Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, December 5, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Survey: Indian Airlines Need to Catch Up with Technology and Social Media
Link to article on Tnooz:
http://www.tnooz.com/article/indian-airlines-still-play-catchup-game-comes-technology-social-media/
2) Airports Still Catching Up with Hearing Aid Technology
Link to column in the San Francisco Chronicle:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3) Want to Text and Walk? New Cellphone Says No
Link to article on CNET:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57614638-71/want-to-text-and-walk-new-cell-phone-says-no/
OTHER
4) Washington State Woman Unknowingly Live-Tweets Husband's Fatal Crash
Link to story on KATU-TV:
PARKING
5) Toronto Mall Offers Live Streaming Cameras, App to Ease Parking Problems
Link to article in The Globe and Mail:
Link to further information: http://yorkdale.com/visit/parking/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Research for Transportation Decision-making
Link to Talking Transportation:
http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/research-for-transportation-decision-making/
ROADWAYS
7) Roadside Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Sensors Increase Traffic Flow in Ontario
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Roadside-Bluetooth-Wi-Fi-Systems.html
8) Better Signage Coming for Nova Scotia Provincial Parks
Link to article in The Queens County Advance:
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Safety Technology Could Transform Trucking, Tech Leaders Say
Link to article in Transport Topics:
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=33631
10) European Blind Union Calls for Noisier Cars to Improve Pedestrian Safety
Link to article on Euractiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/health/blind-people-eu-fear-basic-human-news-532121
Link to position paper: http://goo.gl/4Ya6nv
11) This Video Game Could Improve Airport Security
Link to blog in Slate:
TELEMATICS
12) These Two Insurers Are Stretching Telematics Boundaries
Link to article on Insurance & Technology:
TRANSIT
13) Derailed Metro-North Train Had Warning System, Just Not in Operator's Cab
Link to article in The New York Times:
14) DC Metro Criticized for 'Sexist' Ads
Link to article in The Hill:
News Releases
1) APTA Calls on Congress to Fund Positive Train Control Implementation for Commuter Railroads
2) NHTSA Announces New Five-Year Traffic Safety Plan and Guidelines for Older Drivers and Passengers
3) New Roadside 'Safety Patrol' Being Introduced on New Hampshire's Central Turnpike
4) Digi International Launches Wireless Vehicle Bus Adapter to Provide Vehicle Data via Wi-Fi and Web
5) Aeroporti di Roma and Clear Channel Form Advertising Partnership (in Italian)
Job Postings
- Director, Office of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation – US DOT – Washington, DC
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/355640900
Upcoming Events
Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference – December 11-13 – State College, Pennsylvania
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/transportation/
Today in Transportation History
1958 **55th anniversary** The Preston bypass opened. It was the first motorway in the UK.
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/historichighways/prestonbypassopening.pdf
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