DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the first ITE Southern Alberta Section event of 2024! Join us at the Danish Canadian Club for a presentation on Transit Priority from our very own ITE Executive Publicity Coordinator\, Bidoura Khondaker. \n*** \nTransit priority measures are an efficient tool in making transit a fast and reliable choice for transportation needs. These measures reduce bus delays\, improve schedule adherence and transit travel time reliability at known problem areas on a network. Transit priority measures not only benefit transit buses but also improve non-transit traffic flow moving in the same direction. Transit priority can be implemented in a variety of ways\, ranging from traffic signal control to providing dedicated space on roadways for transit. \nIn this talk\, Bidoura will highlight some of the bus priority measures (bus Queue Jump and Transit Signal Priority\, TSP in particular) that have been implemented in Calgary which forms an integral part of Calgary Transit’s plan. She will discuss the key requirements\, design aspects and benefits derived from these priority measures in making public transit service more efficient and reliable for users and providing an incentive to take the bus rather than drive. \nSpeaker Bio:\nBidoura Khondaker is a passionate\, enthusiastic and skilled Transportation professional with more than twelve years of blended experience in Academia and Industry. She is currently working as Senior Transportation Engineer in Service Planning\, Transit Service Design at Calgary Transit. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering\, Master’s Degree in Transportation engineering from University of British Columbia and PhD from University of Calgary. Bidoura has been actively involved with ITE since 2009\, recently joined ITE Southern Alberta as an executive committee member\, also currently working as an active volunteer member of the TAC Technology Council. Bidoura is committed to create a gender diverse and inclusive workplace\, she is a committee member of Women in Transit (WIT) and leading some key initiatives to enhance Calgary Transit’s commitment to women. As important as being a Transportation professional\, advocate of change and volunteer\, Bidoura is a mom too. Her time outside of work is spent learning the life lessons that only parenthood can bring. \nDate: January 16\, 2024\nTime: 11:30am-1:00pm\nLocation: Danish Canadian Club (727 11 Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB T2R 0E3)\nCost:\nIn-Person Options:\n• $20 Public Agency Members (in Calgary)\n• $30 ITE Members (in Calgary)\n• $40 Non-ITE Members (in Calgary)\n• $15 Student (in Calgary)\n• $20 ITE Members (in Lethbridge)\n• $25 Non ITE Members (in Lethbridge)\nOnline:\n• $15 All Members and Non-Members \nNote that this year\, in an effort to accommodate more transportation professionals across our province (especially those in Lethbridge)\, we’re offering additional attendance options. Participants that select the online ticket option will receive a link after registering and be able to watch the luncheon online. Participants that select the in-person option in Lethbridge will be able to join others for networking\, lunch and a live stream of the presentation at the Stafford Centre. Please reach out to Adam St. Amant if you have any questions about the Lethbridge event option. All other in-person ticket options are for attendance in Calgary.
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SUMMARY:ITE Southern Alberta Section: Winter Gala
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce ITE Southern Alberta Year-End Winter Gala taking place on November 22\, 2023 at the Calgary Zoo! Join us for a magical night at the Grazers Restaurant for dinner\, drinks and reminiscing over ITE Southern Alberta Section’s successful year. We will also be announcing the winners of ITE Southern Alberta 2023 awards! \nTickets include admission to zoo lights and a buffet dinner (with Beef and Chicken options\, please let us know of any dietary restrictions). A cash bar will be available at the event. Parking is available in the zoo parking lot and is not included in the cost of the ticket. \nFor sponsorship this year\, for $150 we will add your company logo on the tables and acknowledge your company’s name during the mixer. To sponsor\, select the sponsorship option in the tickets. \nITE Southern Alberta Section’s Winter Gala\nDate: November 22\, 2023\nTime: 5:30pm – 9:30pm\nLocation: Grazers\, 1300 Zoo Rd NE\, Calgary\, AB T2E 7V6
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-southern-alberta-section-winter-gala/
LOCATION:Grazers\, 1300 Zoo Rd NE\,\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2E 7V6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Dinner
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231108T120000
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SUMMARY:ITE Southern Alberta: Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Virtual
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for ITE Southern Alberta Section’s Virtual Annual General Meeting. All ITE Southern Alberta Members are welcome to attend. Note that only non-student members are permitted to vote on motions at the meeting. At the event we will introduce the new Publicity Coordinator along with the remaining Executive Committee Members and their new roles. All attendees will be entered into a draw to win a door prize! \nDate: November 8\, 2023\nTime: 12pm-12:30pm\nCost: Free (but only open to ITE SA members)\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDVhOWNkNmUtMTBjNS00ODU5LTg3NTktM2UzZDY2NGM1ZTBl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-southern-alberta-annual-general-meeting-agm-virtual/
LOCATION:Calgary Area (Virtual)\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AGM,Virtual
