Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Wednesday, April 27, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) New Air Traffic Control System Online at Atlantic City Airport
Link to Press of Atlantic City article

CAMERAS

2) Crashes Rose Where Columbus, Ohio's Red-Light Cameras Were
Link to Columbus Dispatch article

FREIGHT

3) Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Seeks to Define Parameters of 'E-Inspections'
Link to Commerical Carrier Journal article

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) ITS Rocky Mountain E-Update – April 2016
Link to update

OTHER

5) FEMA Tunes Into Social Media for Operations
Link to FCW article

6) Outdoor Kiosks Now Available in Los Angeles County for Traffic Ticket Payments
Link to CBS Los Angeles story

7) Can New Transportation Technologies Improve Equity and Access to Opportunity?
Link to Center for American Progress commentary

8) Thinking Highways (Europe/Rest of the World Edition) – April 2016
Link to magazine

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) South Carolina State Ports Authority Won't Disclose Offers for Its Waterfront HQ
Link to Post and Courier article

10) Maine Transportation Officials Launch Outreach Campaign to Encourage Carpooling
Link to Maine Public Radio story

ROADWAYS

11) Next Phase in Dutch Shockwave Traffic Jam Service: Mobility Services
Link to ITS International article

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Waze Hack Lets Snoopers Track Your Location
Link to Android Authority article

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Sluglining, DC's Original Ridesharing System, Has Its Own App
Link to Mobility Lab article

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

14) Dallas-Owned Overhead Electronic Signs Rarely Used
Link to KXAS-TV story

TRANSIT

15) When Creating a Transit Safety App, Ease of Use is Key
Link to Metro blog

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Listening to Traffic Reports Drives Motorists to Distraction, Study Shows
Link to Daily Telegraph article

VEHICLES

17) Volvo Will Test Driverless Cars on London Roads Next Year
Link to ZDNet article

18) Jaguar and Land Rover Integrate Tile to Help Forgetful Drivers
Link to CNET article

19) Safety Management Plans for the Connected Vehicle Pilots Now Available Online
Link to further information from USDOT

WEATHER

20) Tuesday's Severe Weather 'Bust' is a Communication Wake-Up Call
Link to Washington Post column


News Releases


Upcoming Events
4th Cyprus Sustainable Mobility and Intelligent Transport Conference – May 17-18 – Nicosia, Cyprus

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