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This past September, PacTrans consortium member University of Idaho, hosted the second annual Michael Kyte Distinguished Lecture, which brought to the U of I Moscow campus Peter Koonce, P.E., Division Manager, Signals and Street Lighting, and ITS Division at the City of Portland. Peter Koonce, P.E., has been described as one of the most progressive transportation engineers in the United States, dedicating his life to innovative treatments that improve the safety of multimodal travel. He manages the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Signals, Street Lighting, and ITS Division and is responsible for the oversight of an annual budget in excess of $13 Million and 43 professionals. He has served as an adjunct professor at Portland State University teaching graduate level courses in transportation engineering. He is a member of the Bicycle Technical Committee of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and was appointed Chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Traffic Signal Systems. Peter is active with multiple professional societies including Institute of Transportation Engineers, the National Association of City Transportation Officials, and the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals. He has served on several University Advisory Boards related to transportation engineering and is in his first year as a Board Member of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance.

The Michael Kyte Distinguished Lecture is an annual transportation lecture hosted in honor of former UI Professor Michael Kyte, whom, after a long and distinguished career serving as an educator in the Pacific Northwest, retired several years ago.