Spring 2008 - Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers

IN THIS ISSUEFeature Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CoverPresident’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Director’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3ITE President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Member’s Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Hidden Treasure: Don Cook . . . . . . . . . . .6CTS Wins Prestigious Award . . . . . . . . . . .6On the Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Coming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Member Profile: Dwayne Cross . . . . . . . . .8Bob Johnson Remembered . . . . . . . . . . . .9Section News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Student Chapter News . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14CITE Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Advertising Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20CITE Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23CITE Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242008 Conference . . . . . . . . . . . .Back coverCANADIAN INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS MEMBER NEWSLETTERVolume 30, Number 1Truck Productivity &Safety: A Trade-off Issue?Alan Clayton, P.Eng.Jeannette Montufar, Ph.D., P.Eng.Jonathan D. Regehr, P.Eng.The transportation engineering profession isintimately involved in applying scientificprinciples and advanced technologies to theplanning, design, operation, construction, andmanagement of roads, related infrastructure,and operational controls for all types of users– with truck transportation being a keycomponent of this involvement. Depending onthe circumstance, this involvement may focuson urban or rural dimensions, local-regionalnational-internationalmovements, intermodalconnections with rail, ports, airports, andwaterways – or combinations of these.Responsibilities of the transportation engineerinvolve:• design and implementation of roadinfrastructure and traffic control measuresto better accommodate trucks;• regulation of conventional and speciallypermittedtrucking through size andweight, routing, scheduling, andoperational restrictions;• analysis and evaluation of capacity andlevel of service for traffic streamsinvolving significant trucking movements;and• analysis, planning, and design forimproved truck safety, economicperformance, energy use, emissions, andsustainability.In these endeavors, the transportationengineer often works with other professionals,operational experts, government officials,private sector interests, and the public indefining and characterizing relevant issues andoptions, understanding trade-offs, analyzingalternatives, and advising decision-makers onhow to proceed with the myriad of trucktransportation matters facing everyone and allregions.This article examines aspects of a keyquestion faced by transportation engineerstoday when dealing with large truck matters:how can truck productivity be improved whilesimultaneously enhancing truck safety? It istaken for granted that everyone wantsgreater productivity in their transport systems(i.e., getting more for less) and improvedsafety (i.e., lower collision frequencies andrates, and safer vehicles). However, does thishave to be a trade-off issue?This is an introduction to Truck Productivity & Safety: ATrade-off Issue?. The full paper can be downloaded at:www.cite7.org/Newsletters/2008SpringFeature.pdfSpring 20081

PRESIDENT’SMESSAGESpring has finally arrived and, along with it, comes a new editionof Transportation Talk. The move to an electronic version of thenewsletter has resulted in lots of interest from new advertisersand contributors, including Student Chapters that want to let youknow what they have been busy doing. Hopefully we canachieve our goal of providing you with relevant and timelyinformation on activities across the Canadian District.I encourage you to submit any information that may be ofrelevance to the membership to our editor – Sandy Rempel. Shecan be reached at newseditor@cite7.org at any time. Whoknows, you may actually see your information in the nextquarterly edition. The publication deadlines for articles areprovided in each edition.Also note that the next edition of Transportation Talk will be apaper edition. It will be published in this format once per yearfollowing the Annual Conference. Look for pictures and informationfrom the conference. If you have your camera with you and takeany interesting photos, please submit them to Sandy.In this edition of the newsletter, you will find the following:• This month’s feature article by Alan Clayton (co-authored byJeannette Montufar and Jonathan Regehr) on TruckProductivity and Safety.• A Member Spotlight article with Dwayne Cross of theAtlantic Section.• The results of the last Members’ Poll question on thetransportation experience of members.• Section and Student Chapter updates.The 2007 Financial Statements will be distributed within the nexttwo weeks through our Web Communications Centre. Pleasewatch your inbox for this important information!As a brief update on the upcoming CITE Annual Conference inVictoria, the Local Arrangements Committee has been busypreparing for the conference scheduled April 27th - 30th. At theclose of early registration there were approximately 200registrants for the conference, and the Fairmont Empress Hotelblock of rooms is almost sold out. If you have not done so, bookyour room soon.The conference is shaping up to have a great program with threetechnical streams and various tours around the island includingthe BC Transit hydrogen bus fuelling facility, a walking tour atEsquimalt Naval Base, and a bike tour along the Galloping GooseTrail. Other activities include whale watching, the annual east vs.west street hockey tournament, student mixer and a 10 kmwalk/run on Sunday prior to the start of the conference. Itpromises to be a great technical conference with lots of learningopportunities and activities to fill your time.The Annual Conference is also the venue for our annual awardsceremonies. Submissions for this year’s CITE scholarships andawards are due by Sunday, March 30, 2008. More informationon the scholarships and application forms can be found on theCITE website.See you next month in Victoria!Regards,2 TRANSPORTATION TALK

