Publisher's Statement

ITE Journal is published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal and its predecessor magazines have been published continuously since 1930. Providing timely news and information on subjects of interest to transportation professionals is the ultimate aim of ITE Journal. Covering topics such as traffic engineering, transportation planning, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), transit, transportation safety, transportation demand management, parking, transportation education, public transportation agencies and consulting practices, ITE Journal has emerged as the leader of technical 
journals.

Circulation

More than 16,000 paid subscribers and members. Circulation covers the United States, Canada and 99 other countries. Please request a media kit for more details.  Contact Christina Garneski, Marketing Sales Manager at +1 202-289-0222 ext. 128 for more information..

Mailing and Shipping

Send all insertion orders, contracts, copy instructions, art and other materials to: Christina Garneski, Marketing Sales Manager, ITE Journal, 1099 14th St., NW, Suite 300 West, Washington, DC 20005 USA. 
Tel: +1 202-289-0222 ext. 128, Fax: +1 202-289-7722, E-mail: cgarneski@ite.org.

Personnel

Marianne E. Saglam, Communications and Marketing Senior Director
Clare James, Managing Editor
Christina Garneski, Marketing Sales Manager

About the Institute of Transportation Engineers

The Institute of Transportation Engineers is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE facilitates the application of technology and scientific principles to research, planning, functional design, implementation, operation, policy development and management for any mode of transportation. Through its products and services, ITE promotes professional development of its members, supports and encourages education, stimulates research, develops public awareness programs and serves as a conduit for the exchange of professional information.

Founded in 1930, ITE is a community of transportation professionals acting as a source for expertise, knowledge and ideas. ITE is a gateway to knowledge and advancement through meetings, seminars and publications and its network of nearly 17,000 members working in more than 92 countries.

General Policy

Terms: Net 30 days from date of invoice. One and one-half percent per month interest charged to overdue accounts.

Commission: To recognized advertising agencies, 15 percent of gross billing on display space and color if payment is made within established terms. No commission on positions available advertisements, special charges on art work, conversions, printing, back-up and inserting.

Discounts: Two percent on net if paid within 10 days of invoice date.

Responsible advance notification will be given of any rate changes. Advertisers under contract at the time of the rate change will be protected at the contract rate for the duration of the contract. Space used within a 12-month period shall be determinative of any short rate adjustments due from or rebates due to advertiser.

Bills rendered upon publication. Publisher requires prepayment from advertisers or agencies without established credit with publisher.

Service will be suspended on accounts more than 60 days old and will not resume until all balances are paid. Publisher will initiate formal collection action on all amounts more than 60 days old. Costs associated with formal collection procedures will be assumed by the advertiser or agency.

The advertisement of any product which does not conform with ITE's technical standards will not be accepted for publication in ITE Journal. Advertising of new products or devices may be accepted provided no false or misleading claims are made.

Publication of an advertisement does not imply endorsement of any product or service by ITE. 

All advertising is accepted subject to the terms and provisions of the current rate card.

Advertisers and their agencies assume liability for all content of advertisements printed and for any claims which may arise from their advertising. Publisher reserves the right to reject any advertisement.

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Half	$1,240	$1,100	$1,010	$940
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Bleed charges: Add 15 percent to space and color rates.

Color Rates

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Publisher not responsible for color quality if progressive or other color proofs are not provided. Color advertisements with extremely close registration are run at the advertiser’s risk. ITEJ is printed in CMYK.

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Advertising Dimensions (by page)

Bleed: For full pages, bleed size should measure 8 1/2" x 11 1/8". Horizontal half-page should measure 8 1/2" x 5 9/16". One-third page should measure 2 3/8" x 11 1/8". For any other size ad with a bleed, please contact Christina Garneski, Marketing Sales Manager.

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Electronic ad submission

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Original Artwork: Publisher is not responsible for original artwork submitted for use in preparing publication mechanicals. Negatives and other media kept for one year and then destroyed unless called for.

Liability for Customer Materials: Publisher will make every reasonable effort to safeguard customer materials but in no event shall our liability for loss of or damage to negatives, prints, etc., exceed the replacement cost of the media (negative, print, etc.). Publisher assumes no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage to original artwork.

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Published monthly. Mailed (periodical rate) first week of the month. Subscribers usually receive by the second week of the month.

Closing date for insertion orders for all but Positions Available/Wanted advertising orders: 15th day two months preceding publication date. Mechanical materials for orders must be furnished by the 30th day two months preceding publication date. i.e. December 15 for the February issue. Cancellation date: 15th day two months preceding publication.

Insertion orders

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Line ads: $.50 per character; minimum $300/month up to 600 characters. Discount of $25 for prepayment of advertisement by credit card. 

Display ads:
    Rates:
    One-sixth—$690/insertion
    One-third—$930/insertion

Dimensions:
    One-sixth vertical—2 1/4" x 4 3/4"
    One-third vertical—2 1/4" x 9 1/2"
    One-third horizontal—4 5/8" x 4 3/4"

Closing Date: The 8th day of the month preceding publication. For example, January 8 for the February issue. No cancellation after that date. No commission.

