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Conveyances INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS The Official Newsletter of the ITE Colorado/Wyoming Section Members of the Outstanding ITE Section ... Happy New Year! I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season and were able to spend some time with your loved ones. With the first few months of the 20092010 ITE fiscal year behind us, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some of our recent accomplishments and some things we hope to accomplish in the near future as a section. Since my election as Secretary/Treasurer in 2007, I have seen many positive developments in the Colorado Wyoming ITE section. These include the successful hosting of the Western District Annual Meeting last summer (thanks to all who volunteered their time and effort to make this a huge success), and many successful section meetings with a long list of technical presentations (thanks to all who presented at and attended these meetings). There has also been a continued effort to provide technical information and training to the membership, including almost monthly webcasts (thank you Karl Packer for coordinating these and thanks to all who have donated space to accommodate the webcasts) and quality technical articles posted in our newsletters and on our website (thank you Scott Thomas and all who contributed to these articles). In addition to added technical content, the format of our newsletter has been dramatically improved (thank you Greg MacKinnon and Bart Przybyl) and we have added several newsletter sections including the membership profile which profiles a different member each newsletter (thank you Melissa Rosas and Bob Kochevar) and the “Life is a Highway” section (thank you Bill Hange). We have also recently added videos of the section meetings to our website to

Upcoming Events ... Annual Vendor Show · Page 10

help facilitate communication with our members that are unable to attend. It is nice to reflect on all of the things we have accomplished, but we must keep pushing forward if we hope to continue to improve as a section. This year, we will continue to work towards providing improved communication with our membership. As part of this effort, we have been working for some time on an effort to update our website and we hope to finalize that process this year. We also are in the process of creating a Facebook group for the section to further facilitate communication with our membership and to help attract younger members. Younger members are important to our section and on this front, we are working to start a new student chapter at the University of Colorado at Denver. I also encourage all of the membership to reach out to the younger transportation engineering and planning professionals and encourage them to join our organization. In addition, please take a moment to look at the Western District’s mentoring program on the Western ITE district website at http://www.westernite.org/ . We are also working on updating the section charter and bylaws which have not been updated in some time and therefore do not match with some of our current section practices. Our next luncheon meeting is the annual Vendor’s Show on January 22 at the Arvada center. Please see page 11 for registration information. We understand the budget issues that many public agencies are currently dealing with and therefore we will charge public sector employees a reduced rate of $10 for the Vendor Show registration. We expect a full slate of vendors and a good turnout so I hope to see all of you there. Ben Waldman President Colorado-Wyoming Section ITE

Inside This Issue ... Jan. 22, 2010

Committee Reports · 2 Treasurer’s Report · 5 Announcements · 6

Puzzle Maniac · 10 Luncheon Dates · 11 Events Calendar · 12

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December Meeting Highlights

Ben Waldman closed the meeting with a reminder of the next section meeting at the Arvada Center – the Annual Vendor Show on January 22, 2010.

A Colorado/Wyoming Section of ITE luncheon was held on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Denver. Section President, Ben Waldman, presided over the meeting that was attended by 81 members and guests. Everyone did self-introductions as is customary for the larger meetings. Ben Waldman reminded all of the attendees that the Section was collecting non-perishable food at that meeting for the Food Bank of the Rockies, and announced that the Section was donating $1,000 to the local “Toyz in the Hood” charity. Ben also stated that the registration for the vendors of the upcoming Vendor Show meeting in January would be available on the Section’s website in the next week or so. Ben announced that the Western District meeting will be 6/27 through 6/30 and that abstracts are due by 01/04/10. Ben then talked about the Mentoring Program that is put on by the district and that interested people can get more information by visiting the www.westerite.org website.

