Thursday, March 2, 2017

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, March 2, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) FAA Administrator Urges ‘Full and Honest’ NextGen Review

CAMERAS

2) New York MTA Board OKs $7.8 Million Contract for Cameras on Metro-North’s M7 Cars

CARTOGRAPHY

3) How Google Maps Gets Its Remarkably Accurate Real-Time Traffic Data

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) San Francisco Sues Hertz Over ‘Convenience Fees’ for Rental Cars

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Ohio DOT Director: State Transportation Revolution Will Make Us and Our Economy More Robust

6) Smart Transport for Australia Report

OTHER

7) Tampa Bay Transportation Agency Partners with Ride App Startup for Student Transportation
Additional information on PikMyKid

8) Astronomers, Billboard Companies Clash Over Electronic Billboards in Arizona

ROADWAYS

9) California DOT Testing Devices to Alert Authorities to Wrong-Way Drivers

10) New York State DOT Promises ‘Immediate Action’ On Missing Warning Signs on Sunrise Highway

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) How Data is Helping New York City Cut Traffic Deaths

12) Canadian Transport Minister Calls for Tougher Distracted-Driving Penalties

13) New Brunswick Civil Engineering Professor Says Money for Highway Upgrade Could be Better Spent on Safety Improvements Such as Line Markings and Brighter Signage

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

14) Seattle Says Lack of Manual Didn’t Affect How It Handled Monday’s Traffic Mess

TRANSIT

15) APTA Workshop Stresses Importance of Communication to Ensure Continued Funding

16) New Film Tackles Transit Access as Civil Rights Issue

17) What If Transit Announcements Appealed to Your Emotions?

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) New Radio Traffic Service Launches in Australia
Further information on Go Traffic Media

VEHICLES

19) Loudspeakers Help Electric Vehicles Make a Little Noise

20) McLaren’s New Supercar Has a Rotating Dashboard

21) Is Hawaii Ready for Driverless Cars?

News Releases

Upcoming Events

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