Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) European Union Backs Free Route Airspace Plan

Link to Air Transport World article

http://atwonline.com/air-traffic-management/european-union-backs-free-route-airspace-plan

2) Advanced Navigation Tools Helping Airports Predict Weather More Accurately

Link to Airport Industry Review article

http://goo.gl/LvCQOh

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Apple Maps Adds More Transit and Parking Data Ahead of iOS 10 Redesign

Link to TechCrunch article

https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/01/apple-maps-adds-more-transit-and-parking-data-ahead-of-ios-10-redesign/

OTHER

4) Delhi Transport Department to Offer All Its Services Online

Link to Hindu article

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/transport-department-to-offer-all-its-services-online/article8930518.ece  

5) Using Technology to Make Transportation More Accessible

Link to USDOT's Fast Lane blog

https://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/using-technology-make-transportation-more-accessible

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Kansas DOT Ad Campaign Aims to Get Drivers to Slow Down on K-10

Link to KMBC-TV story

http://www.kmbc.com/news/kdot-ad-campaign-aims-to-get-drivers-to-slow-down-on-k10/41000732

TRANSIT

7) Mobile Ticketing Coming to Miami-Dade's Transit System

Link to Miami Herald article

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article93176697.html

8) E-Ticketing Comes to Rangoon's Public Transit

Link to Irrawaddy article

http://www.irrawaddy.com/burma/e-ticketing-comes-to-rangoons-public-transit.html

VEHICLES

9) How 1960s Visionaries Presaged Today's Autonomous Vehicles

Link to IEEE Spectrum article

http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/the-electronic-highway-of-1969

News Releases

1) Pennsylvania DOT Creates New Web Applications for Managing Traffic Signals

2) Pennsylvania DOT Seeks Highway Safety Input Through Online Survey

3) Nevada Residents Can Enter Raffle for Iconic Welcome to Nevada Roadside Signs

4) Chicago Transit Authority Wins 2016 APTA Innovation Award for Ventra App

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