Friday, July 18, 2014

Friday, July 18, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 18, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


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BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) Google Maps for Mobile Now Helps Bikers Avoid Steep Hills
Link to article on Engadget:

CAMERAS

2) Faulty Chicago Red-Light Cameras Produced Thousands of Bogus Traffic Tickets
Link to article on Ars Technica:

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Senate Spending Bill Directs US Air Force to Develop Alternative GPS Payload
Link to article on SpaceNews:

4) Survey Marker Has Been on the Job for 80 Years
Link to column in the Tallahassee Democrat:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) New York State Thruway Authority Refusing to Release Records
Link to story on WIVB-TV:

TRANSIT

6) Maryland Transit Administration to Offer Tracking of Buses via Smartphone
Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:
Link to news release

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Roads in Newcastle, UK to Get Smart
Link to article in the Evening Chronicle:

VEHICLES

8) Volkswagen Sets Sights on Apple-Like Updates with New Speed Team
Link to Bloomberg article:

9) Technology Will Heavily Influence Vehicle Choice by Fleet Industry
Link to article in Fleet News:

10) Consumers Appear Uncertain About Connected Cars
Link to article in The New York Times:

11) The Connected Car Takes Its Place
Link to article in Radio World:


News Releases


Friday Bonus
I've heard of wanting to keep parking spaces fluid, but this may be going too far.


Solicitation
 -  Call for Applications – Select Members of Platform for Deployment of C-ITS in the EU – European Commission


Upcoming Events
US DOT ITS Transit Workshop – August 26 – Branson, Missouri


Today in Transportation History    
1904 **110th anniversary** The Rahway Valley Railroad was chartered to run between New Orange (Kenilworth) and Summit, New Jersey.

1914 **100th anniversary** The Aviation Section, Signal Corps was created within the US Army.

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