Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
August 16, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057 – Cranford, New Jersey
Columbus, Ohio wins Smart Cities Challenge with support
from HERE
Columbus, Ohio won for
its holistic plan to better
connect citizens to information, services and opportunities. The City of
Columbus engaged HERE in forming the challenge vision and as its
partner for executing the plan. HERE will provide solutions in three
core areas: urban mobility, traffic and safety management and truck logistics.
Read more about the
location cloud company’s work with Columbus: http://360.here.com/2016/08/09/columbus-ohio-wins-smart-cities-challenge-with-support-from-here/
AVIATION
1)
Safer, Cleaner, More Efficient
Tower-to-Pilot Technology Ready for Takeoff at Salt Lake City Airport
Link
to Salt Lake Tribune article
2)
Call for 'Pokestops' to be Deleted in
German Airport Security Zones
Link
to BBC News story
OTHER
3)
Articles from Catalyst – August 2016
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4) Deep East Texas Council of Governments Expects
to Turn to Social Media to Publicize Public Meetings After Session with No
Attendees
Link to Eastex Advocate
5)
How Derek Bauman Became Cincinnati's
Unlikely Public Transit Spokesman
Link
to Soapbox Cincinnati article
RAILROADS
6)
Active Warning Signals Could Mean Fewer
Pedestrian Deaths
Link
to Next City article
ROADWAYS
7)
I-85 Flex Lane Electronic Signs Begin
Test Mode in Georgia
Link
to WXIA-TV story
SAFETY / SECURITY
8)
From False Alarm to Panic: Inside
Kennedy Airport's Chaotic Night
Link
to New York Times article
TRANSIT
9)
Auckland Transport Bus Ad Pulled Over
'Transphobic' Claims
Link
to Auckland Now article
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10)
Georgia DOT Will Fund Signage, Cameras
Around New Baseball Stadium
Link
to Atlanta Journal-Constitution
11)
On the Job: Arizona DOT Traffic Control
Center
Link
to KJZZ Radio story
VEHICLES
12)
Ford and Baidu Team Up for $150 Million
Investment in Velodyne LiDAR
Link
to CNET article
13)
Ford Doubling Silicon Valley Workforce
in Push Toward Self-Driving Cars
Link
to CNBC story
14)
Will Autonomous Vehicles Transform Our
Urban Areas?
Link
to Surface Transportation Innovations commentary
News Releases
Upcoming Events
IBTTA Annual Meeting –
September 11-14 – Denver
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Transportation Communications Newsletter
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write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@transportationradio.com.
1 Aberdeen
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