Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
May 27, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
IBTTA Global Summit – October
19-21, 2014 – Prague, Czech Republic
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
Submit your presentation ideas for the 2014 IBTTA Global Summit: Innovations & Technologies for
Sustainable Mobility, Environment and Road Safety, which will be held in
Prague, Czech Republic, October 19-21, 2014. Visit www.IBTTA.org/prague for
additional information and to download the submission form.
The deadline for submissions is close of business June 6,
2014. It's a quick and easy process – submit your presentation
ideas today!
AVIATION
1)
Canada to Allow Air Passengers to Use
Electronic Devices on Takeoff, Landing
Link
to CBC News story:
Link
to news release
2)
Airports Finding New Ways to Connect
with Communities Around Them
Link
to article in Airport World:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Traffic Droid Works to Protect Cyclists
in London
Link
to article in The Daily Mail:
CAMERAS
4)
Red-Light Cameras Tough to Turn Off,
Despite Growing Opposition
Link
to article on Watchdog:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
Massimo Vignelli, Designer of New York
City Subway Map, Other Transportation Projects, Dies at 83
Link
to article in The New York Times:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
Slovak Industry to Cooperate on
Intelligent Transport
Link
to article on Telecompaper:
PARKING
7)
Technology's Growing Role in Bringing
Efficiency to Parking
Link
to article in Governing:
8)
New App Baltimore Residents to Trade
Parking Spots
Link
to article in The Baltimore Sun:
SAFETY / SECURITY
9)
The Future of Evacuations in the Climate
Change Era
Link
to blog on CityLab:
http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2014/05/the-future-of-evacuations-in-the-climate-change-era/371584/
10)
Vision Zero International – June 2014
Link
to magazine:
TRANSIT
11)
App Turns New York City Subway Maps Into
Interactive Data Visualizations
Link
to article in Fast Company:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12)
Traffic Management Projects Could
Relieve Bottlenecks on 210 Freeway in California
Link
to article from the San Gabriel Valley
Tribune:
VEHICLES
13)
US Energy Chief Says Driverless Car
Suppliers May Qualify for Tech Loan Funds
Link
to article in The Detroit News:
14)
Faster Cars, Hotter Tech, Fewer Drivers
Link
to column in Governing:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Traffic Incident Management (TIM)
Performance Measures – June 12
Today in Transportation
History
1849
**165th anniversary** The Great Hall in Euston Station opened.
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