American Traffic Solutions Partners with Laser Technology Inc. To Launch ATS StreetSafe
MESA, Ariz. - American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has partnered with Laser Technology Inc. (LTI) to develop and launch ATS StreetSafe, a hand-held laser device designed to protect communities from the dangers of speeding by providing an efficient, safe and effective way of enhancing enforcement. Speeding is one of the leading causes of traffic fatalities in the U.S. Combined, ATS and LTI currently partner with more than 100 municipalities nationwide to provide speed enforcement technology....
The Surface Transportation Board's Information Security Program Is Not Effective
The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, requires agencies to implement information security programs, conduct annual effectiveness reviews, and report the results to OMB. For 2017’s review, OMB required determination of programs’ maturity levels—(lowest to highest) Ad Hoc, Defined, Consistently Implemented, Managed and Measurable, or Optimized. Our objective was to determine the program’s effectiveness for the 12 months prior to June 30, 2017, in five control areas—Identify, Pr...
ARTBA Foundation Launches New Safety Center
WASHINGTON) - The jobsite safety of the men and women who build and maintain America’s transportation infrastructure—as well as that of those who travel through our work zones—has been a top priority for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) since its founding in 1902. The ARTBA Foundation is taking that commitment to the next level with the launch of a new “Transportation Construction Safety Center” found at www.artbasafetycenter.org. “Safety has always been a...
Texas Transportation Commission Gives Green Light to Move Forward with Much-needed US 183 Expansion in Austin
AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission today gave the Texas Department of Transportation approval to begin looking for qualified contractors to tackle a $500 million expansion on US 183 in north Austin. The planned 9-mile segment consists of two separate projects to add managed lanes and general-purpose lanes under one contract. “This expansion is going to address congestion and improve mobility and safety for drivers,” said Terry McCoy, TxDOT’s Austin District Engineer. “As traffic in...
New York City Ranks First in Sustainable Urban Transportation in North America
Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 30, 2017 – New York City ranks No. 1 among 23 North American cities for overall sustainability of its urban transportation systems, according to the first Arcadis Sustainable Cities Mobility Index. No city in the United States or Canada makes it into the top 20 cities ranked in the global index. New York City, sitting in 23rd place globally, is the most sustainable city for transportation in U.S. and Canada, buoyed by an efficient, expansive and heavily used...
Newly Designed ARTBA Website Highlights Core Competencies
(WASHINGTON) - For 115 years, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has exclusively focused on building and protecting the U.S. transportation construction market on behalf of its nearly 8,000 public and private sector members. The association is a trusted, non-partisan information source for transportation infrastructure investment and policy issues, construction safety and economics. ARTBA’s mission and core competencies are “front and center” in a newly designed...
The New Trend that’s Lighting Up Awards Season in Transportation
Pantone called it the color of the year – that’s how big of a deal it is. Yet, as Kermit the Frog once crooned, “it’s not easy being green.” From manufacturing to water, industries are constantly challenged to become greener, or more sustainable, in their work. As the world’s first professional services firm to receive the World Environment Center Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development, thinking and acting sustainably is something we’re pretty g...
UA, ALDOT Lay Groundwork for Future Self-Driving Vehicles
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Advanced technology used to make traveling safer and more efficient is the focus of a new project led by The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Transportation. Tuscaloosa is the first city in Alabama to install the technology that will collect data for research used to decrease travel time, reduce vehicle crashes and lay the groundwork for future self-driving vehicles. “We expect significant advances in the U.S. transportation system during the next 10 y...
Genetec Announces Traffic Sense—A Unified Traffic Operations Platform Driven by Advanced Analytics
MONTRÉAL, October 26th 2017— In a move that offers a modern approach to traffic operations, Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, today announced the launch of a next-generation software platform called Genetec Traffic Sense™. Designed to deliver greater oversight and efficiency for traffic operations, Traffic Sense brings a unified view of traffic systems, taps into emerging technologies such...
A Digital Twin to Make Amsterdam’s 3D-Printed Steel Bridge Smarter and Safer
Amsterdam, Netherlands : Amsterdam-based startup MX3D is 3D printing a 12-meter-long stainless steel pedestrian bridge to be installed crossing one of Amsterdam’s canals in the old city center by late 2018. Today we announce that a consortium of mathematicians, IoT specialists and engineers have teamed up with us to develop a smart sensor network to monitor the bridge’s health in real time. A great example of data centric engineering. The partners joining the MX3D project include: Autode...
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