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INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERSfor

April 1,2004 - March 31, 2005

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Lynn A. LaMunyonSchoor DePalma

200 State Highway NineManalapan, NJ 07726-09000

Report submitted by:

ITE Student Ghapter PresidentPhone: (413) 577 - 4303e-mail: mlangone@engin.umass.eduDate: March 31,2005

Michael A. Knodler Jr., Ph.D.ITE Student Ghapter Faculty AdvisorPhone: (413) 545-0228E-mail : mknodler@ecs.umass.eduDate: March 31, 2005

Am herst, M assach usettsApril 1, 2005

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TABLE OX' CONT8NTS............

1. STUDENT CHAPTER OX'BICERS

2. STIJDENT CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP

3. INFORMATION ON TRANSPORTATION ENGINNERING 8NROLLM8NT.............................2

4. SIIMMARY OX'STTIDENT CHAPTERACTIVTnES.................. ...........3

5. ROSTOR OF STIII}ENT CHAPTER MEMBERS 5

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TncnucarEvENTs ......... ................6Resvme Workshop.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Site PlanTechnical Session........ ...............-.....6Sunderland School Trffic FIow Design......... ...................... 7Transportation kminar....... ........7

Cnqrrrnl ,rersoN.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8UMqss Amherst ITE Teclnical Day............. ........................ 8ITE Di$rict I AnnualMeeting.............. ...........8MA,NWTEJoint Section September Meetin9............ -..--.....- 9Human Factors andErgonomic SocietyAnnualMeeting.. ........................ 9II{AAIEITE Section ll/inter Meeting............. ......................... 9The 84'h Transportation Research BoardAnnaal Meeting .-.--- ................ I0Transportation Research Symposium sponsored by the MAITE and ITS/ Mass..... ....... l0ITE 2005 Technical Conference md bhibit.. .................... I0Joint New England &ction & CT Chapter Annual Meeting .................... //New England Railroad's 20A5 Engineering and Transit Expo ................ I I

TRrNsponranowFacn rrv SrrB Vrsrr.... ...........12Foxwoods Resort and Casino ..... 12

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Ournnacn.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Food Drive.. .......... 14Construction Career Day.. .......-. 15

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1. STUDENT CHAPTER OFFIGERS

During the curent academic year, the UMass ITE Student Chapter restructured the officer

position terms to match the calendar yeat as opposed to the academic yezr. This format will

allovr for more consistency and improved operations in the student chapter leadership as it more

closely mirrors the typical academic prograrn for members who typically graduate in January.

Our student chapter officers and members meet monthly to discuss and schedule chapter events.

Office Fall2004 Spring2005President... ..............Danie1 Dulaski. ...........Michelle LangoneVice President......-.....................Lisandra Garay-Yega .Amy BisbeeSecretary.... ..............Marta Benavente ........George GadielTreasurer... ..............MicheIle I-angone...........................Miche11e LangoneRelations Director.....................Amy Bisbee........ .........Adam KwartowizPhotographer.............................Adam Kvrartowitz ......Lisandra Garzy-YegaWebmaster ..............Mary Frances Folz-Donahue.......Mary Frances Folz-DonahueChapter Advisor ....Dr.John Collura....... ..Dr. Michael A. Knodler,Jr.Consultant Liaison...-.................David Hurwiz.. ..........David HurwitzUndergraduate Outreach..........Eric Magazv...... ..........Eric Magazrt

2. STUDENT CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP

Number of Student Chapter members: 26Number of Student members of the Institute: 19

Number of Studenrc ehgible to be a Student member of the Institute: 160Number of Facultv members who are cufrent ITE members: 2

3. INFORMATION ON TRANSPORTATIONENGINEERING ENROLLMENT

Number of undergraduate students (Sophomore - Senior years) in your academic departrnent.

Full time: 138 Partlme:nla

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Technical Events

Resume Workshop

o Ginger Goldsbury of the UMass Career Development deparrnent covered areas fromideal structurc of zresume to effective strategies for a successful intervierrr.

