Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
January 30, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
European Air Traffic Controllers Go on
Strike Over EU Initiative
Link
to story on Deutsche Welle:
2)
Introducing Technology at Heart of
FAA-General Aviation Industry Safety Talks
Link
to article from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:
3)
Arabian Gulf Airports Look to Adopt
Innovative Technology
Link
to article on Travel Daily ME:
PARKING
4)
An Inside Look at Manchester Airport Group's
Parking Command Center
Link to article on Parking Network:
RAILROADS
5)
Rail-Safety Effort Stalled by Indian
Reviews to Go Faster
Link
to Bloomberg article:
6)
CSX to Install Warning Devices on New
York Rails for Unbalanced, Overweight Trains
Link
to article in The Journal News:
ROADWAYS
7) Call 911 to Report a
Pothole? Macomb County, Michigan Exec Says Yes, State Police Say No
Link to
article in the Detroit Free Press:
8)
Smart Traffic Signals Coming to Little
Rock, Arkansas
Link
to story on KARK-TV:
9)
Should Cities Help Drivers Hit Green
Lights All the Time?
Link
to article in The Atlantic Cities:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Wyoming Among States Eyeing Laws to Ban
Google Glass While Driving
Link
to Reuters article:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
11)
Judge: New York City Can Use GPS to
Track Cabbies
Link
to article on Capital:
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/01/8539550/judge-city-can-use-gps-track-cabbies
TRANSIT
12) New Jersey Transit Scrambling to
Protect Its Logos After Trademarks Lapsed in Error
Link to article in The Record:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13)
Georgia Governor Calls for Review of
Government's Response to Epic Traffic Jam
Link
to article in The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution:
14)
Do Smartphone Traffic Apps Really Work?
Link
to article in the Star Tribune:
15)
Eyes in Sky and Boots on Ground Keep Bay
County, Florida Bridges Open
Link
to story on WMBB-TV:
16)
Thai City Shares Intelligent Traffic
Management Plan
Link
to article in Future Gov:
VEHICLES
17)
EU 'Working on Technology that Would
Allow Police to Remotely Disable Cars'
Link
to article in ITS International:
18)
Is HTML5 the Silver Bullet for
Automotive App Development?
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
19)
Potholes Abound on the Road to
Car-to-Car Communication
Link
to article on Ars Technica:
News Releases
Solicitation
-
Call for Abstracts – Mid-Continent
Transportation Research Symposium
Upcoming Events
European Motorcyclists'
Forum – March 5-6 – Brussels
Today in Transportation
History
1959
**55th anniversary** The MS Hans
Hedtoft, a Danish liner, sunk off the coast of Greenland after striking an
iceberg. All 95 people aboard
died.
1964
**50th anniversary** Ranger 6, a spacecraft designed to provide
high-resolution photos of the lunar surface, was launched.
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