Secretary 

 Paul Slone

 

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Save the Date: KYSITE Spring Meeting!! 

Tired of the Winter already?  Well, here's something to add some excitement to these cold, gray days.  The KYSITE Spring Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, KY.  More details will be announced soon.  

 

In the mean time, please add this date to your calendar!

 

We Need Some Help 

The KYSITE Board is requesting help from our membership and our readers.  Some of the tasks are short, one-time assignments, while others may be longer-term, recurring assistance.  For instance, we are looking for additional "staff" on the newsletter to help with content. 

 

If interested, please contact President Ashley Sells.

 

PTOE Course Needed?

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet recently updated their pre-qualification requirements for traffic engineering.  While the requirements are still being revised, having a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) on staff will help your firm gain the Advanced Traffic Engineering pre-qualification.  

 

In the past, we've held a few PTOE review courses and we're trying to gauge if there is interest in one for 2013.  Please let us know if you would be interested in taking such a course if offered by filling out the following survey.

 

Leftover Auction Items 

We had one taker for one of the items that didn't sell at the Silent Auction back in November. Three more remain.  These include:

- 4 Passes to the National Corvette Museum

- 2 Tickets to the Stephen Foster Story

- 2 Admissions to a 2013 production at the Lincoln Amphitheater

 

If interested in any of these items, send Anne Warnick a note with your bid.  Top bid wins!

  

 

From the Forums 

One of the benefits of being an International ITE member is the ability to read and participate in the online forums.  The forums typically focus on technical topics in which professionals from the US and international community weigh in with the best practices and recommendations.  

Every so often, there are a few topics that catch our attention as being more conceptual, forward thinking, or just simply interesting.

  

The topic that recently caught our attention was titled "Surprisingly few people, even within the transportation planning world, are talking about this pending revolution." Take a look at the authors original take and feel free to comment on our site.

Kentucky Transportation Survey 

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is giving the general public the chance to comment on what they think transportation should be like in the next 20 years.  

If you haven't taken the survey, consider spending a few minutes to fill it out.

  

Reminder: SDITE Awards Nominations

The SDITE Awards Committee requests nominations for  five prestigious awards.

Nominations received by February 1, 2013 will be considered for this year's awards. Any nominations received after that date will not be considered. The recipients for the awards will be announced at the SDITE Annual Meeting.

 

If you have any questions about these awards or the nomination procedure, please contact Jim Westmoreland, PE, 2013 SDITE Awards Committee Chair and Deputy City Manager for the City of Greensboro, NC, at Jim.Westmoreland@greensboro-nc.gov or (336) 373-2002.

 

Click here for the Nominations Submission Form.

APA-KY Conference Information

As a professional organization, we feel that it is our responsibility to alert our 

readers about other opportunities.   

The American Planning Association - Kentucky Chapter has issued a call for presentations for their 2013 Spring Conference.  The dates of that conference are May 8 - 10, 2013 at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park.  For more information, please click here. 

 

How Hard Was Your Major?

By: Billy Garrison (GRW)

    

      

       

Have you ever wondered if other people studied as much as you did in college? The NSSE did a research study and came up with a list of the hardest majors. Engineering was number one on the list. To see the list and the criteria used click here.

Transportation Superlatives VI:

The Widest Street in the World.

  

Weird Signs

Quick Hits

  
Delaware DOT Aims for Image Turnabout for Traffic Roundabouts (Editor's Note: The first couple of paragraphs are amusing)

Have You Seen This? 

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