Site Plan Technical Sessiono Student mernber Adarn Kwatowitz led a technical session on reading site plans. Information

discussed induded gensal itsns found on a site plan and the analysis of a specific site plan.Transportation Seminaro The student chapter co-sponsored 30 transportation seminars with the Transportation

Engineering graduate program to expose students to the breadth of the profession.Sunderland School Tr:affrc Flovr Designo The student chapter redesigned a drop-o{f /pick-up site for an elementary school. At

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Hosted and organized TechnicalDay at University of Massachusetts *Amherst

o Strrdent member Chris Ahmadiian presented apryeLAttended the ITE District 1 Annual Meeting in Burlingtono VTo Student members Lisandra Garay-Veg4 Patrick Baxter, Arthur Bonnen and Kvzame

Aidoo presented papers.Attended the MA/New EnglandJoint Section September Meeting in Waltham, MA.Attended the Human Factors & Ergonomic SocietyAnnual Meetingin New Orleans,I-Ao Student memtrer Lisandra Garay-Vega presented a paper.Attended the NEITE Annual Meetingin Watwick, RI.Attended the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.Attended ITE/MAITS Transportation Research Symposium, Cambridge, MA.o Strderrt mernbers Rana Al-Jarrunal IGyin Heaslip, Darvid Hurwiu, & Dan Dtrlaski preserrtedAttended the fIE 2005 Technical Conference and Exhibit in Las Vegas, NV.Attended the ioint New England Sectiqn & CT Chapter Annual Meeting East Hartford, CT.Organized a trip to the Neur England Railroad Expo, Worcester, MA.

Transportation Facility Site Visitr Student members toured the transportation facilities at Foxwoods Casino & Resort.

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The chapter participated in five projects which offered a valuable opportunity fqr students to get

hands-on experience in the transportation field and offered the student members interaction with

professionals while collecting transportation related data.

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o Data qollection for Amherst's taffic calming projects in May and September of 2AA4.o Northampton Traffic Count

o Turning movement tr:afftc counts over 12 hours for the consultant Vanasse &Associates, Inc., Novembet 2AA4.

o AmherstTnfftc Counto Orign Destination study for a maior Amherst subdivision in August and September of ?A04-

o UMass Traffic Countso Tllfftlf€ movement counts at eiglrt intersections and automatic traffic recorders on ts/o

roadways for the consultant Howard/Stein-Hudson, February 2005.o Baystate Roads Tnffrc CalmingWorkshop

o Chapter president Daniel Dulaski, P.E., performed a traffic calmingworkshop in threeMassachusetb communities for the Baystzte Roads program in December 2004.

Held a holiday food drive to benefit the Amherst Survival CenterParticipated in the ConstructionCareer Day Held in Northampton, MA.

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Recognizing the need to foster community and informal net'urorking the Student Chapter hosted

several social events throughout the reporting period.

o Begtnning of term poduck dinner to meet new studenqo College night bowling at Northampton Bowl;o Cinema outing to see the Inctdibles;r Wodd Series playoff gathering ando Holiday party to wrap up the semesterwith ayankee ss/ap gift exchange.

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5. ROSTER OF STUDENT CHAPTER MEMBERS

Name Degree Graduation DateAhmadiian, Chrisx PhD (CE) TBDAidoo. Kwamex MSCE 5/2005Al-Iammal, Ranax PhD (CE) 72/2005Baxter. Patrick* MSCE 5/2005Benavente, ]ll{.afizl MSCE 5/2005Bisbee. Amv MSCE TBDBonney, Arthud MSCE 12/2AA5Chan, Elsa BSCE 512005Dulaski. Dan* PhD (CE) 9/2005Fiiol, Robert MSCE 5/2005Folz-Donahue. Mary Frances* MSCE 12/2005Gadiel, George* MSCE n/2a05Gan, Haili MSCE sl2aa6Garay-Yega" Lisandra* PhD (CE\ 12/2006Heaslip, Kevin* PhD (CE) 1212006Hurwitz- David MSCE 12/2005Kichhanapri, Reddl PhD (MIE) 12/2006Kwartowitz, Adam MSCE 12/2005Langone, Michellex MSCE L2/2005Loncarevic, AleksandeC MSCE 9/2005Maga.zu, Eric* BSCE 5/20A7Munukutl4 Silpax MSCE 12/2004Rothenberq, HeatheC PhD (CE) 5/2007Russell, Gre* MSCE 5/2005Sherman. Eric BSCE 5/2A07Tripp, Anson MSCE. e/2005

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6. SUBMITTAL

Report submitted byMichelle Langone, PresidentPhone: 413 577-4303EmaiL nlartgone@engin.umas s. edu

Contents approved by:Dr. Michael A. Knodlet,Jr.Faculty AdvisorPhone: 413 545-A228E mail: mknodler@ecs.umass.eduDate: March 31.2AA5

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Follovring the philosophy of the Student Chapter systern within ITE, this chapter works to introduce

studen8 to the transportation profession and supplement their classroom leaming experiences

througlr a mixture of technical and professional evenb. These events are supplemented with real-

world projec6, transportation facfities site visits, outreactS and social events.

i Technical Events

Improving those technical skills outside the realm of university studies helps to better prepare

UMass ITE students for their entrance into the transportation profession.

