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Thursday, June 2, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
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BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
1) Idaho Governor Proclaims May Bike and Pedestrian Safety Month… On May 26th
Link to Preston Citizen article
CAMERAS
2) Video Analytics Platform Helps Cities Monitor Pedestrians, Vehicles
Link to Government Technology article
http://www.govtech.com/Video-Analytics-Platform-Helps-Cities-Monitor-Pedestrians-Vehicles.html
Link to additional information Placemeter
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Cobb County, Georgia Launches Interactive Story Maps About Transportation
Link to Atlanta Journal-Constitution article
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/cobb-launches-interactive-story-maps-about-transpo/nrYDY/
Link to Cobb Commute
4) App Turns GPS-Enabled Smartphones Into High-Tech Map System
Link to Missoulian article
Link to further information on onXmaps
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5) Queensland Conferences Look at ITS
Link to Australasian Bus & Coach article
http://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1606/smart-conference-success/
6) Bangalore MTC Plans Open Data Policy to Boost Its Intelligent Transport System
Link to Economic Times article
OTHER
7) Toyota Nearing Deal to Buy Robot Maker Boston Dynamics from Google
Link to Nikkei Asian Review article
8) FCC Refreshing Record on 5.9 GHz
Link to Broadcasting & Cable article
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/fcc-refreshing-record-59-ghz/156987
Link to FCC notice
9) Subaru, Chimani Team Up to Bring National Park Travel Guides to Smartphones
Link to CNET article
Link to news release
10) Innovative GIS Applications Help Public Infrastructure Agencies Do More with Less
Link to CIOReview article
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
11) Michigan Governor Announces 'Planet M' Mobility Campaign
Link to Detroit News article
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2016/06/01/planet-mobility-campaign/85254058/
Link to news release
12) Concern Raised Over Timing of Public Release of Bridge Proposals by Florida DOT
Link to Pensacola News Journal article
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2016/06/01/bridge-plans-unsealed-next-month/85237080/
13) DC Metro Scrambles to Raise Awareness About Start of Repair Plan
Link to The Hill article
14) Wisconsin DOT Video Helps Travelers Navigate I-90/39 Project
Link to Gazette article
http://www.gazettextra.com/20160601/dot_video_helps_travelers_use_i_9039_project_website
15) TSA's YouTube Series Wants to 'Increase Awareness,' But Nobody's Watching
Link to Inverse article
RAILROADS
16) New Jersey Transit to Roxbury: Your 'Welcome' Signs Are Not Welcomed
Link to TAP Into Roxbury article
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/roxbury/articles/nj-transit-to-roxbury-your-welcome-signs-are-n
SAFETY / SECURITY
17) Protecting Pedestrians with Connected Vehicle Technology
Link to USDOT's Fast Lane blog
https://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/protecting-pedestrians-connected-vehicle-technology
TRANSIT
18) New South Wales Greens Cry Foul After Political Ads on Public Transport 'Censored'
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corp. story
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-01/nsw-greens-cry-foul-after-political-ads-pulled/7468560
19) New York MTA Testing Wi-Fi Inside Its Subway Cars
Link to The Verge article
http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11841240/mta-nyc-wifi-subway-cars-test
20) Metro-North Praised for Rider Updates on Drawbridge Problems
Link to Darien Daily Voice article
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
21) Canadian Researchers Eye Impact, Reactions to Bridge Shutdown
Link to Chronicle Herald article
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1369133-researchers-eye-bridge-shutdown-woes-cures
22) Video Wall Upgrades at Highway England's East Regional Control Center
Link to Traffic Technology Today article
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=79760
23) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – May 2016
Link to newsletter
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2016/2016-May.pdf
24) Guide to Project Coordination for Minimizing Work Zone Mobility Impacts
Link to FHWA publication
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=995
VEHICLES
25) Google Teaches Its Self-Driving Cars to Honk
Link to USA Today article
26) Humans Ride Shotgun in World's First Autonomous Car Track Day
Link to Thinking Highways article
27) BMW Revamps 'i' Electric Car Division to Focus on Self-Driving Tech
Link to Reuters article
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bmw-revamps-electric-car-division-145437098.html
28) Pennsylvania Looking to Lead Transportation Revolution
Link to PoliticsPA article
http://www.politicspa.com/pa-looking-to-lead-transportation-revolution/75861/
29) Driverless Car Testing May Spark a Tech Transformation for Concord, California
Link to Government Technology article
30) Software to Blame for an Increasing Portion of Vehicle Recalls?
Link to The Car Connection article
News Releases
1) TomTom Calls for People to Star in its Road Movie, 'Life in a Car'
2) Winners of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Challenge Announced in UK
3) ITS United Kingdom Elects Chairman and Vice Chairman for 2016/17
4) UberBIKE Launched in Amsterdam for Cars with Bike Rack
5) Pilot Weather Reports Subject of NTSB Forum
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