Jean Senechal Biggs discusses how to apply the principles and design of Portland’s Orange Line with TriMet, ZGF and Mayer/Reed at #ASLA2017. Video courtesy of Mayer/Reed

Pasadena is on track to realize its plan to install a modern protected bicycle track on Union Street, perhaps even sooner than previously thought, using grant funds from Metro and some local counterpart funds. http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/proposed-union-street-bicycle-track-is-on-track-possibly-ahead-of-schedule/#.WaWYBj7fqpo  

DKS is using smart analytics to track traffic and vehicle speed leaving Portland (southbound) through Tuesday. Below are the results demonstrating the average from the past 10 Thursdays after Memorial Day, compared to yesterday. On Monday we will list results from Friday, Saturday and Sunday and compare once again! Then on Tuesday we will share results from the day of the big event and once … Read more

With the goal of identifying future transportation needs and opening the door to grant funding, the City Council has a transportation system plan. http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20170807/gearhart-transit-plan-gets-green-light

Carl Springer addresses the Gearhart Planning Commission on the vitality of grant funding http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20170717/gearhart-transportation-plan-vital-for-grant-funding

The Lifetime Achievement Award is the Western District’s highest honor and recognition of professional accomplishment and service to the District, the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the profession of transportation engineering and planning. DKS is proud to honor past President Randy McCourt as the 2017 award winner.

We are on the cusp of three game changers: vehicle electrification, automation and shared usage. http://www.djc.com/news/re/12101592.html

Moonshadow Mobile and DKS Associates announce the release of DB4IoT/RouteAnalyst, a breakthrough technology that gives transportation engineers and planners the ability to view hundreds of millions of movement points instantly and show exactly when and where traffic is slowing down bus movement and creating service delays. Moonshadow Mobile and DKS Announce DB4IoT-Route Analyst Release 6-2-17

Sherief Elbassuoni helps ITE design new website. Check out the new website mentioned in the ITE Newsletter. http://www.wa-ite.org

Congratulations to DKS’ Renee Hurtado (right) who was awarded WTS’ Member of the Year for the Heart of Texas (Austin) Chapter!