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departments 2 PresidentMessage3 TreasurerReport3 SecretaryReport4 ScribeReport12 StudentCorner

inside ite 2 ITE-WASectionOfficers3 Newsletter/Advertising

Information8 ITETerryGibsonClassicRecap11 ITEInternationalConference12 ITE-WAOrganizationalChart20 ITE–WAEventCalendar21 ITEPartnerEventCalendar

training/careers 24 Training25 Careers

inside our industry 14 NEW!SpotLight–Smart

PavementMarkersinAVI22 Yesteryears–TacomaTrollys24 SignoftheTimes26 WiseTales28 Crosswalks

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SEPTEMBER2017VOL.28|ISSUE1

ITENewsletterWashington’scommunityoftransportationprofessionals

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2017-2018ITEWashingtonKickOffMeetingTOPIC:KITSAPTRANSITHIGHSPEEDFERRYSERVICE

DATE:TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER12TIME:11:00am–2:00pmLOCATION:Salty’sonAlkiBeach;Seattle

REGISTERONLINE:https://ite_wa_september.eventbrite.com

2 SEPTEMBER2017ite washington newsletter

Oneofmyfavoritephrasesisthatwestandontheshouldersofgiants.Thatistruefor

bothourITEchapterandourindustry.Ihavethegreathonoroffollowinginthefootsteps

ofPaul,Carter,Dongho,andsomanyothers.

Thisyear,wearebeginningfromagreatposition.Wehaverebuiltourwebsiteduetothe

effortsofSheriefElbassuoniofDKSandJamesLeofSeattleDOT.Wehaveanew

reservationsystembasedoffofEventbritetopayandcheckintomeetingsquickerand

easier.ThiseffortwasledbyDanielLai,ourVicePresident.And,wehavehadsuccessful

meetingsnearlyeverymonth.Thishasbeenacollectiveeffortofthepreviousboard,the

membership,thespeakers,andoursponsors.Withoutanyofthesepeople,wewouldnot

beabletohavethesolidorganizationwehavetoday.

So,asweembarkonthisyear,weareplanningondoingadditionalitems.Somearethe

dullnecessityofanoperatingorganizationwhileotherswillbevisibletoourmembers.

First,asourlocalmembershaveseen,ourdueshaveincreased$2.Thisbringstheyearly

duesto$22.Forthosepayinginternationaldues,thiswillbereflectedinJanuary’s

invoices.Wedidthistoaccommodatetheincreasingcostofdoingbusiness.Weintendto

breakevenwithourmeetingcosts,soothercostssuchasprojectors,feesforEventbrite,

andtabletsforcreditcardsneedtocomefromothersources.Inthiscase,thesecomeout

ofourmembershipcosts.

Second,asyouwillseeinthisnewsletter,ITE-WAhasanorganizationchart.Thisis

intendedtoallowourcommitteechairstodirectlyfindtheboardmembertoassistwith

yourneeds.Inaddition,itallowsourmembershiptofindthepersontoansweraquestion

ortwoaboutourorganization.Thisisbynomeansmeanttopreventanyonefrom

contactinganyboardmemberaboutanyissue.Weremainopenandcommittedtohearing

yourthoughts,ideas,andconcernsaboutITE.

Third,wearehittingthehighseasoftaxesandnon-profitstatus.RecentchangesinIRS

lawsrequireorganizationstofiletaxes.Inourcase,thismeansnotifyingtheIRSthatwe

existandthatwemakeacertainamountofincome.Wedonotexpecttoberequiredtopay

taxes,however.ThishasbeenadirectionfromtheWesternDistrictandweintendto

completethisinitialprocessbytheendoftheyear.Alongthesesamelines,wearelooking

tobecomeanon-profitorganization.Weexpectthistobeaconsiderableeffortandwould

liketohearfromthosewhoareinterestedinhelping.Whilethisisn’tanall-handsondeck

situation,moreablebodiesareappreciated!

Withthat,Iwillconcludethismessagebysaying,IhopetoseeyouatSalty’sonSeptember

12wherewewillhearaboutKitsapTransit’sfastferryservice.Togetintothemood,I

hopetoseesomeofyouontheWaterTaxioverthebaywhereImayindulgeinoneor

morenauticalcolloquialisms!

MikeHendrix,PEPTOEITEWashingtonPresident

Day in the Life of an ITE Professional We’re planning a Day in the Life view of what ITE Transportation Professionals go thru in their routine and maybe not so daily routine profession to highlight our activities. Date to be determined From Midnight to Midnight you’ll take photos of your office meetings, planning sessions, on the job site, etc. Take as many pictures related to your ITE Professional job and submit. The committee will select photos for the ITE Newsletter and the rest for our website.

Committees

Vendors Ed Aristo, Sea-Tac Lighting & Controls,

Consultants: Daniel Lai, Transpo Group

Students: Pablo Para, City of Auburn

EWA Members Elena Bertolucci, Sea-Tac Lighting & Controls

Contractors: _______________________

Agencies: _______________________

More information in our next edition.

MikeHendrix,PE,PTOEITEWashingtonPresident

|president’smessage_______________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTONBOARDOFDIRECTION

PresidentMikeHendrix,PE,PTOE

ProjectManager,PerteetSeattle,Washington

VicePresident/Treasurer

DanielLai,PESeniorITSEngineer,CityofBellevue

Bellevue,Washington

SecretaryClaudiaS.Hirschey,PE

Owner,TransportationConsultantServicesNewcastle,Washington

ImmediatePastPresident

PaulCho,PE,PTOETrafficOperationsEngineer,CityofRedmond

Redmond,Washington

StudentCommitteeChairPabloPara,PE,PTOE,President,PHConsulting,LLC

Tacoma,Washington

ITE/IMSAMeetingChair

CarterDannePE,AssociateCivilEngineer,SDOT

Seattle,Washington

ScribeDarcyAkers

ITSEngineer,CityofBellevueBellevue,Washington

ITEHospitalityChair

CarlaNasrPresident,TrafficDataGathering

LakeStevens,Washington

MembershipJanCiganik,PE

SeniorTrafficEngineer,KPGInterdisciplinaryDesign-Seattle,Washington

WebsiteSheriefElbassuoni,PH.D.

