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Advocacy Committee
Guiding Principle: We advocate for ITE by exploring and taking action on issues important to our members.
The Advocacy Committee is established as an advisory committee to the International Board of Direction. Its mission is to explore and suggest ways in which ITE can become more active in furthering the interests of its members and in representing those interests within the transportation community. The committee will attempt to assist ITE members and the Institute in attaining greater visibility and recognition in the profession as well as to develop action plans to promote ITE’s activity relative to its strategic priorities.
Current Issues
Safety Spectrum Reallocation
Reauthorization of FAST (Fixing America Surface Transportation) Act
ITE Resources
ITE Praises Passage of Legislation to Improve Nation’s Infrastructure , November 2021
Senate Infrastructure Bill Summary: What's In It for Members , August 2021
Group Letter in Support of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , August 2021
STRA Senate Action Group Letter to Senator Schumer , June 2021
Transportation Stakeholder to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee , April 2020
ITE Fast Act Reauthorization Principles (Brief) , August 2019
ITE Reauthorization Priorities: Safety, Funding, Technology (Media Release) , July 2019
ITE Position on Federal Funding for Surface Transportation , May 2017
ITE Fast Act Call to Action , December 2019
CALL TO ACTION: FAST Act Expires September 30, 2020 - ITE Member Advocacy Needed ( Published in ITE Spotlite , September 9, 2020)
General Resources
Resources
Advocacy Network in ITE e-Community (ITE membership required )
Overview of the Legislative Process
Find your member of Congress
Samples
Articles
The Role of the Transportation Professional in the Automated Future , Andy Swisher, P.E. (M), , ITE Advocacy Committee, Senior Traffic Engineer, HR Green, Inc., ITE Journal , January 2019
Elevating the Mississippi River's Role in Global Trade , Mary C. Lamie, P.E, ITE Journal , October 2018
Improving Arterial Roads to Support Public Health: How Can We Do This? , Ed Christopher and Carolyn McAndrews, ITE Journal , May 2018
Providing Vehicular Cyclists with Routine Accommodation in the United States as Part of Complete Streets , Martin Pion, B.Sc., ITE Journal , January 2018
Op/Ed: ITE Advocacy , ITE Journal , November 2017
Driving Home a Long-Term Transportation Funding Solution in Indiana , Representative Ed Soliday, Hardik Shah, P.E., PTOE, Steven J. Davidson, P.E., and Chris Murphy, P.E., ITE Journal, November 2017
Advocacy Column: Why Not? I Dare YOU! , Andrew Cibor, P.E., PTOE, November 2014
Presentations
Advocacy and ITE , Aliyah Horton
Advocacy: Why Not? , Andrew Cibor, P.E., PTOE
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation Grassroots Advocacy , Lisa Martellaro-Palmer, P.E.
Raising Awareness on Bicycle Safety , Xavier R. Falconi, P.E.
THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION: How it’s changing everything , Sam Schwartz
Advocacy 101 , Monica Suter
Webinars
Contact Us
If you have a question or would like to discuss an issue in greater detail, please email pgoodell@ite.org .