Well here we are, emerging from what has been a long andvery snowy winter in most of Canada. Coming out ofhibernation, it’s a good time to consider volunteering for ITE –there are lots of ways to participate which don’t require a hugetime investment. Join our Technical Liaison Committee, helpout with organizing Section activities, or write an article forthis newsletter. Having volunteered for ITE for close to 20years now, I can say I’ve always gotten more back than I haveput in. It’s a way to make your career about much more thanjust going to work every day.SO WHAT’S UP THIS SPRING?The upcoming CITE Annual District Conference, April 26 to 30in Victoria, promises to be a great event. This is a “Quad”conference as well, which means that the two northwesternU.S. Sections are participating together with the VancouverIsland and the Greater Vancouver Sections. Three events willbe particularly interesting, I think:• First, the two candidates for International Vice President –Paul Eng-Wong and Gene Wilson – will be there to kick offtheir campaigns in Canada. This is your chance to heartheir positions on the future of the Institute, and engagewith them on their visions for ITE;• Second, the Intersection Capacity Analysis seminar will beheld on Thursday, May 1. While the seminar is based onthe new Third Edition of the Canadian Capacity Guide forSignalized Intersections, this session will be valuable foranyone in traffic engineering. There should be someinteresting discussion on methodologies, given that theHighway Capacity Manual is predominantly used in BC;• Finally, the annual East vs. West hockey game, whenMike Skene, Bruce Belmore and Gene Chartier will onceagain demonstrate their athletic prowess, only to haveGarreth Rempel and Jonathan Regehr, two of theUniversity of Manitoba’s stars, outplay them at every turn.Which side will Manitoba be on this year?CITE is working with ITE to organize professional certificationexams at a site in Canada later this year. The location isDIRECTOR’Sexpected to be in Toronto, though if there is a groundswell ofinterest from another part of the country, there is still time toconsider another site. Let me know if you want moreinformation, please.I recently attended the joint Hamilton-Toronto Section CareerFair and Student Presentation Competition, and I wasimpressed by both the number and quality of students whoturned out to this annual event. Everyone is hungry for newrecruits, and career fairs are a great way to get students andemployers together for an introductory chat – I met with anumber of very well-qualified students. Combining that eventwith the presentation competition makes for a greatopportunity for both networking and technical exchange ofinformation. Don’t forget that CITE will provide prize money forthe presentation competition.The Toronto Section also held a recent meeting on the futureof modelling in the Greater Toronto Area. This was a paneldiscussion between the province, local municipalities andacademics. One of the great things CITE can do is arrangeevents like this that provide a forum for technicaladvancement; think about what topics need to be discussed inyour area, and make a suggestion to your Section or Districtexecutive.Finally, it’s not too early to start thinking about the ITE AnnualGeneral Meeting, which will be held in Anaheim, California,from August 17 to 20. Anaheim is part of the greater LosAngeles metropolis. The conference is just across the streetfrom Disneyland, so this would be a great opportunity tocombine a vacation with the conference....................................... Jim Gough, P.Eng., FITEDistrict DirectorMESSAGESpring 2008 3

A MESSAGE FROM YOURITE PRESIDENTWe Can Make a Difference...THROUGH COLLABORATIONIn March of this year, I had the pleasure of addressing themembers of both associations at the 2008 ITE / IMSA SpringConference in Phoenix AZ. Norm Akin of IMSA and I gavewelcoming comments and we were warmly received by the morethan 400 delegates. The organizers of the conference did afabulous job of putting together a very good technical program(51 presentations in 19 sessions delivered in 4 tracks) andproviding a venue for 40 exhibitors to show their products andservices.This year we are embarking on a joint project that will help tore-establish the link between our two organizations, and helpproduce a much needed resource manual in a very short period oftime. The new “Traffic Signal Maintenance Handbook” will be acomprehensive source of fundamental concepts & practices relatedto signal maintenance, and will be also serve as a valuableresource for training & certification programs.I will also speak at the IMSA Canadian Prairie Section meeting inCalgary later in April. This is a very positive direction for ITE incollaborating with other organizations and leveraging the combinedtalents and resources to help move our profession forward.Of course, in Canada ITE is also collaborating with otherorganizations where it will help us to serve our members and theprofession:• ITE and the Canadian District (CITE) are jointly working on“Site Design Guidelines Planning Support System –Greenmodes”.• ITE and CITE are looking at the potential to produce a“Canadian Traffic Signal Report Card”, based on the recentsurvey of Municipalities throughout North America by theNational Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC)• CITE and the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) havehad a working agreement in place for years, and CITE is anactive sponsor of TAC’s Traffic Operations and ManagementStanding Committee.• CITE also has a Memorandum of Understanding with theCanadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), and are looking foropportunities to make that more effective.• ITS Canada shares many of the same members as CITE, andthere is a growing relationship between these twoorganizations.• The Canadian Association of Road Safety Professional(CARSP) is another organization where ITE membersparticipate in their research and demonstration projects.• The Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) is currentlyassisting CITE in delivering some of our professionaldevelopment programs.As you can see, collaboration with other organizations only makessense. By continuing to work together, we can make a difference inthe quality of life for Canadians.We Can Make a Difference byRecognizing our PeersAt the end of February, I had the opportunity to help the SouthernAlberta Section recognize the efforts of their 14 Past Presidents.The Section was chartered in 1975, and since then fourteen ITEmembers have stepped forward to become President of theSection. The response to the Past President Awards evening dinnerwas remarkable (13 of the 14 former presidents were inattendance, along with another 40+ members and guests). It wasa great evening of reminiscing and socializing, and reallyemphasized the feeling of the ITE Family… “a community oftransportation professionals”................................... Alf Guebert, P.Eng, PTOE, FITETSH Associates Ltd, Calgary, AB4 TRANSPORTATION TALK

MEMBER’SPOLLITE MEMBERSHIPQuestion:If you have colleagues who are not ITE members, but shouldbe, what do you think the biggest barrier is for them to join?• Cost• Lack of employer support• Value of membership• Other, please include commentsNote: Click on one of the above answers to submit your response by email. The Managing Editor reserves the right toedit commentary accordingly in the subsequent issue with Poll results. Names will not be published, unless specificallyrequested. Responses received after May 15, 2008, will not be included in Poll results.Do you have aquestion for themembership? EmailTransportation Talkand we willconsider yourquestion for afuture issue.MEMBER’S POLLRESULTSYOUR TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCEIn the winter issue of Transportation Talkwe asked you “How long have you beenactively working in the Transportation Field(excluding time as a student)?” Thefollowing are the results...Less than 10 years = 13 respondents10-20 years = 12 respondents20 years or more = 20 respondentsSpring 2008 5

