Thursday, November 10, 2016

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AVIATION

1) FAA Will Evaluate ‘Counter-UAS’ Technology at Denver Airport

Link to AINonline article

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2016-11-09/faa-will-evaluate-counter-uas-technology-denver-airport

Link to news release

2) FAA: Palm Beach Airport Navigation Points Once Named for Trump Now Equestrian-Themed

Link to Palm Beach Post article

http://malled.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/11/09/faa-pbia-navigation-points-once-named-for-trump-now-equestrian-themed/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) Mobility Rush 7 - November 7, 2016

Link to update from ITS America

https://goo.gl/2sj0Ce

MARITIME

4) Long Beach and Los Angeles Ports Team Up with Maersk to Track Emissions and Energy Efficiency of Ships

Link go gCaptain article

https://gcaptain.com/ports-of-long-beach-and-los-angeles-team-up-with-maersk-to-track-emissions-and-energy-efficiency-of-ships/

RAILROADS

5) New Jersey Transit Racing to Install Rail Safety System by End of 2018

Link to NJ Advance Media article

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/11/nj_transit_racing_to_install_rail_safety_system_by_end_of_2018.html

6) Indiana Rail Road, Cummins Test New Tier 4 Locomotive Engine

Link to Transportation Radio story

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2016/11/09/cummins-and-indiana-rail-road-demonstration-new-tier-4-locomotive-engine/

ROADWAYS

7) New ‘Dynamic Merge System’ Could Soon Reduce Traffic Through I-91 Construction in Massachusetts

Link to WWLP-TV story

http://wwlp.com/2016/11/10/new-electronic-system-to-alleviate-traffic-through-i-91-construction/

8) Ann Arbor US 23 ‘Flex Route’ Cost-Effective Fix to Traffic Jams, Michigan DOT Says

Link to MLive article

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2016/11/us_23_flex_route_most_cost-eff.html  

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) Pennsylvania DOT’s Clearfield County Traffic Management Center to Oversee 24 Counties this Winter

Link to WJAC-TV story

http://wjactv.com/news/local/penndots-traffic-center-to-oversee-24-counties-this-winter

TRANSIT

10) ATRA Pulse – November 2016

Link to Advanced Transit Association Newsletter

http://conta.cc/2fEX8q3

News Releases

1) New Jersey Transit Electronic Ticketing Sets New Sales Records

2) NHTSA and National Telecommunications and Information Administration Take Steps to Implement Next Generation 911 Grant Program

Solicitation

-  Nominations Sought – Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group - PHMSA

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/08/2016-26905/pipeline-safety-voluntary-information-sharing-system-working-group-nominations

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Preparing for Connected/Autonomous Vehicles – November 16

http://transportationops.org/event/metropolitan-planning-organizations-preparing-connectedautonomous-vehicles

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