Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday,
January 6, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
The World of a Volunteer Airport
Ambassador
Link
to article on AirlineReporter:
2)
LAX Immerses Passengers in Digital Media
Link
to article in Airport Business:
CAMERAS
3)
Tanzania Plans Surveillance Network to
Improve Road Safety
Link
to article in The Guardian:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4)
Taiwan Toll Collection Firm to Establish English
Website for Foreigners
Link to article in The China Post:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5)
In Future, Will Speed Limits Be Variable?
Link
to article in the Chicago Tribune:
OTHER
6)
In Hong Kong, Bus Fans Snap Photos of
Their Favorite Models
Link
to article in The Wall Street Journal:
SAFETY / SECURITY
7)
Union Pacific Gives Grant to Topeka
Rescue Mission to Educate on Train Safety
Link
to article in The Topeka Capital-Journal:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
8)
Uber, Other Ride Apps Shake Up
Transportation in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Link
to story on Minnesota Public Radio:
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
9)
Traffic Incident Management Workshop at
TRB with Participation on Twitter
Link
to further information:
10)
TV Critic Cites Importance of Traffic in
Naming Bob Kelly as Philadelphia MVP for 2013
Link
to column in the Daily Times:
TRANSIT
11)
Mappers Seek Solutions to Baltimore-Area
Transit Problems
Link
to Capital News Service article:
12) Meet Baltimore's Most Passionate
Transit Fan
Link to Capital News Service article:
13)
Smartphones the Way to Go in Chicago, Transit
Experts Say
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
14) New
Jersey Transit Raises Trademark Concerns Over Play
Link to column in the Courier-Post:
15)
Techies Tackle WMATA Data at Metro Hack
Night
Link
to blog from Mobility Lab:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) New Wayne
County, Michigan Website and Phone App Make Driving Easier
Link to
article in The News-Herald:
Link to
site: http://compass.waynecounty.com/
17)
Texas DOT Uses Bluetooth Readers to
Track I-35 Travel Times
Link
to FME News Service article:
18)
Brrr! Audio, Video Social Media Tools
Help Maryland's State Highway Administration Share the Latest Road Information
Link
to Talking Transportation:
VEHICLES
19)
Google Teams with GM, Honda and Audi to
Bring Android to Cars
Link
to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:
20)
GM to Outfit Chevy Vehicles with 4G from
AT&T
Link
to AP article:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/uIc5TZ
21)
Chevy's 2015 Corvette Stingray to Get
Telemetry Recorder
Link
to article in Computerworld:
News Releases
4)
Mike Heiligenstein Takes Helm as President
of International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
Solicitation
-
Call for Abstracts – 2014 Southern
District ITE Annual Meeting
Upcoming Events
AASHTO GIS for
Transportation Symposium – May 5-8 – Burlington, Vermont
Today in Transportation
History
1799
**215th anniversary** American explorer and cartographer Jedediah
Smith was born in Bainbridge, New York.
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