Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) New Boarding Pass Scanners Guide Passengers to Gates and Concessions at Boston Logan
Link to article in Airport Improvement:
http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00558
2) FlyInStyle Launches Airport Concessions App
Link to article on The Moodie Report:
http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=40&doc_id=38835
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3) Smart Cities and the Technology of Walking
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/local/Smart-Cities-and-the-Technology-of-Walking.html
CARTOGRAPHY
4) Interactive Traffic Map Shows Arizona Accidents
Link to story on KTVK-TV:
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Interactive-traffic-map-shows-accidents-in-your-area-252134611.html
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) Kansas Turnpike Authorities Agree to Interoperability with Oklahoma
Link to story on KSN-TV:
http://ksn.com/2014/03/25/kansas-turnpike-authorities-agree-to-interoperability/
OTHER
6) The Soft Infrastructure of Smart Cities
Link to blog in Governing:
http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-soft-infrastructure-smart-cities.html
RAILROADS
7) Lessons from the Rocky Launch of Amtrak's Writing Residency Program
Link to blog on PBS's MediaShift:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Does Google Glass Distract Drivers? The Debate is On
Link to story on NPR's All Things Considered:
9) European Commission Road Safety Newsletter – March 2014
Link to newsletter:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/pdf/news/nl14_en.pdf
TELEMATICS
10) Indian Telematics: Fledgling Optimism and Stiff Challenges
Link to article on Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
11) Mobile Phones Being Added to Some Buses in Kolkata, India
Link to article in The Times of India:
12) TRB-Sponsored Study Asks Riders How They Would Like to Communicate with Transit Agencies via the Web
Link to survey:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Israeli Students Find Way to Hack Waze, Create Fake Traffic Jams
Link to article in The Jerusalem Post:
14) Air Pollution Data Used to Manage Traffic Flows
Link to Environmental News Service article:
http://ens-newswire.com/2014/03/25/air-pollution-data-used-to-manage-traffic-flows/
VEHICLES
15) University of Michigan to Triple Number of Talking Cars in Ann Arbor to 9,000
Link to article in The Ann Arbor News:
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/03/university_of_michigan_wants_t_1.html
16) Senators Push for Better Auto Safety Reporting
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/business/senators-push-for-better-auto-safety-reporting.html
17) GM Uses Social Media to Manage Customers and Its Reputation
Link to article in The New York Times:
18) Singapore's A*STAR Develops System to Help Car Drivers Navigate Junctions Safely
Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/a-star-develops-system-to/1048378.html
19) California Car Data Privacy Legislation: Misleading, Redundant, Self-Defeating
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:
News Releases
1) Vusion Launches MPG Analytics Dashboard
2) Coming Soon: New Smartphone App for BART Rider Safety
3) Honolulu Transit Agency Opens New Rail Information Center
4) Delta Launches International Wi-Fi Access for Customers on Its 747-400 Aircraft
5) The Many Applications of In-Vehicle PCs (infographic)
6) OnBoard Diagnostics Aftermarket Telematics Subscribers to Exceed 117 Million Globally by 2019
7) Almost 50 Million Non-Trucking Commercial Fleet Vehicles Equipped with Telematics by the End of 2019
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Long-Term Socio-Economic Effect of Mobility Automation in Cities – March 28
http://vra-net.eu/events/webinar-long-term-socio-economic-effect-of-mobility-automation-in-cities/
Today in Transportation History
1979 **35th anniversary** The Space Shuttle Columbia, the first fully-functional ship, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center following construction.
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/02/space-shuttle-columbia-a-new-beginning-and-vision/
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