Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
June 8, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Using Data to Enhance Stories About the
Local Airline and Airport Industry
Link
to National Center for Business Journalism article
2)
Houston Airports Unveil New
Passenger-Focused Website
Link
to Airport World article
Link
to news release
CAMERAS
3)
Louisiana Governor Signs Law Requiring
Red-Light Camera Signs
Link
to AP article
CARTOGRAPHY
4)
Missouri DOT Driving Push to Make State
Highway Maps More Accurate and Easier to Update
Link
to Governing article
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5)
Massachusetts DOT Official Apologizes
for Surprising Drivers with Tobin Bridge Tolls
Link
to WBZ-TV story
FREIGHT
6)
Freight Transportation Communication
Systems Need Overhaul
Link
to Material Handling & Logistics article
OTHER
7)
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California
DOTs Create I-10 Corridor Coalition
Link
to YourWestValley article
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
Indianapolis Group Kicks Off Massive
Transit Vote Effort
Link
to WXIN-TV story
9)
Ann Arbor Council Votes 6-5 Against
Releasing Information About Train Station Project
Link
to Ann Arbor News article
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Glowing Antlers Failed, so Finns Try App
to Save Reindeer
Link
to AP article
Link
to further
information (in Finnish)
11)
New Apps Disable Phones While Driving,
to Reduce Distractions
Link
to Times-Picayune article
12)
How These Two Security Companies Aim to
Fight the Car-Hacking Threat
Link
to NextGov article
13)
France Unveils App to Warn of Possible Terrorist
Attacks
Link
to Deutsche Welle article
Link
to news release (in French)
TRANSIT
14)
Pittsburgh-Area Transit Agency Rolls Out
On-Street Transit Information Upgrades
Link
to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article
Link
to news release
15)
TRAFI, Public Transport Info and Route
Search App Launched in Pune
Link
to Times of India article
Link
to additional
information
16)
Transit Nerds Get Handy New Tool for
Easily Turning Data into Apps
Link
to Wired article
17)
London Deploys Hologram to Enforce New
Escalator Rules
Link
to CityLab article
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18)
CSRA Inc. Will Help Manage Maryland
Traffic Data with New Contract
Link
to Washington Business Journal article
Link
to news release
19)
Fighting Border Congestion with
Innovative Technology
Link
to USDOT's Fast Lane blog
VEHICLES
20)
Buggy Update Bricks Lexus Navigation
Systems
Link
to PC Magazine article
News Releases
Upcoming Events
USDOT Webinar: Network-Wide Impacts of Connected
Vehicles on Mobility – An Agent-Based Modeling Approach – June 16
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