Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday,
August 12, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Rockwell Collins to Buy Carlyle's Arinc
for $1.39 Billion
Link
to Bloomberg article:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/Yq7VVm
2)
NextGen Benefits Making a Difference at
Memphis
Link
to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
CARTOGRAPHY
3)
Nokia Map Project Sheds Light on
Belarus' Roads
Link
to article in The New York Times:
4)
New Illinois DOT Highway Maps Offer
Smartphone Access
Link
to AP article:
Link
to news release: http://www.dot.state.il.us/press/r080913.html
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5)
You May Never Need to Pay Cash at a Tollbooth Again
Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:
OTHER
6)
Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator –
August 2013
Link
to newsletter:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7)
Iowa Moves to Shield Governor's License
Plate Data
Link
to AP article:
8)
Face the Numbers: Communication Success
Requires a Social Media Plan
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
RAILROADS
9)
After 64 Years Working on the Railroad,
Oldest US Dispatcher to Retire
Link
to article in The Star-Ledger:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Los Angeles Commuter Rail Line to Roll
Out First Positive Train Control System in US
Link
to article in Engineering News-Record:
11)
Las Vegas Center Oversees First
Responders During Disasters
Link
to article in the Las Vegas
Review-Journal:
TELEMATICS
12)
Socializing the Driving Experience
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
13)
Successfully Managing Traffic Incidents
is No Accident
Link
to article in Public Roads:
TRANSIT
14)
Online Rabble-Rousers Target WMATA
Link
to article on The Transit Rider:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15)
Queensland's Smart Transport Research
Centre Monitors Traffic Tweets to Deliver Personalized Alerts
Link
to story on 612 ABC Brisbane Radio:
16)
An Engineer Beats the Physics of Traffic
Link
to story on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday:
VEHICLES
17)
Internet Radio Gains Traction with
Motorists
Link to article in Automotive News:
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20130805%2FOEM06%2F308059991%2Finternet-radio-gains-traction-with-motorists#axzz2bZvpPVT6
Link to article in Automotive News:
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20130805%2FOEM06%2F308059991%2Finternet-radio-gains-traction-with-motorists#axzz2bZvpPVT6
18)
Smart Driving Cars – August 11
Link
to newsletter:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Trucking Industry Mobility
& Technology Coalition Annual Meeting – October 21-22 – Orlando, Florida
Today in Transportation
History
1933
**80th anniversary** Parnelli Jones, winner of the 1963 Indianapolis
500 and a racecar owner, was born in Texarkana, Arkansas.
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