President’sAnnualReportFiscalYear2017(SectionYear2016‐2017)

IntroductionIn fiscal year 2011, the Executive Committee adopted a strategic plan to guide the committee’s efforts 

while considering a multi‐year horizon.  The strategic plan sets goals for the next five years and lists a set 

of strategies to attain those goals.  Each successive Section President would evaluate the Executive 

Committee’s progress towards the goals and will revise the plan both to account for the rate of progress 

and to extend the five‐year horizon. These goals were updated during fiscal year 2017 for the next five‐

year horizon with FY 16 the new baseline year. 

The major goals of the plan extend directly from the Section purposes listed in the Charter: 

Bring more people together – The core Section purpose is bring transportation professionals 

together to network, to learn, and, at times, to enjoy ourselves.  The Executive Committee will 

strive to bring more transportation professionals together through Section events and activities. 

Share more knowledge and experience – The Executive Committee will strive to improve access 

to key transportation‐related information and continuing education. 

Increase participation of students and younger members – The Executive Committee 

recognizes that our student members and our younger members are the future of the Section 

and our industry.  The Executive Committee will strive to increase opportunities for these 

members to participate in the Section function and development. 

StrategicPlanProgressAttachment A is a summary of the status of the Section’s progress towards our strategic goals.  The 

status indicator for each goal is described as follows: 

Goals that the Section has achieved or is making significant progress are denoted by green signal 

Goals in which the Section has made no significant progress or would possibly be in decline are 

denoted with an amber signal 

Goals in which the Section has declined are noted with a red signal 

Attachment B is a summary of the strategic plan baseline upon which future progress will be measured. 

Attachment C includes a summary of the year‐end online survey that was distributed to members. 

AchievementsThe Section has accomplished a number of the strategies identified in the strategic plan, as well as in last 

year’s end of the year evaluation.  These include: 

Able to maintain a reduced luncheon rate for members, same as the previous year. Specifically 

for each luncheon, members and local affiliates pay only $25 per person; students and retirees 

are charged a mere $5 per person; and nonmembers pay $35 per person 

There was a decrease of 6% in luncheon attendance compared to the previous year, and an 

increase of 38% compared to the original baseline in 2011. However, when directly surveyed, 

members suggest that the rate had little impact on attendance, while the topic was the primary 

draw. The number of attendees is up significantly from the base year, helping to achieve two of 

the primary goals:  bringing more people together and sharing more knowledge 

Continued reduction of student and retiree’s luncheon rates to $5.  Student participation fuels 

the hope for future growth, while retirees provide a much needed tie to previous years and 

provide knowledge and mentoring.  This moves us toward the second and third primary goals of 

the Section:  sharing knowledge and increasing participation of students and younger members 

Members responding to the Annual Survey gave above average marks to the Section’s efforts to 

meeting the expectations as a member of ITE.  This score is consistent with the previous year    

The other Member ratings of the opportunities for networking with transportation peers, 

student member opportunities, relevance of technical topics, and opportunities to members 

outside Denver, remained about the same as last year or increased slightly 

As with the three previous years, the Section subsidized much of the continuing education 

events.  The total attendance decreased by 65% compared to the previous year, and by 63% 

compared to the baseline in 2011. This decrease is a concern and efforts need to be made to 

help the Section achieve the primary goal of sharing more knowledge and experience 

The Golf Tournament attendance increased by 8% over the previous year (from 107 to 116). 11 

companies sponsored the event, raising almost $3,400 for the Section’s Scholarship Fund.  The 

result was another successful event contributing to the Section’s goals of (1) Bring more people 

together, and (2) Increase participation of students and younger members 

The Annual Spring Transportation Symposium celebrated the fourteenth year of the event with 

a record high of 400 attendees  

The Vendor Show attracted close to 300 attendees and 42 vendor booths, marking another 

great success of the Section’s winter anchor event 

The Section awarded a total of $8,000 in scholarships to six students who were selected from six 

applications 

The Social Media Committee continued to expand the ability of the Section to reach members 

through alternative means.  A concerted effort was made to develop a method to delivering 

information through the Section website, email distributions, the newsletter, Facebook, and 

