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Friday, September 15, 2017 - Avenel, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Tokyo Upgrading Airport Toilets with Voice Guides for the Blind

Quartz

2) Frankfurt Airport Introduces Multi-lingual Digital Restaurant Menus

Airport Business

3) Entrepreneurs Bet Big on Airport E-commerce

airport-technology.com

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Smart Zebra Crossing Used to Promote Road Safety in Suqian, China

GBTimes

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) New York Governor Says Expense Slows Rollout of Cashless Tolling Statewide

Times Union

FREIGHT

6) How Fleets Used Tech to Work Around Harvey, Irma

Commercial Carrier Journal

7) UK Fleets Lag Behind US for Data Use

FleetNews

OTHER

8) Senators Unveil Bill to Boost Tech-Savvy Transportation Projects

The Hill

Senator Richard Burr news release

9) Lack of Communication Main Reason Key Leeds Transport Projects Failed

Rail Technology Magazine

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Metrolinx Pledges Greater Transparency After GO Station Controversy

Toronto Star

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Colorado DOT Urges Teen Drivers to Take Seatbelt Selfies - for Safety's Sake

Denver Post

CDOT news release

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Portland, Oregon to Issue No Penalties for Uber's Efforts to Evade Regulations

Portland Tribune

TELEMATICS

13) A Look at Some of the Technologies Changing the Trucking Industry

FreightWaves

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

14) The Responder - September 2017

The TIM Network

TRANSIT

15) Public Transit Focus in New Ann Arbor Art Exhibit

WDIV-TV

Ann Arbor Art Center additional information

16) Virtual Currencies Like Bitcoin Could Make Transit Faster and More Secure

Mobility Lab

17) An Encyclopedia of New York City Transit Design

CityLab

VEHICLES

18) Rhode Island Embraces Self-Driving Technology

WJAR-TV

19) 'How's My Driving?' Uber's Robots Want to Know

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

20) Driverless Trucks Are Coming -- But for Now, Adoption Is in the Slow Lane

ZDNet

News Releases

1) FHWA Showcases Cutting-Edge Truck Platooning Technology

2) EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2017 September 16-22

3) Moshow the Cat Rapper and Portland, Oregon Bureau of Transportation Debut Music Video 'Parking Kitty'

4) Frankfurt Airport Opens 'Entertainment Gate'

Friday Bonus

New York City subway conductor adds some flair to his announcements.

Solicitation

-  Call for Contributions - ITS World Congress 2018

Upcoming Events

Webinar & In-Person: Autonomy for Humans, with Harvard's Jeffrey Schnapp - September 21 - Cambridge, Massachusetts

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