The Brazos Valley Section of ITE will be meeting at 12:00 pm on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) on the RELLIS campus – HQ 1140 Bridges Conference Room (Ground Floor).

Our guest speaker will be Dr. Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Fellow from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Kay will be presenting on “The Impact of Corridor Cross Section Reallocation on Operating Speed: A Case Study of William J. Bryan Parkway (FM 158) in Bryan, Texas“:

“Substantially reducing operating speeds to reach a desired target speed within a residential or park area may take changing more than one roadway element. The entire cross section of the corridor needs to reflect the desired target speed. William J. Bryan Parkway (FM 158) in Bryan recently had several geometric roadway changes where operating speeds decreased after construction was completed. The findings demonstrate that the FM 158 corridor reconfiguration is associated with measurable reductions in operating speeds, with the magnitude of change varying across land-use contexts”

For those attending, box lunches will be available from McAlister’s at a cost of $15 ($5 for students) for those who RSVP by 5:00pm, Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The lunch is provided by the section for the benefit of members, but it is not required for attendance if you prefer to “brown bag” it.

Also, upon arrival, please make sure to take a picture of your license plate and provide that to the person at the front desk.