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DESCRIPTION:Please join us for ITE Southern Alberta Section’s Virtual Annual General Meeting. All ITE Southern Alberta Members are welcome to attend. Note that only non-student members are permitted to vote on motions at the meeting. At the event we will introduce the new Publicity Coordinator along with the remaining Executive Committee Members and their new roles. All attendees will be entered into a draw to win a door prize! \nDate: November 8\, 2023\nTime: 12pm-12:30pm\nCost: Free (but only open to ITE SA members)
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DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231103T133000
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SUMMARY:ITE Southern Alberta Section: Rules of the Road Traffic Safety Act
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion on the Rules of the Road Traffic Safety Act. The panel will explore different perspectives on the challenges for transportation practitioners interpreting and navigating the Rules of the Road Traffic Safety Act within our responsibility as engineers. Further\, we will explore potential changes that can be made within policy to overcome constraints to our duty within current legislation. \nFor those attending in person\, lunch will be provided. \nTitle: Rules of the Road Panel\nDate: November 3\, 2023\, 11:30am-1:30pm\nFormat: offering both online and in person.\nLocation: In person location at the Stantec office – 325 25 St SE #200\, Calgary\, AB T2A 7H8 \nPanelists:\nTony Churchill\, M.SC.\, P.Eng – Senior Leader\, Mobility Safety\, City of Calgary\nTony Churchill is the Senior Leader of Mobility Safety with the City of Calgary. He obtained a civil engineering technical diploma from SAIT Polytechnic prior to studying at the University of Calgary where he completed BSc. and MSc. degrees in civil engineering with a focus on road safety. While at the University of Calgary he resurrected the ITE Student Chapter and was President for two years. Following his studies\, he worked for a year at the SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research in The Netherlands on a wide array of projects before returning to Canada to continue his mobility safety engineering work. Tony was the initiator of the Traffic Calming Curb concept which was awarded the Transportation Association of Canada Road Safety Engineering Award in 2019 and he actively participates in TAC and the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals and is a Fellow of ITE. \nMarcia Eng\, P.Eng – Senior Transportation Engineer\, Urban Systems\nMarcia is a Senior Transportation Engineer and has over 23 years of diverse transportation planning and operations\, urban design and construction\, and project management experience. She has worked closely with clients in various municipalities throughout Alberta\, British Columbia and Manitoba to ensure safe and comfortable mobility options for people of all ages and abilities. She has developed a unique perspective of balancing competing needs through all phases of a project and between different roadway users. \nJohn Nugent\, P.Eng. – Corporate Practice Advisor\, APEGA\nAs a corporate practice advisor\, John conducts reviews on APEGA permit holders to ensure safe and competent practice in Alberta. John has 30+ years of experience as a professional engineer working in the oil and gas industry in Newfoundland and Labrador\, and Alberta\, as a structural engineer\, project engineer and manager\, and quality manager. He is a certified ISO 9001:2015 internal auditor\, completed the National Certified Investigator & Inspector Training basic and specialized programs\, and presents APEGA’s Permit to Practice seminar. He has been with APEGA since December of 2019. \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmE4ZWI1NmUtMzg0My00ZTUyLWE2N2EtNGRiMDY0YmI4ZGMy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-southern-alberta-section-rules-of-the-road-traffic-safety-act/
CATEGORIES:Panel
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Southern Alberta Section":MAILTO:southernalberta@itecanada.org
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion on the Rules of the Road Traffic Safety Act. The panel will explore different perspectives on the challenges for transportation practitioners interpreting and navigating the Rules of the Road Traffic Safety Act within our responsibility as engineers. Further\, we will explore potential changes that can be made within policy to overcome constraints to our duty within current legislation. \nFor those attending in person\, lunch will be provided. \nTitle: Rules of the Road Panel\nDate: November 3\, 2023\, 11:30am-1:30pm\nFormat: offering both online and in person.\nLocation: In person location at the Stantec office – 325 25 St SE #200\, Calgary\, AB T2A 7H8 \nPanelists:\nTony Churchill\, M.SC.\, P.Eng – Senior Leader\, Mobility Safety\, City of Calgary\nTony Churchill is the Senior Leader of Mobility Safety with the City of Calgary. He obtained a civil engineering technical diploma from SAIT Polytechnic prior to studying at the University of Calgary where he completed BSc. and MSc. degrees in civil engineering with a focus on road safety. While at the University of Calgary he resurrected the ITE Student Chapter and was President for two years. Following his studies\, he worked for a year at the SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research in The Netherlands on a wide array of projects before returning to Canada to continue his mobility safety engineering work. Tony was the initiator of the Traffic Calming Curb concept which was awarded the Transportation Association of Canada Road Safety Engineering Award in 2019 and he actively participates in TAC and the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals and is a Fellow of ITE. \nMarcia Eng\, P.Eng – Senior Transportation