Pages 16–19
By Steve Kuciemba (F)
The ITE 2027–2029 Strategic Plan establishes three pillars: Membership, Technical Knowledge, and Organizational Sustainability to address evolving transportation challenges.
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The ITE 2027–2029 Strategic Plan establishes three pillars: Membership, Technical Knowledge, and Organizational Sustainability to address evolving transportation challenges. It emphasizes inclusive community engagement, leadership development, advancing safety with the Safe System Approach, responsible application of AI and emerging technologies, and expanding ITE's global presence and workforce development. The plan was developed with broad community input and invites active participation to shape the future of transportation.
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Pages 21–27
By Robert Brydia, PMP; Joe Cottrell, P.E., PTOE; and Blaine D. Leonard, P.E., F.ASCE
The USDOT's V2X Accelerator grant program supports three diverse early deployments of interoperable vehicle-to-everything technology aimed at improving transportation safety and mobility.
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The USDOT's V2X Accelerator grant program supports three diverse early deployments of interoperable vehicle-to-everything technology aimed at improving transportation safety and mobility. This resource presents deployment characteristics, key use cases, common lessons such as the importance of interoperability, and next steps including operational readiness and evaluation. The findings highlight collaboration, phased deployment approaches, and ongoing documentation efforts to inform future implementations.
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Pages 28–34
By Joseph E. Hummer, Ph.D., P.E. (M)
This resource presents a directory of 85 grade-separated intersection designs, focusing on four-legged, two-level concepts accommodating all turning movements.
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This resource presents a directory of 85 grade-separated intersection designs, focusing on four-legged, two-level concepts accommodating all turning movements. It includes a scoring system assessing designs across efficiency, safety, and cost-impact categories to assist project teams in selecting optimal configurations. Common designs are reviewed, with the traditional diamond ranking low, and notable innovative designs with higher scores are highlighted.
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Pages 36–46
By Fazalay Khoda Beshal
This study analyzes 31,395 bus-involved crashes from Illinois and Minnesota in the HSIS database using ordered logit and Random Forest models to identify severity risk factors.
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This study analyzes 31,395 bus-involved crashes from Illinois and Minnesota in the HSIS database using ordered logit and Random Forest models to identify severity risk factors. Findings indicate pedestrian or bicyclist involvement, head-on collisions, multi-bus events, and dark-lighted conditions increase severity, while small buses and peak-hour crashes reduce it. Cross-state transferability tests show severity coefficients do not generalize between states, though the ranking of risk factors remains consistent, supporting state-specific modeling and targeted countermeasures for bus-pedestrian conflicts.
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