Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
August 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Articles from Airport Industry Review
-
The 4G Threat to Air Traffic Radar
-
Data in the Spotlight – How
Airports Capture and Use Passenger Data
-
AIR Innovation in Passenger
Services Technology Award
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2)
Clever Sign Gets Noticed by Following
People Walking Along Sidewalk
Link
to article on PSFK:
CARTOGRAPHY
3)
Norway Blocks Apple's Request to
Photograph Oslo from Above
Link
to article on ZDNet:
4)
Articles from The Atlantic Cities
-
Meet the Man Trying to Save the
Lost Art of Hand-Drawn Maps
-
Transit Map of the Day: See the
New York City Subway System from Above
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5)
SunPass Now Available in Florida Rest
Area Vending Machines
Link
to story on WJCT Radio:
OTHER
6)
NHTSA Servers Restored After They Were
Hacked Last Week
Link
to article in The New York Times:
7)
London Tosses Out Wi-Fi Sniffing 'Smart
Bins'
Link
to article on CNET:
8)
Honda to Movie Industry: Don't Ditch 35
MM Film
Decision
could lead to the closing of hundreds of drive-ins.
Link
to article in The Hill:
9)
Meet Streetmix, the Website Where You
Can Design Your Own Street
Link
to Streetsblog NYC:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Iowa DOT Plans Text-Blocking App for
Teen Drivers
Link
to article in The Des Moines Register:
11)
Australia's RACQ Says Electronic
Billboards a Road Safety Risk
Link
to story on the Australian Broadcasting Corp. News:
12)
Do License Plate Readers Prevent Crime
or Create Privacy Abuses?
Link
to story on PBS Newshour:
13)
Golden Gate Transit Re-Brands and
Re-Launches Security Campaign
Link
to article in the Marin Independent
Journal:
TRANSIT
14)
Research Shows Bus Passengers Determine
Value on More Than Ticket Price
Link
to article in routeONE:
VEHICLES
15)
The First Driverless Cars Will Actually
Be a Bunch of Trucks
Link
to article on TechHive:
News Releases
Job Postings
-
Toll Operations Center Manager –
State Road and Tollway Authority – Atlanta
Upcoming Events
IBTTA Global Technology
Workshop – October 27-29 – Deauville, France
Today in Transportation
History
1973
**40th anniversary** President Richard Nixon signed the Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1973.
1983
**30th anniversary** Dallas Area Rapid Transit was created.
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