Thursday, January 7, 2016

Thursday, January 7, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, January 7, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Key Attributes of Progressive Airport Customer Service
Link to Airport World article

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) What Happened When a Newspaper Became an Advocate for Bicyclists
Link to Streetsblog USA blog

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Los Angeles Launches El Niño Map to Aid Citizens as Storms Hit
Link to Emergency Management article

MARITIME

4) Official Steamship Guide Ceases Publication Ending an Era
Link to Maritime Matters article

OTHER

5) Connecticut DMV Working to Fix Software Issue that Wrongfully Suspended Registrations
Link to WTIC-TV story

ROADWAYS

6) Pothole Prediction System Saving Thousands on Road Repairs, and Now Expanding in UK
Link to Traffic Technology Today story

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Smartphones Can and Must Go from Causing Car Accidents to Saving Lives
Link to Quartz commentary

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) Uber Reaches Accord with New York State Over Tracking Rider Data
Link to Bloomberg article
Link to news release

TELEMATICS

9) GM Says It Will Not Use 'Over-the-Air' Upgrades on Safety Systems
Link to Reuters article

TRANSIT

10) Federal Judge Rules Indiana Transit Company Didn't Violate Rights by Denying Ad
Link to Journal Gazette article

11) Bus Operators in North East England Come Together for Smart Ticketing Scheme
Link to Chronicle article

VEHICLES

12) BlackBerry Enters Self-Driving Car Race with Own Software
Link to Bloomberg TV Canada video


News Releases


Upcoming Events
Auburn Annual Transportation Conference – February 9-10 – Montgomery, Alabama

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