The ITE-ANZ annual President’s Dinner is a special event in the professional calendar. The guest speaker will be Frankie Carroll, CEO of Suburban Rail Link Authority, who will talk about Melbourne’s biggest infrastructure project. A number of ITE-ANZ awards will also be presented during the evening. This is a great opportunity to socialise with colleagues […]
Kenn’s Safety Snippets
Well, this was interesting. I asked my AI thingy to draw me pictures of road users based on how other road users see them. Then I put them all into a matrix. AI’s perception of our perception. How accurate do you think it is? Several other articles and videos are linked below: Multi lane pedestrian […]
Global District Directors Update
The ITE International Board of Direction (IBOD) held a two-day meeting in Memphis (TN), in conjunction with the Joint Southern District and Missouri Valley District Meeting. The meetings took place in mid-April, with the following key outcomes: ITE’s Finances remain strong The IBOD received a briefing on 2024 finances, which are now in the audit […]
Professional Engineers Registration in Victoria
In Victoria, the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019 requires persons providing professional engineering services in one of five areas (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and fire safety) to be registered, unless they are working under the direct supervision of a registered professional engineer or are applying a prescriptive standard only. Most Transport Engineers fall into the […]
Austraffic Worldwide Learning Opportunities
With the generous support of Austraffic Pty Ltd, ITE-ANZ has offered Worldwide Learning Opportunity grants to the following people: Angela Mejia from Movement & Place Consulting to attend the 2025 ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida in August. Jaiden Patel from Transport and Main Roads, Queensland, to attend the 2025 Australasian Conference on […]
New York Cycling
New York City seems to be sick of e-bikes and the Police are chasing them.
ATRF in Auckland
The 46th Australasian Transport Research Forum and the 11th Transport Knowledge Conference will be held jointly at Auckland University from the 18 to 20 November 2025. This may be of interest to our Australian and New Zealand members. See https://australasiantransportresearchforum.org.au
Manhattans Happy with Congestion Pricing
Article from The Economist June 2025.
2025 July Webinar: Systems Thinking for Transport Planners
This webinar was held on 31 July 2025, presented by Dhanush Laxman. It provided an overview of how systems thinking can be applied to transport planning. It also introduced a set of tools available to address complex challenges in urban and regional mobility. Key takeaways for the attendees included: Understanding systems thinking principles Developing a […]
Nick’s Niggle
My main method of travel around Melbourne has been by bicycle for nearly 40 years. It still is. My main beef about that has always been that whenever I drive my car around Melbourne, I have a safe first-class trip on some wonderful roads, except for congestion & delays at certain times. Whenever I ride […]
2025 June Webinar: Road Safety Barriers
This popular webinar was held on 3 June 2025. The presenters gave an overview of contemporary practice in the fast-evolving world of road safety barriers, including current roadside risk assessment methodologies, including the shift from traditional ‘Clear Zone’ theory to the Network Roadside Risk Intervention Threshold (NRRIT) now adopted in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. […]
2025 May Webinar: Accessible Design
Collaborating to design and build better This interesting lunchtime webinar was presented by Tricia Malowney OAM CF – Chief Accessibility Advocate, Department of Transport and Planning in Victoria. Tricia’s role is to amplify the voices of people with disabilities, to ensure that everything they do meets their obligations under State, Federal and International Conventions. She […]
2025 March Webinar: NSW Guide to Transport Impact Assessments
Moving from Traffic to Transport – Unpacking the NSW Guide to Transport Impact Assessment This lunchtime webinar was presented by an expert panel from Transport for NSW: Sahan Wijayaratna – A/Director Transport Strategy and Guidance Jennifer Adam – Director South & West Region Henry Chu – Senior Transport Planner The Guide and supporting release notes […]
Tribute to Peter McCombs
Vale Peter McCombs I first met Peter in the 1980s or 1990s. We would regularly meet at ITE functions. In the mid-90s I was appointed as the road safety auditor for the ALPURT Motorway project, then other Motorway safety audit teams, spending a lot of time in Auckland. During that period, we would catch up […]
2024 Presidents Dinner
This special dinner was held at the Kew Golf Club in Melbourne on 19 November 2024. The special guest speaker was Dean Zabrieszach – International Ambassador for ITS Australia and CEO of HMI Technologies Ltd. Dean gave a lively and informative presentation about the development of electric vehicles and electric shuttles. The evening was kindly […]
