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Friday, December 16, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) India to Use Portable ATCs to Keep Small Airports Humming

DNA

 

2) Omaha's Eppley Airfield Having Tough Time Letting Public Know About Official Cellphone Lots

Omaha World-Herald column

 

CAMERAS

 

3) New Arizona DOT Cameras on SR 347 to Ease Traffic Back-ups

KNXV-TV

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) Google Maps Will Soon Indicate Information on Wheelchair Accessible Locations

BGR

 

OTHER

 

5) 'Abandoned' Teddy Bear at LAX that Prompted TSA Warning, Turned Out to Be 'Stunt'

CNN Wire

 

6) New Snowplow Tracker from Howard County, Maryland Brings 'More Accurate, Better Information'

Baltimore Sun

Howard County news release

 

7) Exploratory Analysis of Augmented Reality Visualization for Right-of-Way Excavation Safety

NCHRP IDEA report

 

PARKING

 

8) New Real-Time App Aims to Help Drivers in DC Find Parking

WTTG-TV

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) How the Tampa Bay Times Took on a Complicated Transportation Story with Simple Storytelling (and Legos)

Poynter Institute

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Nevada DOT Makes Upgrade to Washoe Valley Wind-Warning System

Nevada Appeal

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Mercedes-Benz's 'Digital Lights' Make Headlights Smarter

AutoCheck

Daimler news release

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Ford Studies Using Drones to Guide Self-Driving Cars

AFP

 

13) Connected Cars Must Play a Role in Our Digital Lives, Says Renault

TU Automotive

 

14) Michigan Allows Self-Driving Cars; Still Bars Tesla

Strategy Analytics blog

 

15) Mindboggling Uber Hubris

Strategy Analytics blog

 

 

News Releases

1) Tennessee's Tri-Cities Airport Launches New Brand and Website

2) Advances in Sydney Transport Infrastructure Technology Changing Landscape More Quickly than Anyone Foresaw

3) North Carolina DOT Educating Law Enforcement About Railroad Safety

4) Rear View Safety Begins Webinar Series

 

 

Friday Bonus

Has anyone checked to see if this road crew has received proper safety training?

http://www.earthtouchnews.com/cute-and-cool/funny/new-zealand-road-needs-parrot-proof-traffic-cones-because-the-kea-keep-moving-them

 

 

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