Please Join us at the ILITE April Luncheon on Wednesday, April 17th from 11:30am - 1:30PM. The luncheon is taking place at Cooper’s Hawk (Downers Grove), featuring a presentation by Karyn Robles from Illinois Tollway on the Tollway's Capital Plan.

Lunch will be preceded by an opportunity to network and catch up with colleagues in our industry.

We look forward to seeing you at the Luncheon!

Karyn Robles: Illinois Tollway's Next Capital Plan

Karyn will delve into the plans underway to help inform, shape and develop the Tollway’s next capital plan and provide a framework to advance its long-term capital priorities. Building on the strength and success of its 16-year, $15 billion Move Illinois capital program, the Tollway is reaching out to various stakeholders, drivers and partners across the region for their input and insights on its next capital plan, including us members of ILITE! So please attend, listen to this informative presentation, and give your feedback.

11:30 AM - Networking

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch & Presentation

COST:

ITE Member:

Private Sector: $50

Public Sector: $40

Non-Member:

Private Sector: $65

Public Sector: $50

Karyn Robles is the chief of Planning for the Illinois Tollway and is responsible for the agency’s strategic programming and planning, intergovernmental agreements, environmental and landscaping, community relations, property management, geographic information system and geometrics.

With more than two decades of experience in public transportation, Robles is currently leading the planning process to help inform, shape and develop the Tollway’s next capital plan and provide a framework to advance its long-term capital priorities. The planning process brings together voices from stakeholders, drivers and partners across the region and will result in an open, transparent and impactful capital program.

Robles, who joined the Illinois Tollway in 2023, previously served as the Director of Transportation for the Village of Schaumburg, where she oversaw the intricacies of the village's transportation network.

Join us on Wednesday, March 13th for ILITE’s March Meet the Board Happy Hour Social! It will be occurring at New Line Tavern starting at 6PM. The ILITE board will be meeting prior for their monthly meeting, and want to see you afterward at New Line! If you’re interested in finding ways to get involved with the Section, this is a great way to see what we have to offer for committee opportunities and the mentorship match program, as well as enjoy some cold beverages. Our Board is excited to meet new members, catch up with experienced members, and have a good time, please come by!

Event registration includes:

·     Appetizers

·     A great chance to network with the Board and other folks across the industry

We hope to see you there!

CDOT Traffic Safety will be hosting a technical training led by Tyler Krage on the creation and process of Traffic Signal Requirements (TSR) and TS (Timing Schedule), and where they fit in the process of doing CDOT Traffic Signal work.

CDOT will be distributing and elaborating on their QAQC Checklist document - a living document showing CDOT Traffic Safety's most up to date guidelines for design and signal timing.

Space is limited. Limit to 2 attendees per firm.

Registration closes when seats are full.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tyler Krage, P.E., PTOE is the Traffic Signals Supervisor at the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT). He oversees that the operation and design of the city’s 3000+traffic signals meet CDOT’s standards of providing safety for all users while balancing system efficiency. Prior to moving to Chicago, Tyler was a consultant at Alliant Engineering in Minneapolis, MN. Outside of Chicago, Tyler has signal work experience in MN, ND, WI, FL, WY, and CA.

The Illinois Section of ITE is excited to announce our 2024 Annual Banquet. The evening will include dinner, a three hour open bar, a silent auction + raffle, and an awards presentation along with the installation of the new ILITE board for 2024! (If you are interested in donating items for the Silent Auction or Raffle, please contact Jakob Boxberger or Tyler Krage.)

In addition to the above program, the evening will also feature David Smith, Complete Streets Director at the Chicago Department of Transportation as our keynote speaker. He will be presenting "The Chicago Cycling Strategy: Building a Network for Everyday Biking". 

Registration closes on January 22nd, Register Here!

Keynote Speaker:

David Smith, AICP, is the Complete Streets Director at the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and oversees a team of planners and engineers responsible for planning and design work around bike lanes, developing policies and programs to improve pedestrian safety, and developing policies to improve mobility for all Chicagoans. 

