Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Tuesday, December 16, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Korean Air to be Sanctioned for 'Nut Rage' Cover-Up
Link to AP article:

2) Delta Airlines Security Flaw Lets You Check In to Flights as Other People
Link to article on BuzzFeed:

3) FAA Streamlines Procedure for Tower Light Outage NOTAMs
Link to article in TV Technology:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Dutch Launch 'Intelligent Bicycle' that Warns of Danger
Link to AFP article:

5) California Man Uses Rented Radar Unit to Track Bike Speeds on Boardwalk
Link to story on KGTV-TV:

CAMERAS

6) New Jersey's Red-Light Camera Experiment Ends
Link to AP article:

7) Ohio Governor to Sign Bill Restricting Use of Red Light, Speed Cameras
Link to story on WNWO-TV:

8) Nassau County, New York Shuts Down Controversial School Zone Speed Cameras
Link to story on WNBC-TV:

CARTOGRAPHY

9) For Self-Driving Cars, Another Maker of Maps to Steer By
Link to article in IEEE Spectrum:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

10) Jakarta Launches Smart City Program
Link to article in The Jakarta Post:

OTHER

11) New App Measures and Rewards Your Transportation CO2 Fitness
Link to article on TreeHugger:

12) Colorado Town Gets Promotional Help from Bridge Contractor
Link to article in The Denver Post:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

13) New York City Police Doesn't Publicize Traffic Deaths a Quarter of the Time
Link to story on WNYC Radio:

14) The Spokesman-Review Adds Transportation Blog
Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:

15) What this Transportation Communicator Wishes for in a New Year…
Link to Talking Transportation blog:

TRANSIT

16) TransitScreen Looks to Keep Up with Fast-Changing Transportation Landscape
Link to blog on Transit Cocktail DC:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) DC's WAMU Drops Traffic Reports After Morning Rush Saying Public Radio Audiences Don't Have Big Thirst for Updates
Link to blog in the Washingtonian:

VEHICLES

18) How Microsoft Sees the Connected Car
Link to article in Network World:

19) Florida DOT Holds Summit on Connected Vehicle Technologies
Link to story on WOFL-TV:


News Releases


Job Postings
 -  Tolling Assurance Analyst – Transurban – Alexandria, Virginia


Solicitation
 -  Call for Papers – 4th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation


Upcoming Events
Transit ITS Seminar – March 4-5 – Salt Lake City

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