Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
May 30, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
May TCN Fundraiser Comes to a Close
First, thank you to
all who have made a contribution to the TCN. It's very much appreciated! Since
today is the last weekday in May you won't be seeing any contribution requests
until November, but until then your support is certainly welcome. As always,
you can make a contribution by mail or PayPal. Just scroll down for further
information. You can also support the TCN in other ways, including buying ads
and hiring me to do voice work. Hear my latest voice project in this Iteris
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AVIATION
1)
Flawed Online Reservation System Cost
Augusta Regional Airport Thousands During Masters Tournament
Link
to article in The Augusta Chronicle:
2)
Air Traffic Management Issue in Middle
East
Link
to article in Arabian Business:
3)
Designers Tackle the Seven Great
Miseries of Flying
Link
to article in Fast Company:
4)
SESAR Magazine – June 2014
Link
to magazine:
MARITIME
5)
Oil on the Water? Report It with New App
Link
to article in the Asbury Park Press:
OTHER
6)
US Transportation Secretary Foxx Talks
About Innovation
Link
to interview in Fast Company:
7)
Volpe Center News – May 30
Link
to update:
8) National Online Dialogue on Transportation
and Assistive Devices and Technologies – Deadline Extended to June 6
Link
to further information:
RAILROADS
9)
Traffic Management Systems – Train
Regulation Made Easy?
Link
to article in The Rail Engineer:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Lawmakers Accuse TSA of Falsely
Classifying Documents
Link
to article in The Hill:
TELEMATICS
11)
OnStar Offers Crisis Assistance During
Weather Emergencies
Link
to blog from Strategy Analytics:
TRANSIT
12)
Oregon State University Students Develop
Mobile Apps for Transit Riders
Link
to article in the Corvallis Gazette-Times:
13)
MBTA Outlines Tech Priorities for Green
Line
Link
to article in The Transit Wire:
14)
Build a Comprehensive Public Transit Map
at Jersey City's First Hackathon
Link
to article in The Jersey Journal:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15)
North Carolina DOT Electronic Signs
Hacked Across State
Link
to story on WGHP-TV:
16)
Pennsylvania DOT to Guard Against
Electronic Road Sign Hackers
Link
to story on WPMT-TV:
VEHICLES
17)
IBM Partners with TransWiseway for
Connected Car Deal in China
Link
to Bloomberg article:
Link
to news release
18)
How Google Got States to Legalize
Driverless Cars
Link
to AP article:
News Releases
TCN Contributions
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Friday Bonus
Thinking
about vacation plans? I'd avoid these routes.
Upcoming Events
Seminar: Engaging Drivers
– Who Jams Up the Roads, and What to Do About It – June 13 – Davis, California
Today in Transportation
History
1539
**475th anniversary** Hernando de Soto landed on the west coast of
present day Florida in advance of his exploration of what is now the
southeastern United States.
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