TransportationEngineeringAssistant,DKSAssociates-Seattle,Washington

&JamesLe,PE

SeniorCivilEngineer,SeattleDOTSeattle,Washington


TreasureChestTheTreasurer’sReportwillbepublishedinanupcomingITENewsletter.

|vice-president/treasurer’sreport___________________________________________________________

EDITORIALSTAFF

ITENewsletterEditorEdAristo

SpecSales,Sea-TacLighting&ControlsSeattle,Washington

NewsletterContactInformation

PleaseletusknowifyourcontactinformationchangessothatyoucontinuetoreceivemonthlyITEWAannouncementsandnewslettersbyemail.Toupdateyourinformation,clickontheMembershiptabontheourwebsite:www.wa-ite.org

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ArticlesmustbereceivedbythethirdThursdayofthemonthtobeconsideredforpublishinginthenextissue.

DanielLai,PEVice-President/Treasurer

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SpecSales,Sea-TacLighting&ControlsSeattle,Washington

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GreetingsITEmembership!Wealreadyhaveagreatstarttoour

2017-2018year.WehadaITEBoardkick-offmeetingJuly20thanda

Chair’smeetinginAugust17th.AsyoursecretaryI’vebeenpreparing

agendas,notes,andactionitems.Wehavealotgoingonandwewill

haveaveryproductiveyear!TheBoardisthrilledthatsomanyofthe

chairpositionsarecontinuingtheirrolesintothe2017-2018year.

Wemaycreateanewpositionthatwouldbea“Sponsorship”Chair

position.Thispositionwouldcoordinatethevarioussponsorships

receivedforITEeventsaswellasassistwithsolicitationof

sponsorships.CurrentlyITEWashingtonreceivessponsorshipsfor

ITE/IMSA(solicitedbythecommittee),StudentNightandthe

Scholarship,theAnnualMeeting,Newsletter,theGolfTournament,andtheQuadmeeting

wheninWashington.Manythankstoalloursponsors!Inadditiontoapotentialnewchair

position,committeerolesareopen.ITE/IMSA,theAnnualMeeting,andtheQuadMeeting

coulduseadditionalcommitteemembersfortheirrobustagendas.Wehopeyou’lljoinour

team!

|secretary’smessage________________________________________________________

ClaudiaS.Hirschey,P.E.ITESecretary


|scribe’sreport______________________________________________________________________________________

Day in the Life of an ITE Professional We’re planning a Day in the Life view of what ITE Transportation Professionals go thru in their routine and maybe not so daily routine profession to highlight our activities. Date to be determined From Midnight to Midnight you’ll take photos of your office meetings, planning sessions, on the job site, etc. Take as many pictures related to your ITE Professional job and submit. The committee will select photos for the ITE Newsletter and the rest for our website.

Committees

Vendors Ed Aristo, Sea-Tac Lighting & Controls,

Consultants: Daniel Lai, Transpo Group

Students: Pablo Para, City of Auburn

EWA Members Elena Bertolucci, Sea-Tac Lighting & Controls

Contractors: _______________________

Agencies: _______________________

More information in our next edition.

DarcyAkers,EITITEScribe

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addressspeaker,Washington’sSecretaryofTransportation

RogerMillar.SecretaryMillardescribedthe“opportunities”

thatlayaheadforWSDOT–freightnetworkresilience,

congestion,andfirst-lastmileconnections.Theamountof

congestionontheregion’smajorfreewayshasdramatically

increasedsince2013astheeconomyhasalsoimproved.

SecretaryMillaralsopointedoutthatcongestionisa

symptomofthedisparityofjobsandhousing,sincelackof

affordablehousingnearjobcentersispushingpeopleoutto

fartherandfarthercommutes.Thisunderlinedthe

importanceofstrengtheningthecommunicationslines

betweenlanduseandtransportation.Healsoreflected

internallyonWSDOT’swayofdoingbusiness–fromthenew

practicalsolutionsapproachtostaffretentiontothe

importanceofcelebratingmaintenancework.WSDOThas

beendoingsomemassivepavementmaintenanceworkalong

I-5thatdramaticallyimprovesthedriversexperienceand

Millarpointedoutthatthisdeservesasmuchofaribbon-

cuttingceremonyasthenewroadwayprojects.Andtowrap

thingsup,SecretaryMillarreiteratedtheimportanceof

communication,coordinationandpartnershipstokeep

peoplemoving.

Morningsessionsofferedattendeestwotrackstoexplore:

TollingandRoadUserChargeorLatestandGreatestinADA

Practices.ThetollingsessiontouchedonGoodtoGo!Tolling

programthathasbeenimplementedintheregionandthe

currentdevelopmentsundertakenbyWSDOTtodeploya

newback-endtollingsystemtoimproveuserexperience.

Conversationsalsoincludeddiscussionsaroundwhere

tollingisheadingnationwidewithagreaterneedfortolltag

standardizationandtollingasanewmeanstopayfor

infrastructureasincomesfromgastaxesdecrease.Inthe

ADAsession,apanelofspokeaboutthedifferentelementsof

creatinganADAprogramincludingcompliancelaws,public

outreach,datacollection,creatingatransitionplanand

finallydesign.Oneinterestingpointwastomakesureyour

publicoutreachisaccessibletothosewithhearingorvision

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ITEWashingtonAnnualMeetingJUNE22,2017ByDarcyAkersThe2016-2017yearcametoanendwithasuccessfulAnnualMeetingfortheITEWashington

Chapter.Thisyear’smeetingwasheldattheEmbassySuitesinBellevueandfeaturedafull

agendaofpresentations,deliciouslunchandyearlyawards.

