Friday, December 22, 2017

Friday, December 22, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter


Friday, December 22, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


CAMERAS


1) 300+ Traffic Cameras in Gainesville, Florida Always on Watch


FREIGHT


2) Uber Freight Adds Advance Truck Posting, Load Searching Tools
Uber Freight blog


GPS / NAVIGATION


3) Tesla Vehicles to Get ‘Major Navigation Overhaul’ in 2018


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


4) Downtown Cincinnati Traffic Is About to Get Smarter
City of Cincinnati news release


5) Indian Home Minister Stresses on ‘Intelligent Traffic Management System,’ Security Component for Smart Cities


OTHER


6) Can Government Agencies and Officials Block Critics on Facebook and Twitter?


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION


7) Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Launches Publicity Campaign


8) King County Metro Launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign
King County DOT news release
RAILROADS


9) Washington State DOT: Amtrak Service Will Not Return to New Bypass Route Until Safety System in Place


10) Senators to USDOT -- Speed Up Action on PTC


ROADWAYS


11) Springfield, Illinois Firefighters’ Board Agree to Pay Toward Traffic Signal Preemption System


12) FHWA Terminates Interim Approval for Optional Use of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons


SAFETY / SECURITY


13) Senators Seek to Stop Expansion of Airport Facial Scans
Senator Mike Lee news release


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


14) DC Program Lets Public Employees Hail a Cab via an App


15) Taxis in Daejeon, South Korea Will Display Location-Sensitive Missing Person Notices


TELEMATICS


16) Fraudsters Stopped in Their Tracks by Telematics Data


TRANSIT


17) Elon Musk Says Public Transit Is ‘Painful,’ Twitter Fights Back -- Then So Does Musk


18) Seattle Public Transit Religious Ads Guideline Could Prove Model for DC Metro


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


19) Invisible Hand Helps South Florida Drivers Deal with Traffic Woes


20) Christmas Crowd Control in Amsterdam


21) Pennsylvania Turnpike Uses Several Tools to Alert Drivers


VEHICLES


22) Orlando to Study if Driverless Buses Can Make the Grade


23) Drivers Who Rely on High-Tech Driving Features Getting Into Accidents

News Releases

Friday Bonus (since it’s almost Christmas, two Friday Bonuses this week)

Job Postings

Upcoming Events


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