Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Tuesday, December 29, 2015


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057


CARTOGRAPHY

1) Meet the Map Maker for Self-Driving Cars
Link to USA Today article

OTHER

2) New Florida Law to Require Human-Trafficking Signs at Rest Areas, Airports, Rail Stations
Link to WGCU Radio story

3) California Public Art Project Synchronizes with Rhythms of Roadway Intersection and Pedestrian Crossing Signals
Link to LEDs Magazine article

PARKING

4) French Pedestrians Launch Guerrilla Campaign Against Badly-Parked Cars
Link to Telegraph article

5) San Francisco Bay Area Parking Woes Getting High- and Low-Tech Fixes
Link to Daily Democrat article

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Toronto's Long History of Promotional Transit Videos
Link to CityLab blog

RAILROADS

7) Surface Transportation Board Solicits Opinions for 'On-Time' Passenger-Train Performance, Preference Issues
Link to Progressive Railroading article

ROADWAYS

8) What Synchronizing Traffic Signals in Charleston, South Carolina Can (and Can't) Do
Link to Post and Courier article

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) Uber Partners with Traffic Updates App Bey2ollak in Egypt
Link to Egyptian Streets article
Link to further information on Bey2ollak

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

10) Illinois State Police Say Use of Drones Has Improved Incident Management
Link to KWMU Radio story

TRANSIT

11) Twitter to Provide Real-Time Public Transport Information in Delhi During Odd-Even Scheme
Link to NDTV story

12) Chicago Transit Authority: Upgrades for 4G Service Completed in Red, Blue Line Subways
Link to Chicago Tribune article
Link to news release

13) Demand for Transit Tech Fuels Startup's Rise in Local Government
Link to Government Technology article
Link to further information on Remix

14) Idaho's Valley Regional Transit Introduces Online 'Bus Locator Portal'
Link to Idaho Statesman article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Colorado Travel Information Sometimes Fuzzy During Big Storms
Link to Durango Herald article

16) Managing Traffic in Northwest Arkansas
Link to Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

VEHICLES

17) GM IT Innovation Developers in Arizona Work on Site to Drive Leads for Car Dealers
Link to Phoenix Business Journal article


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Call for Abstracts – ITE Mid-Colonial District Annual Conference


Upcoming Events
Symposium on the Future Networked Car – March 3 – Geneva

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