Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
January 22, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Study: US Airports, Air Traffic Control
System Should Be Self-Supporting
Link
to article in Aviation International News:
Link
to further information from the Reason Foundation: http://goo.gl/ZTVwQ
2)
Social Media and the Airline Industry
Link
to video from the Columbia Business School:
CARTOGRAPHY
3)
The New Faces of GIS – LiDAR and the
Intelligent 3D Map
Link
to article in GeoWorld:
http://read.dmtmag.com/i/103965
(page 22)
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4)
'Text Payment Option Needed' for New Zealand's
Northern Gateway Toll Road
Link to article on Voxy:
OTHER
5)
Articles from Public Roads –
January/February 2013
-
Linking Drivers and Roads
-
Why Drivers Do What They Do –
FHWA's Human Factors Lab Studies Motorists' Behavior
-
Unique Information Center in
Seattle Helps Mitigate Impact of Tunnel Project
PARKING
6)
University of Arizona Creates Tool to
Track Parking Availability in Garages
Link
to article in the Arizona Daily Wildcat:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7)
Using Video Well: Michigan DOT Uses
Testimonials When Talking Transportation
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
ROADWAYS
8)
Signs Help Stream Traffic to Blue Water
Bridge in Ontario
Link
to article on Blackburn News:
TELEMATICS
9)
Q&A: Telematics and the Indian
Market
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
10)
Electronic Signs to Give Real-Time
Updates at Galway Bus Stops
Link
to article in The Connacht Sentinel:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11)
British Rail Websites Criticized for
Inaccurate Information During Snow
Link
to article in The Daily Telegraph:
12)
Proposal in Washington State to Let
Localities Change Message Signs
Link
to article in The Columbian:
13)
DC Metropolitan Area Transportation
Operations Coordination Program Monitors Inauguration Day Transportation
Link
to video in The Washington Post:
VEHICLES
14)
Toyota is Test-Driving Autonomous
Vehicles in Michigan
Link
to article on Talking Points Memo:
http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/toyota-test-driving-autonomous-vehicles-in-michigan.php
15)
Mercedes-Benz Tech Warns Wrong-Way
Drivers
Link
to blog on MSN Autos:
16)
Social Media Emerge as Tool to Find
Vehicle Defects, Complaints
Link
to article in Automotive News:
17)
A Digital Paradise by the Dashboard
Light
Link
to article in The New York Times:
News Releases
Solicitations
-
Call for Abstracts – Western
States Rural Transportation Technology Implementers Forum
-
Calls for Nominations – Roger Cyr
Public-Rail Safety Award – Operation Lifesaver Canada
-
Request for Proposals – Form an
Alliance for New Underground Wellington Street Bus Station – Western Australia
Public Transport Authority
Upcoming Events
Louisiana Transportation Conference – February 17-20 – Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
Today in Transportation
History
1968
**45th anniversary** Apollo 5 blasted-off. The unmanned mission was the first test flight of the Lunar
Module.
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