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The State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ is one of three recipients ofÌýthe 2018 for demonstrating success in fostering a strong culture of innovation among stakeholders. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Federal Highway Administration sponsor the annual award to promote innovation.

The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ STIC focused on activities to enable local transportation agencies to put innovation into practice, including a two-day Local Innovation Implementation Summit organized by the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), a sponsored program of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’sÌýDepartment of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering. After surveying agencies to determine the top five Every Day Counts (EDC) innovations to feature at the summit, the LTAP delivered sessions on , , , , and . One of the highlights of the summit was the hands-on, interactive technology and innovation displays incorporated into the event.ÌýCity and county agencies also brought their innovative equipment and inventions. The summit promoted Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s equipment loan program available to local agencies through LTAP to support innovation implementation and deployment. As a result of the summit, local agencies increased requests for the equipment loan program, several agencies expressed interest in developing local (LRSPs), and LTAP will host a similar LRSP Peer Exchange in December.Ìý

, director of the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ LTAP and a CEAE alumna, had provided the write-up about their innovation summit for the award application, and Professor Keith Molenaar was one of the official endorsers on the application.ÌýProfessor Yunping XI is the University Administrator for the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ LTAP.