Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) 'Disagreement Stalls US-EU Aviation Talks'
Link to article on Presseurop:
http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4032881-disagreement-stalls-us-eu-aviation-talks
2) Sabre Reservation System Outage Delays Flights
Link to story on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/06/travel/sabre-outage-flight-delays/
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3) Rise in Pedestrian Deaths May Be Due to Texting While Walking
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-pedestrian-safety-20130806,0,643932.story
4) New Smartphone App Connects Bicycle Owners with Renters
Link to Reuters article:
http://tech2.in.com/news/apps/new-smartphone-app-connects-bicycle-owners-with-renters/910136
CARTOGRAPHY
5) 'Hill Mapper' Helps San Francisco Bicyclists Avoid Steepest Climbs
Link to article on The Atlantic Cites:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6) Manual to Help Indian Cities Install ITS
Link to article in The Telegraph:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130806/jsp/nation/story_17200371.jsp#.UgFbFWRoT2w
MARITIME
7) How a Misplaced Reef on a Digital Chart Helped Destroy a US Navy Minesweeper
Link to article on Nextgov:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Cop Cardboard Cutout Used to Cut Crime at Massachusetts Transportation Hub
Link to AP article:
9) Chicago Mayor's Digital Billboard Deal: A Roadside Distraction?
Link to article in the Chicago Reader:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
10) Transport for London Approves Cab Wi-Fi Symbol as Study Reveals 75% More Likely to Flag Down a Wi-Fi Taxi
Link to article in The Drum:
11) Slow Start for Taxi-Hailing Apps, New York City Data Show
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/nyregion/slow-start-for-taxi-hailing-apps-city-data-show.html
TELEMATICS
12) GM Had a Version of OnStar in 1966
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/g-m-had-a-version-of-onstar-in-1966
TRANSIT
13) Technology Will Monitor Wellington, New Zealand Bus Drivers
Link to article in The New Zealand Herald:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10908988
14) Florida Transit Agency Rejects Bus Ad on Religious Grounds
Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:
VEHICLES
15) Connected Cars Take Another Step with New Concept
Link to blog on cars. com:
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2013/08/connected-cars-take-another-step-with-new-concept.html
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/JNhPDm
News Releases
1) New US Navy Transportation Web-Based Tool Helps Move Personnel and Equipment
2) Frost & Sullivan: ICT to Transform Transportation as a Prelude to Smart Cities
4) inthinc Becomes Founding Sponsor of News Aggregator Website 'Telematics Daily'
Upcoming Events
APTA Annual Meeting – September 29-October 2 – Chicago
Today in Transportation History
1913 **100th anniversary** John Henry Mears completed an around the world trip in a record 35 days, 21 hours and 35 minutes.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F4061FFC3B5B157B93C5AB178CD85F428585F9
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