Twitter 

The Section continued to post municipal job opportunities and internships free of charge on the 

website.  The number of job posting by municipalities and paid openings for private companies 

is similar to the previous year 

The Section hosted the second annual Mountain and Western Slope Section Meeting in 

Glenwood Springs, Colorado with 34 transportation professionals in attendance. This second 

annual meeting helps the Section achieve two of the primary goals: (1) Bring more people 

together, and (2) Share more knowledge and experience 

To engage more students in ITE activities, the Section has continued to reach out to multiple 

universities in the region including Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado at Boulder, 

and Colorado State University. This effort led to a scholarship applicant from the Colorado 

School of Mines. The applicant was successful in the process and was awarded a scholarship in 

December.  

AreasforImprovementAreas for Improvement were identified from Executive Committee feedback, comments received 

throughout the year via luncheon table surveys and end of the year surveys.  The following are areas for 

improvement:  

An annual theme is how to better outreach members who live outside of the Front Range. Our 

second annual Mountain and Western Slope Meeting was successful again; however, continued 

efforts to solicit input from other remote members have been largely unsuccessful and 

promotion of the formation of a Chapter in Wyoming or the Western Slope has resulted in no 

champions.  We need to continue to work to engage all regions of our Section. 

We need to continue to engage our younger members and Student members through increased 

advertisement of the annual scholarship process early in the Section year, increased mentoring 

opportunities, publicizing internship opportunities and participation in University career events. 

We must continue to work with University of Colorado at Denver (UCD) and University of 

Wyoming (UWy) student liaisons to develop yearly plans that include outreach to promote 

paper competitions, scholarships and awards.  We must also continue outreach to other 

schools, particularly Colorado School of Mines  

While younger member attendance at luncheons has improved, increased interaction between 

older and younger members is needed 

Membership had a slight increase over the previous year, but is still less than the baseline.  We 

need to continue to work to maintain or increase total membership 

Based on the annual survey, the membership believes there need to be more relevant training 

opportunities offered during the Section year  

RecommendationsforFiscalYear2018While we continue to make progress toward our goals, we want to focus on key areas. 

Recommendations that the Section should consider for the upcoming year include: 

1. Work to get larger public agencies (i.e. CDOT, Denver, etc.) to sign up for agency‐wide 

memberships for their organizations 

2. Identify younger members that are motivated to volunteer on the Executive Committee and 

recruit them. These members can provide a bridge to our younger membership as well as our 

Student Chapters 

3. Continue to engage younger members through mentoring and internship programs.  In 

addition, continue to work with the Student Chapter leaders to provide resources. Work with 

UCD and UWy student liaisons to develop yearly plans that include outreach to promote paper 

competitions, scholarships and awards 

4. Continue our outreach efforts to other schools and programs, especially Colorado School of 

Mines. Work with interested students and faculty members to explore opportunities for them 

to engage the transportation industry, such as: 

o Recruiting transportation professionals and/or officials to teach classes 

o Continuing to have guest speakers at ASCE luncheons 1‐2 times per year to share on 

transportation careers 

o Working with the CSM ASCE chapter (and other related student groups, particularly with 

civil engineering students), ITE will communicate opportunities for students through 

their distribution lists. These opportunities include scholarships, section luncheons, 

volunteering, Spring Transportation Symposium poster sessions, etc. While the 

manpower may not fully be there currently for a student ITE chapter, having students 

join as individuals and having their participation at section events is still a productive 

opportunity 

5. While younger member attendance at luncheons has improved, increased interaction between 

older and younger members is needed 

6. Consider outreach to high school students to increase awareness of the profession earlier and 

support STEM topics 

7. Continue to support the Spring Transportation Symposium and pursue other joint activities 

through partnership with other professional organizations in order to provide additional means 

of recruitment and greater exposure  

8. Continue to work to engage Wyoming and Colorado Western Slope members   

9. Update these goals and metrics by the end of the fiscal year to establish a new baseline 

10. Look into the feasibility of bringing back the ski train as an ITE activity, which had been the winter “anchor” activity for a few years 

11. Look for opportunities to increase continuing education opportunities. 

12. Look to plan and coordinate joint events with other transportation professional organizations including WTS, APA, ITS and ASCE 

 

 

