Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - Union, New Jersey

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
1) Cyclists Seeking to Hit Brakes on Iowa Bill Requiring High-Visibility Clothing on Some Roads  
CAMERAS
2) Iowa Senate OKs Ban on Traffic-Enforcement Cameras as Foes Predict More Traffic Deaths
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Apple Maps Activates Transit Directions in South Carolina
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
4) Statewide Command and Control Center Set Up for Seven Smart City Developments in Madhya Pradesh, India
5) ERTICO Newsletter - February 28, 2018
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) New Fresno, California Billboard Campaign Aims to Reduce Traffic Fatalities
7) Communication Key to Successful Cape Cod Sewer Project
RAILROADS
8) GAO: Two-Thirds of Commuter Railroads May Not Meet PTC Deadline
9) FRA Report Details Drone Use on International Railroads
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Chicago Transit Authority Adding 1,000 New Cameras, Upgrading Others as Part of Security Plan
Mayor Rahm Emanuel news release
11) Ukraine Government Creates Coordinating Council for Road Traffic Safety
TELEMATICS
12) First Telematics-Based Ad Network Launched by Allstate Companies
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Detection Technology to Alert Drivers of Dust Storms in Pinal County, Arizona
14) Taking a Look Inside the Iowa DOT Center
VEHICLES
15) UK Government Makes Further Investment in Self-Driving Technology


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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) How Boston’s Airport Bounced Back from the Storm that Crippled JFK
CAMERAS
2) Philadelphia Parking Authority Looking Into Using Bus Cameras to Fight Blocked Bus Stops
3) Rhode Island ACLU Finds Pawtucket Traffic Camera Proposal Problematic
4) Arkansans Confused Over Red-Light Cameras vs. Traffic Cameras
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
5) Mobility Rush 39

OTHER
6) Transportation and Health with Lauren Blackburn
7) Seven Transportation IoT Predictions from Cisco
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Report: Effective Government Outreach Requires Social Media
RAILROADS
9) Message from Jacksonville CSX Dispatchers May Have Stopped Fatal Train Crash
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Florida Company’s Product Attempts to End Wrong Way Collisions
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
11) Pony.ai Launches Self-Driving Ride-Hailing Fleet for Public Use in China
TRANSIT
12) Utah Transit Authority to End Rail Service to Pleasant View Due to PTC Requirement, Low Ridership
13) City Planners in Australia Urge Scrapping of Public Transport Timetables
14) After Super Bowl Test, Driverless Buses Get an Encore This Spring in Twin Cities
15) Marta Rolls Out Free Wi-Fi on Trains
16) Fort Worth Transportation Authority Reveals New Look, New Name
VEHICLES
17) Huawei Made a Porsche Slightly Autonomous with a Smartphone
18) USDOT Finalizes Long-Delayed ‘Quiet Cars’ Rule, Extending Deadline


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Monday, February 26, 2018

Monday, February 26, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, February 26, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey
ATG Series from Reno A&E Offers Accurate Vehicle Counts for Parking, Toll & Access Control Revenue Systems

The ATG Series Detectors (Model DL-ATG Anti-Tailgating Detector with Directional Logic and Model L-ATG Single Channel Anti-Tailgating Loop Detector) count bumper-to-bumper passenger vehicles, detect multiple vehicles entering or exiting during a single gate cycle, provide single- or dual-lane directional counting, can count vehicles accurately even if a metal object is placed in the loop area, prior to a vehicle arriving over the loop detection zone, and accurately audit revenue collection at parking facilities. To learn how Reno A&E’s ATG Series Detectors can help you avoid lost revenue, contact RAE Sales Manager Carl Zabel at carlz@renoae.com or 775-870-4499.


AVIATION
1) New Group Led by Delta, Gogo and Sprint Wants to Bring Broadband to the Skies
Sprint news release
2) The Role of Language in Air Accidents
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3) Foreign-Friendly Pedestrian Crossing Switch Comes to Tokyo
CAMERAS
4) Dash Cams Capture It All, from Bad Driving to Road Trip Photos
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) India Testing Electronic Toll System on Delhi-Mumbai Highway
FREIGHT
6) Say Hello to the Blockchain in Transport Alliance and Its 10 Brand-Name Members
7) FMCSA Remains Quiet on Details of Examiner Registry Hack, Site Down Now for Three Months
GPS / NAVIGATION
8) Waze Coming to All Ford Owners Globally Starting in April
9) Moovit, Mobileye to Transform Transportation Together
10) Ford’s New Sat-Nav App from Sygic Like ‘Having a Friend in the Passenger Seat’
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
11) Could AI Help Solve Australia’s Train and Transport Woes?
OTHER
12) Opening Data Fully to Improve London’s Transport Network
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
13) San Francisco Studies Effects of Distracted Driving Outreach Efforts
ROADWAYS
14) Hamilton, Ontario Councillor Defends Parkway Billboard Deal Amid Criticism Over Safety
15) Russia Changing Signposts in Pakistan
16) New Signs Being Installed as Portion of I-95 in New Jersey Becomes I-295
17) ‘Phantom’ Traffic Jams Are Real -- and Scientists Know How to Stop Them
SAFETY / SECURITY
18) Cleveland Buses Test Infrared Cameras to Improve Pedestrian Safety
19) Montclair, California Makes It Illegal to Cross Street While on Phone
TRANSIT
20) VIA Seeks Best Tech Experts to Come Up with Transit Solutions
VIA Transit news release
VEHICLES
21) California DMV: Self-Driving Cars with ‘Remote’ Drivers Could Test on Roads in April


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