The banquet will be held at Carnivale in Chicago on Thursday, January 25th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you there!

REGISTER

It is time to ring in the holidays with many of your favorite engineering based professional organizations. WTS-Greater Chicago, CMAA, ASCE, IL-ITE, ISPE, SAME, APWA, and ITS-Midwest are teaming up for a holiday party. The evening will be a great opportunity to see some old friends and make some new ones.

The event will be held at the very festive Millennium Hall, the restaurant under "The Bean." Your ticket includes food and four hours of open bar. Ticket price: $100.

It is a sweater party, festive or comfy, show us your knitwear. Wear your favorite holiday wear for a chance at a prize.

Please bring an unwrapped gift to donate for Toys for Tots!

Register here http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek04hmza6a9886ec&llr=kn4qeajab

The 16th Annual Illinois ITE Student Day will be held on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.  Student Day provides an excellent opportunity to connect companies, professionals, and students within the field of transportation engineering and planning.  Student Day starts with a career fair from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.  Immediately following will be a luncheon from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, which will provide professionals and students the opportunity to network in a more informal and personal environment.

An exhibitor table at the career fair is $50, which also includes one luncheon registration. Additional exhibitor attendees and all other professionals attending the luncheon are $25. Please note that professionals do not need to attend the career fair in order to attend the luncheon.

If you are a student seeking an internship or full-time employment, or at the very least, looking to come away with a better glimpse of the transportation community, we encourage you to attend. The ITE Student Day career fair and luncheon are FREE for students; however, space is limited and a seat at the luncheon is not guaranteed, so students must register to attend.

FREE RESUME REVIEW

If you are looking to polish your resume before the event, there is a free resume review being offered. RC Associates, LLC, an engineering recruiting and placement firm, has once again agreed to provide a free resume review for all ITE Student Day attendees. After registering for the event, students should submit resumes to the Student Affairs Director, Andrew Hein, at illinoisite+studentaffairs@gmail.com by Tuesday, October 17th. Resumes will be returned with comments by Friday, October 27th.

All other questions regarding the event can be directed to Andrew Hein, ILITE Director of Student Affairs, at illinoisite+studentaffairs@gmail.com or 847-466-6235.

We hope to see you there on November 1st!

Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, October 25th

COST:

Students - FREE

Company Exhibitor Table - $50 (includes 1 lunch)

Professionals (Lunch Only) - $25

FAQs

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
You must either bring a printed ticket to the event or an ID in the name of the registered person(s).

The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?
Please contact the ILITE Student Affairs Director by October 30th, if you would like to edit your registration.

Can students and professionals from outside of Illinois attend?
Yes. Students and Professionals from outside of Illinois are encouraged to attend.

The Illinois Section of ITE is excited to host a luncheon featuring a presentation on big data applications in transportation by Adam Danczyk from Iteris, Inc. Please see below for a summary of the presentation, and register here.

This luncheon will be held at Cooper's Hawk in Downers Grove, IL on Thursday, October 12th from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Lunch will be preceded with an opportunity to network and catch up with colleagues in our industry.

11:30 AM - Networking

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch & Presentation

COST:

ITE Member:

Private Sector: $50

Public Sector: $40

Non-Member:

Private Sector: $65

Public Sector: $50

Using Big Data for Bigger Transportation Challenges

Our transportation system is composed of many assets—massive networks of roads, active work zones, traffic signals, and countless more. Many of these assets were deployed with underlying assumptions about the traffic they would serve, typically being designed using that infamous term “the latest available traffic data.” This traditional method establishes a terrific starting point, but as we all know, travel behavior often misbehaves. Countless case studies have shown that triggering events—like major road reconstruction projects, highway closures, or natural disasters—can create traffic operations that defy even the savviest regional transportation models. Since traditional data collection methods are expensive and incomplete, it is easy to write off these inefficiencies with shrugged shoulders and an “it is what it is” attitude—but, for the parent who is stuck in unnecessary traffic and misses their child’s recital, the impact is very real and very personal.

