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What We Are Learning from MPOs: A Virtual Peer Exchange on TSMO at the Local and Regional Level
My grandfather worked for both PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike as a bridge foreman. Toward the end of his career, he prided himself on describing his job as “being responsible for all the bridges on the Turnpike between Somerset and the Ohio Line.” Whenever I drive over them on my travels back home, I think of him and the importance of keeping those bridges maintained to keep traffic moving and people safe. Read More
US Senate’s New Cybersecurity Bill Could Make Connected Cars Safer
Hagfish Cleanup in Oregon Relies on Planning and Collaboration
In a nationally covered story last month, 7,500 pounds of hagfish spilled onto Oregon’s Highway 101 causing a five car pileup. While much of the news focused on the truly incredible pictures and videos of the spill, we wanted to learn more about the response itself, the scene on the ground, and how previous training and cross agency collaboration made for an efficient and safe cleanup process. Read More
Reflections on the Automated Vehicle Symposium
The Automated Vehicles Symposium (organized by the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB)) has fast become the largest gathering of professionals involved with making automated vehicles a reality. Attendance has increased significantly since the event’s inception six years ago when 125 participated; this past July in San Francisco, there were 1,500 on hand.
The field itself has come a long way. Last year’s Symposium proceedings stated it well: Read More
USDOT Releases New Publications
The USDOT has released several new reports highlighting its latest research initiatives and findings related to intelligent transportation system (ITS) technologies and connected vehicles: Read More
Explore How the Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Sites Are Transforming Transportation
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Petya Ransomware Update: A Message from TSA
Transportation Systems Sector Colleagues –
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Free FHWA Workshops on Improving Capabilities in Six Areas of TSMO By Beverly Kuhn, PhD, PE, Division Head and Senior Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System
TSMO is a set of integrated strategies to optimize the performance of operations on existing infrastructure through implementation of multimodal and intermodal, cross-jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to preserve capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability of a transportation system.
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Resources for the Total Solar Eclipse
Idaho Transportation Department Prepares for Eclipse Weekend
Via PostRegister.com
The Aug. 21 solar eclipse is expected to impact eastern Idaho’s highway system more than any event in recent history.
The Idaho Transportation Department is taking steps to mitigate danger and inconvenience, spokesman Bruce King said. Read More