Attachment A 

I. Bring more people together   

Luncheons and Vendor Show   

1) Increase proportion of public members at ITE‐only luncheons to 40% by FY18. An increase from 2011 baseline of 35% but a slight decrease from last year’s 38% to 37% – Remains Green 

2) Increase total annual luncheon attendance by 10% by FY21. A 38% increase over the 2011 baseline but a 6% decrease over last year – Green to amber 

3) Increase the proportion of members that attend two or more luncheons per year to 50% by FY21. The proportion of multiple luncheon attendance decreased slightly to 35%, this is a slight decrease from last year (38%) but the same as the 2011 baseline (35%).  Remains Amber  

4) Continue to host at least one Section luncheon in the Western Slope and/or Wyoming.  The Section hosted the second annual luncheon in Glenwood Springs in November 2016. – Remains green  

  

 

Activities   

5) Continue to host at least two events per year and increase attendance at these events by 10% by FY21. The Section hosted four events this year, including the Section Meet ‘n Greet featuring FHWA CO leadership. Two joint happy hours, one with RMITS and the other with APA and a Rockies game with WTS. Remains Green 

 

6) Continue to host an annual winter “anchor” event (similarly popular to Ski Train) and increase attendance at this event by 10% by FY21. The Vendor Show was successful drawing a big crowd of 298 participants and 42 vendor booths; continue similar events. The Section is considering ways to revive the annual Ski Train activity. – Remains Green 

 

Golf   

7) Continue to host one golf tournament per year and increase tournament participation by 10 percent by FY21. The number of participants to this year’s tournament increased by 53% over the baseline and 9% over last year – Remains Green 

 

Awards/Recognition   

8) Continue to award two professional awards per year: Transportation Professional of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award. Accomplished with the awarding of the TPY award to Lou Davenport and Eric Bracke the LAA – Remains Green 

9)  Award one student award per year (beside scholarships): ITE Student of the Year.  The criteria and award will be developed / awarded in FY 2018 – Status TBD  

 

Membership   

10) Continue directed Section communications to “prospective” members and Section Affiliates The number of total members decreased slightly over the last year and remains down from the new baseline:  FY2011 (465), FY 2012 (398), FY 2013 (352), FY 2014 (378), FY 2015 (343), FY2016 (356) and FY2017 (348) – Red to Amber 

 

11) Continue encouraging Section Affiliates to become full ITE Member   

12) Increase Section membership by 10% by FY22 13) Expand network of ITE Champions by 50% by FY22 

Need to continue to work in this area as the number of ITE Champions continues to decrease and down from the baseline, or need to reevaluate this goal – Remains Red 

  

Symposium   

14) Maintain cooperation of the six professional associations as co‐hosts No change, remains at six groups and not sure if we want to expand beyond the current dynamic – Remains Amber 

15) Work with other groups to continue expanding the symposium to the entire Rocky Mountain region  This is a new goal for FY2018 – Status TBD 

 

 

II. Share more knowledge and experience  

Continuing Education   

1) Increase the total annual attendance at ITE‐sponsored training by 25% by FY18. Attendance was down by 65% over the previous year and by 63% over the baseline – Green to red 

 

Legislative   

2) Provide membership an objective summary of all of state and federal transportation legislation. Occasional updates have been provided on both the website and newsletter, but more information could be provided – Remains Amber 

 

Technical   

3) Increase the number of papers being presented by members/Section at ITE events/meetings by 25% by FY21. Decreased by 21% from last year and baseline – Green to Amber 

Editorial (Communications)   

4) Expand outreach to remote members. Significant efforts expended towards targeted outreach and feedback from remote areas this year. Successfully hosted the second annual Mountain and Western Slope Section Meeting – Remains Green  

 

III. Encourage more participation by students and younger members   

Scholarship & Guidance   

1) Increase the annual number of students submitting scholarship applications by 25% by FY21. Scholarship applications decreased by 25% over the last year (8 to 6) which is also down from the 2011 baseline – Green to Amber 

 

2) Increase younger member luncheon attendance by 25% by FY21. Based on the Annual Survey, 15% of the membership is under the age of 35. According to the response to luncheon surveys, approximately 30% of the attendees were younger members, which is a slight decrease over last year, but still lower than the baseline – Remains Amber 

 

3) Increase representation of younger members on Executive Committee to 40% by FY22. Held at 38% from previous year – Remains Green 

4) Provide mentoring and assistance to all Student chapters to ensure stability and growth of chapters. 

