2016 Traffic Bowl Winners
The 2016 Traffic Bowl Winners! From Left to Right: TSITE President Brandon Baxter, Kristina King, Behram Wali, Alexandra Boggs, and Traffic Bowl Chair Greg Judy.
Congratulations to the University of Tennessee for winning this year’s traffic bowl at the winter meeting in Nashville. It was a great competition with five schools represented: the University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State University and the University of Memphis. UT Knoxville will represent TSITE at the Southern District (SDITE) 2016 Annual Meeting on April 10-13, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Winter Meeting Parking Info
We are expecting over 100 attendees at the TSITE Winter Meeting. Because of this, parking will be limited. We have the following recommendations:
- For those attending from out-of-town, Carpool. TSITE is about fellowship and networking. What better way to get to know your neighbors than a “Road-Trip!”
- For those in the Nashville-Metro Area – Consider Transit One of our speakers is from MTA and if would send a tremendous message to them knowing 50% of the attendees used that service on Thursday.
- It has been pointed out that some could bike. We won’t mention any names, but some in the 17th Ave area of Nashville might consider biking to the event.
The University Club has about 50 free spaces and will be “first come, first serve” available for our members. There are parking meters all along 24th Ave. to the south of the club where members could feed a meter.
There are two parking garages within walking distance. The closest is the Highland St. Garage at Highland and 25th Ave. where the first floor has about 35-40 paid spaces that you can park in…pay…get your ticket from the machine…and place on your dash. The other garage is the 25th Ave. Garage just north of Memorial Gym on 25th Ave. S. They are pay lots and daily prices will apply. There will NOT be parking validation by TSITE. Expect prices between $10 and $15 for the day.
ITE Webinar: Methods for Prioritizing Ped. Improvements for School Walks
TSITE will will be sponsoring the ITE webinar entitled “Methods for Prioritizing Ped. Improvements for School Walks” at five locations across the state. This webinar training opportunity will be held on Thursday, February 18th, from 12:00pm-1:30pm Eastern (11:00am-12:30pm Central). More information about this ITE webinar here.
Two of our very own TSITE members are presenters for this webinar!! Cindy Pionke (Knox County) and Jeff Hammond (RPM Transportation Consultants). The five TSITE host locations and contact information for this web briefing are below.
12pm – 1:30pm Eastern
- Kingsport – Mattern & Craig
RSVP Contact: Jason Carder via e-mail or telephone at (423) 245-4970
The location for the webinar is: 429 Clay Street, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Knoxville – CDM Smith Inc
RSVP Contact: Kevin Cole via e-mail or telephone at (865) 963-4319
The location for the webinar is: 1100 Marion St, Suite 300, Knoxville, TN 37921
- Chattanooga – The City of Chattanooga
RSVP Contact: Kevin Comstock via e-mail or telephone at (423) 643-5960
The location for the webinar is: 1250 Market Street, Suite 3030, Chattanooga, TN 37402
11am – 12:30pm Central
- Nashville – RPM Transportation Consultants, LLC
RSVP Contact: Amy Burch via e-mail or telephone at (615) 370-8410
The location for the webinar is: 1101 17th Ave South, Nashville, TN 37212
- Memphis – University of Memphis
RSVP Contact: Dr. Stephanie Ivey via e-mail or telephone at 901-678-3286
The location for the webinar is: IFTI Executive Training, Engineering Administration 101, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152
Please reply back directly to the local RSVP contact listed above since space may be limited!
There are 1.5 PDH’s associated with this web seminar. Special thanks to all of our host sites!
2016 Winter Meeting Registration now open
Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend the upcoming TSITE Winter Meeting to be held on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at the University Club of Nashville.
Registration can be found here.
Additional meeting information can be found here.
ITE Webinar: Intersection Design Challenges
TSITE will be sponsoring the ITE webinar entitled “Intersection Design Challenges” at five locations across the state. This webinar training opportunity will be held on Thursday, December 10th, from 12:00pm-1:30pm Eastern (11:00am-12:30pm Central). More information about this ITE webinar can be found here.
