February 2012 President's Message
Dear ITE Southern California Members,
In the news, President Barack Obama pushed infrastructure spending in his State of the Union
address, linking it to the country's economic future. "We will put more Americans to work repairing
crumbling roads and bridges. We will make sure this is fully paid for, attract private investment, and
pick projects based on what's best for the economy," Obama said. The president plans to use half
of the funds the U.S. will save from drawing down wars in the Middle East for high-speed rail and
infrastructure repairs and issue an executive order that would minimize regulations that delay
construction projects. "Infrastructure is a way to make America more efficient," said Andrew Herrmann,
president of ASCE.
Our first luncheon meeting of 2012 was held at the Monterey Hills Restaurant in Monterey Park. Our guest speaker was James Pinheiro, Deputy District Director, Operations and Maintenance, Caltrans District 12. Mr. Pinheiro, also assisted by Fedrico Hormozi, presented on Applying Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to Orange County Freeways. (See the Scribe Report on Page 3). You can also view the photos of this event at our website (www.itesocal.org) under the Photos tab.
Our February newsletter is sponsored by Sensys Networks. We truly appreciate the support of our sponsors who help offset the costs of our events. See Page 7 of this newsletter for information on sponsorship opportunities.
Historically, our joint meeting with the Central Coast Section has been at the Plug Nickel restaurant in Westlake Village. However, the restaurant no longer services the banquet facilities. Therefore, our next luncheon meeting will be held at the Los Robles Greens Golf Course (Thousand Oaks) on Tuesday, February 7th at 11:30 AM. Our guest speaker will be Fred Luna, Program Manager for Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG). Mr. Luna will speaking about Current SBCAG ITS Programs supported by Kimley-Horn and Associates. (See the flyer attached towards the end of this newsletter). Please be sure to RSVP with Sri Chakravarthy at srikanth.chakravarth_kimley-horn.com before noon on Friday, February 3rd.
See you there!
Steve Itagaki, President of the Southern-California ITE Section, February 2012
