Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
March 22, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Air Traffic Control: An Easy Target?
Link
to article in Air Industry Review:
CAMERAS
2)
Traffic Camera in Onchon, Isle of Man
Did Not Comply with Data Act
Link
to article on Isle of Man Today:
CARTOGRAPHY
3)
Maps in Motion: Telling Stories from
Transit Data
Link
to blog from Mobility Lab:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
4)
Intelligent Transportation Systems and
Vehicle-Highway Automation 2012
Link
to papers from the Transportation Research Board:
MARITIME
5)
Group Promotes New York/New Jersey
Harbor to Public, Politicians
Link
to article in Port Strategy:
OTHER
6)
High-Level Transport Delegates from
Europe and Latin America Meet in São Paulo
Link
to article from ERTICO:
7)
Thinking Aloud Podcast from Thinking
Highways
Link
to podcast:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
TRB to Host Free Webinar on Importance
of Communicating Highway Preservation
Link
to article in the AASHTO Journal:
ROADWAYS
9)
Anatomy of a Parking Sign That Actually
Makes Sense
Link
to The Atlantic Cities:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
TSA Says It Tested Tracking Airline
Passengers' Bluetooth Signals in Effort to Determine Security Line Wait Times
Link
to story from Cox Media Group:
11)
Creating Safer Roads with Vehicle
Communication
Link
to article in Catalyst:
TRANSIT
12)
Judge Rules New York City Transit Rule
Requiring Riders to Carry ID is Unconstitutional
Link
to article in the Daily News:
13)
Texas' Capital Metro Adds Pinterest to
Social Media Arsenal
Link
to article in Metro:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14)
Edmonton Using Predictive Technologies
to Improve Road Safety
Link
to article in The Globe and Mail:
15)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit to Launch
Corridor Management System
Link
to article in The Dallas Morning News:
16)
Signs on UK Road Will Tell Drivers How
Deep Flood Waters Are
Link
to BBC News story:
17)
New Hampshire Traffic Management Center
Monitors Snowstorm
Link
to story on WMUR-TV:
18)
Long-Defunct Message Board Still Greets
Staten Island-Bound Motorists on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Link
to article in the Staten Island Advance:
19)
Louisville TV Broadcasters Say Traffic
and Weather Are Popular with Viewers
Link to column on Insider Louisville:
Link to column on Insider Louisville:
VEHICLES
20)
Honda Confirms Effects of Its Traffic
Jam Prevention Technology
Link
to article on Tech On:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/Hs3kn
21)
Sprint Velocity Technology to Debut at
New York Auto Show
Link
to article in Auto Week:
Link
to video from Sprint: http://newsroom.sprint.com/video_display.cfm?video_id=262
22)
School Buses Becoming Rolling Billboards
in Cumberland County, Tennessee
Link
to story on WBIR-TV:
News Releases
Friday Bonus
It sometimes takes patience
to be an air traffic controller.
Upcoming Events
Webcast: Connected Vehicles – March 28
Today in Transportation
History
1508
**505th anniversary** Amerigo Vespucci was commissioned as the chief
navigator of Spain by King Ferdinand.
1913
**100th anniversary** The Van Nuys-San Fernando Extension of the
Pacific Electric Railway opened for service.
1938
**75th anniversary** Construction began on the Arroyo Parkway which
connects Pasadena and Los Angeles.
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