Below are the presentations from the 2014 KYSITE Annual Meeting and Technical Sessions:
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Four-Way Stop vs. Roundabout
The folks at the TV Show Mythbusters tackled a subject that many of you will find intersting.
Feel free to comment in the comment section with your thoughts whether it be complimentary or to poke holes in their methodology.
KYSITE Newsletter April 10th 2014
Hello KYSITE! 
So….you’ve heard of cow tipping, right? Well, that’s so rural. Apparently, the new trend is “Smart Car tipping”, at least in California. In the last couple of weeks, there have been several Smart cars that have been tipped over by large groups of young folk. Let’s hope it doesn’t become a trend around these parts. For more information, please click here.
Thanks for reading. And don’t forget to contact KYSITE if you need anything.
– KYSITE Officers
Full newsletter: Click Here
TRB Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee Mid-Year Meeting in Lexington
Dear Transportation Friend,
We have a unique opportunity within the Kentucky transportation community this summer as the Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (HCQSC) of the Transportation Research Board will hold its mid-year meeting in Lexington. The conference will be held June 11 – 14, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency hotel.
As most of you know, the HCQSC sponsors the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), the world’s leading transportation reference document. My introduction to the Committee was in College Station, Texas in 1988; my subsequent involvement with the Committee has had a significant impact on my career as a transportation engineer and planner.
This is an exciting time for the HCM. On the heels of the 2010 HCM publication, an update is underway to include recent research on topics like travel time reliability, MAP-21 performance measures, truck level of service, and a Planning and Preliminary Engineering Applications Guide. Our mid-year meeting will include important decisions by the Committee on how these topics should be incorporated into the HCM.
I hope you will be able to join us for this historical occasion in Kentucky. Even if you are unable to participate in the entire conference, please consider attending the luncheon on June 12th sponsored jointly by the HCQSC and the Kentucky Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. An electronic registration form for that event is below, along with an announcement for the conference.
2014 HCQSC Mid-Year Meeting Announcement
HCQS-ITE 2014 Luncheon Payment form_Electronic Version
Please feel free to forward this information to other transportation professional and contact me if you have any questions. Â We look forward to seeing you in June.
Regards,
Tom Creasey, PE, PhD
HCQSC Secretary
Principal
Stantec
400 East Vine Street, Suite 300 Lexington KY 40507-1532
Phone: (859)422-1861
Cell: (859)576-5565
Fax: (859)254-9664
Tom.Creasey@stantec.com
Spring Meeting Registration and Agenda
The agenda for the Spring meeting on March 25th is shown below:
- 10:30 Jeff Moore, KYTC – KYTC Long Range Statewide Transportation Plan
- 10:45 Dr. Grossardt, KTC – Public Involvement
- 11:15 Jarrod Stanley, KYTC – Safety in Transportation
- 11:45 Traffic Bowl – Professors vs. KYSITE vs. Students!
- 12:30 KYSITE Business
- 12:45 Adjourn
The meeting will be held in 112 Oliver H. Raymond Building at the University of Kentucky.  A map of campus can be found here with parking and building location information. Special thanks to Director Eric Green for coordinating.
If you would like to pay online, please click here to register. Checks and cash will also be accepted at the door.
Members $10/Non-members $20
Hello KYSITE!
A high profile ‘traffic study’ recently made the news as a result of a bridge / ramp closure in New Jersey. While we’ll stay out of the politics of this one, it’s not everyday that traffic engineering becomes a punchline on late 
night tv.Â
The New York Times had an article on Monday about this topic. Featured are quotes from ITE International President Hibbett Neel as well as long time ITE Member Sam Schwartz. Check it out.
And to have a little fun, how about a few jokes:
“Clearly, somebody is getting thrown under the bus. Fortunately for them, the bus isn’t moving. It’s stuck in terrible traffic.” -Jon Stewart
“Let’s talk about the big game yesterday. The Seahawks beat the Broncos 43-8. The Broncos are blaming it on a traffic study.” – David Letterman
“Why did the traffic engineer cross the road? Because that’s what they did last year.” – unknown
See you at the Spring Meeting!
– KYSITE Officers
Hello KYSITE!
Hello KYSITE!Â
 Happy end of February to you — Spring is right around the corner (we hope). The big question of today is…”Have you been playing Monopoly wrong all of these years?”  I was skeptical when I read the article, but I am guilty as charged. The rule states:
“If you do not wish to buy the property, the Banker sells it at auction to the highest bidder,” the Monopoly rules state. “The buyer pays the Bank the amount of the bid in cash and receives the Title Deed card for that property.”
Who knew?
For more information, click here for the original article we saw and here for more in-depth information from the original blog post.
– KYSITE Officers
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hello KYSITE!
Happy Valentine’s Day to all! To celebrate, here are a few random quotes about love:
“Only time can heal your broken heart, just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.” – Miss Piggy
“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” – Lily Tomlin
“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.” – Groucho Marx
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” – Ali MacGraw, Love Story
“Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand.” – Unknown
“Love is a lot like a backache, it doesn’t show up on X-rays, but you know it’s there.” – George Burns
With Love,
– KYSITE Officers
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