Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
May 23, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Eurocontrol's Role Managing the Airport
Network
Link
to article in Airport Industry Review:
2)
The Hidden Beauty of Airport Runways,
and How to Decipher Them
Link
to article in Wired:
Link
to Holding Pattern
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Berlin Lawmakers Seek Gender Equality in
Their Pedestrian Signals
Link
to article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek:
CAMERAS
4)
TriMet Security Cameras: 6% Don't Work
Properly, Maintenance Records Show
Link
to article in The Oregonian:
FREIGHT
5)
Tech Startup Emulates Uber to Match
Shippers, Trucks
Link
to article in The Journal of Commerce:
http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/tech-startup-emulates-uber-match-shippers-trucks_20140522.html
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
Making a City Smarter: Transportation
and the Built Environment
Link
to article on GreenBiz:
7)
Smart Highways – Spring 2014
Link
to magazine:
OTHER
8)
Are You Making It Easy for Visitors to
Travel In Your City? Five Apps that Do
Link
to article from the Smart Cities Council:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9)
Changing Expectations: Mobile Devices
Are Shifting Information Preferences
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
ROADWAYS
10)
Maze of Issues Hamper Highway Signs
Effectiveness in Delaware
Link
to story on WDDE Radio:
11)
Four Innovation Trends that Could Change
the Way We Design Roads by 2020
Link
to article in Forbes:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
University of Maryland Police Testing Safety
App with Two-Way, Multimedia Communications
Link
to article in GCN:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13)
Michigan DOT Testing New Technology to
Help Drivers Avoid Traffic Jams
Link
to story on WEYI-TV:
14)
UK Research Project Exploring Innovative
Traffic Management System
Link
to article in Business Weekly:
Link
to news release
News Releases
Friday Bonus
There
are paper airplanes and then there are PAPER AIRPLANES!
Solicitation
-
Call for Nominations – AASHTO
Transportation Communications Skills Contest
Upcoming Events
IBTTA Annual Meeting –
September 14-17 – Austin, Texas
Today in Transportation
History
1939
**75th anniversary** The USS Squalus
sank during testing off the Isles of Shoals. Twenty-six crew members died but
33 others were rescued. The sub was salvaged and renamed the USS Sailfish.
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