12pm – 1:30pm Eastern
- Kingsport – Mattern & Craig
RSVP Contact: Jason Carder via e-mail or telephone at (423) 245-4970
The location for the webinar is: 429 Clay Street, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Knoxville – Cannon & Cannon, Inc
RSVP Contact: Brian Haas via e-mail or telephone at (865) 670-8555
The location for the webinar is: 8550 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Chattanooga – The City of Chattanooga
RSVP Contact: Kevin Comstock via e-mail or telephone at (423) 643-5960
The location for the webinar is: 1250 Market Street, Suite 3030, Chattanooga, TN 37402
11am – 12:30pm Central
- Nashville – Ragan-Smith Associates
RSVP Contact: Brandon Baxter via e-mail or telephone at (615) 244-8591
The location for the webinar is: 315 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206
- Memphis – Smith Seckman Reid
RSVP Contact: Morgan Falls via e-mail or telephone at 901-260-9822
The location for the webinar is: 2650 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 3200, Memphis, TN 38118
Please reply back directly to the local RSVP contact listed above since space may be limited!
There are 1.5 PDH’s associated with this web seminar. Special thanks to all of our host sites!
Fall Meeting – November 5th
You’re invited to the fourth quarterly TSITE Meeting for 2015 to be held jointly with the Tennessee Chapter of the American Public Works Association (TCAPWA) conference at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga! There will be informative Technical Sessions, a Business Meeting, and lunch will be provided. Also, TSITE members are invited to participate in many other events offered by the TCAPWA as part of their conference. Please click on the link below for more information and to register for this event. Online preregistration will close on Monday, November 2nd.
The cost of the meeting for TSITE members will be $60. Non-TSITE members are asked to register through the TCAPWA website.
If you have any questions about the event or how to register please contact Brandon Baxter at 615-244-8591 or email him here.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Click for More Information & To Register!
2015 TSITE Award Winners
The 2015 TSITE Awards were presented to the following very deserving individuals at the Summer Meeting held in Gatlinburg: (Past President John Hunter presented the awards)
Tennessee Section Outstanding Individual Award:
Chris Rhodes (Kimley-Horn)
Jack B. Humphreys Young Member Award:
Brian Haas (Cannon & Cannon, Inc.)
Ed Watt Volunteer Distinguished Service Award:
Jeff Hammond (RPM)
Congratulations and thank you for your contributions to TSITE!
Stephen Edwards hurt in a bicycle accident
TSITE members,
I wanted to make all of you aware that one of our West TN members, Stephen Edwards, has been seriously hurt as a result of a bicycle crash. Please keep Stephen and his family in your thoughts and prayers, and if you so choose please consider donating to the fund set up to assist with his medical expenses here.
Mike Conger
2015 TSITE President
2015 Election Results
The results of the 2016 Officer Election were announced during the 2015 Summer Business Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve TSITE next year:
From Left to Right: Mike Conger, Brandon Baxter, Kevin Comstock, Greg Dotson, and Ben Ledsinger.
President
Brandon Baxter, Ragan-Smith Associates
Vice President
Kevin Comstock, City of Chattanooga
Secretary/Treasurer
Greg Dotson, Neel-Schaffer
Past President
Mike Conger, Knoxville Regional TPO
Affiliate Director
Tim Britt, Temple, Inc.
Section Representatives
Jonathan Cleghon, Metro Nashville Public Works (2015/2016)
Ben Ledsinger, Smith, Seckman, Reid (2016/2017)
Karen Anderson, ARCADIS (2016/2017)
2015 TSITE Officer Election
Online voting for the 2016 TSITE Officers is now underway! Please click here to view the voting ballot and the candidate bios. Votes will be tallied and results announced at the business meeting portion of the Summer Meeting. The election will close on Monday July 27, 2015.
