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.
ITE Webinar: Safety Benefits of Complete Streets
TSITE will be sponsoring the ITE webinar entitled “Safety Benefits of Complete Streets” at five locations across the state. This webinar training opportunity will be held on Thursday, July 9th, from 12:00pm-1:30pm Eastern (11:00am-12:30pm Central). More information about this ITE webinar can be found here.
The five TSITE host locations and contact information for this web briefing are:
- 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
RSVP Contact: Kevin Cole via e-mail or telephone at (865) 963-4300
The location for the webinar is: 1100 Marion Street, Suite 300, Knoxville, TN 37921
- Nashville – Metro Public Works
RSVP Contact: Devin Doyle via e-mail or telephone at (615) 862-8704
The location for the webinar is: 750 South 5th Street, Nashville, TN 37206 (Director’s Conference Room)
- Memphis – Smith Seckman Reid
RSVP Contact: Ben Ledsinger via e-mail or telephone at 901-260-9888
The location for the webinar is: 2650 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 3200, Memphis, TN 38118
- Chattanooga – The City of Chattanooga
RSVP Contact: Kevin Comstock via e-mail or telephone at 423-643-5950
The location for the webinar is: 1250 Market Street, Suite 3030, Chattanooga, TN 37402
If you wish to attend, please RSVP to the host contact listed above so that they can keep a head count for these locations since space may be limited!
For those TSITE members who need PDH’s, there are 1.5 PDH’s associated with this web seminar. Special thanks to all of our host sites! Contact Amy Burch here if you have any questions.
Summer Meeting – July 29th to July 31st
You’re invited to the 2015 TSITE Summer Meeting to be held at the Park Vista Hotel (705 Cherokee Orchard Road – Gatlinburg, TN 37738) from Wednesday, July 29th to Friday, July 31st.
There will be many highlights including a sponsored Social Event on Wednesday night, the annual Awards Banquet and Scholarship Auction on Thursday night and of course several informative Technical Sessions along with the Business Meeting where the 2016 Officer Election results will be announced (more details on voting still to come). We encourage you to bring your family along and have allowed some time in our agenda for the ability to spend some quality time with them in this beautiful setting.
Member Registration for this 3-day event is $120 and pre-registration will close on Wednesday, July 22nd. Pre-payment is not required to allow for additional flexibility, however online registration ends on July 22nd and it will increase to $150 for late/walk-up registration – so please be sure to register early! Additional guest tickets will be available for purchase for all meals. Everyone is invited to attend the Wednesday Night Social Event at no extra charge made possible by several great sponsors! Just let us know how many guests you are bringing to this event.
Click here to register for this event.
Finally, please be prepared to participate in our annual Scholarship Auction, the proceeds from which provide scholarships for our student members. We encourage you to both bring items for the auction, as well as of course participate in buying items.
The conference will be held at the Park Vista Hotel (705 Cherokee Orchard Road – Gatlinburg, TN 37738). There are a limited number of rooms available for the nights of Wednesday (7/29) and Thursday (7/30) at a special rate of $83 + tax. There are also a small number of rooms available for additional nights before and after the meeting if you would like to extend your stay in the mountains at this great rate.
Below are the hotel room reservation instructions. The room block will currently expire on Friday, July 3rd so make your reservation soon!
For Online Hotel Reservations:
1. Go the the Park Vista website here.
2. From the home page (middle of page), find the “Make a Reservation” field. Choose your arrival and departure dates, number of rooms, and click “Check Rates.”
3. Adjust the number of rooms, adults and children for the booking.
4. Under the “Special Accounts & Rates” header on the right-hand side of the page, enter the booking code “ITE” in the “Group Code” field and click “Continue.”
5. The group rates will be displayed along with the available room types. Proceed with reservations as prompted.
Guests can also call 1-800-421-7275 at anytime to make reservations using the same group code and rates. Additionally, The Park Vista offers one and two-bedroom king and family suites that can be reserved at a group rate of $183/night. Reservations for the suites, based upon availability, can be made by calling the number above.