HIDDENTREASUREDON COOKMANAGING EDITOR,TRANSPORTATION TALKIn every organization there are those individuals who worktirelessly to support its foundations, and strengthen thequality of information its members receive. CITE is nodifferent with its countless volunteers who often providetheir contributions without the recognition they trulydeserve.CITE has decided to take a step back and recognize one ofthose volunteers who many of you probably know at least byname, if not by face. Don Cook has been a contributingmember of CITE for 18 years. His most recent role asManaging Editor of Transportation Talk is one that sees himtoiling behind the scenes to ensure the accuracy andreliability of our rejuvenated newsletter. But this has notbeen his only contribution to CITE.Past & Present roles include:• Current: Vice-President, Saskatchewan Section• 2007-2009: Managing Editor, Transportation Talk• 2005: Chair, CITE Conference, Saskatoon• 1997-1999: President, Saskatchewan SectionDon, from the Executive and all members of CITE – THANKYOU! You are truly a treasure that is no longer hidden.CTS WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD!ON THEMOVEFOR IMMEDIATERELEASE: 19 February 2008Mr. Jan O. Voss, P.Eng., PTOE and PastPresident of both CITE and the GreaterVancouver Section of ITE, is pleased toannounce that Creative TransportationSolutions Ltd. (CTS), a firm he foundedin 1993 and which currently employs25 people, has been selected by theTri-Cities Chamber of Commerce as therecipient of the 2008 OutstandingSmall Business of the Year Award.The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce,which represents over 830 businessesMr. Jan Voss, President, CreativeTransportation Solutions Ltd. (pictured toleft) after receiving the Tri-Cities Chamberof Commerce 2008 award for OutstandingSmall Business of the Year.in Port Moody, Coquitlam and PortCoquitlam, selected CTS for itsoutstanding contribution in the areas ofeconomic development, innovation andcommunity service while displaying apositive social conscience anddemonstrated leadership role withinthe business community.CTS specializes in transport planning,traffic engineering operations andtransportation monitoring, and is basedin Port Moody, B.C.For more information, please contactMr. Jan Voss at CTS by telephone(604) 936.6190 or email (jvoss@ctsbc.com).Forest Yang, MITE, has recentlyreturned to ENTRA Consultants toassume the role of Manager, TransitSolutions. With ten years oftransportation planning andengineering experience, Mr. Yang hasextensive knowledge in transitplanning and specializes in transitservice review, corridor development,demand analysis, strategydevelopment and transit terminaldesign. Mr. Yang is a also anexperienced transportation engineerand holds a Masters Degree inTransportation Engineering from theUniversity of Waterloo.6 TRANSPORTATION TALK

COMINGMARCH30-4/2 Institute of Transportation Engineers --Technical Conference & Exhibit: Miami, FLwww.ite.org/Conference/default.aspAPRIL3-6 Congress for the New Urbanism: Austin, TXwww.cnu.org/cnuxvi/26-30 CITE -- Annual Meeting & Quad Conference:Victoria, BCwww.citebc.ca/Conf2008/JUNEEVENTS1-4 Canadian Transportation Research Forum:Fredericton, NBwww.ctrf.ca/1-4 ITS Canada -- Annual Conference & GeneralMeeting: Montreal, PQwww.itscanada.ca/english/annualconferences.htm8-11 Canadian Multidisciplinary Road SafetyConference: Whistler, BCwww.carsp.ca/index.php?0=documents&1=48AUGUST17-20 American Public Works Association: NewOrleans, LAwww.apwa.net/meetings/congress/2008/17-20 Institute of Transportation Engineers -- AnnualMeeting & Exhibit: Anaheim, CAwww.ite.org/meetcon/index.aspSEPTEMBER2-5 Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Seattle, WAwww.bikewalk.org/conference.php11-14 International Downtown Association: Calgary,ABwww.ida-downtown.org/21-24 Transportation Association of Canada: Toronto,ONwww.tac–atc.ca/english/annualconference/annualconference.cfm www.TrafficCountData.com Spring 2008 7

