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Friday, July 22, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Hopper's Travel App Helps You Pick the Best Dates, Airports to Save More Money on Your Trip

Link to TechCrunch article

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/21/hoppers-travel-app-helps-you-pick-the-best-dates-airports-to-save-more-money-on-your-trip/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) New 'Wayfinding Signs' Encourage Pedestrians to Take a Stroll Around Glendale, California

Link to Glendale News-Press article

http://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-me-wayfinding-20160721-story.html

CAMERAS

3) Are Traffic Enforcement Cameras Worth the Effort?

Link to Christian Science Monitor article

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2016/0721/Are-traffic-enforcement-cameras-worth-the-effort

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Fake E-ZPass Transponders Being Investigated in Maryland

Link to WJLA-TV story

http://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/new-ez-pass-scam-costs-local-business-for-52000  

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) Congressman to Feds: Wireless Spectrum Can Save Lives

Link to The Hill article

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/288783-dem-lawmaker-to-feds-wireless-spectrum-can-save-lives

MARITIME

6) Port of Ridgefield, Washington Builds Backbone for Digital Age

Link to Columbian article

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/21/ridgefield-port-builds-backbone-for-digital-age/

7) FBI: Cyberattacks Can Drain Cash from Port Vendors

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bna.com/cyberattacks-drain-cash-n73014445114/

OTHER

8) Facebook Tests Full-Scale Solar-Powered Internet Drone

Link to Ars Technica article

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/07/facebook-tests-full-scale-solar-powered-internet-drone/  

PARKING

9) Houston Considers Providing Real-Time Information to Ease Parking Woes

Link to Houston Chronicle article

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/Officials-considering-new-tactics-to-alleviate-8392387.php

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Blue Bow Ties Mark Beginning of Travel with Care Campaign in Auburn, Alabama

Link to Opelika-Auburn News article

http://www.oanow.com/news/blue-bow-ties-mark-beginning-of-travel-with-care-campaign/article_59610fa8-4ef7-11e6-a6e4-7be80426d4fc.html

TELEMATICS

11) How Innovators Are Making Car Infotainment Personal Through Telematics

Link to Telematics Update article

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/telematics/play-misty-me-only-if-passengers-it-too

TRANSIT

12) Smartphones, Bluetooth Beacons: The Pairing That Could Help the Blind Catch the Right Bus

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/smartphones-bluetooth-beacons-the-pairing-that-could-help-the-blind-catch-the-right-bus/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) A Look Inside Iowa DOT's Traffic Management Center

Link to WHO-TV story

http://whotv.com/2016/07/22/a-look-inside-idots-traffic-management-center/

14) How Fort Collins, Colorado is Trying to Improve Your Commute

Link to Coloradoan article

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/07/22/fort-collins-colorado-trying-improve-traffic/87387758/

VEHICLES

15) When the Car Radio Was Introduced, People Freaked Out

Link to Mental Floss article

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29631/when-car-radio-was-introduced-people-freaked-out

News Releases

1) Georgia DOT Partners with Waze Connected Citizens Program

2) DC Metro Invites Public Preview the New wmata.com

Job Posting

- Program Manager, Operations - AASHTO - Washington, DC

http://web.transportation.org/employmentopps/?lid=4937

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