Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) The FAA is Deciding if Plane-Sharing Apps Are Legal
Link to article on TechCrunch:
http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/08/planesharing/
2) Easyjet Pilots Bluetooth Beacons at Three European Airports
Link to article on NFC World+:
http://www.nfcworld.com/2014/07/08/330226/easyjet-pilots-bluetooth-beacons-three-european-airports/
Link to news release
3) Air New Zealand Pulls Safety Video Featuring Swimsuit Models
Link to article on news.com.au:
4) Understanding the Value of Social Media at Airports for Customer Engagement
Link to document from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170977.aspx
MARITIME
5) EU Decides to Pool Maritime Surveillance Sources
Link to article in Maritime Reporter:
http://www.marinelink.com/news/surveillance-maritime372603.aspx
OTHER
6) US DOT CIO on Cyber, Shared Services and 'Technology that is Changing Constantly'
Link to article in FCW:
http://fcw.com/articles/2014/07/08/dot-mckinney-qanda.aspx
7) Indiana Cop's 'OINK' License Plate Spurs Battle Over Free Speech
Link to article in The Washington Post:
8) Bosch Develops Traffic Sign-Reading App
Link to article on just-auto:
http://www.just-auto.com/news/bosch-develops-traffic-reading-app_id147896.aspx
Link to news release (in German)
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) Oregon Fire Marshal Delays Posting Oil Train Reports Online, Has No Timetable
Link to article in The Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/07/oregon_fire_marshal_delays_pos.html
ROADWAYS
10) Sensors, Wireless Tech Help States Monitor Troubled Bridges
Link to article in Government Technology:
11) Viral Video Convinces British Columbia Government to Raise Speed Limits
Link to article on Jalopnik:
http://jalopnik.com/someone-finally-understands-speed-kills-province-raise-1601088776
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Identifying Traffic Safety Practices and Needs of Local Transportation and Law Enforcement Agencies
Link to article in the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum:
http://www.trforum.org/journal/view.php?abstract=285
13) TSA's Electronics Checks Coming to US Airports Soon
Link to Bloomberg article:
14) TSA Policy Change Could Compound Security Concerns for Journalists in Transit
Link to blog from the Committee to Protect Journalists:
http://www.cpj.org/blog/2014/07/tsa-policy-change-could-compound-security-concerns.php
TRANSIT
15) Voices of Public Transit Systems
Link to Not Of It blog:
http://cdandrews.blogspot.com/2014/07/voices-of-public-transit-systems-whos.html
News Releases
1) New Paris Airports Website Designed for Foreign Passengers
2) North Carolina DOT Unveils New Webpage for the US 220/NC 68 Connector Project
3) New York MTA Begins Communications Blitz to Alert Riders to Possible Service Disruption
4) Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Names Myra Blanco as Director of New Automated Center
Upcoming Events
Metro Atlanta TIME Task Force Annual Conference – September 29-30 – Young Harris, Georgia
http://timetaskforce.com/conference
Today in Transportation History
1904 **110th anniversary** The Peterborough Lift Lock, the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, opened in Ontario, Canada.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/visit/visit6/lock21.aspx
1964 **50th anniversary** President Lyndon Johnson signed the Urban Mass Transportation Act.
http://research.archives.gov/description/299892
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