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Thursday, October 13, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey


 

AVIATION

 

1) Miami Airport Wins Innovation Award

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/10/12/passenger-perks-net-miami-airport-big-award/91917770/

Link to news release

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) FTA Grant Will Allow Chicago Transit App to Work with Bikeshare System

Link to WTTW-TV's Chicago Tonight story

http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/10/12/plan-merge-ventra-app-divvy-receives-federal-grant

Link to news release

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) No GPS, No Problem: Next-Generation Navigation

Link to University of California, Riverside article

https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/40675

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) A Digital Platform to Integrate All Forms of Transport Could Provide the Future of Australian Traffic

Link to news.com.au article

http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/a-digital-platform-to-integrate-all-forms-of-transport-could-provide-the-future-of-australian-traffic/news-story/bdcd56812d8c65de696679a6ee71063b

 

5) Smart Cities and Intelligent Transport in an Era of Devolution

Link to Prospect article

http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/sponsored/smart-cities-and-intelligent-transport-in-an-era-of-devolution

 

OTHER

 

6) New Transportation Research Record Includes Papers on Use of Social Media for Traffic Management, Road Weather

Link to TRB's Transportation Research Record

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/175084.aspx

 

PARKING

 

7) Houston Takes Next Step to Install Downtown Parking Guidance System

Link to Houston Chronicle article

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/City-takes-next-step-in-downtown-parking-system-9967454.php

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) California Office of Traffic Safety Kicks Off 'Pedestrians Don't Have Armor' Campaign

Link to KERO-TV story

http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/pedestrians-dont-have-armor-campaign-promotes-safe-driving-and-awareness

Link to further information

 

9) $2.5 Million Spent on Ads Support Illinois Transportation Amendment

Link to State Journal-Register article

http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161013/25m-in-ads-spent-for-illinois-transportation-amendment

 

RAILROADS

 

10) Transport Canada Boost Funding for Rail Safety

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/safety/news/Transport-Canada-boosts-funding-for-rail-safety--49750

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) Could a Smartphone App Help Prevent Drivers from Running Red Lights?

Link to KVAL-TV story

http://kval.com/news/auto-matters/could-a-smart-phone-app-help-prevent-drivers-from-running-red-lights

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Arizona DOT Developing Dust Detection and Warning System

Link to KOLD-TV story

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/33379442/dust-detection-and-warning-system-may-be-in-operation-by-fall-2018

Link to news release

 

13) New Pittsburgh Crosswalks Are More Than Just Pretty Designs

Link to The Incline article

http://theincline.com/2016/10/12/the-new-crosswalks-at-11th-and-penn-are-more-than-just-pretty-designs/

 

SPACE

 

14) Outer Space is 'Wild West' When It Comes to Traffic Control

Link to Albuquerque Journal article

https://www.abqjournal.com/865837/outer-space-is-wild-west-when-it-comes-to-traffic-control.html

 

TRANSIT

 

15) City of Johannesburg Releases Public Transport App

Link to IOL article

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/joburg-releases-public-transport-app-2079307

 

16) Sidewalk 'Future Subway' Messages Promote Light Rail. Free Speech or 'Graffiti'?

Link to Seattle Times article

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sidewalk-future-subway-messages-promote-light-rail-free-speech-or-graffiti/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Oregon DOT Testing Variable Speed Signs on I-84

Link to Observer article

http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/4729721-151/variable-speed-sign-test-under-way

 

18) Interview with Esri's Terry Bills About the Company's New Waze Partnership

Link to Traffic Technology Today article

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=81958

 

VEHICLES

 

19) US Transportation Secretary: Next President to Formalize Self-Drive Rules

Link to Detroit News article

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2016/10/12/self-driving-rules/91968976/

 

20) Carmakers Question the Future of the Automobile, the Driver and the Industry

Link to story on NPR's The Two-Way

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/13/497756762/carmakers-question-the-future-of-the-automobile-the-driver-and-the-industry

 

21) Steering Cars Toward the Internet-of-Things On-Ramp

Link to New York Times article

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/automobiles/steering-cars-toward-the-internet-of-things-on-ramp.html

 

 

News Release

1) Econolite Group and Savari Partner to Accelerate Connected and Automated Vehicle Technologies Deployment

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposal – National Operations Center of Excellence Program Coordinator – AASHTO

https://goo.gl/cn66so

 

 

Upcoming Events

Intelligent Rail Summit – November 22-24 – Naples, Italy

http://www.railtech.com/intelligent-rail-summit-2016/

 

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