Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
September 30, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Edinburgh Airport Testing Google Glass
Link
to article in the Edinburgh Evening News:
2)
Tampa International Uses Technology
Trifecta to Predict Checkpoint Wait Times
Link
to article in Airport Improvement:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Hoboken, New Jersey Uses Crowdsourced
Map for Bikeshare Locations
Link
to article in Government Executive:
CAMERAS
4) Declining Traffic-Camera Revenue Threatens to
Unbalance DC's Budget
Link to article in The Washington Post:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5)
New Plan for Smart Road Transport in
Western Australia
Link
to article on PSnews:
Link
to news release
MARITIME
6)
MIT Researchers Develop Underwater Robot
for Port Security
Link
to UPI article:
OTHER
7)
Feds Loosen Rules for Deaf Truck Drivers
Link
to article in The Hill:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
Traffic Roundabouts Present Steep
Learning Curves for Some Localities
Link
to article in Government Executive:
9)
Holy Safety, Batman! (Reaching the Young
Invincibles)
Link
to further information from PRR:
http://www.slideshare.net/daveradford/dave-radford-holy-safety-batman-reaching-the-young-invincibles
RAILROADS
10)
Senators Seek Oil Tanker Notice for
First Responders
Link
to story on KTVZ-TV:
Link
to news release
11)
Nebraska Will Release Oil Train
Information, Governor Says
Link
to article in the Lincoln Journal Star:
ROADWAYS
12)
Colorado DOT to Give Extra Attention to
Winter Travel on I-70 Mountain Corridor
Link
to article in The Denver Post:
13)
Obstructed Signs Are Accidents 'Waiting
to Happen'
Link
to story on KBOI-TV:
TELEMATICS
14)
Shifting Gears to Save Lives in Brazil
Link
to blog:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140928111944-1648721-shifting-gears-to-save-lives-in-brazil
TRANSIT
15) Bootstrapped App Delivers New York
City Transit Options
Link to article in GCN:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16)
South Australia Puts Real-Time Traffic
on Interactive Mobile Site
Link
to article in FutureGov:
Link
to news release
17)
Qualcomm Invests in Real-Time Traffic
Information Provider Birds Eye
Link
to article on Telecom Lead:
VEHICLES
18)
Europe's Major Motorbike Firms Go
High-Tech to Cut Accidents
Link
to article from Relaxnews:
Link
to news release
19)
The 'Connected Car' Driving Buyers'
Choices
Link
to story on CNBC:
20)
Peterbilt Offers Password-Protected
Trucks
Link
to article in Transport Topics:
Link
to news release
21)
Connected Cars: Is AT&T Leaving
Verizon in Its Rear-View Mirror?
Link
to Reuters article:
22)
Pioneer's Rearview Mirror Gives Drivers
Cloud Data
Link
to IDG News Service article:
Link
to news release
News Releases
Solicitation
-
Call for Papers – ITS World
Congress 2015
Upcoming Events
Complete Streets Symposium
– October 20-21 – Atlanta
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