Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Wednesday, June 4, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Advertising Making Big Bucks But Adding Clutter to South Africa Airports
Link to article in The Media:

2) Free Wi-Fi Arrives at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Link to story on WABE Radio:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Strava's Cycling App Helping Cities Build Better Bike Lanes
Link to article in Wired:

4) GPS Bell Helps Bicyclists Find Cycles
Link to article in The Daily Mail:

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Detroit to Require Snowplow Contractors to Have GPS to Verify Work
Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) Bulgaria Launches Smart Traffic System Tender
Link to article in ITS International:

MARITIME

7) 'Virtual Port' Boosts Emergency Preparedness
Link to article in Tie Lines:

8) GPS Tracking of Fishing Vessels Shows Impact on Seabirds
Link to article from the University of Exeter:

OTHER

9) US DOT Taps RideScout for Transportation Disruption Ideas
Link to article on InTheCapital:

10) US DOT Data Innovation Challenge Attracts Talented Field
Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:

11) Arlington County, Virginia Bureau Gets Creative Moving People Instead of Cars
Link to blog from Mobility Lab:

12) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – June 2014
Link to newsletter:

PARKING

13) Parking Montreal Employees Tracked with GPS
Link to story on CJAD Radio:

RAILROADS

14) Amtrak Has Plan to Fix Its Awful Wi-Fi
Link to commentary in Time:

ROADWAYS

15) Interactive Map Reveals Final Tour de France Road Closures
Link to story on ITV:

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) Association of American Railroads, Operation Lifesaver Promote Grade Crossing Safety on International Level Crossing Day
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
Link to news release

TELEMATICS

17) Diagnosis from Afar: Navistar Hitting Its Stride Through Telematics
Link to article in the Commercial Carrier Journal:

TRANSIT

18) Pittsburgh Port Authority Bus Tracker Keeps Electronic Schedule
Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Ada County, Idaho Highway District Traffic Management Center Monitors Roads
Link to article in the Boise Weekly:

VEHICLES

20) Study: Ethernet in the Car Set to Grow
Link to article in automotiveIT:

21) GM CIO is Confident IT Transformation Making Progress
Link to article in automotiveIT:

22) Mercedes-Benz QR Codes Help Accident Victims
Link to article on CarAdvizor:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
InnoTrans 2014 – September 23-26 – Berlin


Today in Transportation History    
1939 **75th anniversary** The MS St. Louis was denied entry to the US, eventually forcing the ship and its 937 German Jewish refugees to return to Europe.

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