With the dawn of the 21st Century, new data sources have emerged that can fill some of the gaps. 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? This presentation touches 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.

Scheduled Speaker

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.

Complete streets design continues to rapidly evolve, as new research and implementation practices better inform best practice. Innovative facility types, such as separated bike lanes, protected intersections, and bike signals, can cause confusion for designers.

The complete streets workshop revolves around two key principles: user type and network. Street design requires an understanding of the target user, which include people walking, bicycling, riding transit, driving, and operating freight vehicles. The training also emphasizes understanding a facility’s role in the network.

Intersections present the greatest challenges for designing complete streets.Safe intersection design focuses on reducing conflicts between bicyclists, pedestrians, and vehicles by heightening visibility, separating conflicts in time and/or space, and encouraging eye contact and awareness between users. Bicycle-specific intersection treatments are designed to guide bicyclists safely through the intersection, whether they are turning or traveling through the intersection. Other treatments may be used to prioritize certain modes at intersections, such as transit priority treatments. Intersection design treatments include: bike boxes, intersection crossing markings, two-stage turn, median refuge islands, bus queue jumps, transit signal priority, and bike signals.

The instructors for this one-day course will provide an overview of complete streets design treatments, including:

• Why design for complete streets and understanding the principles for designing for each mode

• Design guidance for crossings, on-street bike facilities, and transit treatments

• Understanding key safety issues on urban and suburban streets

• Traffic calming tactics to reduce vehicle speed and improve safety

• Intersection and traffic signal design strategies, included protected intersection design

This course is appropriate for planners, engineers, and public officials responsible for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of streets. Register here

Cost:

$150 for Members - Public

$165 for Members - Private

$180 for Non-Members

Instructors:

Conor Semler is a Principal Planner and Certified NACTO Trainer with Kittelson & Associates, Inc. drawing on experience in urban planning, traffic engineering, and technical research in complete streets design. Conor is highly regarded for his ability to leverage transportation design to create livable and healthy communities. His focus is on improving conditions for walking and bicycling through better evaluation and design. Conor is a national leader in the planning and design of innovative bicycle facilities. He was involved in the development of both the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide and the FHWA Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide. Conor’s experience is informed by his role in leading research, contributing to designs, and working closely with cities to continually evolve and innovate safer, more inviting bicycle facilities.

Caitlin Mildner is a Planner at Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Caitlin aspires to create sustainable, safe, and accessible transportation systems for all users. Caitlin's interests in inclusive design, environmental justice, and social equity guide her practice as she aims to advance creative and equitable transportation solutions. Caitlin has been involved in a variety of transportation planning projects, public engagement, curbside management studies, traffic calming research, and complete streets and bikeway design in major cities across the United States, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, and Miami.

Save the date for our Fall 2023 Salty Modal Bike Tour! Join the CDOT Complete Streets team on a tour around the Salt Shed area (get it, Salty Modal?) to showcase the different levels of bike infrastructure utilized by the city, as well some future plans. All ending with some cold drinks! The tour is on September 7th, & leaves at 6PM (sharp!).

Bring your own bike and protective gear, and there will Divvy bike stations for rental if needed (however, Divvy bike rentals may be in high demand, so if able, bringing your own bike is recommended!). The tour starts at 6PM sharp, please get there early to ensure you have a Divvy bike and to fill out last minute waivers.

We look forward to seeing you there!

For planning purposes, please Register Here. We will be passing along transit information and Divvy Bike info to all registered riders.

COST - Free! - BYOBike (or rent)

Tentative schedule

5:45PM - Meet at Walsh Park (east end of the 606) to get all setup with bikes and waivers

6:00PM - Leave for bike tour

~6:45/7PM - Tour end at Walsh Park, then drinks at Bucktown Pub on Cortland

We invite you to join in on the fun at the 11th Annual ITE Illinois Section / WTS Greater Chicago Chapter / ITS Midwest Golf Outing at TopGolf.

