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ICTPA: Our Mission Transportation, recommended our members to participate in the National Development Seminar in  To keep Members informed about multimodal , and trained transportation engineers and transportation developments in the Northeastern planners from several provinces in . ICTPA: area of the US as well as at the National and USNE Chapter members have played a major role in International level. these activities.  To promote the professional development and Annual Meeting collaboration of our members in industry, The most important event of ICTPA: USNE Chapter government, and academia. activity is the annual convention, which provides an  To become a technical resource to our local excellent opportunity for its academic and communities in addressing their transportation issues professional members to discuss and exchange and needs transportation knowledge and experiences. The Association Technical Seminars Since the 1980’s the number of Chinese transportation Technical seminars are arranged annually for professionals has grown considerably in the United members of the ICTPA: USNE Chapter. Discussion States and Canada. In order to promote the professional topics include emerging technologies, state-of-the- development of fellow Chinese who have an interest in practice applications as well as professional transportation related work in North America, many development and career enhancement. Chinese transportation professionals felt strongly that we Technical Tours should organize as a group. After years of preparation Every year ICTPA-USNE Chapter arranges technical and effort, the North America Chinese Transportation tours to notable project sites or multi-modal Professionals Association (NAICTPA) was formally transportation facilities such as ports, terminals and founded on January 10, 1988. To promote a greater operation centers. participation, the organization was renamed the Membership International Chinese Transportation Professionals The membership of ICTPA: USNE Chapter consists Association (ICTPA) in 1995. of “Members” and “Student Members”. Any person The ICTPA/US Northeastern Chapter engaged or interested in transportation is welcomed The ICTPA is a non-profit organization. In an effort to to become a member of ICTPA: USNE Chapter. All promote local/regional activities, there are currently student members of ICTPA: USNE Chapter will be seven ICTPA Chapters: Washington, DC Chapter, equally entitled to all privileges of the Chapter Northern California Chapter, Southern California excluding the rights for becoming an officer and Chapter, Northeastern United States Chapter, Texas voting. Chapter, Florida Chapter and Chapter. Each Who Could Join… chapter has its own regular meetings and activities. The You do not have to be a transportation or traffic Northeastern Chapter was formed in 1994. professional to become a member of ICTPA: USNE Our Purpose Chapter. Any person engaged or interested in The purpose of ICTPA/US Northeastern Chapter transportation is welcomed to join us. (ICTPA: USNE) is to promote the professional Please Join Us development of its members by fostering fellowship and We need your active participation to strengthen our cooperation among its members. organization and concurrently provide you with a Our Activities unique opportunity to meet with very notable International Activities individuals in the Transportation profession. ICTPA: In the past years, ICTPA has co-sponsored a series of USNE Chapter programs and activities can make a technical seminars on transportation with transportation difference in your professional development. Please agencies in Taiwan and China, sent delegations to attend join us now and begin to experience the benefits of Annual Meetings of the Chinese Institute of being a member.

President’s Message

Welcome to the 25th Annual Meeting of International Chinese Transportation and Professionals Association – U.S. Northeastern Chapter (ICTPA-USNE)! The success of the Annual Meeting solely relies on your participation. On behalf of ICTPA-USNE, I heartily appreciate your support and attendance today.

This year the ICTPA-USNE Annual Meeting Committee has organized an excellent program, including a technical section with five presentations given by industrial and academic experts in the afternoon followed by a banquet with a keynote speech in the evening. The theme of this year’s annual meeting is “Accessible, Affordable, and Connected Transportation for the Livable Future” which aims to offer a unique opportunity to share the latest development, knowledge, and perspectives in the areas of transportation practice and research.

This is the fifth year we co-organize the Technical Section with the ASCE Met Section which offers PDHs to the participants. My sincere thanks go to Section Organizer Dr. Steven Chien, Section Chair Dr. Feng-bao Lin, Dr. You-Lian Chu, ASCE Met Section Past President Mr. Jagtar Khinda, ASCE Met Section Past President, Continuing Education Commette Chair Mr. Hoira Necula. and all the speakers.

We are especially glad and grateful to have Mr. Phillip Eng, P.E., the MTA-Long Island Railroad President, as our Keynote Speaker during the banquet.

I’d like to take this great opportunity to thank the ICTPA-USNE officers, members of the Board of Directors, and Past President Advisory Councilors for their guidance and support throughout the year. My special thanks go to Mr. Jerry Cheng, Dr. Steven I-jy Chien, Mr. Leo Tsang, Dr. Feng-bao Lin, Ms. Yi Deng, Dr. Jack Chiang, Mr. Kai Chen, Ms. Jing Du, Ms. Tian Tian, Mrs. Lu Ding, Mr. Zifeng Jiang who sacrificed so much of their time and energy for leading to a success of the annual meeting. I also want to extend my sincere gratitude to the individuals, organizations, and corporations who provided generous financial supports to make the annual meeting possible.

I wish you all a wonderful and memorable experience at the 25th ICTPA-USNE Annual Meeting!

Xiu-Mei Fang, P.E. President of ICTPA-USNE

International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association: US Northeastern Chapter (ICTPA - USNE) 國際華人交通運輸協會 : 東北分會 Table of Content

President’s Message ...... 1 Table of Content ...... 2 Founding and Honorary President of ICTPA-USNE...... 3 2019 Officers and Members of Board ...... 6 Keynote Speaker : ...... 9 Mr. Phillip Eng, P.E...... 9 Technical Session Organizer and Chairperson ...... 11 Organizer: Dr. Steven Chien ...... 11 Chairperson: Prof. Feng-Bao Lin...... 12 Chairperson: Dr. You-Lian Chu ...... 12 Technical Session Speakers Profile ...... 13 Speaker 1: Mr. Leo TSANG 曾昭俊 Principal Transportation Planner, PANYNJ ...... 13 Speaker 2: Hao Wang, Ph.D., Professor, Rutgers University ...... 14 Speaker 3: Li Hua (Emily) Zhang, Li Hua (Emily) Zhang, Senior Transportation Engineer, TransCore .... 15 Speaker 4: Emad Makarious, P.E., PTOE , NYCDOT ...... 15 Speaker 5: Buckley Yung, AICP, Director, MTA- New York City Transit ...... 16 Speaker 6: Joseph Chow, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, New York University ...... 18 Past Presidents Profile...... 19 Board Members Profile ...... 23 2018-2019 List of Activities ...... 29 Highlights: ...... 30 Required Climb: ...... 41 Bylaws...... 45 Membership forms ...... 49 Individual Membership Form ...... 49

Editorial Board Cover Design Xiu-Mei Fang, Tian Tian, Kai Chen Ning Yang and You-Lian Chu

Chief Editor Xiu-Mei Fang

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“Bridging America” “People Bridge” Innovator - Dr. Man-Chung Tang, P.E.

