July 2025 T&DI President's message

It was wonderful to see many of you at the co-located ICTD and Pavements Conference in Glendale, AZ. I trust that those who were able to attend found it to be a rewarding experience. Thanks to all the volunteers and the ASCE staff that made it a success! Mark your calendars, ICTD 2026 and the co-located Automated People Movers and Pavement Conferences will be held in Detroit, MI June 28, 2026 - July 1, 2026.

Under the leadership of Vice President Diniece Mendes, work continues on the new T&DI Strategic Plan. The plan is being updated to implement the ideals promulgated in ASCE's Strategic Plan. The ASCE Plan includes the following strategic shifts:

 

1. Innovate. Define and drive creative development and renewal of future-ready infrastructure.
2. Advocate. Promote and facilitate civil engineering leadership in developing equitable solutions to global challenges.
3. Inspire. Energize and cultivate a diverse, inclusive, and engaged civil engineering community.
4. Stimulate. Accelerate development and adoption of emerging technologies, analytics, and systems thinking.
5. Magnify. Amplify our collective impact through a vibrant, engaged, and growing membership.
6. Deliver. Effectively manage our resources to provide exceptional value to members.

The T&DI Board met in June to discuss the Institute’s Strategic Objectives and will be meeting with the Council Chairs and Technical Committee Chairs in early August to decide short and medium term initiatives.

In closing, I echo 2025 President Feniosky Peña-Mora and Director Tom Smith in sending my condolences and support to those impacted by the devastating flooding in South-Central Texas. 

Respectfully,

Scott Murrell, P.E., M.ASCE
President, Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)