Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
February 25, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Iowa DOT Spin-Off Promotes Aviation in
State
Link
to article from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:
2)
Putting Big Data to Work for Airports
Link
to article in Airport Improvement:
3)
Federal Aviation Administration Website
Gets a 'FAAcelift'
Link
to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4)
Taiwan Creates Its First Space-Based GPS
Receiver
Link
to CNA article:
MARITIME
5)
India Creates Society to Spread Maritime
Awareness
Link
to article in The Maritime Executive:
OTHER
6)
Some States Have a New Way to Find Out
if Someone Wants to Become an Organ Donor
Link
to story on WDAY-TV:
7)
Poynter Institute: Journalists Should
Pass on Free Amtrak Tickets
Link
to blog from Poynter:
8)
US DOT Turns to You with Data Innovation
Challenge
Link
to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9)
MBTA Retirement Board Split Over Opening
Up Files
Link
to article in The Boston Globe:
10)
New Colorado DOT Campaign Targets Stoned
Drivers
Link
to story on KCNC-TV:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
11)
Dubai Taxis to Offer Free Wi-Fi in Smart
City Push Ahead of Expo 2020
Link
to article in The National:
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
12)
Louisiana State Police, DOTD Implement
Traffic Incident Management System
Link
to article in The News-Star:
TRANSIT
13)
Florida's Pinellas Suncoast Transit
Authority Refuses Ad from Transit Plan Opponents, Runs Its Own in Favor
Link
to article in The St. Petersburg Tribune:
14)
Transit Mobile Apps and Innovation
Attract the Next Generation
Link
to article in Mass Transit:
15)
Mapping Nairobi's Crazy Informal Transit
System for the First Time
Link
to article in Fast Company:
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3026350/mapping-nairobis-crazy-informal-transit-system-for-the-first-time
16)
New App Helps Columbia, Missouri
Residents Track Public Transportation
Link
to story on KBIA Radio:
17)
Metro-North Conductor Apologizes for
Delays in Letter to Riders
Link
to article in the New York Post:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18)
High-Tech Traffic Monitoring Launched in
Cyprus
Link
to article in the Cyprus Mail:
19)
Signs to Offer Real-Time Travel Data in
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Link
to McClatchy News Service article:
20)
New Malaysian Bridge to Display Info on
Traffic Flow
Link
to article in the New Straits Times:
VEHICLES
21)
University of South Florida Researchers
Shape Policy for Driverless Vehicles
Link
to article in The Oracle:
22)
The Future of Vehicle Backup Cameras
Link
to story on KMVT/KSVT-TV:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
2014 Texas Freight
Leadership Summit – April 2-3 – Houston
Today in Transportation
History
1919
**95th anniversary** Oregon became the first state to impose a per
gallon gasoline tax.
1964
**50th anniversary** Eastern Airlines Flight 304 from New Orleans to
Washington-Dulles crashed into Lake Pontchartrain killing all 58 people aboard.
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