MEMBER HIGHLIGHTDWAYNE CROSSAcademic Achievements & Professional Designations: B. Eng.(Civil Engineering), P. Eng. (Nova Scotia)At which educational institution(s) did you earn your degree?Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS), 1997First place of employment: GIS Project Leader, Nova ScotiaDepartment of Transportation and Infrastructure RenewalCurrent employment: include position title: Senior HighwayPlanning Engineer, Nova Scotia Department of Transportationand Infrastructure RenewalMarried with Children? Wife Tara, plus children Nicole (3 ½),Brayden (2), third arriving in August (yes, we are crazy!)Current city/prov of residence: Dartmouth, Nova ScotiaPersonal hobbies: NASCAR Enthusiast, chasing my kidsaround the grocery storeWhat attracted you to transportation engineering? Born andraised in Louisbourg, I started the diploma program in Sydney at theUniversity College of Cape Breton in 1994 and almost dropped out.My interest was revitalized when I worked the summer with theEngineering and Public Works group at the Fortress of Louisbourg asinspector for the construction of a $500,000 multi-bay bus garage. Ilearned a lot about hands-on engineering that summer. I completedthe diploma program and went on to Halifax for my degree. Myfocus was toward structural engineering, until I had completed twoco-op work terms with the Nova Scotia Department ofTransportation. The rest is history as I am now approaching 11 yearsinto my career in transportation engineering.If asked to speak to a class of engineering students, howwould you recommend it as a profession? The diverse natureof transportation engineering can provide you with a variety ofexposures including planning, designing, and operating landdevelopments, road infrastructure, environmental, air, etc. andinvolves working on new and improving existing facilities. Workingin a small engineering office for the Province, I am exposed to amultitude of projects and issues for which the variety keeps thework interesting and fresh.During your career to date, have you pursued anyprofessional designations through ITE? I have taken the PTOErefresher course through webcasts but am not quite ready for theexam. Following my current tenure as President of the AtlanticProvinces Section, I hope to continue my involvement in ITE.Who has had the greatest influence on your life & career?My parents and family have been the greatest influence. Theytaught me working hard would result in good things. I have beenblessed with a career I enjoy and a family that supports thedemands it imposes.Projecting yourself into the future, what will you hope tohave accomplished? I may never know it has happened, but Ihope to have saved the life of at least one person through theefforts of my career.If you did not pursue engineering as a career choice, didyou have another career in mind? Accountant. I’m a numbersguy. I have spreadsheets for everything (monthly budget, fuelmileage, buy vs lease, etc.).What is the first thing people most commonly ask or saywhen they find out you are a traffic engineer? Since I workfor the Province, it’s “You need to fix my road!” It’s pothole seasonright now!What is the most daring thing you’ve done in your lifetime?Here’s my top two. Drove in a NASCAR stock car at 275 km/hr atthe Daytona Speedway in Florida. Going down the “Kamikaze”, a90 foot vertical water slide.What is the last book that you read, or are currently reading?The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of the World’sGreatest InvestorHave you ever met anyone you consider famous? We’ll saythe word “met” loosely. Queen Elizabeth II at the Fortress ofLouisbourg National Historic Site in the early 1990’s, and JennieGarth (Beverly Hills 90210) at a Halifax grocery store in 1996.What is the single greatest satisfaction you take from yourjob as an engineer? Knowing I am truly making a difference inhighway safety for the people of Nova Scotia, and for the future ofmy children.8TRANSPORTATION TALK

BOB JOHNSONREMEMBEREDBob Johnson was a long-time member and supporterof CITE in the Hamilton/Niagara area. Sadly, he passedaway at the beginning of February 2008 at a far tooearly age. He will be missed by all in the CITE.Bob was employed with the Region of Niagara for over 25 years,most recently as Assistant Director, Transportation Planning. Hestayed actively involved with CITE throughout his working career,but he will be most fondly remembered as a great mentor for thestudents at Mohawk College. He was on the Hamilton Sectionexecutive and was involved in organizing the quarterly meetings.In 2000 the Hamilton Section hosted the CITE National Conferencein Niagara Falls and Bob was a key contributor to the organizingcommittee.Bob was somebody who you could count on to do his share whensomething had to be done. In preparation for the 2000 CITEConference, Bob volunteered to coordinate securing items for thedelegate bags. The week before the event was to start thematerials had not arrived and some on the organizing committeewere getting nervous. But true to his word, on the evening beforethe conference started, he came through and unloaded box afterbox of “goodies” that he had landed. There were canvas bags,coasters, pocket knives, hats, decks of cards, even full sizedumbrellas (none of those folding little pocket things). Bob hadleveraged the budget he had been given and cajoled items fromlocal businesses to give us so much stuff it took all night to loadthe registrant’s bags. Many CITE members in the Niagara area stillhave their umbrellas and we will all remember Bob on those rainydays.Thanks Bob.I have known Bob for over 30 years. He was kind of a mentor forme when I first started my transportation career. I think he wasone of the first transportation engineering graduate classes atMohawk College. In the early 80’s we both worked at the NiagaraRegion and in those days Bob was a pretty good slow pitch player.We both made the Niagara Region slow pitch team. We played forfun, not to win, and we had great fun playing in tournaments. Wewere both playing in a tournament when I met my wife.More recently Bob and I were hanging out at the lake anytime Iwent back to southern Ontario. He loved his cottage but stillmaintained a passion for his job and for the Niagara Region. I wasshocked to hear of his passing but would like to take this time toremember him and the fun times.I’ll miss our visits.Submitted by: ....................Mike Skene, with contributions fromJohn McGill, Brian Malone, Dan Havercroft and Staff atNiagara RegionSpring 2008 9

SECTIONNewsNORTHERN ALBERTAThe Northern Alberta Section continues to hold interestingmonthly lunch topics including:• Nighttime Construction: Gerard Kennedy, P.Eng., EXHEngineering• Implications for Rapidly Emerging Demand for TravelerInformation: Don Szarko, Alberta Motor Association• Data Collection Programs in Transportation: Stephanie McCabe,MASc, City of EdmontonThe Section hosted its first ever Past Presidents Dinner onFebruary 27 honouring fourteen ITE members that have served asPresident for Southern Alberta since its inception in 1975. BruceBelmore, current CITE President and Alf Guebert, current ITEInternational President were on hand for the festivities. A specialvisit from a Greek belly dancer added a few laughs to the evening.AMA Road Reports (ATIS) integrated with other AMA servicesMark your calendars for the April 2nd annual joint luncheon withthe Alberta Association Canadian Institute of Planners (AACIP).This year’s presentation topic will be on the Strathearn HeightsRedevelopment Project. Watch for the email signup in March!North American ITE also held an annual Student mix with theUniversity of Alberta Students and industry professionals. Theevent was well attended and we look forward to holding the sameevent again this fall.Plans are now underway for establishing a permanent scholarshipwith the University of Alberta and hope to have more informationavailable later in 2008!Members are encouraged to provide their input at any time bycontacting any member of the NA ITE executive, or by emailingBruno Peters at bpeters@ibigroup.com.SOUTHERN ALBERTAElections for the 2008 Southern Alberta Section Executive wereheld at the December monthly luncheon. The new executiveincludes:• Bruce Nelligan, President• Ryan Vanderputten, Vice-President• Jen Malzer, Treasurer• Leslie Radway, Secretary• Marcia Eng, Publicity Coordinator• Raheem Dilgir, Past PresidentNick Finn dancing with Greek Belly DancerPast Presidents - Standing L-R - Archie Chumak, Azim Jivraj, BobKeith, Bruce Brander, Ernie Orford, Nick Finn, Ed Tahmazian, AlSwanson, Doug Morgan; Seated L-R - Raheem Dilgir, Alf Guebert,Dwight Carter, Harvey Olson. Missing: King Chow and Michael Chen.10 TRANSPORTATION TALK

