Friday, November 30, 2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, November 30, 2018 - South Burlington, Vermont


AVIATION

1) First Inside Look at Delta’s Biometric Screening Terminal at Atlanta Airport

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Utah DOT Hosts Pedestrian Summit to Improve Awareness, Decrease Fatalities

3) Artist’s Signs Guide Pedestrians to a Hidden River in Flushing, New York

CAMERAS

4) Maryland School Systems Exploring Traffic Cameras on School Buses

5) Sanibel, Florida Completes ‘Street Cams’ Upgrades

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation Says USDOT Ignoring GPS Vulnerabilities

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) PIttsburgh Plots 2019 Expansion of Smart Traffic Lights

8) ITS (UK) Debate Calls for New Practices to Promote Smaller ITS Suppliers

9) Former Michigan DOT Director Kirk Steudle Addresses ITS (UK) Summit

OTHER

10) Data and the Future of Mobility: An Interview with Dr. Regina Clewlow

RAILROADS

11) Moscow Railroad Tests Facial Recognition Payment in Pilot Project

12) End is Near for 30th Street Station’s Famous Flipping Board

ROADWAYS

13) Wyoming DOT Posts New Signs on Teton Pass to Aid Avalanche Control

14) Iran to Boost Traffic Safety by Making Roads Musical

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Energize for Safety Coalition Launches Effort to Make Oklahoma Roads Safer

16) Ford Reveals How Big Data Could Help Make Cities Safer

TELEMATICS

17) V2X Network Gives Developers the Keys to In-Vehicle Data

TRANSIT

18) SEPTA’s Political Ad Ban Upheld by Federal Judge

VEHICLES

19) Coalition of Ohio Cities Sign on for AV Testing Initiative

20) UK CITE Project Completes Its Development of an Integrated On-Road CAV Test Environment

21) Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise Unveils New Autonomous Vehicle Test Track Renderings

22) Colorado DOT Believes Autonomous Vehicle Technology Can Save Lives


News Releases


Friday Bonus
I’d like to welcome my fourth grandchild, Porter Benjamin Garwood! He was born today at 12:58 pm ET. He’s 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Everyone is doing well.



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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Norwegian Air Switches to Airport That Do Better in Flight Search Engines

2) Airlines Call on EU Governments to Tackle Air Traffic Management Problems

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Calls in Australia for Distracted Pedestrians to Be Fined

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Apple Maps Now Provides Transit Directions Across Belgium

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Iowa State Patrol: Stop Relying on GPS to Get to Your Destination

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Internet and Television Association Tells FCC It’s Time to Get Moving on Wi-Fi in 5.9 GHz

7) Autonomous Vehicles Dismisses as ‘a Joke’ During Adversarial ITS (UK) Debate

8) Study: Almost 70% of UK Public Doesn’t Know What a Smart City is

9) ERTICO Newsletter - November 29, 2018

10) ITS Australia Newsletter - November 2018

MARITIME

11) Report: Fishing Boat Beacons Could Lower Risks of Canada’s Deadliest Job

OTHER

12) Tech, Transit Innovations Crucial to Las Vegas’ Future, Experts Say

13) The Future of Car Travel: Advertising and Retail?

PARKING

14) San Francisco MTA Kicks the Tires on New Parking Meters

PRIVACY

15) Privacy a Concern Over Return of Tolls in Connecticut

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

16) Capital Metro Makes Pushes for Public Engagement on Plan for High-Capacity Transit

17) University of Minnesota and MnDOT Project Focuses on People’s Knowledge of Snow Control Measures Along Highways

ROADWAYS

18) AI-Powered Sensors Improve Traffic in Portland, Maine

19) UK DfT Employs Saatchi to Create New Clean Air Zone Sign

SAFETY / SECURITY

20) Distracted Drivers Are Way More Distracted During the Holiday Season

21) New Program in Ontario Helps Workers Stay Safe When Traveling for Work

TELEMATICS

22) Michelin, Bridgestone Interested in TomTom Telematics Business

23) Android Auto Update Makes Playing Music and Messaging Easier and Less Distracting

TRANSIT

24) ‘English. English. Everything English’: Why Doesn’t DC Metro Speak More Languages?

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

25) Designing an Effective Traffic Management System Through Vehicle Classification and Counting Techniques


News Releases


Upcoming Events

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
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© 2018 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016