Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
April 11, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Satellite Company Plays Key Role in
Search for Flight 370
Link
to article in The New York Times:
2)
FedEx CEO: Airlines Will Track Planes
Better
Link
to article in USA Today:
3)
Report: Poor Communication Cited in
Gatwick Airport Christmas Eve Flight Disruptions
Link
to Press Association article:
4)
Confidential Airport Maps Inadvertently
Published Online After Google Japan Error
Link
to article on The Japan Daily Press:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
Architect Has Painstakingly Standardized
the World's Subway Maps
Link
to article on The Atlantic Cities:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6)
Communication Problem Causing Delays to
E-ZPass Accounts in Virginia
Link
to article in The Virginian-Pilot:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7)
Ethiopia's First Expressway to Include
ITS and Traffic Management Center
Link
to article on roadtraffic-technology:
OTHER
8)
Transportation Aggregator App RideScout
Launches in San Francisco
Link
to article on TechCrunch:
9)
Ontario Provincial Police Using Drones
to Capture Collision Scenes
Link
to article in The Record:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10)
UK Information Commissioner Says Government
Unlawfully Censored High-Speed Rail Report
Link
to article in The Daily Mail:
11)
Virginia Transit Commission Could Hide
Critical Information from the Public
Link
to article on Watchdog.org:
ROADWAYS
12)
Maine House Advances Controversial
Highway Signs Bill
Link
to story on Maine Public Broadcasting Network:
13)
Confusing Diversion Signs in Worcester,
UK Send Drivers Dizzy
Link
to article in the Worcester News:
SAFETY / SECURITY
14)
US Pushes for UN Texting-While-Driving
Ban
Link
to article in The Hill:
15)
Florida Tests High-Tech Devices to
Prevent Wrong-Way Crashes
Link
to article in the Sun Sentinel:
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
16)
The Responder – April 2014
Link
to newsletter from the Traffic Incident Management Network:
TRANSIT
17)
TriMet to Upgrade Security Camera System
Link
to story on KATU-TV:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18)
Massachusetts Drivers Get Real-Time
Traffic Info
Link
to story on WCVB-TV:
19)
43 Busted Digital Massachusetts Highway
Boards Leave Drivers in Dark
Link
to article in the Boston Herald:
News Releases
Friday Bonus
This
week's bonus is not a humorous one, but something I found fascinating. It shows
real-time wind speeds worldwide.
http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=6.86,3.86,324
Upcoming Events
TRB Integrated Corridor
Transportation Management Workshop and Joint Midyear Meeting – June 22-26 –
Irvine, California
Today in Transportation
History
1809
**205th anniversary** The Battle of Basque Roads began between
British and French naval forces.
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