Monday, July 18, 2016

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Monday, July 18, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Several UK Airports Consider Digital Air Traffic Control Towers

Link to Telegraph article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/17/british-airports-consider-replacing-air-traffic-controllers-with/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Ontario Quickly Turns Down Toronto’s Request to Ban Pedestrian Texting on Roads

Link to CBC News story

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/text-crossing-street-ticket-1.3680311

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) Singapore Firm Paves Way for Seamless Commuter Experience

Link to Straits Times article

http://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/local-firm-paves-way-for-seamless-commuter-experience

4) Philadelphia’s ‘Smart City Challenge’ Seeks Ideas for Internet of Things

Link to Philly Voice article

http://www.phillyvoice.com/philadelphias-smart-city-challenge-seeks-ideas-internet-things/

MARITIME

5) Staten Island Ferry Electrical Outlets Quietly Shut Off After Violence

Link to Staten Island Advance article

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/07/staten_island_ferry_electrical_outlets.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Smart Connections: Don’t Take Aggregate for ‘Granite’

Link to Talking Transportation blog

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2016/07/18/smart-connections-dont-take-aggregate-for-granite/

RAILROADS

7) Cuba Works on Computerization of Railroad System

Link to Radio Cadena Agramonte story

http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/show/articles/25389:cuba-works-on-computerization-of-railroad-system

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) Austin’s Transportation Department Wants to Fine a Facebook Group

Link to Motherboard article

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/arcade-city-austin-fines-police

TRANSIT

9) Melbourne Buses Finally Show How Handy GPS Tracking Data is for Customers

Link to Financial Review article

http://www.afr.com/technology/apps/melbourne-buses-finally-show-how-handy-gps-tracking-data-is-for-customers-20160715-gq6rlj

VEHICLES

10) Germany to Require ‘Black Box’ In Autonomous Cars

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/germany-require-black-box-autonomous-133110549.html

News Releases

1) Union Pacific Railroad Seeks Public Comment for Accreditation of Response Management Communications Center

2) Mr Adventure to Help Guide Kids Through Heathrow Airport

Upcoming Events

National Association of State Aviation Officials Annual Convention and Tradeshow – September 11-13 – San Antonio

http://www.nasao.org/conferences/2016-annual-convention-and-tradeshow/

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