By Jack Ching-Kuo Chiang, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Man-Chung Tang, P.E., NAE, CAE, ASCE,

Founding and Honorary President of ICTPA-USNE

It is my privilege and honor to share with you a great and unique engineer, whose profound contributions to bridge design and engineering radically shaped America and the world. “Bridge America” means not only building physical bridges but it also means connecting the people around America and the world. By bringing people closer together, we can create long-lasting peace, which is the foundation for economic development and prosperity.

Dr. Tang was born in Guangdong China. He left in the summer of 1949 to Hong Kong for his education. He graduated in first place in 1959 from Chu-Hai College, and then he won a full scholarship to study abroad and earned his MS and PhD engineering degrees from Darmstadt Technical University, Germany in 1965. While employed as a lead bridge engineer for GHH, one of the largest steel companies in Germany, he worked in design and erection engineering for what was then the successive world-record span for cable-stayed bridges: the 1,050ft span Knie Bridge (1966) in Dusseldorf which was immediately followed by the 1,150ft span Neuenkamp Bridge (1968). In 1968 Dr. Tang moved to the USA, and worked for Sverdrup on large and special structures design projects, then he joined Dywidag as Chief Engineer from 1970 to 1978. In 1978, Dr. Tang started his own company -DRC Consultants. All the bridgework came to him because of his reputation spread through word of mouth and recommendations. In 1986, Dr. Tang was an adjunct professor for advanced concrete design at the Columbia University Graduate School of Civil Engineering.

As we all know, cable-stayed bridges were used widespread in Germany after the World War II. There has been considerable evolution in the start of the art of cable-stayed bridges due to Page 3 International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association: US Northeastern Chapter (ICTPA - USNE) 國際華人交通運輸協會: 東北分會 modern methods of analysis, construction methods, equipment, reliable construction materials, etc. and Dr. Tang was one of the innovators enable engineers to design and construct cable- stayed bridge economically and confidently here in America, which again was based primarily on his unique analytical methods that simplified the design of cable-stayed bridge and construction to the development of this type of structure. Cable-stayed bridges have captured the imagination of bridge designers and engineers throughout the world for the past thirty years. There are many cable-stayed bridges that have been designed and built while many more are being studied and planned. Dr. Tang has designed or provided construction engineering services for more than 100 bridges worldwide.

In 1995, when DRC had about 65 staff members, the company merged with T. Y. Lin International and Dr. Tang become Technical Director and Chairman of the Board. The same year, he was elected to the National Academic of Engineering (NAE) for his contribution to the advancement of cable-stayed bridges. In 1997, Dr. Tang received an Honorary Doctor degree from his Alma Mater Chu-Hai College, and in the subsequent year he was awarded the John A. Roebling Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Bridge Engineering. In 1999, the Engineering News Record (ENR) editors identified the “Top People of the Past 125 Years” for their outstanding contributions to the construction industry since 1874. They individually and collectives have helped and shape America and the world. Each of them was a pioneer in uncharted territory because they developed new analytical tools, equipment, engineering or architectural designs. Dr. Tang (in Bridges) was one to the three Chinese among the lists. Others were I.M. Pei (in Architecture) and T. Y. Lin (in Structures).

Dr. Tang was also elected as a Foreign Member to the Chinese Academic Engineering (CAE) which is the highest honor for outstanding engineers with such recognized accomplishments and professional integrity, leadership, and important contributions to engineering theory and practice. In. 2003, Dr. Tang received AASHTO and FHWA’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Bridge and Tunnel Security, a transportation security panel comprised of world-renowned engineering experts. In 2010, ASCE’s Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) awarded Dr. Tang for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Design. In 2017, Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) celebrating 100 years anniversary awarded Dr. Tang a Golden Medal for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in Civil Engineering.

Dr. Tang is a favorite guest lecture at many academic institutions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He is an honorary professor at Tsinghua, Tongi, Southeast, Chongqing, Zhejiang and several other universities in China.

“An Era makes Hero, Hero creates Era”, Dr. Tang has certainly made major contributions to America and the world in the following: • Pioneering in cable-stayed bridge design and construction.

Page 4 25th Annual Meeting: Annual Report (2019) 年刊 (2019) • Fostering engineering design excellence with function, landscape, environmental considerations. • Aspiring role model of great success to many young generations. • Promoting innovated bridges worldwide and has earned the first name of “Dr. Bridge” and “The Sun Never Sets on Dr. Tang’s Bridges”. • Advocating building bridges not only physically connected but also people connected – “People Bridge”. Let me conclude my personal observations and learned from Dr. Tang; that is, as a Chinese American we must do our part to contribution to peace in the world. We can join Dr. Tang and learn from him to build another type of bridge, one can not see: the bridge of Understanding, the bridge of communication, the bridge of Friendship, the bridge of Love, the bridge of Hope, the bridge of Faith, the bridge of cooperation, the bridge of Success, the bridge of Peace, and the bridge of Freedom, etc. between people, between races, and among nations, so that a “People Bridge” will soon be upon us everywhere and forever and Let America Great Again.

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2019 Officers and Members of Board

Officers Board Members

Zi-feng JIANG (姜紫峰) President Xiu-Mei FANG (房秀梅) Parsons MTA-NYCT You-Lian CHU Vice Presidents Parsons Kai CHEN Mark JEN (任萬鈞) MTA-NYCT Michael Backer International Jing DU (杜靖) Cherry XIONG (熊倩) ITS Lead Manager, MTA B&T T.Y.Lin International Secretary General Wu-Ping Xin Tian TIAN (田天) KLD Parsons Buckley YUNG Treasurer MTA-NYCT Lu DING (丁璐) Le ZHANG (張樂) NJSEA NYC Dept. of City Planning

Past Presidents Advisory Council Technical Advisors Yi DENG(鄧怡) Chung-Kuo CHIANG (蒋忠國) Dr. Steven I-jy CHIEN

Feng-bao LIN (林豐堡) Joseph TSE(謝家榮) (錢一之) New Jersey Institute of Jerry S. Y. CHENG(鄭向元) Paul Eng-WONG(伍國基) Technology

Kuo-ann CHIAO(焦國安) Leo Chiu-chun TSANG Dr. Feng-bao LIN (曾昭俊) (林豐堡) Peter LAI(黎澄天) Steven I-jy CHIEN City College of New York (錢一之) Man-Chung TANG(鄧文中)

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THE 25TH ICTPA-USNE ANNUAL MEETING October 5, 2019 (Saturday) Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, th 135-20 39 Ave, Flushing, New York, NY 11354

Technical and Networking Sessions 2:00 PM – 5:15 PM 2:00-2:15 PM Opening Remarks

2:15-4:45 PM Technical Session: “ Accessible, Affordable, and Connected Transportation for the Livable Future ” Organizer: Steven I-Jy Chien, Ph.D., Professor, NJIT Chairperson: Feng-Bao Lin, Ph.D., Professor, CCNY You-Lian Chu, Ph.D., Senior Supervising Engineer, Parsons

 Leo Tsang, Principal Transportation Planner, PANYNJ “If Autonomous Vehicles become ubiquitous in New York New Jersey Region in 2040...”

