Monday, January 14, 2013

Monday, January 14, 2013



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, January 14, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Better Flight Management Helps Delhi Airport Tackle Fog Trouble This Season
Link to Press Trust of India article:

BICYCLES

2) New York City DOT to Install Neighborhood Maps for Pedestrians, Bicyclists
Link to article in the Daily News:

FREIGHT

3) Toward a National Freight Data Architecture: Texas Transportation Institute Researches the First Steps
Link to article in Texas Transportation Researcher:

MARITIME

4) Maritime Experts Ask Industry to Be More Aggressive with Technology
Link to MediaNews Group article:

5) Danish Port’s Search of Mobile Phones Illegal, Fired Employees Say
Link to article in The Copenhagen Post:

OTHER

6) TransportationCamp Returns to DC
Link to article on The Transit Wire:

RAILROADS

7) Union Pacific Opens Information Technology Center in Austin, Texas
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

8) Why Amtrak’s New Wi-Fi Upgrade Won’t Fix Amtrak’s Terrible Wi-Fi
Link to blog on The Atlantic Wire:

ROADWAYS

9) Tulsan Who Invented Changeable Signs Dies
Link to article in the Tulsa World:

TAXIS

10) Uber Taxi Service Goes to Washington, DC
Link to article on CNET:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) He’s the Familiar Voice on Brisbane Radio and TV, Updating Traffic Conditions
Link to article in the Herald Sun:

VEHICLES

12) Drivers with Hands Full Get a Backup: The Car
Link to article in The New York Times:

13) How Driverless Cars Will Improve the Future of Driving
Link to blog on SmartPlanet:

14) Which Apps Will Captivate Automakers?
Link to article in USA Today:


News Releases


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Today in Transportation History    
1963 **50th anniversary** The famous Flying Scotsman locomotive made its last run.

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