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The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) is to hold the 25th Annual ITS America Meeting and Exposition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Taking place between 1 and 3 June 201, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, the event is expected to draw more than 2,000 of the nation’s top transportation and technology policymakers, innovators and engineers, investors, researchers and business leaders to Pittsburgh to address the critical role of technology in the na

An extra 30,000 residents will be cycling in UK city Liverpool over the next three years according to city council projections, as authorities make cycling easier and more convenient in the city. The city's strategy, titled the Liverpool Cycling Revolution, includes targets of getting 15 per cent of the city's population to cycle at least once a month, and ten per cent to cycle every week. As well as the positive impacts on residents' health, the strategy is expected to help the city reach its goal of cu

A new study of transport systems in 35 major cities around the world has revealed that an efficient public transport network can provide these cities with an economic value of up to US$238 billion annually by 2030. Siemens commissioned the study which was presented on Monday alongside the World Cities Summit in Singapore. London-based consulting firm Credo, which conducted The Mobility Opportunity study, said that these economic benefits could reach up to US$800 billion annually if the study is extended

Survey reveals some division of views about enforcement’s future as Colin Sowman discovers. Technological advances and legislative changes pose many questions for those involved in road enforcement, ranging from the changing demands of privacy and data protection legislation to the practicalities on multi-speed enforcement. So to get the industry’s views ITS International took soundings on some of these bigger questions. In a world where many vehicles are fitted with GPS linked ‘black box’ telematics system

Exciting new weigh in motion solutions were showcased at Intertraffic. Guy Woodford reports For many years weigh-in-motion (WIM) has been used solely as a filtering mechanism to detect potentially overloaded vehicles, but introductions at Intertraffic may see that change. At the Intertraffic exhibition to unveil its Apollo range of British-manufactured axle weighbridges was Applied Traffic. The in-motion and static axle-by-axle weighing system offers slow speed and portable weighing solutions suitable for

The Bulgarian government is seeking to update the traffic management system in the centre of Sofia in an effort to cut congestion and improve public transport services. The key feature of the system will be priority traffic lights for public transport vehicles at 20 intersections in the centre of the capital.

Traffic congestion in cities across the UK has got significantly worse over the past year, according to a new report from TomTom. The fourth annual Traffic Index from TomTom shows average journeys in 2013 took 27 per cent longer than they would in free-flowing traffic – up from a 26 per cent delay in 2012.

Measurement Specialties, designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based systems, has completed the acquisition of the capital stock of Wema System, a leader in the development, manufacture and supply of fuel and AdBlue/DEF level and quality sensors for heavy duty on- and off-road vehicles, for approximately US$114.5 million.

Vermont plans to spend a record US$685.7 million on transportation projects under legislation signed by Governor Peter Shumlin. The FY 2015 Transportation Bill contains the largest investment in transportation infrastructure in state history. The bill provides for infrastructure improvements and maintenance and supports the Agency of Transportation’s (VTrans) vision of a safe, efficient, multimodal transportation system that promotes Vermont’s quality of life and economic growth. It also supports the contin

French railway network Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) and railway manager Synerail have appointed Kapsch CarrierCom to accelerate the modernisation of the country’s existing GSM-R network with a next generation all-IP core solution based on the new Kapsch R4 architecture. The system will provide RFF and Synerail enhanced reliability and is the basis for innovative applications such as Railway Emergency Call (eREC) or train geolocation.

Colin Sowman discovers how the latest systems can boost productivity and reduce conflict in parking enforcement. Parking enforcement is something of a ‘Cinderella’ service for local authorities: while necessary to keep the roads open and the traffic flowing, it is an expensive operation and can be loss-making. It is also labour intensive and parking enforcement officers are routinely verbally abused and sometimes physically attacked. Some authorities are now looking to automate parking enforcement in orde

Peter Ummenhofer, head of the ITS Business Unit at Kapsch TrafficCom, discusses what the recent acquisition of US ATMS specialist Transdyn will mean for the company and the ITS sector. Even a brief perusal of Kapsch’s portfolio lends credence to the company’s assertion that it is more than ‘just a tolling systems and services supplier’. Over the past few years, the company has added road safety enforcement to its offering with significant commercial vehicle operations capabilities, including weigh in motion

TISPOL has released the results of a pan-European speed control operation in August, which shows that more than 600,000 drivers were detected for breaking speed limits. A total of 29 countries took part in the operation. Of the final total of 605,523 detections, 189,432 were made directly by police officers and 416,091 came from automatic technical means.

Work can start on the Crewe Green Link Road in Cheshire following government agreement to fund the scheme. The scheme consists of a 1.1 km long dual carriageway road from the existing bypass on the A500 to the A5020 passing under the Crewe-Stoke Railway. The Department for Transport will fund up to US$26 million of the US$44.2 million scheme which will provide vital transport links to Basford, an important site for local employment opportunities. The scheme will also include a new bypass to the south east o

Vision 2014 has expanded its integration area, providing a platform for system integrators and system providers to demonstrate their machine vision solutions and services. The integration area is almost completely booked, with 38 exhibitors confirmed, including German exhibitor Hella Aglaia Mobile Vision, which will also take part in the integration area for the first time. "Our core competence is the development of embedded machine vision software," said Christian Wulz, public relations manager, "and our

Moxa has become one of the first industrial automation companies to join the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a non-profit partnership of industry, government and academia formed to accelerate the global use of interconnected devices, intelligent analytics and people. AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM and Intel formed the IIC earlier this year to support better access to data with improved integration of the physical and digital worlds. The IIC is open to any business, organisation or entity with an interest in adv

Clearview Traffic Group has gained formal Highways Agency Type Approval for its M100 sensors and M150 interface card to be used as a viable alternative to inductive loops for Motorway Incident Detection and Automatic Signalling (MIDAS) applications, having met the rigorous performance and assessment requirements of the Highways Agency MCH1529 standard.

According to its latest report, less than a year into a new Insurance |Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) ratings program for front crash prevention, auto manufacturers are making strides in adopting the most beneficial systems with automatic braking capabilities and are offering the features on a wider variety of models. Twenty-one of 24 cars and SUVs, all 2014 models unless noted, earn an advanced or higher rating in the latest round of IIHS evaluations. "We are already seeing improvements from automaker

Urban transport specialist, Tern, is to partner with car2go, Europe’s leading car sharing service, bringing together car2go’s smart Fortwo coupés and Tern bikes to offer a flexible and environmentally-friendly alternative for urban mobility. The project currently operates in Milan, Florence and Rome but will expand as car2go enters new Italian cities. The agreement means that from now through July, Tern cycle owners can receive a free 30-minute driving bonus when they sign up for car2go at a car2go shop any

Traffic relief is on the way for North Texas motorists who rely on SH 183, the airport freeway in Dallas and Tarrant counties. The Texas Transportation Commission has awarded a contract to Southgate Mobility Partners to develop much-needed improvements on up to 28 miles of roadway. Listed in the Texas Department of Transportation's 100 Most Congested Roadways, segments of SH 183 are used by nearly 170,000 vehicles daily.