Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday,
September 30, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Deaf Airline Passengers Seek Captioned
Entertainment
Link
to article in USA Today:
2)
At Los Angeles International's Remodeled
Terminal, Where's the Wi-Fi?
Link
to article in the Los Angeles Times:
3)
Boeing 787 Forced to Land in Iceland
Because of Faulty Air Identification System
Link
to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/business/boeing-787-forced-to-land-because-of-a-faulty-system.html
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4)
Deadly Yom Kippur Crash Spurs Safety
Push for Observant Jewish Pedestrians
Link
to article in The Jewish Daily Forward:
CAMERAS
5)
Lights in Florida Will Stay Yellow a Bit
Longer
Link
to article in the Orlando Sentinel:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
Thinking Aloud at ITS California – Show
1
Link
to podcast:
OTHER
7)
Virginia Starting to Develop a Master Identity
Database
Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
8) Transportation Tech
Bubble Makes DC 'Ripe for Disruption'
Link to article from Mobility
Lab:
PARKING
9)
If You Want a Smarter City, Start with Parking.
Yes, Parking
Link to article in GCN:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10)
The TSA is Definitely Not Wasting Money
on Fancy Videos
Link
to article on Skift:
11)
Are Idaho's Public Information Officers
Public Servants or Spin Doctors?
Link
to article in the Idaho Statesman:
12)
Keeping the Spirit of the Freedom of
Information Act Strong
Link
to editorial in the Lansing State Journal:
ROADWAYS
13)
Sign-Testing in California's Caldecott
Tunnel Puzzles and Slows Drivers
Link
to article from the Contra Costa Times:
SAFETY / SECURITY
14)
Using Light to Map Real-Time Safety Cues
Onto Urban Environments
Link
to story on PFSK:
TRANSIT
15)
NFC Transit Ticketing Arrives in Dubai
Link
to article in NFC World:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16)
Odense, Denmark Turns to Technology to
Fight Congestion
Link
to article in The Evening Post:
VEHICLES
17)
4G Cars Are Coming, But We Won't Have
Much Choice in How We Connect Them
Link
to article on GigaOM:
18)
Google's Plan for Autonomous Cars
Doesn't Go Far Enough
Link
to commentary in Wired:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
National Association for
Pupil Transportation Annual Summit – October 19-24 – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Today in Transportation
History
1968
**45th anniversary** The Boeing 747 was rolled out for the first
time in Everett, Washington.
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