2024 TSITE Winter Meeting Save the Date
Please join us for the 2024 TSITE Winter Meeting & Traffic Bowl in Memphis
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2024 Winter Meeting & Traffic Bowl
When: Thursday, February 22nd
Where: University Center, University of Memphis
499 University Street, Memphis, TN 38152
Please join us for the 2024 TSITE Winter Meeting on February 22nd at the University of Memphis. This year our TSITE meeting will kick-off the 2024 Southern District ITE Student Leadership Summit. Click on this link for possible Sponsorship opportunities. The TSITE meeting will include the student traffic bowl, three presentations, a professional traffic bowl, and a business meeting. PDH/CM certificates will be provided to those that attend.
More information to follow!
Interested in presenting at TSITE this year? Abstracts should be submitted to the TSITE Vice-President (Karen Trowell; karen.trowell@tn.gov) for consideration.
MMTA Stakeholder Meeting Announcement
Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is currently in the final stage of updating their Traffic Impact Study Guideline for new development. As a reminder, the update is intended to modernize the 2004 Guidelines to bring them in better alignment with the multimodal nature of the Nashville region and provide additional clarity of study expectations.
The new Multimodal Transportation Analysis (MMTA) Guideline is now available for public comment. The guideline document, an example MMTA, and FAQs are located on our project webpage: https://www.nashville.gov/departments/transportation/developers/multimodal-transportation-analysis.
To give those involved in the MMTA review process a better understanding of the changes to the process and requirements, a stakeholder meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 6th from 2:00-3:30 PM CST. The project team will provide an overview of the changes, walk through an example MMTA, and answer questions from the group. For flexibility, the event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams Webinar (no license required). To register for the meeting, please visit: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1abd52c7-10dd-4cb0-b619-aa633a0f32b0@7f90057d-3ea0-46fe-b07c-e0568627081b.
Questions or comments prior to the meeting can be sent to ndotmmtareview@nashville.gov.
2023 Fall Meeting Info
Please join us for the TSITE/TAPA 2023 Fall Meeting in Memphis, TN
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2023 Fall Meeting – Joint meeting with TAPA
When: Wednesday, October 25th – Friday, October 27th
Where: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel – Memphis Downtown
185 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103
Hotel Reservation Info:
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK AVAILABLE: Ends September 24th (Reserve your room soon!)
Room Rate – $179/night after Sept. 24 – $209/night
Book TODAY or call Double Tree by Hilton at 1-901-528-1800
Note: The Double Tree is NOT honoring the TDOT State Employee Rate at this time. However, there is a Holiday Inn Memphis – Downtown (Beale St.) across the street that is currently honoring the rate. Hotel link here: Holiday Inn Memphis-Downtown (Beale St.)
2023 Student Scholarship Recipients
The 2023 scholarship recipients were announced at the summer meeting.
William L. Moore, Jr. Scholarship Award ($2,000)
Jing Guo, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
John R. Harper Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
Logan Malotte, Tennessee Tech
Billy M. Hart Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
Logan Sirbaugh, University of Memphis
T. Darcy Sullivan Scholarship Award ($1,500)
Saurav Parajuli, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Bill D. Kervin, Jr. Scholarship Award ($1,500)
A. Latif Patwary, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
TN Section Undergraduate Scholarship Award ($1,500)
Tanner Keck, Tennessee Tech
Since 1991, TSITE has awarded 99 scholarships totaling $144,800!
Previous scholarship recipients can be viewed here.
2023 Election Results
The results of the 2023 Officer Election were announced during the 2023 Summer Business Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve TSITE next year:
President
Lauren Gaines, Barge Design Solutions
Vice President
Karen Trowell, TDOT
Secretary/Treasurer
Terrance Q. Hill, Kimley Horn
Past President
Kenneth Perkins, Benesch
Section Representatives
Carmen Harvey, City of Chattanooga (2023/2024)
Andrew Padgett, Tennessee Department of Transportation (2024/2025)
Section Administrator
Brandon Baxter, Ragan Smith
2023 TSITE Award Winners
The 2023 TSITE Awards were presented to the following very deserving individuals at the Summer Meeting held in Gatlinburg: (Past President Luke Dixon presented the awards)
The Robert Stammer Student Chapter Award was presented to the University of Tennessee Knoxville & University of Memphis
Ed Watt Volunteer Distinguished Service Award:
Becky Bottoms
Tennessee Section Outstanding Individual Award:
Jason Carder
Jack B. Humphreys Young Member Award:
Trey Todd
Past award winners can be viewed here.
TSITE Election – Online Voting Active
Voting for the 2023 TSITE Officer Election is now open! The election will close Monday, July 24, 2023. Votes will be tallied and the elected 2023 TSITE Officers will be announced at the Summer Meeting.
TAPA/TSITE Fall Meeting Call for Proposals
Please plan to join us in Memphis for the TAPA/TSITE Fall Conference.
If you’re interested in becoming a speaker at the Fall meeting, please take a look at the information below. The deadline for proposals is Sunday, June 25th!
Call For Presentations
Presentation Proposal Form
Feel free to reach out to any TSITE Officer if you have any questions!
2023 Summer Meeting Info
Please join us for the TSITE 2023 Summer Meeting in Gatlinburg, TN
Please join us for the 2023 TSITE Summer Meeting at the Park Vista in Gatlinburg, TN. Some of the highlights of the summer meeting include a welcome reception on Wednesday evening, technical sessions, and the awards banquet and scholarship auction on Thursday evening. Please register by Wednesday July 19th so that we have an accurate headcount for food. Registration after that day will incur an increased registration cost. Please bring auction items for the scholarship fund. We hope to see you in Gatlinburg!
We will be sending out a separate email to our vendors for booth interest.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2023 Summer Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 26th – Friday, July 28th
Where: The Park Vista DoubleTree by Hilton
705 Cherokee Orchard Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Hotel room reservations are now available.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK AVAILABLE: July 25 – July 30
ONLINE BOOKING GROUP CODE: TNS
HILTON RESERVATIONS: 1-800-421-7275
RATE: $98
CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS: 7/2/2022
2023 Spring Meeting Registration Now Open
Please join us for the 2023 TSITE Spring Meeting in Nashville, TN. It will include five presentations, a tour, and a business meeting. PDHs will be provided to those that attend. CM certificates will be provided upon request.
What: 2023 Tennessee Section ITE Spring Meeting
When: Tuesday, May 9th 8:15 am to 4:00 pm CDT
Where: Tennessee State Library & Archives
1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N, Nashville, TN 37219
NO HOTEL ROOM BLOCK AVAILABLE.
Parking Instructions:
See parking instructions here.
EARLY REGISTRATION WILL END ON MAY 5, 2023.
Late Registration will be available at the door on the day of the event. Cost for late registration is $60.
