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• Reviewed results from the All-member Survey and held a workshop focused on reviewing and commenting on the first draft of a 2027-2030 ITE Strategic Plan.
• Reviewed the final results of 2025 finances and had an update on the current 2026 finances that reflect the first quarter.
• Approved two new student chapters at this meeting: Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico San Juan and San Francisco State University.
• Approved (by proxy of the Executive Committee) the pursuit of two new Recommended Practices: (1) an update to the existing Neighborhood Street Design Guidelines, and (2) a new one on Implementing the Safe System Approach for Public Agencies (an initiative from the Safety Roadmap & Action Plan)

Other significant updates included:

• Reviewed an updated and streamlined process for the development of InformationalReports.
• Continued to receive briefings on the Safety Roadmap & Action Plan
• Continued to share best practices across the Districts, and shared ideas for solving problemsor challenges that might be in progress across the Districts/Sections/Chapters. 

Future Annual Meetings

• July 19-22, 2026 – Detroit, MI (with ITE Great Lakes District)
• July 25-28, 2027 – Calgary, Alberta (with ITE Canadian District)
• July 23-26, 2028 – Albuquerque, NM (with ITE Mountain District)

Update on U.S. Transportation Policy

• The board received an update and discussed the current state of U.S. transportation policy,
  reflecting on what has evolved over the past year and how it has or hasn’t impacted ITE.
  Some of the key points included:
  • ITE’s mission remains unchanged
  • ITE continues to do contract work for USDOT; no tasks were canceled, but there was a
    natural slow-down due to changes in staff at the administration.
  • USDOT has remained consistent in language concerning their strategies and areas of
    focus under the new administration. Consistency is critical in helping members react to
    and operate under any conditions that might have changed from the prior admin.
  • USDOT has launched several new initiatives including Freedom to Drive, the AI Center of
    Excellence, and NHTSA’s Pathways to Safer Streets. A post is on ITE’s e-Community All
    Member Forum on these new initiatives.
  • We are in the final year of U.S. federal funding authorization, and there remain several
    questions as to when and if a new authorization bill will be approved, and if not, when
    and if an extension will be passed in time to avoid funding gaps.