Thursday, September 18, 2014

Thursday, September 18, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 18, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Survey Reveals Best and Worst Airports in Europe for Free Wi-Fi
Link to article in The Daily Mail:

CAMERAS

2) London to Update Speed Cameras from Film to Digital
Link to article from BT:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Texas DOT Claims TxTag Issues Have Been Fixed
Link to story on KXAN-TV:

MARITIME

4) New Software Could Help Close Ports to Invasive Species
Link to article on Nature World News:

OTHER

5) Anonymous Complaint Means Memorial to Drunk-Driving Victim Must Go, Wisconsin DOT Says
Link to article in the Wisconsin State Journal:

6) Latest Issue of Smart Highways
Link to magazine:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Bakken Rail Information Raises Right-to-Know, Public Safety Questions
Link to story on NET:

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Could The Weather Company Change Emergency Alerting?
Link to article in Government Technology:
Link to news release

9) Secure Flight: TSA Could Take Additional Steps to Strengthen Privacy Oversight Mechanisms
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

TELEMATICS

10) Data Analytics Firms Make a Serious Play for Telematics
Link to article in Computing:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

11) FHWA Training Course, Partner Efforts Aim to Reduce Injuries, Deaths for First Responders
Link to article in Public Roads:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Wisconsin DOT Getting Few Complaints About New Travel-Time Signs
Link to story on WISC-TV:

13) Knoxville, Tennessee Set to Overhaul Traffic System
Link to story on WBIR-TV:

VEHICLES

14) MIT-Bred Technology Would Let Cars Help Each Other Avoid Traffic Jams
Link to article in PC World:
Link to news release

15) Miami-Dade County Teaming with IBM to Unsnarl Traffic
Link to article in Miami Today:

16) Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Writes Algorithm to Predict Traffic Flow
Link to article in Collegiate Times:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Call for Abstracts – Grand Transportation Technology Symposium – University Transportation Research Center


Upcoming Events
Surface Transportation Summit – October 15 – Mississauga, Ontario


Today in Transportation History    
1984 **30th anniversary** Joseph Kittinger completed the first solo gas balloon crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

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