Thursday, February 19, 2015

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Thursday, February 19, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Northwest Florida Regional Airport Rebranding Takes Flight

Link to article in the Northwest Florida Daily News:

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/airport-rebranding-takes-flight-1.439865

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Minnesota DOT to Guide Visually Impaired Through Work Zones with an App

Link to story on KSTP-TV:

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S3710337.shtml

CAMERAS

3) Toledo to Sue Ohio Over Traffic Cameras

Link to article in The Blade:

http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2015/02/19/Toledo-to-sue-Ohio-over-traffic-cameras.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Costa Rica Has Few Street Names or Addresses But Waze Helps Drivers Navigate

Link to article on The Costa Rica News:

http://thecostaricanews.com/never-get-stuck-in-traffic-or-lost-again-in-costa-rica-thanks-to-this-new-social-navigation-app

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) USDOT's ITS Strategic Plan 2015-2019

Link to document:

http://www.its.dot.gov/strategicplan/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities: Workshop Summary

Link to report from the Institute of Medicine:

http://www.iom.edu/reports/2014/business-engagement-building-healthy-communities.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Groups Seek Electronic Collision Alert Devices on Big Trucks

Link to AP article:

http://kdwn.com/2015/02/19/groups-seek-electronic-collision-alert-devices-on-big-trucks/

Link to news release

8) Expert: New Headlights Could Be to Blame for Wrong-Way Crashes

Link to story on WSYM-TV:

http://www.jrn.com/fox47news/news/Expert-New-Headlights-Could-Be-to-Blame-for-Wrong-Way-Crashes-292642511.html

TRANSIT

9) Transit App Maps Out Public Transportation Routes in Nairobi

Link to article on TechCabal:

http://techcabal.com/2015/02/18/transit-app-maps-public-transportation-routes-nairobi/

Link to further information

10) CEO of Vancouver's TransLink Promises Better Transit Signage, Escalators

Link to story on CBC Vancouver:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-ceo-doug-allen-promises-better-transit-signage-escalators-1.2962661

VEHICLES

11) 'Connected Cars' Could Be Tested on Illinois Tollway

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150218/news/150218750/

12) Clever Vehicles – The Way We Go Online in Our Cars Makes No Sense

Link to blog in MIT Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/535056/clever-vehicles/

News Releases

1) West Virginia's Mountain Line Transit Launches Mobile App

2) Maine DOT Officially Opens New Facility Housing Sign Shop, Statewide Mobile Radio Operations

3) McMurdo Group Joins International Maritime Rescue Federation

4) Horizon 2020 Projects Light the Way for Smart Cities Across Europe

Upcoming Events

FHWA Webinar: Noteworthy Practices-Michigan's Roadway Safety Partnerships – March 12

http://rspcb.safety.fhwa.dot.gov/workshops/webinar_Mar2015/register.asp

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