Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, June 2, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Airline Group to Recommend Plane Tracking Options
Link to AP article:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) AT&T Offering $50,000 to Engineers to Make New York City Safer for Pedestrians
Link to article on TechCrunch:
BUSES
3) Trailways Unveils Ride Along Video Series
Link to article in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/05/trailways-unveils-ride-along-video-series.aspx
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) In GPS Battle, Russia Sets Restrictions of Its Own
Link to article in The New York Times:
5) Mapping Apps Follow the Crowd
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/automobiles/mapping-apps-follow-the-crowd.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) 'Sound Cannon' Road Safety Tool Makes Debut on Missouri Highways
Link to article in The Kansas City Star:
http://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/30/5057289/sound-cannon-makes-its-debut-on.html
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
7) Houston-Area Officials Plan to Revive Towing Program to Clear Traffic
Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:
TRANSIT
8) Indiana's South Shore Line Takes Mobile Tickets
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
9) Nassau County, New York Bus System Rolls Out Smartphone Bus Fare App
Link to article from Newsday:
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11498332/nice-rolls-out-gomobile-smartphone-bus-fare-app
Link to news release
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) Streamlined Info for New Hampshire DOT, Drivers the Aim of Planned Traffic Management System
Link to article in the Concord Monitor:
Link to news release
11) Mobile App to Get Traffic Updates on West Bengal Highways
Link to Press Trust of India article:
http://www.bgr.in/news/mobile-app-to-get-traffic-updates-on-west-bengal-highways/
News Releases
1) LTA, SMRT, StarHub and IBM Collaborate to Improve Transport with Data for Singapore Commuters
2) UAE's Roads and Transport Authority Adds New Features to Transit Portal
3) FAA to Consider Exemptions for Commercial UAS Movie and TV Production
4) SITA to Introduce Enhanced Aircraft Tracking Capability
5) IBM Unleashes New Tools to Accelerate Data-Driven Cities
6) Ford AppLink to be Introduced in Taiwan, New Zealand, Thailand
7) Ohio DOT Asking Citizens to Design a Transit System
Upcoming Events
Webinar: The Future is Now: Innovative Intelligent Transportation Research and Development – June 5
http://www.ite.org/education/webinars_ITRD.asp
Today in Transportation History
1994 **20th anniversary** Some of Britain's top intelligence experts were among 29 people killed when a helicopter they were flying in crashed in the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/2/newsid_2495000/2495409.stm
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