[TCN] Friday, June 8, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, June 8, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) iPad Installations at Airports Take Some of the Stress Out of Traveling

Link to article in Macworld:

http://www.macworld.com/article/1167138/ipad_installations_at_airports_take_some_of_the_stress_out_of_traveling.html

 

2) For FAA, It's Not Just Planes in the Cloud

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/for-faa-its-not-just-planes-in-the-cloud/2012/06/07/gJQAfQgeLV_blog.html

 

BICYCLES

 

3) FHWA Issues Interim Approval for the Optional Use of an Alternative Design for the US Bicycle Route (M1-9) Sign

Link to further information from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=813

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Judge in Tennessee Rules Against Red-Light Camera Companies

Link to story on WBIR-TV:

http://www.wbir.com/news/article/222399/2/Judge-rules-against-red-light-camera-companies

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) Paper or Digital? How Do You Want Your Map?

Link to story on American Public Media's Marketplace:

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/paper-or-digital-how-do-you-want-your-map

 

TELEMATICS

 

6) In Telematics Realm, Varying Approaches to Delivering a Connected Drive

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/08/in-telematics-realm-varying-approaches-to-delivering-a-connected-drive/

 

7) Telematics Central to Electric Vehicle Design

Link to blog on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/green/telematics-central-to-electric-vehicle-design/21378

 

TRANSIT

 

8) San Francisco Muni Cameras to Look for Abnormal Behavior

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/07/BA891OUHI1.DTL

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Social Media Will Help Kentucky State Police with Traffic at NASCAR Race

Link to story on WKYT-TV:

http://www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/Social_media_will_help_KSP_with_traffic_at_NASCAR_race_157980415.html

 

10) Real-Time Traffic Info Gets More Real

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/06/inrix-real-time/

 

 

News Releases

1) Airports Council International-North America Names Winners of 2012 Communications Contest

2) California DOT Calls for Full Retraction of Sacrament Bee Bay Bridge Story

 

 

Upcoming Events

ERTICO Forum: Public-Private Partnership Success Stories on ITS Deployment – June 21 – Brussels

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3626384614

 

 

Friday Bonus  

The world's strangest parking garages.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/pictures/worlds-strangest-parking-garages#slide-1

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1967 **45^th anniversary** The USS Liberty was attacked by Israeli forces during the Six Day War.  The attack left 34 Americans dead.

http://articles.cnn.com/2003-07-09/world/uss.liberty.tapes_1_egyptian-supply-ship-israeli-attack-ground-control

 

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