The Colorado/Wyoming Section contact is Ben Waldman of Jacobs Engineering, 303-820-5240; mailto:[email protected]. Also, please visit our Section’s website at www.cowyite.org.

by Duane Cleere

Scot Lewis recognized the scholarship recipients from the University of Wyoming - Emily Layton received a $500 scholarship, and Scott Koch received a $1,000 scholarship. Dave Hattan announced that Larry Corcoran was the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Since Larry is currently living up retirement in sunny Florida, he sent a thank you e-mail to Dave in which Dave read to the meeting attendees. Larry will receive his plaque at the April or May section meeting when Larry comes back to town for the summer months. Ben announced that Doug Eberhart again won the newsletter quiz, and that other people are encouraged to try to win it. Section Vice President Greg MacKinnon then introduced the speakers of the day, Alex Arinello (of LSC) and Tom Knostman (of the City of Loveland). They both presented on the topic of “Continuous Flow Intersections”.

Section Vice-President, Greg MacKinnon and the presenters, Alex Ariniello (LSC) and Tom Knostman (City of Loveland).

MEETING VIDEOS! The Colorado/Wyoming Section is proud to introduce a new feature for the website. Videos of the Section's business and presentations are now available to those who cannot make it to the actual meeting. This allows everyone to follow Section business and to enjoy the presentations made at the meetings. We are the first Section in the Western District to implement this technology. To access the videos, go to the Meeting Videos link on our website.

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Activities Committee

Awards Committee

Do you know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em? The Colorado/Wyoming Section of ITE is considering a poker tournament to benefit the Section’s Scholarship Fund. Please contact Eric Boivin, Activities Committee Chair, at (303) 216-2439 or if [email protected] you’re interested.

ITE COLORADO/WYOMING SECTION TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD—CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

by Eric Boivin, Chair

Membership Committee by Melissa Rosas, Chair

by Dave Hattan, Chair

The Transportation Professional of the Year Award is awarded annually to recognize notable professionalism and achievement by a Section member during the previous calendar year. A broad range of activities and achievement may be recognized by this honor, including: • • • •

Over the last couple of months, several of our members have been on the move.



Let’s welcome the following new members to our group: •

Brian Bern with Matrix Design Group

The following have made some recent employment changes: •

Mike Romero is with Hartwig and Associates



Sarah Karjala is with DRCOG

If you recently joined ITE, changed jobs, or have been recognized for a particular achievement (such as receiving award or passing your P.E.), let me know so we can mention it in an upcoming Conveyances newsletter. Please email your news to me at [email protected]. If you do have a change in employment and are a National Member, it is important to change your information with the national database by going to www.ite.org. However, if you are a Section Affiliate, make sure to give your change in employment with the local Membership Chair at [email protected].

Leadership or technical activities on a specific project. Leadership (including administration and training) or technical activities within an organization. Research activities and/or publications and presentations. Notable service to the Institute and/or the Colorado/ Wyoming Section. Volunteer service effort (such as to community groups) that promotes the professional practice of transportation engineering.

The Award consists of a suitably inscribed plaque. Nominees for the award must be members in good standing of the Colorado/Wyoming Section and must have been members of the Section during the previous calendar year. Nominations for this award are due on February 128, 2010 for notable activities during the calendar year 2009. Nominations submitted by members of the Section should be made in confidence, preferably without the knowledge of the member being nominated. The Awards Committee will review the nominees for the award. The Award will be presented at our May Section meeting(May 200. Please call David Hattan at (303) 721-1440 or Mark Schaefer at (303) 299-7811 for more information about this award or to make a nomination. Past winners of this award are: • • • • • • • • • • •

1998 Reay, 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Phil Demosthenes, Kathleen Krager, Matt Dennis Royer, and Bob Watts John Merritt Craig Faessler Nate Larson Jim Richey Louis Lipp David Weaver Edward Stafford John La Sala Rhonda Young Scott Thomas

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Member Profile—Mel Dahlberg

by Melissa Rosas, Membership Chair, and Bob Kochevar

Mel Dahlberg has been a Vice-President with Bohannan Huston, Inc. (BHI) for the past five years. This is Mel’s second tour of duty with BHI since he originally worked for them in their Albuquerque office for fourteen years. He has been a member of ITE for the past six years. (In fact, he recruited me [Melissa] to become a member when I first moved out to Colorado.) He graduated with a BSCE from University of New Mexico (UNM) and later got his Masters in Structural Engineering, also from UNM. He is the membership chair for ACECColorado, the Treasurer of ASCE and is a member of WTS.

such as Loveland, or sometimes out of state such as Cheyenne, Wyoming or Garden City, Kansas. The longest solo flight he has taken was to Grand Forks, ND to visit one of his sons at college.

