Friday, June 3, 2016

Friday, June 3, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter


Friday, June 3, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

Corrected Link for TCN Fundraiser           

The short URL I used in yesterday's TCN didn't work for many folks; my apologies. If you'd like to try again, please use this link:


BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) Great Barrington, Massachusetts Makes Crosswalks More Visible, Repainted Red
Link to Berkshire Eagle article

CAMERAS

2) Colorado Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Red-Light Traffic Cameras
Link to Coloradoan article
Link to news release

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Louisville Bridges Toll Consultant Sues Kentucky Over Ouster
Link to WDRB-TV story

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) What's Next in Smart Transportation
Link to Government Technology article

5) Ho Chi Minh City Considering Intelligent Transport System in 2020
Link to Thanh Nien News article

OTHER

6) Lawmakers Unplug Plan to Commercialize California's Electronic Freeway Signs
Link to Los Angeles Times article

7) Smart City Trailblazer Weighs Potential for Satellite
Link to Via Satellite article

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Missouri Highway Patrol Offers New Educational Video and Traffic Safety Program
Link to Daily Journal article

9) New Harbor Bridge Project in Texas Gets a Website
Link to KRIS-TV story
Link to news release

RAILROADS

10) Metro-North Union Head Cites Safety Concerns in Cheating Scandal
Link to Journal News article

ROADWAYS

11) British Columbia Highways Fitted with Variable Speed Limit Signs
Link to Canadian Press article
Link to news release

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) See the New TSA Incident Command Center
Link to ABC News story

TELEMATICS

13) Microsoft Wants to Power Self-Driving Cars, Not Build One
Link to The Verge article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Effort Seeks to Curb Congestion at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
Link to AP article

VEHICLES

15) Tesla Offered to Share All Its Autopilot Data with USDOT
Link to Electrek article

16) Inside Silicon Valley's Secretive Test Track for Self-Driving Cars
Link to CBS News story


News Releases


Job Posting
 -  Transportation Specialist (Program Manager for Knowledge and Technology Transfer) – USDOT ITS Joint Program Office – Washington, DC


Friday Bonus
The New York City subway is a well-used stage from the group Improv Everywhere. Here's what happened when sets of identical twins hopped on a train.


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Cranford, NJ 07016
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1 comment:

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