Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
March 6, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Study: Passport Kiosks Shorten Airport
Lines
Link
to article in USA Today:
Link
to news release
2)
Effective Cooperation Among Airports and Local and Regional Emergency
Management Agencies for Disaster Preparedness and Response
Link
to report from the Transportation Research Board:
CAMERAS
3)
South Dakota Governor's Office Wants to
Stop Sharing Info with Sioux City, Iowa Police to Stymie 'Abhorrent' Speed
Cameras
Link
to article in the Argus Leader:
CARTOGRAPHY
4)
Online Map Lists Potholes on New Jersey
Roadways
Link
to McClatchy News Service article:
Link
to site: http://mappler.net/njpothole/
5)
Yahoo Maps Adds Over 75,000 Indoor Venue
Maps from Nokia Here
Link
to article on Pocket-lint:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/127735-yahoo-maps-adds-over-75-000-indoor-venue-maps-from-nokia-here
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
New Highways in Mexico to Have Fiber
Optics for ITS and CCTV
Link
to article on BNamericas:
RAILROADS
7)
New York State DOT Fines CSX $10,000 for
Failing to Properly Report Derailments
Link
to article in the Daily Freeman:
Link
to news release
8)
Wi-Fi Rollout Gets Some Blame for
Amtrak's Poor Winter Performance
Link
to article in the Chicago Tribune:
TRANSIT
9)
OneBusAway App Now Tracks MARTA Trains
in Real Time
Link
to article from Georgia Tech:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10)
New York City Businesses Entice
Customers with Real-Time Transit Information
Link
to story on WPIX-TV:
11)
Georgia DOT Working to Improve 511
Traffic System
Link
to AP article:
Link
to news release
VEHICLES
12)
Why Smart Cars, Siri Make AAA Nervous
Link
to article on MarketWatch:
News Releases
5)
National Business Aviation Association
Safety Committee Identifies Top Safety Focus Areas for 2014
Solicitation
-
Call for Tenders – Development of
a Video on Urban Mobility in the EU – European Commission
Upcoming Events
Short Talks, Big Ideas in
Transportation – April 7 – New York City
Today in Transportation
History
1914
**100th anniversary** The Gladstone Ports Corporation held its first
meeting as the Gladstone Harbour Board.
1984
**30th anniversary** Homer Wallin, a former Vice Admiral in the US
Navy responsible for the salvaging of ships in Pearl Harbor following the
attack of December 7, 1941, died.
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