 

The mentoring program experienced some interest and the UCD Chapter is doing well. However, support to the Wyoming chapter and other young professionals is struggling to gain any additional traction – Remains Amber  

Student Chapters & Liaisons 1) Reestablish connections and regular interactions with the UWy Student Chapter. 

This is a new goal for FY2018 – Status TBD 2) Establish a third Student Chapter by FY21 (aside from UCD and UWy). 

This is a new goal for FY2018 – Status TBD 3) Evaluate the feasibility of partial funding for one or more student members to attend the 

Western District Annual Meeting on individual application basis. If found feasible, establish this annual fund as part of the scholarship funds by the end of FY17. This is a new goal for FY2018 – Status TBD 

 

IV. Supporting Goals   

1) Maintain and expand membership feedback loop. Luncheon Surveys continue to provide feedback and 35 percent of members responded to the End of the Year Survey – Remains Green 

2) Maintain effective means to track metrics for our goals and objectives. The reporting mechanism is in place – Remains Green 

3) Improve cooperation between other local engineering groups.  Maintain regular contact with five other groups. Partnering with five other groups at Symposium and co‐sponsored several social activities with multiple other groups — remains Green 

4) Continue to co‐host an annual ITS/Innovative Transportation conference with ITS Rocky Mountain Chapter in Denver metro area Event was held in October 2016 and coordination / planning is underway for 2017 — Green   

 

 

Attachment B 

 Measure 

Baseline FY 2011 

New BaselineFY 2016 

 FY 2017 

 Goal 

Annual webinar/training attendance  75  794  285 Increase by 25% to 99 by FY18 

Annual number of papers presented  12  19  15 Increase by 25% to 24 by FY21 

Annual scholarship applications  8  8  6 Increase by 25% to 10 by FY21 

Annual younger member luncheon attendance1, 2, 3 

45%  32%  30% Increase by 25% to 57% by FY21 

Younger member representation on Executive Committee3 

23%  38%  38%  40% by FY22 

Proportion of public member luncheon attendance1 

35%  38%  37%  40% by FY18 

Annual luncheon attendance1  294  434  407 Increase by 10% to 477 by FY21 

Proportion of members attending multiple luncheons1 

35%  38%  35%  50% by FY21 

Golf participation  70  107  116 Increase by 10% to 118 by FY21 

Number of ITE Champions  5  2  2 Increase by 50% to 3 by FY22 

Annual hosting of activities  0  2  4  2 by FY18 

Annual winter “anchor” event  0  1  1  1 by FY18 

Annual activities attendance  0  81  90  89 by FY21 

Total membership  465  356  348  Decrease from Baseline 

1. The figure does not include the Vendor Show, Symposium, or Meet n’ Greet 

2. Based on responses received through attendee surveys 

3. Younger members under 35 

4. FY 2016 Webinar/Training included:  

a. Webinar: Applications of Adaptive Signal Control Technology (Oct’15) 

b. Webinar: Stopped on the Tracks: Preventing Accidents with Engineering (Nov’15) 

c. Webinar: Applications of Unsignalized Intersection Improvement Guide (Feb’16) 

d. Webinar: Methods for Prioritizing Pedestrian Improvements for School Walking Trips (Feb’16) 

 

e. Webinar: Streetscape Level Changes: Protected Bike Lanes (Feb’16) 

f. Webinar: Managed Lanes: From Planning Through Design to Operations (Mar’16) 

5. FY 2017 Webinar/Training included: 

a. Webinar: States’ Practices on Roundabout Selection, Design & Performance Analysis (Sept’16) 

b. Webinar: The Marriage of Roundabouts & Access Management (Sept’16) 

c. Webinar: Roundabouts: States’ Practices Selection, Design, and Performance Analysis (Nov’16) 

d. Webinar: Introducing the Guidelines for Implementing Managed Lanes (Apr’17) 

e. Webinar: Reconstructing Old Traffic Circles into Modern Roundabouts (Apr’17) 

