Tuesday, June 7, 2016

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) More Accurate Bicycle Counter Could Give Complete Streets Advocates a Boost

Link to Next City article

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/counting-bikes-pedestrians-numina-startup

CAMERAS

2) Contra Costa County, California Mayors Call for State to Fund Freeway Cameras

Link to San Jose Mercury News article

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29975424/more-contra-costa-mayors-join-call-state-fund

CARTOGRAPHY

3) LiDAR and Imagery Now Widely Used for Airport Mapping

Link to LiDAR Magazine article

http://www.lidarmag.com/content/view/11849/

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) FAA Warns of GPS Outages This Month During Mysterious Tests on the West Coast

Link to Gizmodo article

http://gizmodo.com/faa-warns-of-gps-outages-this-month-during-mysterious-t-1780866590

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) Smart City Challenge: Pittsburgh to Make 10-Minute Push for $50 Million

Link to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2016/06/07/Smart-City-Challenge-Pittsburgh-makes-10-minute-push-for-50-million/stories/201606060020

6) Update from ITS European Congress – Day 2

Link to Smart Highways update

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=599c5bd91eb1b9d77fc8bc3f0&id=5638ae312b

PARKING

7) Parking a Truck is a Pain in the Butt. Tech to the Rescue!

Link to Wired article

https://www.wired.com/2016/06/parking-truck-pain-butt-tech-rescue/

RAILROADS

8) Railroads Focus on Cybersecurity Threat Created – Often Unintentionally – By Employees, Software Vendors

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/article/Railroads-focus-on-cybersecurity-threats-created-often-unintentionally-by-employees-software-vendors--48474

ROADWAYS

9) Smart Highways – Summer 2016

Link to magazine

http://flickread.com/edition/html/5751589112eb7

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Los Angeles Hiring Sound Artist to Help Make Its Streets Safer

Link to Gizmodo article

http://gizmodo.com/la-hires-a-sound-artist-to-help-bring-attention-to-the-1780677212

11) British Security Firm Hacks Mitsubishi Outlander via Mobile App, Wi-Fi

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/british-security-firm-hacks-mitsubishi-outlander-via-mobile-app-wi-fi/

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

12) The Logistical Miracle of Cramming 80,000 People into Bonnaroo

Link to Wired article

https://www.wired.com/2016/06/bonnaroo-traffic-planning/

TRANSIT

13) Pulp Frontman Jarvis Cocker's Latest Work: Sheffield's Streetcar Announcements

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/06/jarvis-cocker-pulp-sheffield-streetcar-announcements-public-transit/485966/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Coming Soon, a Red Light That Relays Info to Cars

Link to Houston Chronicle article

http://www.chron.com/news/transportation/article/Coming-soon-a-red-light-that-relays-to-cars-7966514.php

15) Isle of Man App Gives Up-to-Date Road News

Link to Isle of Man Today article

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/app-gives-up-to-date-road-news-1-7949444

16) The Art of the Possible – Serving Non-Traditional Stakeholders Along Virginia's I-95

Link to Transportation Management and Engineering article

http://www.tmemag.com/art-possible

VEHICLES

17) GM's Shift Toward Autonomous Driving

Link to Bloomberg video

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-06-07/gm-s-shift-toward-autonomous-driving

18) San Francisco Weighs 'Black Boxes' to Track Government Fleet

Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-weighs-black-boxes-to-track-government-7966811.php

News Releases

1) Mercedes-Benz Debuts INRIX Off-Street Parking in Europe and US

2) Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure Software Aids Emergency Response in Gotthard Base Tunnel

3) Greater Richmond Transit Company Wins Outstanding Marketing Award

4) Providence College Professor's Study Finds Ridesharing Saves Lives, Reduces DUI

5) Airbiquity Introduces First of its Kind Software and Data Management Solution for Automotive

6) Pennsylvania State Transportation Innovation Council Hosts Eastern Regional Innovation Day

**CORRECTION**

Story #9 in yesterday's edition should have read

Oklahoma DOT Now Displaying Real-Time Info on Tulsa Message Boards

Link to KOTV-TV story

http://www.newson6.com/story/32153748/real-time-traffic-info-now-displayed-on-tulsa-message-boards

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