Mark Spencer Visits Cal Poly

We were honored to have Mark Spencer visit Cal Poly on March 29, 2016. Mark is the Vice President of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Western District, and a Principal at W-Trans in Oakland, California. Mark was a guest speaker for CE 527 Sustainable Mobility, where he gave two presentations: "ADA Standards – Teaching Engineers to Go Beyond the Manuals" and "A Case Study of How Public Involvement Shaped Parking Strategy in Seaside," followed by dinner at Firestone. We were very happy to hear about all of the exciting things happening with ITE and we also hope his daughter will select Cal Poly when the time comes!

Vacaville Chamber of Commerce Innovation Expo

It was great sharing the stage on March 24, 2016 with Randy Iwasaki of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and Habib Shamskhou of Stantec for the Vacaville Chamber of Commerce Innovation Expo. We were thrilled to discuss Redefining Mobility - Connected/Autonomous Vehicles. Thanks to the Chamber for their wonderful hospitality!

Charlie Coles Thesis Defense

Charlie Coles successfully defended his Master's thesis, "Automated Vehicles: A Guide for Planners and Policymakers," on March 9, 2016. The committee was chaired by Dr. Billy Riggs, and I was joined by Prof. Michael Boswell. Congratulations Charlie!

Doug Moody Thesis Defense

Doug Moody successfully defended his thesis, "Exploring Transit Ridership Using Census, Routing & Scheduling, and Stop Characteristic Data," on March 11, 2016. I was pleased to serve as a member of the committee that was chaired by Dr. Anurag Pande, and joined by fellow committee member Phil Moores of RTA. Congratulations Doug and best wishes for your future endeavors!

Paul Ricotta of Caliper Visits Cal Poly

For the second year in a row, Paul Ricotta of Caliper Corp. visited Cal Poly on February 23, 2016 to deliver a TransCAD workshop to students in CE 523 Transportation Systems Planning. We truly appreciate Paul's support and enthusiasm for teaching and educating the next generation of transportation planning professionals! Thanks Paul!

Kaylinn Pell Receives "Eugene Jud Student Transportation Achievement Award"

Kaylinn Roseman Pell today was the recipient of the inaugural "Eugene Jud Student Transportation Achievement Award" awarded by the Cal Poly Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Cal Poly ITE Student Chapter. Kaylinn has made an indelible mark on the transportation program here at Cal Poly. As she today departs for her new job in Los Angeles we wish her much success and happiness, and we know that she will continue to achieve great things in the transportation field! Stay in touch, Kaylinn, and thank you for all of your service!