 Hao Wang, Ph.D., Professor, Rutgers University “Application of Life-Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Highway”

 Li Hua Zhang, Senior Transportation Engineer, TransCore Emad Makarious, P.E. PTOE , NYCDOT “ Build Connectivity and Sustainability - Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Transit Signal Priority in NYC ”

 Buckley Yung, AICP, Director, MTA- New York City Transit " NYCT Strategies to Address Bus Service Reliability "

 Joseph Chow, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, New York University " Development of a simulation-as-a-service test bed for evaluating NYC transportation technologies and policies "

4:45-5:15 PM Closing Remarks and Discussions

5:15-6:00 PM ICTPA Membership Meeting & Networking Hours

6:30-10:00 PM Evening Banquet with Keynote Speech

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Banquet Program 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Master of Ceremony Ms. Tian Tian, Dr. Mark Jen, Digital DJ Richie G

Welcome Ms. Xiu-Mei Fang President of ICTPA-USNE Guests′ Greeting Mr. Jerry Cheng Past President of ICTPA-USNE

Keynote Speech Mr. Phillip Eng, P.E. President of MTA-Long Island Rail Road “Transforming the Long Island Rail Road for a Modern Long Island”

Award Ceremony Recognition and Appreciation Award:

Mr. Phillip Eng, P.E. Mr. Leo Tsang, Mr. Hao Wang, Ph.D. Li Hua (Emily) Zhang, Emad Makarious, P.E. Buckley Yung Joseph Chow, Ph.D., P.E.,

Outstanding Leadership Award: Chung-Kuo CHIANG, Ph.D., P.E.

Outstanding Service Award: Mr. Zi- Feng Jiang, Ms. Tian Tian,

Music: Digital DJ Richie G

Page 8 25th Annual Meeting: Annual Report (2019) 年刊 (2019) Keynote Speaker : Mr. Phillip Eng, P.E. President of MTA-Long Island Rail Road

Mr. Phil Eng is the President of the MTA Long Island Rail Road, the largest commuter railroad in the nation serving over 89 million rides a year. Phil initiated the railroad's Forward program ­ a set of strategic initiatives aimed at improving service reliability and enhancing the customer experience. Phil is also responsible for driving the Governor's $6B modernization projects, including Double Track, Main Line Expansion and East Side Access.

Phil first joined the MTA in 2017 as the Chief Operating Officer where he spearheaded initiatives focused on modernizing transportation systems through innovative technologies. These include the development of new fare payment applications and testing new signaling systems.

Phil began his career in public service in 1983 at the New York State Department of Transportation as a Junior Engineer. He gained expertise working his way up from Construction Supervisor to his final post as Deputy Commissioner. During his tenure at DOT, Phil played a vital role on significant projects such as the I-81 Environmental Impact Study, and the replacement of the Kosciuszko and Tappan Zee bridges.

He earned his Bachelor of Engineering at Cooper Union and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Phil is a native Long Islander, and currently resides with his wife, Carole, and their four children in Smithtown. .

Presentation: Transforming the Long Island Rail Road for a Modern Long Island

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Ms. Deborah Chin, P.E. Executive Director for Positive Train Control at MTA-Long Island Rail Road

Ms. Deborah Chin is the Executive Director for Positive Train Control at the Long Island Rail Road since August 2015. She previously worked at New York City Transit (NYCT) for 27 years, serving as the Program Officer for the Signals & Train Control Program Area in her last assignment.

During her tenure at NYCT, she was instrumental in the deployment of many different computer-based systems, such as Communications Based Train Control (CBTC), Automatic Train Supervision (ATS), “countdown clocks”, and Help Points on station platforms.

Debbie holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester, and a Master’s in Public Administration from CUNY Baruch College. She is a Professional Engineer in the State of New York. She is married, lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania and has three grown sons.

Page 10 25th Annual Meeting: Annual Report (2019) 年刊 (2019) Technical Session Organizer and Chairperson Organizer: Dr. Steven Chien Director, Transportation Program Professor, John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

Dr. Steven Chien holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Maryland at College Park. Before his appointment at NJIT in 1996, Dr. Chien has worked in the transportation industry for many years and supervised various research grants sponsored by public and private sectors. Dr. Chien used to work for China Engineering Consultants Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan), University of Maryland (College Park, MD), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA-TFHRC, McLean, VA), and Information Dynamics, Inc. (Washington, D.C.) on various transportation projects. He developed a microscopic traffic simulator CORSIM for FHWA and conducted experiments in evaluating various ITS applications and transportation management strategies.

Dr. Chien also holds other academic standings overseas. He served as a Distinguished Scholar, Visiting Professor at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, and as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Chang’an University and Southwest Jiaotong University in China. In 2012, he was appointed as an Honorary International Chair Professor at the National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan.

Dr. Chien has authored and co-authored many articles published in journals and conferences symposia proceedings. He currently serves the editorial board for the Journal of Enterprise Information Management, the Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Designs, and 公 路学报; Associate Editor for Urban Rail Transit; and Editor for the Journal of Advanced Transportation.

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Steven Chien, Ph.D. Director, Transportation Program Professor, John A. Reif, Jr. Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology TEL: 973-596-6083 WWW: http://web.njit.edu/~chien/

Page 11 International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association: US Northeastern Chapter (ICTPA - USNE) 國際華人交通運輸協會: 東北分會 Chairperson: Prof. Feng-Bao Lin Ph.D., P.E. 林豐堡 Dr. Feng-Bao Lin earned his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and Master's degree in Structural Engineering both from National Taiwan University in Taipei, and received his Ph.D. in Structural Mechanics from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He joined Polytechnic University in New York as a faculty member soon after he graduated from Northwestern University, and then joined The City College of New York in 2002. He has been teaching a variety of courses, such as Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures, Steel Structures, Structural Dynamics, Elasticity and Plasticity, Finite Element Methods, etc. Many of his Ph.D. students after graduation either work with renowned organizations or teach at well-known universities. Dr. Lin has conducted various research projects for National Science Foundation, Air Force, NASA, AISC, Argonne National Laboratory, etc. He has published more than sixty journal and conference papers. Dr. Lin has been active in various professional organizations in the US. He received fellowship awards to conduct research in Japan as well as at Air Force and NASA research centers in the US. He was also invited to visit and give presentations at different universities in the US and in China. In addition, Dr. Lin has been active in Chinese community and professional organizations. The leadership positions he has served include President of International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association-US Northeastern Chapter, President and Board Chairman of Chinese American Academic and Professional Society, President of Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of America, etc. Because of his dedication to research and professional activities, he has received a number of outstanding merit, outstanding service, and outstanding research paper awards. Dr. Lin earned a professional license in Civil Engineering in 1977 by passing the highest professional examination in Taiwan. He is also a practicing licensed engineer in the states of New York and Connecticut. He has worked as a consultant, besides his diversified research interests, on many design and construction projects of building and bridge structures.

