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Thursday, August 31, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Behind the Scenes: What Happens at an Airport Overnight?

USA Today

2) Uses of Social Media to Inform Operational Response and Recovery During an Airport Emergency

ACRP Synthesis

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) MIT's New Ford-Funded Robot Can Deftly Navigate Pedestrian Traffic

TechCrunch

MIT news release

4) Dane County, Wisconsin Bicycle Map Available in Print and Interactive Form

GISuser

CAMERAS

5) Las Vegas Airport's New Cutting-Edge Camera System to Upgrade Surveillance

Las Vegas Sun

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Philadelphia Becomes First US City to Map Urban Trails on Google Street View

Philly Voice

FREIGHT

7) Interactive Map Shows Impact of Hurricane Harvey on Commercial Traffic in Houston

Bulk Transporter

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) Singapore to Help Philippines Deal with Traffic Woes with 'Intelligent Transport System'

Straits Times

9) ITS Australia Newsletter - August 2017

ITS Australia

OTHER

10) Jaguar-Backed Blockchain Startup Wants to Trade Tokens for Transport Data

CoinDesk

PLANNING

11) Uber Movement's Traffic Data Now Available to Public

Engadget

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

12) Port of Vancouver Admits It Violated Public Meetings Law

The Columbian

Port of Vancouver news release

RAILROADS

13) NTSB Seeks Video to Document Mysterious Transit Rail Crashes

Bloomberg

NTSB news release

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) France Targets Ports with 'Maritime Surveillance'

Port Technology

TRANSIT

15) Transit Wireless Takes on Challenge of Bringing 21st Century Communications Technology to 100+ Year Old New York City Subway System

Transportation Radio

16) New Radio System on C TRAN Buses to Increase Safety for Riders, Operators

WENY-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Florida DOT to Use New Platform for Integration of Video and Data Systems

Traffic Technology Today

VEHICLES

18) Ford Seeking Commercial Vehicle Autonomous Tech Partnerships

CNET

19) US Army Is Developing Autonomous Armored Vehicles

ArmyTimes

20) Magna Launches MAX4 System, Aims to Scale Autonomous Driving Broadly

ZDNet

Magna news release

21) Strategies to Advance Automated and Connected Vehicles

NCHRP Briefing Document

22) Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies

NCHRP Research Report

News Releases

1) Greater Richmond Transit Company Launches Online Destination Guide

2) Union Pacific Reports Second Quarter Positive Train Control Progress

3) ZeroTraffic Uses Gamification to Reduce Recurrent Traffic Congestion

4) TomTom Inaugurates Traffic Centre at Pune Centre of Excellence

5) ZeroTraffic Uses Gamification to Reduce Recurrent Traffic Congestion

Upcoming Events

Webinar: ITS Observatory Showcase-Mobility as a Service - September 27

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