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Plug-In Electric Vehicles: A Case Study of Seven Markets
The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis has released the report, Plug-In Electric Vehicles: A Case Study of Seven Markets, that shares insights into the developing plug-in electric vehicle market in order to understand the policy, economic, infrastructure and social drivers related to vehicle adoption.
Evaluation of the Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) Permissive Left-Turn in Shared Yellow Signal Sections
Via Transportation Research Board
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released Web-Only Document 207: Evaluation of the Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) Permissive Left-Turn in Shared Yellow Signal Sections analyzes driver behavior and comprehension related to the FYA permissive left-turn indication when added to three- and five-section traffic signal displays.
Neil Pedersen Named TRB Executive Director
Via the Transportation Research Board
Car Technology That Could Revitalize Cities
"As declines go, Detroit's has been spectacular. So it's a little strange to discover-just a short drive north of downtown, past countless deserted office blocks and homes-something that could help make cities safer, more energy-efficient, and generally more pleasant to live in. In Warren, Michigan, General Motors is testing technology that lets cars transmit and receive useful information wirelessly across several hundred meters.
AT&T and LG Announce Collaboration on the Future of Connected Car
LG Announced as a new Sponsor for the First Wireless Carrier Facility Dedicated to Connected Car
California, Florida DOTs Win Top America's Transportation Awards
Via AASHTO and America's Transportation Awards.org
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today announced that California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) earned the Grand Prize and the People's Choice awards in the 2014 America's Transportation Awards competition.
Re-Visiting the USDOT Blog 1 Year Ago: "Working Together, Investing in American Transportation"
"Almost exactly a year ago, Transportation Secretary Foxx addressed the National League of Cities. He then turned to the Fast Lane to blog about what it means to city leaders that drivers in their cities spend an average of 42 hours a year stuck in traffic and how an increasing population is only going to make matters worse unless we invest in infrastructure solutions.