6. Annual Activities included:  

a. Meet FHWA’s Leadership Group (Feb’17) 

 

 

Attachment C 

Summary of End of Year Survey 

A total of 133 individuals responded to the end of the year on‐line survey out of 830 survey 

requests distributed  

58 (59%) of the respondents were ITE Members, seven (7%) ITE Fellows, 15 (15%) Local Section 

Affiliates, one (1%) ITE Student Members, and five (5%) Lifetime Members or Retirees.   11 (11%) of 

the respondents were Not an ITE Member 

Of those who responded, 42 (42%) were consultants, 38 (38%) were public employees, 5 (5%) 

retirees, 2 (2%) students/educators and twelve (12%) vendors   

10% of the respondents were 34 years or younger, 71% between 35 and 59 years old, and 19% 

were 60 years or older 

Of the 100 respondents, 19% of the respondents were female 

The location of the respondents included: 76 (77%) from the Denver metro area, five (5%) from 

Northern Colorado, four (4%) from Southern Colorado, nine (9%) from the Colorado Western Slope 

and Mountains, one (1%) from Southeast Wyoming and the Rest of Wyoming, and four (4%) from 

Outside of the Section area. 

77% of the respondents Agreed or Very Strongly Agreed that the Section is meeting the 

expectations as a member of ITE 

70% of the respondents Agreed or Very Strongly Agreed that the Section is providing appropriate 

opportunities for networking with transportation peers and excellent quality of events 

67% of the respondents Agreed or Very Strongly Agreed that the Section is offering current and 

interesting technical topics 

38% of the respondents Agreed or Very Strongly Agreed that the Section is providing opportunities 

for Student members to receive mentoring, scholarship, and networking 

40% of the respondents Agreed or Very Strongly Agreed that the Section is offering an appropriate 

number of opportunities for relevant training 

41% of respondents Agreed or Very Strongly Agreed that the Section is providing opportunities of 

value to members in Wyoming and Colorado areas outside Denver 

82% of respondents were not able to attend at least one of the northern meeting in Loveland, the 

southern meeting in Colorado Springs, or the Mountains and Western Slope meeting in Glenwood 

Springs. Of these, 68% attributed the reason to the work time lost to attend, while the distance to 

 

the luncheon ranked second with 62%. Topics of presentation came in as a distant third most cited 

reason by 15% 

For future northern Colorado luncheons,  29% (plurality) of respondents indicated their attendance 

was most dependent on the presentation topic; This was also the case for the southern Colorado 

and Mountains/Western Slope luncheons, as 32% and 35% listed the presentation topic as the 

primary determining factor respectively 

20% of those who responded indicated they would like to see a meeting held in another portion of 

the Section, while 80% did not.  Of the alternative locations suggested, Cheyenne, Wyoming was 

the most frequently identified 

34% of the respondents attended the joint conference with Rocky Mountain ITS in October. The 

main reason given for not attending was the work time lost to attend (60%).  

For future Meet and Greet events, the greatest agency interest was in meeting with CDOT 

leadership, followed by City and County of Denver, DRCOG, RTD, other municipal leadership, FHWA 

and FTA  

44% of the respondents indicated they were interested in more after work or evening events, while 

the other 56% were not  

86% of the respondents would like to see more training seminars subsidized by the Section.  

Multiple suggested topics were included in the comments 

11 respondents indicated they would be willing to volunteer on a Section committee 

88% of respondents felt that the amount of email being sent by the Section was “about right”, 

while 10% didn’t think they received enough email notices 

Responses on how the Section is doing relative to the three major strategic goals were mostly 

positive.  Survey results show the Section “meets or exceed expectations” for bringing more people 

together (91%), sharing more knowledge and experience (94%), and increasing participation of 

students and younger members (93%)  

 

 

CO/WY ITE

Annual Survey Questions

 

Dear CO/WY ITE Membership: The Executive Committee of the Colorado/Wyoming Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers respectfully requests you take a few minutes out of your day to complete the following survey. We are always looking for new and better ways to serve you, the membership, and this annual survey provides the Executive Committee with vital information about the status of our Section and helps guide us with future planning. Thank you in advance for your participation and prompt and candid responses! Sincerely,

