[TCN] Friday, June 17, 2016

 

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Friday, June 17, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) NASA Studies Air Traffic Control for Drones

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/16/nasa-studies-air-traffic-control-drones/86008638/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Commuting in Downtown Los Angeles? Meet the City's First Bike Traffic Signals

Link to KPCC Radio story

http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/06/16/61731/commuting-in-downtown-los-angeles-meet-the-city-s/

 

3) Smart Bikes vs. Driverless Cars

Link to BikeBiz blog

http://www.bikebiz.com/index.php/news/read/driverless-cars-v-smart-bikes/019700

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Waze Begins Steering Drivers Away from Nerve-Racking Los Angeles Intersections

Link to Los Angeles Times article

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-waze-los-angeles-20160617-snap-story.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) Czech Republic Approves ITS Investment Plan

Link to Think Railways article

http://www.think-railways.com/czech-republic-agrees-investments-new-rail-safety-security-systems/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Connecticut Begins Zika Awareness Campaign at Bradley Airport

Link to WTIC-TV story

http://fox61.com/2016/06/16/state-begins-zika-awareness-campaign-at-bradley/

Link to news release

 

TELEMATICS

 

7) Mack and Volvo Offering Omnitracs Telematics

Link to Truck News article

http://www.trucknews.com/equipment/mack-volvo-offering-omnitracs-increase-productivity-safety/1003072671/

Link to news release

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

8) New Zealand Transport Agency Using Multiple Tools to Keep Traffic Flowing at Fieldays

Link to New Zealand Herald article

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11657012

 

TRANSIT

 

9) New York City Transit Advocates Call on MTA to Add Digital Receipts for Bus Fares to MetroCard Replacement Plan

Link to amNew York article

http://www.amny.com/transit/transit-advocates-call-on-mta-to-add-digital-receipts-for-bus-fares-to-metrocard-replacement-plan-1.11927596

 

10) Ozark Regional Transit Has New, Improved Website

Link to Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette article

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/jun/17/ozark-regional-transit-has-new-improved/?news-arkansas-nwa

Link to site

 

11) Chicago Transit Authority Embraces Bright Signature Look for Rail and Bus Terminal

Link to Chicago Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/06/17/chicago-transit-authority-embraces-bright.html

Link to news release

 

12) Commentator Says 'Tie Guy' on NYC Subway 'Courtesy Counts' Ads is a Gentrifier

Link to story on WNYC Radio

http://www.wnyc.org/story/tie-guy-we-hardly-knew-ye

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Massachusetts DOT Partners with Waze in Hopes of Easing Traffic in State

Link to WBUR Radio story

http://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2016/06/16/massdot-waze-partnership

Link to news release

 

 

News Releases

1) Rio de Janeiro Launches Website with Olympic Transportation Options

2) Drexel University to Host International Conference on Research in Air Transportation

3) Canadian Railways Partner with Fire Chiefs to Promote AskRail App

4) Georgia DOT Announces Winners of Centennial Student Art Challenge

5) Santa Clara Transportation Authority Demonstrates Innovative Smart Stop Technology

 

 

Friday Bonus

When I'm on the road I'm always on the lookout for interesting transportation items. I thought I'd share some of them as Friday Bonuses.

 

One of my favorite bridges is not some massive structure spanning a river. It's found in Ogunquit, Maine. The Perkins Cove drawbridge is not just the only pedestrian-only drawbridge I've ever seen, it's the only drawbridge I'm aware of that anyone can operate. When a boat blows its horn, you push a button that raises the bridge.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/perkins-cove-drawbridge-jemmy-archer.html

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – Motorist Safety Patrol Services – Colorado DOT

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxAIg8um4s3saURnNDB5OXpaTVU/view

 

 

Upcoming Events

Africa Rail 2016 – June 28-29 – Johannesburg

http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/africa-rail/

 

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