ITE Study Tour to London: Innovative Solutions to Address Transportation Needs in England
Join the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) on a study tour to London, England in the United Kingdom (UK) September 8–12, 2014, to examine transportation policy, management, funding, operations, and safety topics.
Led by ITE International President W. Hibbett Neel Jr. and ITE Executive Director and CEO Thomas W. Brahms, ITE delegates will have the opportunity to meet government and private sector counterparts in London, Manchester,and the Midlands to review and share challenges, visions, policies, and solutions in providing for the mobility and safety of all transportation systems users across all modes.
Visits and meetings during the tour will include:
Transport for London,
The FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society,
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation,
Midlands Service Improvement Group, and
The Highways Agency, the executive agency of the UK Department for Transport responsible
for the road network in England that will become a publicly owned corporation in 2015.
Bicycling and roundabouts relative to safety measures will be among the highlighted topics, as well as the M25 Smart Motorways project.
Dates: September 8–September 12, 2014
Participants should plan to arrive in London on Saturday,
September 6 and depart no sooner than Saturday, September 13.
Cost: A $500 USD registration fee includes 2-day bus transportation to meetings outside of London and 5 organized lunches. Participants are responsible for their own airfare, optional group dinners and meals, transportation within London, and hotel accommodations.
Hotel: A block of rooms is reserved for ITE delegates at the London Kensington Hilton at 179-199 Holland Park Ave, London W11 4UL, United Kingdom. The group rate is £179 GBP/night single occupancy and £189 GBP/night double occupancy.
Contact: Thomas W. Brahms at tbrahms@ite.org to register and for more information.