Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
July 9, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
The FAA is Deciding if Plane-Sharing
Apps Are Legal
Link
to article on TechCrunch:
2)
Easyjet Pilots Bluetooth Beacons at
Three European Airports
Link
to article on NFC World+:
Link
to news release
3)
Air New Zealand Pulls Safety Video
Featuring Swimsuit Models
Link
to article on news.com.au:
4)
Understanding the Value of Social Media at Airports for Customer Engagement
Link
to document from the Transportation Research Board:
MARITIME
5)
EU Decides to Pool Maritime Surveillance
Sources
Link
to article in Maritime Reporter:
OTHER
6)
US DOT CIO on Cyber, Shared Services and
'Technology that is Changing Constantly'
Link
to article in FCW:
7)
Indiana Cop's 'OINK' License Plate Spurs
Battle Over Free Speech
Link
to article in The Washington Post:
8)
Bosch Develops Traffic Sign-Reading App
Link
to article on just-auto:
Link
to news release (in German)
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9)
Oregon Fire Marshal Delays Posting Oil
Train Reports Online, Has No Timetable
Link
to article in The Oregonian:
ROADWAYS
10)
Sensors, Wireless Tech Help States
Monitor Troubled Bridges
Link
to article in Government Technology:
11)
Viral Video Convinces British Columbia
Government to Raise Speed Limits
Link
to article on Jalopnik:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
Identifying Traffic Safety Practices and Needs of Local Transportation and
Law Enforcement Agencies
Link
to article in the Journal of the
Transportation Research Forum:
13)
TSA's Electronics Checks Coming to US
Airports Soon
Link
to Bloomberg article:
14)
TSA Policy Change Could Compound
Security Concerns for Journalists in Transit
Link
to blog from the Committee to Protect Journalists:
TRANSIT
15)
Voices of Public Transit Systems
Link
to Not Of It blog:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Metro Atlanta TIME Task
Force Annual Conference – September 29-30 – Young Harris, Georgia
Today in Transportation
History
1904
**110th anniversary** The Peterborough Lift Lock, the highest
hydraulic boat lifts in the world, opened in Ontario, Canada.
1964
**50th anniversary** President Lyndon Johnson signed the Urban Mass
Transportation Act.
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