Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
August 6, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
‘Disagreement Stalls US-EU Aviation
Talks’
Link
to article on Presseurop:
2)
Sabre Reservation System Outage Delays
Flights
Link
to story on CNN:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Rise in Pedestrian Deaths May Be Due to
Texting While Walking
Link
to article in the Los Angeles Times:
4)
New Smartphone App Connects Bicycle
Owners with Renters
Link
to Reuters article:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
'Hill Mapper' Helps San Francisco
Bicyclists Avoid Steepest Climbs
Link
to article on The Atlantic Cites:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
Manual to Help Indian Cities Install ITS
Link
to article in The Telegraph:
MARITIME
7)
How a Misplaced Reef on a Digital Chart
Helped Destroy a US Navy Minesweeper
Link
to article on Nextgov:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8)
Cop Cardboard Cutout Used to Cut Crime
at Massachusetts Transportation Hub
Link
to AP article:
9)
Chicago Mayor's Digital Billboard Deal:
A Roadside Distraction?
Link
to article in the Chicago Reader:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
10)
Transport for London Approves Cab Wi-Fi
Symbol as Study Reveals 75% More Likely to Flag Down a Wi-Fi Taxi
Link
to article in The Drum:
11)
Slow Start for Taxi-Hailing Apps, New
York City Data Show
Link
to article in The New York Times:
TELEMATICS
12)
GM Had a Version of OnStar in 1966
Link
to article in The New York Times:
TRANSIT
13)
Technology Will Monitor Wellington, New
Zealand Bus Drivers
Link
to article in The New Zealand Herald:
14) Florida Transit Agency Rejects Bus Ad on Religious Grounds
Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:
VEHICLES
15)
Connected Cars Take Another Step with
New Concept
Link
to blog on cars. com:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/JNhPDm
News Releases
Upcoming Events
APTA Annual Meeting – September 29-October 2
– Chicago
Today in Transportation
History
1913
**100th anniversary** John Henry Mears completed an around the world
trip in a record 35 days, 21 hours and 35 minutes.
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