Event registration includes: 3 hours of unlimited TopGolf game play, appetizers, buffet style dinner, bottomless soda, iced tea and water, free club rentals, and 2 drink tickets (beer and wine). Register here!

Event sponsorships are also available!

Bay Sponsorship - Reserve a bay for your company! Sponsorship includes a reserved bay, 6 registrations and the display of your company logo.  Once you register for a bay sponsorship, you will receive an email with a code that will allow you to register your 5 additional guests.  

Drink Sponsorship - Drink sponsorship includes display of your company logo at the event. 

Food Sponsorship - Food sponsorship includes the display of your company logo at the event.

COST

$85 for Members

($90 if paying at door with card)

$100 for Non-Members

($105 if paying at door with card)

For more information on current health and safety measures at TopGolf, visit their website at https://topgolf.com/us/schaumburg/

Join us on July 19th for the July Happy Hour Social! It will be occurring at New Line Tavern starting at 6PM. The IL-ITE board will be meeting prior for their monthly meeting, and want to see you afterward at New Line! If you’re interested in finding ways to get involved with the Section, this is a great way to see what we have to offer for committee opportunities and the mentorship match program, as well as enjoy some cold beverages.

Event registration includes:

·     Appetizers

·     A great chance to network with the Board and other folks across the industry

REGISTER HERE

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Illinois Section of ITE is excited to host a webinar on Parking Solutions for Livable Communities by Lindsay Bayler from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and Jane Wilberding from HNTB, both of whom serve on the board of the Parking Reform Network, a public benefit non-profit organization with the goal of educating the public about parking policy and assisting others with parking reform. 

As one of the largest single land uses in any community’s “footprint”, parking deserves more attention than is typically bestowed upon it. Besides encouraging the use of automobiles, having such a large supply of parking influences the character, form, function, and flow of our communities. At the same time, parking is necessary to support a community’s local businesses; finding the right balance between supply and demand—as an economics would—is the next step.

Lindsay and Jane will inform the audience of just how to strike this balance while creating a more livable and vibrant community. They will provide a brief history of the issues associated with how parking policies have been implemented in the past, explain the adverse effects they have on cities, celebrate the substantial momentum for reforming them, and discuss opportunities for our City and region.

A link to the webinar will be distributed the day of the event. Registrants will receive 1.0 PDH

Lindsay Bayley is the Safe & Complete Streets Program Lead at CMAP where she focuses on equitable transportation, safe streets, and parking policy. Lindsay is a co-founder of the Parking Reform Network, a public benefit non-profit organization with the goal of educating the public about parking policy and assisting others with parking reform. She earned her Master of Science degree in Geographic Information Systems from the University of Redlands in 2004, after spending two years as a Municipal Development Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala. Her undergraduate degree is in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Jane Wilberding, AiCP is a Senior Mobility Manager at HNTB in Chicago where she manages curbside management, emerging mobility, and complete street projects across the country. Jane is a co-founder of the Parking Reform Network and is serving on the board of Women in Transportation (WTS) Greater Chicago, the Chicago Central Area Committee (CCAC), Transport Chicago, American Planning Association (APA), and the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT). She has an undergraduate degree in Urban Studies & Business from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and a Master of Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has over a decade of experience in the parking/mobility world. 

REGISTER HERE

The Illinois Section of ITE is excited to host a luncheon featuring a presentation on the Cook County Bike and Transit Plans by Benet Haller from Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways.

Building on the recommendations of the 2016 Long Range Transportation Plan, Cook County DoTH has developed several modal plans including a Freight Plan and a Bike and Transit Plan. These plans are meant to guide future investments and provide guidance to municipalities and community residents on what sorts of projects the County will support. This presentation will highlight how DoTH seeks to invest its financial and technical resources in order to make both transit and biking more attractive alternatives to driving and to build on the unique qualities which make Cook County such an attractive multi-modal area.

This luncheon will be held at Francesca's on Chestnut in Streeterville, Chicago on Wednesday, June 28th from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Lunch will be preceded by an opportunity to network and catch up with colleagues in our industry.