PresidentPaulChokickedoffhisfinalmeetingaspresidentbyintroducingtheopeningkeynote

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impairment,sincethoseareyourtargetaudience.

ThesecondmorningsessionswereSignalDesignand

VisionZero.Thepanelistinthesignaldesignsession

discussedbestpracticesinsignaldesign.Examplesof

guidancesharedbythepanelistsinclude:waysto

prepareforfuturetechnologies,howtobecomefamiliar

withstandardandguidelines,howtolearnfromnew

conceptssuchasSDOT’shalfsignalandbikesignals,and

ensuringamultidisciplinaryreview.Seattleexplained

thethreeE’softheirVisionZeroplan:engineering,

enforcementandeducation.Theyalsodiscussedthe

methodstheyusedtoreachouttothepubliclikead

campaigns,targetedDUIpatrolsandhandson

educationalmaterial.

Whileattendeesenjoyedtheirlunch,JamesColyarfrom

theFederalHighway

Administrationprovidedthe

lunchkeynoteaddress.In

hispresentation,Colyar

touchedonsomeofthe

trendsintransportation.

Thisincludedtheshifton

focusingjustondemandand

supplymanagementtofirst

thinkingofoperational

efficiencyasawayto

managecongestion.He

touchedonsomeofthe

challengesofoperatingina

transportationsystemincludingthe“Reaction

Challenge”and“Stovepipes”.Reactingpresentsa

probleminthatyouarealwaysbehindandtryingto

catchuptoaquicklychangingsystem.Stovepipesarean

analogyforthelackofintegrationandcommunications

acrossagencies.ColyaremphasizedthatanActive,

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JamesColyar

FederalHighwayAdministration


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IntegratedandOrganizedsystemistheultimategoalfor

operatingefficiently.Healsotouchedontheresources

availablefromtheFHWAtoassessyourcurrentsystem

usingamaturitymodel.Andofcoursesincehewastalking

offuturetrends,

hedidsay

“Autonomous

Vehicles”atleast

once.

Thelunchhour

alsoincludedthe

annualmembershipmeetingtorecognizevolunteers,give

outawardsandswearinthenewofficers.PresidentPaul

Choemphasizedhowimportantthevolunteerhelpisto

notonlyputonthegreatannual

meetingsbutthesmalllunch

technicalpresentations

throughouttheyear.Infrontof

themembership,thenewofficers

wereswornin:PresidentMike

Hendrix,Vice

President/TreasurerDanielLai,

andnewlyelectedSecretary

ClaudiaHirschey.

TheannualITEconferencealso

recognizedtwooutstanding

engineersintheregion.The

OutstandingYoungProfessional

AwardwasawardedtoSherief

Elbassuoni.Sheriefisa

TransportationEngineerwith

DKSAssociatesandalsois

webmasterforITEWA,helping

revampthechapter’swebpagethisyear.TheOutstanding

ServiceAwardwenttoErinEhlinger.ErinservedasITE

WAPresidentinthepastandisrecognizedintheregion

forherwork.Erinpointedoutthatalthoughshemightnot

fitthemoldofatypicalengineer,thishelpedherbringa

uniqueperspectivetothetableandseethingsthatothers

maynot.Sheshared“ITEtaughtmethatservingis

leading”.Thisawardrecognizeshercontinuedleadership

intransportationthroughbothherworkandparticipation

inITE.

Technicalpresentationcontinuedintheafternoonsession

–firstwithatrackonTrafficSafetyandoneofAdaptive

SignalControlandITS.TheTrafficSafetysessionincluded

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collisioninvestigation,Washington’sHighwaySafetyPlan

anddiscussionoftherecenttrendsinrailroadcrossing

safety.Intheothertrack,CityofSeattleandLynnwood

bothdiscussedtheresultsandlessonslearnedoftheir

recentlydeployedadaptivesystemsandKingCounty

sharedtheirgoalsofinnovationthroughsharedmobility,

adifferentwayoflookingatprovidingnewmodechoices

fortravelers.

ThefinaltwosessionswereacontinuationofTraffic

SafetyandalsoPacTransStudentpresentations.The

safetytopicsincludedBellevue’sperformancemonitoring

offlashingyellowarrows,discussionofincludingsafety

indemandmodelingandhowCowlitzCountydeveloped

aroadsafetyplan.Newthisyear,severalstudentswere

invitedtoshowcasethelatestintransportation

technologyresearchfromtheUniversityofWashington.

StudentssharedtheirworkonConnectedVehicle

technologies,datamanagementplatforms,andBluetooth-

OutstandingServiceAward

LesJacobson,Vice-PresidentWSP,[L]introducesErinEhlinger[R]fortheOutstandingServiceAward.

PaulCho[L],SectionPresident,introducesErinEhlinger[R]withtheOutstandingServiceAwardplaquewhichwillbewithheruntilpassedontonextyear’shonorablerecipient.

“ITEtaughtmethatservingisleading”-ErinEhlinger,2017ITEWashingtonOutstandingServiceAwardRecipient


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transportationtechnologyresearchfromtheUniversityofWashington.StudentssharedtheirworkonConnectedVehicletechnologies,datamanagementplatforms,andBluetooth-Wifitechnologies.ThiswasagreatopportunitytocontinuebuildingonthepartnershipbetweenPacTransandITEaswellasthesharedinterestinimprovingregionalmobilityandsafety.Thankyoutoeveryonewhoattendedthisyear’seventandthevolunteerswhomadeitallpossible!Haveagreatsummerandstaysafe!

