The Section Technical Award recognizes outstanding technical activity at the section level.  It is intended to encourage local section members to participate in conducting and reporting study, research and investigation of traffic and transportation subjects and to provide a means for ITE to recognize outstanding accomplishment in such activities.

Washington-Baltimore Section, Municipal Traffic Safety; Robert E. Heightchew Jr. committe chairperson; 1981

Florida Section, Left-Turn Phase Design; Bruce E. Friedman, committee chairperson; 1982

Michigan Section, Child Safety on Michigan's Highways:  A Solution; Richard F. Beaubien, section president; 1983

Texas Section, Restoring Mobility in Houston, Texas; Dennis L. Christiansen, coordinating author; 1984

Northern Alberta Section, Canadian Capacity Guide for Signalized Intersections; Stan Teply, editor; 1985

Texas Section, An Evaluation of Left-Turn Analysis Procedures; Randy B. Machemehl, committee chairperson; 1986

Australia Section, Management and Operation of Traffic Signals in Melbourne; Brian J. Negus, chairperson; 1987

District 6, A Survey and analysis of Traffic Impact Fee Experience in the United States; Steven B. Colman, committee chairperson; 1988

Colorado/Wyoming Section, Traffic Impact Fees in Colorado; Mark C. Schaefer, committee chairperson; 1989

Mid-Atlantic Section, Quantifying Retail Pass-By Trips; 1990 

TexITE Section, Traffic Engineering Correspondence Course; 1990

Upstate New York Section; Incorporating Traffic Engineering and Planning in the Site Plan Approval Process; 1991

Georgia Section, Accident Report Systems in Georgia; 1992

North Central Section, Recommended Practice for Reconciling Small Area and Regional Travel Forecasting in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area; 1993