How did you enter the field of Transportation?

In New Mexico, I started out as a bridge engineer, then due to a slow economy in this area, I moved into the roadway engineering group and moved my way up into management. I understand how bridges and roads need to work together and bring that level of cohesion to my projects.

How do you see the future of transportation in 50 years?

I think there will be more ITS available to roadway users. I also think cars will get smarter.

What stresses you out and how do you handle it?

Work does not stress me out. If there is something troubling one of my family members - that affects me. If and when I do get stressed, I like to build things such as woodworking projects. Recently, I finished up a dining room table as a wedding present for my niece.

“When one of his co-workers, Johnny Olson was asked to comment about Mel, he immediately said that Mel can be summed up as a “genuine and caring man.”

Mel has been married for 32 years to his wife, Desna, who works as a pharmacist. They have two boys whom are both commercial airline pilots. The Dahlberg’s live about 15 miles south of Franktown on a ranch that has been in the family for over 100 years. On the land, they harvest wheat and raise cattle. Mel and his father, Raymond, run the ranch. An interesting fact about Mel is that he has his private pilot’s license. In order to maintain that license in good standing, Mel has to do a minimum of three take offs and landings within a three month period. This is relatively easy for Mel to do, since he tries to do six to seven in any given month. Mel typically rents a plane from the Centennial airport and goes to local places

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What is the most recent book and/or movie that you have seen?

I am not much of a reader because I cannot sit still long enough to read a book. I like reading magazines because I can read through articles and be done with it. I like comedy movies because I enjoy laughing. Some of the classic movies that I enjoy are Caddyshack and Spaceballs.

What historical figure do you admire and why?

Albert Einstein. He was so brilliant and innovative. He was a huge space buff - which I can identify with. He was also intrigued with time travel and I am sure if he were still alive today perhaps that would be an option!

Do you have any ideas that you would like to see happen to this local ITE chapter and how can it be better? I really enjoy the technical sessions and enjoy the venues in which our members can learn more. I would like to see more ITS and technology topics to be discussed.

In an effort to get to know our members better, one of our future regular Conveyances articles will be a personal profile in which we feature one of our ITE members. If you are interested in interviewing someone or being interviewed, please contact Melissa Rosas at 303390-5901 or at [email protected]. Thank you.

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Treasurer’s Report

by Chris Sheffer, Section Secretary/Treasurer

The current budget summary is listed below. If you have any questions or comments concerning this budget summary, please contact Chris Sheffer at [email protected].

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SECTION ANNOUNCEMENTS Please send any announcements that you wish to be posted in the newsletter to Bart Przybyl, Newsletter Co-Editor, [email protected]. ITE SHIRTS FOR SALE

FACEBOOK

The Western District Student Endowment Fund was established to provide a self-sustaining funding source for the Student Initiatives Program, the goal of which is to attract the best and the brightest to the transportation profession in the west. In the past, these initiatives were modestly funded utilizing existing annual operating and annual meeting budgets which has limited the scope of the programs resulting in the use of operating reserves. The District 6 Board projects that the Endowment Fund needs to reach $500,000 to generate enough annual revenue to support the District's student initiatives. To date, we have made great strides towards meeting our financial goal with more than $150,000 raised for the Endowment Fund.

The Colorado/Wyoming Section is now on Facebook. Facebook is the fastest-growing social networking site. ITE uses Facebook as a tool to interact with ITE members. We share upcoming ITE events as well as those of related organizations, inform friends about ITE news and open our fan wall for comments and suggestions. Now is the time to join in and get connected. http://tinyurl.com/cowyitefacebook

Visit the new District 6 Student Endowment Fund website at www.westernite.org/endowment to find out more about the fund or make an online contribution. While you’re there, find out more about the Student Initiatives Program, explore our photo gallery, or browse through our list of contributors. In addition to the new website, the District has also established two Endowment Fund awards that will be presented at each Annual Meeting to recognize the Sections/Chapters that contribute the most to the fund throughout the year.

