Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey

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The Consortium for Innovative Transportation Education (CITE) is now accepting registrations for the following online, BLENDED (instructor-led) course:

September 6 – October 9, 2019

Network Design and Deployment Considerations for ITS Managers and Professionals (1.0 CEUs)

The overall goal of this course is to provide a system-level understanding of the operation of modern broadband transportation communications networks. This course focuses on how to plan and implement telecommunications networks to support a major Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) infrastructure.

Instructor: Paul R Olson, P.E., PTOE

For more information click here.

Questions, please contact Denise Twisdale or Abigail Montgomery. 

AVIATION

1) Can Data Help Overcome Airport Traffic Congestion?

International Airport Review advertorial

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Google Maps Will Now Let Users Combine Transit Directions With Biking And Ridesharing

The Verge

FREIGHT

3) US Trucking Industry Rushes To Switch To Electronic Logging Devices

IEEE Spectrum

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Why Is The GPS Always A Female?

Globe and Mail

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Colorado ‘Smart Cities’ Effort Shifts Focus Toward Results

Centennial Citizen

TRANSIT

6) Utah State University Student Launches New Transit App

Herald Journal

7) New Mobile Public Transportation App For Amarillo Residents

KFDA-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) New York City Congestion Pricing: From Idea To Reality, With Sam Schwartz, PE

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

9) New Digital Message Signs/Web Cameras Coming To Northwest Wyoming

Powell Tribune

10) TransitScreen Partnering With Captivate To Bring Transport Info To More Displays

Technical.ly DC

VEHICLES

11) 5G Could Makes Self-Driving Cars Smarter And Commutes Safer

CNET

News Releases

1) Pennsylvania DOT Enhances 511PA For Labor Day, Penn State Football Travel Planning

Upcoming Events

New Jersey Complete Street Summit - September 24 - New Brunswick, New Jersey

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