Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
August 19, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
Governor Rick Perry, Futurist Doug Stephens Lead
Powerful Program at IBTTA’s 2014 Annual Meeting September
14-17
Texas Governor Rick Perry and Doug Stephens, one of the world’s foremost
retail and consumer futurists, head up an extraordinary conference program
at IBTTA's
82nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September
14-17 in Austin, Texas. Gov. Perry presides over a state that has
seen rapid adoption of some of the world’s most innovative transportation
solutions. Under his leadership,
Texas has consistently been ranked as one of America’s best places for economic
development and expansion. Stephens’ thinking and analysis have influenced some
of the world’s top brands, including Target, Home Depot, Crayola and Citibank.
And there’s much more on the program, beginning with a fast-paced panel on the
toll industry laboratory that has taken shape in America’s fastest-growing state:
From managed lanes, to public-private partnerships, to innovative financing, to
regional mobility authorities, Texas is trying it all, doing it all and
breaking new ground for other jurisdictions. Click here for more program highlights, and
register today!
AVIATION
1)
Report: FAA's New Air Traffic Control
System Unstable, Less Capable than Old System
Link
to article in The Washington Times:
Link
to US DOT Inspector General management advisory
2)
Senator Rockefeller Questions Airlines
on Fees, Privacy
Link
to article in The Hill:
3)
Windowless Jet Has Best Views Ever
Link
to article on Thrillist:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4)
Most Boston Pedestrian Accidents Go
Unreported
Link
to article in The Boston Globe:
SAFETY / SECURITY
5)
US Changing No-Fly List Rules
Link
to AP article:
6)
TSA Moves Toward e-Check of IDs
Link
to article in FCW:
7)
Pattern Recognition Algorithm Recognizes
When Drivers Are on the Phone
Link
to article in MIT Technology Review:
8)
Entrepreneur Lights Up LEDs to Improve
Car Safety
Link
to article in USA Today:
TELEMATICS
9)
Can the Auto Insurance Industry be
Re-wired?
Link
to blog from Strategy Analytics:
TRANSIT
10)
App Turns New York City Subway Maps Into
Interactive Data Visualizations
Link
to article in Fast Company:
11)
One SEPTA App Shuts Down While Another
Launches
Link
to article on Technical.ly Philly:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12)
Traffic Cams Speeding Up Commuters in
the Des Moines Metro
Link
to article in The Des Moines Register:
Solicitation
-
Program Opportunity Notice –
Advanced Transportation Technologies – New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority
Upcoming Events
TransComm Webinar:
Creating a New Playbook, Washington State DOT's Unique Response to Catastrophe
– August 26
Today in Transportation
History
1934
**80th anniversary** The first official All-American Soap Box Derby
was held.
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