Bright Ideas: How Innovative Street Lighting Standards Lead to Safer Intersections in a Changing Transportation Landscape
Presenters: Jacob Berry (Olsson) and Eddie Watkins Jr. (MoDOT)
Description: With nighttime crashes on the rise, improved roadway lighting is one strategy to improve safety. This presentation highlights a collaborative effort with MoDOT’s St. Louis District to evaluate and update intersection lighting standards by comparing current practices to national guidelines, sharing insights from a nighttime assessment, and presenting design recommendations for potential district and statewide adoption.
MoDOT Transportation Management Center
14301 S Outer Forty Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017
11:30am: Networking
12:00pm: Lunch
Individual Registration Costs:
$20 for ITE Members
$25 for Non-Members
Free for Students & First Time Visitors
A Discussion on MoDOT’s Updated State Freight and Rail Plan
Presenters: Levi Wood, MoDOT Administrator of Freight and Waterways and Cheryl Ball, GFT Freight Planning Midwest Team Lead
Individual Registration Costs:
$15 for ITE Members & Non-Members
Free for Students
GSITE Conference & Annual Sponsorships
Registration for the GSITE Conference and annual sponsorships are open! Join us Friday, February 6th, 2026 at the UMSL Millennium Student Center at 17 Arnold B Grobman Drive. Click below for more information.
A Message From The President
Welcome to GSITE!
Welcome to the ITE Gateway Section (GSITE) home page!
GSITE welcomes transportation and traffic engineers, urban planners, GIS specialists, CAD designers, and all those involved in improving our communities to learn, network, and grow in this ITE community. We hope you join us for a monthly meeting, our Annual GSITE Conference, a social event, or Young Professionals activity!
This year, I’d like to incorporate a theme into our activities and discussions, and the theme will be Leadership . I believe we are all leaders: within our individual circles of influence, in our own unique styles, and at different levels of maturity and skill. And it’s something we all strive to further develop as we look to advance in our careers. So let’s talk about it! Let’s assess our own abilities and work together to understand and grow these important skills.
Join me in reading Jody Michael’s “Leading Lightly: Lower Your Stress, Think with Clarity, and Lead with Ease (2022)”. This book made Forbes’ list of leadership books for 2024, and I picked it because I think our “mental fitness” is so important to leading well. How we respond to the ever-growing pressures and challenges each day, moment to moment, is critical for making the best decisions, maintaining relationships, and growing your influence.
We will explore this book throughout the year, holding virtual and in-person “book study” meetings. Click the button below to learn more and sign up below to participate for this special opportunity!
In 2025, we will proudly continue the Next Generation Speaker Series and accommodating all dietary needs at our meetings. Please let me know how we can accommodate you. We’d like to shine new light on networking and sustainability: at our meetings, please bring a name tag (we’ll have one for you too) and sit by someone new! Also, let’s cut down on single-use plastics and remember to bring your reusable water bottles.
Cheers to a great year with you all!
Kelly Schaefer, P.E., PTOE
GSITE President
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