Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
May 16, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
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CARTOGRAPHY
1)
Navigating the Changes to Google Maps
Link
to CNET review:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2)
FCC Approves Indoor-Location System
Despite ETC Concerns
Link
to Bloomberg article:
OTHER
3)
Missouri Lawmakers Pass Bill Halting the Scanning
of Personal Documents
Link to AP article:
4)
South Carolina Budget Plan Would Allow
Ads on School Buses
Link
to article in The Post and Courier:
5)
Articles from Texas Transportation
Researcher
-
Using RFID Readers to Measure Wait
Times at US-Mexico Border
-
Increasing Capacity, Reducing Wait
Times: TTI Helps Design ITS-Based California Port of Entry
-
Computer Simulations Explore 'What
If' Disaster Scenarios
PARKING
6)
Houston to Streamline, Simplify Parking
Signage
Link
to story on KUHF Radio:
PEDESTRIANS
7)
Australian Campaign Aims to Educate
Pedestrians on Dangers of Using Mobile Devices on Roads
Link
to article in The Daily Telegraph:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8)
Will Ray LaHood's Anti-Distracted
Driving Legacy Endure?
Link
to story on Michigan Radio:
TAXIS
9)
DC Again Takes On Upstart Competitor to
Taxicabs
Link
to story on WAMU Radio:
TRANSIT
10) Chicago Transit
Agencies Look to Keep South Side Moving During CTA Work
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
11)
Google Now Adds Real-Time Public Transit
Info
Link
to article on Engadget:
12)
San Francisco Transit History: Website
Explains Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Muni
Link
to article on The Huffington Post:
VEHICLES
13)
US Senators See 'Great Potential' in
Driverless Car Technology
Link
to article in The Hill:
14)
NHTSA Aims to Foil Vehicle Hacking
Link
to article in The Detroit News:
15)
New Camo License Plates Should Stand Out
on Texas Roads
Link
to article in the Houston Chronicle:
16)
Privacy in Your Vehicle: The Info That's
Collected and Who Can Access It
Link
to story on WAVE-TV:
17)
Q&A: Spotify, Standards and
In-Vehicle Infotainment
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
18)
The Making of a Social Car, Part I
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
News Releases
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History
1853
**160th anniversary** The first steam train ran in Ontario over the
Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Union Railroad between Toronto and Aurora.
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