Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Harris to Devise Air Traffic Control System for Drones
Harris news release

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Crosses on Pedestrian Bridge Raising Concerns on Villanova’s Campus

CARTOGRAPHY

3) University of Maryland Project Looks to Crowdsource an Accessibility Map of DC’s Sidewalks

4) Could a Subtle Tweak to Metro’s Map Fix Overcrowding on the Blue Line?

FREIGHT
5) Omnitracs Plans Role in Industry Move Toward Self-Driving Trucks, Drones, Wearable Tech

INFRASTRUCTURE

6) Five Takeaways from Federally-Administered Next-Gen Transportation Programs for Modernizing Infrastructure

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Computer Vision, Inside-Out Perception

MARITIME

8) Communication and Coordination Among Port Stakeholders Called Key for Ultra Large Container Vessels in Port of New York and New Jersey

OTHER

9) Elaine Chao Hints at Tech’s Role in Trump’s Transportation Plans

10) News Coverage of Pedestrian Deaths Reflects a Blame-the-Victim Bias

RAILROADS

11) How to Make Railroad Crossings Safer and Smarter

ROADWAYS

12) New York Governor Defends ‘I Love NY’ Signs

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

13) What Took So Long to Clear Seattle Tanker Crash?

14) Seattle Promised a Manual for Traffic Meltdowns After Fish-Truck Crash, But It Doesn’t Exist

TRANSIT

15) How Open-Source Platforms Helped Two Transit Agencies Manage Real-Time Info

16) Singapore Bus Stop Features Books, Interactive Digital Boards

17) Chicago’s Route to a Cardless Transit Payment System

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Florida DOT Spokesman Talks About 511 App and Other Traveler Information Resources

VEHICLES

19) Making the Rules of the Road for Driverless Cars in Nebraska

20) With Autonomous Cars, How Safe is Safe Enough?

21) Driverless Car System Looks to Master Road Construction Sites

22) BMW on the Future of Personalized, Connected Mobility

News Releases

Bernie’s Notes
I’d like to welcome Everett August Luedecker, my newest grandson, born Tuesday, February 28 at 10:36 pm. He weighed in at 8 lbs. 10 ozs. Everyone is doing great!

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