OutstandingYoungProfessional

PaulCho[L],SectionPresident,presentsSheriefElbassuoni[R],Transportation

Engineer,DKS

Scribe’sReport-continued

Outstanding_________Award

CarlaNasar[L]ispresentedbyPaulCho

[R],SectionPresident

Outstanding_________Award

PaulCho[L],SectionPresident,[R]

DarcyAkers

2017ITEAnnualMeeting

EmbassySuites

Bellevue,Washington-BalconyView

2017-2018ITEWASHINGTONSECTIONBOARD

[L-R]PaulCho,PastPresident,MikeHendricks,President;DanielLai,

TreasurerandnewlyelectedClaudiaHirschey,Secretary

ITEHospitalityServiceAward ITEScribeServiceAward2017ITEWashingtonAnnual

Meeting

CarlaNasar,TrafficDataGathering[L]andITESectionHospitalityCoordinatorispresentedbyPaul

Cho[R]SectionPresident

PaulCho[L],SectionPresident,presentstoDarcyAkers,CityofBellevueandITESectionScribe

BalconyView

EmbassySuites~Bellevue,Washington

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Wifitechnologies.ThiswasagreatopportunitytocontinuebuildingonthepartnershipbetweenPacTransandITEas

wellasthesharedinterestinimprovingregionalmobilityandsafety.

Thankyoutoeveryonewhoattendedthisyear’seventandthevolunteerswhomadeitallpossible!Haveagreatsummer

andstaysafe!


|iteWashingtonsupportadvertisers___________________________________________________________


|ITETerryGibsonGolfClassic_______________________________________________________________________


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ITETerryGibsonGolfClassic

ITEGolfClassic#29

OakbrookGolfClub–Lakewood,WA

Wednesday,June14th,2016,9:00amShotgunStart

MarkPoch&DarcyAkers–GolfCo-Chairs

TournamentRecap

Wehadapleasantdayandaverynicegolfcourseforour29thAnnualGibsonGolfClassic.Thisyear’sturnoutwasthebestinrecentmemory,with78golfersand20teamsenjoyingthemildweather–unlikelastyear,theonlylightningexperiencedwasontheextremelyquickandsmoothgreens!Themorningstartedwiththetraditionalwarmupsattherangeandpracticegreenalongwithaheavydoseofvisitingwithfriendsandcolleagues.Justbeforetheannualgroupphoto,allparticipantswereinvitedtothe18thgreenforanewactivity–a“speed”puttingcontestwhereeveryonestandsattheedgeofthegreenandputtstotheholeallatthesametime–afterthegolfballcollisionsandlaughter,WintanaMiller’sballendedupintheholeandshealongwiththenexttwoclosestshots,KyleCampbellandAaronNull,receivedprizesfromSea-TacLighting.Speedputtingwassofunwealmostforgotourgroupphoto!Afterthephotowestartedthecartparadeandbeganthetournament.ThecoursewasinfantasticshapeframedbybeautifulstatelyOaktrees,fantasticturf,andtopnotchgreens.Thefieldwasingreatshapetoo–completingtheroundinabout4½-5hours–byfarthebestpaceinquiteawhile.Thefieldthen

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retreatedtotheelegantdiningroom(Oakbrookisaformerprivateclub)fortheannuallunchandawardsbanquetwhichfeaturedrecognition,holeandteamprizes,andtheannualraffle.Forthesecondyearinarow,theCityofBellevueteamtook1stplaceandgrabbedtheGibsonClassictravelingtrophy.CongratstoMarkPoch,GregLucas,TomBrandesandDarcyAkers!SecondplacewenttothehybridDesMoines/KGPteamofLenMadsen,MikeBowen,JohnBlackburn,andGeorgeHilen.ThirdplacewasawardedtothealwaystoughandpersistentCityofRedmondteamofDonCairns,BillCampbell,JeffThompson,andMikeHaley.ThecovetedlastplaceawardwenttotheDKSteam

78golferscameoutforasuccessful29

thAnnualITETerryGibsonGolfClassic#29

Forthesecondyearinarow,theCityof

Bellevueteamtook1st

placeandgrabbedthe

GibsonClassictravelingtrophy.Congratsto

MarkPoch,GregLucas,TomBrandesand

DarcyAkers!

See ‘ITE Terry Gibson Classic - Next Page




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ofRichardHutchinson,Wintana“Icleanedupatthisevent”Miller,RickPerez,andAdiamEmery.CompetitionholewinnersincludedClaudiaHenry,GregLucas,andGeorgeHilenfortheirlongestdrives,and

TomBrandes,RonDesmet,DanAbernathy,andMarkPochforclosesttothepinawards.TheTerryGibsonClassicisimportantbecauseitgetsprofessionalstogethertonotonlyenjoyagreatdayofgolf,butalsogetsomewellneededfacetimewithfriendsandcolleagues.Thisgreatdaywouldnotbepossiblewithoutthehelpandsupportfromoursponsors.Pleasethanktheseterrificpeopleandcompanies:

• IDAXTrafficSolutions–MarkSkaggs

• AllTrafficData–EricBoivin

• AdvanceTrafficProducts–MikeSingson

• PrimeElectric–BobBracco

• SeaTacLighting–EdAristo

• WesternSystems–RobertNims

• TransCoreITS–NickPatil

• Zumar–TomBrandes

ITETerryGibsonClassic-continued

Thirdplacewasawardedtothealways

toughandpersistentCityofRedmond

teamofDonCairns,BillCampbell,Jeff

Thompson,andMikeHaley.

