Tuesday, July 5, 2016

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Ohio State University Working on 'Next-Gen' Air Traffic Control

Link to WBNS-TV story

http://www.10tv.com/article/ohio-state-university-working-next-gen-air-traffic-control

2) UK Aviation Academics Get Grant to Develop New System to Reduce Aircraft Taxiing Times

Link to Airport World article

http://www.airport-world.com/news/general-news/5712-academics-get-1-million-grant-to-develop-more-efficient-system-for-aircraft-movements-at-airports.html

3) Wi-Fi Access Costly for Travelers at LaGuardia and Newark Airports

Link to Daily News article

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/wi-fi-access-costly-travelers-new-york-area-airports-article-1.2698791

Link to Global Gateway Alliance news release

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Bus Map Project to Untangle Beirut's Bewildering Transit Routes

Link to Lebanon Pulse article

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/lebanon-traffic-map-bus-public-transportation.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) US Government Agencies Seek Comments on Shutdown of Nationwide Differential GPS

Link to Federal Register notice

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-07-05/html/2016-15886.htm

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) Developing an ITS Technology Web Portal for Transit System Leaders

Link to Transportation Research Board document

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/174620.aspx

OTHER

7) New York Governor Involved in Keeping a Lid on Bridgegate Scandal

Link to WNYC Radio story

http://www.wnyc.org/story/what-gov-cuomo-knew-bridgegate/

8) Connecticut Museum Features Timepieces' Role in Transportation

Link to Bristol Press article

http://www.centralctcommunications.com/bristolpress/article_39cee2aa-424f-11e6-8c23-bbb3f16bc6c3.html  

Link to American Clock & Watch Museum

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Missouri DOT Creatively Demonstrates Proper Merging

Link to Talking Transportation blog

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/modot-creatively-demonstrates-proper-merging/

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Distracted Driving Fatalities Doubled in Iowa from 2014 to 2015

Link to Globe Gazette article

http://globegazette.com/news/local/distracted-driving-fatalities-doubled-in-iowa-from-to/article_ecfbeb33-333f-5272-987c-eba36052f006.html

11) Michigan Rest Stops, Bus Stations, Airports Now Required to Post Signs About Human Trafficking

Link to WLNS-TV story

http://wlns.com/2016/07/04/new-law-comes-to-a-rest-stop-bus-station-and-strip-club-near-you/

TRANSIT

12) Myki Operator to Investigate Contactless Payment System After Winning Contract Extension

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-05/myki-ticketing-company-gets-seven-year-contract-extension/7571464

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Miami-Dade DOT Planning New Traffic Control Center, Synchronized Traffic Signals

Link to WSVN-TV story

http://wsvn.com/news/local/new-traffic-control-center-among-miami-dade-transportation-dept-upgrades/ 

14) Radioplayer to Offer On-Demand Live Traffic Info in UK

Link to Radio Today article

http://radiotoday.co.uk/2016/07/radioplayer-to-offer-on-demand-live-traffic-info/

15) A Visit to the South Carolina DOT Traffic Management Center

Link to WCBD-TV story

http://counton2.com/2016/07/05/news-2-i-team-goes-inside-the-traffic-management-center-for-the-dot/

VEHICLES

16) Israeli Transport Official: 'By 2040, People Won't Be Allowed to Drive on Israel's Roads'

Link to Jerusalem Post article

http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Tech/By-2040-people-wont-be-allowed-to-drive-on-Israels-roads-459514

News Releases

1) Texas A&M, TTI Seek Transportation Technology Innovations for its Campus Transformation Vision

2) Denver Lawyer Turns Personal Tragedy into Public Safety Campaign

3) Athalye Consulting Engineering Services Joins TranSystems Corporation

4) TomTom, City of Moscow Sign Agreement to Design Intelligent Road Transportation Program

5) TSA, American Airlines Jointly Testing Innovative Airport Security Technology

6) Miami Airport Wins Telly Award for Its Mobile App 2.0 Video

7) New York MTA to Rollout eTix Mobile Ticketing App Early

8) Denso Launches Global Traffic Safety Education Programs with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

Job Posting

 -  Center Director, Air Traffic Systems and Operations – USDOT – Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/441492100

Solicitation

 -  Call for Papers – City Logistics 2017

http://citylogistics.org/info/call-for-papers-for-city-logistics-2017/

Upcoming Events

USDOT Webinar: Connected Vehicles and Rural Road Weather Management – July 28

https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s160728_Connected_Vehicles_and_Rural_Road_Weather_Management.asp

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