Tuesday, December 29, 2015

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CARTOGRAPHY

1) Meet the Map Maker for Self-Driving Cars

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2015/12/28/heres-3d-maps-connected-cars-ces/77766922/

OTHER

2) New Florida Law to Require Human-Trafficking Signs at Rest Areas, Airports, Rail Stations

Link to WGCU Radio story

http://news.wgcu.org/post/new-florida-law-require-human-trafficking-signs-strip-clubs-airports-other-places

3) California Public Art Project Synchronizes with Rhythms of Roadway Intersection and Pedestrian Crossing Signals

Link to LEDs Magazine article

http://www.ledsmagazine.com/articles/2015/12/crossing-signal-mosaic-uses-led-sources-to-invite-pedestrians-into-residential-building.html

PARKING

4) French Pedestrians Launch Guerrilla Campaign Against Badly-Parked Cars

Link to Telegraph article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/12072035/French-pedestrians-launch-guerrilla-campaign-against-badly-parked-cars.html

5) San Francisco Bay Area Parking Woes Getting High- and Low-Tech Fixes

Link to Daily Democrat article

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/article/zz/20151228/NEWS/151226455

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Toronto's Long History of Promotional Transit Videos

Link to CityLab blog

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/12/torontos-long-history-of-promotional-transit-videos/422055/

RAILROADS

7) Surface Transportation Board Solicits Opinions for 'On-Time' Passenger-Train Performance, Preference Issues

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_legislation_regulation/news/STB-solicits-opinions-for-ontime-passengertrain-performance-preference-issues--46828

ROADWAYS

8) What Synchronizing Traffic Signals in Charleston, South Carolina Can (and Can't) Do

Link to Post and Courier article

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20151228/PC16/151229476

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) Uber Partners with Traffic Updates App Bey2ollak in Egypt

Link to Egyptian Streets article

http://egyptianstreets.com/2015/12/29/uber-partners-with-egypts-traffic-updates-application-bey2ollak-for-smoother-rides/

Link to further information on Bey2ollak

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

10) Illinois State Police Say Use of Drones Has Improved Incident Management

Link to KWMU Radio story

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/illinois-state-police-say-drones-are-success

TRANSIT

11) Twitter to Provide Real-Time Public Transport Information in Delhi During Odd-Even Scheme

Link to NDTV story

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/social-networking/news/odd-even-twitter-to-provide-real-time-public-transport-information-783393

12) Chicago Transit Authority: Upgrades for 4G Service Completed in Red, Blue Line Subways

Link to Chicago Tribune article

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cta-4g-wireless-service-20151229-story.html

Link to news release

13) Demand for Transit Tech Fuels Startup's Rise in Local Government

Link to Government Technology article

http://www.govtech.com/products/Demand-for-Transit-Tech-Fuels-Startups-Rise-in-Local-Government.html

Link to further information on Remix

14) Idaho's Valley Regional Transit Introduces Online 'Bus Locator Portal'

Link to Idaho Statesman article

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article52052700.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Colorado Travel Information Sometimes Fuzzy During Big Storms

Link to Durango Herald article

http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20151228/NEWS01/151229642/-1/s

16) Managing Traffic in Northwest Arkansas

Link to Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/dec/29/keeping-flow/

VEHICLES

17) GM IT Innovation Developers in Arizona Work on Site to Drive Leads for Car Dealers

Link to Phoenix Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/techflash/2015/12/chandler-gm-it-innovation-developers-work-on-site.html

News Releases

1) Arizona DOT-Arizona State University Partnership Will Provide Real-Time Weather Information

2) NTSB Updates Rules Regarding Board Products and Procedures for Hearings and Meetings

3) Comsoft Completes Air Traffic Management Upgrade for Oman

Solicitation

 -  Call for Abstracts – ITE Mid-Colonial District Annual Conference

http://mcdite.com/PDF/Events/2016_04_17_CFA.pdf

Upcoming Events

Symposium on the Future Networked Car – March 3 – Geneva

http://www.itu.int/en/fnc/2016/Pages/default.aspx

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