Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
May 1, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
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#ITSWC14
AVIATION
1)
FAA Computer Problems Delays Flights in
the West
Link
to article in The New York Times:
2)
Traffic Control Glitches Rarer as FAA
Upgrades System
Link
to article in USA Today:
3)
EU Moves to Simplify Aviation Safety
Rules
Link
to article in American Shipper:
4)
How Can Airlines and Airports Get the
Most Value from Wearable Technology?
Link
to article on Future Travel Experience:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
5)
Using Performance Art to Alert Drivers
to Look Out for Pedestrians
Link
to story on WUWM Radio:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6)
E-ZPass Sensor Snafu Caused Overcharges,
Maine Turnpike Says
Link
to story on WMTW-TV:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7)
IEEE ITS Podcast with Hesham Rakha of
Center for Sustainable Mobility at VTTI
Link
to podcast:
OTHER
8)
Air and Sea Travel Problems Ease in UK
After IT Fault
Link
to BBC News story:
9)
Ethics Violation Alleged Over Massachusetts
DOT Email on Gas-Tax Law
Link
to State House News Service article:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10)
How the FAA Grounds Freedom of
Information Requests About Drones
Link
to article on Motherboard:
ROADWAYS
11)
Level Crossings – Can Road Users Detect
Them in Time?
Link
to article in Nordic Road and Transport
Research:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
Senator Calls for Stricter Checks on
TWIC Card Applicants
Link
to article in The Virginian-Pilot:
13)
Report: Texting Blamed for Increase in
Pedestrian Deaths on Kansas City Roads
Link
to story on KSHB-TV:
Link
to report
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
14)
Ridesharing Makes Friends in Some
Jurisdictions, Enemies in Others
Link
to article in Government Technology:
TELEMATICS
15)
Car-Tracking Data Devices to Go Under
Microscope in New Canadian Study
Link
to CBC News story:
TRANSIT
16)
Bringing Transit Info to the Masses
Link
to interview in TheTransitWire:
17)
Articles from the Journal of Public
Transportation
-
Forecasting Mobile Ticketing
Adoption on Commuter Rail
-
Engaging Transit Riders in Public
Awareness Programs
18)
How New York's Subway Signs Came to Be
Link
to article in The New Yorker:
VEHICLES
19)
CITI Truck Driver Warning Initiative in
Australia Seen as Springboard
Link
to article in Australasian Transport News:
20)
General Motors on Using Cellular
Communications to Drive V2X Adoption
Link
to podcast on Telematics Update:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Western States Rural
Transportation Technology Implementers Forum – June 17-19 – Yreka, California
Today in Transportation
History
1959
**55th anniversary** Streetcars ended service in Ottawa.
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