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AVIATION

1) International Aviation Organization Near to Issuing Standards on Flight Tracking

Link to Air Traffic Management article

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2016/09/tracking-shot/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Edmonton Abandons Ad Campaign Asking Pedestrians to Wear Reflective Clothing

Link to Metro article

http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2016/09/20/edmonton-abandons-pedestrian-safety-ad-campaign.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) IBTTA President Pat Jones Discusses Future of Tolling

Link to KOA Radio Colorado's Afternoon News interview

http://ibtta.org/sites/default/files/documents/2016/IBTTA%20Pat%20Jones%20KOA%20NewsRadio%20Segment.mp3

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Waze Launches Bluetooth Beacons to Circumvent GPS Blackspots in Tunnels

Link to VentureBeat article

http://venturebeat.com/2016/09/21/waze-beacons-tunnels/

Link to news release

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Issaquah, Washington Transportation Bond Committee Members Behind Dueling Websites

Link to Issaquah Press article

http://www.theeastside.news/issaquah/news/local/transportation-bond-committee-members-behind-dueling-websites/article_568bf90a-7ec7-11e6-94d6-6b0687ff32f9.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) New Sacramento Light-Rail App Allows You to Photograph, Report Suspicious Behavior

Link to Sacramento Bee article

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article102920432.html

TRANSIT

7) Transit's App Now Tells You When to Hurry for the Bus

Link to Engadget article

https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/20/transit-4/

VEHICLES

8) Uber Looks to Tap High-Tech Talent Around Metro Detroit

Link to Detroit Free Press article

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2016/09/19/uber-open-michigan-center-rd/90688390/

9) Trucking Industry Questions New Federal Self-Driving Vehicle Policy

Link to Trucks.com article

https://www.trucks.com/2016/09/21/trucking-industry-questions-self-driving-vehicle-policy/

10) University of Alberta Engineers Test Cars and Roads that Talk to Each Other

Link to Design Engineering article

http://www.design-engineering.com/ualberta-engineers-test-cars-roads-talk-1004024733/

Link to news release

News Releases

1) SuperShuttle Enhances Its Multi-Channel Booking Platforms

2) Aria Systems Announces Aria for Connected Vehicles

3) Road User Fee Task Force Recommends Expansion of OReGO, Oregon’s Road Usage Charge Program

Solicitation

 -  Call for Presentation – GIS for Transportation Symposium

http://www.gis-t.org/call-for-presentations/

Upcoming Events

American Society of Certified Engineering Technicians – November 10 – Lake Buena Vista, Florida

http://ascet.org/2016ACE

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