2022 Great Lakes District Meeting in Duluth

IL-ITE members trekked up to Duluth for the Annual Great Lakes Meeting June 20-22, 2022. There was great content, excellent tours, and a general good time was had in the pleasant North Shore Summer weather. In addition to the meeting itself, IL-ITE was well represented in the awards ceremony.

ILITE President Tom Szabo accepts the GLITE Outstanding Section award on behalf of IL-ITE

ILITE President Tom Szabo accepts the GLITE Section Momentum award on behalf of IL-ITE

IL-ITE Member Morgan Nelson received the 2022 Great Lakes Rising Star Award

IL-ITE District Rep Josh Harris accepts the Transportation Achievement Award for the Multi-Modal Corridor Enhancement Project on behalf of The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, City of Champaign, City of Urbana, and the University of Illinois.

Great work to all our award recipients on all their hard work this past year, and thanks to the District for the recognition. The District put on an excellent meeting, and IL-ITE looks forward to future events at the District Level.

June 2022 Luncheon

On June 9th, IL-ITE hosted a luncheon featuring Holly Bieneman from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The luncheon was held at Francesca's on Chestnut in downtown Chicago in the Mag Mile area, and consisted of networking, a presentation from Holly, and some excellent Italian comfort food.

Holly is the Director of the Office of Planning and Programming at the Illinois Department of Transportation, and she led a discussion on upcoming developments on the planning front. Topics included the future of EV infrastructure systems on our roadways, revenue streams in a changing funding model, governmental staffing in a post-covid world, and more. The luncheon was open to questions, and there were no shortage of them!

We thank Holly for presenting to our section, and thank everyone who attended for making a pleasant and informative luncheon on a sunny Thursday afternoon.