Conferences

2025 ITE & Florida PR District Annual Meeting

 

August 10-13 | Orlando, FL

Check out our sessions on safety, data and decision-making, human behavior and street design, Complete Streets, emerging modes, and more.

July 31, 2025 • 3 minute read
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Conferences

2025 ITE & Florida PR District Annual Meeting

 

August 10-13 | Orlando, FL

Check out our sessions on safety, data and decision-making, human behavior and street design, Complete Streets, emerging modes, and more.

July 31, 2025 • 3 minute read

We look forward to joining peers from across the nation at the 2025 Joint ITE International and Florida Puerto Rico District Annual Meeting and Exhibition to share ideas, insights, and innovative strategies for safer transportation. If you’ll be in Orlando for the event, we’d love to connect!

Safety-Centered Planning & Policy

Integrating Safety at Every Level to Transform Policies, Practices, and Programs

Monday, August 11 – 11:00 AM ET

What would it take to make safety a built-in feature of every transportation decision? This session explores how safety can be embedded into every level of planning, design, and operations. Using the “Ws of Safety” framework and Safe System principles, attendees will learn strategies to redesign agency practices and reach the goal of zero roadway deaths.
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Meghan Mitman

Regional Principal-in-Charge

Speaker

Safety Across Borders

Monday, August 11 – 1:30 PM ET

This session examines MetroPlan Orlando’s $3.79 million initiative to eliminate roadway deaths by 2050, a key example of regional collaboration, customized action plans, and integrating safety into daily operations amid limited resources. Osceola and Orange County reps will share how they used data-driven safety analyses, development code updates, road retrofits, and design standard adjustments. The session will provide engineers and planners with insights into data-driven safety analyses, regional cooperation, and policy adaptations for safer roadways.

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Kathrin Tellez

Regional Principal-in-Charge

Moderator

Advancing Transportation Safety: Leveraging Near-Miss Data for Proactive Analysis

Tuesday, August 12 – 10:45 AM ET

Crash data has traditionally been the cornerstone of safety analysis. However, relying solely on crash data leaves critical gaps in understanding and prevention. This technical session will showcase how consultants and agencies are increasingly incorporating near-miss conflict data as an effective supplementary tool in safety assessments.

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Diwu Zhou

Associate

Moderator

Safe System Roundtable

Tuesday, August 12 – 4:15 PM ET

Connect with others who are implementing the Safe System approach during an informal roundtable discussion exploring what’s been working well, the key barriers participants are facing, areas where they could use peer support, and how ITE can best support their efforts or take a leadership role in advancing the Safe System approach at this time.
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Meghan Mitman

Regional Principal-in-Charge

Moderator

Opportunities to Integrate TSMO into the Safe System Approach

Tuesday, August 12 – 4:30 PM ET

This session explores how Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) strategies can strengthen the Safe System Approach to achieve zero roadway fatalities. Learn how real-time traffic management, incident response, and planning can enhance safety outcomes. Experts will share federal guidance and case studies for integrating TSMO with safety initiatives.
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Ian Barnes

Principal

Speaker

Safety Council Showcase and Meeting

Wednesday, August 13 – 10:00 AM ET

The ITE Safety Council and its Committees will highlight innovative projects and initiatives such as kinetic energy measurement research, the Transportation Safety Campaigns Resource Hub, critical conflicts as a surrogate safety measurement, and the Data-Driven Safety Analysis Handbook. The session will also provide valuable information on how to get involved, making it an excellent avenue for professionals interested in volunteering across ITE’s safety-focused programs.
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Diwu Zhou

Associate

Moderator

Data & Decision-Making

Addressing Data Challenges for Safer Transportation Systems

Tuesday, August 12 – 10:45 AM ET

This session explores how data enhances transportation safety by identifying risks and guiding improvements. Experts address challenges like privacy, transparency, and data quality. A panel discussion and live Q&A will provide practical solutions for applying reliable, transparent data in safety planning and decision-making.
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Kristof Devastey

Office Leader

Speaker

Human Behavior & Street Design

Street Smarts: The 7 Psychological Principles You Need to Design Streets That Work

Tuesday, August 12 – 2:30 PM ET

What if the key to safer, more functional streets isn’t just engineering, but psychology? This session explores seven psychological principles that help explain why drivers behave the way they do. Drawing from studies in Florida and Connecticut, the session will explore how behavioral insights can help guide engineering, improve safety, and support economic development, all at once.
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Natalie Chyba

Senior Associate

Moderator

Emerging Modes & Infrastructure

Accommodating E-Bikes in Roadway and Trail Design

Tuesday, August 12 – 4:30 PM ET

As e-bike use rapidly increases, communities face new design and safety challenges. This session explores how e-bikes (faster and heavier than traditional bicycles) are reshaping bike lane and trail planning. Using the Safe System Framework, panelists will discuss regulatory trends, facility design strategies, and the roles of planners, engineers, and policymakers in safely integrating e-bikes into future infrastructure.
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Natalie Chyba

Senior Associate

Moderator

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Angelica Rocha

Senior Transportation Planner

Speaker

Complete Streets & Multimodal Networks

Complete Streets Council Showcase and Meeting

Monday, August 11 – 10:30 AM ET

Join the ITE Complete Streets Council for a focused discussion on planning, funding, implementing, and maintaining multi-modal transportation systems. Natalie Chyba will explore how transportation engineers can meet the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, freight, and drivers using a Complete Streets framework.
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Natalie Chyba

Senior Associate

Speaker

Innovation & Institutional Change

Do Try This at Home: Tales of Innovating, Finding Win-Wins, and Breaking Down Barriers to “Yes”

Monday, August 11 – 3:00 PM ET

US transportation planning faces growing tensions between safety policies and public expectations, such as evacuation needs and housing access. This poster presentation highlights case studies from across the country, exploring tradeoffs and strategies—like VMT mitigation and transit-oriented affordable housing—that align safety, sustainability, and equity goals. It will also explore how innovative outreach, funding mechanisms, and planning tools can support transparent, multimodal solutions.

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Ian Barnes

Principal

Presenter

Joint ITE International and Florida Puerto Rico District Annual Meeting and Exhibition
Hyatt Regency Orlando
9801 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819

August 10-13, 2025

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