Thursday, April 3, 2014

Thursday, April 3, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 3, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) At Least Two Companies Compete on Satellite Plane Tracking
Link to AP article:

2) Melbourne Airport Inches Towards a Mobile Workforce
Link to article on ZDNet:

3) Three New Ways Airports Are Using Technology to Better Track Luggage
Link to article on Skift:

4) Building a Strong Brand Can Help Develop a World-Class Airport
Link to article in Airport World:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Botched Miami-Dade Expressway Open-Road Toll System About to Produce Big Bills for Some Users
Link to story on WTVJ-TV:

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Russia's Glonass System Suffers Major Disruption
Link to article in PCWorld:

7) Galileo, EGNOS Open Europe's Road Ahead
Link to article in GPS World:

OTHER

8) Police in Kochi, India Encourage Public to Report Traffic Violations with WhatsApp
Link to article in The Hindu:
Link to news release

PARKING

9) San Francisco Cuts 'Cruising' for Parking in Half with Market-Clearing Prices
Link to article on Next City:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Ohio DOT Wraps Record-Busting Winter in 50 Seconds
Link to Talking Transportation blog:

ROADWAYS

11) Maine Lawmakers Amend Highway Signs Bill
Link to story on WMTW-TV:

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Uber, Lyft Shake Up Atlanta Airport Ride Options
Link to article from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

13) Communication Protocol in the Works for British Columbia Highway Closures
Link to article in Pique Newsmagazine:

TRANSIT

14) New South Wales Transport Minister Promises No More Mobile Call Dropouts in Tunnels
Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:
Link to news release

15) Denver RTD Installs HD Surveillance on Bus Transit System
Link to article in Government Video:

16) Real-Time Transit Travel Information Could Improve Life on Isle of Man
Link to column on IOM Today:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Local TV Stations to Test Over-the-Air Interactive Service Including Personalized Traffic Info
Link to article in TV Technology:

VEHICLES

18) GM Secrecy on Crashes Adds to Families' Pain
Link to article in The New York Times:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Call for Entries – Powerful Answers Award (Transportation) – Verizon


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Today in Transportation History    
1929 **85th anniversary** The RMS Queen Mary was ordered by Cunard-White Star.

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