Wednesday, June 1, 2016

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Gather Data on Security Lines from Passenger Cellphones

Link to Star-Telegram article

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/aviation/sky-talk-blog/article80970317.html

2) Inside United Airlines' Instagram Strategy

Link to Digiday article

http://digiday.com/brands/plane-porn-united-instagram/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) In-Ground Traffic Lights to Be Installed on Sydney Roads to Alert Distracted Pedestrians

Link to Business Insider Australia article

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-nsw-government-is-spending-250000-to-try-and-stop-pedestrians-on-smartphones-killing-themselves-2016-6

4) New York City Buses to Get Pedestrian Warning System

Link to amNew York article

http://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-buses-to-get-pedestrian-warning-system-gov-andrew-cuomo-says-1.11860946

Link to news release

CAMERAS

5) Average Speed Camera Deployments on the Rise in UK

Link to Traffic Technology Today article

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=79705

CARTOGRAPHY

6) New Zealand Transport Agency Creates Online Highway Hotspots Maps

Link to Stuff article

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/80623553/nz-transport-agency-mapping-long-weekend-traffic-hotspots

Link to news release

7) Introducing a New Map for Semi-Autonomous Cars

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/06/mapbox-drive-autonomous-cars/484982/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

8) Thinking Highways Reports on ASECAP Study Days

Link to interviews

http://thinkinghighways.com/integrated-sustainable-mobility-are-we-on-the-right-path/

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Iran Developing Homegrown Alternative to GPS

Link to Tasnim News Agency article

http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2016/06/01/1090226/iran-developing-homegrown-alternative-to-gps

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

10) Preview of 23^rd ITS World Congress Taking Place in Melbourne in October

Link to story on Transportation Radio

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/preview-of-its-world-congress-in-melbourne/

11) Effort to Build a Smarter Transportation Network Takes a Giant Step Forward

Link to Government Technology article

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Effort-to-Build-a-Smarter-Transportation-Network-Takes-a-Giant-Step-Forward.html

12) ITS Rocky Mountain Update – May 2016

Link to update

http://bit.ly/25ARb3U

OTHER

13) Sidewalk Labs Teams with Transportation for America to Get US Moving

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/alphabets-sidewalk-labs-partners-up-to-solve-mobility-challenges-across-the-country/

14) Transportation Technology Will Be the Next Internet Protocol

Link to TechCrunch article

http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/31/transportation-technology-will-be-the-next-internet-protocol/  

15) Thinking Cities – May 2016

Link to magazine

http://goo.gl/3XWoQJ

PLANNING

16) Transportation Planners Need to Use Tech to Catch Up to Public Demand

Link to Mobility Lab article

http://mobilitylab.org/2016/05/25/planners-need-tech-public-demand/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

17) Competing Ads Aim to Sway New Jersey Voters on Gas Tax

Link to Record article

http://www.northjersey.com/news/competing-ads-aim-to-sway-n-j-voters-on-gas-tax-1.1608314

18) 10 Instagram Accounts to Feed Your Inner Transportation Nerd

Link to Wired article

https://www.wired.com/2016/05/10-instagram-follows-feed-inner-transportation-nerd/

RAILROADS

19) Needless Radio Communications Too Distracting, Union Leader Says

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_legislation_regulation/news/Needless-radio-communications-are-too-distracting-union-leader-says--48420

Link to news release and letter

ROADWAYS

20) Pittsburgh Roads Wired with Traffic Signals that Will 'Talk' to Vehicles

Link to Trib Live article

http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/10441884-74/traffic-technology-radios

21) Seattle DOT to Install Zone Marker Signs on Corridor to Help Drivers Identify Their Location

Link to West Seattle Herald article

http://www.westseattleherald.com/2016/05/31/news/new-%E2%80%9Czones%E2%80%9D-coming-west-seattle-bridge

22) Oklahoma DOT Files Lawsuit to Remove Trailer Used as Sign

Link to Muskogee Phoenix article

http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/state-files-lawsuit-to-remove-trailer-used-as-sign/article_8aeb11dd-c773-5c1e-889c-93b7ae1c7c0e.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

23) Communications Expert Urges TSA to Communicate Better with Novice Travelers

Link to ConsumerAffairs article

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/communication-expert-sees-some-simple-fixes-for-airport-delays-053116.html

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

24) After $300 Million Investment, Volkswagen Announces Projects with Uber Rival Gett

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/1/11829788/volkswagen-gett-ride-hailing-self-driving-financing

Link to news release

25) App-Based Transport Services Get Green Light in Indonesia

Link to Jakarta Post article

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/06/01/app-based-transport-services-get-green-light.html

TRANSIT

26) San Francisco's Public Transit App Will Let You Rate Your Commute

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/06/san-francisco-muni-mobile-app-bus-system-rate-commute/485051/

VEHICLES

27) Ford CEO on Steering the 113-Year Old Giant Towards a Future of Mobility and Autonomous Cars

Link to CNBC story

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/31/ford-ceo-on-stearing-the-113-year-old-giant-towards-a-future-of-mobility-and-autonomous-cars.html

News Releases

1) Pennsylvania Takes Steps to Lead on Autonomous Vehicle Development, Testing
with Newly Established Task Force, Legislation

2) Hawaii DOT Educational Materials Recognized at 2016 Pele Awards

3) FAA Selects Lockheed Martin to Continue Tech Support for Air Traffic Control Automation Program

4) Metra Recognized by AAR for Safety Education

5) International Road Transport Union and PTV Group to Develop International Route Planning Standards and Services

6) Dublin Airport First in World to Map Runway and Airfield with Google Street View

7) Siemens Technology Supports UK's First Connected Road Test Environment

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