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Wednesday, March 32, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) New York Lawmakers Push for Radar to Avoid Dangerous Bird Strikes at Airports

Link to story on WPIX-TV:

http://pix11.com/2015/03/31/lawmakers-push-for-radar-to-avoid-dangerous-bird-strikes-at-airports/

Link to news release

 

2) New Website and Hotline Allows Los Angeles County Residents to Report Helicopter Noise

Link to article in the Daily Breeze:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/environment-and-nature/20150331/new-website-and-hotline-allows-los-angeles-county-residents-to-report-helicopter-noise

Link to site

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) New Jersey Crosswalks Getting Safer for Pedestrians and Drivers After Safety Campaign

Link to article from NJ Advance Media:

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/03/can_we_get_along_in_the_crosswalk_safety_campaign.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) An Interview with Graphic Design Legend Massimo Vignelli and the Story Behind His New York City Subway Map

Link to interview in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3044133/a-rare-interview-with-graphic-design-legend-massimo-vignelli

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – April 2015

Link to newsletter:

http://its.ieee.org/files/2015/03/v17n2April2015.pdf

 

6) ITS Podcast: Traffic Modeling, Control and Optimization, Theory and Applications

Link to podcast from IEEE ITS Society:

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSPodcast/~3/dTa_TYJQsQ0/

 

OTHER

 

7) Trucking and Rail Industries Turn State Troopers Into Unwitting Lobbyists

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/us/politics/trucking-and-rail-industries-turn-state-troopers-into-unwitting-lobbyists.html

 

8) Union Sues Chicago Transit Authority, Says Agency Won't Let It Pass Out 'Transit for Chuy' Fliers

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago/7/71/486383/union-sues-cta-says-agency-wont-let-pass-transit-chuy-fliers

 

9) New Jersey TransAction Conference to Be Held in April in Atlantic City

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/new-jersey-transaction-conference-to-be-held-in-atlantic-city-in-april/

 

10) The Verge Launches Transportation Hub Today

Link to article on The Verge:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/1/8324415/verge-cars-transportation-launch-announcement

 

PARKING

 

11) Smartphone Parking Will Cover All of Boston By End of Summer

Link to article on Boston.com:

http://www.boston.com/cars/news-and-reviews/2015/04/01/smartphone-parking-will-cover-all-boston-end-summer/WUDMRrH7bY7I9vQMNedLpO/story.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

12) Pennsylvania's Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Will Not Release Secret Report

Link to article in The Morning Call:

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-lehigh-valley-airport-showdown-20150331-story.html

 

13) Oil, Rail Industries Collaborate to Provide Safety Training

Link to article in The Bakken Magazine:

http://thebakken.com/articles/1068/oil-rail-industries-collaborate-to-provide-safety-training

Link to news release

 

14) New Mexico DOT Airs New Anti-DWI Ad

Link to story on KRQE-TV:

http://krqe.com/2015/03/31/news-briefs-tuesday-march-31-2015/

 

15) Boom! Wait, You Have a Cannon?

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/boom-wait-you-have-a-cannon/

 

16) Inside the Push to Put Climate Change Warnings on Bay Area Gas Pumps

Link to blog on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/04/inside-the-push-to-put-climate-change-warnings-on-gas-pumps/389132/

 

RAILROADS

 

17) Federal Data Agency Tracks Oil Train Movements

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/237442-federal-data-agency-tracks-oil-train-movements

Link to news release

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

18) Metrolink PSAs to Hit Southern California Theatres Amid Concerns Films Glamorize Dangers of Moving Trains

Link to story on KCAL-TV:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/03/31/metrolink-psas-to-hit-socal-theaters-amid-concerns-films-glamorize-dangers-of-moving-trains/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

19) Will This New Service Transform the Way Convention Attendees Travel?

Link to article from PCMA:

http://www.pcma.org/be-in-the-know/pcma-central/convention-and-meetings-news/news-landing/2015/03/30/will-this-new-service-transform-the-way-convention-attendees-travel-#.VRwnTpN4rtV

 

TRANSIT

 

20) Transit Agencies Need to Increase Technology Investments

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/Transit-Agencies-Need-to-Increase-Technology-Investments.html

 

21) Abu Dhabi Bus Passes to Be Automated to Make Commuting Easier

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/abu-dhabi-bus-passes-to-be-automated-to-make-commuting-easier

 

22) Voice of Twin Cities Light Rail is St. Paul Actor/Singer

Link to article in the Pioneer Press:

http://www.twincities.com/transportation/ci_27822627/voice-light-rail-is-st-paul-actor-singer

 

23) Seemingly Little Things Make DC Transit Too Difficult

Link to blog from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2015/03/24/seemingly-little-things-make-d-c-transit-too-difficult/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

24) Keeping Boston Intersections Moving During High Traffic

Link to interview in The Back Bay Sun:

http://backbaysun.com/2015/04/01/keeping-boston-intersections-moving-during-high-traffic/

 

25) Honolulu Traffic Signals Synchronized, But Drivers Still Taking Alternate Routes

Link to story on KITV-TV:

http://www.kitv.com/news/Traffic-signals-synchronized-but-drivers-still-taking-alternate-routes/32122768

 

VEHICLES

 

26) GM CFO: Company to Earn $35 Million Over Three Years from 4G Technology in Cars

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-earn-350-mln-over-140636986.html

 

 

News Releases

1) St. Louis Metro Debuts App

2) Aviation and Digital Data Expert Bill Cunningham Joins Penton's Aviation Week Network

3) Expansion of Panama Canal to Be Featured on History's 'Modern Marvels'

 

 

Upcoming Events

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http://2015.traffex.com/

 

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