REGISTER HERE

11:30 AM - Networking

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch & Presentation

COST

ITE Member:

Private Sector: $50

Public Sector: $40

Non-Member:

Private Sector: $65

Public Sector: $50

Scheduled Speaker

Since graduating from UIC Masters in Urban Planning and Policy Program in the spring of 1994, Benet Haller has spent the past 30 years working in the Chicago area in a variety of planning endeavors. In the 1990s he worked at the Oak Park Housing Center and Teska Associates prior to joining the Chicago Planning Department in 1998. Over nearly 20 years with the City, Benet worked on the redevelopment of Cabrini-Green in the near north side, led planned development review and managed the development of neighborhood and city-wide plans. In late 2017, Benet started working for the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways as Transit Manager and works extensively on both bike and transit projects and was the manager for both the recently published County Bike Plan and the County Transit Plan, scheduled to be published this year. He has a degree in history from the University of Chicago and has masters degrees in planning, architecture, and geography.

Save the date for our Spring 2023 Malty-Modal Bike Tour! Join CDOT Complete Streets Engineer Kurt Facknitz on a tour around UIC to showcase the different levels of bike infrastructure utilized by the city, as well some future plans. All ending with some cold drinks! The tour is on May 11th, & leaves at 6PM (sharp!).

Bring your own bike and protective gear, and there will Divvy bike stations for rental if needed. The tour starts at 6PM sharp, please get there early to ensure you have a Divvy bike and to fill out last minute waivers.

We look forward to seeing you there!

For planning purposes, please Register Here. We will be passing along transit information and Divvy Bike info to all registered riders.

COST - Free! - BYOBike (or rent)

Tentative schedule

5:45PM - Meet at Polk Pink Line CTA stop to get all setup with bikes and waivers

6:00PM - Leave for bike tour

~6:45/7PM - Tour end, then drinks at Hawkeye’s Bar on Taylor

The Illinois Section of ITE is excited to host a luncheon featuring a presentation by Charlotte Obodzinski from Pace Bus. Pace’s strategic plan, Driving Innovation, identified the implementation of the agency’s Rapid Transit Program as well as the transition to a zero-emissions fleet as some of its top priorities. This presentation will describe how Pace is working towards these goals leveraging infrastructure and strategic planning.

This luncheon will be held at Seasons 52 in Schaumburg on Thursday, April 20th from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Lunch will be preceded by an opportunity to network and catch up with colleagues in our industry. Register Here!

Scheduled Speaker

Charlotte Obodzinski is an AICP certified planner and the Department Manager of the Priority Project Management Office at Pace Bus. Her department is responsible for overseeing the implementation of rapid transit services which includes Pulse, Pace’s bus rapid transit and express bus service on the region’s highways. She also oversees program management of the agency's capital program, including facility planning for Pace’s transition to a zero emissions fleet. She has master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and has been with Pace for 15 years. She is currently serving as the Vice-Chair of the American Public Transportation Association’s Bus Rapid Transit Committee and is the Chair of the Bike and Pedestrian Commission in her hometown of Arlington Heights. 

REGISTER

Schedule

11:30 AM - Networking

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch & Presentation

COST

ITE Member:

Private Sector: $45

Public Sector: $35 

Non-Member:

Private Sector: $60

Public Sector: $45

Join us on March 15th for the March Meet the Board Happy Hour Social! It will be occurring at Lou's Backyard starting at 6PM. Swing on by and meet your IL-ITE leadership as well as have some beverages and appetizers with us! If you’re interested in finding ways to get involved with the Section, this is a great way to see what we have to offer for committee opportunities and the mentorship match program!

Event registration includes:

• Appetizers

• A great chance to network with the Board and other folks across the industry

We look forward to seeing you there!