TORONTOITE 13th Annual Joint Toronto/Hamilton Section StudentPresentation Competition & Job Fair - Wednesday,March 5, 2008The Thirteenth Annual ITE Joint Toronto/Hamilton Section StudentPresentation Competition was held on Wednesday March 5, 2008,at Mohawk College in Hamilton. A Student Job Fair exhibition washeld prior to the presentation competition and open to all studentsin the transportation field.The competition was open to all Mohawk College, McMasterUniversity, University of Toronto, Ryerson University, and Universityof Waterloo students. Based on the abstract submissions, threegraduate and three undergraduate students were invited to makea 10 to 15 minute presentation.Thanks to CITE, prize sponsorship has increased this year fromprevious years. A prize of $250 was awarded for 1st place(Bernard James at Ryerson University; Pedram Izadpanah atUniversity of Waterloo), $100 for 2nd place (James Francis atMcMaster University; Essam Dabbour at Ryerson University), and$50 for 3rd place (Matthew Prosser at Mohawk College; FarhadShahla at University of Toronto) in undergraduate and graduatecategories, respectively.Scholarship recipients from left to right: Bernard James, JamesFrancis, Farhad Shahla, Pedram Izadpanah, Matthew Prosser, andEssam Dabbour.Job Fair: Wednesday, March 5, 2008Breakfast/Panel Discussion - “Modelling for GTA: Where arewe and Where we need to be” - Tuesday, February 26, 2008ITE Toronto Section was very pleased to invite ITE members to itsfirst Breakfast/Panel Discussion event in appreciation for theirsupport. This meeting was moderated by Dr. Ali Mekky fromMinistry of Transportation of Ontario, and our panel of expertsdiscussing the issues included: Eric Miller of the University ofToronto, Joanna Kervin of the City of Toronto, Loy Cheah ofRegional Municipality of York, Arthur Tai of Ministry ofTransportation of Ontario, and Bruce Mori of IBI Group.Pictured from left to right: Arthur Tai, Bruce Mori, Eric Miller, JoannaKervin, Loy Cheah, Ali Mekky, and Tim Lawson.Recap of the 2007 ITE Toronto Section Annual GeneralMeeting & Christmas Luncheon - Friday, November 23, 2007The 2007 ITE Christmas Luncheon was held on Friday,November 23, 2007 at the Toronto Cricket and Skating Club. Ourguest speaker was Mr. Greg Ashbee, Manager, Rail ExpansionProgram at GO Transit. Mr. Ashbee provided an overview of theGO Transit Rail Improvement Program (GO TRIP) and the status ofthe $1 billion dollar rail infrastructure expansion program.Other special guests at the lunch included ITE International PresidentAlf Guebert and CITE President Bruce Belmore who provided uswith updates on both the International and National levels.Thanks to LEA Consulting Ltd. who donated tickets for the DavidCopperfield show in support of our annual fund raising raffle. Thisyear, $380 was donated to the John Vardon Memorial Scholarshipfund.Mehrak Hakimi, of UMA Engineering was introduced as the newActivities Coordinator for the ITE Toronto Section. Welcome Mehrak!Logo Contest for ITE Toronto Section WebsiteIt’s time to get your creative juices flowing! The ITE TorontoSection Executive is looking for a logo to use on all Sectionmaterial including the soon to be launched ITE Toronto Sectionwebsite! In addition, it is anticipated that the new logo will helpestablish a brand for the Section as we strive to arrange andpromote more events for Section members.Spring 2008 11