Engineer\, Urban Systems\nMarcia is a Senior Transportation Engineer and has over 23 years of diverse transportation planning and operations\, urban design and construction\, and project management experience. She has worked closely with clients in various municipalities throughout Alberta\, British Columbia and Manitoba to ensure safe and comfortable mobility options for people of all ages and abilities. She has developed a unique perspective of balancing competing needs through all phases of a project and between different roadway users. \nJohn Nugent\, P.Eng. – Corporate Practice Advisor\, APEGA\nAs a corporate practice advisor\, John conducts reviews on APEGA permit holders to ensure safe and competent practice in Alberta. John has 30+ years of experience as a professional engineer working in the oil and gas industry in Newfoundland and Labrador\, and Alberta\, as a structural engineer\, project engineer and manager\, and quality manager. He is a certified ISO 9001:2015 internal auditor\, completed the National Certified Investigator & Inspector Training basic and specialized programs\, and presents APEGA’s Permit to Practice seminar. He has been with APEGA since December of 2019. \n
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SUMMARY:ITE Southern Alberta: September Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Date: September 19\, 2023 \nTime: 11:30am-1pm \nLocation: Danish Canadian Club (727 11 Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB T2R 0E3) \nCost: \n\n$20 for Public Agency Members\n$35 for ITE members\n$40 for non-ITE members\n$15 for Student ITE Members\n($650 Sponsorship)\n\nPresentation:\n\nOver the past couple years\, Cochrane has been a flurry of activity with improvements to Highway 1A and Highway 22 in full force. Two major projects have been underway: First\, Highway 1A Improvements which included widening from two lanes to four from Centre Ave to First St\, and the realignment of 4th Ave including a major secant retaining wall. Second\, an interchange at the infamous Highway 1A and Highway 22 intersection which includes widening the remaining section of Highway 1A to Highway 22. Two consulting firms have been heavily involved in the design and construction of these long-awaited projects. Urban Systems and ISL. \nUrban Systems is working with the Town of Cochrane and supported by Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (ATEC)\, to widen Highway 1A through the community\, adapting the plans developed by ISL\, and taking it through to construction with the support of Provincial grant funding. This widening has long awaited by the Town and dovetails into ATEC’s major upgrade at the Highway 1A and 22 interchange. \nJohn and Melissa will discuss the Highway 1A Improvements project and the unique features involved when delivering a multiple jurisdictional highway project. They will also cover Urban Systems’ involvement in the Highway 1A/Highway 22 Project enabling works\, the collaborative process employed and unique tasks involved the work. John and Melissa will expand on the out-of-the-box collaborative thinking that got the project off to a successful start for all parties. \nATEC with ISL\, have advanced the interchange construction of Highway 1A and Highway 22\, tying into the Highway 1A Improvements. The interchange will support the growth of the Town\, improve access to this area\, allow efficient movement of goods and people\, and enhance safety. Vamsi and Dominic will discuss the unique challenges presented by the project and lessons learned. \nThese long-awaited projects are being delivered in partnership with Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors and the Town of Cochrane. \nSpeakers: \nUrban Systems \n \nJohn Stevens: John has worked at Urban Systems for 6 years on a variety of transportation and local government projects. These projects include the 88th Street SE Skeletal Road extension\, the Hwy 1A/22 utility relocations project\, and the HWY 1A Improvements project of which the last two will be discussed today. Through these projects John has taken a more prominent role in liaising with the Town of Cochrane and was the project manager for both Hwy 1A Improvements project and Hwy1A/22 utility relocations project. Playing a role in improving these vital transportation connection projects for one of Alberta’s fastest growing communities has been a rewarding process and John looks forward to sharing this project with everyone. \n \n \n \n \nMelissa Henderson: Melissa has worked at Urban Systems for the past 2 years as a civil engineer-in-training. Over these 2 years she has worked on a variety of projects with The Town of Cochrane\, including the Flood Recovery and Erosion Control projects\, and the HWY 1A/22 utility relocations project which will be discussed today. Melissa played a key role in supporting Urban System’s local government team on the Hwy 1A/22 utility relocations project as contract administrator. She is excited to share some of her experiences on the project and how collaboration with ISL and Alberta Transportation \nand Economic Corridors lead to greater success for all parties. \n \n \n \n \nISL \n \nVamsi Surapaneni: Vamsi is ISL’s lead design engineer for the Highway 1A/22 interchange. He developed the now in-construction solution within the constrained space of historic lands\, major utility pipeline corridor\, CPKC tracks\, and Bighill Creek. Thanks to Vamsi\, Cochrane is witness to over one million cubes of earth being moved at this site. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nDominic Cheng: Dominic is one of ISL’s long-standing team members involved with the design of Highway 1A from the top of the hill at Gleneagles Drive westward to Horse Creek Road. He has seen the design of Highway 1A/22 evolve from an intersection upgrade to the interchange that is under construction today.
