Wednesday, March 30, 2016

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) How Airports and the Drone Industry Are Teaming Up to Protect Planes

Link to Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/03/29/how-airports-and-the-drone-industry-are-teaming-up-to-protect-planes/

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Apple Brings Maps Nearby, Flyover and Traffic Features to More Locations

Link to 9to5Mac article

http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/29/apple-maps-nearby-flyover-traffic/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Foreign Drivers Flock to Portuguese E-Toll System

Link to Portugal News article

http://theportugalnews.com/news/foreign-drivers-flock-to-e-toll-system/37798

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Inrix Traffic App Use AI to Learn Your Driving Habits

Link to Engadget article

http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/30/inrix-traffic-app-uses-ai-to-learn-your-driving-habits/

Link to news release

OTHER

5) Kansas City, Missouri Installs First Smart City Kiosks Downtown

Link to Government Technology article

http://www.govtech.com/fs/Kansas-City-Mo-Installs-First-Smart-City-Kiosks-Downtown.html  

RAILROADS

6) UK Rail Operator Reprimanded Over ‘Misleading’ Advert

Link to Evening Standard article

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/rail-operator-reprimanded-over-misleading-advert-a3213831.html

ROADWAYS

7) Inside the World’s Longest Floating Bridge: How Engineers Made New Lake Washington Span Bigger, Better and Safer

Link to GeekWire article

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/behind-scenes-520-floating-bridge/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Pro-ISIS Group Hacks New Jersey Transit Police Website, Publishes Personal Information

Link to WNBC-TV story

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Pro-ISIS-Group-Hacks-NJ-Transit-Police-Information-Publishes-List-373930871.html

9) Charlotte Area Transit System App Plugs Into Fight Against Terrorism

Link to Charlotte Observer article

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article68619517.html

10) Potential Loosening of Montana Electronic Billboard Regulations Cause Stir

Link to KULR-TV story

http://www.kulr8.com/story/31595522/potential-loosening-of-montana-electronic-billboard-regulations-cause-stir

11) Evidence Mounts of Distraction Risks from Digital Billboards Along Roadways

Link to FairWarning article

http://www.fairwarning.org/2016/03/digital-billboards/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Cincinnati Metro, Uber Announce Partnership to Close ‘First Mile-Last Mile Gap’ in Public Transit

Link to WCPO-TV story

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/cincinnati-metro-uber-to-announce-partnership-to-close-first-mile-last-mile-gap-in-public-transit

Link to news release

TRANSIT

13) Transit Benefits Snarled by Mixed Messages from US Agencies

Link to WFED Radio story

http://federalnewsradio.com/benefits/2016/03/transit-benefits-snarled-mixed-messages-agencies/

14) Connecticut’s CT Transit Runs Late on GPS Promise

Link to New Haven Independent article

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/ct_transit_running_late/

15) Transport for New South Wales Puts Brakes on Kangaroo Cruelty Bus Ad Campaign

Link to Sydney Morning Herald article

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/transport-for-nsw-puts-brakes-on-voiceless-kangaroo-bus-ad-campaign-20160330-gntwuq.html

16) Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Launches Website for Proposed Bus Rapid Transit Line

Link to BizTimes article

http://www.biztimes.com/2016/03/29/brtwebsitelaunched/

17) Glasgow’s Bus Information and Signaling System Moves to the ‘Cloud’

Link to Traffic Technology Today article

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=78556

18) Miami-Dade Bus Drivers Find ‘Clever” Way to Communicate

Link to Kendall Gazette article

http://communitynewspapers.com/kendall-gazette-home/miami-dade-bus-drivers-find-clever-way-communicate/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Boston Traffic Management Center Works to Make Commutes Better

Link to NewBostonPost article

http://newbostonpost.com/2016/03/30/the-city-is-adjusting-traffic-light-timing-to-fight-congestion/

20) Tackling Cairo’s Notorious Traffic and Parking with Technology

Link to Africanews article

http://www.africanews.com/2016/03/29/tackling-cairo-s-notorious-traffic-and-parking-with-technology/

21) Commuters Driving Upgrades to SafeTripNJ Traffic App

Link to NJ Advance Media article

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/03/commuters_will_drive_upgrades_to_safetrip_nj_traff.html

VEHICLES

22) The City That Runs Itself: Mcity and the Future of Automated Transportation

Link to Michigan Daily article

https://www.michigandaily.com/section/statement/mcity-university-michigan-private-industry-ford

23) Nissan, Savari, UC Berkeley to Test V2X

Link to EE Times article

http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1329300

24) Toyota Patents Augmented-Reality Windshield

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/toyota-patents-trick-augmented-reality-windshield/

News Releases

1) New 211 Program Provides Transportation Information and Assistance in Nevada County, California

2) New Navigation Systems Enhance Safe Shipping at Port of Prince Rupert

3) Cubic and Essener Verkehrs-AG to Field Test NextAgent Virtual Ticketing Solution in Germany

Solicitation

-  Call for Papers - i-Transport and UATP Conference & Exhibition

http://www.i-transportafrica.com/conference/call-for-presentations/

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