Thursday, July 17, 2014

Thursday, July 17, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, July 17, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Second Ship Radar Approved for Boating Channel at Boston Logan
Link to article in Airport World:

2) Airlines and Airports Developing End-to-End Digital Companions
Link to article on Future Travel Experience:

3) Saab: 'Remote Tower' Concept Gaining Wider Acceptance
Link to article in Air Transport Perspective:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Syracuse University Student Creates App to Advance Bike Safety
Link to article in The Post-Standard:

CARTOGRAPHY

5) The Map Store Charting New Territory in GPS World
Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) Wi-Fi Push Grows in US House
Link to article in The Hill:

7) Baltic States, Poland to Cooperation in ITS Development
Link to article in The Baltic Course:

PARKING

8) A Redesigned Parking Sign So Simple that You'll Never Get Towed
Link to article in Wired:

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Study: No Evidence California Cellphone Ban Decreased Traffic Accidents
Link to article in the Daily Camera:

TRANSIT

10) Audio Message to Play on Atlanta Streetcar to Boost Businesses Along Route
Link to blog on Saporta Report:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

11) The Responder – July 2014
Link to newsletter:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Delaware Construction Project Challenges First Responders, Drivers
Link to article in the Coastal Point:

VEHICLES

13) Nissan Cars Seen Self-Parking by 2016 as Autos Go Driverless
Link to Bloomberg article:

14) AT&T Puts Data in the Driver's Seat
Link to article in Wireless Week:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
Public Works Congress & Exposition – August 17-20 – Toronto


Today in Transportation History    
1944 **70th anniversary** Two ships being loaded with explosives at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, exploded killing 320 people.

1989 **25th anniversary** The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, made its first flight.

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