Monday, August 19, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, August 19, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) US Coast Guard Aviators Shop for a Course-Plotting iPad App

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/08/coast-guard-aviators-shop-course-plotting-ipad-app/68837

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Study Finds East Germany's Ampelmännchen More Effective at Crosswalks

Link to story on Deutsche Welle:

http://www.dw.de/east-german-crosswalk-man-outshines-western-cousin/a-17014424

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) US DOT ITS Joint Program Office ITS Newsletter – August 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://goo.gl/5jzcZ0

ROADWAYS

4) State Sign Shop Helps Keep Maryland Motoring

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-highway-sign-shop-20130816,0,59858.story

5) 'Don't Hit the Car In Front of You' Message on VMS Criticized

Link to article on TheBlaze:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/17/dont-hit-the-car-in-front-of-you-bizarre-taxpayer-funded-sign-just-outside-d-c-stirs-controversy/

TRANSIT

6) A Context Aware Transit Navigator

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169361.aspx

VEHICLES

7) GM to Offer Smartphone Wireless Charging in 2014 Cars

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-19/gm-to-offer-smartphones-wireless-charging-in-2014-cars.html

News Releases

1) Celebrating 40 Years, Texas Highways Magazine Offers New Look, Expands Coverage

2) HART OneBusAway Tampa App Empowers Riders with Real-Time Bus Location Information

3) ParkMe Launches Real-Time Parking in San Francisco

4) Western Star Truck Sales Website Gets Makeover

Upcoming Events

IAA International Motor Show – September 12-22 – Frankfurt am Main

http://www.iaa.de/en/

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** Adolphe Pegoud became the first pilot to parachute from a plane.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10D17FA3D5913738DDDA90A94D0405B838DF1D3

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