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Friday, January 19, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Directs Airlines and Airport Officials to Share Information and Resources During Significant Storms

New York Times

2) Memphis Airport Chief Looks to Provide Better Customer Service

Commercial Appeal

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Cincinnati Building Fiber Ring, Pursuing Smart City Projects Downtown

Government Technology

4) Bill Ford Says Smart Cities Aren't 'Just a Science Project'

The Verge

OTHER

5) On-Demand Carsharing Project, Poppy, Launches in Antwerp

Intelligent Transport

6) It's Not Just Washington. At Least Three Other States Share Drivers' Immigration Info with ICE.

Governing

PRIVACY

7) Quality Control Review of the Assessment of USDOT's Protection of Privacy Information

USDOT Inspector General audit report

RAILROADS

8) US House Bill Would Require Emergency Train-Stopping Technology

Seattle Times

Rep. Peter DeFazio news release

Positive Train Control Implementation and Financing Act of 2018

9) Brightline Must Act Quickly to Avert Brand Damage, Experts Say

Palm Beach Post

10) Fremont, Nebraska Getting Closer to Installing Railroad Crossing Monitoring System

Fremont Tribune

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) New Flyer Partners with Los Angeles MTA to Test Crash Avoidance Technology

Trucks.com

New Flyer news release

12) TV Crew Tried to Sneak Fake Explosive Device Through Newark Airport Security, TSA Says

NJ Advance Media

TSA news release

TELEMATICS

13) We Were Promised Smartphones on Wheels, but We're Still Waiting for Infotainment to be Intuitive

The Verge

TRANSIT

14) Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority Going High-Tech with ITS

The Journal

15) Take a Ride on the NYC Nostalgia Train

Untapped Cities

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) App Being Developed for Bengaluru Traffic Police by Google, DULT to Help Manage Traffic

The Hindu

VEHICLES

17) Ohio Creates 'DriveOhio' to Advance State's Smart Vehicle Hopes

AP

Ohio Governor John Kasich news release

18) A Bill to Put More Self-Driving Cars on US Roads is Stuck in Senate

Recode

19) Light-Colored Self-Driving Cars Are Expected to Be More Affordable

USA Today video

News Releases

1) Report: Integration of a Wide Range of Safety Systems is Needed to Develop an In-Time Aviation Safety Management System

2) Sound Transit Text-Enables Security Phone Line with Zipwhip

3) European Space Agency Satellites Paint Detailed Picture of Maritime Activity

4) Virginia Department of Transportation Selects StreetLight Data for On-Demand Traffic Intelligence

5) USDOT Announces Three-Part Webinar Series on What's New in ITS Deployment

6) First Bus Selects Future Platforms to Develop New Customer-First Mobile Offering

7) Antelope Valley Transit Authority Goes Live with Google Transit Trip Planning

8) ITE Signs MoU with Council of University Transportation Centers

Friday Bonus

If you see this guy getting on whatever form of transportation you're riding, you might want to get off.

Solicitation

-  Entries Sought - Transportation Marketing & Sales Association Compass Awards

Upcoming Events

APTA Marketing & Communications Workshop - February 25-28 - San Francisco

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