Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
August 15, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
There are less
than 30 days until the ITS 3C
Summit, so now is time to register for this one-of-a-kind event! The Gulf
Region ITS, ITS Florida, and ITS Georgia state chapters will host the ITS 3C
Summit September 14-17 in Mobile, Alabama. With the theme “Combined
Intelligence – Working Together for Smarter Transportation,” attendees will get
a firsthand account of the future of transportation technology. A few
highlights of the conference include a DOT CEO Roundtable featuring DOT
directors from across the southeast, a Connected Vehicles panel discussion
and ITS - End User's Perspectives and Applications General
Session. Speakers invited to those sessions include executives
from USDOT, Nissan, UMTRI, FDOT, Coca-Cola, Red Classic and IBM. Attendees and
guests are invited to board the famed USS Alabama battleship for a networking
event that’s sure to impress. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity
to participate in a tour of the highly secure international AUSTAL Ship
Building Facility along with the Alabama Department of Transportation Mobile
Traffic Management Center (TMC) and Tunnel Facility. If you have
already registered, begin planning your conference experience by signing up for
breakout sessions, training workshops, technical tours, and networking
activities. Space is limited, so reserve your spot today. The ITS 3C Summit is
an invaluable learning experience for any transportation professional and an exciting
opportunity to join other industry leaders in sharing new ideas and forging
lasting partnerships in a fun and relaxing learning environment. Stay up to
date with ITS 3C Summit happenings on the event website www.its3csummit.com. See
you soon!
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
1)
Investors Eager to Hear Pitches from
Automotive Tech Pioneers at ITS World Congress
Link
to blog in Crain's Detroit Business:
2)
ITS World Congress 2014 eNewsletter –
Preview 1
Link
to newsletter from ITS International:
OTHER
3)
IBTTA President Previews Upcoming Annual
Meeting and Exposition
Link
to story on IBTTA Radio:
4)
Tel Aviv University to Open Institute on
Transportation Innovation
Link
to article in The Jerusalem Post:
5)
US DOT CIO Leading a Turnaround Mission
Link
to article in CIO:
6)
Five US Cities Using Technology to
Become Smart and Connected
Link
to blog in Forbes:
7)
Articles from August Issue of Catalyst
PARKING
8)
Partnership Provides Real-Time Truck
Parking System
Link
to article in Traffic Technology
International:
ROADWAYS
9)
Johannesburg Roads Agency Claims
Progress on Out-of-Service Traffic Lights
Link
to article on IOL Motoring:
http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/industry-news/we-are-winning-traffic-lights-war-1.1735733#.U-342IBdXrU
10)
Germany Trials Green Markings on
Three-Lane Highways
Link
to article in Traffic Technology
International:
11)
Ohio DOT Celebrates Inventor of Edge
Line Machine
Link
to article in the AASHTO Journal:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
Fake Brewing Company Part of Michigan's
Crackdown on Drunken Driving
Link
to story on WDIV-TV:
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
13)
The Responder – August 2014
Link
to newsletter:
TRANSIT
14)
The Man Who Keeps Reading Buses on the
Move
Link
to article in the Reading Post:
15)
Three Big-Time Benefits of Real-Time
Transit Data
Link
to article on CityLab:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16)
Levi's Stadium, Ready for First 49ers
Game Sunday, Rolls Out Beefed-Up Traffic Plan
Link
to article in the San Jose Mercury News:
17)
Electronic Signs Ease Traffic in Southend,
UK
Link
to article in the Echo:
VEHICLES
18)
Security, Spectrum in the Connected
Vehicle
Link
to article in GPS World:
News Releases
Friday Bonus
If
you decide to run from the police, you may want to try somewhere other than
Dubai.
Upcoming Events
Michigan Rail Conference –
August 26-27 – Warren, Michigan
Today in Transportation
History
1914
**100th anniversary** The Panama Canal opened.
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