2009 MUTCD IS NOW AVAILABLE On December 16, 2009 a final rule adopting the 2009 Edition of the MUTCD was published in the Federal Register. States must adopt the 2009 National MUTCD as their legal State standard for traffic control devices within two years. The Federal Register notice, which provides detailed discussion of the FHWA's decisions on major changes from the 2003 edition, can be viewed at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-28322.pdf. To view the 2009 MUTCD and other related information, go to http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno_2009.htm.

UPDATE CONTACT INFORMATION The Colorado/Wyoming ITE Section has been providing electronic newsletters for a number of years. The section sends out an email notice once the newsletter has been posted online. Please contact Melissa Rosas at (303) 390-5901 or at [email protected] if you need to update your contact information with the Section. Thank you.

SCHOLARSHIPS Do you know an engineering student that would be interested in a $1,000 CO/WY ITE scholarship? Contact our student coordinator, Scot Lewis at [email protected]. RECRUITING: ITE CHAMPIONS The ITE Colorado-Wyoming Section is seeking Champions to represent and promote ITE in their respective offices of employment. What is an ‘ITE Champion’? An ‘ITE Champion’ is enthusiastic about ITE and wants to help promote and develop the organization with their colleagues. What are the responsibilities of our ‘ITE Champions’? ‘ITE Champions’ receive e-mail notifications (in addition to the general ITE membership mailings) about upcoming luncheons, networking events, professional development seminars and any other event that ITE sponsors. The ‘ITE Champions’ would help spread the word to individuals who they think may benefit from these events. The information can be presented at staff meetings, marketing meetings (if applicable), posted in a central location, or given to managers of related businesses and organizations to disseminate. What are the benefits of being a ‘ITE Champion’? This is a great way to stay active and be the face of ITE for your employment office. It is also a great networking tool, ideal for developing business opportunities. How do I become an ‘ITE Champion’? The ‘ITE Champions’ would be part of the Membership Committee, so if you are interested in becoming an ITE Champion, please contact the local Membership Chair Melissa Rosas at [email protected].

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An Overview of Transit Signal Priority by Tony Hurd, Apex Design

Transit Signal Priority (TSP) utilizes transit vehicle detection technologies and special traffic signal controller programming to provide immediate adjustments to signal timings. These measures reduce delay time for transit vehicles at intersections. TSP also involves reassigning green time from non-TSP phases to the TSP movement to improve transit vehicle travel times. Unlike emergency vehicle preemption, TSP only modifies normal signal cycles rather than overriding for special events. TSP can be very simple or very complex, depending on the needs of the agency. The first step of TSP is detection. Transit vehicles are detected using various technologies such as infrared optical detection, radio frequency identification, loops, or GPS. When a bus approaching a traffic signal is detected, a request is then sent to the signal controller. The request may be conditional or unconditional. Conditional priority requires certain predefined criteria to be met before a request will be sent. Example conditions include the bus running behind schedule or having a minimum number of passengers. Under unconditional priority, the PRG will automatically send a request for all buses on the route regardless of status. The next step of TSP is to provide priority. Various strategies can be used to accomplish this. A green extension strategy is commonly used when a bus approaches a green light. Upon receiving a priority request, the traffic signal holds the green indication for the TSP movement for an extended time to allow the bus through. This strategy can be effective because it prevents the bus from waiting until the next cycle. An early green (or red truncation) strategy is commonly used when a bus approaches a red light. The traffic signal shortens the non-transit phases to bring up an early green to the transit phase and gets the bus through the intersection earlier. Other TSP control strategies may

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include phase insertion, phase rotation, or any number of special controller logic functions. The extent of the priority is often determined by each operating agency. Competing interests, such as pedestrians, bicyclists, signal progression, and vehicles must be weighed against the prioritization of transit. After the bus has cleared the intersection, the final step is termination of the TSP routine by either check-out detection or a time-out function. Data transmission and logging are then used to help assess system operations and effectiveness. TSP schemes are location specific and a function of many variables. These include the composition of the transit fleet, the extent integration of on-board monitoring systems on transit vehicles, central traffic signal system and signal controller firmware functionality, the built environment, and existing travel patterns. The use of TSP has many documented benefits including shorter travel times and improved schedule adherence. Interest in the implementation of TSP in the Denver metro area is growing. Several pilot projects and initial implementations are in various stages of development and will soon be deployed along s selected corridors in the Denver metro area.

