Traffic Marking Manufacturers Alliance (TMMA)

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Illinois town (pop. 15,000) receives federal funding for bike routes “It’s predominantly pavement markings on already existing bike paths we have. The federal standard is green paint in those bike paths,” said Macomb, Ill. Mayor Mike Inman. https://lnkd.in/eUTZwaRH #bikelanes #pavementmarkings #vulnerableroadusers

Work zone fatalities, state-by-state map: Latest statistics shows Texas with the highest number of work zone fatalities (203) and California coming in second (177). New Hampshire was the only state that had zero fatalities in work zones, with Alaska, Delaware, D.C., Hawaii, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wyoming each recording one death. Map, trends by year: https://lnkd.in/eqdVeN-X #workzonesafety #roadwayworkers

**NEW** Introduction to the role of operations strategies and treatments in complete streets projects This new report FHWA-HOP-24-038 assists transportation agencies during the planning, design and implementation of specific Complete Street projects. The 76-page document (dated Oct. 2024 identifies operations strategies that can help achieve Complete Streets objectives, potential performance measures and Complete Streets design framework that accounts for safety and operations. Link -> https://lnkd.in/e_ARgmuk #completestreets #pedestriansafety #highvisibilitycrosswalks #FHWA #completestreets

WISCONSIN – Since the formation of the Wisconsin Automated Vehicle External Advisory group four years ago, WAVE has helped Wisconsin Department of Transportation implement a number of new strategies to accommodate and understand CAV technologies. These include a survey to assess public perception of CAVs, training materials for law enforcement and first responders, and a work zone data exchange pilot program that provides road construction information to vehicle navigation systems and the 511 Wisconsin APP. https://lnkd.in/efssxQdn #autononmousvehicles #pavementmarkings #selfdrivingcars #connectedautomatedvehices

The future of transportation: Autonomous vehicles & machine learning Automate.org: “With self-driving capability growing in popularity and machine learning promising revolutionary advancements for our transportation systems, the future of transport is incredibly wide open.” https://lnkd.in/gJFFQpD6 #machinelearning #autonomousvehicles #pavementmarkings

Waymo: Injuries of vulnerable road users underexamined, compiles ‘largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuries As driverless vehicles rise in popularity, no one is in more need of protection than vulnerable road users like pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. The robotaxi company Waymo has published a new study that examines hundreds of crashes involving VRUs. The study: https://lnkd.in/eHBF_NAN #pavementmarkings #highvisibilitycrosswalks #pedestriansafety #saferroads

Boston’s Transportation Department has installed new parking-protected bike lanes on segments of Berkeley Street and Arlington Street. The new green bike lanes provide a new north-south route that connects downtown Boston to the city's existing Tremont Street protected bike lanes through the South End. The city plans even more new parking-protected bike lane along Beacon Street where bike traffic had previously been forced to share https://lnkd.in/euVxqRzt #bikelanes #pedestriansafety #mobility #pavementmarkings

President-elect Donald Trump announced today he has selected former congressman Sean Duffy to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Transportation. Duffy served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019, representing Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. He also recently was co-host of Fox Business’ “The Bottom Line,” after joining the network as a contributor in 2020. #USDOT #FHWA https://lnkd.in/e3WcGG4Q

Australia: U.S. may move to federal legislation for autonomous vehicles and we should too “Internationally, countries like Australia may not face the same scale of challenge, having five states and two territories, however the opportunity to streamline and have a national approval process is equally present,” writes Jason Cartwright of techAU. #autonomousvehicles #roadwaysafety https://lnkd.in/gfxbimtB