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July ITE Journal
July 2007
Vol. 77 (7)

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President’s Message
By Earl E. Newman, P.E., PTOE (F)

FHWA’s sponsorship of four transportation professionals at the ITE 2007 Technical Conference and Exhibit assisted ITE in continuing the dialogue on congestion. Professionals share perspectives on the presentations they heard in this edition of ITE Journal.

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Strategies for Addressing Congestion
By John N. LaPlante, P.E., PTOE

This track at the ITE 2007 Technical Conference and Exhibit was well attended at every session and provided many good ideas. This feature provides a brief synopsis of all eight sessions in this track.

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Managing Congestion Through Innovative Pricing and Financing
By Ronald F. Kirby

This feature reviews key findings from the pricing/financing/policy track of the Technical Conference. Presentations and conversation circles focused on the potential of innovative pricing and financing techniques.

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Multimodal Approaches to Addressing Congestion
By Michael S. Townes

It was my belief that the Technical Conference would have an almost exclusive focus on facilitating the automobile. I found an organization seeking to inform its members on multifaceted solutions to mitigating congestion.

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Managing Congestion Through Improved Land Use Planning
By Chris D. Kinzel, P.E.

This feature describes the land use/economic vitality track of the ITE 2007 Technical Conference and Exhibit, which provided a wide variety of ways and means to manage congestion.

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The ITE 2007 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Pittsburgh, PA, USA—Getting to the Point
By David C. DiGioia, P.E.

This feature on Pittsburgh, PA, USA, explores the transportation history of Pittsburgh from the 1960s up to today and highlights interesting transportation features in the region.

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Balanced Road Space Allocation: A Comprehensive Approach
By Grahan Currie, Majid Sarvi, Ph.D. and William Young

A new methodology can assist road management authorities in making open, defendable and reliable decisions regarding the allocation of road space and time when providing priority to public transport.


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12 Letters to the Editor
16 ITE Professional Development News
17 Call for Abstracts
 
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50 Professional Services Directory
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