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The February 2019 Spring Technical Session of the Michigan Section, Institute of Transportation Engineers included in the program a panel discussion on Mentoring. The panel was to address questions like “What is mentoring” and “Should I be a mentor?” A panel of seasoned transportation professionals was invited to share their experience with mentoring and offer advice on how to develop others.

MEETING MINUTES SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONSCOORDINATING COMMITTEE January 11, 2019 Committee Update Aaron Raymond explained that the Regional Operations Coordinating Committee of the Intelligent Transportation Society of Michigan has been focused on traffic incident management, but it has a …

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MEETING MINUTES SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS COORDINATING COMMITTEE Date: January 12, 2018 Freeway Operations Report Sarah Gill reported on freeway operations activities. She reported Joe Chapin is helping with traffic incident management outreach and after-action reviews. After action reviews …

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As traffic engineers we take care to plan, design, and operate our roads for all users. When we are working in a complex urban environment, we must consider pedestrians, wheelchairs, vision impaired, bicycles, buses, and trucks.  When we add automated, …

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MEETING MINUTES SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS COORDINATING COMMITTEE   Date: July 15, 2016 Time: 9:00 AM Meeting Held: Southeast Michigan Transportation Operations Center (SEMTOC), Detroit, Michigan Freeway Operations Report Sarah Gill and Walter Ison reported on freeway operations activities. Sarah …

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If you are planning on buying a new 2017 vehicle, you might not know yet that it will come with connectivity.  It will be able to communicate with other new models and they things like how fast the car is …

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The March 14, 2016 traffic incident management workshop in Detroit at Comerica Park returned us to our roots. In late 1991, an awareness of the importance of traffic incident management for Metro Detroit began with a meeting at the Engineering …

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February 9, 2016 Planning Committee Minutes