se c tio n n ews GREATER VANCOUVER SECTION The Greater Vancouver Section held a number of events throughout the end of 2019 including a section meeting and our Annual General Meeting. On November 13th, the Greater Vancouver section hosted a lunch meeting which included a presentation from Brian Patterson and Dan Casey from Urban Systems Ltd. The presentation covered the BC Active Transportation Design Guide which was created for design professionals in the engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and architecture fields. The product is a valuable resource for elected officials, community groups, and the general public. The Design Guide is a comprehensive set of planning and engineering guidelines offering recommendations for the planning, selection, design, implementation, and maintenance of active transportation facilities across the province.
Bill Curtis Award for BC Active Transportation Design Guide BC Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure Urban Systems
On December 3rd, the Section held its AGM where the annual section awards were presented to the following recipients (see photos to the right, in order): Bill Curtis Award (Transportation Project of the Year): BC Active Transportation Design Guide - BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Urban Systems Mavis Johnson Award (Road Safety Project of the Year): Surrey's Vision Zero Safe Mobility Plan - City of Surrey Young Professional Award: Carol Kong, P. Eng. - City of Vancouver Please join us in congratulating these individuals and project teams on their outstanding contributions to the local transportation engineering industry and communities.
Mavis Johnson Award for Surrey's Vision Zero Safe Mobility Plan City of Surrey
Looking forward to 2020, we are pleased to welcome Khelen Upadhyay as our new treasurer. The returning members of the executive team include Amy Do as President, Cameron Perkin as Vice-President, and Jael Lumba as Secretary. We would like to thank Niraj Sunuwar for his hard work and dedication to the GVITE chapter as he leaves his executive position in 2019. The UBC Student Industry Night will be held on February 7th. This event is an opportunity for students and industry professionals to interact and showcase student projects. We anticipate a strong turnout and look forward to a busy year ahead.
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Young Professional Award Carol Kong, P.Eng, City of Vancouver
