Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
March 31, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Aviation Experts Present Options for
Major Air Traffic Control Reform at House Hearing
Link
to article on Avionics Today:
2)
Report: Passport Kiosks Cut Customs
Lines at New York City-Area Airports
Link
to article in USA Today:
Link
to news release
3)
New Signs to Make It Easier to Get to
Fort Lauderdale Airport
Link
to article in the Sun Sentinel:
4)
Delta Offers GPS Pet-Tracker to Ensure
Dogs Have a Happy Flight
Link
to Bloomberg article:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
5)
New York's Citi Bike Says Weekend
Shutdown Was for Fixing Software, Lack of Notice Criticized
Link
to article in The New York Times:
Link
to news release
CAMERAS
6)
States Use Cameras to Crack Down on
School Bus Scofflaws
Link
to article on Stateline:
7)
Watching Video Watching Traffic in
Montreal
Link
to column on SourceSecurity:
GPS / NAVIGATION
8)
China Launches First 'New Generation' Satellite
for BeiDou Navigation System
Link
to PTI article:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
9)
Bulgaria to Implement ITS in Burgas
Link
to article in ITS International:
10)
ITS Australia Newsletter – March 2015
Link
to newsletter:
OTHER
11)
Cambridge, England Aims to Become
'World's Smartest City'
Link
to article on Cambridge News:
12)
Peter Bacqué, Longtime Transportation
Reporter for Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dies at 67
Link
to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
13)
A Social Media Playbook for Changing
Commuting Behaviors
Link
to Mobility Lab blog:
PARKING
14)
Parking App Competition Heats Up for
Baltimore Orioles Opening Day
Link
to article on Technical.ly Baltimore:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
15)
Audit Says Colorado DOT Didn't Do Enough
to Get Feedback on US 36 Express Lanes Project
Link
to story on KCNC-TV:
Link
to audit report
16)
Texas DWI Campaign Targets Young
Hispanic Men
Link
to story on WFAA-TV:
Link
to news release
17)
Getting to the Right Audience is Tougher
than Ever Despite Strong Interest in Local News
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
ROADWAYS
18) Signs Directing Drivers to 'Safe Phone
Zones' to Be Erected on Illinois Tollway
Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:
Link
to news release
19)
Chattanooga, University of Tennessee to
Pilot Program to Allow Trucks, Emergency Vehicles to Communication with Traffic
Signals
Link
to article in the Chattanooga Times Free
Press:
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
20)
The Responder – March 2015
Link
to newsletter from the Traffic Incident Management Network:
TRANSIT
21)
'Seamless' Bay Area Transit System
Proposed to Attract New Riders
Link
to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
22)
Victoria Government Release Public
Transport Timetable Data
Link
to article on ZDNet:
23)
Moovit Public Transport App Goes Live in
Australia
Link
to article on iTWire:
http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/mobility/67516-moovit-public-transport-app-goes-live-in-australia
24)
Social Media Keeps Transit Agencies
Informed About Their Riders
Link
to article in Digital Communities:
25)
A Shared Responsibility for Transit
Safety Requires Sharing Knowledge as Well
Link
to USDOT's Fast Lane blog:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
26)
Puna, Hawaii Traffic Cams Go Live on New
Website – Monitor Roads Affected By Kīlauea Lava Flows
Link
to article on Big Island Video News:
Link
to Puna Traffic
VEHICLES
27)
Hyundai Motor Aims to Have Autonomous
Driving Tech on Market in 2020
Link
to Reuters article:
28)
Contra Costa County, California Looks to
Become Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Center
Link
to article in FutureStructure:
29)
Android Auto to Arrive in Brazil in 2015
Link
to article on ZDNet:
Link
to article in Folha de S.Paulo (in
Portuguese)
News Releases
Upcoming Events
MIT Short Course: Modeling
and Simulation of Transportation Networks – July 27-31 – Cambridge,
Massachusetts
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