COST

$5 - Registration and Appetizers

FREE - Business Attire Clothing Donation

REGISTER HERE

Join us for a night of skating followed by a happy hour on Thursday February 23rd! We'll be hitting Maggie Daley Ice Ribbon to skate (assuming it's cold enough), and having beverages and food afterward at Gordo's Taco Bar. Or you can just meet us at Gordo's if you don't want to skate (please still register through IL-ITE for a headcount).
 
NOTE: If you're skating, you'll need to register both through the Maggie Daley Ribbon site and through Il-ITE. If you're bringing skates, it's free (you still need to register), but if you're renting skates it's $16.
 
Select the 5-7PM skating option along with your skate preference, and we'll see you there. Your slot allows you to skate from 5-7, but you can come as late as you want or leave as early as you want within that time frame. The schedule is tentative and subject to the will of the attendees, so if you're curious on day-of schedule, reach out to Tyler Krage (507-450-9305) at the time of the event for updates.
 
IL-ITE - Register here
Maggie Daley - Register Here

Tentative Schedule
5-7 (or earlier depending) Skating at Maggie Daley Ribbon
7-9 Tacos and Beverages at Gordo's Taco Bar
 
LOCATIONS:
Maggie Daley Ice Skating Ribbon -337 E Randolph St
Gordo's Taco Bar - 333 E Benton Place Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60601
 
COST:
$0 for bringing skates
$16 for renting skates
$0 to show up at Gordo's
(Must register with Maggie Daley Rink site for all skating)

We hope to see you there!

Come join us for our 2023 Annual Banquet Celebration at Carnivale!

REGISTER NOW!

Registration closes at 4 PM on Monday, January 16th

The Illinois Section of ITE is excited to announce our 2023 Annual Banquet. The evening will include dinner, a three hour open bar, a silent auction + raffle, and an awards presentation along with the installation of the new ILITE board for 2023! We are also pleased to announce Jennifer "Sis" Killen will be our keynote speaker.

The banquet will be held at Carnivale in Chicago on Thursday, January 19th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you there!

6:00 PM - Reception

7:00 PM - Dinner

8:00 PM - Program

REGISTER HERE

Keynote Speaker

Jennifer “Sis” Killen is the current superintendent of Cook County’s Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) and is DoTH’s first female superintendent in the department’s 108-year history.

Killen started her career at the County as Bureau Chief for DoTH’s Transportation and Planning section in 2012 where she oversaw the traffic, project studies, programming, agreements and right-of-way divisions. In 2013, she was promoted as the first female assistant superintendent of DoTH where she assisted the superintendent with all department functions, overseeing six bureaus that perform planning, design, construction, maintenance and administrative activities. Killen co-led the completion of the department’s first long-range plan in over 75 years, creating a multimodal policy framework to guide transportation investments.

Killen is a registered Professional Engineer and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. In 2019, Killen was honored as ‘Woman of the Year’ by the WTS Greater Chicago Chapter of the International Transportation Organization and is a 2019 graduate of the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy.

Before making the move to the County, Killen spent 13 years in private consulting providing engineering services to municipal clients. Before she began her consulting work, Killen completed a cooperative education internship at Chicago Area Transportation Study now known as Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning where she served as Chairwoman of the Transportation Committee from 2015-2018 during the development of the region’s ONTO 2050 planning update.

Killen received her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1999 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The event will comply with any applicable Cook County mandates and Carnivale's policies regarding masks and COVID-19 vaccinations on the date of the event.

If you are interested in donating prizes for the silent auction or raffle, please contact the IL ITE Activities Co-Chairs, Jakob Boxberger and Karyn Robles at illinoisite+activities@gmail.com.

Join us on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 for a webinar on Competitive Transportation Grants featuring Tammy Wierciak and Seema Wadia of Metro Strategies Group. 

This presentation will provide an overview of various regional, state and federal transportation grant programs including new programs under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA). Participants will also learn tips and strategies to:

• Identify and pursue appropriate opportunities

• Leverage multiple funding sources

• Make your application stand out

A link to the webinar will be distributed the day of the event. Registrants will receive 1.0 PDH.

