Opening Plenary
1.0 PDH/CM Credit
 

• Welcome
  Steve Kuciemba, Executive Director and CEO, ITE—A Community of Transportation Professionals, Washington, DC
   

• Conference Kickoff
  Neelam Dorman, P.E., T.E., Region 1 Planning Manager, Oregon Department of Transportation, Portland, OR and International Vice President, ITE—A Community of Transportation Professionals, Washington, DC
   

• Keynote Remarks
  Roger Millar, Director, Project Delivery Accelerator Lab, AmericaFWD and former Secretary, Washington State, Department of Transportation, McCall, ID
   

• Council Leadership Team Awards Presentation
  Lindsey Van Parys, P.E., QSD, Regional Transportation Market Lead | US West, GHD, Sacramento, CA

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Concurrent Technical Sessions
 

• Using Trip Generation Data for Local and Regional Planning
  1.0 PDH/CM Credit
  Organized in partnership with the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
  This session offers a practical, data-driven exploration of how trip generation methodologies can strengthen transportation planning at both local and regional scales. Designed for planners, engineers, and policy professionals, it revisits foundational concepts while showcasing innovative applications that address today’s mobility, growth, and sustainability challenges. Participants will gain insights into the application of transportation impact fees; ways to leverage trip generation data to estimate vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and how strategies for integrating trip generation tools into traffic impact studies to better align land use decisions with transportation system performance. 
   

  • Moderator:  
    Ellen Zavisca, PTP, Transportation Planning Manager, Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Knoxville, TN
     

  • Speakers: 

    • Updating Pinellas County Transportation Impact Fees, Whit Blanton, FAICP, Executive Director, Forward Pinellas, Clearwater, FL 

    • Using Trip Generation to Calculate Vehicle Miles Traveled and Assess Mobility Mitigation Fees, Michelle Glickert, Transportation Planning Program Manager, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, South Lake Tahoe, CA and Andrew McClary, Senior GIS Analyst, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, South Lake Tahoe, CA

    • Improving Traffic Impact Analysis and Land Use Plans Using Trip Generation Tools, Caitlin Cerza, Transportation Planning Engineer, Wilmington Urban Area MPO, Wilmington, NC
       

• Convergence of TSMO and Asset Management​​
  1.0 PDH Credit
  Organized by the TSMO Council
  As TSMO continues to mature and evolve within many transportation agencies, increased technology is being deployed. This has led to more conversations about how to best maintain this technology. This presents a prime opportunity to leverage discussions within the transportation asset management community as it explores assets beyond pavements and bridges to include these technological assets. This session explores the various approaches that agencies are taking to bridge these two communities. 

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Concurrent Technical Sessions
 

• Resilience in Practice: How It Shapes Your Job and Your Agency
  1.0 PDH/CM Credit

  Organized by the Resilience Great Idea Group
  This technical session offers a concise, practitioner-focused introduction to transportation resilience and its relevance to everyday professional practice. Participants will gain a clear understanding of what resilience means in a transportation context, why it matters to agencies and communities, and how it influences planning, design, operations, and policy decisions. Using rapid, focused presentations delivered in a Pecha Kucha format, the session will highlight real-world examples and near-term actions that individuals and agencies can take to strengthen resilience in 2026 and beyond.
   

  • ​Moderator:  

    Aimee Flannery, Global Principal-Transportation Risk and Resilience, Jacobs, Arlington, VA and Chair, Resilience Great Idea Group 
     

• Designing Better Bus Stops: Balancing Speed, Bike Safety, and Pedestrian Comfort
  1.0 PDH/CM Credit
  Organized by the Transit Committee
  Bus stops are often a pain point in complete streets design, with limited guidance on treatment selection to simultaneously support fast and reliable transit service, protect people biking, and create comfortable, accessible environments for pedestrians. ITE’s forthcoming Recommended Practice provides a unified, adaptable framework for selecting and designing bus stop treatments that reflect corridor context, modal priorities, and operational needs. In this session, practitioners will be introduced to the new decision-making flow chart and accompanying design guide, which together help agencies navigate tradeoffs between transit performance, bike facility continuity, and pedestrian comfort and safety. Participants will be invited to provide input on the most useful elements of the guidance, and to test the flow chart through scenario-based polling.
   

