Thursday, April 21, 2016

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Thursday, April 21, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Report: Cologne-Bonn Airport's Secret Emergency Plan Was on Internet for Months

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-airports-idUSKCN0XH2A8

Link to ZDF story (in German)

2) Giant Poems to Greet Fliers at Miami International Airport

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/04/20/miami-airport-poems/83276550/

3) Detroit Metro Airport's Longtime Spokesman Michael Conway Announces Retirement

Link to Detroit Free Press article

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2016/04/20/airports-longtime-spokesman-announces-retirement/83273952/

Link to news release

4) Your Air Traffic Controller Could Be a Hundred Miles Away

Link to Bloomberg Technology article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-20/robot-eyes-watch-skies-as-airports-can-t-find-enough-controllers

CAMERAS

5) Traffic Monitoring System Uses Neural Networks to Recognize License Plates

Link to Vision Systems Design article

http://www.vision-systems.com/articles/print/volume-21/issue-4/departments/technology-trends/traffic-analysis-traffic-monitoring-system-uses-neural-networks-to-recognize-license-plates.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Washington State DOT Fails to Bill Thousands of Toll Customers on Time

Link to KIRO Radio story

http://mynorthwest.com/272069/wsdot-fails-bill-thousands-toll-customers-time/

7) National Highways Authority of India Rolls Out New Payment System for Non-Stop Toll Plazas

Link to Hindu article

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nhai-rolls-out-new-payment-system-for-nonstop-toll-plazas/article8501155.ece

FUNDING

8) Countering Falling Fuel Tax Revenue with Mileage Fees

Link to ITS International article

http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/charging-tolling/features/countering-falling-fuel-tax-revenue-with-mileage-fees/

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) South Korean Company Develops Chips to Thwart GPS Jamming

Link to Korea Times article

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/04/485_203093.html

MARITIME

10) Maritime Figures Convene in Singapore to Discuss Cyber-Security Risks

Link to Hellenic Shipping News article

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maritime-figures-convene-to-discuss-cyber-security-risks/

OTHER

11) One-Tap App Could Ease Getting Around Metro Vancouver

Link to Vancouver Sun article

http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/one-tap-app-could-ease-getting-around-metro-vancouver-transit-forum-hears  

12) New South Wales Transport Data Liberation Could Lead to App Deluge

Link to iTnews article

http://www.itnews.com.au/news/nsw-transport-data-liberation-could-lead-to-app-deluge-418406

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

13) Pennsylvania's Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Live-Streaming Public Meetings

Link to Morning Call article

http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-lehigh-northampton-airport-video-20160424-story.html

ROADWAYS

14) Guidelines for Nighttime Visibility of Overhead Signs

Link to TRB publication

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/174251.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) New York MTA: Education Best Way to Prevent Crossing Crashes

Link to Journal News article

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/transit/2016/04/20/mta-railroad-crossings/83242596/

TRANSIT

16) Singapore to Roll Out Automated Transit Pods

Link to The Stack article

https://thestack.com/iot/2016/04/20/singapore-to-roll-out-automated-transit-pods/

17) Arkansas Rock Region Metro's Goal: Get Word Out on Bus Route Changes

Link to Arkansas Democrat-Gazette article

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/apr/21/transit-s-goal-get-word-out-20160421/

18) Columbus, Ohio Startup Working on Real-Time Tracking App, On-Board Payment Idea

Link to Columbus Underground article

http://www.columbusunderground.com/omnibus-bw1

19) Surviving the Storm: Keeping Passengers Informed

Link to Mass Transit article

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12190802/surviving-the-storm-keeping-passengers-informed

20) How Transit Technology is Fostering Collaboration in College Towns

Link to Mass Transit article

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12185337/how-transit-technology-is-fostering-collaboration-in-college-towns

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

21) Google Unveils Mobile App to Tackle Traffic Gridlock in Kenya

Link to Xinhua article

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/21/c_135301167.htm

VEHICLES

22) In Europe, Ford Will Read Speed Limit Signs, Prevent Your Speeding

Link to TechCruch article

http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/21/slow-down-there-hamilton/

News Releases

1) Colorado DOT Educates Marijuana Users with 'Slow-Speed Chase'

2) The Linux Foundation’s Jim Zemlin to Keynote ITS America 2016 San Jose Day Two 'Infrastructure of Things'

3) P3 Unveils Mobility Innovation Center in Metro Detroit

Job Postings

 -   Senior & Junior Traffic Engineer – AECOM – Philadelphia /Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

http://goo.gl/dFs8bk    http://goo.gl/X7if3d

Upcoming Events

Women Transportation Leaders of the Northeast – April 28 – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conferences/2016/WTLNE.pdf

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