Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
August 1, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
San Francisco Airport Testing Beacon
System for Blind Travelers
Link
to article on The Verge:
2)
NextGen DataComm Trials 'Becoming
Routine' for FedEx Pilots
Link
to article in Avionics:
3)
Now for General Aviation: NextGen
Link
to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4)
Why the Crosswalk Buttons in Your City
May Not Work
Link
to story on ABC News:
GPS / NAVIGATION
5)
US Air Force to Launch New GPS Satellite
Tonight
Link
to article on Space.com:
6)
Website Keeps Track of Saskatoon Food
Trucks
Link
to story on CKOM Radio:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7)
IEEE ITSS Newsletter – July 2014
Link
to newsletter:
8)
ITS Podcast Episode 16: Electric
Mobility and Car-Sharing with Jeff Allen from DriveOregon
Link
to podcast from IEEE ITSS:
OTHER
9)
Texas DOT Plans to Research Futuristic
Tech
Link
to article on The Texas Tribune:
PARKING
10)
Electronic Signs and Videos at Levi's
Stadium Guide Fans Directly to Their Parking Spots
Link
to story on KPIX-TV:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
11)
South African National Roads Agency
Faces Legal Battle Over Toll Road Secrecy Bid
Link
to article in Business Day:
12)
Journalist Suing Chicago Transit
Authority Over Denied Request for Ventra Contract Records
Link
to article from the Chicago Sun-Times:
SAFETY / SECURITY
13)
Software Predicts When, Where Serious
Accidents Are Most Likely to Occur on Tennessee Highways
Link
to article in the Chattanooga Times Free
Press:
14)
Smartphone App Hopes to Save Babies from
Being Left in Hot Cars
Link
to UPI article:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
15)
Hail Storm: The Great Taxi Upheaval is
Here
Link
to articles in New York Magazine:
TRANSIT
16)
Birmingham, Alabama's Bus System Teams
with Google for Real-Time Trip-Planning
Link
to story on WVTM-TV:
17)
Barrie, Ontario Bus Info at Your
Fingertips with New Transit App
Link
to article in the Barrie Advance:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18)
Bakersfield, California Gives Look at
New High-Tech Traffic Center
Link
to story on KBAK/KBFX-TV:
VEHICLES
19)
Car and Internet Industries Set for
Further Integration
Link
to article from China News Service:
News Releases
Friday Bonus
Public outreach is a
typical part of efforts to gain support for new transportation projects. Here's
a look back to 1952 when a film was made to get votes to build the Garden State
Parkway.
Solicitation
Upcoming Events
Masterclass: Latest on
112-Based Emergency Call Legislation and End-to-End Security for a Digital
Society – October 21 – London
Today in Transportation
History
1929
**85th anniversary** The first jet-assisted takeoff of an aircraft,
a Junkers-33 seaplane, took place in Germany.
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