  • Moderator:  
    Natalie Chyba, Senior Associate, Fehr & Peers, Los Angeles, CA
     

  • Speakers: 

    • Kristof Devasey, Senior Associate, Fehr & Peers, Orlando, FL

    • Caylen Beaty, Strategic Advisor II, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle, WA

    • Priyanshu Sharma, Transit Project Coordinator, City of Philadelphia Office of Multimodal Planning, Philadelphia, PA

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Concurrent Technical Sessions
 

• Transportation Innovation for the FIFA World Cup
  1.0 PDH/CM Credit
  Organized by the Data and Analytics Committee
  The FIFA World Cup is one of the world’s most prominent large-scale events, bringing together transportation, operations, and emergency management leaders from multiple host cities, along with representatives from FIFA Mobility Operations. Throughout the planning process, Transportation Practice and Innovation have played a critical role in shaping mobility strategies and ensuring operational readiness. In August 2025, the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) convened a peer exchange in Atlanta, GA, focused on strengthening operational preparedness for the FIFA World Cup 2026. In this session, we will highlight key takeaways from that exchange, hear directly from host cities about the strategies they are implementing, and explore how artificial intelligence is increasingly supporting event planning by reducing manual workload and improving overall efficiency. 
   

  • Moderator:
    Jiaxu Zhou, PTP, LEED AP, Senior Transportation Engineer, Program Manager, AECOM, New York, NY
     

  • Speakers: 

    • Nick Ramfos, Director, NOCoE at AASHTO, Washington, DC

    • Jingqin Gao, Senior Research Scientist and Assistant Director of Research, C2SMART Center, New York University, New York, NY

    • Jason Sims, Transportation Director, Kansas City 2026 FIFA World Cup Planning Committee, Kansas City, KS

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• Fundamentals of Conducting Road Safety Audits
  1.0 PDH/CM Credit
  Organized by the Road Safety Audit Great Idea Group
  This session will provide a practical and fundamental overview of Road Safety Audits (RSAs) and how they are used to proactively identify and address safety risks for all roadway users. Featuring experienced practitioners, the session will walk through what an RSA is, when and why it is conducted, and the core steps of the RSA process—from assembling a multidisciplinary team to field reviews and actionable findings. Real-world examples from Canada, a state DOT, and metropolitan planning organizations will illustrate how RSAs are implemented in different institutional contexts, highlighting lessons learned, common challenges, and effective practices. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how RSAs can be applied as a practical, scalable tool to improve safety outcomes across a range of projects and jurisdictions. 
   

  • Moderator:  
    Dave Petrucci, Jr., P.E., PTOE, RSP2I, Senior Project Manager–Transportation and Safety, Michael Baker International 

  • Speakers: 

    • What is an RSA? Andrew Ceifetz, PE, RSP2I, Vice President and Director, Transportation Safety, WSP, Walled Lake, MI 

    • Case Studies:

      • Kate Pipa, Senior Transportation Planner, Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments, Waterbury, CT

      • Evan Schoss, Manager, Transportation Operations and Safety, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Pittsburgh, PA

      • Josée Dumont, P.Eng., RSP2IB, President & Transportation Safety Engineer, Iter Safety, Oakville, ONT, Canada

      • Carissa McQuiston-Perry, P.E., Safety Programs Manager, Michigan DOT, Lansing, MI

    • Discussion, Q&A, Wrap-Up, David A. Petrucci, Jr., P.E., PTOE, RSP2I, Senior Project Manager–Transportation and Safety, Michael Baker International
      
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Happy Hour Discussion:

(Hosted by the Younger Members Committee)