Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
December 5, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Survey: Indian Airlines Need to Catch Up
with Technology and Social Media
Link
to article on Tnooz:
2)
Airports Still Catching Up with Hearing
Aid Technology
Link
to column in the San Francisco Chronicle:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Want to Text and Walk? New Cellphone
Says No
Link
to article on CNET:
OTHER
4)
Washington State Woman Unknowingly
Live-Tweets Husband's Fatal Crash
Link
to story on KATU-TV:
PARKING
5)
Toronto Mall Offers Live Streaming
Cameras, App to Ease Parking Problems
Link
to article in The Globe and Mail:
Link
to further information: http://yorkdale.com/visit/parking/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6)
Research for Transportation
Decision-making
Link
to Talking Transportation:
ROADWAYS
7)
Roadside Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Sensors
Increase Traffic Flow in Ontario
Link
to article in Government Technology:
8)
Better Signage Coming for Nova Scotia
Provincial Parks
Link
to article in The Queens County Advance:
SAFETY / SECURITY
9)
Safety Technology Could Transform
Trucking, Tech Leaders Say
Link
to article in Transport Topics:
10)
European Blind Union Calls for Noisier Cars
to Improve Pedestrian Safety
Link
to article on Euractiv:
Link
to position paper: http://goo.gl/4Ya6nv
11)
This Video Game Could Improve Airport
Security
Link
to blog in Slate:
TELEMATICS
12)
These Two Insurers Are Stretching
Telematics Boundaries
Link
to article on Insurance & Technology:
TRANSIT
13)
Derailed Metro-North Train Had Warning
System, Just Not in Operator's Cab
Link
to article in The New York Times:
14) DC Metro
Criticized for 'Sexist' Ads
Link to article in The Hill:
News Releases
2)
NHTSA Announces New Five-Year Traffic Safety
Plan and Guidelines for Older Drivers and Passengers
4)
Digi International Launches Wireless Vehicle
Bus Adapter to Provide Vehicle Data via Wi-Fi and Web
5)
Aeroporti di Roma and Clear Channel Form
Advertising Partnership (in Italian)
Job Postings
-
Director, Office of Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation – US DOT – Washington, DC
Upcoming Events
Transportation Engineering and Safety
Conference – December 11-13 – State College, Pennsylvania
Today in Transportation
History
1958
**55th anniversary** The Preston bypass opened. It was the first motorway in the UK.
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