Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
ITE Western District (Western United States)
San Francisco Bay Area Section

Winners of the Annual ITE Student Paper Competition
Sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

2008 Topic: Sustainable Living in the Suburbs (Contest Flyer)

Grand Prize Winner ($1,500 Scholarship) Kitae Jang PhD Student - University of California, Berkeley Suburban Living: Public Transportation for Environmentally Sustainable and Healthy Communities (PDF) Undergraduate First Prize ($750 Scholarship) Sahil Gulati San Jose State University Managing Suburbia (PDF) Graduate First Prize ($750 Scholarship) Eric Anderson Master's Candidate, Urban and Regional Planning, San Jose State University. Policy Guidelines for Using Point and Line Geometries to Build a Greener Suburb (PDF)

2007 Topic: Envision a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) for a Bay Area Community (Contest Flyer) (FAQ)

Grand Prize Winner ($1,000 Scholarship) Wendy Tao Candidate for MS/MCP in Transportation Engineering & City Planning - University of California, Berkeley A Smart Growth Vision for Downtown Fremont: Enhancing Mobility One Step at a Time (PDF) Undergraduate First Prize ($500 Scholarship) Sahil Gulati Junior-Level Undergraduate, Civil and Environmental Engineering - San Jose State University Combining the Haciendas and Beyond: Transit Oriented Development in the Tri-Valley Eastern Span of Dublin and Pleasanton, CA (PDF) Graduate First Prize ($500 Scholarship) Nicole Foletta Candidate for MS/MCP in Transportation Engineering & City Planning - UC Berkeley TOD Recommendations for MacArthur BART Station (PDF) Honorable Mention ($100 Scholarship) Laura Stonehill Candidate for MS/MCP in Transportation Engineering & City Planning - UC Berkeley Planning Experiences in Ohlone-Chynoweth Commons and Fruitvale Transit Village (PDF) Honorable Mention ($100 Scholarship) Rebecca Sanders Candidate for MCP in Urban Design and Transportation Planning - UC Berkeley Daly City: The Next Bay Area TOD (PDF)

2006 Topic: Congestion Pricing (Contest Flyer)

Grand Prize Winner ($1,000 Scholarship) Megan Smirti Candidate for MS/MCP in Transportation Engineering & City Planning - UC Berkeley Evaluation of Road Pricing Needs in the Bay Area and Best Practices for Implementation (PDF) Undergraduate First Prize ($500 Scholarship) Chiu Fai Tam Candidate for BS in Civil Engineering - University of California, Berkeley Congestion Pricing in the San Francisco Bay Area: Should it be Done? (PDF) Graduate First Prize ($500 Scholarship) Nicole Foletta Candidate for MS/MCP in Transportation Engineering & City Planning - UC Berkeley Congestion Pricing in the San Francisco Bay Area: Should it be Done? (PDF)