Chairperson: Dr. You-Lian Chu Senior Supervising Transportation Engineer Parsons Transportation Group, New York City

Dr. You-Lian Chu is presently a senior supervising transportation engineer with Parsons in New York City. His professional capacities and capabilities include: travel demand forecasting, traffic simulation modeling, traffic operational/safety analysis, multi-modal transportation planning, highway design, project evaluation and transportation economics. He received his undergraduate degree in Architecture from Feng-Chia University, Taiwan; a Master of Architecture from Yale University; a Master of City and Regional Planning from Harvard University; and his Ph.D. in Transportation from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Technical Session Speakers Profile

Speaker 1: Mr. Leo TSANG 曾昭俊 Principal Transportation Planner, PANYNJ

Leo Tsang (曾昭俊) is a Principal Transportation Planner/Modeler in the Department of Planning and Regional Development at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). He has over twenty (20) years of extensive American and international experience in the field of transportation modelling, planning, and engineering. His expertise and specialties focus on application of travel demand modelling and multi-resolution modelling for complex and complicated transportation planning projects.

Prior to joining the PANYNJ, he worked for Parsons Brinckerhoff (currently known as WSP) in both the Asia Headquarter in Hong Kong and the American Headquarter in New York.

Presentation:

“If Automated Vehicles (AV) become ubiquitous in New York New Jersey Region in 2040…”

Abstract:

In recent years, autonomous vehicles (AVs) have drawn significant amount of attention and generated enormous discussions.

While people of the optimistic point of view advocate that AVs would offer a higher comfort traveling experience, lower travel cost, add road capacity without additional investment and increase mobility to many disadvantaged and minority groups, people who are pessimistic, on the other hand, argue that AVs would promote urban sprawl, discourage usage of public transportation and increase burden to the environment. However, it is still too early to accurately predict how people would react to AVs.

Page 13 International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association: US Northeastern Chapter (ICTPA - USNE) 國際華人交通運輸協會: 東北分會 In this presentation, we will explore the likelihood of changes in travel behavior and travelers’ reaction to the emergence of AVs from a transportation planning and modeling point of view. Using the current travel demand model of New York (also known as New York Best Practice Model, NYBPM), several hypotheses have been tested to understand how travelers in the New York region would react to AVs and their implications to our future transportation system given their current travel behavior.

These hypotheses include:

1. what if AVs would be able to drive with a much shorter safety following distance as the technology promises or what if AVs are required to maintain the minimum safety following distance as required by the law

2. what if AVs would give access to every public transportation location including bus stops and train stations which is currently limited by proximity to home’s location and by the availability of parking spaces

3. what if the ability and restriction to operate an automobile become irrelevant because of AV and/or the cost of AVs become so low that everyone could have access to a vehicle

We will look at impacts of these hypotheses in terms of roadway capacity, capital investment, public transportation ridership and environment.

Speaker 2: Hao Wang, Ph.D., Professor, Rutgers University

Presentation: "Application of Life-Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Highway

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Abstract: Highway infrastructures pose challenges to the vision of sustainable world because it consumes massive energy and non-renewable materials and generates greenhouse gas emission. Sustainable highways come with the combination of longevity, cost effectiveness, environment friendliness, and safety This presentation will introduce the concept of sustainability and discuss how to define sustainable transportation infrastructure in measureable terms. The sustainability rating system and green infrastructure design will be introduced. In particular, case studies of using life-cycle assessment for pavement design and maintenance will be discussed.

Speaker 3: Li Hua (Emily) Zhang, Li Hua (Emily) Zhang, Senior Transportation Engineer, TransCore

Speaker 4: Emad Makarious, P.E., PTOE , NYCDOT

Mr. Makarious is a Administrative Engineer with Signals and ITS engineering, Division of Traffic Operations for NYCDOT. He has a strong educational background in transportation, and has gained experience in micro-simulation and the development of signal timings plans. He is familiar with various modeling software packages including; Aimsun, Vissim, and Synchro, as well as many other transportation-related programs. His involved with the citywide management, development, design, and implementation of Transit Signal Priority (TSP) treatments along several SBS corridors.

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He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and Masters of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Polytechnic University. In June 2011, he acquired his second Master of Science Degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of NYU. He is a registered Professional Engineer with NY State, Delaware State and a PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS ENGINEER with ITE. He is also an alumnus of highly regarded leadership programs ITE – Class 2018.

Co-Presentation: " Build Connectivity and Sustainability - Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Transit Signal Priority in New York City”

Abstract: According to the latest statistics, it is estimated that by 2050, more than 70% of the world's population will live in cities. How to serve such high increasing travel demands to ensure sustainability is an urgent issue for all the cities world-wide. However, this is not the only challenge because we also must embrace new technologies including their impacts to promote new modes of transport and strategize mode shifts. This paper will use New York City (NYC) Transit Signal Priority as an example to provide a consideration of these questions in the following five aspects: I. Launch NYC Transit Signal Priority (TSP) program with National/Regional guidance for cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) support; II. Collaborate in and cooperate with stakeholders for multi-mode TSP deployment at the local level; III. Embrace new technologies to build connectivity and mobility; IV. Deploy and manage with innovative methodologies; V. Build future sustainability.

Speaker 5: Buckley Yung, AICP, Director, MTA- New York City Transit

After receiving his Masters in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Buckley Yung began his professional work experience in the public sector at the New York City Department of City Planning, where he was a Transportation Planner. He has also served as a planner for the New York City Housing Authority.

Buckley now works as Director of Bus Service Planning for Permanent Changes at the New York City Transit where he oversees 230 bus routes as well as part of the team that implements the Bus Rapid Transit program.

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Presentation: NYCT Strategies to Address Bus Service Reliability and Customer Needs - A Comprehensive Plan to Revitalize Bus Service in New York City

Abstract: Improving bus service throughout the city is among the MTA New York City Transit’s top priorities and is included in the recently unveiled “Fast Forward: The Plan to Modernize New York City Transit.” Within the first five years of the plan NYCT will invest significant resources to upgrade the city’s subway and bus network in the following areas: upgrade Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signal systems, implement more than 50 new accessible stations, perform state of good repair work at more than 150 stations, and redesign bus route network across the five boroughs of New York City.

This presentation will focus on the redesign of the bus networks and call for a comprehensive, top-to-bottom, blank slate review and redesign of New York City’s entire bus network that will address declining ridership as well as identify new origins and destinations. The first bus redesign to be implemented is the Staten Island Express Bus Redesign, that was implemented in August 2018. The entire Staten Island to Manhattan express network has not been changed for several decades, with many routes operating along circuitous streets, stopping too often which has led to long customer commute times and overall inefficiencies.

The Bronx is the second borough to receive a complete network redesign and overhaul of its current bus system. After a year-long process, New York City Transit has completed its draft recommendations for the bus network in the Bronx. We will examine existing conditions and use those findings to better inform what the new Bronx bus network will look like. In addition to existing conditions, the Bronx Bus Network Redesign will be informed by public engagement, demographic changes, and travel demand analysis to create a faster, more-reliable, customer- centric bus system. This session will provide an overview of the process and the techniques that are being considered for moving buses faster and more reliably as well as serving the changing needs of the population. The next boroughs for network redesigns are Queens and Brooklyn.

