Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
June 3, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
1)
E-ZPass Coming to International Bridges
Near Niagara Falls
Link
to article in the Niagara Gazette:
GPS / NAVIGATION
2)
The Luggage Tag with GPS
Link
to article in The New York Times:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3)
Glasgow Aims to Be First 'Smart City'
Link
to article in the Financial Times:
4)
Latest News from ERTICO – June 2014
Link
to update:
OTHER
5)
Bus Riders Stranded on I-90 Ramp in
Washington State Due to Communication Breakdown
Link
to article in The Seattle Times:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6)
Can You Hear Me Now? Taking Time to
Evaluate the Communication Effort
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
SAFETY / SECURITY
7)
Abu Dhabi's Ports Now Protected by
Drones
Link
to article in The National:
8)
Indiana DOT Testing Technology to
Improve Work Zone Safety and Flow
Link
to story on WXIN-TV:
9)
Robots Stand Guard on Bridges and Ports
Link
to article in GCN:
TRANSIT
10)
Further Glitches Plague TranLink's $194
Million Compass Card System
Link
to article in The Vancouver Sun:
11)
Transportation Data Startup Transit Labs
Launches with Four Cities on Board
Link
to article in Elevation DC:
Link
to news release
12)
New Website for Twin Cities' Metro
Transit Aims to be User Friendly, Provide Better Mobile Access
Link
to column in the Star Tribune:
Link
to further information
13)
MARTA Gingerly Tests Alcohol Ads to
Raise Money for Transit Operations
Link
to blog on SaportaReport:
14)
A Guide for Public Transportation
Pandemic Planning and Response
Link
to report from the Transportation Research Board:
VEHICLES
15)
Singapore's LTA to Study Use of
Driverless Vehicles as Viable Mode of Transport
Link
to article in The Straits Times:
16)
Platoons of Giant Tractor-Trailers May
Be Coming Soon to Interstates
Link
to story on ABC World News:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
ITS Pennsylvania Annual
Conference & Technical Workshop – August 5-6 – Philadelphia
Today in Transportation
History
1969
**45th anniversary** The HMAS Melbourne
and the USS Frank E. Evans collided
in the South China Sea. The Evans was
cut in two and seventy-four its crew were killed.
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