October 2023 Luncheon

On October 12th, the Illinois Section of ITE hosted our October Luncheon at Cooper's Hawk in Downer’s Grove, IL. The luncheon featured a presentation on big data applications in transportation by Adam Danczyk from Iteris, Inc.

Adam Danczyk is a Senior Engineer with Iteris’ Mobility Consulting Solutions. He has over 17 years of planning and engineering experience, working on some of the most pressing transportation challenges of our time. His professional work experience includes emerging technology and traffic operations projects across the United States.

Using Big Data for Bigger Transportation Challenges: The term “Big Data” is often talked about with great interest, a potential tool that might give us answers to our every question, but it is often such an abstract topic without a clear path to an actionable result. How do we use Big Data, and what exactly can we use it for in transportation? Adam’s presentation touched on a variety of big data applications in our industry today, highlighting the use cases where they were effectively deployed and found to create tangible value.

We had a fantastic time catching up, eating great food, and listening to Mr. Danczyk’s informative presentation! Thank you to everyone who attended, and we hope to see you at our next event!

Salty Modal Tour - September 2023

On September 7th, IL-ITE had its fourth Malty Modal Tour (this one was nicknamed the Salty Modal Tour due to the location of the tour). The bike ride showcased the different levels of bike infrastructure that exist around the Salt Shed and Wicker Park area in the City of Chicago, and included the 606 Trail, Elston Bikeway, Lincoln Yards Site, a unique Salt Shed Traffic Signal, and Augusta Bikeway to name a few, all ending at The Hurley Tap for cold beverages.

The bike ride had great attendance, with 35+ riders and included a diverse mix of engineers, CMAP attendees, and non-members from Out Our Front Door Bike group. We even had a non-industry person show up from twitter, just interested in biking and hearing about what’s coming in the area. All in all, it was a great time, and we’re looking forward to having two more next year. If you have an idea for an area you’d like to see IL-ITE conduct a Malty Modal bike tour at next summer, let Public Affairs Chair Tyler Krage know.

Special thanks to Kurt Facknitz and Tyler Krage from CDOT and CDOT Complete Streets consultants Calvin Graham and Gina Showers for planning and leading the tour.