Just because early registration is over doesn't mean that you can't still attend the 2013 SDITE Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC this year from April 7 - 10.  The theme, "Partnerships for Vibrant Communities," will focus on the changing environment in which we work to fulfill the new expectations of transportation engineers and planners.  

AICP Certification Maintenance Credits (CM) and/or Professional Development Hours (PDH) are being offered for attending the various technical sessions and tours.  In addition to the technical program, sticking with the theme of NCSITE to "Make it Funner", activities such as a tour of the NASCAR Hall of Fame have been planned.  

To get more information about the meeting and register please visit the meeting website at www.sdite2013.org. 

Want an excuse to play games like Rail Tycoon, Empire Builder,  China Rails, and several others while still learning about transportation planning?  Researchers at the University of Minnesota (minus Tubby Smith) have found that some games help students understand the concepts of transportation planning.  For more information, click here.

Thanks for Eric Green (KTC) for passing this along.

Everyone knows that Los Angeles has terrible traffic. Engineers have implemented a traffic signal monitoring system to try relief some of the congestion. L.A. is the first city of its size in the world to have all of its lights monitored and synchronized. To read more about this system, click here.