SECTIONNewscont’dDesign and submit a logo for consideration, and if your design ischosen, you will win $250. Your design should be appropriate foruse in a wide range of promotional materials including signs,brochures and letterhead.Submissions should be sent to Ahsun Lee (alee@LEA.ca) no laterthan March 31st, 2008 for consideration. The submissions will bejudged by the ITE Toronto Section.If you have any questions about the Logo Contest, please contactAhsun at (905) 470-0015, ext. 277 or alee@LEA.ca.MetroLinx Regional Transportation Plan Green Papers:Request for CommentsMetrolinx (formerly the GTTA) is releasing seven “Green Papers”as part of their Regional Transportation Plan for the GreaterToronto and Hamilton areas. The first paper was released in late2007; the second and third papers were recently released. ThePapers will cover the following topics:1. Towards Sustainable Transportation2. Mobility Hubs3. Active Transportation4. Transportation Demand Management5. Moving Goods and Services6. Highways and Roads7. TransitThe Toronto Section will be commenting on the Papers and wouldlike input from our membership as part of the review. If you areinterested in reviewing one or several of the papers, and providingcomments to be included in our review, please contact JuliaSalvini (jsalvini@rogers.com).For more information on the Regional Transportation Plan and theGreen Papers, you can visit the Metrolinx website atwww.metrolinx.com.Replacement Project – Canada’s 1st Heavy LiftExperience.Speaker: Frank Vanderlaan, P.Eng., Senior Project Engineer,Ministry of Transportation Ontario.Learn more about this project:http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/features/bridge/index.htmlRSVP: Chris Lyon, P.Eng.Email: lyon@ainleygroup.comPhone: (613) 822-1052, x.222Cost (including taxes) is $25 for NCS members of CITE and $30for all others payable at the door (cash or cheque only). CITE mustreceive cancellations 72 hours before the event (no-shows will beinvoiced). Space is limited.ATLANTICThis past November Section members congregated once again inFredericton at the Wu Conference Centre for our Fall meeting. Thisyear’s event was a two-day affair that began with a successfuland well attended technical session followed by a reception anddinner at the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel. Day two offered anintermediate roundabout design course which was administeredby Mark Lenters of Ourston Roundabouts Canada. In all,22 members attended covering the provinces of Nova Scotia,New Brunswick and Québec. Thank you to all who contributedtheir time in making this event such a success!Once again, we held our Section undergraduate student papercompetition that closed on March 10th. Thank you to all who tookthe effort to make submissions. Last year’s competition winnerwas Jon Lewis who went on to win the national CITE competition.We hope our 2008 winner will be as successful!Annual ITE Toronto Section Spring Luncheon: April 2008 -York Reception CentreOur Annual Spring Luncheon will be held in mid-April at noon atthe York Reception Centre, 1100 Millwood Road (northeast cornerof Millwood/Overlea).NATIONAL CAPITALComing to Ottawa for TAC?Join the National Capital Section for a co-hosted CITE/TACluncheon. All are welcome.Date: April 4, 2008Time: 11:45 - 1:30Location: Marriott Hotel, OttawaTopic: Highway 417/Ottawa Queensway Bridge RapidDay two of intermediate roundabout design course.12 TRANSPORTATION TALK

For more information on news and events contact Jamie Copelandat jjc@delphimrc.com to be included in the Section emaildistribution list.Upcoming EventsOur upcoming Section Spring Technical Meeting will be held inHalifax on May 14th and 15th at the Ramada Inn in Dartmouth.New this year, the May 14th meeting will be jointly hosted by theITE and IMSA (International Municipal Signal Association) Atlanticsections, providing an opportunity to share information andexperiences between members of these two great organizations.The following day, our Section will be hosting a Canadian CapacityGuide (CCG) training and information session on behalf of CITE toroll out the newly released 3rd Edition. Anyone interested inattending can contact our Section President Dwayne Cross atcrossdw@gov.ns.ca for more information.From left to right, Perry Hill (President IMSA Atlantic), Gene Chartier(Vice President CITE) and Mark Lenters (General Manager OurstonRoundabouts Canada).Spring 2008 13

STUDENT CHAPTER NEWSUNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIAUBC Students Drive the French RivieraHow does the SkyTrain in Vancouver run? What’s it like to drivein the French Riviera? Which British Columbia companies focuson transportation? These are the questions that engineeringstudents at the University of British Columbia (UBC) were ableto answer through this year’s UBC ITE Student Chapter events.In October, students were invited to take part in a tour of theGreater Vancouver Transit Authority’s SkyTrain Control Centre.Students were given a brief overview of the operations thenshown the control room and maintenance yard. The controlroom monitors the movement of the trains, much like an oldvideo game, as well as a live feed from video cameras at thestations. In the maintenance yard, students were able todescend below the trains to better understand theelectromagnetic process that powers them. This transit systemwas built for EXPO ‘86 and the original train cars are still inoperation among newer cars that are being added toaccommodate increasing passenger volumes.UBC ITE also organized an event where students were able totake a spin around the French Riviera in UBC’s own drivingsimulator. As students drove the course, attempting not tocrash, Dr. Jacqueline Jenkins, transportation professor at UBC,explained how the simulator can be used for research andtraining. The driving simulator is composed of a mock-up of aHyundai car cabin and five 32” LCD televisions providing a 200degree field of view. The Oktal software allows road geometriesand traffic scenarios to be manipulated in order to study driverbehaviour in various situations. UBC students took great interestin the simulator and nearly 60 students attended.The annual UBC ITE Industry Night was recently held inpartnership with the Greater Vancouver ITE Section. Industryprofessionals and students had opportunities to mingle andnetwork throughout the evening. Three groups of students alsopresented term projects from a recent class that requiredinvestigation of a potential road improvement in Vancouver. Thebest presentation was recognized with a $200 prize.UBC ITE continues to be an active Student Chapter, striving topromote transportation engineering and connect students withindustry professionals. We would like to thank Bunt andAssociates, Opus Hamilton, PTV America and the GreaterVancouver ITE Chapter for sponsoring our events. For moreinformation regarding the UBC ITE Student Chapter, pleasecontact us at ubcite@gmail.com.UBC: SkyTrain Control Centre Group PhotoUBC: Driving SimulatorUBC: Industry Night14 TRANSPORTATION TALK