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Rates:
    $750/year (12 issues)/special positioning
    $650/year (12 issues)
    
Dimensions:
   3 3/8" x 1"

Furnish ads electronically, sized to conform to exact specifications.  ITE will not resize ads. Prepayment is required.  Ads are placed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Inserts

Furnished inserts are billed at black-and-white page rates plus tip-in/binding charges. For complete information on extra costs, shipping instructions and specifications, contact Christina Garneski at +1 202-289-0222 ext. 128.

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2008 Editorial Calendar
Contents and issue focus are subject to change

January: Introducing the 2008 ITE International Board of Direction

• “Application of the ITE Change and Clearance Interval Formulas in North Carolina”
  By Steven M. Click, Ph.D., P.E.
• “Environmental, Driver and Vehicle Risk Analysis for Freeway Work Zone Crashes”
  By Rami Harb, Essam Radwan, Ph.D., P.E., Xuedong Yan, Ph.D., Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Ph.D., P.E. and Anurag Pande, Ph.D.
• “Curbside Delivery of Freight by Trucks in Downtowns of Small- and Medium-Sized Urban Areas”
  By Arun Chatterjee, Ph.D., P.E., Amiy Varma, Ph.D., P.E., AICP, PTOE, Adam Fischer, P.E. and Jerilyn Swenson, E.I.T.
• Introducing the 2008 International Board of Direction
• “Evacuation Station: The Use of Public Transportation in Emergency Management Planning”
  By Michael A. Schwartz and Todd A. Litman

February

• “Involving the Public in Project Evaluation—A Case Study in Arizona”
  By Mary R. Kihl, Ph.D. and Kohinoor Kar, Ph.D., P.E.
• “Trip Generation at Fast-Food Restaurants in Saudi Arabia”
  By Abdulrahem H.M. Al-Zahrani , Ph.D. and Tanweer Hasan, Ph.D.
• “Growth of Certification Program Signals Success”
  By Michelle S. Birdsall
• “ITE Report Summary—Using Existing Loops at Signalized Intersections for Traffic Counts: An ITE Informational Report”
• “The Street Tree Effect and Driver Safety”
  By Jody Rosenblatt Naderi, Byoung Suk Kweon, Ph.D. and Praveen Maghelal
  

March

• “Traffic Control Devices: The Same Message No Matter Where You Travel”
  By Linda Brown, Scott Wainwright, P.E., PTOE and Kevin Sylvester, P.E., PTOE
• “Influencing Driver Behavior by Reducing Disorder”
  By Hamilton Duncan, P.E., P.G.
• “Restructuring the Surface Transportation Program: A Dialogue Between ‘Conservatives’ and ‘Innovators’”
  By C. Kenneth Orski
• “The ITE 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Anaheim, CA, USA: The Southern California Legacy”
  By John Fisher
• “Commercial Vehicle Driver Acceptance of Land Departure Warning Systems”
  By Mohammed Hadi

April

• “Lessons Every Transportation Engineer and Planner Need to Learn”
  By Howard S. Stein, P.E., PTOE
• “The Debate over Digital Signs: Can New Billboards Inform Drivers Without Distracting Them?”
  By Michelle Birdsall
• “Improving the Application of Transit Signal Priority Using the NTCIP 1211 Standard”
  By Peter Koonce, P.E., Eric Lindstrom, P.E., Scott Beaird, P.E. and Tom Urbanik, P.E.
• “New MUTCD Minimum Sign Retroreflectivity Requirements”
  By Paul J. Carlson, P.E.
• “The ITE 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Anaheim, CA, USA: 21st-Century Transportation”
  By John E. Fisher, P.E., PTOE

May

• “Rolling Into the Future: Emerging Resources and New Initiatives for Bicycle Transportation”
  By Richard C. Moeur, P.E.
• “Complete Streets: We Can Get There From Here”
  By John LaPlante, P.E., PTOE and Barbara McCann
• “Sustainable Streets: An Emerging Practice”
  By Ellen Greenberg
• “Integrated Corridor Management”
  By Brian Cronin, Steve Mortensen and Dale Thompson
• “The ITE 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Anaheim, CA, USA: Transportation and Other Items of Interest in Orange County, CA”
  By Rock E. Miller, P.E., PTOE
• “Transit Station Design—Rider Preferences and Best Practices, Lessons from the American Southwest and Beyond”
  By Raj V. Ponnaluri, P.E., Celeste Gilman and Phil Klinkton

June

• “Real-Time Travel Time Estimates Using Media Access Control Address Matching”
  By Jason S. Wasson, P.E., James R. Sturdevant, P.E. and Darcy M. Bullock, P.E.
• “Signal Timing Optimization Methodologies and Challenges for the City of Baltimore, MD, USA, Central Business District and Gateways”
  By Keith Riniker, P.E., PTOE, Paul Silberman, P.E., PTOE and Ziad A. Sabra, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE
• “The City of Austin, TX, USA’s Traffic Signal System Program”
  By Ali Mozdbar, P.E., PTOE
• “Static Warning Signs of Occasional Hazards: Do They Work?”
  By Ahmed Al-Kaisy, Ph.D., P.E., Amanda Hardy and Charles Nemfakos, E.I.T.
• “Practicing What We Preach: The Case for Evidence-Based Road Safety”
  By Gerry Forbes

July: ITE 2008 Technical Conference Wrap-up/ITE 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibit Issue

August: Signal Timing

September: ITE publications

October: ITE 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibit Wrap-up and Award Papers

November: Award Papers

December: Trip Generation