About Us

The Alabama Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ALSITE) is a professional organization of individuals who are involved in the field of transportation and who share a common interest in improving the quality of the transportation systems in Alabama. ALSITE includes individuals engaged as engineers, planners, technicians, administrators, academicians, researchers, sales representatives, and students in transportation fields in Alabama.

ALSITE is one of eight Sections which makes up the Southern District of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (SDITE), an organization of state Sections in the southeastern United States. SDITE is one of multiple Districts which make up International ITE (ITE). Additional information can be found at ITE's Districts, Sections, and Chapters.

ALSITE meets in late-February to mid-March and again in late September to early October in different parts of the state. Generally every two to three years, ALSITE will have a joint Section meeting with our friends in the Tennessee Section (TSITE) or the Georgia Section (GAITE). The ALSITE Annual Meeting is held every year in June in Gulf Shores. Generally every other year, our Annual Meeting is a joint meeting with our friends from Louisiana and Mississippi in the Deep South Section (DSITE).

We also encourage participation at the District and International level.

Mission

The mission of ALSITE is to provide a leadership role in developing, operating, and improving the transportation system for the citizens of Alabama. ALSITE promotes the transportation profession by educating and developing its members and the transportation community.

Goals

Goal 1: Serve Governmental Agencies

  • Address the technical needs of the Alabama Department of Transportation by identification of critical areas that would be met through training activities developed and offered by ALSITE.
  • Assist local governmental agencies in addressing their technical needs though training activities and presentations at organizational meetings.
  • Provide expertise to other organizations throughout the state such as Metropolitan Planning Organizations, developers, and ADECA.
  • Take a leadership role in the development and adoption of model ordinances.


Goal 2: Provide Service to Our Membership

  • Develop members technical capabilities through professional development, strong technical programs at all meetings, and continue the annual meeting as a “center piece” for the Section.
  • Communicate with the membership through email, web page and the newsletter.
  • Recognition of membership by communicating individual awards received at section, district, and international levels.
  • Recruit and nurture young members.


Goal 3: Outreach

  • Perform service projects throughout the year.
  • Establish additional student chapters at other state institutions.
  • Continue and expand the scholarship program.
  • Provide public awareness of ALSITE through a speakers bureau, contact with local news agencies, and by public relations training for members.