Register Here

Tammy works with municipalities and regional agencies to lead public engagement, oversee agency coordination and create funding strategies for a variety of planning and infrastructure projects.  With over 20 years of experience, Tammy devises winning strategies to move projects forward. Tammy has helped communities secure almost $10 million in funding for major infrastructure projects and priorities. Additionally, she has extensive experience with the state and federal agreements process, having overseen the administration of STP, CMAQ, ITEP and SRTS funds for local projects during her time at the West Central Municipal Conference. Tammy has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a master’s degree in Public Service Management.

Seema specializes in grant writing, policy research and project management for government and nonprofit clients. She has over 22 years of experience working with health, environmental, transportation and human service agencies during all phases of program management—from planning and implementation to evaluation for a range of issues. Seema has helped government and nonprofit clients receive over $35 million in approved awards for their projects and is a past board president of the Grant Professionals Association Chicago Area Chapter. She has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a master’s degree in Environmental Studies.

The Illinois Section of ITE is excited to host a luncheon featuring Kyle Armstrong from the Illinois Department of Transportation who will be discussing highlights from the 11th Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). He will also be discussing the recently issued final rule on maintaining pavement marking retroreflectivity which has officially been incorporated into the current 2009 Edition of the MUTCD.

This luncheon will be held at Cooper's Hawk in Naperville on Thursday, November 10th from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Lunch will be preceded by an opportunity to network and catch up with colleagues in our industry. We look forward to seeing you there! Register Here

Scheduled Speaker

Kyle Armstrong is a graduate of the University of Illinois where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He has worked at the Illinois Department of Transportation for 23 years both for the District 6 office in Springfield and for the Central Bureau of Operations. He is currently the Engineer of Traffic Operations where his duties include developing policies, procedures, and programs for the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices and intelligent transportation systems. He helped lead the statewide effort to review and develop comments for the proposed 11th Edition of the MUTCD and is a member of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois and is a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer through ITE.

REGISTER HERE

COST:

ITE Member:

Private Sector: $45

Public Sector: $35

Non-Member:

Private Sector: $60

Public Sector: $45

The local chapters of WTS, ITE, COMTO, YPT are joining forces to bring students & professionals in transportation together for the 8th year!

Informational interviews are a great way to get insight into career opportunities within a given field, and we are doing them speed-networking style! Students will have the opportunity for brief one-on-one or small group discussions with transportation professionals from a variety of backgrounds.

Students will meet with transportation professionals from organizations and companies like Chicago Transit Authority, Regional Transportation Authority, WSP, Chicago Department of Transportation, Amtrak, HDR, Jacobs, and more.

See the link for registration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/8th-annual-speed-networking-event-2022-tickets-419815006987

We had such a great turnout for our last Malt-y Modal Tour, that we wanted to have another before the end of the year!

Save the date for our Fall Malt-y Modal Bike Tour in Evanston! Join staff and consultants from Evanston’s bike projects as they take IL-ITE and WTS-Greater Chicago on a short tour through Evanston to see their recently installed bicycle infrastructure, all ending with some cold beverages at a local brewery! The tour is on October 5th & starts at 6PM. Bring your own bike and protective gear, and there is a divvy bike station nearby for rental if needed.

We look forward to seeing you there!

For planning purposes, please Register Here

COST - Free! - BYOBike (or rent)

If you have any questions, please contact the IL-ITE Public Affairs Chair, Tyler Krage at illinoisite+publicaffairs@gmail.com.

5:45 - Meet at US Post Office across from Smylie Brothers Brewing to get all setup with bikes and waivers

6:00 - Leave for bike tour

~6:20/30 - Return to Smylie Brothers Brewing, then drinks

We invite you to join in on the fun at the 11th Annual ITE Illinois Section / WTS Greater Chicago Chapter / ITS Midwest Golf Outing at TopGolf.

Event registration includes: 3 hours of unlimited TopGolf game play, appetizers, buffet style dinner, bottomless soda, iced tea and water, free club rentals, and 2 drink tickets (beer and wine).

Event sponsorships are also available!

