Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
January 8, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
Going to TRB?
I'll be at the
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting from Sunday afternoon until
Tuesday morning. In addition, I'll
be speaking at Session 326 on Monday at 1:30 pm
about the challenges of news aggregation.
It will be in the Hilton in Columbia Hall 5. If you're available please join our session. If you can't attend, but plan to be at
TRB Sunday through Tuesday, please let me know and hopefully we can meet.
AVIATION
1)
Common Use Passenger Processing System –
Common Sense?
Link
to article in Passenger Terminal World:
2)
Articles from Future Travel Experience
-
Los Angeles International Plans
Multi-Sensory Passenger Experience
- Lagos Airport First African Airport to Offer Free Wi-Fi
-
Nashville International Launches
Parking Shuttle-Tracking Application
-
Oslo Airport Initiates
Self-Service Passport Control
3)
Luggage Lost at the Wrong Airport? TrakDot
Knows Where
Link
to article in the Los Angeles Times:
4)
Dating Website Connects Travelers at
Airports
Link
to story on WPLG-TV:
5)
FAA's High-Tech Next Steps
Link
to the National Journal Transportation Experts Blog:
BICYCLES
6)
A Closer Look at DC Capital Bikeshare
Data
Link
to blog from Mobility Lab:
MARITIME
7)
Interview with Eric Patten, Esri's
Maritime Mapping Expert
Link
to article and video on Government
Technology:
OTHER
8)
Agencies Have the Tools to Unleash
Dynamic Mobile Services
Link
to article in GCN:
9)
Traffic Technology International –
January 2013
Link
to magazine:
PARKING
10)
A Glimpse of the Future of Parking
Link
to article in The New York Times:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
11)
Illinois Officials Say Traffic-Death
Signs Spreading Awareness
Link
to article in the Chicago Tribune:
12)
Using Public Involvement for Highway
Projects
Link
to blog from Mead & Hunt:
RAILROADS
13)
Operation Lifesaver Starts New Chapter
with Joyce Rose at the Helm
Link
to article in Progressive Railroading:
SAFETY / SECURITY
14)
911 Texting Moves to Real World
Link
to article in GCN:
15)
Chattanooga Tests Ultra-Fast System for
Disaster Response
Link
to article in GCN:
TELEMATICS
16)
Telematics Could Mean Smaller,
Driverless Farm Vehicles
Link
to article in Farm Futures:
TRANSIT
17)
Wi-Fi Connection Launched on Florence,
Italy Tramway
Link
to article from Eltis:
18)
Building a Map for the Insane Public
Transit of Bangladesh
Link
to article in Fast Company:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19)
Key Source of San Francisco Bay Area
Traffic Headaches Revealed by Top Researchers
Link
to article in the San Jose Mercury News:
20)
Coimbatore, India Traffic Police Launch
Website
Link
to article in The Hindu:
Link
to site: http://www.coimbatorecitytrafficpolice.org/
21)
Waze Glitch Sends Drivers to Flooded
Highway in Tel Aviv
Link
to article on The Times of Israel:
22)
Virtual Traffic Lights Inspired by Insects
Could End Traffic Woes
Link
to article on Gajitz:
VEHICLES
23)
Smart Car Wars: Ford, GM Throw Open
Their Doors to App Developers
Link
to article in Forbes:
News Releases
3)
USA Today App Launches for Ford Sync AppLink
Providing Drivers with On-Demand News, Sports, Weather
Job Posting
-
Research Transportation Specialist
– Office of Operations Research and Development, FHWA – McLean, Virginia
Upcoming Events
Customer Perspectives: New Options and
Expectations for a Performance-Oriented Transportation System – January 13 –
Washington, DC (TRB Annual Meeting)
Today in Transportation
History
1838
**175th anniversary** The Auburn & Syracuse Railroad began
service
======================================================================
The
Transportation Communications Newsletter
is published electronically Monday through Friday.
Questions,
comments about the TCN? Please
write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@bwcommunications.net.
No comments:
Post a Comment