SecondplacewenttothehybridDes

Moines/KGPteamofLenMadsen,Mike

Bowen,JohnBlackburn,andGeorgeHilen.

WarmingupfortheSpeedPuttContest

Ready,Set,GO!!!SpeedPuttContesthad78golfersputting

atthesametime.Firstthreeinorclosesttotheholewon

prizes.WintanaMilleracedthecupandthenexttwoclosest

shotswerebyKyleCampbellandAaronNull.

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ThankseveryoneforanothergreatITEGibsonClassic–wearelookingforwardtoour30thanniversaryofthe

Classicnextyear!

MarkPoch&DarcyAkers–ITEGolfCo-Chairs




ITE-WAMembershipReneworbecomeanITE-WashingtonSectionMember

andenjoyconnectingwithothersinourindustry.Personalinteraction,growth,discussions,interesting

topicsandsocialeventsmakethemembershipworthwhile.

westernite.org/Sections/washington

TerryGibsonITEWashingtonGolfFoundationByMarkPoch,ITEGolfCo-Chair

FounderoftheITETerryGibsonClassic29yearsago,TerryGibsonwasthefoundingPresidentofGibsonTrafficConsultantsandpastpresidentoftheWashingtonSectionofITE.AlwaysinvolvedinITE,Terrynotonlyfoundedtheannualgolftournament,butwasalsochairofStudentNightforseveralterms.TerryreceivedtheOutstandingServiceAwardfromtheWashingtonSectionbeforehispassingandalsotheWesternDistrictAwardin2007.

Terry’sprofessionalpassionwashelpingsmallerjurisdictionsandschooldistrictsdevelopsafeandefficienttransportationoperationplans…..missionaccomplished.

ThelateTerryGibson

SpecialThankYou!TheAnnualWashingtonITEGolfTournamenthappensbecauseofthevolunteersandsponsorswhomakethisannualeventfunandanexcellentcontributortoourITEStudentFoundation.

AspecialThankYougoesouttoMarkPochandDarcyAkers,ITEGolfCo-Chairs.Theyspendmanyhoursworkingtomakethiseventfun,unique,specialandhonoringTerryGibsonforhiscontributions.

DarcyAkers,ITEGolfCo-Chair

MarkPoch,ITEGolfCo-Chair


|ITEAnnualConference–Toronto,Canada_____________________________________________________July30-August02,2017byDanielLai,SeniorITSEngineer,CityofBellevue

Thisyear’sITEannualconferencewasheldinToronto,Canadaandagreat

venueitwas,asaCitythatoperatesarobusttransportationsystemwithover

2.7milliondailyboardingsontransit,5600centerlinekilometersofroad,400

kilometersofbikefacilities,andover2100trafficsignals.Visitorstothe

conferencetravelledfromaroundtheworldandarrivedattheconferenceusing

avarietyofmodesincludingsubway,bus,streetcar,car-share,taxi,passenger

cars,andthenewUnion-PacificExpressRailfromtheairporttodowntown.

AttendeeshadachancetoappreciateallthemodesthatTorontohadtooffer.

Thisyear’sconferenceofferedthelatestinformationona

fewkeythemesthatwerecentraltothediscussions

aroundtheconference:AchievingVisionZero,Planningfor

AutonomousVehicles,TransportationPerformance

Monitoring,BuildingSmarterCommunities.Thisyear’sconferencewaswellrepresentedfromourvery

ownWashingtonITESection.WashingtonITEmembers

participatedinpresentations,postersessionsandawards

ceremonywithafewhighlightsshownhere:

PosterSessionsonKeepingPeopleMovingduringTransformativeChangeandMercerStreetAdvancedTrafficManagementSystem

byBandSittikariya(SDOT),ZachHoiting

(WesternSystems),PaulSharman(Transpo

Group),andKarlTypolt(TranspoGroup)

TechnicalPresentationonInnovativeTransitSpotImprovementsinDowntownSeattlefromCarterDanne

(SDOT)andRichardHutchinson(DKSAssociates)

ITETransportationAchievementAwardforSafetyforCityofBellevue’sVideoAnalyticsTowardsVisionZeroPartnership

receivedbyDanielLai(CityofBellevue)

TechnicalPresentationonSeparatedBikeways:ImprovingSafetyandOperationsthroughDesignfromDonghoChang(SDOT)[NoPhoto}


|studentcorner______________________________________________________________________________________

StudentScholarshipsAvailableITEWashingtonoffersseveralopportunitiesfor

Studentstoparticipatewithtransportation

professionalsandearnScholarships.

SponsorshipsWelcomed.ContactPabloParatoparticipate.

SAVETHEDATE

MAY08,2018

IVAR’SSALMONHOUSEonNORTHLAKEUNION

PabloPara,PE,PTOEStudentCommitteeChair

|itewashingtonorganizationalchart____________________________________________________________

VICE-PRESIDENT/Treasurer

DanielLei(PE,PTOE)CityofBellevue

DIRECTORYDanielHodun (EIT)

PROGRAMSSarahKeenanFehr&Peers

TECHNOLOGYAaronKnightKPG,Inc

TRAFFICROUNDTABLEVacant

STUDENTACTIVITIES

SAFETYGaryNorris(PE,PTOE)DNTrafficConsultants

PASTPRESIDENTPaulCho(PE,PTOE)CityofRedmond

GOLFTOURNAMENT

ANNUALMEETING

MEMBERSHIP

PRESIDENT

MikeHendrix(PE,PTOE)Perteet

SCRIBEDarcyAkers(EIT)CityofBellevue

SECRETARY

ClaudiaHirschey(PE)TransportationConsultingServices

HOSPITALITYCarlaNasr

TrafficDataGathering

Hidemi Tsuru (PE)KPG

JanCiganik (PE,PTOE)KPG

ITE/IMSAMEETINGRobertAcevedo

HDRCarterDanne (PE,PTOE)