Resume Workshop

A resume workshop was held during the fall semester of 2A04 on TuesdaR October 12. Ginger

Goldsbury, an employee of the University's Career Development departmeng led the workshop.

Ginger grve a presentation describing the ideal stnrctufe of a resume. She provided her opinions

on what kinds of information should be included what types of language to use, and how to

arrange the information on a single page. The appropriate use of cover pages was also discussed.

In addition, there were questions asked about submitting resurnes online and about interviewing

both over the phone and in person.

Site PIan Technical Sessrbn

On February 23, 2ffi5, Adam Kwartouritz, a transportation

graduate studentwith a background in architecture, held a technical

session on reading site plans. Firsg he discussed different items

found on typical site plans and the types of site plans. He then

analyzed a specific site plan for an elemetrtary school in nearby

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drop-off/pick-up area. Adam discussed some of the limitations of the site and requirements that

the school had. All who attended were asked to submit their ideas for a design.

Sunderland School Traffic Flow Design

The Student Chapter conducted a site evaluation of pedestrian and trafficcirculation at Sunderland

Elementary School. School officials contacted the student chapter with concems regarding a

number of operational issues that occur during the morning and aftemoon arrival and departure

times. The Student Chapter assembled a research team and conducted a number of site visits.

Information gathered during the site visits was analyzed and used to generate trvo potential

altemative mitigation schemes. During the site visits, not only was special attention paid to the

concerns that the representadves had oudined a number of general observations were also made.

A number of alternatives were generated to address the findings, from both an operational and z

geometric perspective.

Transpo rtation Sem i nar

Each week during the academic year, the student chapter co-hosts a transportation serninar with the

Transportation Engineering graduate prognm on campus. The topics vary widely from roadway

reclamation techniques with cement stabilized bases to transit operations to pricing theory for higlr

occuparicy toll lanes all of which offer students a broad perspective of the transporation profession.

Some of the professionals that have been invited to dre thirty seminars held lzst year include:

Dr. Edward Sullivan - Investigztion of Median Trees in Collisions on Urban and

Suburban Conventional Highways

Gary Ritter - Professional Opportunities at the Volpe Center

Dana Roscoe- The PVPC Plan for the Merrick Memorial CSX Rail Redevelopment

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Recognizing the impoftance of interacting with transportation professionals and other student

chapters of ITE, members attended eight professional meetings this year.

Ullfass Amherst ITE Technical Day

The studerrt chapter organized and hosted the 3t zrntnl2004

NEITE Technical Dzy zt the UMass Campus on April 14,20A4.

Attendees included ITE members from across Nevr England

with a large contingency from dre Northeastern Student Chapter.

Technical sessions included:

Challenges Faced in the Deploymentof Advanced Transportation Management Systems;

Introduction to Drainage Design using Land Development Desktop; and

Management tips for engineers & hovz to mafiage your Manager.

The chapter is currently planning the next annual Joint NEITE/UMass Technical Day here on

campus. Next year's event promises to be the hrghlight of the chapter's 2006 annual report!

ITE Disffict 1 Annual Meeting

The UMass ITE Student Chapter attended the District 1

Annual meeting in Burlington Vermont in May 2004. Among

presenters, four of the chapter members - Arthur Bonney,

Kvrame Aidoo, Patrick Baxter, and Lisandra Garay-Yega -

presented papers. The group thoroughly enjoyed cmising Lake

Champlain aboard the Spirit of Ethan Allen III for the awards dinner during which the Chapter

was honored to be presented with the District 1 Student Chapter Award.

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On Septembet 23d 2A04, the Student Chapter attended the

MA/NEITEJoint Section Meetingheld in Waltham, MA. This

meeting was the first exposure for marry incoming graduate

students to the professional nature and importance of ITE and

afforded them a networking opportunity. The students were

forhrnate to hear a rousing keynote address from the Commissioner of MassHighway, John

Cogliano and attended two presentations:

o Countdown Pedestrian Signals -An NEITE Technical Committee Study

o Presented byJohn Mirabito of, Spofford, & Thomdike, LLC

o Planning for the Democratic National Convention

o Presented by Mr.William Ben! MassHighway's State Traffic Engineer.

Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Annual Meeting

Lisandra Garzy-Yega presented z p per entitled, "Effects of

Driving Experience and Lighti"g Condition on Driving

Performance", at the 34d Annual Meeting of the Human Factor

and Ergonomic Society held in Neur Orleans, Louisiana during

September 23-28,2004.

MAINEITE Secfion Winter Meetino

Our chapter attended the NEITE's Winter Meetingin Warwick,

R[ in December. Several members participated in the Young

Professional Session to discussed future social as well as

technical events to take place with the group. Students attending

the event were split between the technical session and the

young professionals group, both of which were found to be beneficial by the attendees.

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A majority of the student chapter attended the Transportation

Research Boatd's annual meeting this pastJanuary 10ft through

13d'. Aldrouglr some choose to fly, many traveled to Washington

via the Civil Engineering deparrnent's van and had dre advantage of

seeing dre sites along the way. As always, evef,yone was impressed

with how well the event was run and the wide array of topics to leam about.

Transportation Rsearch Symposium sponsored by the MAITE and ITS/ Mass

The University of Massachusetts ITE student chapter was a proud participant in the first annual

MAITE and ITS/Mass Transportation Research Symposium held in Czmbridge Massachusetts.

The conference took place on FridaR February 18, 2005 from 9am to 5pm. Doctoral Students

Daniel Dulaski, Kevin Heaslip, Rana Al-Jammal, and Masters Student David Hurwitz presented

their current research interes8 at the symposium. Two tracks of presentations were scheduled,

such that two presentadons were taking place simultaneously throughout the day. During the

scheduled breaks and lunch the UMass ITE, representatives had the opportunity to mingle with

students from MIT, UMass-Lowell, and Northeastern University to exchange ideas and ask

quesflons about the work that had been presented.

ITE 2Ur5 Technical Canference and Exhibit

The chapter attended the National ITE conference held on

February 286 and March 1" of 2005- The following is a first

hand account of student member Adam Kwartowitz's

experience: "I had the pleasure of attending the ITE

Convention and Exhibits at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas,

NII. I found this expedence to be quite beneficial in a variety of ways. I attended three technical

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being done by ITE. The exhibit was as well a very interesting and unique opportunity for me to

learn about the latest in technologcd, zdvances in the field of transportation. Speaking with the

vendors as well as other trarisportation professionals dudng the reception gave me the

opportunity to gzm a feel for where the field was crurently moving with respect to technolog5r

and its implementation. Overall, I found the trip to be a worthwhile experience and look forward

to future conferences which could vield similar forums."

Joint New England Section & CT Chapter Annual Meeting

At the ITE meeting held in East Harford Connecticut held on March 29, 2005, the UMass

student chapter attended the board meeting and informed NEITE members of the ITE meeting

being held at the UMass carnpus on Apnl 14d", 2005.In addition to the board meeting two

technical sessions were held. The first technical session was a discussion about highway tolls in

Connecticut with the second technical session on value engineering. Following the two technical

session, a social hour and dinner were provided. During dinner, the Former Speaker of the

House of Representadves, Hon. Moira Lyons spoke about Multi-Modal Transportation in

Conjunction with Connecticut Legislation.

New England Railroad's 2OO5 Engineering and Transit Expa

The raikoad er<po, held on March 31,2005,was located in Worchester, Massachusetts and featured

semina:s, presentations, exhibits, and equipment on display followed by a cocktail reception and

dinner. Some exhibitors that were present were Pandrol" HNTB, Colorado Rail Car, HDR" Orgo

Thermig UTC, and the Charles River Associates. Four seminars and presentztions were provided.

The seminars were The FRA Whistle Rule, Northeast Rail Operations Study, Passenger Rail

Initiatives in the Regton, and Public/Private Partrrerships - Transportation Infrastructure. The

dinner speaker was Mark McKuen and he discussed milroading in the region.

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To further expose the student members to the transportation profession, the chapter sponsored a

site visit to a transportation facility.

