Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
January 29, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Alaska Tests New Search and Rescue
System
Link
to article in Flying:
2)
Beyond ADA: Increasing Airport
Accessibility for All
Link
to commentary in Airport Improvement:
BICYCLES
3)
Neighborhood Clusters Added to Updated
Capital Bikeshare Trip Visualizer
Link
to blog on Mobility Lab:
OTHER
4)
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to
Leave Office
Link
to AP article:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5)
States Using 'POP' Before Talking
Transportation
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
RAILROADS
6)
Why Mobile Ticketing Represents a New
Era for US Railways
Link
to article in Future Rail:
7)
Articles from Progressive Railroading –
January 2013
-
Grade Crossing Safety: Freight and
Passenger Railroads Take a Multi-Pronged Approach
-
Union Pacific Opens Information
Technology Center in Austin
ROADWAYS
8)
Articles from Roads & Bridges –
January 2013
-
Improving Retroreflectivity on
Curves Has Modest Effect
-
Cities Search for Answers to
Prevent Deadly Wrong-Way Crashes
SAFETY / SECURITY
9)
Earthquake Alert System May Be Coming to
California
Link
to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
10)
US Navy Collecting Info About Tethered
Aerostat Surveillance Systems for First Responders
Link
to article in Government Security News:
11)
Indian Urban Development Ministry
Suggests CCTVs, GPS in Public Transport Buses
Link
to article in the Hindustan Times:
TRANSIT
12)
New York MTA Considers Alarm System for
When Someone Falls or Jumps Onto Tracks
Link
to article in the Daily News:
13) Survey: Chicago Transit Riders Want Arrival
Screens, More Shelter
Link to story on WBEZ Radio:
14)
Titan Inks Deal with Chicago Transit
Authority, Plans 100 Digital Signage Screens for Chicago Loop
Link
to article on DigitalSignageToday:
15)
Chicago Transit Authority Website Offers
Why 'Things Go Wrong'
Link
to column in the Chicago Tribune:
VEHICLES
16)
Will Smart Mobile Devices Change OEM
Hardware?
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
17)
Continental CEO Says Automated Driving
Possible in Three Years
Link
to article on automotiveIT International:
News Releases
Job Posting
-
Business Development Manager,
North America – Citilog – Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Upcoming Events
Webinar: After the Crash – Successful
Traffic Incident Management is No Accident – January 31
Today in Transportation
History
1943
**65th anniversary** The Battle of Rennell Island began. It was the last major naval engagement
in the fight for Guadalcanal.
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