Bay Sponsorship - Reserve a bay for your company! Sponsorship includes a reserved bay, 6 registrations and the display of your company logo.  Once you register for a bay sponsorship, you will receive an email with a code that will allow you to register your 5 additional guests.  

Drink Sponsorship - Drink sponsorship includes display of your company logo at the event. 

Food Sponsorship - Food sponsorship includes the display of your company logo at the event.

Cost:

$85 for Members

$100 for Non-Members

For more information on current health and safety measures at TopGolf, visit their website at https://topgolf.com/us/schaumburg/.

Save the date for our first ever Malt-y Modal Bike Tour! Join CDOT Complete Streets Engineer Kurt Facknitz as he takes IL-ITE and WTS-Greater Chicago on a tour through Logan Square and surrounding areas to see the different levels of bike infrastructure utilized by the city, as well some future plans. All ending with some cold beverages at a local brewery! The tour is on July 21st & starts at 6PM. Bring your own bike and protective gear, and there will divvy bike stations for rental if needed.

We look forward to seeing you there!

For planning purposes, please Register Here

COST - Free! - BYOBike (or rent)

If you have any questions, please contact the IL-ITE Public Affairs Chair, Tyler Krage at illinoisite+publicaffairs@gmail.com.

5:45 - Meet at Logan Square Blue Line Divvy stop get all setup with bikes and waivers

6:00 - Leave for bike tour

~6:30/6:45 - Return to Logan Square Divvy, then drinks TBD

The Illinois Section of ITE is excited to host an ITE webinar featuring speakers from across the FHWA to provide information on the current efforts to advance Complete Streets implementations nationwide.

This will be our first in-person technical session in over two years, and we look forward to seeing you in person!

Webinar Description:

With the late 2021 passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), this webinar will provide timely information on the current FHWA efforts to advance Complete Streets implementations nationwide. As documented in the March 2022, FHWA report to Congress, the FHWA is committed to improving safety and accessibility for all modal users and this webinar will support the distribution of key information to stakeholders at multiple government levels and practitioners in the transportation field. The webinar will feature multiple speakers from across the FHWA to provide learning on policy, technical and financial facets of Complete Streets programs.

Attendees of this webinar will be able to:

• List the safety guidelines and objectives that underscore the basis for Complete Streets designs.

• Recognize the benefits of design models that are inclusive of all modes.

• Explain the new funding program opportunities that are available for Complete Streets implementations, including Safe Streets for All ($5-6 billion in grants over the next five years). Highway Safety Improvement Program and others.

Speakers:

• Barbara McCann, Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Safety | Federal Highway Administration | Washington, DC, United States

• Jason Broehm, Acting Team Leader of the Strategic Coordination Team | Federal Highway Administration | Washington, DC, United States

• Elizabeth Hilton, Geometric Design Program Manager | Office of Infrastructure | Federal Highway Administration | Washington, DC, United States

 REGISTER HERE

COST - Free!

If you have any questions, please contact the IL ITE Technical Chair, Kristel Bassett at illinoisite+technical@gmail.com.

Save the date for our May Happy Hour Social! We'll be having a happy hour at 2Twenty2 Tavern in the Loop on May 25th starting at 5:00PM. Join us for some cold beverages, a great time networking, and hopefully some warm weather!

Entry is $5 per person or FREE if you bring a donation of professional clothing garments or gently used attire. Donations will go to Bridge to Success IL and/or Dress for Success. Registration includes heavy appetizers and a great chance to network with other transportation professionals. Reach out to the ILITE Public Affairs chair, Tyler Krage, at illinoisite+publicaffairs@gmail.com with any questions.

The Tavern is close to the Blue, Green, Red, Brown, and Pink Lines, and a short walk from Metra stations. Enjoy the pleasant May weather and take a stroll before and after the Happy Hour!

We hope to see you there!

Register here

DATE: Wednesday May 25th

TIME: 5-8PM

LOCATION: 222 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60604

COST: $5 or FREE with clothing donation