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Speaker 6: Joseph Chow, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, New York University

Presentation: Development of a simulation-as-a-service test bed for evaluating NYC transportation technologies and policies

Abstract: Transportation technologies and policies are costly to test in public, but are necessary to be evaluated in each city they are deployed because of market differences. As a result, city agencies need tools to assess impacts on the population; unlike long range forecast models which have historically focused on infrastructure investments, these tools need to be sensitive to operators' policies. We have been developing a multi-agent simulation-based system to provide decision support as a service, i.e. simulation-as-a-service, within a broader open data ecosystem that can serve to not only inform policymakers and private companies, but also for researchers and entrepreneurs interested in benchmarking new innovations. I will discuss the development of a synthetic population used for this purpose, and the SaaS developed within the open-source MATSim platform to supplement existing city agency tools like BPM and AIMSUN models. An application toward congestion pricing will be presented.

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Past Presidents Profile

Dr. Jack CHIANG, P.E. 蒋忠國 Dr. Jack Chiang, Ph.D., P.E. was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He graduated from Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and Chiao-Tung University, Institute of Traffic and Transportation, and received his Ph.D. degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering from New York University Polytechnic Institute (NYU-Poly). Dr. Chiang worked for Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) Consultant firm in the PB’s New York City Civil/Highways Department as a Supervision Engineer and Professional Associate. Currently, Dr. Chiang is working for New York State Department of Transportation, NYC Region’s Planning and Development Group as a Consultant Manager and Project Developer.

Mr. Jerry S.Y. Cheng 鄭向元 With over 37 years of experience in city planning and urban transportation planning, Mr. Jerry Cheng was a Principal City Planner with the Transportation Division of the New York City Department of City Planning (NYCDCP) when he retired in October, 2008. He was the Deputy Director of the Transportation Division of NYCDCP between 1991 and 1996. Since 1971, Mr. Cheng has managed more than 30 major transportation planning projects for New York City. Since 1982, he has frequently been invited to provide assistance for the transportation development in Taiwan and Mainland China. He is the former President of both the International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association (ICTPA) and the ICTPA-US North-Eastern Chapter. Mr. Cheng earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Cheng Kung University (1966) and M.S. in City and Regional Planning from Culture University (1968) in Taiwan. He also earned a M.S. in Urban Planning at Columbia University (1971) and a M.S. in Transportation Planning and Engineering at Polytechnic University (1982) in New York. At Polytechnic University he also completed his Ph.D. course work requirements for Transportation Planning and Engineering and passed the qualifying exam in 1987.

Page 19 International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association: US Northeastern Chapter (ICTPA - USNE) 國際華人交通運輸協會: 東北分會 Mr. Paul ENG-WONG 伍國基 Mr. Paul Eng-Wong is a Professional Engineer and Principal in the Newark office of VHB, a premier consulting firm of 1,000 planners, engineers, designers, and scientists. Paul is a former International President of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and former President of the International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association’s Northeastern Chapter. He is an active member of the Newark Regional Business Partnership’s Transportation Council, and has volunteered for numerous other committees and councils in the transportation industry. Mr. Eng-Wong was presented with a 2009 Alumni Achievement Award from the New Jersey Institute of Technology for “his acknowledged entrepreneurial leadership in the field of transportation projects, and his continuing service to both the engineering profession and to the greater Newark community.” He has also received awards and honors from the Institute of Transportation Engineers, including the Ivor S. Wisepart Transportation Engineer Award and the Distinguished Service Award. Paul is a frequent speaker and presenter on the topic of career growth and development, and recently presented “Ethics and Leadership Development” and “Ethics, Mentoring and Effective Communication” on behalf of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

Mr. Joe TSE 謝家榮 Mr. Joe Tse has specialized in bridge design and construction since he graduated from Tri-state University, Angola, Indiana in 1977. He is presently vice president and senior engineering manager at Parsons Brinckerhoff. Over the past 37 years, Joe has played key roles in the design and construction of significant bridges, no less than a dozen of which are major cable-supported structures. Being well versed in innovative construction methods, Joe is known for playing leading roles in providing innovative structural solutions to bridge replacement and reconstruction in challenging environments and urban areas. Some of his long span bridges include the Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, where he was team leader in the design of the cable-stayed girders and deck slabs. He was also manager of independent checking for the replacement of the Lions Gate Bridge superstructure in Vancouver, British Columbia; project manager for the design of the Seohae Grand Bridge in Korea and the Sidney Lanier Bridge in the State of Georgia.

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Mr. James Kuo-Ann CHIAO 焦國安 Mr. James Kuo-Ann Chiao is a World Bank consultant, a strategic planning advisory consultant in both public and private sectors, an adjunct Professor at NYU-Poly, and the VP for Asia of Cornell Engineering Alumni Association. He has provided leadership on research and development of national and regional urban transportation planning and sustainability issues, as well as advice to cities on smart city, intelligent transportation systems, regional governance, strategic planning, public participation, policy analysis, data integration, socio-economic and demographic forecasts, best practice travel demand models, and applications of new technologies. Mr. Chiao has been the recipient of several national awards, including the National Award for Outstanding Individual Leadership from the US AMPO and the Transportation Planning Excellence Award from USDOT. He has served on the boards of Cornell Engineering Alumni Association and Cornell Asian Alumni Association and committees of TRB, AASHTO, NCHRP, USDOT, ITS World Congress, and ASTM International. James Chiao holds a M.S. in Transportation Planning and Engineering from Cornell University.

Mr. Leo TSANG 曾昭俊

Leo Tsang (曾昭俊) is a Principal Transportation Planner/Modeler in the Department of Planning and Regional Development at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). He has over twenty (20) years of extensive American and international experience in the field of transportation modelling, planning, and engineering. His expertise and specialities focus on application of travel demand modelling and multi-resolution modelling for complex and complicated transportation planning projects.

Prior to joining the PANYNJ, he worked for Parsons Brinckerhoff (currently known as WSP) in both the Asia Headquarter in Hong Kong and the American Headquarter in New York.

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Prof. Feng-Bao LIN, Ph.D., P.E. 林豐堡 Dr. Feng-Bao Lin earned his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and Master's degree in Structural Engineering both from National Taiwan University in Taipei, and received his Ph.D. in Structural Mechanics from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He joined Polytechnic University in New York as a faculty member soon after he graduated from Northwestern University, and then joined The City College of New York in 2002. He has been teaching a variety of courses, such as Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures, Steel Structures, Structural Dynamics, Elasticity and Plasticity, Finite Element Methods, etc. Many of his Ph.D. students after graduation either work with renowned organizations or teach at well-known universities. Dr. Lin has conducted various research projects for National Science Foundation, Air Force, NASA, AISC, Argonne National Laboratory, etc. He has published more than sixty journal and conference papers. Dr. Lin has been active in various professional organizations in the US. He received fellowship awards to conduct research in Japan as well as at Air Force and NASA research centers in the US. He was also invited to visit and give presentations at different universities in the US and in China. In addition, Dr. Lin has been active in Chinese community and professional organizations. The leadership positions he has served include President of International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association-US Northeastern Chapter, President and Board Chairman of Chinese American Academic and Professional Society, President of Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of America, etc. Because of his dedication to research and professional activities, he has received a number of outstanding merit, outstanding service, and outstanding research paper awards. Dr. Lin earned a professional license in Civil Engineering in 1977 by passing the highest professional examination in Taiwan. He is also a practicing licensed engineer in the states of New York and Connecticut. He has worked as a consultant, besides his diversified research interests, on many design and construction projects of building and bridge structures.

