Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, July 24, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Family Booted Off Southwest Airlines After Dad Tweeted About 'Rude' Gate Agent
Link to story on ABC's Good Morning America:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-booted-off-southwest-airlines-dad-tweeted-rude/story?id=24685645
2) Articles from Future Travel Experience
- Turkish Airlines Uses iBeacons to offer Free Access to Digital Sky Library
- Copenhagen Airport Asks Travelers to Help Define the Airport of the Future
- Qantas Launches Interactive Digital Experience in Australian Airport Lounges
- Improving Airport Security and Immigration Pain Points with a Risk-Based Approach, Automation and More Choice
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Q&A: Nokia Here Targets iOS and Android, Expanding Its Role as the 'Location Cloud'
Link to article on GeekWire:
http://www.geekwire.com/2014/nokia-here-ceo-maps-broader-strategy-including-ios-android/
4) Paper Maps Have Kept Their Usefulness, Fans Say
Link to article in the Hartford Courant:
http://www.courant.com/travel/hc-vann-shopping-around-0727-20140727,0,7531950.story
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5) GM CEO to Keynote Detroit Forum on 'Smart' Cars
Link to article in The Detroit News:
Link to news release
OTHER
6) New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Florida Pizza Restaurants Spar Over Logo
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
7) Congressman Bill Shuster: Technology Plays Key Role in Transportation
Link to commentary in The Washington Times:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/23/technology-plays-key-role-in-transportation/
PARKING
8) New Site, App Posts Parking Garage Rates in Portland, Oregon
Link to story on KOIN-TV:
http://koin.com/2014/07/23/new-site-app-posts-portland-parking-garage-rates/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) Michigan Transportation Officials Delay I-94 Modernization Project to Seek Extensive Public Input
Link to article on MLive:
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/07/state_transportation_officials_1.html
10) Los Angeles Gets Snarky About Obama Traffic Delays: #ThanksObama
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-obama-social-media-commuters-20140723-story.html
11) US Transportation Secretary Joins Push to Prevent 'Hot Car' Deaths
Link to article in The Hill:
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/213260-foxx-joins-push-to-prevent-hot-car-child-deaths
ROADWAYS
12) Better Traffic-Light Timing Will Get You There Faster
Link to article in Smithsonian:
SAFETY / SECURITY
13) US Terror Watchlist Can Include Dead, Acquitted Suspects
Link to article in The Hill:
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/213165-terror-watchlist-can-include-dead-acquitted-suspects
14) To Snag Hit-and-Run Drivers, California Officials Want to Tap Technology
Link to McClatchy News Service article:
15) Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Ban Not Reducing Crashes, Hard to Enforce
Link to article on IowaWatch.org:
16) California Highway Patrol Removes Motorcycle Lane-Splitting Safety Guidelines
Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Motorcyclists-revved-up-about-removal-of-5642436.php
17) Safety Changes Made in Newfoundland Following Highway Worker's Death
Link to article in The Gulf News:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
18) Flywheel App Launches Advance Taxi Booking to San Francisco Airport
Link to article in The Examiner:
Link to news release
TRANSIT
19) Hampton Roads Transit Agencies Turning to Apps that Provide Real-Time Bus Schedule Information
Link to article in the Daily Press:
http://www.dailypress.com/news/traffic/dp-nws-regional-transit-apps-20140723,0,30025.story
20) New York City Subway Riders Group Proposes New Signage for Service Changes
Link to article in amNew York:
21) Idea for Smarter Transit Fares Wins George Mason Competition
Link to article Mobility Lab:
http://mobilitylab.org/2014/07/23/idea-for-smarter-transit-fares-wins-george-mason-competition/
22) Voiceover Veteran to be Voice of Tucson's Sun Link Streetcar
Link to article in the Arizona Daily Star:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
23) Does Toronto's New Transportation Operations Center Have Power to Fix Gridlock?
Link to article in the National Post:
24) How Accurate Are Portland, Oregon's New 'Travel Time' Highway Signs?
Link to column in The Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/07/joseph_rose_how_accurate_are_p.html
VEHICLES
25) Industry Wants Green Light for Smart Cars
Link to article in The Hill:
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/213141-industry-wants-more-freedom-to-develop-smart-cars
26) GM Rolling Out 2015 Vehicles with Wireless Hotspots
Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/article/20140723/BUSINESS0101/307230134/Chevrolet-4G-LTE
News Releases
1) Toronto Transit Riders, blogTO Readers Choose Transit App as Favorite
2) Jacksonville, Florida Dedicates New PORTS Real-Time Data System
3) Case Study: ITS Canada Website
4) DC Metro to Start Running New Ads for New Silver Line
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Open Data Policy Guidelines for Transit-Part II – August 7
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140807_open_dataII.asp
Today in Transportation History
1904 **110th anniversary** James Rhyne Killian, Jr., who played a key role in the establishment of NASA and was the 10th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was born in Blacksburg, South Carolina.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/317775/James-Rhyne-Killian-Jr
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