Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, October 29, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
CARTOGRAPHY
1) The Great Subway Map War of 1978, Revisited
Link to article on The Verge:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9630862/new-york-city-subway-maps-mta-google-gps
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2) Rental Car Toll Fees Stir Backlash that Threatens Florida's Image
Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3) ITS Australia Newsletter – October 2015
Link to newsletter:
PARKING
4) USDOT Announces $25 Million TIGER Grant for Regional Truck Parking Information and Management System
Link to news release:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/dot15104.cfm
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Los Angeles Mayor Will Hire an Artist to Help Reduce Traffic Deaths on City Streets
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
Link to news release
6) Tasmania Government Creates Humorous PSA to Show Importance of Distance in Bike Safety
Link to article in Momentum:
https://momentummag.com/distance-makes-difference/
RAILROADS
7) Boeing Subsidiary Makes Drone Test Flights to Monitor Railway
Link to story on KUOW Radio
http://kuow.org/post/boeing-subsidiary-makes-drone-test-flights-monitor-railway
Link to news release
ROADWAYS
8) Smart Solutions for Managing Snow and Ice Removal
Link to article in American City & County:
http://americancityandcounty.com/roadways/smart-solutions
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
9) Flywheel Wants to Replace Taxi Meters with a Smartphone
Link to article on The Verge:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9636700/flywheel-vs-uber-lyft-ride-hailing-taxi-OS
10) Test-Riding Fasten, a Transportation App Gunning for Uber and Lyft in Boston
Link to column in The Boston Globe:
TELEMATICS
11) Driving in Bad Weather Could See Your Insurance Go Up
Link to article in The Daily Mail:
TRANSIT
12) Colorado's Summit Stage Will Soon Introduce 'Smart Bus' System
Link to article in the Summit Daily:
http://www.summitdaily.com/news/18814843-113/summit-stage-will-soon-introduce-smart-bus-system
13) Commuter Armageddon Comes to Life in Video by Pro-Hudson River Rail Tunnel Group
Link to Bloomberg article:
VEHICLES
14) Bosch Developing Pedestrian Avoidance System
Link to article in The Engineer:
Link to news release
15) Watch Nissan's New Concept Car Tell Pedestrians When It's Safe to Cross
Link to article in The Washington Post:
Link to news release
News Releases
1) Airport Tech Executives Expect Budgets to Hit $8.7 Billion in 2015
2) GEWI to Speak on Social Media and Traffic Management at ITS Texas
4) Bosch Brings Automated Driving to Japan
5) New Traffic App and Disaster Prevention Technology Road Tested in Dublin
6) Cincinnati Metro Uses Bar Coasters to Get Streetcar Safety Message Out
7) Taken to Higher Levels with Queue Diagnostics Solution
Solicitations
- Request for Information – Potential Innovative Business Models for Connected Vehicle and V2I Deployment – Michigan DOT
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_RFI_SS_SMITH_504144_7.pdf
- Call for Papers – 2016 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium
http://iv2016.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IV16_1st_CFP.pdf
- Call for Presentations – 2016 AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium
http://www.gis-t.org/call-for-presentations/
Upcoming Events
ITS Texas Annual Meeting – November 11-13 – Sugar Land, Texas
http://itstexas.org/2015%20Annual%20Meeting
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