Friday, July 22, 2016

Friday, July 22, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 22, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION
1) Hopper’s Travel App Helps You Pick the Best Dates, Airports to Save More Money on Your Trip
Link to TechCrunch article
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) New ‘Wayfinding Signs’ Encourage Pedestrians to Take a Stroll Around Glendale, California
Link to Glendale News-Press article
CAMERAS
3) Are Traffic Enforcement Cameras Worth the Effort?
Link to Christian Science Monitor article

ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) Fake E-ZPass Transponders Being Investigated in Maryland
Link to WJLA-TV story
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5) Congressman to Feds: Wireless Spectrum Can Save Lives
Link to The Hill article
MARITIME
6) Port of Ridgefield, Washington Builds Backbone for Digital Age
Link to Columbian article
7) FBI: Cyberattacks Can Drain Cash from Port Vendors
Link to Bloomberg article

OTHER
8) Facebook Tests Full-Scale Solar-Powered Internet Drone
Link to Ars Technica article
PARKING
9) Houston Considers Providing Real-Time Information to Ease Parking Woes
Link to Houston Chronicle article
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Blue Bow Ties Mark Beginning of Travel with Care Campaign in Auburn, Alabama
Link to Opelika-Auburn News article
TELEMATICS
11) How Innovators Are Making Car Infotainment Personal Through Telematics
Link to Telematics Update article
TRANSIT
12) Smartphones, Bluetooth Beacons: The Pairing That Could Help the Blind Catch the Right Bus
Link to ZDNet article
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) A Look Inside Iowa DOT’s Traffic Management Center
Link to WHO-TV story
14) How Fort Collins, Colorado is Trying to Improve Your Commute
Link to Coloradoan article

VEHICLES
15) When the Car Radio Was Introduced, People Freaked Out
Link to Mental Floss article
News Releases

Job Posting
- Program Manager, Operations - AASHTO - Washington, DC

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