Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Articles from Airport Industry Review
- The 4G Threat to Air Traffic Radar
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a03992bc#/a03992bc/14
- Data in the Spotlight – How Airports Capture and Use Passenger Data
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a03992bc#/a03992bc/22
- AIR Innovation in Passenger Services Technology Award
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a03992bc#/a03992bc/10
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Clever Sign Gets Noticed by Following People Walking Along Sidewalk
Link to article on PSFK:
http://www.psfk.com/2013/08/moving-rent-sign-sherbrooke.html
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Norway Blocks Apple's Request to Photograph Oslo from Above
Link to article on ZDNet:
http://www.zdnet.com/norway-blocks-apples-maps-photo-request-over-century-old-law-7000019331/
4) Articles from The Atlantic Cities
- Meet the Man Trying to Save the Lost Art of Hand-Drawn Maps
- Transit Map of the Day: See the New York City Subway System from Above
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) SunPass Now Available in Florida Rest Area Vending Machines
Link to story on WJCT Radio:
http://news.wjct.org/post/sunpass-now-available-rest-area-vending-machines
OTHER
6) NHTSA Servers Restored After They Were Hacked Last Week
Link to article in The New York Times:
7) London Tosses Out Wi-Fi Sniffing 'Smart Bins'
Link to article on CNET:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57598097-83/london-tosses-out-wi-fi-sniffing-smart-bins/
8) Honda to Movie Industry: Don't Ditch 35 MM Film
Decision could lead to the closing of hundreds of drive-ins.
Link to article in The Hill:
9) Meet Streetmix, the Website Where You Can Design Your Own Street
Link to Streetsblog NYC:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Iowa DOT Plans Text-Blocking App for Teen Drivers
Link to article in The Des Moines Register:
11) Australia's RACQ Says Electronic Billboards a Road Safety Risk
Link to story on the Australian Broadcasting Corp. News:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-13/racq-says-electronic-billboards-a-road-safety-risk/4882650
12) Do License Plate Readers Prevent Crime or Create Privacy Abuses?
Link to story on PBS Newshour:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nation/july-dec13/plates_08-12.html
13) Golden Gate Transit Re-Brands and Re-Launches Security Campaign
Link to article in the Marin Independent Journal:
TRANSIT
14) Research Shows Bus Passengers Determine Value on More Than Ticket Price
Link to article in routeONE:
http://www.route-one.net/issues/499/index.html#/30/
VEHICLES
15) The First Driverless Cars Will Actually Be a Bunch of Trucks
Link to article on TechHive:
News Releases
2) Passenger Choice Awards Finalists Announced for 2013 by Airline Passenger Experience Association
Job Postings
- Toll Operations Center Manager – State Road and Tollway Authority – Atlanta
http://www.careers.ga.gov/jobsearch/jobdetail.asp?ReqNum=927-15029ac
Upcoming Events
IBTTA Global Technology Workshop – October 27-29 – Deauville, France
http://www.ibtta.org/Events/EventDetail3.cfm?ItemNumber=6394&RDtoken=30431&userID
Today in Transportation History
1973 **40th anniversary** President Richard Nixon signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973.
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/13julaug/03.cfm
1983 **30th anniversary** Dallas Area Rapid Transit was created.
http://dart.org/news/news.asp?ID=1104
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