Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
SBD Calls INRIX Off-Street Parking the 'Clear Winner' in U.S. and Europe
INRIX announces the results of an independent off-street parking benchmark study from SBD, which found that ParkMe beat Parkopedia in data accuracy in five key cities in the U.S. and Germany.
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AVIATION
1) Advocacy Groups Form Coalition to Oppose US Air Traffic Control 'Privatization'
Link to AINonline article
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Some Brightly-Colored Crosswalks in St. Louis May Be Putting Pedestrians at Risk
Link to KMOV-TV story
CAMERAS
3) Ex-Chicago DOT Official Found Guilty in Red-Light Camera Bribes Trial
Link to WLS-TV story
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
4) Raleigh Pursuing $40 Million Grant to Build 'Smarter' Transportation System
Link to News & Observer article
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/raleigh-report-blog/article56719993.html
5) Louisville Applying for USDOT's 'Smart Cities Challenge'
Link to Insider Louisville article
MARITIME
6) Transition in the Shipping Industry: Intelligent Ship's Bridges
Link to VTT Impulse article
http://www.vttresearch.com/Impulse/Pages/Intelligent-ship-bridges.aspx
OTHER
7) NASCAR Radio Announcer Barney Hall Dies
Link to NASCAR article
8) Articles from FHWA's Public Roads
- Michigan Partnership Helps Local Agencies Make Data-Driven Decisions on Road Safety
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/16janfeb/05.cfm
- Civil Integrated Management Uses Digital Technology to Improve Project Delivery and Asset Management
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/16janfeb/06.cfm
9) WRC-TV Anchors Fooled by Virginia DOT Spokesman Impersonator
Link to DCist article
http://dcist.com/2016/01/video_nbc_anchors_pranked_by_prosti.php
10) Tools That Will Help You Dispute Pesky Traffic and Parking Tickets
Link to U.S. News & World Report article
RAILROADS
11) SEPTA to Roll Out PTC System in February
Link to Progressive Railroading article
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/ptc/news/SEPTA-to-roll-out-PTC-system-in-February--47116
Link to further information
ROADWAYS
12) America's Sudden U-Turn on Highway Fonts – Clearview Out, Highway Gothic Back In
Link to CityLab article
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/01/official-united-states-highway-sign-font-clearview/427068/
Link to notice
13) Uncertainty for Remote Control Drawbridges in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Link to Green Bay Gazette article
14) Iowa DOT Asks Drivers for Ideas to Improve I-80
Link to Gazette article
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
15) Vietnam Transport Ministry Pilots Use of App-Based Taxi Firms
Link to Viet Nam News article
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/281736/transport-ministry-pilots-use-of-app-based-taxi-firms.html
TRANSIT
16) New Transit App Allows Real-Time Tracking of Pittsburgh-Area Buses
Link to KDKA-TV story
Link to news release
17) La Crosse, Wisconsin Bus System to Launch Mobile App This Spring
Link to La Crosse Tribune article
VEHICLES
18) Pesky Software Updates Are Now Coming to a Car Near You
Link to Bloomberg article
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-O15NNW6K50Y201-10N6SELUNEV45RV1BL3TJ7JVMA
19) Wireless Cars Must Make Test Connection, Says Keysight
Link to Electronics Weekly article
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/wireless-cars-make-test-connection-2016-01/
20) Former Florida Transportation Commissioner Ananth Prasad on Self-Driving Vehicles
Link to Comcast Newsmakers interview
News Releases
1) Atlanta's WXIA-TV Launches New Traffic Reporting Technology
3) Concordia University Research Helps Solve Public Transport Problems with Apps
4) Iteris Announces Move to NASDAQ Stock Market
5) European Commission Presents New Guidelines for Ships in Need of Assistance
6) Missouri Public Transit Association Selects New Team to Lead Transit Advocacy Efforts
7) Association of American Railroads Releases First-Ever 'State of the Industry Report'
8) Los Angeles Commuters to Usher in New Era of Daily Trip Planning with Go LA App
9) First North American Site to Get Park Assist's L4 System
10) Transport for London Releases New Open Data Feeds to Help Find Station Parking Spaces
11) Swarco Completes Expansive Citywide Parking Guidance System in Zug, Switzerland
Job Posting
- Senior Tolls Specialist – Traffic Technologies, Inc. – New York, New York
http://www.tticonsulting.com/tticonsulting/newsitem/employment-opportunity2.html
Upcoming Events
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