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Three Ways Remote Monitoring Helps Cities Streamline Operations and Improve Safety
With COVID-19 officially being labelled a pandemic and “social distancing” becoming an imperative in many places, a growing number of people are forgoing the office in order to work from home. For some companies, including technology companies like ours where the infrastructure and policy needed for remote work are already in place, the transition has […]
How We’re Responding to COVID-19
As you are aware, COVID-19 has created unprecedented levels of disruption and uncertainty around the globe. In the midst of this, we wanted to let you know about some of the steps we’re taking at Carmanah to help blunt the impact of the virus in our community, while continuing to support you, our valued distributors […]How We’re Responding to COVID-19
As you are aware, COVID-19 has created unprecedented levels of disruption and uncertainty around the globe. In the midst of this, we wanted to let you know about some of the steps we’re taking at Carmanah to help blunt the impact of the virus in our community, while continuing to support you, our valued distributors […]
Arizona turns to technology to turn wrong-way drivers around
Three times a day. That’s how often public safety officers in Arizona get an alert about someone driving the wrong way—about as frequently as most of us tie our shoes or wash our hands or sit down to eat a meal. Between 2004 and 2014, that added up to nearly 9,000 wrong-way drivers on Arizona’s […]Technical Bulletin B-100: Updated Ambient Brightness Sensor Cover
Carmanah’s technical bulletins are intended to provide updates, clarification, and guidance on the installation and maintenance of our products. They convey relevant technical product information to our partners and customers. Please contact us if you have any questions about the content of this bulletin. Product Applicability This bulletin applies […]
Successful RRFB trial in Vancouver, BC leads to additional installations
Location: Vancouver, BC, CanadaProject size: RRFBs at 13 intersections, with 12 more projected for 2020Client: City of VancouverDistributor: ATS Traffic Background The City of Vancouver, BC, is world-renowned as a walkable city, with 14% of all trips to work being made on foot—nearly three times the national average of 5.7%, and significantly higher than purportedly […]Introducing StreetHub™ Connected Beacons and Signs
Around the world, cities are becoming more livable, workable, and sustainable thanks to the rise of so-called “smart technologies.” Trash cans now alert waste management workers when they need to be emptied. Traffic engineers adjust and coordinate signals to improve traffic flow. Transit riders routinely access real-time scheduling information from their smartphones. Today we’re excited […]
Florida puts wrong-way drivers in its sights with new vehicle detection systems
The numbers aren’t good, and like the drivers themselves, they’re heading in the wrong direction. According to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), there were 64 wrong way driving (WWD) fatalities in Florida in 2013. The following year, there were 70. The year after that: 96. In fact, Florida consistently ranks as one of the […]