Chair: James W. Gough, MMM Group Ltd, Thornhill, ON, Canada
Vice Chair: William G. Barker, City of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
Welcome to the home page for the ITE Sustainability Task Force. Sustainable transportation projects and programs consider the ability to provide for current needs without compromising the interests of future generations from economic, social, and environmental perspectives. As a cross-council effort, this task force is promoting both the development and communication of sustainable transportation solutions.

The role of the Sustainability Task Force is to:

• Provide recommendations to the ITE Board, Coordinating Council, and staff on ITE activities and programs in fostering surface transportation solutions that are sustainable from economic, social, and environmental perspectives
• Identify and champion activities and projects that should be undertaken by one or more Councils to further the definition, evaluation, and professional awareness of sustainable transportation systems
• Monitor Council activities and projects in these areas and foster the sharing of information among Councils
• Provide a status report at each Coordinating Council meeting

The Sustainability Task Force has the following mission statement:

“Facilitate transportation solutions that incorporate economic, social, and environmental sustainability as span the range of ITE member interests.”

Task Force Roster

• Jim Gough, Chair / IBOD Sustainability Liaison
• William G. Barker, Vice-Chair
• Jina Mahmoudi, ITE Staff

Task Force Members:

• Bill Barker, Transit Council, CC&E Impacts Informational Report
• Alan Clayton, District 7
• Matt Colwill, Transportation Safety Council, Technical Projects Manager
• Ray Davis, Public Agency Council, Coordinating Manager
• Jim Helmer, Public Agency Council
• John Hendrickson, Parking Council
• David Hurwitz, Transportation Education Council, Gap Analysis Survey
• Rod Kelly, Transit Council, Partner Agency Liaison
• John Lower, Management & Operations / ITS Council
• Peter McCombs, District 8
• Meghan Mitman, Pedestrian and Bicycle Council, Outreach Manager / Communications Plan
• Hibbett Neel, Transportation Consultants Council, Reauthorization Policy Manager
• Mark Norman, TRB Liaison, Policy/Legislative Committee Liaison
• Emily Parkany, Transportation Education Council
• Troy Peoples, Traffic Engineering Council
• Don Samdahl, Transportation Consultants Council
• Doug Smith, Traffic Engineering Council
• Bob Stammer, Expert Witness Council, Carbon Calculator Comparison
• Carl Sundstrom, Pedestrian and Bicycle Council
• Dan Szekeres, Transportation Planning Council, ITE Districts/Sections Liaison
• Amiy Varma, Freight Mobility Council

Task Force Project Managers:

• Tien-Tien Chan, TRB Sustainability Liaison
• Peter Koonce, Conference Session Liaison
• Yung Koprowski, Website Manager
• Anna Lee, Wiki Manager
• Bethany Schilleman, Sustainable Transportation Practices Report

Announcements

The American Public Health Association (APHA) is conducting a free four-part webinar series in 2011 that covers how transportation systems impact health in diverse communities across the nation. This series is intended to explore the intersection between health and transportation, highlight innovative state and local programs that leverage opportunities in transportation that benefit health, and explain what the future may hold for the federal surface transportation authorization. The first webinar is scheduled for Jan 18th at 2:00 PM EST. Please visit https://cc.readytalk.com/r/4ozeg2azyaax for more information.