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Toyz in the Hood

by Melissa Rosas, Membership Chair

Every year, the ITE Colorado-Wyoming Section donates money to a charity around the holidays to support those that are in need. This year, the section donated to the Toyz in the Hood program. Toyz in the Hood was founded by a biker (motorcycle) club in West Denver; they call themselves Los Cochinos. They started this because they wanted to do something for the community: to encourage youth on the right path of education and non-violence. In an effort to support their youth, they started the program Toyz in the Hood six years ago. The bikers give gifts to children in need around the holidays. They targeted the Westwood projects and delivered toys to children in that living complex; approximately 250 toys were given out. For many families, these are the only toys that the children received. Since that first year, Los Cochinos has raised more and more funds because they saw the need in the greater neighborhood. In the past, they had relied primarily on their own personal funds to draw from to raise money for presents. This year, Councilman Paul Lopez, supported their cause and helped obtain funding for them by sending out emails and requests to friends. This ITE Section answered that call and we donated $1,000 to the program. This year, over 1,200 presents were be given out to the greater Westwood projects area. Additionally, Los Cochinos started a bridge program in which children whom sign up and commit to necessary tutoring and receive good grades receive a bicycle at the Toyz in the Hood event. Over 80 bicycles were given to those students in this program. Los Cochinos has over 45 members, not including the spouses and family member that help them with this progrqam. The group was especially energetic this year because of the great sponsorships that were obtained. There were children lining up for blocks in order to obtain a present for the holidays. Thank you to our members for supporting us and for helping another local organization make a positive impact in our community!

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Life is a Highway

by Bill Hange and Kari McDowell

What do you have on your bumper? Let us compliment your dings! We’d look good above your trailer hitch! It seems everyone, including the president, has a public relations campaign seeking attention and money for their program these days. Here we are, transportation professionals, ideally situated to help the population with a number of hot issues, and how much press are we getting? Not very much as far as I can see… Today’s hot topics are terrorists in Denver, the economy, and health care. Why couldn’t we also include transportation system work that is proven to provide the biggest bang for your transportation buck? For example: We can reduce your fuel consumption and prevent pollution too! As engineers, we can advertise our ability to significantly improve the environment. We can reduce air pollution from vehicles by up to 60%. We can reduce fuel consumption. We can increase safety for the travelling public. Also, it would really help to have the politicians pass a simple transportation bill that funds improved timing of traffic signals, ITS Systems and design and construction of modern roundabouts. This is scintillating stuff, obviously. So how do we get the point across that many of us work every day to reduce delay and fuel consumption? And how do we get the word out for Colorado and Wyoming folks? How about a state-wide signal timing day? We could hire some PR professionals to help us create a campaign to reduce dependence on foreign oil by 10% and pollution from vehicles by 15% ? We’d have a hotline for folks to call in the signal they’d like re-timed the most. I bet we could draw lots of attention to our work efforts this way. Maybe we could also draw some much needed funds for operations and projects we need! Our own economic stimulus? Let’s get our economy going! Wouldn’t significantly reducing our dependence on foreign oil and reducing pollution without spending billions of dollars, and putting folks to work using high tech solutions be a good start?

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Would you consider sporting hot, designer Colorado and Wyoming license plates to go along with “Denver Firefighter”, “Respect Life”, and others we see all the time? Let’s put some extra effort into public relations and see what happens. What do you think?

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Puzzle Maniac

by Bart Przybyl, Newsletter Co-Editor

Congratulations to Doug Eberhart, who was last month’s Puzzle Maniac winner! He chose to receive a free ITE luncheon. This issue’s puzzle is another word puzzle. Can you complete the 9 eight-letter words by using any of the letter tiles?

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To win, be the first person to e -mail the correct answer to [email protected] before January 18, 2010. The winner will be awarded a free ITE lunch OR a $25 gift certificate to the establishment of their choice.

