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AVIATION

1) Sherlock Detects Air Traffic in Near-Real Time

Link to GCN article

https://gcn.com/articles/2016/08/18/nasa-sherlock-air-traffic-data.aspx

2) USDOT's Fix for Airlines' Tech Problems Is to Do Nothing

Link to Quartz article

http://qz.com/761399/the-us-governments-fix-for-airlines-tech-problems-is-to-do-nothing/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) Indiana Road Funding Panel Likely to Craft Plan Behind Closed Doors

Link to Journal Gazette article

http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/indiana/Secrecy-for-panel-on-road-funding-14795698

4) Common Good Borrows 'Daily Show' Style to Build Interest in Infrastructure

Link to Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/tripping/wp/2016/08/18/common-good-borrows-daily-show-style-to-build-interest-in-infrastructure/

RAILROADS

5) 'Choo Choo Bob Show' Introduces Kids to Trains

Link to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2016/08/19/Choo-Choo-Bob-on-the-right-track/stories/201608190069

Link to show

ROADWAYS

6) Ohio Turnpike May Soon See Self-Driving Testing

Link to AP article

https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/ohio-turnpike-may-soon-see-selfdriving-testing/fc7594cc-58ba-4d2d-8d0a-18b985f7bc74

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) False Reports of Gunfire at JFK Airport Offer a Real Case Study in Security

Link to New York Times article

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/nyregion/false-reports-of-gunfire-at-jfk-airport-offer-a-real-case-study-in-security.html

8) Wyoming DOT Posting Fatality Count on Highway Signs

Link to Wyoming Tribune Eagle article

http://www.wyomingnews.com/news/wyoming-electronic-signs-highlight-highway-deaths/article_31bdd98e-65ce-11e6-959a-13fb377ac9c5.html

TRANSIT

9) Transport for New South Wales Trials Beacons to Improve Public Transport Access

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/nsw-transport-trials-beacons-to-improve-public-transport-access/

Link to news release

10) Winnipeg Transit Buses Still Not Accessible, Says Man Who is Blind

Link to CBC News story

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-buses-accessible-blind-1.3725541

11) New Song to Push Fledgling Rural Transit System in Texas

Link to Waco Tribune-Herald article

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/roads/new-song-to-push-county-s-fledgling-rural-transit-system/article_999d18fc-2296-5753-a168-d55c289afd5f.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Freeway Management System Gives Cape Town Road Users Access to Real-Time Traffic Info

Link to Bizcommunity article

http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/149467.html

13) Transportation Systems Management and Operations Program Planning – Experiences from the SHRP 2 Implementation Assistance Program

Link to report

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP20-07(365)_FR.pdf

VEHICLES

14) Uber to Put Self-Driving Cars on Pittsburgh Streets This Month

Link to Government Technology article

http://www.govtech.com/fs/transportation/Uber-to-Put-Self-Driving-Cars-on-Pittsburgh-Streets-This-Month.html

15) Safety Rules Are Still Being Formed as Self-Driving Technology Marches Ahead

Link to Los Angeles Times article

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-self-driving-rules-20160819-snap-story.html

16) Volkswagen Eyes Transportation Deals to Boost Self-Driving Car Plans

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-strategy-idUSKCN10U130

17) Uber Acquires Otto, Enters Trucking and May Find Better Business Model

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/uber-acquires-otto-enters-trucking-and-may-find-better-business-model/

News Releases

1) Updated ABQ Ride App Offering More New Features

2) ABI Research: Highly Automated Driving to Spark Adoption of Centralized Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

3) Houston-Galveston Area Council and Mayor Launch 'Road Warriors' Traffic Reduction Campaign to Inform Commuters About Alternatives

4) Governments of Canada and Northwest Territories Launch Monitoring Program to Help Protect Northern Roads in Face of Climate Change

5) Metro-North's New Haven Line Will Soon Allow Ticket Purchases with Smartphone App

6) Automotive News Launches New Podcast Series 'Futurismo'

7) USDOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics Releases Smartphone App for Pocket Guide to Transportation

Friday Bonus

A pedestrian walking down the street. Pretty boring, unless it’s narrated by Morgan Freeman.

https://youtu.be/t6VQHE5T0-E

Solicitations from MAASTO TPIMS Partnership Task Force

 -  Request for Information #1 – Truck Parking Availability Detection Technology http://trucksparkhere.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20160815-TPIMS-RFI-DetectionTechnologies.pdf

 -  Request for Information #2 – Procurement and Private Industry Participation

http://trucksparkhere.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20160815-TPIMS-RFI-ProcurementPrivateParticipation.pdf

 -  Request for Information #3 – Data Sharing

http://trucksparkhere.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20160815-TPIMS-RFI-DataSharing.pdf

Upcoming Events

National Rural ITS Conference – October 2-5 – Chattanooga, Tennessee

http://www.nritsconference.org/

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