Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
March 7, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
Sharpening the Legislative Focus
IBTTA Summit on Legislation,
Policy & Infrastructure Finance – March 9-11, 2014
Make plans to
join IBTTA in Washington, DC for the Summit on Legislation, Policy & Infrastructure Finance
March 9-11. Topics will include: Reauthorization of MAP-21, Governance Models
for State DOTs and Toll Entities, TIFIA, State and Local Solutions to
Infrastructure Financing Challenges, and Trends to Watch in Technology,
Interoperability and Media. New additions to the program include Victor Mendez,
Acting Deputy Transportation Secretary, U.S. DOT; Pat Thomas, VP of Public
Affairs for UPS and Bob Thomson a.k.a. Dr. Gridlock with The Washington Post. Other recent additions include Shant Boyajian
and Jim Kolb, professional staff to the House T&I Commmittee, and Colin
Peppard on the staff of U.S. Senator Tom Carper. Delegates will have the
opportunity to visit with members of Congress during a reception at the Rayburn
Building on Monday evening. Click here to view the full
program.
AVIATION
1)
Bill Filed in US House to Undo Airline
Ticket Advertising Rules
Link
to article in The Hill:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2)
Smart Pedestrian Crossings for London in
Pioneering New Scheme
Link
to article in the London Evening Standard:
3)
An Open Data Standard Would Help Public
Discover Bikesharing
Link
to blog from Mobility Lab:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4)
Florida's SunPass Making Progress in Bid for National Use
Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5)
2013 SMART SunGuide ITS Annual Report
Link
to report from Florida DOT:
MARITIME
6)
EU Invests in Project to Develop
Unmanned, Networked Intelligent Ships
Link
to article in Electronics Weekly:
7)
Electronic Charts Completed for Pacific
Islands
Link
to article in The Maritime Executive:
RAILROADS
8)
Rail Industry, Regulators Debate
Feasibility of Automating Trains
Link
to article in The Hill:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9)
Kansas DOT Seeks Sponsors to Bring
Technology to Rest Stops
Link
to article in The Topeka Capital-Journal:
10)
Agra, India Police to Use Physically
Disabled People to Direct Traffic at Intersections
Link
to article in The Times of India:
VEHICLES
11)
Apple's CarPlay Draws Safety Criticism
Link
to article on CNNMoney:
News Releases
Friday Bonus
If
you're doing a television news report on a dangerous intersection it helps to
have visual aids.
http://youtu.be/k9DBnjoagK8 (jump to
:50)
Upcoming Events
ITS-NY Annual Meeting and
Technology Exhibition – June 12-13 – Saratoga Springs, New York
Today in Transportation
History
1944
**70th anniversary** Ranulph Fiennes, the first person to cross
Antarctica on foot and to visit both the North and South poles unaided, was
born in Windsor, UK.
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