Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, December 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Port of Portland Can't Reject Anti-Clearcutting Ad at Airport, Judge Rules
Link to article in The Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/12/port_of_portland_cant_reject_a.html
2) Foreign-Based Airlines Already Have Cell Service
Link to article in USA Today:
3) IATA Pushes Deadlines for E-Freight Again
Link to article in Air Cargo World:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Google Maps Navigation Adds 25 Countries
Link to article on Android Headlines:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/12/google-maps-navigation-now-covers-25-new-countries.html
OTHER
5) Transportation Professionals Share Ideas Across State Lines
Link to article from Metro Regional Government:
http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/el-paso-biking-portland-planning-121213
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Mobility Factbook Launched; Explains How People Move In, Through and Out of New York City
Link to blog from the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management:
http://wagner.nyu.edu/blog/rudincenter/mobility-factbook-official-announcement/
7) Speculation Abounds: What's Blocking the $80 Million Tunnel Boring Machine Bertha?
Link to Talking Transportation blog:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) TSA Wants to Monitor Movement of Railcars Carrying Hazardous Materials
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/39512
9) Russian Traffic Police Use Cameras in Unique Way to Cut Car Thefts
Link to article from the Rosslyskaya Gazeta:
Link to original article: http://rg.ru/2013/12/10/ugon.html (in Russian)
10) Vision Zero International – January 2014
Link to magazine:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6fa299ac#%2F6fa299ac%2F1
TELEMATICS
11) Commercial Telematics in Russia
Link to articles on Telematics Update:
http://goo.gl/ujf3bJ (part 1)
http://goo.gl/4jAUmT (part 2)
VEHICLES
12) Tech Solutions, Transportation Policy Can Collide
Link to article in Politico:
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/pro-technology-transportation-event-101071.html
13) Get Yourself in a Connected Car
Link to article in Radio Ink:
http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2734543&spid=24698
News Releases
1) Swedish City Uses Wireless Technology to Ease Traffic
3) Using Air Transportation Data to Predict Pandemics
4) New Infographic from Volpe Center Shows Global Impact of Vessel Tracking Network
7) PassTime Announces New Fleet Division
Friday Bonus
This kind of makes bringing home the Christmas tree tied to your rooftop seem a bit wimpy.
From another viewpoint: http://youtu.be/FF9ntiP9g7g
Solicitation
- Call for Speakers – Vehicle Dynamics Convention 2014
http://ukipmemail.com/interface/external_view_email.php?B87982118477902140411796402318
Upcoming Events
North American International Auto Show – January 13-26 – Detroit
Today in Transportation History
1958 **55th anniversary** A squirrel monkey named Gordo was lost after a 300 mile space journey. His capsule sunk in the South Atlantic after re-entry.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/13/newsid_3240000/3240133.stm
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