[TCN] Friday, June 3, 2016

 

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Friday, June 3, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Corrected Link for TCN Fundraiser           

 

The short URL I used in yesterday's TCN didn't work for many folks; my apologies. If you'd like to try again, please use this link:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=10069680

 

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

1) Great Barrington, Massachusetts Makes Crosswalks More Visible, Repainted Red

Link to Berkshire Eagle article

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/local/ci_29971711/great-barrington-makes-crosswalks-more-visible-repainted-red

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Colorado Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Red-Light Traffic Cameras

Link to Coloradoan article

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/06/02/hickenlooper-vetoes-bill-banning-red-light-traffic-cameras/85321970/

Link to news release

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Louisville Bridges Toll Consultant Sues Kentucky Over Ouster

Link to WDRB-TV story

http://www.wdrb.com/story/32132516/louisville-bridges-toll-consultant-sues-kentucky-over-ouster

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) What's Next in Smart Transportation

Link to Government Technology article

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Forward-Momentum-Whats-Next-in-Smart-Transportation.html

 

5) Ho Chi Minh City Considering Intelligent Transport System in 2020

Link to Thanh Nien News article

http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/ho-chi-minh-city-considering-intelligent-transport-system-in-2020-62822.html

 

OTHER

 

6) Lawmakers Unplug Plan to Commercialize California's Electronic Freeway Signs

Link to Los Angeles Times article

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-proposal-to-commercialize-state-s-1464980196-htmlstory.html

 

7) Smart City Trailblazer Weighs Potential for Satellite

Link to Via Satellite article

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/06/03/smart-city-trailblazer-weighs-potential-for-satellite/  

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Missouri Highway Patrol Offers New Educational Video and Traffic Safety Program

Link to Daily Journal article

http://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/patrol-offers-new-educational-video-and-traffic-safety-program/article_10912a5e-117d-58ca-86f0-2668be26f77d.html

 

9) New Harbor Bridge Project in Texas Gets a Website

Link to KRIS-TV story

http://www.kristv.com/story/32127549/new-harbor-bridge-gets-a-website

Link to news release

 

RAILROADS

 

10) Metro-North Union Head Cites Safety Concerns in Cheating Scandal

Link to Journal News article

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/investigations/2016/06/02/metronorth-cheating-scandal/85313284/

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) British Columbia Highways Fitted with Variable Speed Limit Signs

Link to Canadian Press article

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/variable-speed-limits-1.3613899

Link to news release

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) See the New TSA Incident Command Center

Link to ABC News story

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/video/tsa-command-center-39570799

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) Microsoft Wants to Power Self-Driving Cars, Not Build One

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/3/11850214/microsoft-self-driving-car-software

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Effort Seeks to Curb Congestion at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

Link to AP article

http://www.centredaily.com/news/business/article81557507.html

 

VEHICLES

 

15) Tesla Offered to Share All Its Autopilot Data with USDOT

Link to Electrek article

http://electrek.co/2016/06/03/tesla-share-autopilot-data-department-of-transport/

 

16) Inside Silicon Valley's Secretive Test Track for Self-Driving Cars

Link to CBS News story

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gomentum-station-inside-silicon-valleys-secretive-test-track-for-self-driving-cars/

 

 

News Releases

1) FHWA Targets Border Congestion with Technology

2) Rockwell Collins Launches Positive Train Control Shared Network Solution

3) Delta Becomes Only US Airline to Offer All In-Flight Entertainment for Free

4) Israel and Eurocontrol Sign Comprehensive Agreement

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Transportation Specialist (Program Manager for Knowledge and Technology Transfer) – USDOT ITS Joint Program Office – Washington, DC

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/440727900/

 

 

Friday Bonus

The New York City subway is a well-used stage from the group Improv Everywhere. Here's what happened when sets of identical twins hopped on a train.

http://gizmodo.com/four-sets-of-identical-twins-staged-a-time-travel-prank-1766206487

 

 

Address for contributions via checks and money orders:

Bernie Wagenblast

1 Aberdeen Court

Cranford, NJ 07016

PayPal:

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