Friday, February 2, 2018

Friday, February 2, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 2, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) Put That Bag Down: Flyers Ignoring Safety Pleas to Grab Luggage
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) High-Tech Handlebars and Anti-Theft Alerts Make It Harder to Steal a Bike
CAMERAS
3) Kennesaw State University Professors Use Georgia DOT Cameras to Make Intersections Safer
4) Confusion, Contradictions Plague DC Speed-Camera Warning Signs
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Car Navigation Systems Plot a Course Forward Against Phone Apps
6) Coord Feeds Real-Time Transportation Info Into Navigation Apps
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
7) New South Wales Preparing for Future of ‘Mobility-as-a-Service’
8) Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Needs a ‘Smart’ Technology Revolution
OTHER
9) Transportation Agencies Can Monetize IoT When Data Becomes the New Oil
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) North Carolina DOT Says Future I-77 Toll Lane Meetings Will Be Open
11) Virginia Rail Crash Highlights Media, Government’s Lopsided Approach to Rail Safety
RAILROADS
12) US House Panel Schedules Hearing on Positive Train Control
SAFETY / SECURITY
13) Biometric Pilot Will Scan Travelers in Real-Time at Texas-Mexico Border
14) Oregon State Police Launches *OSP
TELEMATICS
15) New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Gets First Crack at the Company’s Voice Assistant
Mercedes-Benz news release
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
16) Florida Governor Directs FDOT to Better Prepare Florida for Hurricane Evacuations
Governor Rick Scott news release
TRANSIT
17) MetroCard Vending Machine Outage Postponed After New York Subway Riders Complain
18) Sacramento Regional Transit Adds 700+ Live Cameras to Trains
19) Many ITS Display Screens at Mysuru Bus Stops Missing, Not Working
20) Maryland Transit Administration Adding GPS to Buses to Allow Tracking by Riders
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
21) Rhode Island DOT Watching 24/7
22) Advancing Transportation Systems Management and Operations through Scenario Planning: Web-Based Informational Session
VEHICLES
23) Driving By Ethernet
News Releases
Friday Bonus
Upcoming Events
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