Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, July 18, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
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BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
1) Google Maps for Mobile Now Helps Bikers Avoid Steep Hills
Link to article on Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/18/google-maps-app-update/
CAMERAS
2) Faulty Chicago Red-Light Cameras Produced Thousands of Bogus Traffic Tickets
Link to article on Ars Technica:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) Senate Spending Bill Directs US Air Force to Develop Alternative GPS Payload
Link to article on SpaceNews:
4) Survey Marker Has Been on the Job for 80 Years
Link to column in the Tallahassee Democrat:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) New York State Thruway Authority Refusing to Release Records
Link to story on WIVB-TV:
http://wivb.com/2014/07/17/thruway-authority-refusing-to-release-records/
TRANSIT
6) Maryland Transit Administration to Offer Tracking of Buses via Smartphone
Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:
Link to news release
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
7) Roads in Newcastle, UK to Get Smart
Link to article in the Evening Chronicle:
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/city-roads-smart-transport-revolution-7448763
VEHICLES
8) Volkswagen Sets Sights on Apple-Like Updates with New Speed Team
Link to Bloomberg article:
9) Technology Will Heavily Influence Vehicle Choice by Fleet Industry
Link to article in Fleet News:
http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2014/7/18/technology-will-heavily-influence-vehicle-choice/53030/
10) Consumers Appear Uncertain About Connected Cars
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/consumers-appear-uncertain-about-connected-cars
11) The Connected Car Takes Its Place
Link to article in Radio World:
http://www.radioworld.com/article/the-connected-car-takes-its-place/271355
News Releases
1) Gatwick Airport Announces Contract Award for Air Traffic Control Services
Friday Bonus
I've heard of wanting to keep parking spaces fluid, but this may be going too far.
http://www.wusa9.com/story/sports/2014/06/23/1-minute-parking-sign-los-angeles/11257931/
Solicitation
- Call for Applications – Select Members of Platform for Deployment of C-ITS in the EU – European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/its/news/c-its-deployment-platform_en.htm
Upcoming Events
US DOT ITS Transit Workshop – August 26 – Branson, Missouri
http://nritsconference.org/downloads/14documents/NRITS_USDOT_TransitWorkshop.pdf
Today in Transportation History
1904 **110th anniversary** The Rahway Valley Railroad was chartered to run between New Orange (Kenilworth) and Summit, New Jersey.
http://www.jcrhs.org/rvrr.html
1914 **100th anniversary** The Aviation Section, Signal Corps was created within the US Army.
http://www.airforce.com/learn-about/history/part1/
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