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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057 – Cranford, New Jersey
Columbus, Ohio wins Smart Cities Challenge with support from HERE
Columbus, Ohio won for its holistic plan to better connect citizens to information, services and opportunities. The City of Columbus engaged HERE in forming the challenge vision and as its partner for executing the plan. HERE will provide solutions in three core areas: urban mobility, traffic and safety management and truck logistics.
Read more about the location cloud company's work with Columbus: http://360.here.com/2016/08/09/columbus-ohio-wins-smart-cities-challenge-with-support-from-here/
AVIATION
1) Safer, Cleaner, More Efficient Tower-to-Pilot Technology Ready for Takeoff at Salt Lake City Airport
Link to Salt Lake Tribune article
http://www.sltrib.com/news/4238583-155/safer-cleaner-more-efficient-tower-to-pilot-technology
2) Call for 'Pokestops' to be Deleted in German Airport Security Zones
Link to BBC News story
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37087143
OTHER
3) Articles from Catalyst – August 2016
- Study Gauges Whether In-Vehicle Signing Could Improve Driver Behavior, Safety
- Smartphones Have the Power to Transform Transportation with a Wealth of New Information
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4) Deep East Texas Council of Governments Expects to Turn to Social Media to Publicize Public Meetings After Session with No Attendees
Link to Eastex Advocate
5) How Derek Bauman Became Cincinnati's Unlikely Public Transit Spokesman
Link to Soapbox Cincinnati article
RAILROADS
6) Active Warning Signals Could Mean Fewer Pedestrian Deaths
Link to Next City article
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/urban-railroad-crossings-pedestrians-cyclists-safety-study
ROADWAYS
7) I-85 Flex Lane Electronic Signs Begin Test Mode in Georgia
Link to WXIA-TV story
http://www.11alive.com/traffic/i-85-flex-lane-electronic-signs-in-test-mode-today/298599179
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) From False Alarm to Panic: Inside Kennedy Airport's Chaotic Night
Link to New York Times article
TRANSIT
9) Auckland Transport Bus Ad Pulled Over 'Transphobic' Claims
Link to Auckland Now article
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/83208497/auckland-transport-bus-ad-pulled-over-transphobic-claims
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) Georgia DOT Will Fund Signage, Cameras Around New Baseball Stadium
Link to Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/state-will-fund-signage-around-suntrust-park/nsGmL/
11) On the Job: Arizona DOT Traffic Control Center
Link to KJZZ Radio story
http://kjzz.org/content/350867/job-traffic-control-center
VEHICLES
12) Ford and Baidu Team Up for $150 Million Investment in Velodyne LiDAR
Link to CNET article
13) Ford Doubling Silicon Valley Workforce in Push Toward Self-Driving Cars
Link to CNBC story
14) Will Autonomous Vehicles Transform Our Urban Areas?
Link to Surface Transportation Innovations commentary
http://reason.org/news/show/surface-transportation-news-154#b
News Releases
1) Colorado Springs Forms Partnership with Waze Connected Citizens Program
2) AC Transit Launches 'TipNow-AC Transit' App
3) FRA Awards $25 Million in Grants for Positive Train Control Implementation
4) NOAA Launches America's First National Water Forecast Model
5) Canadian Pacific Railway to Pay $1.21 Million to Resolve FCC Wireless Radio Licensing Violations
6) Zonar Expands Smart Fleet Management Technologies for Smarter Mass Transit
7) Real-Time Bus Tracking for Greensboro Transit Authority and HEAT
8) Short Coaster Train Set Part of Positive Train Control Testing
9) The Bus to Host Social Media Contest – Where in Merced County is Buster?
Upcoming Events
IBTTA Annual Meeting – September 11-14 – Denver
http://ibtta.org/events/84th-annual-meeting-exhibition
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