CityofSeattle

BillLove(PE,PTOE)CH2MHill

JamalMahmoud(PE)CityofBothell

NEWSLETTER

2017- 2018ITE-WAOrganizationChart

UNIVERSITYLIASONYinhai Wang(EIT)

UniversityofWashington

RichardHutchison(PE,PTOE)DKSAssociates

PabloPara (PE,PTOE)PHConsultingLLC

SPONSORSHIPSVacant

WEBMASTER

MarkPoch (PE,PTOE)CityofBellevue

DarcyAkers(PE,PTOE)CityofBellevue

EdAristoSeaTacLighting

ElenaBertolucciSeaTacLighting

JamesLe(PE)CityofSeattle

Sherief Elbassuoni (PhD)DKSAssociates

QuadMeetingRichardHutchison(PE,PTOE)

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WhatisAVI?

MosteveryoneknowswhatAutomated(Connected)Vehicles(AV)are,thoughthereisnotaclearcommonunderstandingofjustwhatthatmeans.AVsrangefromvehiclesthathavemultipleautomatedsafetyfeaturesbuiltin,tofullyautonomousvehiclesthat“drive”themselveswithnohumanintervention.Thefirstisherenow,manyareoperationalontheroad.Wehaveseenmanyadvancesinsafetyfeaturesoverthepasttwentyyears,withsomeofthemorepopularcurrentlyavailablebeinglanedeparturewarningsandassistedstopsystems.Fullyautonomousiswhatmanywouldliketoseeachieved,butitisabitfurtherdowntheroad.

SomealreadyknowaboutAVI,butthereisverylittlethatisinimplementationstages.AVIistheacronymforAutomatedVehicleInfrastructure(akaV2I-VehicletoInfrastructure),thosedevicesandsystemsthatwillbeinstalledalongtheroadwaytoassistAutomatedVehiclesachieveautonomousoperation.Wait!yousay,don’torwon’tthosevehiclesbeabletooperateontheirown?Inaword,no.Atleastnotinthenearfuture.Readon.

AVIincludesroadsideorembeddedguidanceinformationsystemsthathavereal-timecommunicationanddataexchange.Theywillcommunicatefromvehicletoinfrastructure,frominfrastructuretovehicle,andfromvehicletovehicle.

WhyisAVIImportant?

I’llacknowledgethatAutomatedVehiclesarehere–now,buttheyarestillinrelativelyearlystagesofdevelopment.And,whatwillbecomeproblematic,eachwiththeirownapproachesandprotocols,withnocommonstandards.A2015GAO(federalGovernmentAccountabilityOffice)reportstated:

“Tocommunicateinaconnectedvehicleenvironment,vehiclesandinfrastructuremustbeequippedwithdedicatedshort-rangecommunications(DSRC),asDSRCisthedesignatedcommunicationtechnologyforcommunicationbasedactivesafetysystemsresearch.”1

OurcompanymetaboutayearagowiththeIdahoNationalLaboratory(INL)folksinIdahoFalls.INLhasbeeninvolvedinthedevelopmentofAVIonbehalfofthefederalgovernment.Wespentthebetterpartofthedaywithsomeoftheirverysmarttechnologypeople,discussingwhatourapproachwas,andhowwemightadvanceAVI.

Quitesurprisingtous,attheendofthedaytheINLanswerwas“Weareworkingonthem,butwedonotyethavestandardsdeveloped.”and“Wecan’tbeofmuchhelptoyourightnow,youareaheadofus.”Thestandardsissuewasonewhichweweremostinterestedin.Clearly,tooperatecooperatively,theremustultimatelybedevelopedasetofstandardsandcommunicationsprotocolsthatallcanaccesstoeffectivelycommunicatebetweenvehiclesandtheinfrastructure.ArecentGAO(federalGovernmentAccountabilityOffice)stated:

Let’scontinuewithafewquotesfromexpertsinthefield,andcompaniescurrentlyworkingonthetechnology.

• Wired-March16,2016:“AtBaidu,weplantoputcommercial,self-drivingcarsontheroadsby2018.”

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• Audi:“January2015-570Miles,PaloAltotoLasVegasRequiresDriverControlinUrbanAreas”

• MercedesBenz:““Thecarisgrowingbeyonditsroleasameremeansoftransportanditwillultimatelybecomeamobilelivingspace.”

• Nissan:“NissanandNASAjustannouncedafive-yearresearchanddevelopmentpartnership…”basedontheNissanLeaf“…beforetheendofthedecade,thecompanysaysitsvehicleswillbeabletonegotiatecitycrossroadswithoutdriverintervention.”

• Bosch:apartsmanufacturer.“fullyautomatedvehicleisalongwayoff…beyondthe2025timeframe.”

• DelphiAutomotive:apartsmanufacturer“Ourcarswereabletohandleavarietyofurbandrivingscenarios…”and“Thesecarsareverycostly,andthetechnologyneedstobefailproof…”

• Google:“Therearenoplanstobringthesevehiclestomarket–they’rejustforlearning.Butifthetechnologyprovessuccessful,thecompanyhopestoworkwithpartners…”

“Beforetheendofthedecade”,“fullyautomatedvehicleisalongwayoff”andavarietyofurbandrivingscenarios…”arenotpositivesignsthatwewillberidinginfullyautonomousvehiclesinthenextfewyears.Delphisaysitmostsuccinctly,“Thesecarsareverycostly,andthetechnologyneedstobefailproof…”Whileinflationcontinuestodriveeverythingup,I’mreasonablysurethatmostofuswillnotbebuying$100,000pluscarsinthenextfewyears.Butthenagain,somearepredictingthatindividuallyownedvehiclesmaygraduallybereplacedbydriverservicecompanies(suchasUBER)usingfullyautomatedvehicles.ThispredictionhasnotescapedUBER,asitisreputedlytestingconnectedvehiclesforthispurpose.

