Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey


The Consortium for Innovative Transportation Education (CITE) is now accepting registrations for the following online, BLENDED (instructor-led) course:
September 28 - October 31, 2018: Traffic Signal Operations – ($399.00 - 1.0 CEUs)
This course provides students with an understanding of both the theory and practice of traffic signal timing and its impact on traffic operations. It gives students an overview of the terms associated with signal timing; discusses the concepts of cycle length, split, offset, midblock friction, phase sequences, the signal timing process, and signal timing optimization; and looks at the types of actuated controllers, passage time, extension, and the coordination of actuated and pre-timed controllers. It also discusses the development of timing plans, explores types of signal control (first generation control and advanced techniques, including Rhodes, RT-TRACS, SCAT, and SCOOT) and investigates the relationship of signal timing to ITS: regional and system/design considerations..
Instructor: Kevin Lee, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Questions, please contact Denise Twisdale (mztwiz@umd.edu) or Abigail Montgomery (amontgo3@umd.edu)

AVIATION

1) Southwest Airlines Adds Free In-Flight Messaging

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) QR Code Parking System for Shared Bicycles to Start Next Year in Singapore

CAMERAS

3) Traffic Cam Company Wants Ohio Suit Dismissed

CARTOGRAPHY

4) HERE Technologies Looking to the Crowd for Continuous Map Updates

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Following Hurricane Florence, Navigation Apps and Mapping Companies Tracked Road Closures and Evacuations

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Data Will Drive the Smart Transport Revolution

OTHER

7) Transportation Equity 101: Interview with Veronica O. Davis

PARKING

8) Mapillary Will Use Amazon Rekognition in Effort to Ease Urban Parking Crunch

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) New California DMV Handbook Will Remind Drivers of Civil Rights During Traffic Stops

10) Rail Safety Advocates Hope Feds Will Boost Campaign to Cut Track Deaths

RAILROADS

11) Amtrak’s Data Could Help Riders and Employees -- Too Bad It’s So Hard to Find

ROADWAYS

12) Wisconsin DOT Says It Will Stop Measuring Congestion in State Reports

13) Confusing Street Signs Come to Dewey Beach, Delaware

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Argus Exec Warns All Connected Cars Face Cyber Threats

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

15) Uber Overhauling Way It Responds to Emergencies and Natural Disasters

TRANSIT

16) Modernization of Clipper Card Won’t Include High-Tech Features Already Used in Other Cities

VEHICLES

17) State DOT Leaders Working to Keep Up with AV Technology

News Releases

Solicitation

Upcoming Events

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