Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
July 20, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Join IBTTA September 9-13, 2012 for our 80th Annual
Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.
This year’s annual
meeting promises to provide top-notch content combined with an exhibit hall and
exciting special events and tours. Hosted by Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, the
Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway
Authority and the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, attendees will
hear about tolling solutions and experiences from across the globe.
Network with toll industry professionals and hear experts discuss
transportation policies, contemporary issues and innovative solutions to
worldwide mobility challenges.
Register by August 24,
2012 to receive the early bird registration discount. And be sure to book
your hotel today to receive the IBTTA negotiated rate. To get all the
meeting details and to register, visit www.ibtta.org/orlando.
AVIATION
1)
Airlines Want NextGen to Anchor US
Policy
Link
to article in Air Traffic Management:
2)
Shorter Flight Paths – Sweden's Green
Navigation Connection
Link
to article in Airport Technology:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3)
Researchers Improve Electric Car Range:
With Better GPS System
Link
to article on Green Car Reports:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4)
Utah DOT Reaches Out on Big Screen for
I-15 Project
Link
to article in the Daily Herald:
ROADWAYS
5)
North London Road Signs Ruled 'Confusing'
After Costing Motorists £5 Million in Fines
Link
to article in the London Evening Standard:
6)
Chinese Authorities Explain Huge Cost of
Highway Signs
Signs
being brought up to unified national naming standards.
Link
to article from the Shanghai Daily:
TRANSIT
7)
Wi-Fi Plan Back on Track for Trinity
Railway Express
Link
to article in the Star-Telegram:
8)
Technology Helps South Portland, Maine
Bus Riders
Link
to article in the South Portland-Cape
Elizabeth Sentry:
9)
Can Chicagoans Design the Perfect
Transit App?
Link
to article in Fast Company:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10)
At the Olympics, Transport Chiefs Must
Trust the Wisdom of Crowds
Crowd
control is often driven by a fear of panic and selfish behavior, but this view
is out of date – communication is key.
Link
to commentary in The Guardian:
VEHICLES
11)
Hot Technologies Driving the Next-Gen
Vehicles
Link
to article in PCQuest:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Workshop on Freeway Management Strategies –
August 17 – Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Friday Bonus
Glad
this wasn't around when they filmed Singin'
in the Rain.
Today in Transportation
History
1962
**50th anniversary** The world's first passenger hovercraft service
began on a route between Wales and England.
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