AASHTO Subcommittee on Traffic Engineering AASHTO Subcommittee on Traffic Engineering

Lisa Fontana Tierney, P.E.Lisa Fontana Tierney, P.E.

Traffic Engineering Senior DirectorTraffic Engineering Senior Director

June 2010June 2010 Chicago, ILChicago, IL

ITE Activities Update

Traffic Engineering

Traffic Signal Maintenance Handbook• Published May 2010• Joint publication with IMSA• Updates several existing

docs with SOA technologiesand practices

Signal Maintenance Handbook

• Risk Management• Procurement Procedures• Design, Const., and Inspection Checklists• Preventative and Response Maintenance• Design Modifications• Asset Management• Maintenance Performance• Safety

Traffic Engineering

Traffic Signal Change Interval RP

• Expected to be published for open comment in Fall 2010

• Not changing basic kinematic equation• Providing clear guidance on assumptions used in

equations (i.e., approach speed determination) • Coverage of special applications of the equations

(i.e., left turn phase)• Not linked to red light cameras• Coordinating efforts with related NCHRP work• Active AASHTO/NCUTCD participation

Design

Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach (April 2010)

• Joint publication with FHWA, EPA and CNU

• Updates the proposed RP that was published in 2006

• “Urban” Flexibility in Highway Design• Consistent with AASHTO Green Book

Available Free on ITE Website

Other NEW Design Resources

• Neighborhood Street Design Guidelines

• Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design: An ITE Recommended Practice

Design

Geometric Design Handbooks • Three Volume Set: Freeways/

Interchanges (2005), Urban (2008), and Rural (2011)

• Practitioner tool “How to”; specific application and implementation to supplement the Green Book

• Examples of “good” and “poor” design; successful applications (photos, figures, tables)

Coming soon

• Manual of Transportation Studies

(Sept. 2010)

• Parking Generation, 4th Edition (July 2010)

• Introduction to Traffic Engineering Textbook (Spring 2011)

Other Items of Interest

Roundabouts• Task Force

Climate Change and Energy• Task Force

Guidelines for Advisory Speed Setting

Pedestrian/Bicycle Trip Generation

Transportation Certification

Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)

• Voluntary process, Voluntary process,

licensed engineerslicensed engineers

• 2,500 individuals certified 2,500 individuals certified

worldwideworldwide

Professional Transportation Planner (PTP)

Traffic Signal Operations Specialist (TSOS)

ITE 2010 Annual Meeting/ 2011 Technical Conference

August 8–11, 2010Vancouver, BC, Canada

Moving Toward Zero 2011 ITE Technical

Conference and Exhibit

April 3-6, 2011Walt Disney World

Swan Lake Buena Vista, FL,

USA

New ITE Headquarters Officeat the Army Navy Building

• 1627 I Street, NW • 5 blocks from current offices• Two blocks from the White House• Two Metro stations within a block• Near ITS America, APTA, APWA’s

and ASCE’s Washington offices• Home for 15 plus years

For more information…

Lisa Fontana Tierney, P.E.Traffic Engineering Senior Director

(202) 289-0222, x116 lfontana@ite.org

Institute of Transportation Engineers1099 14th Street NW

Suite 300 WestWashington DC 20005

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