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Highlights from 2017–2018 PACTRANS DIRECTOR CO-CHAIRS ASCE ICTD CONFERENCE Early this summer, the Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) organized the ASCE's International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD). The conference, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was co-chaired by PacTrans director, Prof. Yinhai Wang, and Prof.. Mike McNerney from the University of Texas Arlington. The conference featured various speakers and workshops, allowing attendees to learn about innovations in technology and their impact on transportation, to network with other professionals, share their own practices, and exchange information. PacTrans supported over ten students to attend this conference and to present their work. CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY DISCUSS THEIR PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS AT THE 3rd TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING EDUCATION WORKSHOP The third annual Transportation Engineering Education Workshop took place late last spring from May 22-23 and was held in Auburn, AL. The two-day workshop and conference invited transportation engineering faculty to share their best practices with one another, develop activities for their classes, and further build professional relationships. Forty-fi ve professors and a handful of PhD students were in attendance, as well as Prof. Kevin Chang, a PacTrans PI, from the University of Idaho as the guest speaker, and PacTrans Associate Director from OSU, David Hurwitz. The event covered a wide range of topics and saw active engagement from its participants, who discussed and collaborated in groups on schools curricula and course activities and were supported by PacTrans, among others. PACTRANS HOSTS COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION WORKSHOP On Aug. 23, PacTrans and WSDOT saw a great turn out at the TDM/CTR workshop they worked together to organize. The workshop's theme was focused on transportation demand management (TDM) and commute trip reduction (CTR) strategies, the new opportunities they have to offer, and the challenges they will inevitably pose in the era of shared mobility services. The workshop featured four panels,wherein panelists were able to share their insights on new mobility options and CTR programs. Topics covered during the panels included current CTR programs and their challenges, new opportunities offered by emerging mobility services, active transportation options, and potential collaboration between transit agencies and new mobility services. 4 Pacifi c Northwest Transportation Consortium

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