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 Welcome to the Illinois Section of ITE

Thanks for visiting the Illinois Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ILITE). You can find information on membership, the ITEMS newsletter, student scholarships, news and upcoming activities. Navigate the site by clicking an area in the left or top margin.

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is an international professional society of more than 11,000 transportation engineers, planners, and others responsible for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods on our streets, highways, and transit systems.

ITE is divided into ten Districts worldwide to better serve its members. The Illinois Section is part of District 4, which encompasses eleven states in the Midwest. Within District 4, there are four sections:

    

 IL Section Announcements
Young Member Award
The Illinois ITE Young Member Award annually recognizes the professional accomplishments and Section contributions of one member under the age of 35. The award provides reimbursement (up to a $2,500 limit) for approved expenses associated with registration and travel for either the Midwestern District Annual Meeting or the ITE International Annual Meeting. Nominations forms (see download link) are due by 5pm, 3/31/2010 to Past President, Matt Letourneau.   read more...
Presentations Available Online
Downloads of our speakers' presentations are being made available on our web site.   read more...
Special Offer For Public Agencies - ITE Membership

The Illinois Section is please to offer this special membership rate to our colleagues in the public sector. Please consider joining your fellow transportation professionals as an ITE member, and enjoy many benefits:

  • Your agency has a formal relationship with a major international transportation society
  • Membership Dues at a predictable cost
  • Agency membership dues provide a significant savings over individual membership dues
  • Your members receive a free luncheon and recognition at an introduction meeting
  • You provide a significant employee benefit and enhance your agency’s overall professional quality
  • Quarterly newsletter with technical news, Section information, and job prospects
  • Participation in committees and councils
  • Networking with fellow engineering professionals
  • 1-5 persons @ $20 each; 6 persons @ $100 total (+$15 per additional person)
  read more...
Fact Sheet on Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
Answers to questions like: What's required? Who's subject to the requirements? Who are the qualified providers? How to report PDHs? What activities qualify for how many PDHs   read more...
    

 Road&Bridges News Feed

ARTBA tells Senate committee lack of long-term highway bill effects 78 million jobs
Economist urges reauthorization before stimulus money runs dry

Senate passes highway extension
$20 billion deposit ensures program is safe through 2010

Safety coalition urges Congress to help cut highway deaths
Letter calls for greater funding of state safety programs, planning and research

Hiring increases, but so do prices
Construction industry looking to add to payroll, but reinforcing bar, diesel fuel and liquid asphalt will cost more

Senate moves closer to extending SAFETEA-LU to the end of 2010
Passage of legislation would temporarily end 30-day fixes

Is the Las Vegas monorail reaching the end of the line?
Already bankrupted, transit service suffers two more setbacks

Senate committee debates ways to finance new highway bill
I-Fund and TIFIA could be options if Congress refuses to raise federal gas tax

Traffic fatality rate falls to record low
33,963 people died on highways in 2009, 1.16 per 100M VMT

Ohio’s Inner Belt Bridge could have bike lane after all
Governor orders Ohio DOT to look into feasibility of offering multipurpose lane on new span

MoDOT cancels bids for second straight month
Until federal funding situation improves state sees inactivity continuing
  

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