The 54th International Making Cities Livable Conference takes place in New Mexico, USA on 2-6 October 2017, with the theme of public places for community, democracy, health and equity.
Paper proposals are invited from elected officials, scholars and practitioners concerned with the issues such as active mobility, walkable ten minute commuting/reshaping suburbia, integrating public health and planning, health impact assessment and more.
For more details and to submit a proposal, please see the confere
Econolite comes to this year’s ITS America Annual Meeting with new above ground detection technology for intersection applications – the recently announced Autoscope Duo. “This new class of hybrid vehicle detection combines radar and video together,” said Econolite group president & CEO David St. Amant. “It appeals to agencies searching for a cost-effective, non-intrusive detection solution. Moreover, Autoscope Duo represents a low-risk path to achieving multi-tasking ITS goals.”
Australian company Aldridge Traffic Controllers (ATC) is throwing the spotlight on its new traffic controllers which support the sixth generation of SCATS (Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System). The VC6 version can cover up to 32 signal group configurations and is capable of accommodating 48 loops and eight pedestrian inputs. The system also includes conflict and lamp monitoring with 200m/s fault reporting, hot-swappable vehicle and external modules, Bluetooth data collection and integrated 3G/4G LTE
An Alstom-led consortium has joined forces with Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec subsidiary DCPQ Infra to deliver an automatic and driverless light metro system for the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) project in Montreal, Canada. Alstom will introduce train and signalling solutions to help maximise system reliability, performance, capacity and passenger experience.
The consortium, called Groupe des Partenaires pour la Mobilité des Montréalais (Groupe PMM), is also working with Surveyer Nenniger
