Monday, July 14, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, July 14, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) HappyOrNot Machines Are Your Chance to Tell Airports How You Really Feel

Link to article on The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/11/happyornot_n_5570737.html

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Track a Century of US Development with a Tool that Centralizes Old Maps

Link to blog on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/design/2014/07/track-a-century-of-us-development-with-a-new-tool-that-centralizes-old-maps/373788/

OTHER

3) AECOM to Pay $4 Billion for Engineering Firm URS

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/13/urs-aecom-tech-idUSL2N0PO0JG20140713

Link to news release

4) Helsinki to Test Mobility System with Mesh of Transport

Link to article on Phys org:

http://phys.org/news/2014-07-helsinki-mobility-mesh.html

RAILROADS

5) New York Will Disclose When, Where Trains Ship Oil

Link to article in the Poughkeepsie Journal:

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/07/11/crude-oil-transport-trains/12554561/

TRANSIT

6) Hawaii's Big Island Could Improve Public Transit with Technology, Study Says

Link to article in Pacific Business News:

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2014/07/11/hawaiis-big-island-could-improve-public-transit.html

7) Zine Makers Grab Their MetroCards and Go to Work

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://nyti.ms/1mMvy8C

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel Time Reliability

Link to project brief from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/171017.aspx

VEHICLES

9) Consumer Groups Want EPA Gas Mileage Ratios in Auto Ads

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/212026-consumer-groups-want-epa-gas-mileage-ratios-in-auto-ads

10) With New Rule, New Hampshire DMV Lifts Temporary Ban on New Vanity Plates

Link to story on New Hampshire Public Radio:

http://nhpr.org/post/new-rule-nh-dmv-lifts-temporary-ban-new-vanity-plates

11) New Website Helps Local Communities Prepare for Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program

Link to further information from FHWA:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2014/cv_pilot_website.htm

News Releases

1) New Texas DOT Web App Helps Drivers Save Money, Reduce Emissions

2) Emergency Call System with Fujitsu Ten-Provided Telematics Control Unit Successfully Demonstrated in Europe and Russia Simultaneously

3) IEEE Survey Reveals Mass-Produced Cars Will Not Have Steering Wheels, Gas/Brake Pedals, Horns, or Rearview Mirrors by 2035

4) Colorado DOT Telephone Town Halls Engage Thousands

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Technology Driving the Future of Automotive – July 31

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/webinarsponsored/3183220/the-new-big-three-technology-driving-the-future-of-automotive

Today in Transportation History    

1769 **245^th anniversary** An expedition, led by Gaspar de Portolá, departed San Diego en route to Monterey Bay.

http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/portola/portola.htm  

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