AreAutomatedVehiclesReadyforPrimeTime?

Teslamightarguetheyarethere,butlikeBosch,Iwouldsuggestthatwehaveawaytogo.AutomatedVehiclescurrentlydependonvehicleguidancesystemsonly,camerasandsensors.

Whilethosesystemsaregood,whathappenswhenAV’scan’t“see”?Conditionscommonlyencounteredwherethisisaproblemincludeheavyfog,snowcovering,Snoopy’sfamous“darkrainynight”,roadswithoutstripingorcurbs,andperhapstopofthelist,graveldriveways,alleysandroadswithpoorlydefinedboundaries.Allthoseconditions,atleastinthenearfuture,willalmostcertainlyrequiresometypeofontheroadsystemstohelpkeeptheAV’swheretheybelong,ontheroad.

The2015GAOReporttoCongressstatedthat“V2Iequipmentmayvarydependingonthelocationandthetypeofapplicationbeingused,althoughingeneral,V2Icomponentsintheconnectedvehicleenvironmentincludeanarrayofroadsideequipment(RSE)thattransmitsandreceivesmessageswithvehiclesforthepurposeofsupportingV2Iapplications.Forexample,aV2I-equippedintersectionwouldinclude:

• Roadsideunits(RSU)—adevicethatoperatesfromafixedpositionandtransmitsdatatovehicles.ThistypicallyreferstoaDSRCradio,whichisusedforsafety-criticalapplicationsthatcannottolerateinterruption,although(US)DOThasnotedthatothertechnologiesmaybeusedfornon-safety-criticalapplications.

• AtrafficsignalcontrollerthatgeneratestheSignalPhaseandTiming(SPaT)message,whichincludesthesignalphase(green,yellow,andred)andtheminimumandmaximumallowabletimeremainingforthephaseforeachapproachlanetoanintersection.ThecontrollertransfersthatinformationtotheRSU,whichbroadcaststhemessagetovehicles.

• Alocalorstatebackoffice,privateoperator,ortrafficmanagementcenterthatcollectsandprocessesaggregateddata


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fromtheroadsandvehicles.Aspreviouslynoted,thesetrafficmanagementcentersmayuseaggregateddatathatiscollectedfromvehicles(speed,location,andtrajectory)andstrippedofidentifyinginformationtogaininsightsintocongestionandroadconditionsaswell.

• Communicationslinks(suchasfiberopticcablesorwirelesstechnologies)betweenroadsideequipmentandthelocalorstatebackoffice,privateoperator,ortrafficmanagementcenter.Thisistypicallyreferredtoasthe“backhaulnetwork.”

• Supportfunctions,suchasunderlyingtechnologiesandprocessestoensurethatthedatabeingtransmittedaresecure.”

Giventhat,whereisAVItechnologytoday?ItiscurrentlyVERYlimited.TherearenosignificantsystemsdevelopedandinstalledintheUStoday.Theywillbecostly,andareuntestedandgenerallyunavailable.Butofcourse,costlyisn’taproblemfortransportationagencies,theyallhave“flushbudgets”andcanjustbuyandinstallwhat’snecessary!Well,withnearly50yearsintransportation,IthinkIcansaythatwouldhavetobethemostshotdownstatementamongthoseagenciesever.Most,ifnotall,arestrugglingtokeeptheircurrentsystemsfunctionalandinsafecondition.Someagenciesarefailinginthat,soaddingnewexpensivesystemsisnotsomethingthatisgoingtohappenquickly.

Bottomline,withthelackofstandards,currentstateofAVtechnology,andtheneedforcostlyonroadsystems,weareunlikelytobeseeinglargenumbersoffullyfunctionalAV’sforsometime.

WhatWillAVILookLike?

Let’stakeaquickviewatwhatsomeoftheAVIsystemsarelikelytolooklike.Wesurmisethatagencieswillfirstwanttouseprovenprotocolsandsystemscommontotrafficsystemsinusetoday.TheNationalTransportationCommunicationsforITSProtocollikelytopsthatlist.AVdevicesandvehicleswillneedtocomplywiththoseprotocolsinordertointerfacewithexistingsystemsandtrafficdevices,muchlikeshowninthisgraphic.

ExampleApplications

EMIislookingatavarietyofprobableapplicationsthathaveseensignificantinterest.Consideracomplexintersection,wheredriversarechallengedtofigureoutjustwhereandwhentheyshouldproceed.Theseexistaroundthecountry;thosethathave“grownthere”andhavenotforavarietyofreasonsnotbeenupgraded;hightrafficmultilaneintersectionssuchasSinglePointUrbanInterchanges,perhapswithahighverticalcuredriverscan’tseeover,arebuttwoexamples.


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Addinimpaired,inexperienced,ormaturedriversandtheproblemincreases.UsingaLightedRaisedPavementMarker(LRPM)cansignificantlyassistinalignmentbutstilldoesn’ttellthedriverwhentheycango.Byintegratinga“Smart”LRMPMwiththesignalsystems,`andturningthemoffandonwiththesignals,wecanachievepotentialsafetyImprovementsatsignalizedintersectionapproaches,withimprovednightvisibility.Byusingwirelesssystems,wecankeepcostslowerandversatilityandreliabilityatrelativelyhighlevels.

