Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Omaha Airport to Open World's First Interactive Art Gallery

Link to Airport World article

http://www.airport-world.com/news/general-news/5589-nebraska-airport-to-open-world-s-first-interactive-art-gallery.html

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) TriMet Releases Video, Asks Pedestrians and Bicyclists to Stay Alert

Link to KATU-TV story

http://katu.com/news/local/heads-up-trimet-releases-video-asks-pedestrians-to-stay-alert

FUNDING

3) State Senator's Bill Would Allow California DOT to Sell Ads on Changeable Message Signs

Link to story on KHTK-TV story

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/04/22/state-senator-proposes-bill-to-allow-advertising-on-caltrans-signs/

Link to news release

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) It's About Reliability, Not Quicker Travel, on Wellington's Smart Motorway

Link to Stuff article

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/78826653/its-about-reliability-not-quicker-travel-on-wellingtons-smart-motorway

MARITIME

5) NTSB Locates El Faro's Voyage Data Recorder

Link to WJXT-TV story

http://www.news4jax.com/news/ntsb-finds-el-faros-missing-data-recorder

Link to news release

6) UK's National Maritime Museum Houses Collection of Rare Sea Flags

Link to CNN story

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/25/sport/sea-flags-maritime-museum-london/

OTHER

7) How AutoTech is Reinventing Ground Transportation

Link to Bloomberg story

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-04-26/how-autotech-is-reinventing-ground-transportation     

8) Talking Cities Roundtables at RAI Amsterdam

Link to H3B Media audio

http://thinkinghighways.com/talking-cities/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) New Ocean Safety Initiative Targets Travelers at Hawaii Airports

Link to KHON-TV story

http://khon2.com/2016/04/25/hawaii-airports-to-feature-beach-safety-posters/

10) Iowa DOT Sees Doubling of Online Public Participation for Long-Range Planning Efforts

Link to Transportation Matters for Iowa blog

http://goo.gl/dBq1Kw

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

11) Road Responders: History, Duties of Modern-Day Georgia DOT HERO

Link to WABE Radio story

http://news.wabe.org/post/road-responders-history-duties-modern-day-gdot-hero

TRANSIT

12) Sacramento Regional Transit Paints Red Line at Rail Stations to Reduce Fare Evasion

Link to Sacramento Bee article

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article73657972.html

13) Grande Prairie, Alberta Unveils Transit Tracking System

Link to Daily Herald-Tribune article

http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2016/04/25/city-unveils-transit-tracking-system

Link to news release

14) Brussels Metro Station Debuts Remembrance Wall After Terrorist Attacks

Link to World Post article

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brussels-attacks-maelbeek-metro-station-reopens_us_571e643be4b0f309baee1f47

VEHICLES

15) Google, Ford, Volvo, Uber, Lyft Form Coalition on Self-Driving Cars

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-ford-uber-form-coalition-114241942.html

16) Automated and Connected Vehicles: Summary of the 9^th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference

Link to TRB summary

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/174288.aspx

News Releases

1) HERE Traffic Improves ETA in Latest Telogis Navigation and Telogis Route Planning Suite Releases

2) Montana State University Researchers to Collaborate on Automated and Connected Vehicle Research Opportunities

3) ITS America 2016 San Jose to Open with the Next Generation Workforce Student-Led V2X Lab

4) Preliminary Program Now Online for ITS European Congress

5) Belo Horizonte Airport Goes 'Live' with Ultra Electronics Airport System's Airport Management System

6) Gogo Business Aviation Announces Expanded In-Flight Entertainment Capabilities

7) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Wins Routes Europe Marketing Award in Kraków

8) Road Users Reap the Benefits of Bluetooth Monitoring

9) Uber Teams with Communication Service for Deaf to Expand Work Opportunities for Deaf Drivers

10) Magna Signs Agreement to Acquire Automotive Electronics Engineering Firm Telemotive AG

11) Truck Parking Europe App Now Available for TomTom Driver Terminals

12) WSOU Hall of Fame Honors Three Alumni

Solicitation

 -  Invitation to Tender – Supply of Electronic Data Related to Worldwide Flight Schedules – European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:140929-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML

 -  Call for Abstracts – Second Annual Symposium on Transportation Informatics

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1109180054400&ca=3be5caba-16eb-488e-b41c-7db2f15c86fb

Upcoming Events

Future Connected Cars USA – May 10-12 – Santa Clara, California

https://usa.connectedcarsworld.com/

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