Institute of Transportation Engineers

District 3 Annual Meeting
Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, 2002
Location:CROWNEPLAZA HOTEL,33 EAST FIFTH STREET, DAYTON OH


Hotel Rooms: Please make your reservations directly with the CrownePlaza. A block of rooms has been reserved at a single rate of $84.00 per night plus tax. A limited number of rooms are available at the Government Rate of $65.00 plus tax. The deadline for overnight room reservations is April 12th. Reservations can be made at 1-800-227-6963.
Dress Code:Business casual 

 

Hotel Information:The Crowne Plaza is located in the center of Dayton’s downtown business district, and is within minutes of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the U. S. Air Force Museum. The hotel is connected by enclosed skywalk to the DaytonConventionCenter and covered parking is available (complimentary for overnight guests). Downtown attractions include the new Riverscape and Dayton Dragons baseball.

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL

33 EAST FIFTH STREET, DAYTON,OH45402-2485
Phone: 937.224.0800
Fax: 937.224.3913
www.crowneplaza.com/day-crowne

Registration Deadline: Friday, April 10, 2002

Fill out the Registration Form and mail it today.

Thursday, May 9, 2002
12 Noon     Registration (Vendor Displays Open)
1:00 PM    Welcome
                    Jim Bixby, Director, ITE District 3
1:15 PM   Signal Operation Initiatives
                   John Tolle, FHWA Midwestern Research Center
1:30 PM    Unwarranted Signals: Litigation Example
                    George Butzer, DLZ Ohio, Inc.
1:55 PM    Removing Traffic Signals: A City’s Experience
                    Barb Jones, City of  Toledo
2:20 PM    Traffic Analysis Software
                   John Tolle, FHWA Midwestern Research Center
2:45 PM    NON STANDARD SIGNS: Signs and Markings not Found  in the Michigan MUTCD
                    Mark Bott, MDOT
3:00 PM    BREAK (Vendor Displays Open)
3:30 PM    National Perspective of I-69 Corridor
                    Tim Miller, HNTB
4:00 PM   NON STANDARD SIGNS: Dr. Jon Fricker’s Slide Collection
                    Todd Stanhope, Ohio ITE Technical Chairman
4:15 PM    Conversion of One-way Streets to Two-way Streets
                    Rick Schupp and Jack Pflum, PKG
5:00 PM    BREAK
5:30 PM    Mixer with cash bar
7:00 PM    Dinner with speakers:
                    Jenny Grote, ITE International President
                    ITE International VP Candidates:
                        SteveHofener
                        John J. Kennedy
Friday, May 10, 2002
7:30 AM    Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM   Blue Light Special: Railroad Gate Information and Safety System
                    Ray Norris, SSOE, Inc.
9:00 AM   Dayton RTA Radio Location System
                    Don Brubaker, Dayton RTA
9:30 AM   FOLLOW UP TOPIC: TIPS
                    Dr. Prahlad Pant, University of Cincinnati
9:45 AM    BREAK
10:00 AM    Strain Pole and Mast Arm: Michigan  Perspective
                    Bill Murphy, Carrier & Gable, Inc.
10:30 AM   2001 AASHTO Design Hi-lights
                    Peter Mututwa, Valmont Industries
11:00 AM   NON STANDARD SIGNS:  John Niehaus’s Slide Collection
                    John Niehaus, University of Cincinnati
11:15 AM   Electronic Toll Collection: Value Pricing - A Success Story
                    Greg Le Frois, HNTB - Fairfield, NJ
11:45 AM    Closing Remarks
                    Jim Bixby, Director, ITE District 3
12:15 PM    District 3 Board Meeting
                    (Lunch provided)
Vendor Displays Both Days By
                Pathmaster
                MGI
                EIS
                3M
                Baldwin & Sours
Please check this web site for updates to the Meeting Program.

Directions to Crowne Plaza Hotel
(a) I-70 East to I-75 South to SR 35 East
(b) I-75 North to SR 35 East
(c) I-70 West to I-675 South to SR 35 West
(d) I-75 South to SR 35 East
(e) I-70 East to I-75 South to SR 35 East

Then, for each of the above,
Take Main street and Jefferson Street Exit.
Turn right (north) onto Jefferson St at light.
Follow Jefferson st to 3rd light.
Turn left on Fifth Street.
Hotel entrance immediately on the right.