Thursday, July 10, 2014

Thursday, July 10, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, July 10, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) European Commission Urges 18 Member States to Make Decisive Move Toward Common Airspace
Link to Focus News Agency article:

2) Indian Airport Officials Claim Incomplete Training for Air Traffic Management Personnel
Link to article in dna:

3) DroneCast Introduces Advertising By Octocopter
Link to article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

4) Spanish Airports Asking Passengers to Rate Security
Link to article on Skift:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) Washington, DC DOT Accepts $3.6 Million Contract to Allow Ads on Capital Bikeshare Stations
Link to story on WTOP Radio:

6) Report: Baidu Secretly Developing Unmanned Self-Driving Bicycles for China
Link to article on Tech In Asia:

OTHER

7) Data Detour: Analytics Will Move Transportation Forward
Link to blog in Wired:

8) University Transportation Research Center Newsletter – Spring 2014
Link to newsletter:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Ohio Keeps Oil Hauls by Rail a Secret
Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

10) Delaware Won't Disclose Oil Train Details
Link to article in The News Journal:

11) Nebraska Won't Disclose Railroads' Oil Shipments
Link to AP article:

ROADWAYS

12) Business Group Complains About Lack on Communication on Traffic Dummy Restoration Work
Link to article in the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript:

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Budget Airlines in UK 'Not Imposing New Checks' on Electronic Devices
Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Oregon DOT Rolls Out First of Three Real-Time Commuter Technologies on Portland-Area Highways
Link to article in The Oregonian:

15) Pune Traffic Police Launch App
Link to article in Mid Day:

VEHICLES

16) Jaguar Wants to Make Real-Life Driving Just Like a Video Game
Link to article on Autoblog:


News Releases


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


Today in Transportation History    
1789 **225th anniversary** Alexander Mackenzie reaches the mouth of what would later be named the Mackenzie River in Canada as part of his search for the Northwest Passage.

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