Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
October 16, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Bird Radar at Sea-Tac Airport Paying Off
After Years of Testing
Link
to story on KING-TV:
2)
College Football Fans Get Warm Welcome
at Airports
Link
to article in USA Today:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Toronto Study Shows Countdown Signals
May Increase Injuries
Link
to Metroland News Service article:
4)
Sensor-Packing SeeSense Bike Lights
Adapt to Lighting and Traffic Conditions
Link
to article on Gizmag:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
Google Maps for iOS Gets Faster Access
to Navigation, Route and Traffic Overview
Link
to article on The Next Web:
6)
New Frequent Transit Map Makes
Navigating Baltimore Easier
Link
to Greater Greater Washington blog:
GPS / NAVIGATION
7)
GPS Accuracy Still Not Good Enough for
Emergencies
Link
to article in GCN:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
8)
ITS World Congress Opens in Tokyo
Link
to articles in The Japan Times:
9)
US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office Posts
2015-2019 Strategic Planning Stakeholder Webinar Recordings
Link
to further information:
10)
Thinking Cities: What Does It Mean for
ITS?
Link
to podcast:
11)
Thinking Aloud at the ITS World Congress
Podcasts
Link
to podcasts:
12)
Making the Connection: Advancing Traffic
Incident Management in Transportation Planning
Link
to primer:
OTHER
13)
Public Meeting on Connected Vehicle
Applications for Speed Harmonization with Queue Warning to be Webinar-Only
Event
Link
to notice from US DOT:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
14)
State DOTs Expand Use of Social Media But
Implementation Challenges Remain
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
15)
Boston's Transportation 'War Room'
Link
to article in Commonwealth:
16)
British Columbia Traffic Management
Center Wins Building Award
Link
to article in the Journal of Commerce:
TRANSIT
17)
FindMyWay Brings Public Transport Info
to South Africa Commuters' Mobile Phones
Link
to article on Ventureburn:
VEHICLES
18)
Will the Connected Car Leave the
Smartphone in the Dust?
Link
to article in Wireless Week:
19)
Texas Instruments Chips to Work with Cameras,
Sensors to Make Cars Safer, Smarter
Link
to article in The Dallas Morning News:
News Releases
Solicitations
-
Request for Proposals - Operation of the Hudson Valley Transportation Management
Center – New York State DOT
-
Presolicitation Notice – ITS Joint
Program Office's Program Integration and Project Management Support Services -
FHWA
Upcoming Events
Alabama DOT Small Business Enterprise
Conference – October 28-30 – Mobile, Alabama
Today in Transportation
History
1913
*100th anniversary* The British battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth was launched in Portsmouth.
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