Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers
Encyclopedia
The Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) is composed of more than 1,700 transportation engineers, planners, technologists and students across Canada. Its purpose and mission is to enable professionals with knowledge and competence in transportation and traffic engineering to contribute individually and collectively towards meeting needs for mobility and safety within Canada.
CITE is an integral part of the Institute of Transportation Engineers
(ITE) which consists of transportation professionals in more than 70 countries who are responsible for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods on streets, highways and transit systems.
has been developed as a special project of the CITE. It provides a methodology
that allows Traffic Engineers
to plan, design, and evaluate traffic signal
controlled roadway intersections
.
CITE is an integral part of the Institute of Transportation Engineers
Institute of Transportation Engineers
The Institute of Transportation Engineers or ITE is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE was founded in 1930 as the Institute of Traffic Engineers and its first president was Ernest P...
(ITE) which consists of transportation professionals in more than 70 countries who are responsible for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods on streets, highways and transit systems.
Canadian Capacity Guide
The Canadian Capacity Guide For Signalized IntersectionsCanadian Capacity Guide For Signalized Intersections
The Canadian Capacity Guide for Signalized Intersections or CCG is a publication of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers or CITE...
has been developed as a special project of the CITE. It provides a methodology
Methodology
Methodology is generally a guideline for solving a problem, with specificcomponents such as phases, tasks, methods, techniques and tools . It can be defined also as follows:...
that allows Traffic Engineers
Traffic engineering (transportation)
For the engineering of communications and computer networks, see Teletraffic engineering.Traffic engineering is a branch of civil engineering that uses engineering techniques to achieve the safe and efficient movement of people and goods on roadways...
to plan, design, and evaluate traffic signal
Traffic light
Traffic lights, which may also be known as stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals, signal lights, robots or semaphore, are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic...
controlled roadway intersections
Intersection (road)
An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...
.
See also
- Institute of Transportation EngineersInstitute of Transportation EngineersThe Institute of Transportation Engineers or ITE is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE was founded in 1930 as the Institute of Traffic Engineers and its first president was Ernest P...
- Canadian Capacity Guide For Signalized IntersectionsCanadian Capacity Guide For Signalized IntersectionsThe Canadian Capacity Guide for Signalized Intersections or CCG is a publication of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers or CITE...