Ryan Germeroth, PE Colorado-Wyoming Section President

 

Section I – Membership Characteristics

1. Membership Status ITE Member ITE Fellow Local Section Affiliate Institute Affiliate ITE Student Member Not ITE Member

2. Employment

Consultant Vendor Public Agency Student/Education Retired Not Employed Others. Please specify: _____________________

3. Current Students Only

Undergraduate Graduate PhD Post graduate

4. Age Group

<30 30 – 34 35 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 >=60

5. Gender

Male Female

6. Office/Work/School Location

Denver Metro Northern Colorado (Loveland, Fort Collins, Greeley, etc.) Southern Colorado (Colorado Springs, Pueblo, etc.) Colorado Western Slope (Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, etc.) Rest of Colorado Mountains Southeast Wyoming (Cheyenne, Laramie, etc.) Rest of Wyoming Outside of Section area

 

Section II – Section Rankings

Please express your opinion relative to our Section regarding the following statements. Please apply the following scale: 1 – strongly disagree; 2 – disagree; 3 – neutral; 4 – agree; 5 – strongly agree

7. Does our Section meet your expectations as a member of ITE?

8. Are the number of opportunities provided by our Section for networking with transportation peers appropriate and is the quality of our events excellent?

9. Are the technical topics offered current and interesting?

10. Are the student members provided with opportunities to receive mentoring and networking?

11. Are the student members provided with opportunities to apply and receive scholarships?

12. Has an appropriate number of opportunities for relevant training been offered?

13. Have there been opportunities that provide value to Wyoming and Colorado members outside of the Denver metro area?

14. This year, the Section continued to subsidize luncheon rates in order to assist all members in attending the meetings. Did this provision impact your decision to attend luncheons?

Please provide any additional comments or further explanation for statements of disagreement related to Questions 7 – 14:

 

Section III – Events Outside the Denver Metro Area Every year, typically in November and March, the Section hosts events in northern Colorado (Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley) and southern Colorado (Colorado Springs, Pueblo), respectively. Last November, the Section also hosted the second annual Mountain and Western Slope Section Meeting. Please answer the following questions relative to these luncheons and your desire for Section events outside of the Denver Metro Area.

15. Did you attend the following Section Meetings? Please select all that apply. November 4, 2016 Meeting in Loveland November 10, 2016 in Glenwood Springs March 10, 2017 Meeting in Colorado Springs with ASCE Southern

Colorado

16. If you were not able to make any of these meetings, please select as many reasons for not attending as applicable from the list below. Distance to luncheon. Work time lost to attend. Topic of presentation(s). Cost of luncheon. Month of the year the luncheon is held. Weather conditions. Other (please describe):_____________________________________

17. What aspect would most likely help your decision to attend next year's luncheon

in northern Colorado (Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley)? Select a venue as far south as possible, thus reducing the drive distance

from the Denver Metro area. Reduce the duration of the meeting to compensate for the drive time

required and reduce the overall time commitment. Increase the presentation content and length of the meeting to make the

drive more worthwhile. Change the time of the meeting to earlier in the day. Change the time of the meeting to later in the day. Change the month of the year when the meeting is conducted. Please list

your preferred months in the space provided below. Include a field visit/tour relevant to the presentation topic. Your attendance is most dependent on the presentation topic. Other (please specify):_______________________________

Please provide any suggestions for improvement:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

18. What aspect would most likely influence your decision to attend next year's luncheon in southern Colorado (Colorado Springs, Pueblo)? Select a venue on the north side of Colorado Springs, thus reducing the

drive distance from the Denver Metro area. Reduce the duration of the meeting to compensate for the drive time

required and reduce the overall time commitment. Increase the presentation content and length of the meeting to make the

drive more worthwhile. Change the time of the meeting to earlier in the day. Change the time of the meeting to later in the day. Change the month of the year when the meeting is conducted. Please list

your preferred months in the space provided below. Include a field visit relevant to the presentation topic. Change the location to a different city in the southern portion of the state. Your attendance is most dependent on the presentation topic. Other (please specify):_____________________________________

