Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
February 18, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Memphis Airport Uses Twitter, Facebook
to Connect to Passengers
Link
to story on WREG-TV:
CAMERAS
2)
Toll Camera Lens Cleaners in Place on Illinois
Tollway; Remote-Controlled System First in US
Link to story on WLS-TV:
CARTOGRAPHY
3)
How Mapping Software Gathers and Uses
Traffic Information. The Key Element is You.
Link
to article in The Washington Post:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
4)
Smart Highways and the Work of the
Southwest Research Institute
Link
to story on KSTX Radio's The Source:
5)
Surveillance System Planned for
Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Link
to article in ITS International:
MARITIME
6)
Mississippi's Port of Pascagoula Creates
$125 Communications Fee
Link
to article in The Mississippi Press:
OTHER
7)
Woman Who Recorded Florida Traffic Stop
Spends Night in Jail
Link
to story on WPLG-TV:
8)
Frustrated by Traffic, New York
Filmmaker Explores Streets' Future
Link
to article in The Epoch Times:
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/514666-frustrated-by-traffic-local-filmmaker-explores-streets-future
PARKING
9)
An App That Promises to Get You Out of
Parking Tickets
Link
to article on The Atlantic Cities:
RAILROADS
10)
State of Play of the Implementation of
the ERTMS Deployment Plan in Europe
Link
to document from the European Commission:
SAFETY / SECURITY
11)
At Newark Airport, the Lights Are On,
and They're Watching You
Link
to article in The New York Times:
12)
Sochi Airport Security Tool: Coming to
an Airport Near You?
Link
to McClatchy News article:
13)
Traffic Safety Expo Opens in Salalah,
Oman
Link
to article in the Oman Daily Observer:
TRANSIT
14)
Techies Work to Merge Data from Multiple
Transit Agencies
Link
to blog from Mobility Lab:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15)
Bluetooth Vehicle Tracking Could Soon Be
on Windsor, Ontario Streets
Link
to CBC News story:
16)
Internet Boston Traffic Radio Station
Prefers Humans to High-Tech
Link
to article in The Boston Globe:
Link
to transcript of sample broadcast
VEHICLES
17)
Autonomous Vehicle Technology Initiative
Gets Into Gear at Texas Transportation Institute
Link
to article in The Eagle:
18)
Bottom Line with Driverless Cars: Will
People Buy Them?
Link
to article in the Tampa Bay Times:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Teens
in the Driver Seat Summit – May 18-20 – San Antonio, Texas
Today in Transportation
History
1964
**50th anniversary** Joseph-Armand Bombardier, the founder of
Bombardier and inventor of the snowmobile, died in Sherbrooke, Canada.
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