Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, December 20, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
MARITIME
1) Newfoundland Wants Maritime Rescue Center Reopened
Link to Canadian Press article:
http://www.baytoday.ca/content/news/national/details.asp?c=56150
OTHER
2) Profitable Lessons from TomTom's Brush with a Data Privacy Controversy
Link to article on Data Informed:
http://data-informed.com/profitable-lessons-tomtoms-brush-data-privacy-controversy/
3) Daktronics Looking to Expand Manufacturing Facilities in South Dakota
Link to article in the Redwood Falls Gazette:
http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20131220/NEWS/131229993/-1/news
4) Information, Communication, Travel Behavior and Accessibility
Link to article in the Journal of Transport and Land Use:
https://www.jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/282
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) TSA Launches New Web Pages Aimed at Kids and Spanish-Speaking Travelers
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/39674
Link to TSA Kids: http://www.tsa.gov/tsa-kids
Link to TSA en Español: http://www.tsa.gov/es/espa%C3%B1ol
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) Senators Support Proposed Mass Transit Safety Study by Argonne National Lab
Link to AP article:
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Durbin-Kirk-support-Argonne-mass-transit-study-5080995.php
TRANSIT
7) First-of-Its-Kind Urine Detection System Installed in Atlanta Transit Station Elevator
Link to story on WSB-TV:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/marta-installs-urine-detection-systems-elevator/ncPgH/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) New Traffic Control System in Saudi Arabia Draws Mixed Response
Link to article in Arab News:
http://www.arabnews.com/news/495631
VEHICLES
9) The Asahi Shimbun Looks at 'The Future of Cars'
- World's Automakers Set Up in IT Hub to Gain Technological Edge
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/globe/feature/car/AJ201312200006
- Vehicles Are Becoming 'Portals' to the Information Highway
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/globe/feature/car/AJ201312200003
- Cars of the Future Must Meet Needs of Ever Evolving Cities
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/globe/feature/car/AJ201312200008
WEATHER
10) WeatherCloud Hopes to Take Data to the Streets
Link to article in the Boulder County Business Report:
http://www.bcbr.com/article/20131220/EDITION/131219886
Link to further information: http://weathercloud.co/
News Releases
1) Iteris Awarded Five Year Transportation Operations Training Contract with National Highway Institute
Friday Bonus
In my final Friday Bonus before Christmas I thought I'd share this surprise the US Air Force Band sprang on visitors to the National Air and Space Museum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIoSga7tZPg&feature=share&list=UUKX86dJGhTOn8NtRUqnATFQ
Upcoming Events
M2M Telematics for Usage-Based Insurance – February 19-20 – London
http://www.m2musagebasedinsurance.com
Today in Transportation History
1973 **40th anniversary** Spanish prime minister, Luis Carrero Blanco, was assassinated in a car bomb attack in Madrid.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/20/newsid_2539000/2539129.stm
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