Dr. Yi Deng, Ph.D, P.E. Dr. Yi. Deng is a principal transportation planner working in New York City Transit, MTA. She performs transit demand analysis for the planning of subway and bus service design and changes, both in the short-term during major reconstruction projects and in the long-term with potential subway extensions. She also reviews modelling related work for transit Mega projects performed by consultants. Before she joined NYCT, she worked as a transportation consultant in Parsons Corporation for ten years.

Her research and work experience lies in the areas of travel demand modeling development and application, and intermodal transportation planning. She received her PhD in civil engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology; Master and bachelor degree in Transportation from Tongji University. She has been serving as a communication coordinator and member in the Automated Transit Systems Committee(AP040) of Transportation Research Board since 2008. She served as ICTPA-USNE president during 2016-2017 and she is still actively involving in the ICTPA events and activities. Page 22 25th Annual Meeting: Annual Report (2019) 年刊 (2019) Board Members Profile

Ms. Xiu-Mei FANG, P.E. 房秀梅

Ms. Xiu-Mei Fang is a Project Administrator in Capital Program Management Department at MTA-New York City Transit. She has more than 27 years of extensive American and international experience in the field of the Structural analysis, design, design management and project management for mass transportation facilities and infrastructures. Ms. Fang is currently working on design management/engineering support for billion dollars of 2nd Ave. Sunway-Phase 2 Project. She is also in charge of design management on other flood mitigation projects.

Prior to joining the MTA-NYCT, she worked for Parsons Brinckerhoff (currently known as WSP) in New York City. She worked on complex steel and reinforced concrete structures requiring a high technical input and innovative design solutions, such as on No. 7 Subway Extension Project from early design stage to final construction stage. Prior to joining PB, she worked in Singapore and China as senior structural engineer and design manager. Her responsibilities include project management, structural design, research, and compilation of tender proposals. Ms. Fang is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Municipal Engineers of the City of New York (MENY), the Project Management Institute (PMI), Women’s Transportation Seminar (TWS) and the International Chinse Transportation Professionals Association (ICTPA) (2019 President of ICPTA-USNE).

In the past year, Ms. Fang made great contributions and provide strong supports to the planning, organization and operations of ICTPA-USNE events and activities, ASCE Met Section – SEI Seminars. .

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Mr. Kai CHEN, P.E. Kai is currently Principal Engineer with MTA-New York City Transit, Capital Program Management Department specializing in Systems Integration and Systems Applications within the Communications Engineering discipline. He has over 25 years’ experience in both private and public-sector companies from startup to multinational. Mr. Chen serves as a subject matter expert in the areas of Access Control, CCTV, Embedded Computing, Public Address, Dynamic Displays, and Wireless Devices. He also advises global organizations on best practices and lessons learned. Kai earned his ME degree from Stevens Institute of Technology and BE degree from University at Stony Brook, both in Electrical Engineering. He serves on the Electrical & Computer Exam Development Committee for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.

Ms. Jing Du, P.E. 杜靖

With more than thirty years of experiences in Transportation Industry, Ms. Jing Du has been responsible for multi-million dollars of ITS projects in both Private and Public sectors through her years of dedicated service in Transportation Industry. Jing currently works at MTA HQ as a Project Manager responsible for MTA Bridges and Tunnels ITS development, which include real time travel time information system, real time roadway weather information system, variable message sign and EZ-Pass Reporting system. All these projects received Outstanding ITS-NY Project of the Year as well as IBTTA award.

In the past year, Ms. Jing Du made great contributions and provide strong supports to the planning, organization and operations of ICTPA-USNE events and activities, including career roundtable and annual meeting, etc. She also put a lot of efforts into expanding the influence of ICTPA-USNE in the transportation realm.

Ms. Tian Tian

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Ms. Lu DING, P.E.

Lu Ding, P.E., PTOE is a Senior Transportation Engineer at the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority. She has 14 years of diverse experience in traffic and transportation engineering, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and land development. She received a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China and a Master’s degree in transportation engineering from Rutgers University, New Jersey. Prior to her current position in the public sector, Lu has over 10 years of experience working in private consulting firms. Lu is an active member of several professional organizations. In 2019, she serves as the Vice President of the ITE Met Section, and the Treasurer of ICTPA-USNE.

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Mr. Zi-Feng JIANG 姜紫峰 Page 25 International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association: US Northeastern Chapter (ICTPA - USNE) 國際華人交通運輸協會: 東北分會 Mr. Zi-Feng Jiang, senior transportation engineer with Parsons Transportation Group, has 16 years of experience involving research, development, design, and implementation of transportation projects in the United States. His professional capabilities include traffic systems simulation; traffic operation and safety analysis; traffic signal analysis and optimization; maintenance- and protection- of-traffic (MPT); ITS design; deployment and evaluation; high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane, and truck lane studies; Automatic incident detection and management systems; video traffic detection systems. Major projects include I-81 Viaduct Project, Gowanus Expressway Rehabilitation, Van Wyck Expressway Rehabilitation of 9 Bridges, Kosciuszko Bridge Design, VN-80 Verrazano Narrows Bridge Upper Level, and Staten Island ITS/ATMS.

Dr. Mark JEN 任萬鈞 Dr. Mark Jen, S.E., P.E. is a Structural Department Manager with Michael Baker International with more than 16 years of bridge experience. He received his undergraduate and graduate degree from the National Central University in Taiwan and received his doctoral degree from Lehigh University. His expertise in bridge engineering has included analysis, design, and preparation of specifications, planning, project coordination, client relations, and construction support. He has worked on bridges such as the Route 7 Wittpenn Lift Bridge, the Route 36 Highlands Bridge, the Goethals Bridge Replacement Project and the I-90 Chamberlain Bridge over the Missouri River. He is currently a Project Manager/Lead Structural Engineer on several NYSDOT and NYCDOT bridge projects, for which he is responsible for the structural analysis and design of the bridge structure. Mark serves as the committee member of AREMA, PTI and ASCE.

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Ms. Qian (Cherry) XIONG 熊倩 Ms. Qian (Cherry) Xiong has more than 15 years of experience in transportation planning and micro-simulation in the US, Canada, UK and China. Her principal expertise is in travel demand forecasting, transit operational planning, intermodal facility design review and traffic due diligence.