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SOLUTION TO LAST MONTH’S PUZZLE The 17 words in last month’s puzzle were: Engineers, Interconnect, Development, Bridge, Planners, Operational, Impacts, Pedestrian, Transit, Policies, Walking, Funding, Density, Jurisdiction, Congestion, Residential, Urban

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JANUARY LUNCHEON What:

ITE Colorado-Wyoming Section Annual Vendor Show and Luncheon

When:

Friday, January 22, 2010

Where:

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada, CO 80003

Time:

11:00 - 12:00 Exhibits and Registration Open 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Served at Noon 12:45 - 1:00 Announcements 1:00 - 2:30 Vendor Introductions 2:30 Vendor Exhibits Close

Program:

Annual Vendor Show

Cost:

$30.00 for Private Sector Members/non-Members $10.00 for Public Sector Employees

Menu:

The luncheon choices are:

10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. - Advanced Traffic Products and Wavetronix presentation on the new Matrix Radar Stop Bar Sensor. The Matrix Radar Stop Bar Sensor uses cutting edge Wave Radar technology pioneered by Wavetronix and provides an accurate, out of the ground solution for stop bar detection. To attend this hands on demonstration prior to the Luncheon and show please RSVP to Doug Bartlett, Advanced Traffic Products [email protected].

Petite New York Strip Steak—Topped with golden fried leeks with green peppercorn sauce, served with garlic mashed potatoes. Grilled Filet of Salmon—Grilled Alaskan Salmon fillet with a tequila apricot glaze with a hint of ginger served with wasabi mashed potatoes. Vegetarian Lasagna—Layers of fresh vegetables baked with ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese. Each Lunch includes a Mixed Green Salad, Rolls, Chefs Choice Dessert, Coffee or Tea and a Drink Ticket for one Glass of Wine or Beer.

Upcoming Luncheon Dates:

MAR 05

APR 02

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Events Calendar Please send events to be posted in this calendar to Bart Przybyl, Newsletter Co-Editor, [email protected].

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MAR 2010

January 22, 2010 CO/WY ITE Vendor Show Arvada Center January 29, 2010 CO/WY ITE Section Executive Committee Meeting March 5, 2010 CO/WY ITE Section Luncheon Colorado Springs March 12, 2010 CO/WY ITE Section Executive Committee Meeting

APR 2010

April 2, 2010 Sixth Annual Spring Transportation Symposium Denver Metro April 9, 2010 CO/WY ITE Section Executive Committee Meeting

MAY 2010

JUNE 2009

May 14, 2010 CO/WY ITE Section Luncheon Denver Metro

June 11, 2010 CO/WY ITE Section Executive Committee Meeting

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2009—2010 Executive Committee President Ben Waldman Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. 720-359-3007 [email protected]

Vice-President Greg MacKinnon DRCOG 303-480-5633 [email protected]

Secretary/Treasurer Chris Sheffer Fehr & Peers 303-296-4300 [email protected]

Past President Craig Faessler AECOM USA, Inc. 303-325-8035 [email protected]

Technical Committee Scott Thomas Apex Design, PC 303-339-0440 [email protected]

Student Coordinator Scot Lewis Jefferson County 303-271-8471 [email protected]

Activities Committee Eric Boivin All Traffic Data Services 303-216-2439 [email protected]

Website Committee Duane Cleere AECOM USA, Inc. 303-325-8036 [email protected]

Membership Committee Melissa Rosas Apex Design, PC 303-339-0440 [email protected]

Awards Committee Dave Hattan Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig 303-721-1440 [email protected]

Continuing Education Committee Karl Packer TransEng Consultants 720-939-0826 [email protected]

Golf Committee John Seyer HDR Engineering, Inc. 303-764-1580 [email protected]

Section Scribe/Co-Editor Kari McDowell McDowell Engineering, LLC 303-949-4748 [email protected]

Vendor Show Coordinator Will Johnson Short Elliott and Hendrickson, Inc. 720-540-6851 [email protected]

Activities Report Coordinator Sarah Karjala DRCOG 303-480-6762 [email protected]

Legislative Committee David Krauth City of Colorado Springs 719-385-5433 [email protected]

Newsletter Co-Editor Bart Przybyl LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. 303-333-1105 [email protected]