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARYThe University of Calgary’s Student Chapter is Alive andWell!Since September 2007 we have sought and acquired corporatesponsorship from 18 local firms (Gold Level - Stantec, iTrans,ISL, Dillon Consulting, Focus, Urban Systems; Silver Level - ITESouthern Alberta Section, MMM Group, CH2M Hill, TSH,Morrison Hershfield, EBA, D.A Watt, Earth Tech; and BronzeLevel - Bunt & Associates, 3M and Alberta Traffic Supply). Thisgenerous support has made possible all that we’ve done so far.We’ve regularly held 11 of our 16 Industry Speaker Seriesluncheons. These always include pizza and pop. The speakershave been from both the private and public sector. They havealways been great opportunities to learn about projects, theindustry and the profession. We’ve hosted career nights wheresome of our sponsor companies come and introduce theircompanies to us. We’ve also had one ITE Webinar.Thanks to aggressive promotion of the chapter we’ve gone from0 to over 30 members strong and growing. It is made upprimarily of Civil Engineering undergrads minoring inTransportation Engineering but also includes graduate studentsin transportation as well as Urban Studies majors doing minorsin Transportation.One member attended the TAC conference in Saskatoon inOctober 2007, and in January 2008 our president, vice-president,secretary and past vice-president attended the TRB conference inWashington, DC. There are plans for non-executive members whohave volunteered their time to the Chapter to attend the CITEconference in Victoria this year.In February we were pleased to host the Montana StateUniversity ITE Student Chapter. On day one of the visit wetoured the driving simulator on campus, the City’s TransitOperations Centre as well as their Traffic Management Centre.This made for a long and interesting day. It was topped off withdinner with ITE President Alf Guebert. Day two involved a tour ofsome of the City’s extensive transportation infrastructure. Thetour was guided by the City’s Chief Projects Engineer,Mario Prezelj.Volunteer levels and chapter recognition are both rising. Ourwebsite (www.uofcite.ca) has received over 2500 hits since itsinception in September 2007. During the remainder of theWinter semester we’ll have 4 to 5 more luncheons, possiblyanother ITE Webinar, a few career nights ,and we’ll soon becompleting a school safety study for a local elementary schoolas well as doing a presentation to high school students on thehistory and importance of transportation as well as the roles oftransportation planners, designers and engineers.A big thank you to our sponsors and the ITE Southern AlbertaSection for all their support, advice and encouragement.UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBATransportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting inWashington, D.C.: January 13 - 17, 2008Once again our Student Chapter had a strong presence at theTRB Annual Meeting in Washington. Seven members of ourStudent Chapter attended the conference with three memberspresenting results from their research.• Jorge Arango, “Walking Speed of Older Pedestrians WhoUse Canes or Walkers for Mobility”. Presented in thePedestrian Aging and Accessibility Issues session.• Jonathan Regehr, P.Eng., “Longer Combination Vehicles andthe CANAMEX Trade Corridor: Understanding Their SafetyPerformance Relative to Other Trucks”. Presented in theSafety and Productivity of Large Commercial Vehiclessession.• Bjorn Radstrom, EIT, “Designing for SustainableTransportation and Transit In Winnipeg”. Presented at aposter session as the winner of the “Communicating WithJohn and Jane Public” national competition.TRB: left to right: Bjorn Radstrom, Garreth Rempel, JonathanRegehr, Dr. Jeannette Montufar, Professor Alan Clayton, JorgeArango, Aldo Nunez.This conference provided significant exposure to the latest intransportation research and development, and helped establishmany valuable relationships with other universities and industryleaders. One of the highlights for our Chapter members wasbeing invited to the Canadian Embassy and interacting withother Canadians attending the conference.Spring 2008 15

STUDENT CHAPTER NEWS cont’dMinneapolis Technical Tour: February 14 - 16, 2008Seven members of our Chapter participated in technical tours ofthe ITS Institute run by the Center for Transportation Studies atthe University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis Metro TransitControl Center.ITS Institute Director Max Donath gave a presentation aboutcurrent research they are conducting allowed us to ride on theTechnoBus with Intelligent Vehicles Laboratory Director CraigShankwitz. This bus has been outfitted with GPS, radar and lidardetectors by the laboratory to steer the bus along a corridorwith limited human input. We also toured the ITS InstituteMinnesota Traffic Observatory 3D traffic simulator and I-35W/I-94 monitoring lab, led by Manager Ted Morris, SystemsEngineer Chen-Fu Liao, and Director John Hourdos.At the Metro Transit we were shown the Bus Control Centerand heard presentations about the Central Light Rail TransitCorridor, the Northwest Metro Transit Restructuring Study, andthe Proposed Northstar Commuter Rail Project. We also touredthe Light Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility.Intersections and a discussion of the Future of Traffic Control inWinnipeg. This was an excellent learning experience for all andgreat exposure for our Chapter.The workshop was well received from those who attended andanother workshop is being planned for the Fall of 2008.Signal Workshop.Dillon Consulting Presentation: March 3, 2008Mr. David Krahn, P.Eng. and Mr. David Wiebe, P.Eng. from DillonConsulting gave a technical presentation on their design andanalysis work for Winnipeg’s Transit Priority Program. Theirpresentation included details on the traffic modelling process,transportation engineering studies conducted, and constructiondetails. Additionally, students were exposed to designconsiderations including obtaining right-of-way, environmentalconcerns, and pedestrian crossing distance as they related tothis project.Metro Transit: (left to right) Aldo Nunez, Irini Akhnoukh, BjornRadstrom, Nini Murgas, Grant Walkin, Maury Steindel, Greg Blatz,Professor Alan ClaytonTraffic Signal Timing Plan Workshop: February 29, 2008Our Chapter organized and hosted a traffic signal timing planworkshop for local consultants and students to attend. Over 20participants including eleven from industry and nine Chaptermembers attended the workshop. Mr. Jody Morgan, CET andMr. Luis Escobar, P.Eng., PTOE from the City of Winnipeg TrafficSignals Branch led the 3.5hr session. The material coveredincluded Traffic Signal Concepts, Winnipeg Traffic SignalNetwork, Complex Traffic Control Strategies at LargePeter Kiewit Sons Co. Presentation: March 5, 2008Mr. Troy Van Bonstelen, P.Eng. from Peter Kiewit Sons Co. gavea presentation on the Sea-to-Sky Highway project in B.C. Thepresentation focused on three components: (1) how to managea large civil engineering project, (2) how Public-PrivatePartnerships (P3’s) work, and (3) the impact of P3’s on thedesign and operation of a major highway project. In hispresentation, Troy discussed technical details about this projectand shared his experiences as one of the project managers.Sustainable Transportation Contest: January - February, 2008In January our monthly Sustainable Transportation Contestasked students to describe improvements that developed anddeveloping countries can make to enhance sustainable16 TRANSPORTATION TALK