Inanotherexample,mostofusintransportationforanylengthoftimehavedealtwithrunofftheroadcrashesduetoexcessivespeedathorizontalcurves,particularlyinruralareas.Thisdoesn’tspeaktoanyspecificdrivergroup,thoughimpairment,fatigueandthesleepinesseffectcertainlycontribute.Intheseinstances,advisoryspeedwarningsignsnoteffective.ByincorporatingSmartLRPMsintotheinfrastructureweaccomplishtwothings.First,intheinterimasAVIdevelopsandstandardsallowAVstocommunicatewiththatinfrastructure

CurrentLRPMUse

Sowhereisthetechnologytoday?ThereareavarietyofLRPMscurrentlyonthemarket.Multipletestshavebeenrun,withmixedresults.Severalcompetitorshavedroppedoutofsightastheirtechnologycouldn’tprovideconsistentresults,structurallyorfunctionally.Solarremainsachallenge,andhardwireremainsexpensiveandrelativelyunreliable.However,astheWSDOTtestonSnoqualmiePassI-90clearlyshowed,thereisgreatinterestaswellasbroadpositivepublicresponsetothem.Inaddition,theyareunquestionablyaprecursortoAVILRPMs.Atthesametime,thefirstgenerationofAVILRPMsisunderdevelopmentandtestsareexpectedtobeplacedwithinthenext6to12months.

SolarLRPMsclearlyimproveroadwaydelineationatnightoverstandardreflectorizedRPMs,withadditionalpositiveguidancetodrivers.Theypromisetobeafunctionallyandcosteffectivecountermeasuretoreducehorizontalcurverun-offcollisions.Thenewestgeneration,duetobeingfullyself-containedandinstalledinthesamemannerasstandardRPMs,couldbelessexpensivetoinstallcomparedtospeedwarningsignsorbeacons.

PreliminaryresultsfromaUniversityofIdahomonitoredtestbedonCapitalBoulevardinOlympia,Washingtonshowedveryencouragingresults.Positioninginthelanesimprovedbyaremarkable26.5%,indicatingasignificantlydecreasedprobability

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ofrunofftheroadcrashes.Notably,speedsincreasedbynearly13%.Whilethismaybesomewhatcounterintuitive,itsuggestsahigherlevelofdrivercomfortandconfidence,whichcouldalsotranslateintoreducedcrashes.Longertermresultswillgiveusabetterpicture.

AVIUpcomingDevelopments

FurtherwirelessLRPMtechnologyiscurrentlybeingdevelopedforareal-timewrongwayentryactivewarningsystemtoimprovethesafetyoftrafficoperationsatfreewayexitrampsandotherone-wayhigh-speedhighways.Inaddition,theUniversityofIdahoisconcurrentlydevelopingareal-timeexcessspeedapproachwarningsystemusingsmartwirelessLRPMsfordangerousintersectionsinvolvinghighspeedcrashesunderarecentITDgrantproject.PrototypesoftheseimprovedLRPMsafetytechnologiesareexpectedtobeoperationalthisfall.

AutomatedVehiclesarehere,andAVIwillfollow.AVandAVIvehiclesandsystemsremainlimited,andimprovementswilltaketimeandmoney,thoughasinalltechnology,itundoubtedlywillaccelerateasthesystemsmature.AVIapplicationsclearlywillhavepositiveuseatcomplexintersections,forhazardwarnings,andforAVguidanceinchallengingroadwayconditions.WehaveonlybeguntotouchonAVIsystems,butitisalsoclearthatLRPMsareleadingtheway.

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Workthatyouwillbeproudofachieving.Unliketakinguparoleinthefinancialworld,thethingwithbeinganengineeristhatmostoftheworkyoudoaretangible–bridges,buildings,signalization,illumination,roadways,etc.Thesearethingsyoucanseeeverydayoncethey’redone.Theprideofbeingpartofsomethinggreatwouldbringyouthejobsatisfactionyouneedtokeepgoing.

SeniorEngineeringTechnicianPublicWorks-TrafficOperations

CityofRedmond,Washington

Themaindutiesofthispositioninclude:

• Signsandmarkingcoordination

• Reviewandapprovaloftemporaryworkzonetrafficcontrol,andcollisionanalysisanddevelopmentofmitigationoptions

• Respondstotrafficoperationconcernsfromresidentsandbusinessowners

• WorkswiththeFireDepartmentonstreetnameissues

• Reviewsandapprovesapplicationsandtrafficcontrolplansforspecialevents

• MaintainstheCity'sWorkZoneTrafficControlManual

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EngineeringAssistantIII-TransportationOps.CityofRentonTheCityofRentonhasanopeningforthepositionofEngineeringSpecialistIII–TransportationOperations.Essentialdutiesandresponsibilitiesinclude:

• ProjectEngineering• TrafficEngineeringDesign• StreetLighting• TrafficEngineeringInquiries/Concerns• TrafficStandardsandGuidelineswww.governmentjobs.com/careers/rentonwa?page=1

AssistantTrafficEngineer

CityofKennewick,WATheCityofKennewickhasanopeningforthepositionofAssistantTrafficEngineer.Essentialdutieswillinclude:

• TrafficSignalSystemManagement• TransportationDevelopmentReview&Planning• TrafficStudies&Analysis• ManagementofTransportationProjects

• MaintenanceofCityTrafficDivisionStandardsandSpecifications

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CivilEngineer–WenatcheeGray&OsbornInc.IfyouareinterestedinpursuingacareerwithGray&OsborneInc,pleaseselectajobpositionbelowformoreinformation.http://grayandosborne.net/current_employment.php

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Engineering&ITSPositionsTranspoGroupTranspoGroupisanaward-winningplanninganddesignfirmspecializingintransportationplanning,trafficengineeringandITS.Ifyouhaveapassionforexcellenceinthisindustryandarelookingforaplacetoinfluenceandleadexcitingandchallengingprojects,TranspoGroupwantstohearfromyou

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