Please provide any suggestions for improvement: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19. What aspect would most likely help your decision to attend next year's luncheon in the Colorado Mountains along the Western Slope? Select a venue as close to Denver as possible, thus reducing the drive

distance from the Denver Metro area. Reduce the duration of the meeting to compensate for the drive time

required and reduce the overall time commitment. Increase the presentation content and length of the meeting to make the

drive more worthwhile. Change the time of the meeting to earlier in the day. Change the time of the meeting to later in the day. Change the month of the year when the meeting is conducted. Please list

your preferred months in the space provided below. Include a field visit/tour relevant to the presentation topic. Your attendance is most dependent on the presentation topic. Other (please specify):_______________________________

Please provide any suggestions for improvement:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Have you attended the CO/WY ITE luncheons in northern and/or southern

Colorado and, if so, when was the last year you attended and what was the primary attraction to draw you to the meeting? Location:_________________________________ Year: _________________________________ Reason: _________________________________

 

19. Would you like to see a meeting held in another portion of the Section, such as in in Wyoming? Yes No

If so, where would you suggest the meeting be held and can you propose a presentation topic to draw members from the Denver Metro Area? Location(s): Topic Suggestion(s):

 

Section IV – Future Events

22. Did you attend the joint Rocky Mountain ITS / CO-WY ITE conference in Arvada in October 2016? Yes No

23. If you were not able to make this joint event, please select as many reasons for

not attending as applicable from the list below. Work time lost to attend. Topic of presentation(s). Cost to attend. Month the event was held. Weather conditions. Other (please describe):_____________________________________

Please provide any suggestions for improvement:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24. In February, the Section held an evening "Meet and Greet" with leaders from FHWA. For 2018, please rank the following options in order of interest from 1 (highest interest) to 6 (lowest interest). DRCOG FWHA (Colorado Division) (previously this past year) FTA (Region 8) City and County of Denver (previously conducted 3 years ago) CDOT (previously conducted 2 years ago) RTD (previously conducted 4 years ago) Other Municipal Leadership (please specify one or more):

_______________________________________________________ Other (please specify): _____________________________________

Additional Comments: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

25. Would you like to see more after work or evening events (i.e. happy hours,

Rockies game, technical tours)? Yes No

If so, please offer any suggestion you might have. Event Suggestion(s): _________________________________________

26. This year, the Section subsidized several webinars. Would you like to see the

Section subsidize more training seminars in the future? Yes

 

No Are there particular topics you would like to see offered. Topic Suggestion(s): __________________________________________

27. Would you be willing to volunteer on a Section committee?

Yes No

If so, please list the committees in which you are interested and be sure to provide your name and e-mail at the end of the survey. Specify Committee(s) of Interest:

28. How would you rank the amount of email communication that you receive from

the Section? Too many emails About right Not enough email notices

Comments:

 

Section V – Section Goals The Section has identified the following three primary goals to be incorporated in our events and practices throughout the year. Please answer the following questions to let the Executive Committee know how you feel these goals are being accomplished.

29. Bringing more people together – The core Section purpose is to bring

transportation professionals together to network, learn, and provide opportunities to balance our professional and personal relationships. The Executive Committee will strive to bring more transportation professionals together through Section events and activities. Exceeds expectations Meets expectations Falls short of expectations

If you selected "falls short of expectations", please provide detail and/or examples to explain your opinion:

30. Share knowledge and experience – The Executive Committee will strive to

improve access to key transportation industry related information and continuing education. Exceeds expectations Meets expectations Falls short of expectations

If you selected "falls short of expectations", please provide detail and/or examples to explain your opinion:

31. Increase participation of students and young members – The Executive

Committee recognizes that our student members and our young members are the future of the Section and our industry. The Executive Committee will strive to increase opportunities for these members to participate in Section functions and development. Exceeds expectations Meets expectations Falls short of expectations

If you selected "falls short of expectations", please provide detail and/or examples to explain your opinion:

 

Section VI – Final Thoughts

32. Please enter any other information below that you would like to share with the Executive Committee. Comments:

33. Thank you for participating in our survey! If you would like to be included in the

drawing to receive a $50 gift certificate or if you indicated interest in volunteering for one or more committees, please provide the following information. Name: Email Address: Phone Number: