Wednesday, February 10, 2016

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) Sensors Track Thousands on Sioux Falls, South Dakota Bike Trails

Link to Argus Leader article

http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2016/02/09/sensors-track-thousands-bike-trails/80067884/

2) Kentucky Grant Will Fund Bicycle, Pedestrian Awareness

Link to Community Recorder article

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/kentoncounty/2016/02/09/grant-will-fund-bicycle-pedestrian-awareness/80092472/

CAMERAS

3) Illinois Lawmaker Pushing for Online Red-Light Camera Data

Link to Daily Herald article

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160209/news/160208776/

4) Republic of Georgia Government Says Cameras Are for Monitoring Traffic, Not Surveillance

Link to Agenda.ge article

http://agenda.ge/news/52196/eng

Link to statement

OTHER

5) Transport for New South Wales to Launch 12-Month Program to Fuel Innovation

Link to CIO article

http://www.cio.com.au/article/593720/transport-nsw-launch-12-month-program-fuel-innovation/

Link to news release

6) Las Vegas to Launch 'Innovation District' Geared Toward High-Tech Transportation Testing

Link to FutureStructure article

http://www.govtech.com/fs/Las-Vegas-to-Launch-Innovation-District-Geared-Toward-High-Tech-Transportation-Testing.html

7) Western Australia DOT to Trial Driverless Shuttle Bus

Link to CIO article

http://www.cio.com.au/article/593711/wa-department-transport-trial-driverless-shuttle-bus/

Link to news release

8) Your Digital Signage Checklist

Link to Mass Transit article

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12157813/implementing-digital-signage  

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Policymakers Need to Start Taking Social Media Seriously

Link to Governing commentary

http://www.governing.com/gov-institute/voices/col-policymakers-public-input-social-media.html

10) Communicating Transportation Options

Link to Mobility Labs presentation

https://tcamp2016dc.hackpad.com/May-the-future-be-with-you-mae9NxEVX1G

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Florida Police Warn Traffic Apps Can Do More Harm Than Good

Link to WFLA-TV story

http://wfla.com/2016/02/09/officials-warn-traffic-apps-can-do-more-harm-than-good/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) High-Demand During Snow Overwhelms Missouri DOT Traffic Map

Link to KMOV-TV story

http://www.kmov.com/story/31181472/modot-traffic-map-flustered-by-high-morning-demand

VEHICLES

13) What Does Auto Industry Want from 5G?

Link to EE Times article

http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1328895

14) NHTSA Tells Google That Computer in Self-Driving Cars Can Be Considered a Driver

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/feds-declare-that-googles-self-driving-car-is-its-own-driver/

News Releases

1) ITS America's Statement on President Obama's FY2017 Budget Request

2) Smartphone App Saves Ford Factory Workers Daily 1-Kilometer Walk, Enhances Quality, Efficiency

3) Moovit and Transit App Now Live in Sydney

4) Texas A&M Transportation Institute Awarded Major FHWA Safety Contract

5) Nedap's Parking Sensors Installed in Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia, Poland

6) Delaware River and Bay Authority Installing New Toll System at Delaware Memorial Bridge

7) Airlines Land in Amsterdam to Select Their 2016-17 In-Flight Content at APEX's Multimedia Market

8) Hyundai Launches Campaign to Educate Americans on Danger of Counterfeit Auto Parts

Job Posting

 -  ITS Systems Analyst/Engineer – ConSysTec – New York, New York

http://www.consystec.com/careers.html

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