Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Tuesday, July 15, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) ACLU Accuses Sacramento Airport of Censorship Over Ads
Link to story on KTXL-TV:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Wi-Fi Honk Intervenes Before Cars Hit Pedestrians
Link to article in Wired:

CAMERAS

3) SEPTA Transit Police to Test Body Cameras
Link to article in the Philadelphia Daily News:

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Google's 3D Mapping Tech Flying to Space Station
Link to article in Computerworld:

PARKING

5) San Francisco Sees Potential End to Parking App Dispute
Link to article in Government Technology:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Windsor, Ontario Duels with Railroads Over 'Dangerous Goods' Confidentiality
Link to article in Metro:

RAILROADS

7) Connecticut Legislators Call for Action on Positive Train Control
Link to article in the Connecticut Post:

ROADWAYS

8) NTSB: Systematic Errors Led to Washington State Bridge Collapse
Link to AP article:
Link to news release

9) Blame Game Begins Over 520 Tolling During I-90 Lane Closures in Washington State
Link to story on KING-TV:
Link to story in Seattle Weekly

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) The Car Seats Which Detect When Drivers Are Falling Asleep
Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

11) Montana and Arizona Only States Without Texting Laws
Link to article in Claims Journal:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

12) Maryland to Expand Highway Patrols, Add Additional Traffic Cameras
Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

TRANSIT

13) New Website Offers One-Stop Shopping for Metro Atlanta Transit Riders
Link to article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) I-990 Traffic Sign in New York Mysteriously Blank for Years
Link to story on WGRZ-TV:

15) Here's the 411 on 511 in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Region
Link to column in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

VEHICLES

16) Obama Touts Talking Cars in Push for US Highway Fund Relief
Link to Bloomberg article:

17) Crash-Notification Patent Case Sent to Detroit
Link to Courthouse News Service article:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  eCrash


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Today in Transportation History    
1954 **60th anniversary** The first flight of the Boeing 367-80 took place.

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