Ms. Xiong is the Director of Modeling/Simulation Studies at T.Y.Lin International. She leads travel demand modeling, vehicle/pedestrian micro-simulation and transit operational planning practice within the firm, and also serves as project manager or project director on projects. Ms. Xiong is a member of TRB standing committee AP025 (Public Transportation Planning and Development) and AP045(Intermodal Transfer Facilities ) and is active in transportation research community.

Mr. Buckley YUNG After receiving his Masters in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Buckley Yung began his professional work experience in the public sector at the New York City Department of City Planning, where he was a Transportation Planner. He has also served as a planner for the New York City Housing Authority.

Buckley now works as Director of Bus Service Planning for Permanent Changes at the New York City Transit where he oversees 230 bus routes as well as part of the team that implements the Bus Rapid Transit program.

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Ms. Le ZHANG 張樂 Ms. Le Zhang works at New York City Department of City Planning as an Assistant Highway Transportation Specialist. She received her Master's degree in City and Regional Planning from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a specialization in Transportation Planning, and Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning from Nanjing University in China.

Le is interested in sustainable transportation planning. Her specialties and experience lie in bicycle and pedestrian transportation planning, neighborhood transportation planning, and highway traffic safety, etc. Her master project studied how on-street bike facilities influenced bicycling levels in Minneapolis using household travel survey data. Her recent projects include transportation studies of several neighborhoods across New York City and the regional transportation plan (RTP) of the New York Metropolitan Area.

As the secretary of ICTPA-USNE, Ms. Le Zhang worked diligently to support the President in ensuring the smooth functioning of the organization. She ensured that board meetings and events were effectively and timely minuted and recorded. She also contributed great efforts into the editing of the yearbook of 2016.

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2018-2019 List of Activities

2018 October 13 • ICTPA Northeastern Chapter 24th Annual Meeting

October 30 • The 5th BOD Meeting

2019 February 27 • The 1st BOD Meeting

March 26 • The 2nd BOD Meeting

April 25 • ICTPA-USNE Career Roundtable

May 16 • The 3rd BOD Meeting

July 9 • The 4th BOD Meeting

August 3 • Summer Event: Picnic

August 29 • Technical Tour : ESA Grand Central Terminal Site Visit

September 24 • The 6th BOD Meeting

October 5 • ICTPA Northeastern Chapter 25th Annual Meeting

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Highlights: 2018 ICTPA Northeastern Chapter 24th Annual Meeting 2019 Career Development Roundtable 2019 Summer Picnic 2019 Technical Tour – ESA Grand Central Terminal Site Visit 2019 BOD Meetings and Others

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October 13th, 2018 Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, 7th Floor, 135-20 39th Ave, Flushing, New York, NY 11354

The 24th ICTPA-USNE Annual Meeting took place on October 13, 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel in Flushing, NY. The annual meeting included a technical section in the afternoon and a banquet with a keynote speech and entertainment program in the evening.

The afternoon technical section was hosted by Dr. Steven Chien, Professor at New Jersey Institute, and Dr. You-Lian Chu, Senior Supervising Transportation Engineer at Parsons Transportation Group. Under the theme of “Transportation Infrastructure with Innovation and Technology”, four guest speakers gave the following presentations:

. China’s Freeway Development: The Past and The Present” John Heh, Ph.D., P.E., former NYU-Poly Professor . . "Transportation Infrastructures with Innovation and Technology in Geotechnical Engineering - Past, Present and Future" Andrew Leung, P.E., President & CEO, YU & Associates Inc.

. "Use of Real-World Connected Vehicle Data in Identifying High-Risk Locations Based on a New Surrogate Safety Measure” Di Yang, Ph.D. Candidate, New York University

At the beginning of the evening banquet, the ICTPA-USNE president Dr. Jack Chung-Kuo Chiang, gave a welcome greeting. After that, our honorable keynote speaker, Featuring Keynote Speech --Given by Luis Sanchez, P.E., NYCDDC Associate Commissioner- Program Administration.

The ICTPA-USNE guests, members, and friends then enjoyed gourmet ten-course Chinese food and high-quality live performances.

The 24th ICTPA-USNE annual meeting was broadly attended by transportation leaders and professionals and successfully promoted local members' communications and professional growth. The event was reported by the World Journal and Xing Dao, which are the largest and most influential Chinese-language newspapers in the United States.

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The technical session with Speaker The technical session with Speaker Mr. Andrew Leung, P.E. Mr. Di Yang.

Banquet with Special Guest Mr. Ron Kim, Member of the New York State Assembly

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News Clip: World Journal (October 14, 2018)

News Clip: Sing Tao (October 14, 2018)

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April 25th, 2019 WSP New York Office One Penn Plaza, 2nd Floor, New York, NY

How to succeed as transportation professionals? How to create a career plan to lead to the success at the early stage of your career? For young professionals, how to make the transition to the first job? These questions are exciting but also challenging for many young professionals, especially those who study and work in the United States as aliens. Many fresh graduates and young professionals are eagerly seeking guidance on how to stand out in a competitive job market and how to advance their early career. To help them smoothen the transition from school to work and navigate their early career development, ICTPA-USNE hosted an open format Career Roundtable on April 25th, 2019. The event held before attracted a large attendance and received much positive feedback. Based on the experience and feedback received from previous years, the forum this year followed a similar Q&A format but added better designed questions and allowed more interaction between the panelists and the attendees. As listed below, the 2019 career panel consisted of four established professionals in transportation-related fields. Each of them represents one field of this industry, varying from public sector, private sector, academia to start-ups. The panelists shared success stories along with lessons learned at the early stage of their careers, and provided their insights into career growth and professional development.

• Kai Chen, Principal Communications Engineer with MTA-New York City Transit (NYCT); • Joy Chiu, the Assistant Superintendent of PATH's Way & Structures Division; • Jeremy Hung, Vice President and Deputy East Lead of Geotechnical and Tunneling Group of WSP; • Mark Jen, technical manager, Structural Engineer, Michael Baker International. This forum turned out to be a great success. It was well attended by young professionals with various backgrounds. The discussion covered many aspects in which attendees were interested. Hot topics included how to build and maintain a professional network, core skills needed in a professional environment, mentorship at early stage of career, how to face failures and frustrations in the first job, etc. Many attendees found this event helpful to their early career advancement and would like to attend more career-development events held by ICTPA-USNE.

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2019 Summer Gathering

Aug 3rd, 2019 Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ

ICTPA-USNE hosted a weekend picnic at Liberty State Park in Aug 2019. Liberty State Park is located on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, NJ and has a great view of Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island as well as the Manhattan skyline. Thus it is one of the most visited state parks and best picnic spots in the New York metropolitan area.

This event was well attended by ICTPA members, families and friends. They had a great time walking, biking, and having authentic Chinese food in the park. This summer gathering provided a great opportunity for ICTPA members, families and friends to connect each other, as well as relaxing and enjoying the natural environment.

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2019 Technical Tour 2019 Annual Technical Tour Thursday, Aug 29th, 2019

TOPIC: MTACC EAST SIDE ACCESS (ESA) UNDER GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL

Required Climb: Climbing fifteen (15) flights of stairs in a fully enclosed permanent 6’ wide staircase is required, and only short open ladder climbs for distance of 4 to 5 ft.

