Working on the most innovative transportation project of your career?

Show it off at the Poster Presentation at the WTS 2012 Annual Conference! Participating in the presentation provides an opportunity to personally contribute to the industry knowledge base and more!  Click HERE for the application, which should be submitted to Genevieve Hutchinson (Genevieve.Hutchison@RTD-Denver.com) by March 2nd.

The 2012 Annual WTS Conference (May 9-11th) and Annual Meeting (May 11th) is just around the corner!

Members can get an early-bird price for registering now!

REGISTER HERE

Please join us to honor the best of the best!

2012 Winners:

Woman of the Year:
Gina McAfee (Jacobs)

Member of the Year:
Communications Committee
Andy Mountain (GBSM), Cynthia Patton (City and County of Denver ),
Marjorie Alexander (Two Hundred), Emily Murphy (Calibre Engineering)

Emerging Leader of the Year: 
Nyssa Beach (Jacobs) 

Diversity Leadership:
Denver Livability Partnership:
Kyle Dalton, Cynthia Patton
(City and County of Denver)

Employer of the Year: 
Goodbee and Associates 

Big Project of the Year:
14th Street 

Small Project of the Year:
38th Corridor 

Scholarship Winners:
Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship: Cassie Peterman
Molitoris Leadership Scholarship for Undergraduates: Allison Wenlund
Leadership Legacy Graduate Scholarship: Haley Mathies
Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship: Kara Luckey

Congratulations to all our award winners!  See you at the event!

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Happy 2012 WTS Colorado!

I hope everyone enjoyed a restful holiday season and festive new year!

As we are already well into January, WTS Colorado is busy preparing for two major upcoming events: the WTS Colorado Annual Awards Gala and the 2012 WTS International Conference.

The Annual Awards Gala, Thursday, February 16^th, is WTS Colorado’s premier event of the year where transportation projects and individuals working in the industry are acknowledged for their dedication to WTS Colorado as an organization as well as for efforts in further developing and implementing an efficient, sustainable, connected transportation system throughout the state. 

The WTS Colorado Gala offers transportation professionals at all levels the opportunity to network with industry leaders and celebrate 2011 successes at a fabulous party benefitting the WTS Colorado Scholarship Fund. So, mark your calendar and be sure to have your ticket to this must attend event! If your organization typically receives Gala tickets through the WTS Colorado Sponsorship Program, be sure to touch base with Karen Good soon!

The 2012 WTS International Conference comes to Denver just a few short months from now May 9-11^th. Conference Co-Chairs Carrie Wallis and Chris Proud have been working for several months now with a plethora of WTS Colorado volunteers to highlight Colorado’s many transportation successes as well as to bring transportation professionals, innovators and projects from around the world to Denver. The excitement and energy of the Conference Committee is impressive which leaves me no doubt that Colorado will deliver the best WTS International Conference to date! If you are interested in getting involved with the Conference Committee be sure to read this information.

In addition to these two major events, WTS Colorado is working to deliver a variety of programs and opportunities for its members in 2012 to further develop their knowledge of the industry, network with other professionals and develop the professional skills necessary to succeed.  WTS Colorado is working hard for all of its members and continues to be the premier organization for transportation professionals in the state. If you are not a member or know someone interested in becoming a member feel free to contact myself or Emily Silverman, WTS Colorado Membership Chair. I encourage all of you to become members and get involved!

Finally, a huge thank you to all of the WTS Colorado volunteers! Whether you are working on the Gala, the Conference, the upcoming book club, our fabulous new website, or any of the other many volunteer efforts, your dedication to WTS Colorado is what makes this organization so successful. Your commitment, energy and enthusiasm are appreciated more than you know!

 I am excited about WTS Colorado’s calendar for 2012 and I look forward to seeing you all at the WTS Colorado Gala next month!

Best,
Crissy

WTS Colorado has partnered with the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) to support their high school junior level internship program.  Five young women have been placed with WTS mentors at transportation firms/agencies in Denver.  The internship is a 10-week program where the students put in a total of 80 hours working with the mentor on a project they can present back to their peers.  This year’s mentors are:

Emily Snyder, Denver Public Works
Tory McKennan, Fehr & Peers
Alena Rein, HDR
Ashley Panter, HDR
Gina McAfee, Jacobs Engineering

If you have any questions on this program or are interested in getting involved with the Transportation YOU high school outreach program, please contact Nyssa Beach (Nyssa.Beach@jacobs.com).

WTS Colorado is, for the first time, offering a high school level Transportation YOU scholarship.  This scholarship is open to female students in their junior (class of 2013) or senior (class of 2012) year.  The winner will receive a $500 savings bond. 

This APPLICATION requires a personal statement (500 words or less) on the topic:

What types of transportation do you use today?  What do you envision as the future of transportation?  How will it affect you in the future?

Applications are due Friday, March 30^th, 2012

Please contact Nyssa Beach, WTS Colorado Scholarship Chair, with any questions at Nyssa.Beach@jacobs.com.

Congratulations to Danielle Smith, our WTS Colorado Secretary, for being selected to attend the WTS Leadership Program in February!

The WTS Leadership Program is geared toward women with promise for higher levels of responsibility. Founded by Janette Sadik-Khan and Maxine Finkelstein, the program is presented in cooperation with the Vorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. From all applicants, a WTS selection committee chooses 14 women annually to attend the program. The 2012 program will be held February 5-8, 2012.

Congrats, Danielle!!!

 SAVE THE DATE

2012 Annual Awards Gala

Thursday, February 16, 5:30-9:30pm

Mile High Station

Stay tuned for more details and registration information!

More than 45 early risers convened for breakfast at The Oxford Hotel on December 14th to learn about the unique collaboration that was responsible for the successful design, financing and implementation of the 14th Street reconstruction project.  Attendees heard from several panelists who discussed their involvement in the $14 million dollar public-private initiative.

The above video is a “visualization” of 14th Street created to promote the project. Enjoy the video and then visit 14th Street to compare the images to the newly completed street! A big ‘thank you’ to the panelists and attendees who participated in last Wednesday’s breakfast!