Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) President of Columbia Opens Bogota's New ATC Tower and Management Control Center
Link to Airport World article
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Bikers in Aarhus, Denmark Use RFID Tags to Trigger Traffic Lights
Link to Smithsonian article
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/danish-city-giving-bikers-green-light-180957452/
Link to further information
3) How Colleges Are Stepping Up Campus Walkability
Link to CityLab article
http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2015/12/how-colleges-are-stepping-up-campus-walkability/419220/
Link to news release
CARTOGRAPHY
4) Audi, BMW and Daimler Present Their Vision as New Owners of Here
Link to CNET article
http://www.cnet.com/news/one-map-to-rule-them-all-its-here/
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) Illinois DOT Considering Managed Lanes on I-55
Link to Daily Herald article
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20151207/news/151209151/
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) GLONASS Undergoing Final Tests in Russian Defense Ministry
Link to TASS article
http://tass.ru/en/defense/841916
PARKING
7) LG Uplus to Test Smart Parking System in South Korea
Link to Korea Herald article
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151207001055
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) State Police in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio Launch New 'Eyes on 94' Campaign to Prevent Commercial Vehicle Crashes
Link to WXYZ-TV story
Link to news release
RAILROADS
9) Dutch Professor Writing Book on RFK Funeral Train
Link to Transportation Radio story
ROADWAYS
10) UK and China to Monitor Bridge Movement from Space
Link to Global Construction Review article
http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/uk-and-china-monitor-bridge-movement-sp8a8c8e/
Link to further information on GeoSHM
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Crash-Avoidance Technology Added to NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings
Link to Bloomberg article
Link to news release from NHTSA
Link to news release from Association of Global Automakers
12) More People Are Surfing the Web Behind the Wheel
Link to NBC Today story
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/mobile/more-people-are-surfing-web-behind-wheel-n476131
13) Study: In-Vehicle Tech Can Keep Older Drivers Behind Wheel Safely, Longer
Link to WTOP Radio story
Link to news release
TRANSIT
14) Most Australian Transport Networks Ill Prepared for Smartcard Replacements
Link to news.au.com article
15) Los Angeles Public Transit Woos Seniors as Baby Boomers Go Gray
Link to KPCC Radio story
http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/12/08/56000/la-public-transit-woos-seniors-as-baby-boomers-go/
16) Over 50,000 Petition Against Expensive Dutch Public Transit Cards
Link to NL Times article
http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/12/08/over-50000-petition-against-expensive-public-transit-cards/
17) Local Bus of the Future Rolls Into Minnesota's Metro Transit
Link to Star Tribune article
http://www.startribune.com/tech-for-local-bus-overhaul-rolls-into-metro-transit/360865661/
18) A Volunteer Army Forms to Assist MARTA
Link to Atlanta Journal-Constitution commentary
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/opinion/a-volunteer-army-forms-to-assist-marta/npdpH/
Link to further information on MARTA Army
19) Transit Wi-Fi Transforms the Daily Commute
Link to Samsung blog
https://insights.samsung.com/2015/12/07/all-aboard-transit-wi-fi-transforms-the-daily-commute/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
20) Traffic Police in Thane, India Launch Traffic Information Site
Link to The Hindu article
Link to site
News Releases
1) Swift Navigation Raises $11 Million for Next Generation High-Accuracy GPS for Autonomous Vehicles
3) South Africa Will Deploy Space-Based ADS-B in 2018
4) Hong Kong Polytechnic University Develops Novel ITS for Personalized Reliable Driving Routes
5) Connecticut DOT and WGBH Launch Safe Driving Initiative with PBS Kids Character Ruff Ruffman
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