off their knowledge! Come support them!
Hotel Information can be found
here and additional schedule information can be found
here.
Hope to see many of you there!
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Spring Technical Meeting: Cincinnati, Ohio
We hope everyone can join us in Cincinnati this April for our 2018 Spring Technical Session
Lunch will be provided with registration!
We'll have 3 sessions, and attendees will earn 2.5 PDHs. The first session is Brent Spence Strategic Corridor Study by Amanda Ratliff Spencer of KYTC, Brian Eldridge of Stantec and Richard Sutherland of Stantec. The second session is Efforts to Advance Greater Cincinnati as a Smart Region by Mark Policinski, the Executive Director of OKI. The third session is Overview of the I-670 SmartLane Corridor by Brian Toombs with Burgess and Niple.
There will also be an opportunity to network after the conclusion of the event. The group will attend a local establishment for happy hour!
Click HERE for more information and to register.
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Featured KYSITE Member: Steve Cummins
Place of Work
: Cummins Consulting Services
Degree
: BSCE from UK 1992
Family
: Tabitha (Bride), sons: Chris (Chelsie), Andrew and Aaron
What are your technical interests?
: Business Ownership and Expanding technologies; Traffic Data Collection; Traffic Safety
What are your hobbies?
: Hanging out with my family; listening to audiobooks; reading; quiet walks; self development
TV Show: don't watch it enough to have one
Movie: Rocky Balboa
Song: so many ... but for my bride, "All of Me" - John Legend
Breakfast Food: egg white omelette with peppers, mushrooms, spinach and pepper jack cheese and of course ... biscuits/gravy from DQ on my unhealthy days
Sport/Team: don't watch much or follow
Five Quick Questions
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A. Coke or Pepsi: Water
B. Dogs or Cats: Dogs
C. Facebook or Twitter: FB / Instagram / LinkedIN
D. iPhone or Android: iPhone
E. Cats or Cards: Cats, but not a current fan due to direction (coaches) of programs (except baseball). Basketball has forgotten UK tradition and that is what made UK special and Football misses the most important facet of the game (Time) control the clock, control the game
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Transportation in the News
Uber's Fatal Self-Driving Crash
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On March 18th, a 49-year-old woman was struck by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Tempe, Arizona. She was transported to the hospital, where she died. In the aftermath, Uber's self-driving program is hanging on by a thread, while the rest of the industry debates the speed in which these vehicles were being rushed to market. It is widely seen as the first person to be killed by an autonomous vehicle.
Miami Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
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A lead engineer with one of the firms behind a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in south Florida, killing six people, left a voicemail with the Florida Department of Transportation about "some cracking" in the structure two days before the incident. Nobody listened to that voicemail until Friday. The cracking was seen after implementing a key change in the design and placement of one of its support towers.
Louisville Mid-American Trucking Show Highlights Need for Drivers
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The latest survey on industry issues by the American Transportation Research Institute found that driver shortage was the top-ranked issue in 2017 for the first time since 2006. The industry faced a shortage of 50,000 drivers at the end of 2017, according to American Trucking Associations. A bill introduced in Congress last week might allow the age requirement to start at 18 instead of 21.
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Professional Traffic Operations Engineer Refresher Course.
We have received some interest for the PTOE refresher course and we are planning on hosting something later this year. There will be a
$100 fee for attendance but this will be a great course for anyone wanting to get their PTOE certification. The course will be
5 classes at around an hour for each class. KYSITE also recommends this course for any
new graduates as a way to supercharge your start in the Transportation field.
We don't yet have a venue or a date but we will be getting that information to everyone once we have enough participants. Please email David Filiatreau at dfiliatreau@lexingtonky.gov if you would like to participate.
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Place Making Projects
April showers bring May flowers: Portugal's "Umbrella Sky" might be useful here this time of year!
Built in 2011, the project creates a welcoming space for locals and tourists. The colorful umbrellas help shade the roadway during hot summer months, protect pedestrians from inclement weather, and add functional space for public outdoor workout classes and small events. The Umbrella Sky project has been duplicated in other areas across the globe.
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Thanks for your continued support of KYSITE!
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