Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
July 8, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
IBTTA 82nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition – Customers &
Collaboration –September 14-17
Check out the Technical and Social Tours and Register
Today!
IBTTA's
82nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition is on the horizon! Join IBTTA
and our hosts, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas
Department of Transportation, in Austin and interact with the most influential
experts and decision makers from around the globe. Become a meeting sponsor or
promote your products or services by being an exhibitor. And if you arrive a
day early, come to the golf event to support the IBTTA Foundation at the Barton
Creek Golf Resort. IBTTA’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition will be held at the
Austin Hilton. Visit www.IBTTA.org/austin for new
details on the technical tours and guest tours and to register
today!
AVIATION
1)
Airports Urged to Boost Autism Help
Link
to article in The Scotsman:
2)
Aviation Technology Giving Alaskan
Pilots More Tools
Link
to story on KTBY-TV:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Arizona FreeBike Project Trades Free
Bicycles for Advertising
Link
to story on KTVK-TV:
4)
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know
About Crosswalks
Link
to article on MinnPost:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
From Pen and Paper to 3-D, Look Who's
Challenging Google Maps
Link
to story on NPR's All Tech Considered:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6)
Yahoo Researchers Teach GPS to Take the
Scenic Route
Link
to article on Engadget:
7)
Nigerian Government Urged to Develop
Satellite-Tracking System for Cargo
Link
to article in The Nigerian Observer:
MARITIME
8)
Maritime Unions Launch Radio Ads in
Dockworker Lockout in Pacific Northwest
Link
to article in The Columbian:
9)
Why Fog Horns Still Exist in the Age of
GPS
Link
to article on Motherboard:
OTHER
10)
Tech Usage Fueled by Free Wi-Fi on Buses
Alongside Unimpressive Gains on Planes
Link
to article on Tnooz:
11)
Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator –
July 2014
Link
to newsletter:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
12)
Tending the Garden: Growing Your
Audience Takes Care and Feeding
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
RAILROADS
13)
IT Failure Halts Danish Trains
Link
to article in The Copenhagen Post:
14)
Louisiana Won't Disclose Details of
Crude Oil Rail Shipments Through State
Link
to AP article:
15)
Oklahoma Agrees to Keep Oil Train
Shipments Secret
Link
to article on Stateimpact Oklahoma:
TRANSIT
16)
Edmonton Transit Facing Legal Action
Following Removal of Anti-Honor Killing Ads
Link
to article in Metro:
17)
Monterey-Salinas Transit Yanks
Anti-Litter Ads from Bus Campaign
Link
to article in the Monterey Herald:
18)
New MBTA Commuter Rail App Features
Alarm
Link
to article in the Boston Herald:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19)
New Riyadh Control Room Ensures Road
Safety
Link
to article in Arab News:
20)
Surrey, British Columbia Aims to Create
Framework for High-Tech Traffic Management
Link
to article in Business in Vancouver:
VEHICLES
21)
University of Pittsburgh to Help Put
Electric Car on Information Highway
Link
to article in the Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review:
22)
Radio and CD Players: Now You See Them,
Now You Don't
Link
to article on Automotive IT News:
23)
automotiveIT Congress Marks Progress on
Road to Connectivity
Link
to article in automotiveIT:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Webinar: ITS Helsinki
Congress Conclusions & Best Papers Awards - July 11
https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/253727319
Today in Transportation
History
1839
**175th anniversary** John D. Rockefeller, founder of the Standard
Oil Company, was born in Richford, New York.
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