Monday, July 18, 2016

Monday, July 18, 2016

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, July 18, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057


Register Soon for Tomorrow’s Webinar on Technical Advances in NEMA Signal Monitors Using FYA

Please join Eberle Design Inc. on Tuesday, July 19th at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT for a free, 45-minute webinar, “Technical Advances in NEMA Signal Monitors Using Flashing Yellow Arrow.” Presented by Eberle Design Inc. CTO Scott Evans, this repeat webinar will show traffic signal engineers, technicians and supervisors the latest technical advances in signal monitor technology, tools for making the installation and operation of signal monitors easy and effective, and a report on the NEMA TS-2 amendment covering Flashing Yellow Arrows. To register, go to http://bit.ly/29c6zO6.
AVIATION
1) Several UK Airports Consider Digital Air Traffic Control Towers
Link to Telegraph article
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Ontario Quickly Turns Down Toronto’s Request to Ban Pedestrian Texting on Roads
Link to CBC News story
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3) Singapore Firm Paves Way for Seamless Commuter Experience
Link to Straits Times article

4) Philadelphia’s ‘Smart City Challenge’ Seeks Ideas for Internet of Things
Link to Philly Voice article
MARITIME
5) Staten Island Ferry Electrical Outlets Quietly Shut Off After Violence
Link to Staten Island Advance article
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Smart Connections: Don’t Take Aggregate for ‘Granite’
Link to Talking Transportation blog
RAILROADS
7) Cuba Works on Computerization of Railroad System
Link to Radio Cadena Agramonte story
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
8) Austin’s Transportation Department Wants to Fine a Facebook Group
Link to Motherboard article
TRANSIT
9) Melbourne Buses Finally Show How Handy GPS Tracking Data is for Customers
Link to Financial Review article
VEHICLES
10) Germany to Require ‘Black Box’ In Autonomous Cars
Link to Reuters article
News Releases
Upcoming Events
National Association of State Aviation Officials Annual Convention and Tradeshow – September 11-13 – San Antonio
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