Foxwaods Resorf and Casino

On November 9,2004, the ITE Student Chapter made a trip

to Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut to see how the

casino man€es their daily trafftc and how it accommodates

their customers. The students got a chance to see the ITS

automated valet parking system operations and hovr it actually

works. The valet parking system services approximately 4,000

vehicles per day. The systun encodes barcodes and digiul rrnags of the vehiclm along vith pertinent

information nto a daa"base to farthtate retrieval and help limit frardulent damage claims. The mernbers

in attendance were inspirited by the complocity and engrreering involved in institutional parking.

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Second only to academic work, real world experience is the most important asset a student can

bring to a potential employer. This chapter partners with the community and local engineering

firms to offer labor for transportation related studies.

Town of AmhersVAmherst College

The ITE Student Chapter performed data collection for the

Town of Amherst in May and September of 2004. The data

were used in a report thatwas later presented to Tovsn Officials,

outlining the effectiveness of traffic calming meznures that were

installed on Route 9,an afieial roadway in the Tovrn of Amherst

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Route 9, officials at Amherst College were also concemed with

pedestrian safety on Route 116 in Amherst. The student chapter

performed data collection, througlr traditional methods

(automatic taff,c recorders) and used video cameras to record

pedestrian compliance at tear-by crosswalks. Members of the

student chapter arnlyzed datz and reported the findings to Amherst College. The data were used to

generate a number of altemative taffrc calmingmeasures on the route.

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The ITE Student Chapter was subcontracted by Vanasse & Associates, Inc. to conduct turning

movement counts CIMC.) in Northampton, Massachusetts in November of 2004. TMC's were

requested at three intersections for a period of trvelve hours each on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This work was coordinated by the chapter's consultant liaison and was conducted by graduate

student members of ITE.

Tawn of Amherst

In August and September of 2004, the chapter performed an

orign destination study for an Amherst subdivision suspected

of being used as a cut through. The trafEc's volume, speed,

turning movement counts, vehicle classification, and license

phte datz were collected and analyzed into a network wide trip

matrix by the chapter.

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The ITE student chapter was subcontracted by Howard / Stein-Hudson Associates in F'ebruary

of 2005 to conduct tra.ffic counts througlrout the Universlty of Massachusetts at Amherst campus.

The work involved TMC's for two hours in the moming and aftemoon at eleven intersections in

and around campus. This work was coordinated by the chapteds consultant liaison and was

conducted by student members alongwith undergraduate civil engineers. Automated raffic recorders

were also requested at two different locations on carnpus and were set-up by ITE members.

Baystate Roads Traffic Calming Workshop

Student Chapter presidenq Daniel Dulaski a licensed professional engineer in Massachusetts,

perFormed a traffic calmrng workshop in three different communities in Massachusetts in

December 2004 for the Baystate Roads Program. The workshop focused on traffic calming

measures that are gimng popularity in the US. Municipal officials and designers attended the

workshop, many ofwhom are tryrng to prudently react to cidzen's requesB.

The Student Chapter views civic responsibility as an integral component of the organizaaon and

seeks opportunities to allow the members to connectwith our srrrounding community.

Food Drive

In December 2004, the chapter held a departrnent-wide food

drive for canned goods to benefit the Amherst Sprvival

Center. Hands down a success, the chapter was able to

deliver a Blazerload of food to the survival center. much to

their delight

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Construction Career Day

Construction Career Dap Thursdap October 14, 2004, was ztr

event for high school juniors and seniom from across dre state to

be orposed to constmcdon and civil engineering e<periences.

Along with *re Baystate Roads Prograrr5 the Chapter preserrted

the West Point Bridge Designer software and bridge building

contest Doing this presentation gave the Chapter dre opportunity to work vdth students one-on-one

and speak with them about ftting a college degree and going into a transporation-related field.

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Recognizing the need to foster community and informal networkins the Student Chapter hosted

several social events throughout the reporting period. The opportunity to discuss transportation

issues outside the academic environment is as welcomed as the opportunity to socialize.

o Poduck Dinner

o The Student Chapter gathered at Dr. Knodler's

house for a poduck dinner in September 20A4.

o Bowling

o The Chapter attended College Nght bovling at

Nothampton Bovrl on October 14,2004-

o Cinema Outing

o The student chapter attended a shoving of The Inmdibles at the local cinema.

Major kague Baseball Playoff Party

o The chapter gathered at student member Kevin Heaslip's house to watch the Red Sox

and the Yankees battle in game seyen of the ALCS.

Holiday Party

o The chapter members met at Rafter's Sports Pub to partake in holiday cheer on

December 14,2004- Members enjoyed appettzers, played pool, and exchanged gifts.

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