Required Documents: copy of your government issued ID and your signed & dated waiver form.

DESCRIPTION: MTA’s largest capital project. This transformational project will deliver faster commutes, fewer delays, greater reliability, and more options for MTA customers. The project is expanding, strengthening and adding redundancy to our regional rail network, and protecting us from a future transportation crisis by modernizing crucial infrastructure. When complete, ESA will enable direct access to a brand-new concourse and terminal on the east side of Manhattan for riders on all 11 branches of the LIRR, easing overcrowding in and around Penn Station and connecting the region like never before..

ICTPA GROUP TOUR-ESA Grand Central Terminal Site

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BOD Meetings and Other Activities

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BOD Meetings and Other Activities (cont.)

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INTERNATIONAL CHINESE TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION (ICTPA) U.S Northeastern Chapter

Bylaws

Article I – Name, Address and Purpose

1.01 The name of this non-profit organization shall be the International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association (ICTPA), U.S. Northeastern Chapter, designated hereinafter as the “Chapter”.

1.02 The address of the Chapter shall be that of its current President.

1.03 In the event there is any conflict between provision of these Bylaws and the provisions at the Constitution of ICTPA, the provisions of these Bylaws shall govern.

Article II – Membership

2.01 The membership of the Chapter shall consist of Members, Corporate Members and Student Members.

2.02 Members, Corporate Members and Student Members shall be entitled to all privileges of the Chapter excepting that only Members shall be eligible to hold offices and to vote on Chapter matters.

2.03 A Member shall be a person who is presently engaged or has been engaged in transportation related work and paid the membership dues of the Chapter as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, specify.

• Active Member (AM): Members who are actively participating in association and have no outstanding membership. In addition to general benefits, Active Members will be invited to the local chapter’s annual meeting/technical session free of charge (exclusion of annual dinner). AM will be listed in both the local and international membership directories.

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2.04 Student Member shall be a personal who is enrolled as a student in a graduate or undergraduate school of recognized standing, pursuing a course of study in a transportation related field and has expressed in writing to the Chapter that he or she is interested in becoming a Student Member. A Student Member can transfer status to a Member upon application and acceptance to a position in transportation related work within a year of completion of the pursed course of study.

2.05 A Corporate Member shall be a Corporation with endorses and supports the purposes of the ICPTA. A Corporate Membership is entitled to assign up to three regular Members with full membership privileges.

Article III – Membership Dues

3.01 Membership dues for the Chapter shall be recommended by the Board of Directors, and approved by majority vote of Members present at the Annual Membership Meeting of the Chapter.

Article IV – Meeting and Quorums

4.01 Meeting of the Membership

(a) The Chapter shall hold at least on Meeting of the Membership annually.

(b) The September meeting shall be designated as the Annual Membership Meeting of the Chapter for the purposes of carrying out the election of Directors, approve amendments to these Bylaws and to carry out such other business as may properly and appropriately be brought before the Annual Membership Meeting.

(c) Members may nominate candidates for Directors of the Chapter at least fourteen (14) days before the Annual Membership Meeting,

(d) No business shall be conducted at any meeting of the membership unless a quorum of the membership is present at such a meeting. A quorum shall consist of at least on-third (1/3) of the total membership.

4.02 Meeting of the Board of Directors

(a) The Board of Directors shall meet at least two (2) times annually. In addition, the Board may especially meet at such other times as the Board may, in its discretion, require.

(b) A majority of the membership of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Board of Directors.

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Article V – The Board of Directors

5.01 The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall be the duly elected President of the Chapter.

5.02 The Board of Directors shall consist of not fewer than nine (9) members who shall be selected from the membership at large at the Annual Membership Meeting. In addition to the Directors elected from time to time, the immediate Past President of the Chapter shall be a Director, serving ex officio.

5.03 All Members, in person or by proxy, may vote for the Directors of the Chapter.

5.04 The officers of the Chapter shall be elected from the membership of the Board of Directors.

5.05 The duties of the Board of Directors shall include the setting of Chapter policy, consistent with these bylaws, the approval of any appointment of committee coordinators made by the membership dues as well as any other means of fund raising, and the transaction of the general business of the Chapter.

5.06 In the event any vacancy on the Board occurs, that seat shall remain vacant until the next Annual Membership Meeting of the Chapter at which time a new Director shall be selected to fill the unexpired term of the vacant seat.

5.07 The Honorary President, to be chosen by the Board of Directors, will be one who is held in high esteem by the Board for his/her outstanding achievements and contributions. The term for this position will be held in concurrence with the existing offices.

Articles VI – Officers and Duties

6.01 The Officers of the Chapter shall consist of the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary/Treasurer.

6.02 The Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors from the Board’s membership at the Board’s meeting following the Annual Membership Meeting.

6.03 The terms of office for the Officers shall be one (1) year, and no person shall occupy the same office for more than two (2) consecutive years.

6.04 The President shall also act as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors and shall exercise all authority and responsibility incumbent therewith. The President shall represent the Chapter as appropriate, handle the day-to-day business of the Chapter, shall preside over the meetings of the Chapter and the Board of Directors, and shall appoint coordinators for special committees.

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6.05 The Vice President shall assist President in the President’s duties and shall act as the President when the President is absent or unavailable.

6.06 The Secretary/Treasurer shall receive, have custody of, control and disburse, as appropriate and authorized by the Board of Directors and/or membership, the fund of the Chapter. The Secretary/Treasure shall prepare written financial report to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis or upon request and make the same available to the membership.

6.07 The Vice President shall become President in the event that office becomes vacant before the expiration of its term. In the event any other office becomes vacant, the Board of Directors shall appoint a Director to fill the unexpired term. Article VII – Amendments tot the Bylaws

7.01 Any proposal to amend these Bylaws shall be made by the Board of Directors or by a petition signed b at least twenty (20) members of the Chapter and shall be submitted at the Annual Membership Meeting.

7.02 An affirmative vote of at least one half (1/2) of he Membership or by proxy shall be necessary fir the adoption of any enhance to these Bylaws.

7.03 Any amendments to these Bylaws adopted as provided shill shall take effect immediately after adoption unless otherwise provided.

Article VIII – Dissolution

8.01 In the event the Chapter is dissolved, any assets remaining after the payment or the provision for payment of any and all debts and liabilities of the Chapters, shall be distributed to a non-profit fund, foundation or corporation which is to organize and operate exclusively for charitable purposes and which ahs established its tax exempt status under Section 501 © (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. No part of the income or assets of the Chapter shall ever be distributed to or be pledge for the benefit of any Director, Officers or Member of the Chapter.

Article IX – Past President Advisory Council

9.01 The main purpose for this Council is to create additional opportunities for new Board of Directors candidates, while maintaining the continuality and involvements from the past presidents.

9.02 Members of the Council are not voting members of the Board, and will provide guidance and advices to the Board on all business matters. It is required that all Council members are also Active Members of the Chapter.

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