transportation focusing on technology, education, infrastructure,and land use with respect to transportation engineering andwhat each type of country can learn from each other. Thewinner of this contest was Michael Guberman, a second-yearengineering student.In February the contest required students to sketch asustainable transportation plan for a suburban retail area inWinnipeg. The winner was Greg Blatz, a fourth-year engineeringstudent. He was awarded a one month bus pass donated byWinnipeg Transit and $50 cash from the Student Chapter.Winning entries will be posted on our Student Chapter websiteat iteumanitoba.ca.This year’s success is due to a strong effort on the part of theStudent Chapter members, the Chapter Executive, and ourChapter Advisor Dr. Jeannette Montufar, P.Eng. The entire groupgenerously devoted their time and energy to support thecommunity and help develop our transportation engineeringabilities.We look forward to meeting other Student Chapter membersand leaders at the Annual CITE Conference Student Mixer andPresentation event on Tuesday, April 29, from 4:30 - 6:30 pm.Hope to see you there!presentation competition and job fair and the first presentationaward was conferred to ITE-UW president,Mr. Pedram Izadpanah. Pedram is a PhD candidate at theUniversity of Waterloo and his presentation was entitled“Obtaining Traffic Conditions by Tracking Cell Phones”.Professor Matthew Roorda from the University of Toronto wasour special speaker this term. Title of his presentation was “AnIntegrated Model of Vehicle Transactions, Activity Scheduling,and Mode Choice”. Invitation of academics and professionals tothe University of Waterloo is one of the priorities of our StudentChapter.UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOOThe winter term was election season for the University ofWaterloo ITE Student Chapter. The executive committeereceived nominees for all positions late in January. Thecandidates started campaigning early in February and the newexecutive committee officially convened their first meeting onFebruary 15th. Our Student Chapter hereby would like to thankthe previous chapter executive, especially the presidentMr. Zeeshan Reza Abdy, for their efforts during past year.The formation of the new committee coincided with ITE 2008Data Collection Projects RFP. For the 2008 RFP, it was requestedthat trip generation and parking demand data collection for anumber of land uses be considered. The University of WaterlooStudent Chapter decided to focus on a stand-alone specialtyfood. The data collection effort will be conducted byundergraduate students as part of their current transportationcourse work. The proposal has already been submitted to theInternational Board of ITE for review.The 13th Annual Joint Toronto/Hamilton Section StudentPresentation Competition and Job Fair was held on March 5th inMohawk College. Our ITE Student Chapter participated in bothSpring 2008 17

CITE Bookstore2007 ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMPENDIUM - Toronto, ONPAST CITE ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMPENDIUMSThe 2007 Annual Conference compendium includes papers from the widerange of technical sessions representing four core transportation topics:Transportation Demand Management (TDM), Promoting alternative modes oftransportation, Safety & traffic control, and Transportation modeling &monitoring.Many past conference compendiums are still available, though supplies are limited. These compendiums contain a large numberof papers covering a variety of past studies and research initiatives across Canada and parts of the U.S., and can still be avaluable research aid. The compendiums still available include:1997 Joint CITE/WCTA Conference - Vancouver, BC 2003 Joint District 4/CITE Conference - Winnipeg, MB1999 Joint AQTR/CITE Conference - Montréal, QC 2004 CITE Conference - Moncton, NB2000 Joint District 1/CITE Conference - Niagara Falls, ON 2005 CITE Conference - Saskatoon, SK2001 CITE Conference - Calgary, AB 2006 CITE Conference - Banff, AB2002 CITE Conference - Ottawa, ONTHE CANADIAN CAPACITY GUIDE FOR SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS (Second Edition)This updated document to the 1984 edition was developed by the CITE Committee on theDevelopment of the Canadian Urban Transportation Capacity Guide. It is a significantly expanded andupdated version of the First Edition, and includes techniques that allow the user to analyze differentsituations and intersection configurations. The Guide helps the user to understand the interrelationshipsbetween a signalized intersection and the various modes of transportation. Canadianinformation and experience on signal performance is consolidated, reflecting multiple Canadianspecifics, while defining a common base for regional differences.$35.00 for CITE Members; $45.00 for Non-CITE members;$20.00 for CITE student membersA TECHNICAL REVIEW OF PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS IN CANADANOW AVAILABLE!Pedestrian (or half) signals have been in use in Canada since the mid-1960s, primarily in largemetropolitan areas. This device features signal control for vehicles on the major street andpedestrians crossing the major street, and stop sign control for motorists approaching on the minorstreet. Where they are used, pedestrian signals are part of the hierarchy of traffic control devicescommonly used by transportation professionals to enhance pedestrian safety.This informational report contains the technical findings from a national review of pedestrian signalsand outlines the state of practice for the traffic control device, evaluates effectiveness and safety,and identifies if the current design and application guidelines are still appropriate for Canada.Available, free of charge, online through the CITE Bookstore.For additional information, or for a complete listing of all CITE publications,please visit our website at: www.cite7.org/Book_Store/list.htm18 TRANSPORTATION TALK

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