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-southern-alberta-september-luncheon/
LOCATION:Danish Canadian Club\, 727 11 Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB\, T2R 0E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon,Presentation
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SUMMARY:ITE Southern Alberta: Canmore Bike Tour
DESCRIPTION:Date\nSaturday\, September 16\, 2023 \nSchedule\n\n10:00 am Meet at parking lot\n10:00 am-12:00 pm – Bike tour\n12:00 pm – Lunch Buffet at Iron Goat Lodge: Bar and Grill\n\nNotes\nBikes will not be provided for the tour. Please either bring your own or rent. Bike rental discounts of 20% off regular price are being offered by Rundle Mountain Bike Rental (1-1743 Bow Valley Trail)\, where regular and electric bikes are available. Attendees can book their bikes online ahead of time (only credit card info is needed\, no payment)\, and during pickup/payment mention they are part of ITE Southern Alberta Section Canmore Bike Tour to receive this discount. \nLocation\n500 Benchlands Trail (Parking lot off of Benchlands Trail across from Iron Goat Pub and Grill) \nCost\n\n$20 for Public Agency Members\n$35 for ITE members\n$40 for non-ITE members\n$15 for Student ITE Members\n($650 Sponsorship)\n\nTransportation corridors make up the vast majority of public space in communities. How we allocate and design that space fundamentally influences the way a community looks\, feels and operates. No other aspect of engineering has such a critical role in shaping not just operational aspects of how people move\, but also the social\, economic and environmental outcomes for communities. While the practice of transportation engineering is evolving\, even today the tools and techniques used often result in poor outcomes for communities. While solving short-term vehicle transportation problems\, traditional methods can leave communities with long term congestion\, and safety and accessibility issues. Canmore is unique only in it’s constraints\, and these constraints have forced the community to adopt integrated approaches sooner and more aggressively than most. \nThis tour will lead participants through a range of designs and show where a different set of priorities have been applied. Narrow traffic lanes\, windy roads\, wide paths\, separated bicycle facilities\, raised mid-block crossings\, continuous crossings\, and near-side traffic signals will be highlighted as emerging best-practice. Benefits of the trade-offs between convenience while driving and place-making will be on display throughout\, including in areas where lanes have been narrowed\, turn bays have been removed\, and four-lane cross-sections have been converted to three-lane roads. We will travel by bicycle on some of Canmore’s best and worst infrastructure to experience first-hand being placed in a variety of situations by designers. It is hoped that through this short glimpse into different infrastructure types\, you’ll leave with a strong impression of the impacts that transportation designs can have on the way people travel\, and more importantly\, how community is created by roadway designs. All cycling abilities are welcome! \nTour Lead\n \nAndy Esarte is a civil engineer and graduate of the University of Western Ontario\, and has managed the engineering department for the Town of Canmore for the past 12 years. During that time he has overseen the development of Canmore’s first Integrated Transportation Plan in 2013 and subsequent update in 2018\, as well as Canmore’s first Integrated Parking Management Plan in 2018. Prior to joining the Canmore team\, Andy worked as a project manager for light rail transit projects for the City of Calgary and designed bridges and heavy civil structures in consulting. \nResidents of Canmore since 2013\, Andy and his wife Karen have two young children aged 9 and 11. As a goal\, Andy aspires to creating a transportation network for Canmore that allows for safe and accessible travel by all residents and visitors to Canmore\, regardless of age or ability\, and with equity between travel modes.
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-southern-alberta-canmore-bike-tour/
LOCATION:Benchlands Trail\, 500 Benchlands Trail\, Canmore\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Activity,Tour
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